AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
# M4 B, W3 |3 `" l0 k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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards8 |2 @* a, r4 Y
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Allied aircraft, p9 ~/ _1 Y3 _' B
no flights
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- l+ h+ t# A/ f) P( MAllied aircraft losses
" Z9 \, E! s- Q6 I SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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5 q$ _' l1 l3 I, H8 ? Y) Q+ GJapanese Ships& X* f- S! {! u9 a m& G6 F+ M# }
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
+ R* B% F& P& [4 A; g; c5 b# y CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 l' V, B( I- f3 e0 |
DD Shiratsuyu. S: ~/ F9 j ?: d O
DD Shigure
; a5 N0 H9 s- b- l: s DD Hatsuharu
9 G; ~" ?' }& o- a DD Nenohi, Shell hits 30 C1 c# G( Q4 ]6 N' Z$ X& H: a( w4 u
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire9 [' h# l2 o; H5 H# |1 t" M) Y
DD Oboro% {, R' o" o8 L& X8 \4 A4 B9 @% |
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire/ v( c, @" X' ^+ f3 R, V, ]
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ N& v# _! U; Q6 `( k* S6 @ DD Hayate2 B. X: L" R0 c, K
DD Sawakaze. j: R9 V6 _3 j. b7 {2 D# ]
DD Yukaze: B6 [7 A m; d
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
* ~1 Y$ _" o' L0 }6 v DD Tawakaze
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% @1 o* s, K3 A6 HAllied Ships
; Q `0 f7 u3 d8 Z+ v CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 B6 R5 }. a9 R" ?: \1 f
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
6 ]0 }5 r0 p' a9 }( a4 F; A DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
! @1 V& [- Y" I0 `& l DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
% s/ C N, V; r% n3 V+ n3 D5 L DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
q' f1 c; u2 U, e" ? DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage' f* e+ ]. N0 G! i
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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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155: H& d3 X( c! Y
- B9 d! g# M- @& O/ oWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" \3 R) m7 W' }* a/ mEstimated time to target is 26 minutes& j1 }. ^4 e4 J: n/ U7 I
1 f6 f& e, A# n3 H6 bJapanese aircraft
! B& p+ [5 ]! F" v( a A6M2 Zero x 45
5 W9 n$ N" t9 T$ E! K# q B5N2 Kate x 50' M3 a0 L: Z$ b0 F2 B" s9 ]
D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft3 z3 A- n+ P( p3 j7 ]' L* O
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20$ _- |# a( v+ A/ h- b' s
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Japanese aircraft losses% j/ u; ]( F' b7 z" J7 d
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed* i0 b9 H, m$ O5 U/ H: t( r
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged+ U4 K( x4 W% G4 r
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
+ w% C5 A: J4 X( G+ Y8 k1 e, n; H D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 _& @+ k6 j* p: SAllied aircraft losses: c- J6 ]6 J5 l1 T) M
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; b5 x+ p" M9 m8 P. u CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
" f- a7 [' t" s* R+ B CA Chicago
9 E6 g4 J; r" j G/ A$ j CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 W; Y$ ~# p3 `4 D+ S CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- t$ z5 g7 t0 n1 n CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 s( W0 _6 Y* X, l* u% X DD Flusser
* T- G8 U2 q/ [9 Q! m0 V4 V* j6 |" f CA Astoria% Q' O5 g3 W: k6 s, g
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 29 q5 B" H! |- `- |3 z6 v b S
DD Benham
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! B' S' E, m5 @% V" I3 R" OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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3 r% p0 x7 i9 E) AWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 @: z# D1 `( i) K3 p) UEstimated time to target is 21 minutes. r$ i5 P" r6 h' J0 u9 \3 P% \
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Japanese aircraft
/ G: @/ d2 V7 Y A6M2 Zero x 32
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! T7 C- O, G9 U7 K6 k$ \ D3A1 Val x 31" q- g) C$ J* z5 K. F
! t [7 N' T% f: [* l" ^% HAllied aircraft
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+ N. s! ?/ R+ `1 ? j9 Z$ N2 x& L5 EJapanese aircraft losses
9 w1 t( U+ i" W2 A/ n ?8 V D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 e# T7 L7 L' P CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 h8 g+ h- e8 E; Z( T( ~: p# G
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: K, h5 h7 A5 q& Y) Z CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
( _8 e2 D* S* H* P( G* [ CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- _; e, X1 W z4 ]
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 36 B3 C E2 r/ W+ T3 c% o" ?! q# T
DD Gridley
# t, z8 Y, z7 ?% h' R( A DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% i+ L4 K# k- T+ S! M6 A- _* c CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 Z* P3 o/ a# p$ u7 `+ l" Y
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- t% o9 t7 U: A& a, yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky. n7 {8 e; A e- \( x% P2 f
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( O1 U0 Y7 P8 hEstimated time to target is 16 minutes i$ _/ b5 n$ O% D' M6 m
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D3A1 Val x 18$ R8 f' d# F l8 a6 z1 W6 B
' t/ n: a' h1 u6 m9 t! tJapanese aircraft losses8 E( y7 l' u9 |+ g/ S1 O. E
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
4 U9 {3 }& k& S9 S4 v D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 V n! H8 B: W( z/ V
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
8 b) A" d" b1 R 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
+ `* z% ?+ a2 X0 Q% gGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)/ V) P4 N" }/ E1 M: c
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Japanese Deliberate attack& n J7 ?8 `* N) W
/ {- {' T, ]9 t3 M; r$ Q4 WAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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. K# i. G& h M' A' uDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 396 n1 D& j0 M5 |
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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' f1 v8 v! A5 n5 N* H' vAllied adjusted defense: 5
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+ |& E- c$ b5 b7 LJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Y" q9 y2 ^: f+ u; F7 c; TJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!# v) w. D' i, `: T! f9 }; P
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)+ c/ @: }8 L0 f2 O$ w! _
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Attacker: ' \6 ~9 h# f3 s, K) B. u
9 ?6 v2 f7 v+ }. d5 KJapanese ground losses:* t, l9 F( a' a9 M( u
134 casualties reported
3 X9 x! ~: I- q" }# W9 L5 V6 ` Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled: E) \+ X2 p0 G$ k- T6 a$ C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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& K) d8 L# K% xAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 I5 v! h. ~/ I3 F( ? Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled4 ?9 b0 m% e" ~8 N8 k0 @
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
- a3 U7 T$ J0 s' u# i Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)) k/ o7 t3 X! G1 U2 t
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ I- O9 C+ u% m5 y' [* }2 r Units retreated 1
; ~0 M4 H! z' |$ \* C* G Units destroyed 2 |