AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41. W- z$ H$ t. T9 @6 W
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+ D6 B: k$ y' p7 y% ]6 Z
8 v, b% o4 Q. X9 o$ Q9 I0 VDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards0 T% K0 h$ e+ `* C! p4 j. f
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Allied aircraft losses
- `' T$ m- A- A/ C% O SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed) d( r/ F5 R$ b! X5 Z
! |5 T- F g* g- kJapanese Ships
, O: ~4 I2 {6 X, N BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
) V3 O6 `& k/ G* F CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
& T9 M$ v$ y7 O% Z1 V8 @ DD Shiratsuyu
3 h2 I2 ?. n3 G @ DD Shigure
, u& Z- ? N1 n# p M7 { DD Hatsuharu
2 U" }: }, Z9 {1 z! `6 \/ w' b+ B" _ DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
6 @% |; R( r7 H. E DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
# v/ S7 I2 f3 B( K' Y3 e' N DD Oboro) ]5 M. Z5 f2 h; y
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire" q% _, ^! Y" l! d0 r& s7 _% k
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- H7 b9 ?& H; H( t DD Hayate2 x, k; P( U7 [: d3 v4 z3 }
DD Sawakaze L4 P" Q# A, t9 v8 A$ b
DD Yukaze
+ n0 u: O0 f0 E; r5 p* U$ E DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires: h/ A9 i3 R% w
DD Tawakaze! d4 v! i1 h5 O* }7 v
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: H! w! S$ t- N% @5 B7 B3 A CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk9 B: d1 a# E" l0 B% D
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! k8 {) W; H( c/ ~ E9 F
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage5 a3 P$ v1 m) g) i( U
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires9 f! N8 j2 n7 t8 N% F
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage! \' k# y3 _$ P) E0 r8 [
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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
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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, B7 q/ u. K- [Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( Y1 s& C0 K* x& D+ N. H
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes( i- o$ _- h( \$ \: b0 |1 r
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Japanese aircraft- ~1 ]9 l, ]: t1 x5 _
A6M2 Zero x 45
2 I! u' r$ B' ?+ B5 h& L B5N2 Kate x 50
4 M3 v6 A: L; i0 t; {/ s4 p9 H8 T D3A1 Val x 59+ l+ h! i3 }: [! K! j
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Allied aircraft
7 m" Z7 t# U' W- \" f$ t: L4 d F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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8 i& I/ f- d9 |' w6 d0 l& L0 f( m9 KJapanese aircraft losses! M, K/ N( q( [
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed+ @2 P/ u- s4 x1 R7 }3 ~' P4 x
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged h2 a9 i& F) R* i# n$ R
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged: {! T: I0 w _/ I! c, ^
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" ?9 \) d* }5 b4 P+ F0 t
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Allied aircraft losses
$ k4 a" _9 J7 ~; K( q D F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk- p! }4 n- X" z J" z* f" w# v9 M* {4 J
CA Chicago
) K5 t3 ?! S1 z! c) k CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 z( H( b% Q2 V, I" E3 Z CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' M! `; T: Y/ L3 W9 f CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* c; \9 _0 G6 U8 b+ m DD Flusser
" @. G; Y6 M* x4 c0 B" J CA Astoria3 X3 e I" R1 }- R, ^3 c9 V/ q
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
) @1 e3 f) V7 G+ `7 u DD Benham5 g$ N3 r4 L0 \6 D# R
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7 q7 i6 W8 h* ?: A! P3 q" V8 _/ `4 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ q6 s- x% }% u8 K8 C# Y z- O
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes& @0 P! S7 k' w/ `1 p* k4 d
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Japanese aircraft
+ a+ l2 D9 R- h" L A6M2 Zero x 32
( O' Q# x$ c2 D9 B B5N2 Kate x 10
- l ]7 x' j0 l. z2 C D3A1 Val x 31. H* v0 Z/ B, J$ s5 p3 N
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Allied aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed3 B* k; |% L% P7 {8 } ?9 Y3 H# J1 e
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Allied Ships9 ]4 E5 H& Y# r; B1 ?/ E. O( h0 i
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: Z, E5 c" H. W, @6 Q3 V" v6 U CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# o/ `! b. Y1 X$ R/ j% D6 g& Z CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 y" D! |9 ~5 \3 @$ o2 \; ?; \5 y CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* }9 U3 E, {, i9 D! v CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
8 p L, F! g0 j2 g' l DD Gridley
5 r/ r5 Q" Z! p7 D# q: \ DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ R: F/ W4 \; R' Z& y
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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# u% j) s" ~* J8 h) f0 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1553 \# { m. L( t* {5 v) J9 m8 @
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 Z+ ]& u3 B h; q0 R: _
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% O( M' q5 N/ x, ]5 t. a- {" O
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes+ @2 ^, E; ~2 K% `
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Japanese aircraft
# {" U* J' l0 i% | y/ @ D3A1 Val x 180 E+ h F' ^0 p
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Japanese aircraft losses
! G ]0 M4 M6 y5 r D3A1 Val: 2 damaged2 K4 R Q" s, y: Y- m. H( W: I: \
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; `7 t3 f$ L( ?/ Q. _
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Allied Ships
. n: v+ Z B5 E CA Astoria, Bomb hits 34 ^: }+ ], z* X6 i9 C/ }
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 R: y* s% J* o$ {9 m
4 w* o, ?8 Z! t, g3 i$ B8 X) q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
! w5 ]/ D: C2 W5 pGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)& W5 x8 i# c' \7 G
- ^& |; ^- A. o4 A sJapanese Deliberate attack( f8 V0 F, n' K7 G2 x- A `0 {
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 397 M u' J G6 y6 E* ~4 b" D1 D
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 07 M7 f& m# }% g% c
8 g! U( @" ^# F1 o. h+ ?$ d* kJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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w. t* z j4 ~7 ?Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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0 ^9 E3 o# f7 GJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
( J" C9 V) G6 i# t+ MDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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+ d+ y" |: n" |$ ]3 O5 W9 n% k/ k% bJapanese ground losses:
# M' ]; K5 k5 N0 i. @) h. e" P 134 casualties reported
7 J4 ?: b5 X. S Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
* Z0 M: ?3 H: X2 o- q2 o6 ^- _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( Y8 Z$ k" T* E: y5 `2 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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: `+ a4 k+ x, p3 y+ K# h2 D; mAllied ground losses:
% A$ y" T4 s, q! _8 e2 T& B# F7 | 812 casualties reported
" W& |9 R! t+ v Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled' N3 q% U3 k! f0 I7 m0 o/ Y$ Y
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled- B% A( j M- G+ x% d( R
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
~2 W, w/ ?# W! _( y3 [ Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
- R; I6 T; ^- O+ W1 ]5 g& G$ v% E Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 _& k: N# m1 p8 ~) M0 V5 a0 A* ~. s
Units retreated 1
8 i# C; F1 u. Z5 |, n2 ^ Units destroyed 2 |