AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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- W$ K9 i* N* w& I9 V5 M* r SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships( p/ L7 U( h+ h8 }/ {: t7 g
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire5 S( u( N2 t, Y
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
" m1 b$ u* C* v8 }% W+ n DD Shiratsuyu
+ B* J9 p# h6 }$ m8 g DD Shigure
* m- O: w! F& Y& M4 Y DD Hatsuharu5 R: Q, a' Z, f* _' A
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
4 n* N. W H+ [3 Y. @ DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire: |; X& z7 B0 z e0 \4 n+ N p
DD Oboro% E% Q; k) Y" t8 V3 q- |
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 e4 ~- N( \2 G5 o* v DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 {0 i' O- k1 i6 g DD Hayate3 J; K$ W- v% p
DD Sawakaze$ `- L# l% m3 M! p5 y' f7 r
DD Yukaze
% @ ?0 B6 T( o; ^: T DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
- q6 y# ^0 i9 X5 o" z DD Tawakaze
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 z6 a( v* L) ]0 x! r3 [* V CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk$ ^3 d* f6 c4 {' \* b: {
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 l$ o* j+ Q% M$ O DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage6 _+ @* B) X! J5 Y- Y0 D; X; g3 s
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires9 ]% g9 u: L# E; @3 w, H
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage& Q8 p+ R6 z( X1 g" ?
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2 \9 _8 ^: R) o4 w2 O58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭& e- }, N3 p" ^# ^* V$ |: ~+ `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155. s' W( v7 w+ b7 Y
2 @! q8 Q! Y1 Y% A6 CWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 o: N: N1 Z) ?! S
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 h$ |, f0 l" }* m, |4 g
A6M2 Zero x 45
9 Y' F& @ f' U" v4 P B5N2 Kate x 50
4 n8 I# t9 P, Q) A8 k D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft
3 v/ |3 u$ Q, x+ a& c F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 e$ n, \, R& Z, e A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' H1 ~2 f* @& w7 d5 A: l; u% M5 v6 S
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged0 U! z/ p* t5 e4 o+ A& n, E
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
# _' j5 x3 Y$ x: U2 u D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 Y6 s5 G9 X% m& p# q F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed4 U2 ~ ^8 l2 v6 {* @
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. E- I/ @( [; Q6 {5 g2 F3 F0 I4 G CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
" e9 c! _, {. y2 S CA Chicago
( }* l$ E) A6 c5 d4 @+ c, e* X! X CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ b; M, \/ E$ ] {
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ D8 {: Z4 y& A" j7 { CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# H8 B K3 t; n2 Y, J DD Flusser. B9 ?% s1 G+ M( C- J$ d3 r
CA Astoria0 t; T- a4 Q, `5 u- R9 T8 }
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2' Z. v6 m, o5 `
DD Benham7 y3 C% R3 X1 D" q5 G0 a! D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky5 L5 c+ U3 V4 R" ?. `6 J7 }% a
( d* U! X- d( w5 YRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 q) w% ] e5 ^# |! ?* o; y
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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# w! R- P( i: S A6M2 Zero x 32! ^* Z8 q' ~# b; e% ?7 T1 `
B5N2 Kate x 10
2 W5 F$ ~" M v/ @ D3A1 Val x 31
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w5 |1 \, b+ l" R no flights
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[- X5 X2 Y, r* HJapanese aircraft losses' L; v0 v; Q$ ^; F2 M6 I1 }
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged8 D5 u! V) c+ r) P9 O& P
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Allied aircraft losses5 ~. G4 A) r- M/ V. r0 N
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed0 Y4 J$ ]* [0 _/ d( c. A+ v* {
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 O5 Y# X l2 H$ J CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, m8 V7 ?) ^% G0 q7 j
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
1 n8 J! J3 @, d0 ~ CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ U5 |) S4 G. w/ H CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3) a o/ l5 E' \% c. c: z
DD Gridley* G" l" b) o6 x7 m8 g. e7 f
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 `0 M9 U e& S' |
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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; V5 @0 l# W5 k" JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155& ?/ `# V$ O: Y3 k; m* ?# P' {
7 Z! \; a: f& K7 DWeather in hex: Clear sky) F2 r2 {+ S2 B3 P0 n
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* H3 V" q: b. g) c8 R7 b, SEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, Q7 Z# o( l' t" Y D3A1 Val x 184 [- c/ d) j R# E8 r0 }
6 B j9 d2 {* j4 W! K$ cJapanese aircraft losses
( z- U; D+ r* V i: O0 L D3A1 Val: 2 damaged" n( \% h+ ?, W9 g' Z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ G2 R7 W* z6 e) M. O% R
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
4 ~' l6 S( c6 R" `, X. D% m0 L5 s" c CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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/ b5 ]& L7 F6 t# U/ K; h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
8 H9 |: x2 _7 C( EGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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0 S" a% d, Z- b0 S/ UJapanese Deliberate attack
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0 a2 I2 J! [, a5 x* V; s) WAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022* l" _, R. K4 f2 m9 ^# i/ {
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 04 }6 _; F/ ]: R2 b" a
% V1 y( @, k5 b' c F1 W9 BJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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- e( e& |" q+ e+ xAllied adjusted defense: 5
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1 ~, ~% h+ q" z: F5 I0 d3 N* ~" bJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
) U9 p4 u! K! d6 U" G! U5 WDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:1 Q4 t. O4 x4 `8 C) g6 v
134 casualties reported
7 ` ]0 v4 l& S3 @- }. q/ ~$ n Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled! R& p) C/ ?. w: [* h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 `/ f# d$ P. D* H# F6 J5 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:0 X' @" C( ~8 L/ a$ u( l
812 casualties reported
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" b) e/ H2 e; F" z Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
( H! | b v$ K+ U Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! |# ]5 e& ], B$ ]! Q; P Units retreated 1
) ^- I9 R0 S. R& ^/ X Units destroyed 2 |