AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 410 ?; g) M$ i0 f/ w3 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" r6 n3 h; C: f7 L+ E# R
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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
2 w3 J3 ^+ Z* G: y* i SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
: ^ n u8 \2 U( y$ q CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
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DD Shigure
0 H5 v. v: t% ~9 ~/ h2 K: | DD Hatsuharu
3 ^+ u0 e$ a9 F, | DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3" `. ~; l* \- p+ p- Q- c: ]# a; ?
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire6 x1 o. L" u, X' A# |) O
DD Oboro. x4 p I+ q5 B7 P" G6 g \7 R
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire* s$ P' C( j5 ` F) W3 c* C+ |3 e
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ Y8 H0 G! n, h7 f1 k5 E DD Hayate
2 M" O7 ~% h1 j# A2 a! a DD Sawakaze
7 |1 v- V3 l5 {5 s/ r) o DD Yukaze9 t4 Y, j- ~+ {% m3 E3 v
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
8 `9 j# A' ~) q8 Z9 G1 a DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
* }* H3 E" ?5 @ CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! ~$ O2 p Y0 r
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk* Z! Y% {& h! ^& q y9 U3 T
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Y+ T; Z3 P; w. C: `$ Y3 k9 n
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage7 y. L# j8 M' L% ]8 a1 I
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
% r9 T5 u( Y& C- S/ \( F' M DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Q. r# D1 y( p- c! u1 P& p
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1 M" w0 @7 b4 F* t8 I! v$ D58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭5 |5 J4 d4 s- w) s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155) Y7 x6 {; o. P/ x" H$ R
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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" S. w% J4 N4 M' z+ URaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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* I! s; r) @1 P- _5 Y A6M2 Zero x 45
# q+ G' t( e, t, V z+ \# B; T4 j B5N2 Kate x 50
F3 \: e) S" l' u1 A D3A1 Val x 59
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20% a4 d2 A1 L# ]
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) F* q' ]$ g) k% [* L
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
# |6 i8 x4 B% `! D w+ t D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
2 k9 \/ x2 d3 v/ k8 W D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses5 S: |, e3 x: |1 a0 f
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 C3 [0 [) Z% Q6 g1 A
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 k$ Q" \9 |0 N6 I' _. \. @ CA Chicago
y$ ?5 J+ g/ P/ `# G+ h, J0 a. \ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 B2 L% x0 D1 @0 F9 C
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 ^! }$ g& @1 K; k# _9 e$ ? CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria& |- p- u1 u6 N! @2 u$ p @7 @
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 25 @/ y) @8 K: c8 s% P. Y) O
DD Benham' a9 X, @; a+ c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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+ {/ V5 H5 M7 d Y% b, vWeather in hex: Clear sky0 S; H8 M/ Q) m7 m
, c; v: ?0 G# k- U8 yRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 ~+ g8 ^' Q: z j
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes0 G- d3 \0 I& \! I2 d
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Japanese aircraft& C& A3 q& d C& P6 ^* `
A6M2 Zero x 32, ]! C" ]( e- V, G+ w# [ V
B5N2 Kate x 10
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 C9 L( B8 s3 _0 ~( u: M' ]& u SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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+ @" t/ Y3 d9 x/ b" ?1 w0 }5 X$ m CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* t, m) |: `/ |6 j) R1 W2 Y! D
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ h- C6 P( R9 F" Y: `, a! w) K
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire% \3 o- l+ V1 Z
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" y/ }# i8 @$ d; `# ^+ `5 s CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
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DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" p2 ^: _. A) C( b, y, Q CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon 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 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( I* a$ X P* j/ ]: _& N; yEstimated time to target is 16 minutes! @$ Z8 c- F3 N6 |2 Y
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D3A1 Val x 18
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged. W1 Y; V" v/ f& M; L1 _- u! }( j
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) d& b* z4 o" p [( | CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3% F/ ]" e/ K: Y$ Z
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire& C3 y: A/ E4 `% w' \
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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3 s8 V V5 t! H2 m; x
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)/ }' }. S) W4 S2 v# D$ i: `. i M
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10227 f6 k! s; y( W5 K. U
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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$ |6 \* g, {: w/ _6 |. T @Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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. p- Y# x4 y, C1 IAllied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) : m# {3 x) O: o7 i( K' z. V2 \
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
- i* n( O7 R- ]# b3 e7 EDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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s5 r! Q& S$ h$ {! LJapanese ground losses:
0 y7 [! g r, R( y( f 134 casualties reported
3 v. |9 O6 ]+ y! P1 d Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled( x2 ]9 X0 U* }* f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 J5 }3 }) @/ m* l8 t( y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 t$ z% V! I' Z& `% {: @
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812 casualties reported" p3 M3 W9 _8 m7 D/ ?! M, K
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled4 d6 V% ^& t# s5 Q( Y) { z' I6 D
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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Units retreated 1* T1 ]% k$ |4 z' n$ z! }5 Z
Units destroyed 2 |