AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
+ ~. o( u7 }$ x# [' e8 ] BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
5 C' M+ E9 N$ _+ r CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
% K/ k8 { K4 M: ?' m) O DD Shiratsuyu
& a0 ]! @; Y4 h# j* Z- R0 V8 _0 B DD Shigure$ `5 S# h" p4 k. { G
DD Hatsuharu8 |& t2 \5 b6 F4 _7 ?' ^
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3: p8 Q: ~% M) e$ J
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 f# `5 X" `- e1 a DD Oboro4 t5 F) p3 _4 E! L/ O6 \( F# a
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire% h# N: F. ]: u
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& L( t/ N5 p1 P DD Hayate
5 G* n/ h' v+ `3 Q- Q, W: K" q; i& F DD Sawakaze
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DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
9 c! }& b% O7 q! @ DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships+ i- J( Q" h- o0 T1 ?9 r2 j
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& \! B( w9 @% Y; U CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk5 C, s# d R7 k {, N
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( q+ d, b- O: y3 S
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
; @ H2 ~, E6 [: j( u; w DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires- j4 j3 G- Q1 ~* b; |
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' c1 N, w( n! V8 t. F' Q
! l2 @ E `" \# a Y' ~* p) OMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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+ @4 p* r, k) Y; ^) O4 iWeather in hex: Light rain7 p+ j& L" s1 h" |( w
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% E0 y3 a% l5 ^3 ?
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes% J# ?" k g( x. V) U/ p2 w
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A6M2 Zero x 45
- x2 n8 S& @" G B5N2 Kate x 50
9 R0 C$ |3 Z1 }/ _- j7 U4 e6 {+ R D3A1 Val x 59* a2 t# m/ n5 n, L9 ~# o L' r! n
, C: L0 \- J1 ]3 |) kAllied aircraft
! o$ f; N6 s0 w. B& f F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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% p8 ~4 }# H) H# n! ?( H D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
1 j. C" o! z6 f8 {" \6 `2 J D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed6 v1 U. Z+ k3 z5 a9 `) G
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/ O+ x M: ~6 _1 X# v; w4 D CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 `1 o9 H4 R/ y9 W CA Chicago( N! {2 |2 f2 N2 p: T6 N
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ V8 f& I4 c/ k0 f: j: j/ \7 U CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 [$ Q+ v( l% c CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, {5 K# G2 a, h( Y$ m4 a' i" I
DD Flusser
) ~6 J$ O. w4 `: {* l4 M CA Astoria# k! B+ S- g5 u( f) ~' }0 H3 a
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2# X6 W+ E8 T' [0 w: w4 _% B
DD Benham
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& B- T9 b& ~4 u- K9 E3 pAfternoon 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.
* {; \; D( \2 t9 C2 W' JEstimated time to target is 21 minutes" v) Z, B: p4 d3 r" X* i
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A6M2 Zero x 32/ D: s4 u! y3 \6 [
B5N2 Kate x 10/ n" L6 R+ m1 E& u, c
D3A1 Val x 31
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no flights
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9 E% m& }# ^/ `, w D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed9 c5 C9 s! K& M: a ^
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Allied Ships
; D. n: i/ Y0 [. X I CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 g b6 m! X' F6 x/ g. t! B9 `
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* }3 F9 F# f3 R' ^ CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
& c* g/ T, P1 ]: d' k2 v0 @5 K* Q CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: e+ ~1 m1 i1 s; i. o8 t
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3* v5 T% V' U4 k; e' P Y
DD Gridley+ s2 Z- B _& u* f
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# C! l+ F0 A5 x o+ f8 }1 a, e CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky" b7 W" C8 M6 J! I! j% ^
6 K; X9 t2 R$ f; @5 bRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 {5 E0 E% w: S5 lEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships1 Y0 H* o" x, |% V7 ]
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3) m4 U" c: _3 r, S# i1 O
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire) f. g1 L4 j ^0 o0 d
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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6 Z& Q7 S2 @( H: L" ~5 J/ e3 cJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022% a( g# x2 j4 C: n0 @6 ?5 a$ W& R
$ V( S6 |, G7 s/ E/ GDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39* F3 [- Z4 L4 m. g$ N
X& j6 O! [4 K( e+ [- ?8 r& bJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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: Y$ L3 ^4 b3 h; @: O" K4 G/ }4 uJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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) V- `5 }9 i* j2 n: cAllied adjusted defense: 5 3 v _3 g5 w9 H0 e7 g
( S2 i* O$ Q, L" x# sJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!5 S J: o- R' [, E5 B- G
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0 c3 T3 |3 s, Z, p- WDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)% d% M1 m1 B* O9 k( E
experience(-)
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9 G5 i( w& H' BJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled+ Z4 u. S& Q3 Y% R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; q9 ~5 ?& b1 J. e1 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. m8 R+ f) c8 W
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Allied ground losses:
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; i' K* z/ w; }& }' c Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled1 ]$ X* [/ t3 N" S; z% u3 H
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled! w& G* i3 ~ j. [. `- F
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 x1 R. }5 P& X4 S Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)- x$ D$ _% d5 [ R# Y5 _
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ w( N T+ L; N) V Units retreated 14 M7 Q" i6 |7 C' f
Units destroyed 2 |