AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41! P) j4 u. H+ j+ E, w2 U3 ]
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, K3 Z, i. ^! y2 M
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards0 G* ?+ K9 Z- C! s" G7 d, G8 N; U& ?
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Allied aircraft9 Y4 _) O/ \# u
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
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1 a+ z4 M2 k/ x) ^2 d( i B, SJapanese Ships; a+ c' P9 H: M: ^3 n5 A1 w+ L
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire/ W: V9 i1 [6 ?" h$ P$ H
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
# I$ p2 y/ W* i; \( U+ U DD Shiratsuyu. h4 v9 M- E' y- V% [; |
DD Shigure1 j3 {! Y5 ~& ~1 D( A! L
DD Hatsuharu1 T! x7 _( x0 s' j$ Q& V
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
9 M' t6 U! F5 C/ I# S6 F DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
& T- w5 j$ [$ u: T- D DD Oboro# t; _0 y' {, w7 }1 ]! p( q9 m& J5 d
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire9 X, Z9 u, v+ M/ t6 x' o* W8 x
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
N: j2 @! ~0 T6 A% Z/ m& N' C DD Hayate
* g2 P3 J7 E% Z4 b$ C2 w DD Sawakaze& M/ r; q# u Q/ L
DD Yukaze
6 |/ Y- @6 f* A$ e5 z DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 k3 L) ?$ B5 h3 W& t$ s DD Tawakaze5 ]$ I' B5 `$ ]8 h8 X- d
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Allied Ships
3 I# T* V0 s; N! F5 h CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 p; ?& `' S" ~- i$ f3 z _9 T
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
& E" v3 C) `! c DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ^3 ?* @; \! K" j0 M/ g Q7 {2 t* z
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
: P" R9 A, u2 y! E* K* w DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: F% @1 h9 m: h' P4 s1 R DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage O% ?/ j- w! B- e4 l$ W: [& Q2 w
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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3 n, h ~' ?$ d- I% q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1557 K+ {6 O: a6 {- s% p+ q% ?2 p
# h% o$ T5 Q: @Weather in hex: Light rain& W2 N$ j9 F1 |
$ P4 z n$ C+ p8 Z V, B4 bRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 {5 W S4 O D, l" YEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* p: \& S! w% Z) E1 B A6M2 Zero x 455 D0 s: A2 H! |/ Q; O; e7 [, T
B5N2 Kate x 50
9 w0 A6 b( O+ P4 k i. R3 X D3A1 Val x 59* K# `3 L* Q" H" i
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 205 k+ [* C- h' u) U8 Z$ D1 \
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 q+ y, U5 t0 J3 _& I+ Y9 u& |& r( e B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged! N; |, I; q, h( E9 m7 b3 K
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged% t/ p. @0 Z4 X2 Z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses8 e+ z ?+ f9 L) N2 W$ H
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 S- C3 O: c# ]9 ~( U" r& Q CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
, u" t* ]! `/ D& N0 H: w! y( [ CA Chicago
- [9 C7 h1 H4 P4 s! n; s CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; n" ~; e" z8 x; c& q- c( l
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* w% Q6 s% o8 \1 `! R" k+ W! l CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* O5 m; n5 l+ L- ~
DD Flusser; C1 C7 S& A- \/ A/ B. V; j' X
CA Astoria
0 h" u% b6 H' q9 E& F! t9 n CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
. F( n7 B m9 Z DD Benham
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/ Z: |% L0 C+ Z. N I+ |2 w+ ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) B2 \* e5 e2 Q8 j. V3 K
& g6 f0 ^7 L" T) \ IRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ v) n: b. S& wEstimated time to target is 21 minutes! | ]" z! m& P! p# ^, t+ x! t8 |
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A6M2 Zero x 32
- i1 @( W- D# ~8 | B5N2 Kate x 10 r. f( Q6 c5 v
D3A1 Val x 31, K/ h/ ] r$ \) E* W1 B5 F/ Z
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses* K+ O+ g" f6 Q- v+ _: U* g& T, @9 N
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged( z! M7 g; x) |4 |+ j4 \! t' s
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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1 [7 N4 u. c! L( {) DAllied Ships7 N5 p2 {' E+ K* F: ~, r" l: i
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- r5 a" t8 Z8 p* f
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& R1 A+ f: [& }4 L4 Y" [3 t9 k# Z CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
- q) {/ M5 [7 Q% p CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; i# L- C6 V% N' z2 B5 | CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
! v( f% X4 p+ s* k DD Gridley
. e: y1 D' }: Q4 G2 z9 F* @4 W DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* k) Z( ?% G- |. X2 O; ~, H CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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# `9 {) y6 }0 c! SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155! Y* @2 n* C2 g5 p* J7 @
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0 X& g7 X6 `7 c3 }- vRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& P+ e9 V4 K( B- o
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes3 g+ x9 D+ e# x: i7 X& ^# O* Q
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Japanese aircraft
H6 E. {2 f' D: J6 H D3A1 Val x 18
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, T2 O7 Q5 A1 H3 v0 p D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 o6 m5 i# q H$ e+ z( K5 `- R
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! M c$ g3 _' k- y CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
; G, Z# ?0 E2 h' M8 M6 B" {' B CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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8 d& F* u/ {4 h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& S9 m. A$ T- q
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)( K3 K/ ?# W+ p. q$ ]
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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! U9 j8 J/ E" q1 c' m1 |! bDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 399 ^" y0 m/ t4 Y4 D! ?' U
# a9 l: R4 k# V1 T& b( g9 I: {% xJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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. g- f+ _2 o# x: T5 u, G5 Q- ~Japanese adjusted assault: 434 : C4 r9 b( K1 [7 @: u! E+ }# F
' L) _& {- Y0 C$ k0 U* yAllied adjusted defense: 5
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. c5 Q- {1 c9 H0 m, }) V4 U+ W7 fJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!6 w r) Y0 e8 {
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), D$ |* Y- P& Z( @* X
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Attacker:
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" |7 u# h$ A# m' a3 a+ H 134 casualties reported
! }! Z W3 o8 d: ? Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled" o3 R0 q7 e; J( {. A* i3 m$ u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# M% W9 f+ B* P& b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled' ^) O0 M/ j2 D$ a p, x
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled# k0 b$ A; s- ^* p# A
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
' |9 M; m1 u7 ?! n9 j% a( b Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
, K& X, b( U7 u) [) s4 B5 ^" j Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled), [ M8 I5 q( R& r1 ?4 A
Units retreated 1
. C% |( K5 }3 J/ A4 l* K6 M$ @ Units destroyed 2 |