AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
; L, j: ]. N. B1 \0 |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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" d- O7 o" ^2 [2 N, }+ Z% o \6 }Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards9 g: i9 A) c3 ^5 e1 H; q0 K- c2 o: B
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SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed1 }7 T6 _7 G: q- H% H4 R ?& {
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Japanese Ships
6 Z% C" H7 K+ T+ ~8 \, Q3 q* L BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
, V$ x; Z! w2 R/ g/ C* a8 H/ H2 ? CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
7 P. Q* m. |& ~8 X DD Shiratsuyu
' N$ e6 r0 m7 {! @) T0 A" D DD Shigure
% Y# L: \8 [' J6 _( l DD Hatsuharu
- f& C: {7 V; y+ v8 ^ DD Nenohi, Shell hits 34 o J4 a. G7 O2 O/ Q; B7 `
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire. g. p5 f. i1 `
DD Oboro6 m# h0 ^# \3 {) k. y
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire. C4 |& ~. F6 j4 @, ^
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: f$ N0 ~1 b& _
DD Hayate9 t- s5 I. o, `' G6 M- Z( x3 ~, e: d8 K
DD Sawakaze
0 C- w0 g' v$ F& C& h, h2 Q DD Yukaze
r: D. u: R' u) Y DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
: k+ s Y" G s( y3 ^) |3 S( o, | DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
' i1 {9 Q; S3 z. `$ b! L* w CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ C# L! U" ?6 i6 Y( d+ Y+ X- h CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk6 L2 }9 g- l$ n4 u Y; y
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage& n7 c S" {4 \2 w! Q. m
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 `' L# H+ f5 g0 v- ^+ b0 t0 ~/ K DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 j( r6 h5 v5 Z5 V) Z' _ 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
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# I% g a3 ]: w TMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1556 a& `; O- ?: N( T+ H2 U5 A
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Weather in hex: Light rain% D) F# n1 O7 Y3 c+ N" K+ j
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. b3 m1 W @" A% P% g$ P
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" @- v- R- _# [; U A6M2 Zero x 45) r- _9 `5 K/ k( a7 F/ K
B5N2 Kate x 50
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Allied aircraft
3 l- d5 M/ ]4 E8 v F2A-3 Buffalo x 20) \6 C# N2 Z) A8 J" Z M
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
0 f& D3 J/ i5 X- { D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
7 x' X' g) A3 P, |1 l$ ?3 {' {$ p D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses% o: g1 ~) J( ?" t: P: Z
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; `1 g) u [9 S/ U CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! p( T c7 H4 O: N6 H
CA Chicago
7 X' i$ d( Z/ s) o8 T8 Y9 k! z CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, S7 c2 F* D+ K, N CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 m& v6 u" @0 r8 `" i- C1 _ CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( U0 h3 e* d7 I, M5 f
DD Flusser
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CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 23 |) {5 b9 A) Z. j U' W
DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1550 _, h+ w. H$ d1 U+ D$ ~3 v) i
% r# s" j% x- T. sWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 k# }) [/ u# p) {Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 31
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no flights
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged$ G, z- s8 {" \( A6 ]$ p
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed! R0 {1 {5 |! s2 H' N( P
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Allied Ships
& Z+ h! J9 y: W0 B CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 Y! o0 u N/ ~# J CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# U% q) T. B8 t; H; V" m$ y3 i CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
1 p$ K: D3 B/ q+ ^3 i CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) w' _; U4 }& s' e- X0 [) B; \
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
, ^ K) o9 P5 \6 `% B DD Gridley, U: H- V- {: a5 _! `/ r D4 v
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ E$ O) e7 C6 \1 \: O b& j CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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- w1 P& _# B1 U6 h8 I; t9 f! X# zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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6 d _3 q& |- `1 t5 o3 ~Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
0 y; `, k% d$ [' r3 F) l D3A1 Val x 18
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged5 H; k2 T$ G( w, H! P
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
! [6 y7 }& ^; l# B6 Y CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 i) r8 k) a* {: n5 ~' J$ ^& R
4 |7 M; @9 `. I M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; F( O0 M$ `; ^2 }5 U2 G
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)6 v% ? Y) h# ?; l2 D
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022# m' }5 m4 v W& V! b# `
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39, z" a9 E2 }/ y3 o7 X9 D& `: T. i
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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" U, B1 O) l. p$ K- c1 P# NJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers1 H; J; q% X$ g: W6 ]2 {
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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134 casualties reported% B# V# M) e" J) G9 L8 c0 X2 |! E
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
2 {: v; f7 \$ s3 p! E2 b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 N* [# b# z- x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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0 n# m: X; w4 R |: I7 T9 FAllied ground losses:
2 L4 {6 k. A3 ~+ o/ R) D$ g 812 casualties reported
% s# y, B# I" z" }/ E! `7 q Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ Y4 _: c6 M0 e$ O8 S Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled: O1 V8 w0 m$ e% X
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
. M, ^# c) ]/ j6 ~, V Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
- ^ q* ~6 Z" H$ d Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 q$ }0 B! U. K. Y+ y
Units retreated 13 @: c3 K! S5 H8 U. V1 B9 P
Units destroyed 2 |