AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 412 j2 a5 V: {4 N$ g1 K; n' 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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards! l) b' C0 A# _$ [
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Allied aircraft7 G, \8 S6 Y; p. b9 V
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
5 i0 c) P9 {* e' D+ Q; n6 n SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed) \# @9 s& `7 k& X
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Japanese Ships. Z0 A) p3 q* ]+ g3 j, W9 a0 U
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
8 O; p9 @9 L) J% W( X1 G CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
$ \, u; S9 r- x7 I& ~ DD Shiratsuyu
! y" ~7 q3 v+ b# k0 H DD Shigure& z& W4 v F0 s+ O5 X
DD Hatsuharu
$ ~7 K! B" n8 W+ E) h; L8 h6 w DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3) D- {+ V$ @8 g8 r( l
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire1 G! O Y& c5 R& v
DD Oboro0 a: G- v% K4 B9 ~) A$ @
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 W* u7 ^7 C7 S DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ O1 P0 s, S; U( ]6 [8 @ DD Hayate8 E0 v8 V4 p4 l2 o
DD Sawakaze2 d6 s- E2 `6 w: w8 B% @* S2 J
DD Yukaze3 \# w u1 j r7 h* A4 o
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" z: ?% Z8 [7 i! |$ r1 ]. S DD Tawakaze3 _5 Z9 B! f1 P5 `$ E7 a
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 A. A( I1 V+ C2 X& A* d" V; Y CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk! S% k! Q1 g8 x* ?) p* Y5 \ h
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. w+ ]+ E) W1 ^! x& O
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
' N. z3 K& C0 q- P2 U- r DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires! z2 w- D: _0 N) M* d
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ]' I' }* E1 i+ A, j' L
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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# E! T( {* D, N2 j2 ^
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Weather in hex: Light rain) k" `4 Z' q; c7 w3 `+ G, ?9 i
/ x( [8 N5 g- z0 zRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. U( H+ C" n: n, W8 t
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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{% N' |, V" D* lJapanese aircraft
+ W" c C& C6 J$ |: p* Z A6M2 Zero x 45
- S5 j" p! ^- r" @ B5N2 Kate x 50: i4 v/ U6 ?# [8 ~
D3A1 Val x 59
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5 u' P5 F/ F2 b% W2 r1 l! M F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 a6 [4 G1 d# t. J+ H A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- @7 X w% B0 m+ ?& p
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
5 x+ q. Y9 C( [' ~ D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
% ^! X" [& ?3 P1 \ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed( V" n! e4 h; M/ W# [ }* C6 y
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. J+ n# A/ i/ A8 N CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk L9 c* o* P: x/ J. p9 r
CA Chicago! q; }8 F) b% _% ~
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' F' n" j% q, R2 x% B, W CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 H# a, b7 X; x$ n3 \# X CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- u8 ]. K8 _# i$ [( A- }, n+ E% R
DD Flusser
/ f" \3 h- h2 D' w) C CA Astoria& ~, N% A- p. I6 o
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2$ i& J/ k+ f: N w. M
DD Benham8 N: U5 O: i6 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155 K! Y" {9 w& D0 v+ V
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 Z. U6 |, Z, j# ` wEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 H# R; r, l4 u/ i4 ^! \& f; b( I A6M2 Zero x 32
" w! o$ e3 Y/ `* S6 d1 s B5N2 Kate x 10/ U7 F8 v! D" u% E
D3A1 Val x 31
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no flights4 I) T0 A$ ~; I6 d
4 c* N, s `$ B0 QJapanese aircraft losses0 q! e# l0 l, d2 r! M8 {
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. q- c# E0 z7 v i- ^ CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
N& H3 g- n6 }. I3 {! ^3 t0 _ CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
! X$ U/ F, j& p# q3 b1 i2 s CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 J, t- t! Y" S3 K
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
5 k! v9 K) [3 x2 W& F DD Gridley
) i, \4 J3 d3 F) v DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" J3 x; Y" Y" K9 C CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1552 [# `% W- @. s5 b2 r" P; D
1 ^% c7 u8 Y+ r& p6 R4 Q: aWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: y2 e5 w7 p4 Z9 g% A0 sEstimated time to target is 16 minutes& i9 D! P# o5 K+ H
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D3A1 Val x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses: [. L' g P( m1 E8 ?
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
: \* Y8 x+ O/ z5 s, | D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 31 |( O i5 f1 c3 F4 O
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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" T9 m# Y/ K& F; SGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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2 [. V8 |( f- KJapanese Deliberate attack
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( e, G# Z3 K! \: RAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022+ S- y' E) o8 E f5 v, ?
- n! Z4 t0 }. v WDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39* S3 S( Y0 u; Y# I6 S: a( J3 Y
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 3 M$ Q! c2 I1 }0 D2 \# x( T5 G
6 Q* c3 g* R' t& ^5 |7 NAllied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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& z4 i& \/ ? ~Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!3 e1 g0 r7 L2 Q- n5 I
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Combat modifiers
- H6 a$ p, u, X1 MDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)! H% C9 A% v6 t/ b- \ D- ]
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Attacker: * K* ^$ Q) k% _3 K1 @4 t1 T8 f
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Japanese ground losses:9 h- M+ y% O# t
134 casualties reported
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5 H! L9 L/ T+ l: q) k# [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 g K; `/ F( y( ?$ a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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5 C: o8 }! `* W- b; m# `Allied ground losses:# }+ J9 W! R9 y% h1 A: O
812 casualties reported
3 U/ k4 \9 B' r, B% T. q* @2 g/ U Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled( D( \9 n6 b8 g& O& M4 P: f- M4 f
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled* ~" a8 A( b9 G' @9 g+ F
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
# r" A1 }. K4 C5 O& r7 F Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
( i9 A( ~( d. }" P+ ~ Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)# w; D( L; p: w" m
Units retreated 1* D/ v9 I* |7 b
Units destroyed 2 |