AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41% M' i T# c$ v7 L3 x
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% t: B) D' j# n1 J8 M
/ G: l8 c6 K( Y2 \" ]# D1 o0 y4 n( X3 aDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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5 q4 N1 w( Y3 v9 w, h" YAllied aircraft
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* Z6 i" p: k3 G( K% p7 y; \Allied aircraft losses
+ G5 k1 { q, }! ~! V SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire* i. ` U G; g/ M# Y
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1- v, g$ V) T; d6 x- Q
DD Shiratsuyu
. c5 H- a7 ^' A f" Y DD Shigure4 V. ]" R0 c+ D! w; o
DD Hatsuharu
0 r! f+ O) u# A3 l9 t: {! n DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
w. [. G/ ?) c/ x DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 B1 g6 q5 E6 s& E5 m* K' v$ L+ g DD Oboro$ t/ A) a6 Z8 X' J1 R7 X% ]
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire& R& a8 m$ N% o: i) S
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# Z, F( l! @ P1 w# t; d) x DD Hayate
3 J3 K9 J- \! s, d DD Sawakaze/ v D6 s; i- v* n+ ~4 W
DD Yukaze2 M; i. o/ J( i5 Q' R4 d3 t* A
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
) L9 p6 J& ?6 C. B7 I4 Z2 d8 @+ u4 k DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships- F* l V( Q$ r/ B1 B
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ _+ U. N6 ?+ _/ p; I5 b
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk! a( _9 k7 k1 i0 ?( b
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage8 G( Z) O0 z9 w1 \" C: q
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 k i8 z$ W6 i9 Y DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires( X' o' _, m; v1 J, Y j
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ T! |0 f; `5 l* f% g, i
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. f. M$ I Z6 o8 F Q$ `58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭4 G) W {! q+ G, ^5 H5 _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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+ T* E/ ? A5 m/ h$ C) m) ERaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ `$ S- z8 G: Z% M* E
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes' ^4 p# @9 i2 f. R1 f
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Japanese aircraft% u' I( `3 e* n. x) D" C! }- t
A6M2 Zero x 45- M* }. y! k, q, _8 D4 h( D
B5N2 Kate x 50' { e9 I7 a' Z# @3 o
D3A1 Val x 59* X% E9 b4 z7 A
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses: G% [; }7 ~8 o! V' X/ b& l4 `, h
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# `8 K2 j2 P7 \" w& a5 H4 _
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged( C7 Z2 d0 _, k) c* Z) L
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
" S% y1 B6 u2 b; z( g D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# N! o- m3 j0 g) r8 a; \ }5 |
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* Z6 r& V, g5 {- ?" w F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 b- G( _8 N6 f% U4 [# t. {: |/ F CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk% C- Y* N+ a9 z. F4 R% M
CA Chicago
! X! ]0 _/ `; ]7 O+ _5 g CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& N0 a, F% c! g: K) \6 x CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire! o, W% w. e' L! ?2 w8 h F8 b6 [
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- p; m9 W I7 o$ d3 u# U% m DD Flusser
$ `4 |9 V5 G) z& r CA Astoria
4 L; {- L5 |" }! J: r, F CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
( `8 K& p, L8 u1 I0 [% b Z. m DD Benham2 m m" v! Q+ K% K r5 K
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5 K7 J' b. X6 z3 D! M5 x) JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155- J( q0 g3 N' Z% h x& |& Z2 w- S7 u
i- a8 j3 o8 w5 q9 P+ z/ PWeather in hex: Clear sky% w1 m9 g" p2 [
- Z' U) k) ~* M4 Q" d* JRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: V' f9 M6 W9 h2 y. e& b& [Estimated time to target is 21 minutes5 D( M6 B' D! z2 J, s# \% r
) ?% z) d. I- R6 E& VJapanese aircraft
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8 v# o b+ X" _: v5 T" ^& h B5N2 Kate x 10
2 G/ {3 [$ z8 m% G/ R* {) t D3A1 Val x 315 k3 D3 B, Q0 f- d
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 E1 F6 i( t& Z D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 V3 B. ?/ c; Y: x& D CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ `8 {- i) f7 Z! \: {: }; J, d7 w CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. j% f$ W& u- g) S$ s CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
4 X5 g# ~( `; |# e( h+ w# S0 B- y: j2 @ CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# u% y- B' s2 ^- a3 \+ h, p8 o2 j" O' L
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
+ M1 Q- {5 y0 F DD Gridley
+ R# y" b' I4 f! o( H% Z' C$ G DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( b q/ l' H- N8 u; N0 d CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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9 I8 q& R7 h$ y( `) R8 i$ }8 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155: Q1 f, V8 M8 s \" a
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 c; t& x6 V2 |8 [& v2 [
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes: `/ b0 _1 X! S0 u1 E n
$ \" N3 t( P, H6 j+ ~' EJapanese aircraft
+ W1 [: W3 e- r. Y5 a( P D3A1 Val x 18
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/ p4 w- S. t: h, G- j1 i, L D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
) L2 s7 G5 B% ?) G" u9 N4 W6 v D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 r4 v8 l$ J; R( x% l+ n( k* R K, _) q
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* {0 g; W. {+ n1 Q( M& W CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
- @/ T# |8 u1 t$ i% c. i CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire! H# l6 ]7 e# F
8 d' ~& \: m* Z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; W4 J* N$ }$ W" CGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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' ?% W2 r# I, kJapanese Deliberate attack
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& B7 h' B7 _4 X- R+ K3 N; AAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10226 i. D& Y% F$ h5 n2 c9 f0 l0 e
1 P* B; V6 c3 Q4 Q4 R* B d: ]Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 07 m7 J& f+ w$ E
2 D' M: x& } [- g' q( ?Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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0 f; U) r' m" Q( UAllied adjusted defense: 5
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# r5 C: I1 w, B2 X& L% j' k8 ZJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) . h8 B! d1 R! w- Z# p6 _; r4 f
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!: |1 J0 e3 P8 L
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Combat modifiers
l% n8 d! j, s S8 gDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: 2 ]& S4 p/ n" ~/ D' B! U- \
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Japanese ground losses:: M& h( m @( L" }2 l; L a& n& c
134 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 K! e% i9 M6 s7 I [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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0 U# B2 z g& q' l2 NAllied ground losses:
3 X2 X& S2 P8 @# C3 Y* M" n 812 casualties reported
J% T" I8 \1 J1 }: j0 Z+ K" o Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
% V! O; ~# y+ S/ a/ I$ a# v Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
" J5 t1 ?/ `% x7 k$ s7 o0 t& Z3 j% F n Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled) K" w# V9 |' B; H( J8 w
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled). u4 g) t2 N5 ?2 j5 L
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 q# ]% _" t: V! Y Q Units retreated 1
2 e; p' x+ e7 Y, d( k; Q) { Units destroyed 2 |