AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41- T8 a D$ [9 P* s
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! E4 T# ~- P# ~4 O8 L0 r4 z
) [% g% v, Q- `$ b9 u; t$ [5 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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no flights! _7 J( r7 L8 h. S2 Y
# E8 {* Y% R$ L. d6 a8 X" uAllied aircraft losses; K( b( `8 h# `! g
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
* c& q' Y) r( d. z BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire1 Z9 o7 M- K" X: o+ t" y' f
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 14 Y# R/ d5 t/ s" v# A3 O
DD Shiratsuyu
6 I2 ^" a9 x& u- H t7 h: A' m DD Shigure9 u# O# u7 Q) T
DD Hatsuharu
! z2 W5 M* d5 | DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
. o# Z- h; @* R DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 ?9 K9 [% ] c4 e DD Oboro. W4 Z, R6 j3 F, I( _! h
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire. @/ p5 _7 `' O! o9 H
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 Z! P/ j" E# P; F$ _ B$ i DD Hayate
& |: i( g' _5 Q4 ] DD Sawakaze8 ~9 P, m% F0 D K9 k
DD Yukaze
, ]8 x' x7 @, r4 | DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
$ c5 q5 C1 ~7 d8 | DD Tawakaze% t1 ^. G! x* @' M: v! H. X
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3 e+ Y$ U' _( f7 S! B S+ z% ] CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 E1 }7 Y+ X# s; c
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk" ^/ Q# n0 L, S- k9 }
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ?7 a5 M# a4 `8 ]" Q7 s4 A; B DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage( @% z" Q; e. X0 M
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires+ G/ v, p5 E2 d+ r& [' A
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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9 H% X' c& w; H% Q3 h58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭0 ~' e: @5 H# L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155" Y/ ]. N. n% z9 o
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
. Q' p( e) Q$ }5 i& z A6M2 Zero x 458 e. b$ N. @8 B" c3 e1 p
B5N2 Kate x 505 g2 T; }# Z0 Y A
D3A1 Val x 59, g( Q' B9 U: T9 R* ?( ~
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20$ F6 ^, d7 l6 _9 m* L' r7 Y
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B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
% f; l" f. Q% b9 Q D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
! n7 f! }( x/ g2 X4 R D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" L4 @! J, x% r* n* o# F
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, y2 ` b% ^, G- i) M3 z/ E CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' S6 s' _+ G- [ CA Chicago4 f( T, a% v) D4 ]& p, _; F# Y
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 Q; e5 C/ d( V( [4 P4 s5 N CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' k) B2 [" A7 B CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; N4 b7 G- @5 b2 c& b, I. X
DD Flusser
$ r' P% Z- t8 M# X! e/ c" h3 K8 Y CA Astoria
) K- V4 W$ ?$ n' W3 k. W# D+ P CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
$ i# p9 g# ^; D5 N' s. |' p DD Benham
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4 d5 [8 z- d& o( c7 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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1 }# r$ r; ]7 gWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# r; A0 S5 }6 s5 p0 w0 y
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32
1 E) B7 Y$ b6 ~" p B5N2 Kate x 10
& j1 G- K Q$ R2 m/ D4 Z D3A1 Val x 31& ]+ J/ A% E R1 [; G1 b( S7 o: o
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged4 c) ]$ ^5 L+ }2 @8 F6 j9 l
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed M, P! }. K) y
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ W! o; u+ ~; |4 z( y, u7 ] CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 u1 g6 d1 k6 ]$ l$ P1 M; m- S, w CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
5 Q2 ~4 p, g m% I" E" B6 o1 b CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 _+ }% |: N0 T: s" Z# T CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
( O3 _7 Z% n( D C3 K# m# a DD Gridley
3 y1 Y4 M( M7 V- ~% `' @ DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 X0 l9 Y# X; `! S v" _4 v
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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/ p) l$ h" c* f% y/ l5 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky& r2 E$ d6 i7 k7 G' O# O$ k
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Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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8 S. I' m5 c) ~ D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
: C$ ~7 s0 k2 x: R, w# `# N) @ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
$ g0 m9 S+ {/ x( @+ e1 q( `% E 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% J- C6 x! S4 i3 ?* a
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)1 w3 w' u$ u! l3 L Q
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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$ ]4 ^1 h; p$ I9 fDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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) q! g- ?4 k7 i1 @4 g6 gJapanese adjusted assault: 434 5 W: {* X4 I0 a2 Y( T% W/ w" F. S
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; S0 V0 a0 g1 h; I/ N8 N1 @4 ?Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
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experience(-)
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7 G9 u: _: b! g+ k5 G( V) W, hJapanese ground losses:
& e# R& E. N& U" } 134 casualties reported, U. _' \' @4 A3 n2 ?
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
6 s4 \# G( s; { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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. a+ u2 Y' m4 j& |. kAllied ground losses:, W. t7 u6 b. [6 O2 b
812 casualties reported
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) p5 G% z* c1 k: V v Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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m3 Z1 g/ [/ Y" B9 y Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)' [9 o2 Z" L* ^# w
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled); h9 w" S; q! e. k0 G: n
Units retreated 1
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