AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
' V) V# O2 K. y8 X. _2 B. Q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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
! R0 c% g5 x3 N' Q8 x6 L5 U' ^1 Q SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed7 n9 V$ O# K }2 {, u: b
9 i0 ^! C2 G9 }: \2 iJapanese Ships- Q) q1 U$ J) F& s
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire8 l" i& E8 K' y# n5 Z1 j1 b
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 13 ~7 J1 B5 C$ ^; v" h0 @ p
DD Shiratsuyu0 d6 r& M1 _! K7 u n# x: X4 i
DD Shigure# v; L! [ _2 P M
DD Hatsuharu
) ]6 t, `# Q: V4 p DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
% m4 x3 \7 Z, n) v) g DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire2 f: _1 u- E' D5 V# g7 i- ?0 K% c
DD Oboro
3 W! y2 b) y0 y5 h. R DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire4 A: u9 J, ?/ q5 g# i' s
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; j6 a, g1 `4 C+ l% Y DD Hayate3 L0 m! w# b d- B4 Z0 R
DD Sawakaze# s" d! e* {6 s; {: m* `; b
DD Yukaze, U& \4 H. L2 i; k
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
2 i" H7 k9 k6 u& o DD Tawakaze
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 O0 H) }( U' H2 d+ o( U; [ CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk* R( W& M% N" W/ q& Y6 p
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ]9 K1 J3 m% D e DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
- k) Q% P" _) E' Q% Z DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 d" r$ |6 M2 S0 q3 d1 W$ r g9 i DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 P( V( n3 u# }( k: y1 ?. P
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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! d3 ~! O9 T; r8 U3 R
2 U+ S# b3 K8 A0 ^+ c, ^% Y* X5 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1550 X! z; k V! l1 Y* U
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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3 M R) m2 N3 q5 Q. C3 `Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& K# x) Y5 U# ]! n# N
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes2 ]9 \8 h" G% G, E
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 50
1 l6 `) y% P9 t. e D3A1 Val x 593 E) y G- o g" Z
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 201 h2 f* M4 ~. s9 _$ {9 |8 J' s
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Japanese aircraft losses
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
9 s- S6 h- q6 b" K& L! {% J D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- v$ z# Z, _0 L5 p- J. D9 N0 f
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
' ?2 _2 V; _6 Q: m, r# A- G CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk7 R& ]$ g3 `- g+ H7 k+ c/ ?( u
CA Chicago9 z T% F6 y6 w3 t
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. d2 X* p' \) ]. }9 B3 e
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire: H' Z0 X, r: k
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- X d; C* N: a t- t
DD Flusser
6 l, w9 U5 O$ } CA Astoria/ B" H P7 P2 B# l
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
]# L3 b- y1 e9 l DD Benham$ E( z5 j$ W8 C
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* w; p5 u1 }5 s+ A# gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( Y' A& a2 j# B- b% T
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32. `' L! r/ g# I6 e
B5N2 Kate x 102 c5 q1 o' P" L
D3A1 Val x 31
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no flights
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4 C6 c$ s: g' a+ O: I: x6 E D3A1 Val: 4 damaged7 `- D5 i$ l! K5 L
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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) @' j% m. P* `% v9 L6 b: X CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ~" k, v8 N$ c- u0 L. n& ` CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# R+ h7 L$ v% R% w$ B) e* c1 G+ R CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 H: m* O: }$ L/ ^( Y CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. {% I3 [" o4 l! v* ? CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
& _8 `! x; x$ A4 I7 b DD Gridley
! u% H% E ~3 K& x DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ P4 T2 F/ t& K* e- e# L) M+ c
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage# ]7 U' \8 b. C$ |0 ]$ A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1559 K$ ?6 g1 t* Z8 P2 q. |0 t% Z6 e
0 E t s7 c+ eWeather in hex: Clear sky
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/ K( S$ n+ f P% a v# N0 i2 ^Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 a- ]; ?6 m" r# i$ kEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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1 Q% \/ v4 y) u D3A1 Val: 2 damaged1 a( M1 ~6 e( J* f
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3* f: v$ J- Y# L* U. X, m' V
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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. h# E- X; L2 A+ a l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
6 k w% Q$ ^* ~+ P4 AGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)' F; r, |6 s2 p, b* F5 S- S: a2 o
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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+ t/ w' o+ P$ h6 m6 |* dAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022" f8 d; _; T8 S3 Q/ n! x* A6 ]8 \
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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|( P! u) Q5 [+ s" u- }Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 , k0 T* g7 H a" w0 r
+ F0 w% e8 y9 r" ?% v% s O$ _Allied adjusted defense: 5
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) Y( T6 r/ F y& ?* Z* xJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) + q- N) N8 X+ r8 P, d0 s
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!* `5 _. |, e. S, c( u
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' }/ c+ o. q. T* y+ EDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: 8 y0 J# h- r+ q
3 y- _, o' l0 iJapanese ground losses:& _9 P6 m6 q+ |) F+ C* q
134 casualties reported( \! T3 I; D; V; Z! m( K
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
" E4 S- r% v. v' P( ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( z5 F0 z* W6 k2 ~- l( X6 v% O, R. a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# {7 P. n; z( v* T7 K; C8 U
3 T0 Q; ~2 h% A$ M0 k9 I# |Allied ground losses:
" ~% X3 [9 A; l) f& O' g w 812 casualties reported
3 w; \, q! o3 b% |; l Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled4 w& z' K) X+ @% b4 n0 t5 h
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled- t Q& U" P D6 m" {* z7 n
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 E8 g) l0 [- _5 Q1 ]1 ?0 X Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! p5 p c M2 | Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 V- |: b d& v6 l. Y4 A \1 d
Units retreated 1
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