AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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2 G3 t; \+ s9 b7 z VDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards i2 z) |; B! T9 J6 E% \8 u$ v; {
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Allied aircraft
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SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire/ ~% S; w+ V" C) K- ?
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
- S5 L3 I/ C; ^+ G DD Shiratsuyu5 t3 d/ k+ X: U j0 t7 p5 K" A5 x
DD Shigure7 `% `/ E! M* W1 h- P/ g( W
DD Hatsuharu
" q) T0 }& K* I) w. _+ J DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
& k9 i2 u9 S. a4 u5 [ DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire" V( U9 V( S3 v. }& @4 T2 c
DD Oboro: r5 J3 u+ Y- f& u
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire+ E- \1 h+ Y# K$ _
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ^: ?+ G/ e+ h6 u
DD Hayate
! E# n% D% I4 Y& R5 p4 U! G9 ` DD Sawakaze
" |1 t5 k! p8 S. ] DD Yukaze$ B1 ?9 f* ?% G% k2 e
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
/ s8 H. U& X3 K" V DD Tawakaze" @9 `' A. g# {# ?1 `( \; Y
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: m D& k- i& I CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. G& p( T# n# s4 K; ~3 |+ ~& H CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
( v. H$ r- r( R/ t4 l1 ]- F6 U- | DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 R6 K, L1 ~# z" h3 e1 V DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage/ u* W; U l8 v$ X+ x$ Q$ X
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
! F5 n, [" l9 L5 T) T5 r DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; J9 d4 F+ M$ Y3 B! U
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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+ J" H- n Q" ^! X& B+ y$ I* h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1553 M- E- s3 a2 l
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft0 Z |/ L' v) [+ X$ |& g6 Q
A6M2 Zero x 455 C4 l) x7 N+ S: V# b/ P
B5N2 Kate x 50
* b/ |7 m2 `! v2 T& v+ r) Q D3A1 Val x 59
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20) q8 J4 Y2 n: t& I0 C: |; d% {
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( R5 m* @% l0 K d2 O e; w A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 C% t! v+ G9 e5 x6 Q8 R9 f B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged; j' c+ v; \; Y/ K
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
0 }. ?' |, G2 \, r9 | D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 v, z- T' m# |& `( w
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Allied aircraft losses
, s9 k1 W3 W) v/ v, u F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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! X- q4 Q4 s3 D' V CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% y1 M- M" E( G2 X7 `$ t& r+ G CA Chicago' X; Z1 `3 `) h' J# V7 P
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 U9 o6 @8 B L- l1 i
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 ` v. c4 |; d6 ~" b1 ^8 ~ CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 |* B; [7 N1 v* L# A- y
DD Flusser
3 h0 G- X7 H0 w1 L4 X, K CA Astoria
( V1 b8 g) J. Y( A CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
( z- ` E# d+ d9 S4 _" {# x DD Benham7 Z0 ]* }) Z# ~. N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155/ m x. ?9 g: O
% f& J. \1 Y. }; \ N/ Y4 O# HWeather in hex: Clear sky$ E6 _: I' g* S8 H; s9 w) d/ @
+ Y' E2 k2 Y2 fRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 j; `( W( ?$ |% Z! x$ M4 ?5 H( K! k: _Estimated time to target is 21 minutes3 g6 L1 \! T9 k8 ]' l0 X/ ^
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Japanese aircraft4 t# r8 R' E, f8 \ }' G+ w
A6M2 Zero x 32. k6 w/ P. P1 ~! K7 s4 r
B5N2 Kate x 10
1 r, o/ J- y7 K D3A1 Val x 31" H4 ?: C4 W# T- ~% h3 }
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no flights5 K+ w3 u) \1 J, d" n* ~
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed) p( s1 Q# Y j& Z
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& l( y' d" S8 r CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* M; N8 o% M# Y6 }' R* i CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 V3 J0 W5 `8 x: I, M7 u* e CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
, E, B8 Y4 [+ G- p. c! I6 J) A, A, S CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! P" `. u2 I. z; O* H
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
: P* e* }" m3 V0 G0 G DD Gridley
5 b/ B. f2 S9 e8 j7 w DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 Y8 S1 s T9 X) B, H
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155 _) q$ d* {4 R* I
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( r: ` I1 v' r5 @ xEstimated time to target is 16 minutes. N, f. m8 V7 O) v3 U6 g( {/ z' D: R
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" `: I; w6 @! H D3A1 Val x 182 a; c; P& R! t' M4 T8 \* D
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, Q2 a3 |7 c/ p6 z- T* U/ n: w CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
; g$ B" u0 ]* a' r CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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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% B( d. D8 f' ]4 D' |' w
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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" U k- R2 t B" ]Japanese Deliberate attack
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% o! `. x0 H0 Z4 I' ~Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10228 K7 ^/ Z" V1 |0 T( `
$ T1 W2 S" u& w# e( wDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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7 n- u; j6 y7 E# e* _' h4 e, VJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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: w) p+ ` r6 |& {Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 5 Y4 d# S# t, y9 I2 W
/ M. D) m9 w2 k0 r0 c0 N/ W% TJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!! i* f7 e: v2 U4 i* Y. h
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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4 b1 \! c* Q4 B3 `5 R- w& v3 p1 wAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
$ b5 w# X. j" C 134 casualties reported
$ v9 s7 ]4 l9 I4 {1 n Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled8 ?7 k7 i) V; ~0 m: m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ V+ B1 J c [8 Z, x* s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled5 X8 [5 L5 `& D* H# z* [! z# D, @
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812 casualties reported- W W) K* L) y' f3 a" l0 Y
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 m' n' n0 ~* G4 X' S2 x Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled, S- A- e5 B& |0 t9 S
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
! e3 @* h' g& ]* z Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
, v) x- G h% I0 a& N$ | Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 L! I( l6 \3 L( T Units retreated 1" d( X( C$ I# ^4 X+ E; }& y
Units destroyed 2 |