AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41# g3 z! i' J; I4 C" n/ c
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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: |# T' }2 ^) e. rDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses0 Q) U6 W, [/ C" | X7 K& T. S
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed1 Q7 v" c a! C( R
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Japanese Ships
0 Y' x9 d i& Z' ^/ j BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire9 W2 f5 Y+ V- K2 B; r6 T( _
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 10 c9 T% R' M! ^" v" @8 G* ^! F. v- I
DD Shiratsuyu
2 ?3 r- a( Y( D( w x6 c1 l DD Shigure
. L7 u/ [4 h# @2 `% X. B DD Hatsuharu) u1 a9 M- n0 j, Y2 f+ n
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
7 ~3 g+ k; R& j9 a1 s) ~" t DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire2 Y$ r( ?- |- O$ M i. e$ N
DD Oboro
; n" U) f) n" { DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
: R- d3 ?0 L) `( } DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 J. }& K3 W; f! g2 D DD Hayate
9 {" U+ K- s- z. n+ `/ u. G/ e DD Sawakaze5 b8 `" Y# T, w. }5 T- M4 X8 ?" P- [& ?
DD Yukaze
6 ], u9 u. h2 X DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires2 Q8 g) a% C9 B5 h0 t
DD Tawakaze4 M% H" k/ a/ z* z/ R$ W
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Allied Ships( @, {& e1 x* n6 Y% y, c/ Q, b
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 p" p8 V: s$ D" o, u- Y+ | CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk! d) g* t5 V4 U" G2 m& b) }. m
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 W% i2 R4 q- j/ K9 C. q- o DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
% }! X$ J3 T! k7 G7 w5 B( ?/ f DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
. u2 n4 ^ t8 E& a6 p DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage1 U% C# U! R7 z/ w2 M% }
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4 F8 G3 m8 e+ |+ m1 |58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭3 Z+ n5 q0 ]/ l3 Z, W7 j8 _- @" x6 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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% h- x. W& j* Z6 W" l! kWeather in hex: Light rain0 ~% \& h4 p0 F
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." [) j8 w8 F1 Z& m2 k
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes: w3 j R# l3 n- d [0 s5 u
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Japanese aircraft
$ _7 Y* W8 e) Q1 a A6M2 Zero x 45 Y+ L2 y) I5 y5 @( n% p2 D
B5N2 Kate x 50* l0 f6 v/ B- [5 Z, i# _" O! s, l
D3A1 Val x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
& Q( X: d% O9 E7 B A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 W4 e% W, n* A2 f% U B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
$ e; `. j- b P' T D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
, _2 P8 |- v- f. h5 u" F D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships- `( t# t1 h+ r! X4 k0 ?9 I: H
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
* g) X( s3 w8 J2 H5 m: [ B: ~! J CA Chicago
. ~! A0 `5 @. D" w/ d% C CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. q) a$ K* t% g( f% v6 Y3 m
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire: T$ |- c9 O+ G# x+ o
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 |, ?3 {' H- x; G) Z DD Flusser* B4 x3 c% b2 o0 F" J6 N1 o
CA Astoria
/ E1 p# j8 U) l. w' {3 v& Z" ^/ L4 ^ CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2% Q7 f5 l/ H" Q$ r' `& U
DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155) b: g. j, I5 i. b- g0 |8 Y
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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- j. d" {2 |3 D- M( ]0 IRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ F& I3 L. W& ]0 R9 h7 ~
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes: M2 |) ~, f0 e9 u2 P
% p) r* g5 X( a* s# N8 I# a1 WJapanese aircraft
" x- c2 A1 ?0 `0 P A6M2 Zero x 32
8 P0 M; a/ w# L; @7 L: ^, ~/ F# v% y; @$ P B5N2 Kate x 10
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Allied aircraft
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7 u& b- q" J' [- j+ B! w D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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* E8 r+ F3 X! Q6 \; SAllied aircraft losses
* U2 S0 `. t" t. x; B) }( g7 \0 z' K SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed8 a4 Q# n$ t: W4 B* {0 c+ c
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Allied Ships4 H* K Q7 }. t; [
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, U) Z8 k' e* e8 d4 S; r3 k
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" d( P% u v# R6 {4 G$ A2 F CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire* ^9 T9 o6 k& v" H
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) e9 Q6 E$ { ?, B& N$ [
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 35 d% ]; U/ D9 M. Z0 r/ n
DD Gridley6 `* ]% Z- u+ G
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 i) h3 ]) c4 N) f5 a$ d CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155+ Q0 |2 E) N0 {
! s) ] m/ e, P; q2 L4 x ~' sWeather in hex: Clear sky1 \- B# V7 Y, V7 l4 S2 H
: H% {2 i/ H/ `8 r) G5 m: oRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& @ X7 B5 E$ iEstimated time to target is 16 minutes, k8 Y1 h0 p, ?. f1 z" H& Q
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D3A1 Val x 180 Q8 Y& X& w0 N, z4 T
% ~% j4 e: N: ]. J; t, g. bJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships8 j5 Z4 P" @, ]6 V# u( ?
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
/ t+ }6 x9 T+ s' d+ ` CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire: B- N7 j) d) n
6 n; v$ F1 ?% A0 w) w1 V# l" r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
% h& U1 z2 C: \8 RGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)0 r( T: k) u+ P# T
! S* c' j2 u jJapanese Deliberate attack" E: \' ^. }+ u# T1 \
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10224 Q8 g& |) u; Z$ O, i4 Y$ m8 x% \& p
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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$ y# `7 d/ {1 [& MJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 % m6 ~/ o2 i$ }5 D
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 7 I! X# L" W3 e8 o; L+ N) u
6 ~3 c# T) g0 N+ D; q2 r' h0 NJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers; U% P$ h2 }, @% X9 r8 H; \. m
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)) X9 H& m4 M! F& E
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:+ @3 D" B( b# Y5 U4 r0 q9 k
134 casualties reported
: h8 B n- K0 g. I- l [4 r" m. a Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
* j1 _5 h; X7 G! [9 _( c! m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; ^7 ~8 t6 d* i$ K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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8 D/ Y b& _$ y. V$ T1 J( MAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled8 P+ n2 z7 Q3 [( ~0 [
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled. b* A- r, l( E5 |, L4 _
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled- L, H7 o# v, c4 A; Q6 p' \
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 g# i7 |/ M! F/ k! B
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
% L0 [6 f1 U! i Units retreated 1/ j- T& n, U# H4 G$ B* \$ y* k
Units destroyed 2 |