AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 412 P8 q. ^+ N' J2 t5 {/ 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' b; s- S$ K4 C N2 s( c6 `
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards. X. D# F" I( F% F# u* {0 t1 M3 M
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses; Z, |7 _2 c I' A1 q' \; V* `; S
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed: S4 Y4 O0 O% b+ t9 f, p
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Japanese Ships
* R7 B) M# N' _- Q/ w BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
! o- @' E# j& u( `$ j- o+ \ CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
! C0 U- x$ C' a6 _, B8 a DD Shiratsuyu
9 G/ p% q. O" F7 m DD Shigure1 Z) u. C9 w4 B5 ~# W2 C
DD Hatsuharu
1 l7 Y D+ P# i2 s( X. O. n DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3) h) B S4 O; ?# _
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire0 ]7 B7 }' E, t
DD Oboro) z! k9 v) H, a4 O& g6 V$ q
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire6 w9 o& R5 {/ O1 w p5 c' Z
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- _6 R) X3 m( _
DD Hayate/ |" @( F$ N4 @& S: P
DD Sawakaze& a a# a) E/ P* l% p
DD Yukaze
+ A: M5 Q# ]( X1 p DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires; n/ S$ z: @, R/ \( q1 B* }2 u/ B
DD Tawakaze! X! _4 N0 {- s. |6 A9 [8 w, t. J: U
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Allied Ships6 A! ^0 K. A2 v7 J
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& o' O2 X7 |8 V! P, e/ V CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk" O+ P4 ]3 M( S& H7 U4 ]
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( j: e$ W5 g" a& w: G" s
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
& z/ K8 L) Z$ j9 h' a/ c0 p DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires7 A0 R8 C" ~$ V6 S5 b
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 j! W# s! t! p' L- \4 Z) |1 G
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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0 d8 r5 t- b1 Z2 W& u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1554 Q) B, K1 H( W& n) x
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& P1 D! e) V8 d0 G& ^
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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: l3 j+ U- t$ L8 `* U) y+ o" k, L A6M2 Zero x 45# Y2 l! c) o/ S/ G5 r7 ]) H
B5N2 Kate x 500 O5 k) _( `3 \$ |9 y7 x) W8 ]( A
D3A1 Val x 59: Y" A$ i1 r# e" `- l+ Q+ ^
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 v4 \6 Y( Y" S0 X7 t; k$ S& N B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
7 U# M9 T6 H$ F5 w* \2 S1 B6 } D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
+ I+ O8 x! D& b. U D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
, M! Q. b H5 i; ] CA Chicago
8 l0 Y: Q( @' v* H( ? CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ s% T, n7 T9 m& Y- _ CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
c" t0 d! U( R3 T CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. x0 q7 g( U$ ~$ [, m# e. ?
DD Flusser% V0 m+ \% ]0 { ^+ t" }* Z% N4 J% K
CA Astoria
6 m, a1 s1 @8 e CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2& \4 s2 A, C% `. \7 F& D- M
DD Benham, E) G' k% h: q2 x [, l) n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155& p) Z4 ?6 i4 A' N9 ~
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; z+ S# I3 D, X" {5 NRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! F, F0 `3 V) p% _
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32- T4 s' H+ F2 a9 E1 w/ ?' z; ^
B5N2 Kate x 10- [/ T' C$ A4 b; \7 k
D3A1 Val x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses# a6 G# W3 ~8 d K' O/ `1 j
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged* O: m# @9 w% D2 r6 u& \4 } H( g4 k
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Allied aircraft losses
( X, ?- w1 M7 y SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed# J3 v; L' d5 V+ a
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Allied Ships
, m$ ]& C: q; k* J9 Z. S CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: O! m8 I3 H( G( o& B9 h% I CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" V7 e# ~7 @% T2 Y* x
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire' h9 F4 J, E9 s7 I ]; R9 Y {* z
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, y- l" Q4 o% o2 l! \9 e
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
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DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) @& H" P/ `* r) o8 p6 [
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155' C% H9 X8 k# j' B# C7 n" Z
5 X: T6 K) ]6 c' m. fWeather in hex: Clear sky
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?% q% N3 p: b6 @9 qRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 L. y2 M U$ Q" ^
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes- N# ~( ^1 E+ M" y5 A
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged, s' F2 ^* ]! p% b
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
3 \8 ~7 \, M4 e# W CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
8 Z0 E3 [+ X" b9 U6 e& z3 `) ~, _ 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
* d! d# M* e# }; z* \5 J4 J* DGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack3 ?8 _+ f# B0 }( D1 p' t6 U
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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" S1 F- C& w, k" tDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 396 R' A" w) K9 d8 Q8 a1 O
5 q; P5 V6 O1 N2 {& }" gJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 ' B( T" Q% M# Z
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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1 ~2 |- v# ?6 v& w6 \7 m/ U! LJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) % q- U! n# t$ E6 Q n E
6 ^( }9 S) k1 ?& Y7 S' A" LJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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5 n( H4 X7 v2 [+ [) [7 B7 OCombat modifiers
9 K$ q" k! X4 l! W- A0 P8 t$ yDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: $ |8 ~2 f/ |+ c+ H2 Z
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134 casualties reported1 I8 G+ ^- \1 ~! N% L4 h
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled% @8 ?8 s/ W. T$ {7 T$ ~ O, E) _& E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; C+ R7 v. |6 T6 c5 M0 y0 X# g( y! U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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; O, O! y$ M* G: f 812 casualties reported
: L& i0 G- Q/ Q, I Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ G$ Q0 { r% ]. k1 C1 Y( l Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
; A- e" ~8 f6 z6 ]3 ] Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled6 S# W! f' u. |7 X8 Y- Q
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)% I; k4 H( C/ |# P0 m, w: \$ v
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& I8 W, E: k" v% Z Units retreated 1
5 `1 }) \3 Y6 A! W0 X Units destroyed 2 |