AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
% p7 ?8 o$ x/ P8 a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
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards/ x; Z1 d3 a2 Z& W+ I0 Z
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no flights c3 l! H# ?8 Y3 p, r0 D3 b
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Allied aircraft losses: P$ ~- ?* j4 f3 G- ~! J2 l8 W
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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/ U! i- l6 s1 K* W% Y* n; m+ G BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire( u ~5 u: Z+ J3 O) y9 q: n% |% U
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
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DD Shigure
3 E* O, r, K& Y# b' R% L DD Hatsuharu& |3 I$ t. B7 }7 Y% b
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3" g% M& o- p; f b) v
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
& \$ J% x' f( i6 D# A: a6 l DD Oboro
. @6 N- H! O: Z; f+ m' w DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire& R* F9 k0 ]) y$ k4 W! i! W" D
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" I& T }# |6 A" a0 S' H
DD Hayate& }) Y/ j2 M% C# F
DD Sawakaze
( R' e* a# \! O5 H& h DD Yukaze
5 J8 H# K# Y1 A DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires# b% k1 R! m$ h0 K% m- i& T
DD Tawakaze* M2 V. G# i) Y2 b
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Allied Ships9 s I' r5 y; @. s4 W
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 ]" b- Y& i$ f$ M5 |5 ?
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
3 y+ g3 e% d6 U' r DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage) a7 y: S7 B+ x: i4 y
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage/ u; g! M, E+ o- T3 G: u
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 X( @/ F6 x- _9 w9 [1 ~0 l DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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$ K6 x. h" J( m58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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: J& S6 `1 i/ A( y! UMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain8 p1 t" g8 ?3 U0 v8 m* y
" @3 [% j$ e4 X! Q3 TRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 R2 ]7 {/ t" S* l7 m: Q
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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0 v+ [4 Y+ m& Q0 mJapanese aircraft4 v+ c3 a' M% X) g
A6M2 Zero x 45
: C% {) W2 F% }: o3 m1 X B5N2 Kate x 50
m" u0 R5 n0 h) }4 } V D3A1 Val x 590 r* `: O7 E+ h5 ?1 }- Y
0 g$ g; o6 q# B9 s) F9 x0 `Allied aircraft3 o( F1 G' j9 j* q4 @! \: v$ I
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 S5 c' y6 C" T6 c& I B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
! l% K' A( u8 } D3A1 Val: 16 damaged. R/ ]5 \; K( F7 |3 P+ T3 t- O
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 l- {0 j8 V0 i6 _Allied aircraft losses1 R) D ]' S1 d$ W, [
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed4 b, I/ r: p9 ?7 f; H. R
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk. S4 Y9 d" q3 d$ ^) |# ?) [9 H
CA Chicago
+ G" \& k/ n. i4 {7 G! T CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ q! w: o! b B0 o1 o3 b) S/ Y CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 c) P/ l. v0 J' B3 m# f! n) U
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria+ x* p# V: D! s/ i, X8 x+ i+ p
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 26 a# ?: [. a0 U8 k0 L
DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: s1 n4 c" \: d' \4 m! ^/ ZEstimated time to target is 21 minutes1 i: o" W+ Q6 W+ d- `$ \+ @% x
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) u: I K2 G" Q9 ]* z- z A6M2 Zero x 32
/ ~, J9 x" p3 O3 c) i9 O B5N2 Kate x 10
0 c$ V: s( R7 e) x D3A1 Val x 315 w( L, A/ M7 h! k
! s# ?8 Q* S |* tAllied aircraft7 q! n4 n* V6 v/ r
no flights5 Y6 n# ?7 m2 q+ h% Y. a. ~
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Japanese aircraft losses7 X( y: m* W. f( H3 n7 g
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# f# G9 Q$ ?2 a SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed* M; `; t9 T4 O x3 q! h9 r5 t
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Allied Ships
0 w8 @, I6 |) v CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% U" k: ?- u2 }/ e t CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 a0 A+ ^/ H1 W7 [
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire; l; t+ _ m4 U, F+ ?
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: l. S' B- b# A* Q CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
( `+ u( h1 N5 L# n4 ~; y DD Gridley
9 J* b: V2 R9 z DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ P' M- N& O' l; M3 L X4 M CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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9 N# F) J! j4 P/ M7 j F! QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 x' t8 g! D0 ^0 v+ I5 q
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
{3 f0 p% B6 ~% Y: D1 Q* \0 lEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 m/ x" @# H% c' `$ ~0 u2 D n" o
D3A1 Val x 18
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+ E" d8 g" i" r1 a D3A1 Val: 2 damaged0 Q" X2 @/ l& ^( I+ Z( U' ]. [) l
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 P) L2 D+ X2 s6 x4 \
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Allied Ships
1 g) J; }$ N7 R p8 G3 e CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
2 n8 {3 Y) M* m* r# x$ }4 j CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire( h4 U: @/ ^0 d# t6 n" e( F6 ~& M
1 m+ a% u9 Q# h, w, G6 l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
+ Q( Q, Q2 w, @8 D7 J- LGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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% Z* n+ y/ Z3 C: n; A- I5 YJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022' K6 o/ s6 p6 V
2 v4 z) _+ r- A; i/ S9 K0 mDefending 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) / W" g- d! D' Q/ {# W* n, v; o
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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% f/ d% @8 r# p! M+ \Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)4 U3 }- Q+ I, R$ |2 l& P) g# u
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled8 }2 a' r, @9 L; e, ~; a" E8 E" l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# d+ i' M* Y8 y5 l; D/ q- b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; k2 X! V) [* y9 N6 G0 e5 U0 q
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Allied ground losses:
1 T+ h4 F2 M& G( Q' a9 a! c+ X 812 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled. F& g1 `' F' |3 o+ `, ?/ ^
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 r3 m5 P) T/ d) u0 p Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)' ^$ Q0 K4 I& l- X1 q+ q, x
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 Z3 W6 H# M/ } Units retreated 1" O) E ?# S& W( E
Units destroyed 2 |