AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 412 Q$ O1 Y! O! a' e Y P- f
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1 Z3 A" ] Y9 r; C9 z u, d
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards4 m* @2 V6 l) J
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no flights
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8 b; ^# t" l8 j4 u, h SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
. V. m, r% v* i4 Z3 Y& y# d$ O CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
; I4 f- O+ E J. q DD Shiratsuyu0 i' H. t' B$ G5 D
DD Shigure
0 G9 ]$ R6 \, @, _ DD Hatsuharu- O* g5 B1 ?% I* D
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3( ]3 l/ `7 r0 a G2 z
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 v" ]1 u. b6 D1 } Q# T2 U5 q DD Oboro* N+ V) k# j3 B- _% v' ~: K
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
( ?) D. I' V1 o" o/ J DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 \( q, l9 H6 z2 x5 g% q' Q DD Hayate
! e. j2 g( F: L" t DD Sawakaze
$ ~& v" Y8 D& {" e; V2 } DD Yukaze# w3 H/ ~4 }; W0 o5 w
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires6 F0 q! A4 o6 @/ T; `* Y3 b
DD Tawakaze& f" N$ P% P% n3 h, W
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: v& H$ i4 w4 o: _; z# F CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- I }4 E$ Z& a: y% k( e5 _ CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
6 |2 h m" O( V' r2 D: H DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage, H, s/ x" j8 K: Y; z# C3 ~+ \6 a
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage6 X( l% M; ]+ B
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
+ Z' H$ l! t, L1 g DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ h1 [$ o5 E4 x! [4 ?58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155: \) u: @( X) R
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% _% y% c& a7 k3 L$ TEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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7 Z7 ~, e T* [3 O Z' W) B" J A6M2 Zero x 45. C) K! a" y" j2 w8 ?! e
B5N2 Kate x 50
# M2 B* u2 {4 z6 S0 v D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft
8 D- L9 Q9 G8 U2 X" r) M0 s F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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7 b; \& Q# `. P, H7 w A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) d6 m. e+ N' G% ~ U% N x, b
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged0 q$ \" p9 r1 s
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
. C7 j D1 j5 ]1 _9 I2 t( L D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 {& i+ D t: w* |
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Allied aircraft losses8 L# F9 |7 V: @6 `* L( G$ J
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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- O* `% B* w1 Y& e8 M CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
/ j# e0 Q6 F" P+ n q CA Chicago- r' u0 S2 n& p3 p$ l1 I
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* R5 w0 t+ @) V& u. [" m CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire, A# @+ q" L: w4 \+ ^ I/ o
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ P Z5 G/ R, G4 O! o, ? DD Flusser
+ l9 _0 ^( E, {- K, M CA Astoria
* L5 ]$ c4 W% V' [/ j CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
) F$ B, h7 m, r& }0 D/ p6 K* z2 T% \3 m DD Benham& Y% L+ t Z' B# v
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$ m8 i3 U" @1 l- h* A& {& x8 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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9 v8 S& Z' f7 s( J) ?3 _: zWeather in hex: Clear sky7 r' u1 N5 y& o) E# J/ i( t1 W
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 }/ e7 e* N# v- f: B% u! K* E
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes2 a' r8 E' A1 \5 C5 `9 d7 x: @
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B' X" ?1 K, J$ N, Z j A6M2 Zero x 327 Q: h4 }! [3 h/ g5 V
B5N2 Kate x 10
7 Z+ s& I8 y* G8 ?7 v8 Y D3A1 Val x 31
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K# W- C; O( a/ P+ q9 |6 GJapanese aircraft losses: X( |5 J/ j: F! G
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged0 B; V; s* q' _, D
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed2 i9 X5 h8 k0 v5 G
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Allied Ships5 U+ c3 m/ t; q( e3 @
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 v7 L/ B% g1 T5 [8 A4 b
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( m% e$ P$ I" e( n CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 L: j$ H, f c2 W4 x& t: w0 t
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) f/ o6 Y+ m9 e- C( u! m4 ^ CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
" J: B' c6 _5 ~ DD Gridley, G! b' w* ] F! ^& P
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 w' E) ]% O+ }# L6 g; p# r6 g CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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6 H7 v; ^7 F v# \1 \* M. P& IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky" u8 W% q {2 C& l; r% A; {8 y8 h/ y
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% W7 Y- [7 D5 a7 LEstimated time to target is 16 minutes6 F: Q0 E. \8 O6 f& J% |* o2 Z1 }
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D3A1 Val x 18
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9 j& j0 y E% @- L, h( | D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
_1 v' p3 _1 B" T D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
4 A' N r: S& H+ n2 g CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
' _ T% A. m6 r CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire, p% u) C2 e& _6 i/ R+ n [; s
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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
+ z( p5 D/ Q9 P, h4 B( E$ r; lGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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0 H& x! g. P. K( x8 D4 J& o0 |Japanese Deliberate attack/ `( h' G7 ` n4 O& p* [ I
5 k) |: v. I) c2 Z4 a! x, u: _Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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4 R0 j4 J# `- R$ fDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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0 v, _ z4 G, T& r& LJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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" ~4 p1 c, h+ A! c% JAllied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)/ r b3 u/ L+ h) H
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
3 D: M) {/ H; c% _* m8 \ 134 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 T! Q% c' I: U5 U: M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 [5 X5 }7 H4 t' f$ o
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Allied ground losses:6 C1 o6 _) ?/ j
812 casualties reported$ o: P8 y3 l& i4 [' m
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled: Q/ z1 P" ~" N8 z' ~- q1 s
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
8 b2 b5 m- K- c9 d5 \ Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ y5 p/ |* M. ~1 a5 A
Units retreated 1% O- D" `. o- c! I+ `
Units destroyed 2 |