AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41- s; y5 Y+ x# O" U( e; o
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8 T3 }, c4 M9 ]2 R
9 y, a. g6 {9 b _, h) SDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards; J) j( j) l v* V3 B
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Allied aircraft losses
" N0 J4 ?$ e' n7 Q SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed! Y. J! N/ @) [
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Japanese Ships8 _0 F+ |* | Y/ |
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire6 @! |& `% _+ Y1 b5 e" K
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1: i, |& _, h4 t3 M2 I
DD Shiratsuyu
4 G2 g4 I9 M8 N( c2 j0 J, y DD Shigure
4 U6 q& r% ?$ P) u) `9 I# M DD Hatsuharu
/ v' ~- x4 L) x8 ` DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
4 T! P1 i" S* o1 l6 d o DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire( |/ |3 b, ?, k( F
DD Oboro/ ~" b1 ]( F9 u% T
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire. y. t8 }( D3 n; R* p0 e
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 F9 g3 {" O X- Y0 X, h/ Z1 A. B/ Z DD Hayate
9 h6 i5 Y2 l) U0 Y+ P* G4 N' e DD Sawakaze
K; p& M1 I( r& Z+ U/ y9 i DD Yukaze, E$ u, |8 L ]# W3 C$ a" N
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
9 g# i' m1 G, w0 m& P4 h DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
' ^2 b+ r! Y5 N9 N6 ^% n4 Y CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- n2 c4 e) n/ l- \
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
) a. n1 k& C$ I. C DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" ~8 V/ y4 v A& v- d) {4 _8 i DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
( D d4 P) ^6 W: s w4 D DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ M: B% E( L* Q. N
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 }" z- E' ^( {2 W, c58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭0 K. [9 ]4 H& Z5 `" o$ p$ Y* {
, c8 a1 j8 a5 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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5 c" r. { l3 x4 g$ O, M3 ~ ~Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) }) S5 O' e3 S8 bEstimated time to target is 26 minutes8 l4 l9 k e5 [
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Japanese aircraft' h. d4 j5 A+ Z
A6M2 Zero x 451 `" G3 z3 D1 m
B5N2 Kate x 50; G' ^ j, Y: ^( }
D3A1 Val x 598 _3 X3 [5 T5 a' g7 M3 N; y
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Allied aircraft
6 E2 Q V3 t8 ~, I1 V+ H) L F2A-3 Buffalo x 204 Q/ D0 V' s- U& z2 [3 E8 H
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Japanese aircraft losses
; B$ C: K+ L' z% d/ w% ~& U A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) Y8 R4 F1 F: h$ E# v3 K% e6 s8 k4 `" d0 w
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
/ Y2 k% |) A& N- p) c3 p* l$ t0 [1 J2 f D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
, K- b N- Q4 k- k7 ?4 D7 I! k1 e D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses+ M7 L/ `! v' f4 I1 x0 T
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships3 F( s2 P: J8 X% y9 K6 m- ?% H' x
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
1 T" b" N5 H5 l; e, p9 q8 Y CA Chicago
& L, _7 X: r% J: C* j$ o4 N: L1 T9 w CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 a, z1 s0 A# u( e" e* Y: g# W CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ K1 w# ?; B" S; t+ m. e% G CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria
0 {5 [' j/ l e4 |. a6 x( r$ ` CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
1 b T* h; {; A$ ] DD Benham$ J( R; w& m4 R% O; ?8 B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky5 s" N: ^# F+ f. u9 M
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) a F( N' k/ a/ l% N+ G
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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- O# f; K. C* q+ x. L( r A6M2 Zero x 32
5 u+ F, O$ L4 F4 T& Q1 ^# W B5N2 Kate x 10
0 i7 a3 X: r9 f7 T D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses' {. C2 Z% Z$ B: U: n" p
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ Q& u3 {0 }! `& b1 e4 M- `7 _ CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 }- J" i" q1 b+ z CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire! n! w G6 i9 z! P5 _
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, {, F' |. g2 e2 j3 M. N CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
' J5 x- d+ R* `9 R/ T: U, @, g# g8 X3 x& s DD Gridley7 a5 }8 l+ W# \% f" i$ g
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# d4 r$ u) v3 w8 _1 v CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ I1 U+ r0 j) _$ D6 q6 ~+ ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155& l) b9 G* g: ^5 _' t9 e9 L* J
9 x! `& @+ v" |1 G! l& o6 ^) \% x7 ?0 VWeather in hex: Clear sky! N Q, Q: o. a- I% \+ H( R: F8 C
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! ^& x( s) k3 lEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ {8 S4 e/ S# O1 ^4 Q4 K! w% h
D3A1 Val x 18
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# I1 u \* [& S/ l% G5 J D3A1 Val: 2 damaged" `: g& a6 a0 d5 V; |+ Q9 J; R
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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, F/ t( H& a: _3 @- oAllied Ships
. s. C: V' C# |- e CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3$ s' w6 H+ m N: G3 O i
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire$ [) @! t: o: ]# c
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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2 s0 K( l5 v( d3 o1 t7 V
Ground 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 = 10228 k6 M5 u3 f! x$ ~2 n8 I+ J% O! X
- H& e8 x. i$ L+ R3 xDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0" o4 `, D! f# I# X
% f, V$ ]% c7 O1 h! V8 W9 T& L0 gJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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M, C# w3 {* T% j& g8 WAllied adjusted defense: 5 * I P9 a- R- H, I5 K
* A+ _/ {7 S$ H( uJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
2 o' z. R3 j+ B/ O 134 casualties reported
: \& {3 V# s6 w0 T; Y' G" s9 U) H Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
4 [% m8 I0 n# i1 y0 p/ g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ Q6 X) R1 S5 r, f( O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; ~# S1 e8 G8 P5 j( F2 t
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Allied ground losses:& z+ Y' _' B/ @+ K# d
812 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled X# {5 D3 _4 l
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled" i& |& M$ {4 ?" z
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)9 h' N; E" q2 W# @1 a7 ^
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( V ~, c: \: }: W. Q. t8 d Units retreated 13 Y! o4 ]" W, m; v
Units destroyed 2 |