AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
+ q" R) _/ j0 B' }! n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 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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4 h c7 T, Z6 c* }Allied aircraft losses1 r, e- D: l" l* w1 U7 a
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed1 I$ _$ I! i* v7 M$ o% i b
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Japanese Ships) P D. u% h+ ^* K
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire5 h- v c. B% i& P
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1" p1 a: X& U7 g+ y
DD Shiratsuyu
! L" y5 l0 r7 h" ~. @& x DD Shigure
7 q' ~2 z! v# }9 [8 C* }4 a DD Hatsuharu& s: P7 G* {% y5 g0 P7 |- k# W: ?5 W
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
. e# I! \9 O: l0 ] DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 J& O9 V( \& S) O1 w$ u0 x: X DD Oboro$ \2 D" F9 ?# Y; F+ h2 q
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
, H) ~+ a7 U% G- ?1 B DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- D9 x3 L7 {3 a8 p. j5 B DD Hayate$ W$ ]2 V- E- D
DD Sawakaze
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DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires ^4 n& {- Z. y& i- D1 {
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
3 S; _! {: t: t CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, t$ ~$ N1 Z4 F% t CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk* Q9 b; ^) ]! i0 N/ B5 N
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage- J! C5 Z, o9 f- F. L& {7 t7 V
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 S/ x, G" P- x& ` Q DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ L; U) v7 g' s# w
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage# ^/ y+ t: i! J5 N( q9 s K& y
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1 R) Y) s: o$ z+ T1 G: m58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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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* X$ f. c: h6 V0 r4 Z( u- vRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) ~2 i6 ], r: N J ~! q: @% `Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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: x6 Y, K- p- o8 e' E& L0 V B5N2 Kate x 50
6 {' x1 E+ I: u; |5 w D3A1 Val x 592 ^7 a @5 a* i h, r4 h5 r
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20# n, J0 P, `; E" p0 [
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4 B N: A* j# U7 o% Y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 }3 Z2 F9 T2 f B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged$ F' y$ N' x. P9 i0 W) h5 S
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged# c5 s5 q& _; c% E4 T+ u
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 b* o4 Z& j4 s
- T/ t& _4 |& ZAllied aircraft losses
) [) W9 k; e& V2 g8 V2 q; k F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk% |5 {$ b6 a4 B2 x- A' h
CA Chicago
( b) X1 t. o: D- a CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ~& K* E& }2 [+ ]8 q, x3 U0 k
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* o1 k3 E# _1 w; R CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 c7 A, G1 K8 p: ~
DD Flusser. A* ~; O+ Y0 [, t/ D/ O5 o: ]0 |: t
CA Astoria& c4 b( l7 P( F* F: ]/ ^4 I+ U7 p
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
+ O* l; t- T# p9 G4 U DD Benham3 G9 m. F n% X* H6 Z* M. [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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6 A5 v7 l! U* F* kWeather in hex: Clear sky
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, ?3 d: o9 I! v* p, C( D$ kRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. w, j" G, J* _0 [" iEstimated time to target is 21 minutes) n) i% E! C* e
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Japanese aircraft
3 K) Q3 N: o% D* j4 T A6M2 Zero x 32
4 T) K+ Q) w7 N @; V4 d! g B5N2 Kate x 105 H7 }0 j3 M! j: \$ ], H1 H
D3A1 Val x 316 f! [# c y+ a8 q4 n+ M' I% H, u
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8 m6 Q" |) t5 {/ S D3A1 Val: 4 damaged+ a% r' V+ a: p7 d+ B
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 s" `: j' {. B9 v- U/ k) E
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ d, |' I5 u: D6 T% K! c* o CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( R7 x% R+ O0 R Y CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire5 h% I0 u& T9 t+ i' @7 d
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, v d6 I3 B/ N# Y$ {
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
' W' l( G& h$ E J. }1 n2 o DD Gridley
9 h( T' c8 v( f% f2 p DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. m# a! {2 |7 y7 b
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 x9 L$ x5 d$ Q' H+ z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155; O8 V# Z: I* c& r5 T0 M1 _
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; a% W4 e6 t4 R8 k) x2 [Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( h, W3 `/ ^1 [# N9 y N9 HEstimated time to target is 16 minutes" Q/ l0 [: C; I8 U8 M% g
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged" s; O t& O7 X( x
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak: [5 E/ ?% Y; |$ M: W" G' s" @
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Allied Ships
! i$ `, g) J& E CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
; S( N4 B, q3 ~6 n CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire M8 b0 E! a2 e& L9 Z
; _" J, L! F* |7 U8 Q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
$ i' d5 `: I3 i8 L6 c% r# M5 W5 ]Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)& x( M$ C0 Q' ^. ?
& Y& b! k7 u# ~ Y' NJapanese Deliberate attack
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: e4 m" d0 t _/ rAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022" i7 s- |! }* C5 }7 d* f. U
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39# @3 g. E" \9 ]
5 E* Y' r$ h9 Y- Z, [9 q% j. cJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 , p( C* X' R( L. I+ ]8 Q
; X x1 t" p4 PAllied adjusted defense: 5
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: t* N0 i8 g$ D& UJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!! ]! \8 h* H6 c) S6 F, k
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)& |. j/ y$ c( d/ J9 W
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Attacker:
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% V( [/ U- h; O Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
$ f0 w5 @% p4 s1 w. Q: P; L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# M0 _# T: Y& k" E H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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5 o, t& v) m1 i! d" }) w8 K Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled; H/ F! A1 }6 I! U! E) S1 L4 w
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled4 S- c" d9 c, ?! B
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
1 c7 L5 Y# ^5 d4 R9 w Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' w* V: f4 i7 B# d$ G Units retreated 1; b# f& l" R: u3 F E3 Q- g
Units destroyed 2 |