AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/42
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# {3 |0 K1 N0 v2 |0 U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
% h: A" ?1 @) b: xNight Time Surface Combat, near Norfolk Island at 60,119
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" l$ E6 ^/ \! [+ U) I* w1 lJapanese Ships
; u; Q% `! Y* O1 ]0 ~. lCA Chikuma
4 ~ z# T; K bCL Kuma) w. O* H: }- j# C4 ]. R
CL Tama
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. D7 F3 l# h( n0 }% `DD Ikazuchi- p9 z/ V5 p) n
DD Akebono
/ g. W1 H+ o8 O, p7 ZDD Kikuzuki
3 F8 `7 n6 m$ r+ W2 Y) xDD Yuzuki
5 b' O0 d l) r& b( u. QDD Matsukaze! f$ |0 A( q) e
DD Okikaze
) M$ x3 O B ~) U% m+ lDD Shiokaze
" U# X/ q! `6 ` j+ H9 R# iDD Nokaze7 p9 z, T- @ L% P+ X; Q6 h* L
DD Namikaze# D1 \. F/ w# X: |5 ]. q, ^* `8 K% R2 X1 p& p
DD Numakaze' N% i- S6 p0 }. N) E* m
DD Chidori
- x Q/ D# C2 }3 j3 qDD Manazuru
- C6 n! }+ _/ w DDD Hatsukari' y/ s6 x) w+ ?5 _+ [' w# i( b P
DD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships6 }8 ^- p9 w+ K) S
PG Moa% c9 x2 E- G" r9 }7 a! p6 ?" ^
PG Tui, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 l: z4 Y* J# E+ N/ e* ^AK Murada, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 H& p( X' p0 s! ~
AK Asphalion, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk m0 o% v# k4 m. K9 h
AK Neleus
, Q g. ?% _ E8 y, J6 j: aAK Antares
4 z0 o7 R1 K9 D5 @ F, Q, p) pAK Castor, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ J) Z1 i3 q$ C+ E( dAK Anakan, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 d* z% {. R+ ~$ J* m5 F" g9 cAK Bisayas9 j: e4 p5 n* }) ]
AK Capillo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 O2 [- Y! i* G$ C3 y; FAK Coast Trader
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4 i4 ]8 n( p( G( V+ o0 P: R5 m正在向奥北集结的日军运输船队被人道灭绝) _+ [; w+ |- A2 X0 l1 g' t- P0 W1 H
Day Air attack on TF at 39,84
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Allied aircraft5 c( C% ~% I8 J) {/ u6 F
Wellington III x 12
# @ j- ? r8 f9 cBeaufort I x 9
0 \, i( u& J2 n9 ^( hBeaufort V-IX x 6
# D; Z7 m- `6 l2 {' }* ZB-25C Mitchell x 15( R# W3 V _# ?2 a1 p
: l( X$ M- b4 M' uNo Allied losses' E( E. h9 H( s" e: _2 R
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Japanese Ships) b! T5 a& \* D" p- I
AP Kyokusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. J& G' e% }0 z' c
AP Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ }# |/ A$ P5 X, A2 Q# ~7 v
AP Kurohime Maru, E6 k* r7 m, y- S
AP Manzyu Maru
- B; e2 f; A y) @. jAP Manila Maru: u$ B- X. ?/ x% V
AP Konan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) X" R' C# o6 G+ x+ H
AP Koyo Maru
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. ?- k% {- Q. rDay Air attack on TF at 39,845 v' {: V' b8 W8 a% F" u6 k( B
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Allied aircraft7 k4 G: _0 Q' t5 w% p! Y! M
CW-21B Demon x 9
6 i( B* y3 v% D( r" h$ Z* MWellington III x 9
: M5 p* y2 w7 n: aBeaufort I x 9
; T' v! s9 M Z5 z! w' E% B8 SBeaufort V-IX x 6
) u4 D, O4 W, F8 s, x3 b; Q* kP-40E Warhawk x 11
r+ } }1 z& G, c1 M. I( }" N9 HB-25C Mitchell x 80 X; L& I9 w u% @9 w, J
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: D% q; Q6 k: a: H+ {- `" lAllied aircraft losses
! L2 }8 ?$ I ^- }- XBeaufort I: 1 damaged5 \7 N- V7 U; n! L# @
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Japanese Ships
" H g1 h( R. q$ H' m7 uAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2
, @; a% m- f2 j2 H- ~5 lAP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ `% u4 U4 _& ]
AP Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 [3 R! d4 _4 BAP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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诺福克的日军全碎了/ X3 D3 n$ R' C; e) w
Ground combat at Norfolk Island
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4 {: `6 i+ U8 B$ }+ b: W/ z# [% ?Allied Deliberate attack, D/ ]9 ~! l& U t
! o' S- l/ K* n2 n' RAttacking force 18314 troops, 174 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 403; H% B$ F0 E5 t3 x: ~8 C, \
& w4 J2 l" @- P1 kDefending force 2721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109 ^8 O- V& M' n9 z5 X
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Allied max assault: 378 - adjusted assault: 154
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Japanese max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 5 & F' C2 V8 h% ^3 U/ E6 L
- P" l2 ?2 p+ r- L2 |* {9 q* v! hAllied assault odds: 30 to 1 ( Q( ?3 D! f: m/ ?6 T8 G2 S2 Z
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Japanese ground losses:: J* v9 ~7 | ]7 d/ F. K$ C
2925 casualties reported
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! L' O2 b. i- @' q' `6 X. \66th Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!$ O, q5 @ r }. l+ M" @5 B
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8 `" U+ b$ u1 X$ @- Z139th IJN Base Force Wiped Out at Norfolk Island by attrition!!!
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