AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41* a0 S& g \5 I( {2 j4 \" W0 d
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 D; t7 l* G5 i5 g, _- E
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards. l& J! n* p; J
7 ?4 N- e8 U+ J# c1 ^Allied aircraft
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" X7 }( F) ^! j6 p# T1 yAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships( D! E1 z/ R: {3 k
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
/ q7 z: w* b# u; f2 V5 B* _ CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
3 P- t- P [% [* O7 z! z DD Shiratsuyu
. T* w7 k* [ b8 [6 v DD Shigure, [' K8 S) C3 H& ^6 s5 M
DD Hatsuharu
9 G k' _- n6 ? DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3! Y3 v' b$ G2 R+ b3 ]( O
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire* Q; n% O5 N: B& N/ d2 u$ N9 e0 E
DD Oboro! s2 u. G, S( q! p+ j2 H* |; S
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
' F* w' @% T/ l' y3 Q$ o( [ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) Z% V) k/ B" H, Q% P: {( P
DD Hayate
9 C) w- f' V' K; d DD Sawakaze. {2 e$ v, y" Y5 ~
DD Yukaze
Z6 [8 F" Y6 e5 i- O7 v; k5 b DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
; @$ l, Y) V6 p2 G' P1 p DD Tawakaze7 `4 j* }- Z/ I N& s$ K1 l7 I
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Allied Ships
0 _$ I6 ]! o4 \4 [7 G8 u9 [ CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 ?, H" v: Y+ v5 [+ \% ?6 N- n
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
8 i( Q7 ^6 t; f' ^5 ]+ a DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage1 n6 h* e2 [" a; Q5 d+ r
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage# W" x9 n+ F0 E- ~9 h
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
6 ]9 S& h+ Q# d5 i) | DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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, Y4 [* h4 W& y) f5 }
! Q ]/ `& y, ]4 P8 w% ^8 W! IMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155 H5 O6 I. ?' v! ]- o6 ]1 Z
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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/ {) a! n' R9 ARaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! Y, ~5 s9 i ?Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, G: x! F/ P O3 S. U: T
A6M2 Zero x 45
{1 l: q5 ?6 @- W, E B5N2 Kate x 502 E ]/ F2 k8 z+ e
D3A1 Val x 59# z, B7 o4 D% x A3 I' I* L ~3 j
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20& V& s* P& A) R
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed O: e. C. Z( J- c
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged5 T' b: X, d1 Q; L; j) E
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged/ o4 e" W( q2 v- B! V' i! X$ ?
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 S; z( \# L% m' f* bAllied aircraft losses
, Z% b- `% F$ f# H F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed! |& } X5 \6 Z
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Allied Ships
9 H- c6 f2 p* n2 J9 u& ]0 `. ?6 f7 l CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
: G2 r0 y0 e7 h0 }; m CA Chicago
4 W6 _: {) X( I) K! \$ I8 E CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! \( s) q; G: N3 l, V/ U$ T/ k' ]3 S: j
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire- X1 Q. V4 X9 N& K$ w6 T% q
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 b$ b* ^6 |( `
DD Flusser
6 P' a! d3 C1 T: i& Y* |# U CA Astoria5 ?# q5 q3 `, T" n% W3 f; m
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2. o( z( g8 z2 @0 r; y) v2 r
DD Benham
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+ e1 a; X5 B, y) Y! h, x4 V$ GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155 T& ]* [4 V( M7 |. L) K
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Weather in hex: Clear sky( z* K4 D- |9 c9 H6 Y1 {
: D, Q, [1 q7 w: T2 n1 e% f) a* VRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 h' ]; L( p9 o) V3 P+ U
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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! I f; A t$ f3 ]" t0 LJapanese aircraft
! t% I% l. O7 Q# ~0 l5 c! y6 b A6M2 Zero x 32. {& R/ i! B& G4 _5 w
B5N2 Kate x 10
4 @) A9 b0 H1 Z D3A1 Val x 31
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# }$ R* k/ d8 T3 Z3 S' S; a# JJapanese aircraft losses3 t- N7 e: C; Z6 `: p V+ t' _! g
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged- T" p( P) i' N0 ~. F
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% A' [* ?7 v& ?/ ~; t& D, k SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed+ s8 \2 B; m- \$ y: t! v6 m! @
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Allied Ships9 ?$ _) v2 _) \0 D9 |6 t6 }$ E
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& J6 Y: Y1 Q/ k0 {
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- N% y" R/ O& V% J( {% K# `8 D5 W3 ~ CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire( z) H* b* |0 S& y+ D% N3 i; b
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 J+ q( P/ j' ~' z6 B3 A q
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3 I. E1 K3 L& r5 S* M; i
DD Gridley2 g/ K$ R* n& `" t l( w
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 d% f Y2 e. l* e8 ^ CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage n8 g j3 T3 ?2 s* `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155- K7 W- a& S( t5 V2 v
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! A! x* s: ~+ v" y$ h4 P9 v
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18" o8 k, A9 ]5 w7 S8 w
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged4 U% x$ k5 {7 c( c/ n7 N2 H
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
$ _( J1 s2 g6 }) N- p2 x5 A4 I CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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2 g5 j& P* N/ h4 y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
1 ^' G9 o2 l& s! z. BGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)2 ]* W7 ?3 e" o' v3 Y$ u' ]
8 v8 z" N5 h' g+ U" V( p cJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10225 R \* ^' o: ?9 O9 M# h
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39" N+ L2 S) K$ Z/ b0 m& l" G
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 p) V$ Y& \5 V# I+ X
8 H3 F+ P8 `) ^8 X' [$ RJapanese adjusted assault: 434 # }: [5 V1 V" ]+ B* j
. {. q9 P; J, L+ C$ s# ~. JAllied adjusted defense: 5 * L% T( Q2 C, F+ j# a
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!9 }+ D5 ]! J. O+ d2 U) n" C+ o9 f2 A
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Combat modifiers9 {2 a( C O Y9 X, q4 d
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:8 D. i. b* G/ N) k
134 casualties reported
! ~0 A( X0 y1 }8 ^ Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
& C0 x3 s5 v* ^/ f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; n, K9 h7 F: H7 o; L0 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled4 h. B+ J; z+ H) E ~1 G' e0 g
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Allied ground losses:6 D% q9 x0 y0 [4 t; B& Q9 c* @# j- j
812 casualties reported3 W9 \+ k- [! q9 Y/ _8 F; y& P
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
, Q2 K9 U* C! w' W+ O Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 P0 s$ ]& V3 S/ c Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ D# Z. } p% n Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
2 J$ Z8 U% l7 d Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) k, s# B8 _0 R7 S: }/ G. W
Units retreated 1 [. \- f& X; `. j
Units destroyed 2 |