AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41, k! [# C) w1 s6 w7 X( V
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( t- S) P% Y& ADay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft3 L, o& K! p6 _, X- R
no flights5 u9 R% _. I$ ]8 g
, L& C$ g( A* E% R/ t6 }Allied aircraft losses
|. p B0 D& N+ Z x SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships8 G6 Z" G- P5 ?
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
" k/ v2 k& c) |( M. Q CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
, b" _& f* J* G% K7 j DD Shiratsuyu. H. z' x" G3 v+ E
DD Shigure6 o/ h" i4 Z t! w# |. a% C
DD Hatsuharu
% L; I5 t5 }3 A9 E DD Nenohi, Shell hits 33 P1 f2 Q2 x8 H
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
# D0 |! _7 ]8 R0 x4 s- N DD Oboro
2 y: A/ g# ^! h$ j2 A/ X DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire& `$ N9 V( C+ l* [
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 w6 Q$ f C' A3 ?, I5 Y8 ~9 K DD Hayate
& @7 z3 t T, Z D, S DD Sawakaze
) B6 K! j- ?9 [3 |/ q0 y DD Yukaze
7 n" A% X/ Y% \/ M) ^$ ~! A) ^4 e DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires7 `, U( A- `1 u+ w; H+ h
DD Tawakaze0 \' g# U: Z, A: ?
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* O. ?( a8 `% p( p- q1 @
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
" P B% C: G9 u$ } DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage: T: W* p! i. F
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage$ T) t1 \0 V9 ~8 s1 _' r: g* L& Y
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
$ Q T; w! E* M) Q 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3 G( S L- u; Y
' [ o8 B; i6 E0 l0 X7 y7 j0 J( gMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1555 A! @( B) _9 L9 i% O* k
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( _$ S% k5 a. ^3 _+ N. {5 qRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! X# `8 W1 C _+ z! _+ _Estimated time to target is 26 minutes- ~2 |* y2 R% Q0 Z
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% u" s6 S$ I8 e+ z A6M2 Zero x 45
6 {4 a. T; q- \8 @- S B5N2 Kate x 50
2 L) c$ @, V* o2 J D3A1 Val x 59
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+ h: J9 V# j. p1 B F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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( p8 H! z* ]$ h- b. i, \Japanese aircraft losses
6 G# J. N! g5 A: @$ h# { A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; M4 a: K# z3 s' P9 B) f$ A
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
8 Y t: a {. w. m% h D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
2 B: O9 `$ |* N8 ?/ X$ J D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 ^1 H* B+ Y7 D2 a8 Q9 E+ b
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: ~+ x. u N8 W. {" p CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk) H- Z! y" d5 v3 g! H
CA Chicago
( W W2 m8 i) }" h6 u CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# A1 S2 s! }; P; L- I1 z4 G CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 X* p/ ]( c6 ?
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria
0 I9 J. c$ |. Y: ]5 x% f, Q CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2! w3 U9 S) m8 U+ h4 l& t
DD Benham
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b# Z: J n1 I b8 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155% c3 C! d& _- v w* M
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Weather in hex: Clear sky$ `* V' O( w' }* e! m+ C9 |- A0 `& k/ A
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- u/ b' r1 `( e1 P' m$ NEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32
6 s$ f: w& W) K( Y* F B5N2 Kate x 10) X7 G1 {, c7 ] X4 P- l2 ^; }' ?
D3A1 Val x 31
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/ f$ u$ S. h {( T# S4 HAllied aircraft. x! i; S$ Q# Y
no flights
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( ?% P0 a1 ^1 V
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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7 ?. x7 o+ i* L$ q CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 p/ ^4 r0 \! Q8 C; d% ?4 d
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) Q2 T! U6 r4 o/ m1 y
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire6 t0 z% X3 J( }$ a2 J
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ~$ A6 n1 e, i' y& O CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
" G' e( W5 V. C' C DD Gridley2 ?& x4 H1 A# l" e- {
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) s8 H7 g+ N+ @; i- u+ \5 `
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1558 o# b7 X3 I9 Q, U
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Weather in hex: Clear sky5 p& V7 z2 f% p* A8 c% R# B
4 I+ i# X! M A5 Q+ s( X! Q. PRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& A: e5 ~' X9 U' r& I* B0 KEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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H4 F0 m% q" e, ] D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak) l3 G+ H; u# w: K
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Allied Ships* N( K: i& d4 @0 w! ?
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 32 ?3 H) L9 T, |$ D5 a3 C6 O8 J( n
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
7 \. Q4 c8 d7 s" r/ i( XGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)" F: _* a- e0 s3 }2 O6 [, {
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Japanese Deliberate attack" p+ M$ y# X- |0 o# V
2 h5 {$ }8 j% u" J4 ] fAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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- m K% E( @# U6 q. kDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39, }4 c( i( r z' n4 E, n" w w! i
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0# S) b7 _' L! G
- n3 n) m" ~ x4 }! lJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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8 a, b* L: t, L& aJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!/ V: P$ T8 G' e: J
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Combat modifiers
7 l7 B( n. z1 @0 n0 ODefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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: \8 Z* @% F1 YAttacker: v" s5 t4 B- ~4 b2 q
& l9 q% n; H. B* L4 l0 h7 {& c' jJapanese ground losses:3 x2 X7 e2 i5 F' J' d) `$ W
134 casualties reported$ J. [/ f5 H$ `" Z* ]- i
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
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2 q" H4 i- n s4 k5 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 N/ |& Q3 j0 V. }3 l- t f
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Allied ground losses:/ d3 A: } [" j3 i* R
812 casualties reported8 R" i3 S3 K( I/ H8 U2 m
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled0 E- I0 a3 {! `5 ?4 C
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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- Q( W9 _0 j8 d* ~5 D" P Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 K; Z, T0 O0 S. {: ]+ r& ]
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 q9 k7 j! I4 @5 Y# }
Units retreated 1( D4 L `1 p! O2 p0 P- b' z, x( O6 c7 X
Units destroyed 2 |