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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SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships$ n ] I; }- u% M
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
! \: L. ?- e; t C; {/ } CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1, _1 l: E, e) S4 P, P- q1 i
DD Shiratsuyu% B) H4 w; L* `- {' X
DD Shigure
: j, L% ^- C$ ]4 B DD Hatsuharu
( D) h1 H2 U, [ DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3) P3 C, l) I, R! B% F
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ f, F" J7 ~6 Y8 o DD Oboro. ^- ^# F% J- j# b
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire8 [1 i y; k. o( o9 u$ L
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 J4 F8 Q' E2 o. i3 h DD Hayate% a! t" g4 u6 J2 ]/ }2 A0 Z
DD Sawakaze
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DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires1 Y; `9 n6 }# T7 V8 m" d( }6 \
DD Tawakaze
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 K9 _0 }) J9 ^7 F+ y& z% G* M CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
( X* S" |5 a" N& h' m DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 P% @; c# h* [9 I" }
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage+ J7 ^- _: `% V& l; D8 Q6 M
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$ ~7 K F* Y1 W7 C& I
5 ~. L E) Q4 Z8 P5 O4 t+ m3 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft8 D) i: e4 k% g! D# O8 \6 g
A6M2 Zero x 45: q8 [6 a) n, V; ?% v
B5N2 Kate x 50* [7 I W' P! A& d
D3A1 Val x 59( n% I! Q; a: M7 x
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged1 Y1 h d1 R1 [. O
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. s; H; c, S- C3 \- H1 k
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
: y( ]# f ~ l% t CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk( r9 N. C9 ^6 e3 p1 i: @" B
CA Chicago
, u$ ^2 g" r8 S8 `- @ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. p( k2 |( a/ w$ h1 y) J
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 v; |7 H0 v: n6 Z2 y CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, i, p% V6 d, [$ ?/ [0 U) H& R DD Flusser
) _) M5 K) [$ D* M CA Astoria
R' A3 i* t# V. ?! M( l+ d/ f$ m CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
4 ^! i0 S/ a, Y9 ^, n DD Benham+ I; u. @2 N' L5 I) A8 r
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- s% G& t7 N: B$ @( lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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! U2 ~2 T# z9 Z: gWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 B. {1 F. i% g! Z" p3 p `3 aEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 Z- H$ g i, E3 G8 X$ Z! U! X
A6M2 Zero x 327 V2 v+ c2 r- b' z0 q. z7 {6 M
B5N2 Kate x 105 ^& J, }. f$ I1 j3 k1 y* f1 V; K
D3A1 Val x 31- z; @/ C/ d* {6 D2 R: ~
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships+ M+ c' V2 i7 n8 l) v* w6 E
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 _6 f! m' B) @! { CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" [6 ~! I# q0 w/ d: f CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire* S. W- A0 l0 _2 N3 [
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 i) ^) Q# z+ l" f
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
8 N! v1 S) ~2 e4 h* h: W, |' d DD Gridley
3 D1 _/ d7 B8 e DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 @/ D& O6 T. U
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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: x; n; A' w$ l) s1 y) L: l2 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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$ x0 a" {) q: C6 M6 V% Y }" b+ IRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; }1 v7 _ Z# x
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
" G! @& Y4 Q" S9 C" ~- K G D3A1 Val: 2 damaged3 l3 \, k! G: i9 D
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 38 Y$ m& j! n3 c" y& C
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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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( k" j9 y9 _: _ s
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)- C/ i; Q! ?9 u* d
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Japanese Deliberate attack2 Y( Q! [) a! p
8 G B, c$ X& s: NAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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1 s# s# S7 ^5 C$ LDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0# I8 J! o" Q& F- z) i1 z
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0 Q- B" C4 J* s0 h8 `0 JJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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9 \1 n* N" v6 A* hJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:* p% U4 M" `3 Y4 t2 [: m% B
134 casualties reported
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, e7 V4 W# I5 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: `# t- K: Z" E( J& p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:" k8 T( Z% E6 h0 m* ]! y
812 casualties reported+ L5 h' T3 u( t6 X' p
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled- o, B9 g. f j
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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. A7 j) i+ y3 B! Q Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)* F8 G$ C# Y. f( E$ \1 Y
Units retreated 1( Y7 b7 a. X9 H! a" Q8 a7 I: k
Units destroyed 2 |