AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41: Z% H% j( S- N. I" S
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5 q" y) I) {: Z# k O* j) }) B Y
6 l: @3 F$ n* ~: S+ D" ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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7 t5 g- P: Q' J' p) F, }Allied aircraft
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4 ~2 C3 l* y. U& }Allied aircraft losses
6 r% O) z; {. T: W# f4 X SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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5 u% q% j( a2 z- h$ j) L0 eJapanese Ships* p# q9 A' E5 R) `7 H7 F8 d
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
5 ?; T* H7 {" a4 | CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
3 W W4 X, \* u r1 B DD Shiratsuyu
. m6 u& R1 k( g- B4 D6 e& c DD Shigure
/ W* k# J/ P, q& X DD Hatsuharu6 L- @" |* A) `; S
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
1 A2 t, v" z m' _ DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
) A4 F& j" O, } DD Oboro
* ?8 I6 F( F1 F+ k4 S. Z: d DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire, X& z# o( W+ z& p6 N* t
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 |+ q9 C+ |% j& ]% X3 q. q
DD Hayate, x1 x: T. k4 _) {: ]9 C _
DD Sawakaze) K3 K! C4 V5 f& c/ M- @0 e+ B' O- n
DD Yukaze: H u. s- t# L
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- I0 b6 o0 \8 i, \4 @/ d
DD Tawakaze
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5 Z! Z; r: e- `: b5 c3 G; c CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 |7 [8 i0 o5 ^' ~; F1 `( q( O: J0 n CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
b5 j8 c- ]4 M4 G8 A3 n7 W DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 L6 I: [+ j: c0 ^3 J. l1 f
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage& c( N7 f5 A; d% W# j
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
5 h4 \1 J$ I; F% H' g0 \ DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 u0 R5 {" f9 L9 l: [
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: M5 k0 l* O% K/ M. M( Z. t58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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* \* O, h1 ]+ _- F \Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1554 U) J- s, f8 J
! G; F. `3 P" ]6 w, R5 ?Weather in hex: Light rain
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5 l6 j3 D6 g8 i3 |0 wRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% ?0 {- p( W* p9 {" n* oEstimated time to target is 26 minutes5 s" @3 ~. `. ^' l2 P
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A6M2 Zero x 45
, T$ x! ?0 u4 `. h! i( c B5N2 Kate x 505 A# {! W% o4 g4 A( [
D3A1 Val x 59& f3 S n: T9 q" `0 g8 u4 {
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Allied aircraft
2 U' h* y/ }7 W1 u: ?% w& j F2A-3 Buffalo x 20: U! i, ~# N7 q. H
7 ]" ^4 y9 Y! ] E7 p7 rJapanese aircraft losses
! x5 Z! e0 b7 j6 J# S8 K' E6 q% I A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ j% O" K8 x- q3 D5 E4 t B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged* p+ g5 c/ s3 a0 x, F" y
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
$ Z% W3 [* k t! V, z9 X$ h2 G5 B D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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! ^! }4 j& Z8 e9 z6 L7 cAllied aircraft losses
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk+ t1 Y* b. X4 P* g( g
CA Chicago9 b5 H1 e: ]- B% L5 ^: t
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* K2 |# u! N. O CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire% |( Z4 g+ u4 j" S; I& Z% q+ [
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ C' @4 g/ Z5 c5 M& T0 F
DD Flusser
7 \: W+ V9 _( t* d0 C CA Astoria
; n( H0 O/ k2 y1 ?! O CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 25 ^% s4 c* o8 n
DD Benham' o: y9 @2 m0 s
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! W4 W: Y) Q+ `: ?+ y5 n! ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1552 d7 \1 L7 C( J: |+ u
* [' f/ \8 k. X9 _2 BWeather in hex: Clear sky8 k7 W+ T" N6 K" a2 M8 C
) J+ f( Y# O# X2 RRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 h) F2 l. r! l2 T; H1 QEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 J+ K: o$ X' G- b A6M2 Zero x 32
4 b$ C5 o2 n5 R; S8 ~ B5N2 Kate x 106 C+ T4 }; Y! y( F* a' K# q# _- ~
D3A1 Val x 311 T8 f# r0 q4 u9 R
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 a* P/ `7 ^# t2 s; |) z5 | D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 W: |- l6 J! G
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed& M( |6 ~3 x3 c5 y$ Y5 W
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Allied Ships
4 y7 N; m* \/ j6 J6 x" K CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( E! i- [6 i) o# h' J
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# X! C( M" D& s( H$ `0 i; | CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire* I# X. ?+ h( x: L3 x! u( u: [# d
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; B+ m% t: c7 F: J& E* r
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3* L0 o* U2 l) `% }2 s
DD Gridley
( \1 N0 `# T( [) @2 c6 s. M. z DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 `6 M3 m/ D/ `$ F' v/ |+ c' a CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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, D2 `) s% y; H* \ D, qRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) x4 B/ [0 ]. U- ~" o
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes$ d" P+ j) a9 D
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Japanese aircraft8 O1 U( w. [" r2 d% t, T2 R7 R# w. h( V
D3A1 Val x 18
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5 c/ g& c% u0 x+ S6 b+ H9 a D3A1 Val: 2 damaged9 Z3 O! j# W0 W" @. ~2 [
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# b8 f- l+ ]0 U- w
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3# ~$ q5 c! Y0 ?# T p) A4 Q
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire1 }' j$ K2 Y6 b- [9 f4 C U& o
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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
& t) a8 M& d$ E) V; ^/ Q$ ]Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)- E' u/ ~* C6 k, O1 p: w- `
% s: h0 u% U% ?1 pJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022: a+ B# p B* b# |- _1 I, Y
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0( ^; u" C; z V0 X+ M/ o
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 8 d2 z, J* `* d3 R$ u1 n1 C( v
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8 e8 H6 G5 R1 a/ U% r7 {Japanese 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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Japanese ground losses:
( `3 x/ t- u U 134 casualties reported
0 A; |/ k" C, |) }( ~0 W+ p1 ~% N! n Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled3 k8 C) n; D& j1 W* K8 y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 ^. o2 ^+ ^9 [; ^, P) z& | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; Q1 J0 H# j4 j* W1 y" r3 G9 r& I
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled7 v" U' h5 T6 Q; {' X
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled0 r [4 ?0 p; y
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
" j4 N1 P0 |3 P N5 H5 } Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 D9 ]( X. @0 b
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. O" P0 L B$ n/ q Units retreated 1 }7 I% v+ k, @4 }
Units destroyed 2 |