AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
+ L. f: n2 L0 Q, [6 X9 u4 Y4 B: f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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$ F, e2 y q7 Q- G( V4 P3 fDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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2 M( q! ?1 S* E+ XAllied aircraft
- L7 \0 t+ c2 t5 A no flights
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0 {4 h+ [, D8 @" gAllied aircraft losses6 y( C6 F+ R0 x I- p% h! R$ P* [1 J
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed/ t% T' a! D, I4 ^, R
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Japanese Ships2 q: ]* M. L7 [! } L/ h
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
+ m: q9 c* `( |# O' I CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1+ L2 _( T \% R* \; {
DD Shiratsuyu
/ X8 F6 k/ e6 o) V7 @/ \, K+ b" W3 @" O DD Shigure
' T) B y& E" `" n% V8 b DD Hatsuharu
, z+ C) E( ]$ x% c, X7 k. x DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
( n' D6 r& X" a4 O7 _! j7 ?; w8 M4 y0 o DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
% \0 n' \/ V" G! P, N4 T* p DD Oboro' N( B6 S5 e1 G n5 f( ^
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 c% t' X% \& C/ H( [ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 c. U2 z) g! W9 ~0 q0 ? DD Hayate
: L& U W- A# Z DD Sawakaze
3 \5 @. P% j: P DD Yukaze6 ~: v8 b& k* t$ j9 g
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires6 c4 G) n, Q& `4 f, B1 I$ r
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships1 A: |, F/ u, K$ R
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 v* }+ V9 O" O" y- \: A CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
' k- p6 a, D3 O6 @1 V, V DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% P6 C5 r5 ?( R+ C
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage0 [9 s% q2 j, Y R, L5 G, K
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires- @0 J1 C# g. z8 k6 w, n' A' G
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- r6 A O7 w, S% ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1550 Y& B" D. A1 X0 k$ F
& g+ F6 D% U' ]( Q0 o# Q! DWeather in hex: Light rain
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, D `0 p3 O* a8 M( @7 }1 \+ o l7 R; iRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 ]/ z3 s9 `4 ~2 B4 M" Q& pEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 50
8 r: z& }+ P, g5 K/ Z o$ e) _ D3A1 Val x 59
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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3 b9 l% L/ b6 f7 H7 J2 R3 mJapanese aircraft losses# i& e, t& j' S4 y: f' z5 e# V
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged& X( o$ _' S6 x4 X. ?4 c3 U
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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, U! o' e6 P* {# O- g! K& n F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& C" |. J N! _" s7 v+ E CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk1 j( Z+ v3 d6 p
CA Chicago
$ A" c8 _# U+ _0 w CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 G8 G. L3 v: p) w CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire. z. D6 i7 n/ S# `0 a0 }) ?
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 q' U1 c$ k3 u( k
DD Flusser
6 f* A' ^2 m8 t6 T; ]% W# j8 @ CA Astoria+ ?3 t, w0 r% N- |. [+ ^
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
) ?2 G8 }5 A& M1 Q, X DD Benham; m. u R' W7 z+ V, S; W8 g4 \! }
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& \. o- {+ x. }2 A4 ?: cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155& I5 e) K3 F* O2 A
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Weather in hex: Clear sky+ r* c5 j" R; E+ t0 \# {2 h
6 z7 A5 x0 @5 r1 \% u, @" m6 ZRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; R. a4 X: P o; _% r+ j; XEstimated time to target is 21 minutes& J7 b) ^; ?% h r( h6 V
& O( l3 I, x4 Q0 nJapanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 105 w" g* i: L% R4 K1 t4 Z. s+ ]: n
D3A1 Val x 31" D( i1 H( B8 X6 P9 m4 g6 `
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Japanese aircraft losses% x" a, I: ?& M* E- ^
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged H+ L" q& ?3 S$ E
3 o6 i& Z" g" f* kAllied aircraft losses1 @6 q# b& k6 x$ a. i- H
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed9 o, w: N2 P( B8 z
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Allied Ships
; t- J1 k4 X& k CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 B, B' t5 G8 S8 b1 Q2 s9 v+ ~
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 ^$ j+ F, g+ \! H/ o! D" {
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire1 t1 v R/ U# L# J
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 M9 H( F. m; F$ U1 Q CA Astoria, Bomb hits 39 N8 X" X: [5 b/ m
DD Gridley
8 e9 J$ K/ q* {7 ~ DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ~( l. w+ _3 U7 [" |
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 x3 t/ @8 A0 s" Q5 \( |7 j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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% J4 E: j* i0 p! I3 i; wWeather in hex: Clear sky& Q& ?8 Y/ i8 {: J2 p: d
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; n0 |8 ^% w: K: W% I+ ]
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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4 |" D7 p8 ]4 B0 r! p1 T D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
" J" P& v9 B6 } D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 z5 D' ^. K/ s! C CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
* x7 c: g' I4 H n9 { CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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) P) n) K3 _' o+ u/ `' 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
* v, d" o X3 e) N4 O; B3 e; jGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022) c+ E* |+ z5 a. L3 M4 C/ A3 n
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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
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 ( T4 }) i4 l+ b3 k8 P
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 ( Z. \: Y5 h& ~
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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6 F6 s. Y( o1 OJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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# ?) @! k0 b2 ? Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled4 J \2 _: ~' H4 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- R3 ?5 l' v" [# ]. x: L6 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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) c W5 B( g+ x" iAllied ground losses:
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7 M/ S7 z& L4 W* p6 ]5 v R% K O Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled- O1 n8 ]8 \/ E/ k
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 z! o8 x) }' l" h9 g4 j$ j
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! W' ?) @9 H( Q# h% ?6 i$ b. l! } Units retreated 1 y0 @0 p2 n& K' _9 F# z+ t) y
Units destroyed 2 |