AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 414 x$ v+ w0 {! F0 J
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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards6 E* D: P" k, p1 s9 y+ Y P
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no flights
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1 @) X; z" ^7 A5 H# w# uAllied aircraft losses
; Y: C' [( b8 y1 z: m/ P/ l+ I SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire N) d0 j1 V2 b0 \
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
1 L9 ^& a+ Y8 o$ X4 S7 Z DD Shiratsuyu" ^' K5 [; v- O4 |
DD Shigure2 b9 A( K( G9 I- N% {) a7 _0 l
DD Hatsuharu
. m7 E. d$ f- B8 H) m DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
4 ^1 {6 |( Q, O DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 W; W5 i4 m3 x/ l2 P7 x DD Oboro
: _2 S% z1 O9 y' n1 f+ i/ n DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
# l' q$ p2 L, w4 F DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! K4 A9 }: Z0 A7 F
DD Hayate+ K3 [/ a; t# A6 b7 |+ C( D) f
DD Sawakaze: j3 H- A+ _ B7 u; q) H- i3 H% m$ s
DD Yukaze
2 ?' W* E }' B DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
1 m5 s7 ]- o3 B6 H( ? DD Tawakaze0 N; |+ e% z8 e
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Allied Ships
0 ^: \: O3 T, x3 @$ Q/ d- Y CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- S) j4 Z2 y. A" g X, Q. W
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
; A& z) m9 t; J7 g5 K DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 O, f, W( h6 K+ S DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage- _' L& j8 b- s7 a
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires! k* B6 ]( C* ]. H
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage' n: B" q9 w; t2 a8 U7 n/ t; H
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" H) M: Y: s3 y4 V58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭 \- N& V" o( F( Q7 g3 M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1554 `2 k6 ]2 J; X: M0 |( o5 ?# V
7 U+ Q/ Y* ^, ]' qWeather in hex: Light rain! a8 j( w+ q2 \* U3 D- O( o
0 t3 U0 t$ F* B) S3 DRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ u1 U4 d7 p# ] V' H7 Z& u
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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0 D9 Q8 p4 H: A* yJapanese aircraft }* n9 P/ {$ X) z
A6M2 Zero x 45
6 V- r* r' K9 d5 x1 F* C) P B5N2 Kate x 50( i& Q# |* x& l; a* G' ~* s
D3A1 Val x 59
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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q+ O- h n) E0 }3 U% }0 A A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# b, H2 H# n$ v% h, r
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged+ L4 t) U" [. Z: q6 B
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged6 a- F+ V* q# o; Y* }# L3 Y
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ R5 s4 G0 K1 B! }
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 ?* T6 Z6 _; v) ~- s9 E7 M CA Chicago
$ p0 o2 {* k# N+ g9 L; d3 g- V' q CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 V0 J# t- F: l) |; z
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 ~8 y4 L- M- c% r Q) L3 Z
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, ]! L4 T& }& y2 n* T/ H3 n DD Flusser: F- S2 y/ ]+ g
CA Astoria
5 b$ ? a" v' ^# Y s! f- \1 B) w CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
3 J5 L% P/ ~7 t, V N DD Benham
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' `, @1 L2 [4 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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; w$ g" n6 m% n7 w* CWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." ?0 P9 z' m! V* I- `- [* f) x
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes( l. h. ^0 C5 L4 P J' T4 C% E
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2 b1 v) B1 c! G/ e( n* V3 C" @ A6M2 Zero x 32
: i' l/ F- H. i- c+ c B5N2 Kate x 10/ V" Y$ a: K0 m2 L. K
D3A1 Val x 310 Q, f) B; M1 \. B, c; e1 m
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5 A* j7 X8 p* E% I! V& W/ L) C D3A1 Val: 4 damaged* w5 D' Q, z# u# T3 E
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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1 {: \2 y$ A4 c6 bAllied Ships
2 o( h& |/ G5 `2 g& G, M) K3 | CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" J0 h/ G$ V2 b CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( P, s/ W- Y1 y7 a! c' `
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 T: c8 e; i0 e4 w( B9 B( m/ N
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( m- P6 z0 x# f0 J" q CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3+ t$ Y' |" m$ V0 i1 L+ v
DD Gridley) K( ?! \8 W5 J, }9 z: A$ Q" l
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# y" I3 ^6 \: z" x% ?" [5 C; Z% F CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& `# |5 h! x H: l2 A6 e# j: H0 W
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2 D( f9 I- L6 [+ Z9 y2 B- SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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, E% P0 U% X1 x- {5 QWeather in hex: Clear sky) }5 l* x- k4 t; M7 |# {$ P5 A
4 l8 J0 N: T% g- r, R# v/ `Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; r! H }( j% m0 N9 M& ]Estimated time to target is 16 minutes, o3 V% e/ W7 q9 z
e% r. y+ C6 P, GJapanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged! W8 X" f& A# C, k
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! a* x# z2 z! f/ g/ y
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 38 u9 r% o3 q3 g6 Z9 }+ h- M
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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: S! t4 }; o- ]' W. S6 R9 B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
) s) A5 S& ~5 ~9 WGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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7 w) e- \* v% H3 t- R8 P6 |Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022# ?" d+ D( ~: R! ^) `
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0, {' R" H6 M" L/ O5 @5 E4 v
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 4 }2 d; U8 n) ?( N: w- v
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 % B: M; ? |' a8 Q
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) : z; M0 c: \& a: g0 b6 E
2 J& ?; E/ a/ r0 h e" LJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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- S9 h6 T9 e6 rDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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* U! v+ ?6 W% v& s; ]Attacker: / X- O; e5 z2 X- e' {
6 C* n% O+ ~# c; U$ ~0 a) H: m# AJapanese ground losses:
( l( L5 g# q( |) b, V 134 casualties reported. |2 N, C( _+ |4 x) w0 |. a
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled* @/ L, P: i. v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* y/ N, H' X1 v3 z7 z i) F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ c" R) U3 y; `& M; j* M- e
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Allied ground losses:# I" v( @' Q% J1 L: H$ A( R; P
812 casualties reported, l5 A: |" K) C* ^% e" y
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
- @ Z+ ^& v, q5 t8 t$ b2 |- j) K Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)' l1 Z3 G' C7 U q$ U L) ^
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ X! m9 r; u: m# H2 F Units retreated 1/ w. a1 T+ q- U: }0 ~8 S! i7 }
Units destroyed 2 |