AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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! x1 U2 W& @5 h9 _Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft4 x, k \- E' h) H1 A7 U: b* |
no flights- w2 Y. ^$ ]6 H2 x5 r6 i
6 k/ q/ I0 i; eAllied aircraft losses
6 a' F* B0 ?8 R! f SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed0 Y4 X. y9 N0 J" r5 x
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Japanese Ships. n0 G) b" A* q* ?3 b& v" X# }
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire3 m C" f* N3 B+ n$ T( g
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
) C* W% H( ~( s1 `7 _+ A4 u DD Shiratsuyu
& r) L% J6 m, X# j# Z' Z DD Shigure; X w, \0 J2 u
DD Hatsuharu
$ c+ T3 Y2 {* V |& }. ?" h+ N% Y DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
( c/ [3 g% ~; K9 Y DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire C# ?8 `9 V" v0 E2 E: q
DD Oboro
4 e% F" o: W4 d6 I! u DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire& o9 B. S S2 u
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* K- n) K2 [4 c( f4 l0 q DD Hayate
7 b6 W1 E# y, M% P% f# U DD Sawakaze
; k' N6 t' l' U DD Yukaze
6 u' ^# Y, U$ M, v- f _. S2 W& q DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires% R7 S; D% X6 h( t9 O
DD Tawakaze
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+ c( Z8 _; F$ c* @2 x* z/ a CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; u# M- z o$ k! [7 b. Z9 O
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
+ T8 r8 {/ _* U/ G DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ]/ j( `1 B% H) ]0 V P' G) S5 X2 x DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage! c, Q0 W/ T1 @0 q8 l6 m8 b
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 E* S# Z: R2 M+ X& Z
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" f: F+ p7 |2 k1 i4 J58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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: P6 d+ q! D4 q! _Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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$ m1 x9 ]& u0 @7 ^- |4 O4 j9 IRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. Z' [4 ^. `8 M! C0 _* oEstimated time to target is 26 minutes. x. V9 q4 Y& z$ Q
* Y6 l* n" i! F7 CJapanese aircraft
: Q* k+ C6 b& N% ~ A6M2 Zero x 452 b% }4 i2 }6 p
B5N2 Kate x 50, h( g6 m5 } o x; d8 z1 d
D3A1 Val x 598 b9 x+ n4 Z( T, J r% d. G, w
0 N* d4 V; k) t" {, o* pAllied aircraft
( F- Q, u* c5 M4 q F2A-3 Buffalo x 20/ a% A5 [4 [$ [. s* a; x
* k' t- E! P/ Y5 \9 ]Japanese aircraft losses+ U# j n6 h* x7 @3 l. P3 i
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 T: l8 G8 K& I. d
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
9 \9 e. b/ z! F$ |+ d: |' w, u D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
3 s# L, p. r/ D0 u+ e; A: a D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 x; I/ _2 C" g' X [3 O7 y4 V5 n
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed/ E" ~& Y4 W) Z; p- N
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, f X0 ^; `% x- y5 B CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 V9 i: W3 d0 L9 Y
CA Chicago8 E% g c4 J+ U* k. W% Z
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 p& K. N7 U8 r. { h" j, g
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 l' U# K; `1 g/ j* A
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% F* O( q, ^' r: A0 s* g
DD Flusser
* E; j- \' r! ~0 C1 g' R CA Astoria1 P9 _7 X4 o2 w# Q6 ^
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
. ?" l, Y4 t& E% ~1 r: I DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 ~0 Z5 k$ P7 u/ D1 @6 x
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- w% A0 i: a( t5 l( j$ A1 \# g
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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! S2 {+ }1 U' K; f3 bJapanese aircraft1 H; Z6 a/ g: G9 G
A6M2 Zero x 32
9 d$ e: m, B( F' {: Z$ f B5N2 Kate x 10+ a; c6 D5 j/ k/ z+ I1 B
D3A1 Val x 31
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+ m5 \: G' J) I2 p. X8 a9 G @Allied aircraft
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: D9 _$ P# i) m9 N) \* |Japanese aircraft losses
2 [" C0 V4 W3 ~ D3A1 Val: 4 damaged; O9 V# Y# g# y, L
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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6 N' x: ^1 L0 F" h CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 C$ W+ C8 u2 b+ p( X2 D: `
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; E* a& N8 M4 u3 m E& B& K3 e
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire$ z' i8 K# A& S+ O& u
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! T# |/ v+ u t( j+ V/ n3 L CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
" `5 H( w' m# b# U1 K% k0 a DD Gridley
: Y6 q) H% W0 I DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' I2 l( C0 S) ?2 Y& G6 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# a) Q G( n4 J( N% Y7 s
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" W S) n2 U Z& nEstimated time to target is 16 minutes3 e, [* `& K2 B, V3 r' Y; V
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D3A1 Val x 18) m1 w9 G% K) @) l* j, T
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2 f7 }" Q0 X$ T) t$ ^( q# g. d) E5 K D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
' d! y( _5 U5 ]) P* w D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 34 l; r- h. w9 O) [7 D% B) y8 X$ i) C
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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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
m( t+ O9 R& K: c; F% ?; dGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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( t% z' Z. o: ~0 q0 BJapanese Deliberate attack7 B! q7 l3 Y7 N: j# y% G$ D
0 }; j: `" w0 h6 Y' Q8 e9 MAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022% W6 Q5 h& W y
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 395 h2 @# z4 k5 o1 I
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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" L/ ]' w6 {; `: O# b6 g7 PAllied adjusted defense: 5
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- k) l5 u0 Z7 ^9 T1 |$ RJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 n( j4 n- T% {) [1 V" a
: r/ J6 O6 ?& m1 \; V3 ^2 IJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!$ ^. _6 C! B( @. ]
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)9 d2 E$ g5 G [8 Q8 ?- @$ b% v
experience(-)
* ^2 }7 {1 Q( K" h" pAttacker: % E$ m2 [5 P) S% P& |
& v! u ?5 A, S2 zJapanese ground losses:
6 Z+ [7 s. ?# W" F' {8 i' e+ q 134 casualties reported
5 e; @7 Q+ h! O* F6 b! V6 b) a! V Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled+ p8 W3 N; E* @. S) g* L/ N: z/ j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 O5 q q( p) J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
- \+ R( ?8 `% p+ O) ?, u 812 casualties reported
$ X; `" T, r3 [ Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled0 U/ K ^9 m! a! n& M2 u @2 [
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
z# M5 _2 F! i5 S/ z* m* F Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 P- z2 {2 M4 D9 ~% J( r Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ ~5 O4 m+ j; ~ Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 r3 i. @$ ^' k$ x6 L
Units retreated 17 x5 Y& x' T* z3 W# J
Units destroyed 2 |