AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41; B( G* X. s" k
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H$ a6 q% C9 z* ]8 _Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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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
{3 M% }" d6 ? ?7 }. E CL Kitakami, Shell hits 18 l3 n, M& O$ M7 r& W! m
DD Shiratsuyu
3 C. E( q4 O, i DD Shigure5 M2 `. U9 H/ [1 r
DD Hatsuharu) q! \7 }8 J& ^& I3 ^( \8 B; d4 _
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 34 c2 ~+ [3 C0 f f0 U1 U5 P7 e: d
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire% ?6 U- H9 {! u
DD Oboro9 _6 o: B* b& o- C8 Q
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
. o" C, Y( I3 W6 }9 Y' a DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 b- ]! i$ v) j$ J& g9 r
DD Hayate
9 j/ ?6 [: E6 Y DD Sawakaze
! T$ t7 ?5 n3 |6 `0 h6 A DD Yukaze
" w9 l, _7 A$ c8 C# } DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires j- l$ D$ u8 {* w: c$ O+ x c
DD Tawakaze1 N7 }, n1 z. S8 Y( f
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Allied Ships) M1 F' N/ _# {5 r. z9 E
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' r& t3 U7 c/ Q _
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
. f- g+ A: [; e; U DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 d. ?$ m, |, {( ^1 s
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage6 C) X! _" `7 J$ O( z
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
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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
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8 B3 x: a! y vMorning 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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Japanese aircraft& V+ D5 E. g2 b' i
A6M2 Zero x 45( }) E0 ]: f; b* `( \% W3 A
B5N2 Kate x 50
: I7 o1 @5 Z5 J; a3 ` D3A1 Val x 59
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2 E G7 X1 J$ j3 y( I7 vAllied aircraft* M# S! K' c$ p J
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed/ F# y- A5 X' U2 y" L+ I
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Allied Ships
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CA Chicago
& h' h2 u6 b5 s7 i0 ^ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! @6 Z9 y" a/ C4 ~ W8 y# W8 ^
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire, x3 J2 o" t6 @& V: \" ~! Y6 f
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ }5 S; `7 x& r# s9 c
DD Flusser @. H; x5 L+ o7 y" J& S
CA Astoria
# s6 A. C. @2 z1 o! m Q CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2' E/ Z. m* ~8 @ K4 w
DD Benham
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; d- |) K* T8 B( S3 @+ CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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- I7 N# X) v7 i" m- rWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. v. E2 Z( B6 e/ w& l8 r* m
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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J- b' H9 y( e* d" m2 R; }Japanese aircraft: ^3 _- o2 q, F0 e% W
A6M2 Zero x 32
3 N6 \. b) |# G; E B5N2 Kate x 10' v- m# l+ K" o0 J' K
D3A1 Val x 316 N( V* `. g# w. k/ E7 s" M% F" |
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# s6 U; D; w. h: M1 }. x z
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& @8 N. f7 Z3 }+ ]) Q! q5 ` CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 V, |4 ?: j, h% e2 g0 x0 p, y
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Q# ] o( H4 H
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
# X: t0 w1 A8 J* ]& t/ W DD Gridley4 `2 {1 s( M5 E" I0 i' ^
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# A+ C2 n- r# O CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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F+ y1 U! H9 x7 O8 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 Y) n2 `+ y, C0 U
! U( n$ S+ P2 G" C8 ?6 JRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: Y# W) d3 q7 j- Z% X. m6 lEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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5 B6 m1 s4 G9 i D3A1 Val x 183 [" t# @8 @7 n1 n1 f2 V; _
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged# Z' u* H; x* z0 X
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak I) O% c' t; R, b" a
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Allied Ships
& C/ I# Z* m) A' _# _4 b CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
# H( p4 L8 H8 z$ y2 U- z CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 h- i) j9 S+ b) X6 r
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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
9 y; o9 \1 _+ ^) ]Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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7 R H1 y$ W0 \3 b, y# A& wAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10223 ^4 o0 `7 X7 I
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) ; \% B4 R+ `3 f5 R0 X, s+ k2 L
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers6 F. {7 e( z# u4 W% J
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
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# ^1 a; D8 a$ x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:6 j# i/ }' e, @5 B/ F
812 casualties reported. D# g5 N4 T3 Z! d; a# n; H
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
( S- f1 r7 p7 v& ] Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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" w& n; q% e) @' m Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ {2 l( M3 e0 ]& ^, }% ^
Units retreated 1
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