AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41/ Z: @7 \9 k+ \+ ^3 c8 T
淇风大统领故技重拾,继续派遣澳洲舰队到拉宝儿骚扰日军登陆,幸好日军早有准备
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; }3 z8 s, Q/ xDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft/ _% N: y: @* l( ?1 n3 q$ b
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses+ r: h' b1 ^; D2 @- A
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed. V f9 B& D" u5 s' v2 L& \9 E
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Japanese Ships+ z4 _ x3 r$ ^9 N: O2 E
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire9 ]# H; w9 ~( T6 T7 p% h
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
- N9 ~: @! P) u% ~ DD Shiratsuyu
1 z) ^# C$ w# X% ?2 T DD Shigure
6 f) K4 |0 d) Q! m! w9 a$ \( g DD Hatsuharu- C' A- L9 n! k/ f& d. Q
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 36 f/ ?2 F. }# ]" q8 h3 W/ v
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ U1 V6 O: b5 Y! k$ g DD Oboro3 N, _* G+ R a9 [2 r G2 H" `
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire- }+ }( [3 k3 f/ b
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" X( c6 M: {6 G# h) `
DD Hayate' z1 x" Y( p1 m! @ K
DD Sawakaze4 Q7 G+ ?8 d! _
DD Yukaze, M/ T9 \9 }. ]) k
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
) E+ N. Q% S% t, ` DD Tawakaze
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- N; N: l/ T8 Z8 A$ r CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 G( I% b* u; f% S1 v Y
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk! _9 Z4 V6 ]* b8 X1 X* F) [
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
* w' y6 X- S5 v) E2 o8 @7 { DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage2 m, C) G @ m# f
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires/ ~" O: M4 D" i/ p5 @
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1 n# b5 q9 q7 K
; M: y* _) u8 ]8 a! w* HMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155, ~8 {3 U. h4 b* x/ R {. |
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Weather in hex: Light rain5 p7 B$ t- ]" { H, R5 v3 ]
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 ^# T* k5 f/ h& Z z5 ~3 pEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# v) R8 P8 j' U. J( W- R: P+ H
A6M2 Zero x 45
1 D3 Q4 e' t% m' A& j+ } B5N2 Kate x 500 [: \: d* `; I, r
D3A1 Val x 595 r& ^: M o0 ?- o) R; C9 S8 O
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Allied aircraft
8 o0 B. u6 A1 n+ O F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses$ d! |1 L7 C( M+ e3 S3 Q1 N. s
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- d4 F f, g2 y- U( i6 f B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
- ~) y6 }# W+ w8 E$ @8 x+ b D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
' T" i$ Y: E2 b D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed0 p- H7 q+ \0 R* S8 V( I( e
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$ r. ?( b: R- W( _$ B0 \ CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 Y4 x& V6 ^/ J) |6 Z+ m
CA Chicago
: s o( y% R- A- }% n- K CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage7 g- @5 G! q' W# L+ Z
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 ~% I1 j! s; M2 Q0 H3 {
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& `8 A0 N% @, A" n2 [
DD Flusser
h: g- ^5 L& u- b0 r CA Astoria4 i5 U/ P: s) V* y) @" p
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2/ t8 }# w+ R1 i# f
DD Benham/ Z' k9 l5 ?& o( @" v p
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0 k5 X& ?% ?, T sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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6 G3 m4 Q$ U" D( M3 ]/ J; k% |. p: uWeather in hex: Clear sky4 Z* n5 Y0 N1 Q' ^( o8 n1 y
5 r2 t: f, j1 y2 tRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, ~# w) o- |# t. s" ~. N" [7 YEstimated time to target is 21 minutes: b+ A8 z! x' y- c, A+ _
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|& \, Q9 Q. K G A6M2 Zero x 32# W# D8 n. u5 O$ P. {% m
B5N2 Kate x 10
. N n* C5 Y1 I/ A1 D D3A1 Val x 311 \! B: j" X0 V+ }$ c! H: z
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Allied aircraft
1 d7 q/ U, e# e! ?/ O$ Z no flights
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged: V+ q" f1 m. H9 m$ w- P
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Allied aircraft losses3 L4 F' U. X$ F* D1 O, _2 E" K
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
7 t9 I. H4 A" q m) L: U: b( I CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% }8 P* O5 l" L
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) Y8 _+ a' v% O8 _5 H9 b CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
# N. z) D9 E- V4 ? a- x4 A, H' d CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& P* j- _+ `: H |2 |. q, k% S0 H CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
5 u, ]+ E) O+ n# ~ DD Gridley
' w/ S' a- `6 I j* B1 r) I# T DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 [6 j; I$ }# G) g1 l- r- F* \. B+ t
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' h5 `% d7 _3 ^1 @3 V- t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155. A3 P" q' V0 S4 N( T
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; @: ]5 a( g9 z7 [4 N8 ^* L5 L% z' xRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* r* Y6 ?0 E# i( ^: I# rEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18
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c6 @; |- M+ r. ]( W D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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\4 `. N3 ?4 L3 X. ?: | CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3! k, W% }" Z' f y( J& [
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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' \+ ^0 \, l, I' _7 F& `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
; [' C' \6 h" u4 nGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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( Z7 m6 u. [) Y$ m+ oJapanese 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- y5 v/ q4 v6 Y! H2 O
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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0 S: k7 r/ _2 t K2 zJapanese adjusted assault: 434 & ^ T* D+ @# f+ o' P7 M, M \0 f
/ l8 c* Q: J) Z" H4 k2 v# n6 WAllied adjusted defense: 5 $ ?( a h3 N$ h: f( m
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 4 A7 @- ~, L7 {
! b- |# B2 ?0 H" b9 H7 RJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers0 D+ y4 g9 j) d5 C! [( |( S
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-); P5 U8 h: V( \% z5 \# R2 R) O) ~9 J
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:7 l5 E6 }+ B5 S' _ k
134 casualties reported+ P) L4 [* ~" n# L. u2 e
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled6 b6 d5 X' u* O4 J& ~- A0 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. ~7 A7 }, B7 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- p3 v; r2 N+ t# a# _: _; V
8 p7 V# D3 c& g% B* G' V; EAllied ground losses:0 ^/ N1 r" Z9 \$ w5 O" o9 j
812 casualties reported
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0 u) _8 G. N. C- @7 V3 w Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled' g T# t+ _5 C+ U% V5 Y3 e
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled! q T: s& ]* e" v4 E
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 M0 H9 m! ^4 ?' g$ m& Z
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( ^& N+ Z7 N. A. i R4 h {8 A Units retreated 1
. l/ B9 p& c! w) \& t/ P Units destroyed 2 |