AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41$ f4 ]# D: j. s9 {8 C
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' h9 B. x' y8 X: d, `
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards/ x0 f* `- |1 M3 n7 s3 Y, i' |
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Allied aircraft losses
H/ m5 x- g1 E! L3 G# ` SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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) Q" ? A& J/ f/ n& Q+ C% {1 H BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
a p) z0 e4 k# x+ `* R CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
8 x" ?( e4 D4 _3 V/ f DD Shiratsuyu- d+ X. b1 J, x8 x' X
DD Shigure
, v) k' ]+ Y7 W: k- | DD Hatsuharu
1 U" R- O( _( S- a DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
5 z3 \5 N& |6 E9 H0 a9 v- P DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
; S5 ?8 v# F+ G' a- X4 w DD Oboro% v. Y/ u0 }- x3 _* X+ s5 S8 e
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ U: {0 r1 |3 [" J% W; b4 j DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" o) m. x9 U4 I- Y/ `6 ~ [ DD Hayate
. q2 R, U! F: J& N DD Sawakaze
2 N$ j8 {3 V: Z& }: _; | DD Yukaze
$ X3 }% j, v4 o7 g4 J7 [7 Z DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
8 Y7 Q% p' ]$ J+ r+ L/ J DD Tawakaze) }& g5 s, C. a: m, b% J/ v
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& e; ~3 z" w, p& d0 B& ], B. J CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 |( _% V7 C6 h; I: D7 }
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk: k0 U* }- v+ x9 A
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
. m! o0 q4 J! E q7 e& \ DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage8 T! O) c7 E5 [' S7 W+ s9 z
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 w5 h1 D! r/ p+ e2 X8 \/ B
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: i2 [2 U0 B: A- W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1555 l) J8 ~# p' z m! ~, W3 g
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 c! S! W# u# D+ Y
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
1 N; N1 }( ~% f y$ o B5N2 Kate x 50- {: d+ E+ X- F3 T
D3A1 Val x 59& k9 L# D- b1 r2 K
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 204 D" e# m% x" f3 v( {
3 P- v, X' _1 E7 a9 X3 E* LJapanese aircraft losses
* ]9 m6 a; D% c+ U$ M) @/ ? A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 ^9 c+ L5 Q' R1 V7 t/ t: {
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged! M& X; |' {( A: z1 X# j
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged7 s/ K$ P; F/ M: @+ d& {5 M5 S
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 [. |, _; e+ ^$ c/ G F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed1 e$ J/ E! o0 f2 @9 S& Q; r e* ]
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Allied Ships4 v- l H# t* S K [% z+ ^" s: s
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk) O) [- w# ~. z+ ~1 ^6 `
CA Chicago8 [% h6 y: E' W- ]
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 c1 r# L. ?! s( G/ _4 g5 u' ? CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* q0 G7 ~" b# q% P% b+ E0 J7 f CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, s( O8 |& }: c" Y7 j DD Flusser
4 P' X Z- }& Z. K9 G- Q CA Astoria, P% S+ Q- _7 K
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2& | [3 E& f' B; M# H* w0 k) t E
DD Benham
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- }" J( c7 b! D- QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155; ?: ?9 {+ k; w' A3 z
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; d, b$ L6 P. S1 IEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32: k% [, G q6 k; o7 r0 E
B5N2 Kate x 10
@/ }3 ]! w9 ^6 I+ u; ^ D3A1 Val x 316 s$ W) G" e9 W9 {! r
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0 y& N) S/ F0 \; B$ {& ?+ Y& vJapanese aircraft losses: g- K; z( B1 E3 t
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged- x& k- W0 q( Y* a0 Q1 f6 x' k
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed3 \, e4 }1 `$ k$ S c T* q; {3 G
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ G) i" R6 E H- K, ^0 G& ~& D
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ }8 L1 n0 }' q% b" |% q* S6 R3 L; R
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
% E- n4 Q* o, r$ r CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 H* H- e. t8 Y3 a, U% i
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
5 T( z7 u; }2 U2 B* N- U DD Gridley
0 h4 V6 i6 J& x DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ]8 T- X. N0 B0 [; o 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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) a" ]+ }( m' kRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 L/ U, s4 o9 L9 q( N. JEstimated time to target is 16 minutes" D: r( t3 E1 G
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D3A1 Val x 18, D6 g. o3 `( `: v) O7 l
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged: s. m' o W/ p$ P; \
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak1 R2 G3 ]& _2 w, H4 M7 W+ g( p
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2 G" ~5 g) k- s+ y! H& E1 Q CA Astoria, Bomb hits 34 \0 J2 a M. C7 {/ U0 ]
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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6 R) T$ B! L0 u. T& \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
2 q+ }' E4 e$ y: JGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack( a6 l. r5 L$ H/ B3 r+ a
5 a7 |; w& w t$ J; z$ G) fAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10224 G3 S; [' c, C% v& F
2 I/ ?$ C Y1 f: l7 o% [0 [Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0: B7 b$ d2 Z* v, ?. h( A/ |; l: o
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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. D0 s0 _: `& B* G. n7 T3 _# B2 v/ UJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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8 x! h' N2 O+ n' g4 BJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!2 |7 X- e4 i4 i1 l: L: ?' e
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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134 casualties reported
6 z( O* E$ O9 H6 g) q Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
9 R7 S* M( h9 `7 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; y% h. G: B! H2 ]; `% T* x% ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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. D% w) ^" X: y/ gAllied ground losses:
, F {1 e8 J3 E1 \6 e' C7 ]) v 812 casualties reported) v$ ^3 \2 W8 g0 w4 ^" _7 d
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled! F4 h* D1 I( g
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
9 ~6 a1 x0 y; U' z3 L Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
; n- A h( N/ ?( W9 r Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled). s) H4 s* I1 k y* \
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 Z/ s! P! F/ g' v# i Units retreated 16 q h; @7 N0 [8 p: s
Units destroyed 2 |