AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
; Y5 ?3 X) u) H3 Y3 s/ l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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2 J% S1 [' Z nDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses1 p$ b/ T4 l0 x" N; r8 t' Z
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed4 m3 b/ P- F9 F4 y+ B
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Japanese Ships" e: L) A2 E/ |4 A; z: }
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire; O. s% T. q2 c R' M3 j6 P9 m
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
6 P4 z c( I" q DD Shiratsuyu
# H4 n) V+ M l! d' W/ q DD Shigure
. P4 t/ D' ~1 w8 [0 K+ { DD Hatsuharu
: Z4 ]# p3 m/ S! l( ~5 L DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3: h+ U/ A% \0 z' X c) T0 j
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
% y: F1 j% O; a0 X DD Oboro% H; b: n- u1 z( w& \' `
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ U$ n9 i# U% q1 Q0 x( ?( |4 T/ y DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% h/ Z5 `* M: D
DD Hayate
" o) W. O+ d% K6 l DD Sawakaze
7 e* i0 X5 [$ b+ l# O+ T DD Yukaze( F" p- J+ E- ]2 {
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires* A0 N! [7 r- }/ a% u
DD Tawakaze+ Q# Z$ w( J- S& y8 L' j7 ?
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 P7 U9 C; i1 r7 r2 s E CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk6 |! E1 p4 B! Y9 p7 c
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ]3 e( J0 q2 [. r
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage7 u% m' {5 d7 Z+ n2 P7 O
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
2 F, f, C$ a: T# q0 U DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage: q: y1 c4 L- W- r# l/ D* O# t
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; e! ^/ T+ N# Y8 w- K& N58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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8 X# ?/ k9 L f1 Y$ h2 |Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) O" F3 B& n8 L- ^' U) J5 Z* k7 J
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes- w! l6 ^7 c; B2 u4 R
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Japanese aircraft
! U9 J6 T2 n l0 x( R; u. j A6M2 Zero x 45
0 R* W0 H% e/ l0 h; q B5N2 Kate x 50& s" S! b2 k3 y6 \& y
D3A1 Val x 59
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2 e% |3 s/ ?: g2 u5 @( DAllied aircraft
$ D# i5 x* Q4 S, {" i F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses
, X, [7 B! Y& o2 e& V( r A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 y, y3 u7 E% \* t B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
+ I3 J( {4 X2 U& c9 D& f, o D3A1 Val: 16 damaged! w6 U; h8 W( L2 ]4 J5 `
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak w5 D5 y7 O {
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Allied aircraft losses
: K8 Q9 Z8 E3 @) y F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships7 K, L. ~3 U+ m
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
( t0 j. K. K* t* x4 B CA Chicago
" m' X$ B8 i# U7 R4 H! B0 y7 o( e* z CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, q( ]% L3 r, ?: _, E2 F7 G! X
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire( Y1 R6 F! _3 w. a( o
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ]7 P( q* }" G4 j
DD Flusser/ U M( `, r* n3 O
CA Astoria
# { {5 P$ d8 ?5 r" F/ w- s CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
6 D& x/ L K' n- f# n DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155; ~; h8 s9 |/ z, F/ |) j
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Weather in hex: Clear sky D6 ] g F/ H) ^" ?& ^
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 A) M9 _. i# t$ M. q U
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes% I' S+ u5 l) l9 A& p
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Japanese aircraft
6 ]: B J2 h( Y A6M2 Zero x 32
0 g: w u# z; n B5N2 Kate x 10
$ X7 j6 W+ E! \: W D3A1 Val x 31
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no flights5 M9 _2 s9 i5 J1 o& K* a/ g
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Japanese aircraft losses
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- @8 X) y! M* ~6 O0 U: EAllied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
7 N/ } J7 ]- n) ^ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) V( D5 O/ e i+ T- i CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' v3 P( p" T, r1 {% z
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
: c0 o* N+ X/ v5 t& N CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ I# @& C" s. i( H( m% O( N8 g8 U
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
s3 X. @9 S# M6 C2 \/ j DD Gridley: E- t: ?. j1 }5 M' h- A. Z
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) E) g" Z6 y/ a0 B/ C# r; _
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! t- d3 n- V* J5 Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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2 F% M# c' K zRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 @1 T# [" f% Z3 wEstimated time to target is 16 minutes6 B( ~7 ~! p5 T8 n2 {7 t/ e
, K$ V) z0 K9 @2 [7 z0 AJapanese aircraft
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4 H7 a7 a' U: W) L- t2 p6 Q D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
. H+ ^& l0 R# X, t" m" N" U D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
2 j9 i$ ~+ { ` 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
, T3 B, U/ k9 C# V7 kGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)* W5 Z' P$ w% V) W. s, l
2 k' I4 I9 y$ Y; ^4 G0 O! _Japanese Deliberate attack
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+ N: U& a7 w6 UAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022, p4 Y* ^/ v" |& I) K
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 02 P( I3 O% P9 ^0 y2 D: x( e" l
: @2 A6 K6 q- T1 v+ p% _Japanese adjusted assault: 434 2 j, l# w" ]. A7 e
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 9 {1 ^9 E D7 y* s. e
9 N0 ]0 ~: N8 vJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) - n! ]' c5 b X( I6 h0 }% t% n. S
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!! a, y; ]5 H. l) G
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Combat modifiers
3 U1 Z8 ~( W8 T2 a1 n9 QDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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8 d1 ]1 F+ W( a- l" U, cAttacker: # P* C+ |2 R0 B( u
1 L C7 L, d. x! |* c7 QJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
" n J \3 e7 r4 \9 ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 ~& w; m+ w5 R0 z5 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled |3 A! R6 @9 \
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Allied ground losses:
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, S+ j1 d7 ?1 t! |, a Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
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Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ^ ^3 p" a) G; J/ X& t1 {) c Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 H. F6 I0 y4 @" I/ Y+ I& A$ M( }
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, \/ Q2 d; o/ k5 \1 U& | i2 u9 q Units retreated 16 a2 d- q: G8 c' o9 b) u, p% g
Units destroyed 2 |