AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41! W# z3 ?4 A/ w" W( L8 b4 m2 ?2 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3 B7 w. M+ |8 q% @ p, O/ f
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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no flights* M0 v; H/ H. `* }, `6 s+ ?0 O& X
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Allied aircraft losses/ f4 a' \* Y' Z e7 G c
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire1 U$ [ c9 S% M; E, `
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
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0 V! i1 D: b; q DD Shigure% o7 H! w3 e( O7 R: J
DD Hatsuharu
5 l2 Y L9 f' G: k DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3; R( r+ d* N0 |# n& I0 _4 ^
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
% f( @8 ^+ i6 W2 y3 P5 M% i DD Oboro# n) _, @) z4 l) G( h
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
: p% b1 |" v* \! p DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 Y; h+ i4 q4 {* R( v! ]. z
DD Hayate- S u0 H/ n# ?" C' X
DD Sawakaze! R$ G* N6 l+ O9 d0 M7 e, m
DD Yukaze
" G. s4 o4 j! k" {8 K" E7 ?% e$ q DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires% j) c1 \9 K- X' ~
DD Tawakaze
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1 I0 s5 ^0 s% o4 dAllied Ships6 I- M$ Z; i5 Q s4 z" b% `
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! z) _( ]. M, a# U9 k6 U) P CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk) L( ?6 W) e7 o- u, s
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 {3 [" {9 a A# ]' o0 C5 q DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
# P% X3 F7 n4 p3 I: L% s/ d DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires# j/ ]6 `* k! H$ v0 e0 l) D0 \
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) A3 I7 \' n0 G# m2 g+ o58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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7 Y; O, b q, @7 c0 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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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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5 g/ l; L' S/ A, o7 ?% t% oJapanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 50
( C; F7 R# } Z. n0 i D3A1 Val x 59* x8 i) p/ M7 l% ]
% ]" X4 m# g1 t" a8 fAllied aircraft2 e9 D- N/ M, O" f
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20% W x- `! b1 X c4 {8 @! e$ D4 T
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5 S! _2 P6 `! Y. g _$ E: s2 V7 E0 S2 m } A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& b0 `, k6 ~3 E9 N# n8 F7 E( p
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged% B6 R$ v6 S& u4 Z" b6 v' w
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged% x$ N" n6 z; I+ |( {* ?
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak1 Q( _. o) b1 m# n
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Allied aircraft losses
4 [) S* ?# T+ n' d F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed# L6 N& @ r) ~5 T+ b& h
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! D) S, K8 E$ @3 @7 c3 Y i
CA Chicago; n+ @& D0 p8 `) |6 D
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage g" W P3 ~& Y$ L% v4 q9 H
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 a* G6 R" N- A6 o; r
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% Q: x3 T' R7 x4 Q! s4 B* K9 H. n
DD Flusser8 M/ q9 m* O/ m2 j k9 l# ]
CA Astoria
% Q" s+ O7 `6 t& [% n/ [ CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 23 t2 ]- {. v$ _0 t( W
DD Benham$ t& T# J/ I' D1 {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155/ a$ f, @8 T/ ], g% N' h1 F
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Weather in hex: Clear sky% |: v( z" C% ]" `+ m* A
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 o5 L7 ]! b$ O& I8 z7 B6 KEstimated time to target is 21 minutes6 W+ d5 p7 J4 L6 g l! |
" k+ x, z A$ |& e' p8 gJapanese aircraft
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8 ]3 N1 ~" z$ e0 Y1 Y B5N2 Kate x 10( F! h K; i* ]! b
D3A1 Val x 317 M$ l" c1 ^0 K& ~
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Allied aircraft2 S9 F7 [: e) N
no flights7 C, \3 Q/ c( w: c& N5 x
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Japanese aircraft losses
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. y1 f5 Y, E8 B7 EAllied aircraft losses: v8 M5 Q" v2 j7 Z W
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed2 Q c k4 c3 e
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Allied Ships6 {; O& L6 U+ R/ W2 L
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! U& F2 m, J8 y3 c# O( b4 J9 I CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) _6 t7 W* z3 E& s$ o1 t9 G
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire5 q* B" ~/ \& \; z: ?
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ p, c# n( T$ S3 {+ H/ g CA Astoria, Bomb hits 39 `9 Q4 u$ O' u
DD Gridley* j. q/ W" |3 R6 D6 g: k' r, u, N
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 g; Q: J6 \; T+ [ CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& |. x5 z5 k2 N, K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, Q- P+ l' ?, DEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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2 D/ `2 a. V! Y" e! XJapanese aircraft losses5 T# v! m7 O9 U) @% R% E
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
2 v& h3 I- j' t! _: l CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3( L; \' I2 \. H; J% s3 l& u
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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; l _$ B' a7 h5 ]0 {1 v1 e. E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6 M. o! x% j/ [. k2 n9 s3 [. i
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)( @8 A8 W* Z+ V( y
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Japanese Deliberate attack$ T5 {" ?$ S5 J
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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 = 39
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& d; ^% J) r1 T( gJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 ( S! P1 D/ V ~2 p
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) ; w: s. w- s5 V8 Z
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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4 C( T9 K; g. i' R m1 _Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)9 ], Q/ Q- f# W% l! b$ X
experience(-)
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134 casualties reported b1 C* o4 C. i9 ]- A
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled$ u4 l- u0 s7 ~ a& G: f6 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 w; Y6 X! k1 K+ Q5 n% w& e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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812 casualties reported' Q; v* \3 E/ l" V9 \
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled1 z7 p7 g& u8 {1 X, d4 n/ V. A6 c
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
" b4 L7 y- ` B6 H Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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