AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/42
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日军水雷战队突袭诺福克海域,正在卸载补给的一支运输船队遭到攻击,奇怪的是昨天巡逻机并未发现该舰队 ' n h( [4 W' K, k
Night Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,1194 S l% g; k, W0 K: f
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Japanese Ships5 t3 i" `, p# U
CA Chikuma: [* ~! ?' G0 r- q( P L7 n
CL Kuma
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/ u6 \' Z% U- i5 lCL Kiso
" e0 X9 D7 {$ v) UDD Ikazuchi
2 o+ W/ x; j5 J4 LDD Akebono
5 [, ?, Y" @, D4 Z0 rDD Kikuzuki6 i6 |5 [$ I2 g/ E- G5 C5 e* T
DD Yuzuki
' g* ~) b9 E+ w& Q. A6 N2 ?DD Matsukaze
: F6 |# r1 i- \ O( {DD Okikaze
# P5 B' M; N1 `DD Shiokaze1 U. ?2 j; p e3 r# R
DD Nokaze- R/ ?$ L: k# e' @2 |; h1 @6 S3 O
DD Namikaze
/ Y7 h, a W9 Q$ x8 W5 KDD Numakaze
& `: } B8 m2 H# F3 r3 B( |6 [DD Chidori
" o* Z+ S% v u7 LDD Manazuru" Q M' C7 ^$ t
DD Hatsukari! V; f3 Y! O- p6 _+ {) j
DD Tomozuru
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PG Moa
! a5 H: X. }. Q( `$ a* JPG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 ]' S9 `8 s# {: N' Y6 j" ] g
AK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ s+ n, g# z. `, p9 p1 K! L: r7 x9 oAK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 `6 `$ M: P) g* S& V) rAK Neleus
- G i g- I7 u! g& M/ d2 ?AK Antares- h+ y q; w* o* _: ^
AK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- h+ a' P! _5 }. t5 V
AK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% `+ P ]* i4 o4 Y5 W1 P
AK Bisayas4 K/ |+ ]7 f' @
AK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 N! ]0 P8 ?! h& ]: F& K' q
AK Coast Trader
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; z/ |( h* ]6 l; F正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝' ~* Z( ^+ {: `( T7 D4 D
Day Air attack on TF at 39,841 r# o' [3 r" M# r* ?5 F9 q8 s
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Allied aircraft
6 ]$ L! d7 J# q+ u7 |Wellington III x 127 W% o5 D3 L5 b) z- z
Beaufort I x 9
" [( d: S8 Q" s' n" bBeaufort V-IX x 6" H: ?' z6 Y% e; F+ I
B-25C Mitchell x 15& v# G- L U6 ~3 R
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No Allied losses$ h5 z& C0 q3 `" M
; V" y! N8 m7 v. VJapanese Ships
& g1 w* l2 n8 W6 R0 v5 L! N, ]AP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire! ~- ^ I' V" X# c6 z* V
AP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 l- T. m( j0 _& @8 a: G Y- R
AP Kurohime Maru
8 ~' k# j1 {- JAP Manzyu Maru; M, r4 `2 k: e+ x9 W! r6 c3 `6 w
AP Manila Maru7 ^" \, ]* r2 g' |- [3 [
AP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 u$ v! F& j" D# z+ rAP Koyo Maru4 Q4 p) b; U, E
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: J) a7 U0 b3 SDay Air attack on TF at 39,84
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Allied aircraft0 [0 |2 H3 ]5 n
CW-21B Demon x 9, c8 a7 ^+ f9 L. }/ M) W" i
Wellington III x 9
v7 }* G) [+ t. i. o2 UBeaufort I x 9
* ^4 V) ~, A9 g( V PBeaufort V-IX x 6
& W& K, M6 w' K6 m( f& HP-40E Warhawk x 117 q6 p3 [! Q) d. z
B-25C Mitchell x 8. B3 d! H6 X( G
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Allied aircraft losses6 |. [" W/ V K. r
Beaufort I: 1 damaged0 z. y, C. ]" A5 m
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AP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2+ R b B4 E) I! B \5 P5 d; ?
AP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! [& g1 N5 c6 {
AP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 ], b$ ~3 b: W4 ?AP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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诺福克的日军全碎了
: [: B( e* g0 B6 Z7 H' v. LGround combat at Norfolk Island
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6 q# b" U* }1 `# R {Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 4038 R4 b7 q1 Z& K( v% \1 Q2 u
; E7 W1 f) ^) ^$ {Defending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10, q! _/ e% C: l d/ z
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Allied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154
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Japanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5 " N, v2 K% i- g9 w: f8 p* T- l
1 N: q6 l6 r! x- lAllied assault odds: 30 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:' l \/ S) b' K' z J' @; g+ p
2925 casualties reported
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66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!$ j6 r3 a% A2 E h+ T ^3 G
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' m: w' J: [* Z) k) N7 X7 N139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!8 D1 C- d# E# S9 \, g( t
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