AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards" i& e5 A0 Y% A, _1 |0 B
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2 d- |' U6 k. L8 O# O1 tAllied aircraft losses
) ?- f; R# x& ~. h8 l# f4 a SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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+ i& n/ X# Q7 u' E) X+ {1 p) I BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire; Y# r( C/ L& k7 J! \5 [2 a
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
* f) Z' L: G+ u9 o, P DD Shiratsuyu6 N9 V4 @- U4 @; F( Y* I) d
DD Shigure
2 y1 }: D8 g% a. } DD Hatsuharu9 s0 O9 T6 q( }: g( g ^
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3$ ]+ N: K; @& y8 S3 \
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
" H5 B% V! S% q4 E) w3 G DD Oboro( I1 S1 F3 _" e4 |2 k8 R% u
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire+ ]" ]* h' L5 P+ @, \
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: n6 _/ \0 B1 U DD Hayate
1 t; N0 z% e* g N- |" s: { DD Sawakaze0 }- f. L* c) ~4 u! y' I
DD Yukaze( Y+ y' o5 W3 i+ x
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires9 B$ c0 N6 _: I
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
2 k6 C, [& B3 A, s: t- G! W CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 o3 y" `/ k; m CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
! `& ?6 v% y$ } g5 g( n, m, B DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 }3 \4 V; E8 c
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage2 \, c! [7 Z3 Q; D2 @ a
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires) p% y% c" e( T$ F: J
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭0 A# A: Y$ T& V2 B; K8 M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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6 s O/ a9 n# M' c3 b4 ZRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 H/ O$ p+ H0 o9 C* n' V
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# o `2 p% a/ E% U A6M2 Zero x 45" C* k+ H0 r2 I8 g
B5N2 Kate x 50
+ h; ^* L) u5 s D3A1 Val x 592 _- b- i4 J0 a7 e( S" M1 Y
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses: @* @+ d5 ^ k6 a
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" y; z: `& w. x/ H" L B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
5 Q- x( N1 T6 ]6 r& \9 | D3A1 Val: 16 damaged" U' D1 t! e+ P9 T
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ r: V" S. |3 z& }. o3 j1 Y4 n
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Allied aircraft losses
2 M$ ~& K) P2 P% r F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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5 m% ~, y" l1 y6 w. a2 u* K: T3 sAllied Ships
. h/ I+ k' j" C0 p$ k CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
, [$ E, t) L! i4 ]! k$ B CA Chicago
' n2 ~8 f" O: z" `! k1 Z CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! D7 V7 ^) g9 `+ U. N* h! j
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ C6 j2 o4 |; [# {9 e
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E) f- o, y5 n1 K+ _ DD Flusser
7 u, U9 H5 i8 h$ c9 z% o CA Astoria# E+ _ R0 e( n- E% o9 u7 k
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2+ w+ Y; ~( @% Q3 L* f9 a* M" g
DD Benham: R# d( a& j6 K& F$ y4 O
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. T- \( s- _& H. QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1557 C- r& s y: S$ E3 b
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Weather in hex: Clear sky/ M( _7 ]; M# l& E$ M( N" a3 c
+ @3 r- Q& @ Z: \Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 X7 s2 [5 U- C! v* AEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 o4 b* M; E: B6 [ Q
A6M2 Zero x 32. u- G* S$ _' s( R
B5N2 Kate x 10
& q; [/ X. d$ W. d; E# y D3A1 Val x 31. z+ c' _( {, j& h9 [5 z# @
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses1 Y% P" V$ V" c: H5 j
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged e3 P0 g8 M; F5 Q( |% S9 @+ W, l
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Allied aircraft losses
3 L9 J- X, r4 H* s$ F SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 z- y6 _( `2 z% A+ v0 J CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 U) T% f' Z- _5 \- L/ K/ b CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 z1 A* h6 y4 V: m
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire+ {. r9 i3 ^) L. ]
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% z9 L; \4 f& O7 f+ F6 U CA Astoria, Bomb hits 33 Z" F6 n- Z. u) O4 W# v: A
DD Gridley
: I/ ?/ e% h0 \5 H& H% H DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ?' t. R/ Y( D' G5 K
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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% ^) p) B0 ~: _: s! iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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9 {! x" x) }. X5 jWeather in hex: Clear sky
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% E) _' u6 B0 B0 D. GRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
f5 V8 E$ ]. v) R- U8 {Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18
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, o9 }: _. U, s4 @6 I7 B0 AJapanese aircraft losses. A! h$ l( k1 o+ n( Y: ?' ~
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged* A- [2 b5 _% A
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
# M5 F: z2 P% t' G8 K2 I0 H8 w CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire% O% Z2 x! g, q+ C
5 A @/ {0 R" t. y杀鸡也用牛刀,日军直接推平拉宝儿,下个目标是莫港和努美呀再到斐济和新西兰7 F( ^. x5 c9 r2 M8 W5 G
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)3 K( ? \& j2 i7 b5 l
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39, i1 l$ ^+ w& `( e& {, Z6 L0 B" c1 D
% P) a) W b, \/ U1 d$ ?Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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& H4 d J& A7 S9 t* C- b! lJapanese adjusted assault: 434 ( [3 [* ]0 ]! f0 s" i3 f( |3 e
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 4 F( H, X) C; h5 o& N. w+ f+ F
7 G$ U3 G- u j: MJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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" Z6 H! k. V- {4 bJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!* G5 m9 \( J' z% |2 h: D3 z3 j
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0 ]: f4 o! [% s- P2 ~% d0 Z& ^Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
3 A; }" V* f5 a experience(-)
" |& j; v7 n9 _; u6 B2 |Attacker: 1 _2 V9 Y8 E1 P7 l9 Z0 T5 T
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134 casualties reported
5 ]% n; x2 b3 ?+ L! P6 C% [/ [ Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled, a- t# [- |* ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: P& h) P. d5 K: o* S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) S7 X* e) G3 D
9 O2 h9 e9 b9 PAllied ground losses:/ K+ @4 d/ g% N, a
812 casualties reported8 L# e* W1 P% O+ B* i3 E* v
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 Z5 z% `( [/ l1 Y Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled6 Y- J; F2 z* m7 C4 \0 Q
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled6 @( ^3 Y& j. x# z+ w
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ f1 y" z( N2 y; h
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
: Q2 `# O7 g7 O6 F ~3 E Units retreated 1
7 B( Y$ o: W0 X+ e3 ] Units destroyed 2 |