AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41 g8 [5 h t. |* W* @# p+ F
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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& K9 X) L4 H# E8 O8 h. K% bDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards6 l( Y$ R/ x; N
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Allied aircraft
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( b. M& v% o! D! @+ FAllied aircraft losses6 Z7 a" \; h9 m7 i- o6 s
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships, r- b2 g6 ~6 q: V2 J
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
! c; r; j. c$ n* R CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
. {, a- V l% q1 f3 f$ m+ Q1 h DD Shiratsuyu
4 A) n+ i% A d+ L. G; K DD Shigure/ T: n1 ]* {- A
DD Hatsuharu
# a) A+ b0 ]: p$ F& K$ \1 n DD Nenohi, Shell hits 34 R: w2 t! X8 }% V1 y4 Z
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
- G+ X7 {5 [( {. A3 I1 g( m( @1 v0 ~ DD Oboro2 |- F# s" C1 h3 M
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ o2 C K1 _& S1 {0 V/ @ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, `- _# c5 @7 v DD Hayate
( j# r. V! f; J2 F1 X9 d( x DD Sawakaze1 Q4 A8 ?: h, F" F1 Z$ U+ _
DD Yukaze5 m: r# d1 v" M& v7 c5 r6 @9 R
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires& z7 \7 p* {& s- }8 ^
DD Tawakaze9 `5 Q$ F$ T+ I0 U' D5 N7 n) O
6 x5 m! z* M, e/ S7 e qAllied Ships
) H) e$ {/ N6 p' H0 b* V' I9 a6 M CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 K2 ^7 f, w4 \2 o
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk6 a' J; `# }+ z1 j9 x1 }
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage7 K3 ^- t+ q$ [/ U! \
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage, p, ^1 \2 y) o5 Z
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires* P! D( f$ I% o* f: K7 c
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! U1 T6 Y* w) u4 a) o& Z58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭" f: c% K& [' Y9 o0 Y: U; k( P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1558 E) Q: y3 w$ D$ _+ R
' p* h9 ~" D& |' W+ NWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& s& P! X, X8 H2 _& ]. n8 F
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: L T2 W3 l; V A6M2 Zero x 45/ n+ U5 T3 i4 x% i6 l9 p( K( i4 O
B5N2 Kate x 502 ?5 ~5 x8 e% t. Z. t- X5 F
D3A1 Val x 59/ A) t H+ \; y: s
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Allied aircraft3 w, Y# v2 z8 L
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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5 o' t# O- O& P9 w* E4 }* VJapanese aircraft losses
1 U A* p# t, t+ w A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
: a( M3 A5 A4 a B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
/ n5 ~/ B2 y; g# N D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
) |4 C8 u/ ?# }) A$ U& t3 Q; } D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 v& Y( v) C' Z8 w+ F
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Allied aircraft losses& @( ]4 g o& e
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed1 Z* n- j$ ?/ ~' R# k
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+ { m" u4 Z" R, @ CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk% {# i4 N) Q) c1 E
CA Chicago( X4 r/ H3 v' A
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( O8 ]. H" B7 s; q) r- L
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire. i' A$ m) `+ n7 k7 S+ W1 W
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 C' }4 j& K4 K# T! h8 d+ A
DD Flusser
6 e9 @9 Z7 Y; L) ?& ? CA Astoria2 E' t& U2 N* q2 g, u ~
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2. \3 r2 X" f$ D1 S
DD Benham' m, T. Z- P% ?( ~' ~6 P" y8 F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155 q2 J1 A- z& ~0 H. Z; E1 ?; Y1 v2 u
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
?# X5 i* l3 D/ P/ ?3 E- U; MEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 X1 {4 {# ?8 i& u+ N4 B A6M2 Zero x 32. u, h" y, l# R9 t O
B5N2 Kate x 108 c9 B& B) \" }7 _
D3A1 Val x 310 _. J; t9 D5 ~ t) ~
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no flights$ I$ H; N+ a$ h# E& f. j
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged$ |; n: t' A' p/ C/ P
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& j7 I7 P: A; o+ w2 h; D3 q SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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: _" H8 c1 P& Z; [/ C( ^ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
L& x- z! q. \( h( M) }: ?: D CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( w$ x) l; v' ~2 g7 M, C) q CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
" D4 _/ E& N1 ?, R' e+ x CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" ?. m& |! T( o& n: Q CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3( v: G" b, ~" G" l, X$ l3 w
DD Gridley
1 A; ?, Z: v# i6 O DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 t/ n( ~/ X( \
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1557 I! P$ _" e* y% [% p- A d& A
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Weather in hex: Clear sky+ {9 v* t# k3 w0 w& s
- e6 _& K0 `9 M+ E+ Z2 g* PRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 m& D7 E+ X/ H; E B& g
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 n1 M# D- m c8 x k
D3A1 Val x 18, `6 F, u- ^* ]! R- H e3 Q O0 M
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged& x; H6 O1 y; n' u/ Y
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* D7 p5 L% T0 ?2 b D
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Allied Ships
' W% a$ `* ^7 \# I CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
) t% n& U- D. v: S5 l: V 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2 x, B9 x+ f+ t
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack S9 Y; u5 b- O! c; \
1 Y% y4 Z2 u' c2 b+ h# u7 MAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022$ U2 E( D7 B: m+ J E0 z
' W, o! d% i R# s: BDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 398 R8 t! t# b1 r6 Q
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 04 z( z9 _- m8 n
) j1 ^- c" Z' [& J$ x& Y0 }: UJapanese adjusted assault: 434 . n& H# `# G, `7 E
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 4 S5 Z7 J' _! p# C
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) $ q4 ]0 m# H" P6 d) u
5 s* D- L5 I4 OJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!5 x9 D) G% V( ?+ D. V' D1 M
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Combat modifiers
2 S4 @: }2 b3 N/ V( q/ eDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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' V1 A) X4 |. [- |% k0 n, A" wJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled a" L1 R' U+ e# N; z$ o+ @# L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% c6 [* o: _# }) s5 ^4 b: ^
4 \. y6 Q! C m( L. \Allied ground losses:
; s* a X" d+ O A! i1 | 812 casualties reported( z6 B" J( Z' b2 D! a( T6 }7 ]
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
' p: A8 Z9 V7 p, r Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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% ~1 f0 H Q% `9 t+ ?$ m Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 j- w& \" H# e5 s. ~9 a1 a' M
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)- n9 P7 E- Z" i
Units retreated 17 L; ?/ u( x1 p+ z' u( w
Units destroyed 2 |