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
4 g- e2 Y' v2 p1 V" Q- D/ L5 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,119+ @0 o0 n$ x/ X* M9 n2 _* e) O
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Japanese Ships
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CL Kuma& b' W$ V- O2 Z3 i
CL Tama. d2 E5 f7 K6 f9 K3 l$ O8 O
CL Kiso
4 n" R1 {0 P7 }* i8 O, t5 L% ^% HDD Ikazuchi* U; S" F; @/ v3 ~4 g r& g
DD Akebono
& X2 a" W4 j3 s5 M8 XDD Kikuzuki
" u) _3 k3 O# F' B! B: U: u. ^DD Yuzuki6 u7 F# ^" P' B, ?& g# Z
DD Matsukaze
- T) X( b' `: Z3 y2 z8 RDD Okikaze
+ p$ H: ~+ k, p5 F! A3 @DD Shiokaze$ j2 [% p0 U0 g H2 Q. U
DD Nokaze/ c) \# d! _0 w5 v) J+ y" @$ r
DD Namikaze8 _8 v. z& I1 N% _& I" L
DD Numakaze
4 j9 a3 D+ {8 vDD Chidori( v# x% J# l, K1 g" J* M5 ]3 p. H8 x. K
DD Manazuru
2 L8 ^6 A3 ^0 w# x- XDD Hatsukari7 X% ]9 {- {) U
DD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships1 W7 Y3 X. _$ W7 w. D R
PG Moa
! r$ V, J# f' a- b. P6 r% RPG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 D9 H) \* z. a. r* A
AK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ X- d0 ]9 B1 z0 U# g& hAK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 {7 x6 p' x8 h# @* ^) J! ?, S3 ~( }/ O
AK Neleus* s7 ]* G; U+ Q/ |
AK Antares; I( H6 {/ D: ^+ r# s) _# e
AK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 ^: G! R4 P j+ @AK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; i/ p: {( ~& s4 L* K! R
AK Bisayas' V2 K- y) |/ d- p, E
AK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) `! s) d7 N) j$ J n" N; lAK Coast Trader
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u* m+ w* d1 q* Z9 J6 C/ J/ f正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝
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Wellington III x 12
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Beaufort V-IX x 6
3 ^3 X* j5 j- d; v! y6 l2 GB-25C Mitchell x 15
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1 i, C/ u5 b8 K6 n) D% e: A% Y: v; H$ ?No Allied losses: X% v$ ?+ C8 d6 H- V
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) v+ P! P7 ~( J( C; EAP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* k% I3 X+ U; [& D6 ~0 C" B- j
AP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! R& c# d% y. K4 L2 w* S2 H; SAP Kurohime Maru+ K& p3 v- {$ L7 ]+ v! R! H3 s
AP Manzyu Maru% `; l* K5 ]! Z |
AP Manila Maru4 s1 l0 B$ e, k% b) \, F5 T
AP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, O+ i2 f; A, k/ O$ h$ k0 BAP Koyo Maru
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2 Z- J- \' s ^" t, [; hDay Air attack on TF at 39,84
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: a7 K# `. ~, A- h' {4 X& AAllied aircraft
; [; Y9 g/ L. c$ ?& Y- h. q+ `CW-21B Demon x 9
7 X. Y$ @3 Y7 L5 @8 JWellington III x 9
+ o& `5 O) R8 f9 D! `: {7 z: PBeaufort I x 9
[( n' G) K1 o/ ?* w' R! ?Beaufort V-IX x 6
5 Q- ?7 G; L. A aP-40E Warhawk x 116 _' h6 [) L: }5 G
B-25C Mitchell x 8, w/ O; F0 [( {% \. m
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Allied aircraft losses$ y9 y* }/ U, g. h7 R5 B4 n
Beaufort I: 1 damaged
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AP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 24 Q m Y0 i$ `6 `+ B3 e
AP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% y8 b3 [/ G! ^* vAP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& V7 L: Q; Z- c
AP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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, R9 _. R' h* x& G+ |% @诺福克的日军全碎了- j9 h8 h# A7 c& a3 V) n7 l
Ground combat at Norfolk Island% n) j1 B# W9 ?- r/ w' y: q" n u
9 y2 z4 C! f0 t _4 DAllied Deliberate attack' k: D {% b0 V" v1 \3 X
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Attacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 403
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4 D$ W9 z! d2 Y# c' y& TDefending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 b4 I% P. ]& W
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Allied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154
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; l' g$ j8 L2 S7 cJapanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5 8 m. M1 n, ?: Z. `" T* q J
6 G- B* Z# G* J; f ^$ P1 z) m, hAllied assault odds: 30 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
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66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
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139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!6 M% h1 G" z x" H# k6 X3 Y& O
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