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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 41 
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$ u3 F; E( R) q4 Y! f) |3 jTF 30 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)& V* [) q+ K. X% G/ p: V: }) w 
 
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160) 
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      SS I-168, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage( p6 d/ U9 |! T) ~" b 
 
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TF 68 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160) 
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      SS RO-65, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
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TF 75 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160)3 z( H" C0 ^% @+ t2 t2 Q  Z 
 
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      SS I-169, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
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1 z4 S9 J( H9 Z3 e' QTF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160) 
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Japanese Ships 
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      SS I-169, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
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TF 74 encounters mine field at Noumea (115,160) 
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      SS I-168, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage9 o7 p4 M; c% ?3 B3 @. i, O. M. m 
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Afternoon Air attack on 1st Marine Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island)) _: O1 T" v0 E2 P 
 
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- V0 L) Z. P2 t/ I- ERaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 O+ N  \2 n+ P5 m 
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes 
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      A6M2 Zero x 69, c2 _; k' T* j% \8 v- y! g 
      B5N2 Kate x 1342 v$ X; o" }2 a8 Q2 W3 j 
      D3A1 Val x 1256 J9 _; L5 W  c/ a( O; @( U1 a 
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      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged3 D) {+ j$ v" s, V) W 
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak 
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7 ~( ?' s5 ?3 rAllied ground losses: 
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         Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled 
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         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 
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6 k6 D" c+ J3 P) o5 FAttacking force 3199 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112 
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( d& B# Z1 Q4 p8 m/ RDefending force 897 troops, 25 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 18# K1 ~$ n: a! ?; ~1 E6 n+ B 
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Japanese adjusted assault: 2 % j; F+ B9 X7 ?) M$ u: \$ @6 k) f 
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Allied adjusted defense: 4  
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Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-). e) Q, x# l( S0 A2 L) }3 \- | 
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/ e8 {, l: r& A" R+ y3 BJapanese ground losses:5 M! I3 h9 I% `6 m: ` 
      229 casualties reported 
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         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled 
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9 D6 G3 e$ h5 c3 c7 g2 p      68 casualties reported 
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      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) 
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Assaulting units: 
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