AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41 h. q% a) n+ ~
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
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Allied aircraft
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5 z7 Q6 `- b$ S$ K/ eAllied aircraft losses
3 L# O) X! o8 O* E SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed2 P$ ^3 O$ A6 M/ o- U: K! V
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9 l3 F% I! M, N4 U BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
- @6 w0 L! J+ Q2 M+ j3 C) P. Q! H CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1- F; J" o* m& \! s- g$ l; H, _. S% c
DD Shiratsuyu; ?# {% e. a+ k f; _! o& v
DD Shigure
) W: O+ ?! z0 V: y7 Q DD Hatsuharu
% `0 y6 Q4 O: h5 p0 f& ^, J- I4 @ DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
& m, Z9 g- f" H$ @ DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
: {7 y2 {, ~2 Q. \. s8 G DD Oboro2 L& _' @ S& K
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
! z( ^" y7 m+ J+ |. Q! r. D0 p$ L DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, h% b) o# j( }' x
DD Hayate3 F5 \( |1 u$ v9 G% m
DD Sawakaze
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DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
' m' l* g8 \8 |* W CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 R3 p/ U7 W8 h8 R CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk& G8 [4 p! G, Y5 m. O4 `, H3 }' q
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. y7 U" x' `* q2 b* u3 l
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage2 V0 m* S1 ^6 e6 z( o* ?
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires) ]( s3 Y. w8 S3 M! }3 }( h ]
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- `' m0 M9 O% s+ _( B2 Q
" h$ J4 c# N% E4 V! J. HMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1559 S6 y" \9 k' ^ _6 Y' ~. w1 y
" b# |+ R, c) ]: X+ bWeather in hex: Light rain
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( L5 u( d+ Y; f8 R$ I. yRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ {' R/ }, q' T& S" T6 ^* dEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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2 N( e1 q5 h ?Japanese aircraft
1 w% `1 B# A; O8 K/ H' u1 M- {+ `( E A6M2 Zero x 45
" y* `- |* m. ]5 i$ b0 G B5N2 Kate x 50
6 B' ?/ e$ H* P! I# r% f4 c D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft: G) K, r1 @1 R+ {# l' W1 ?
F2A-3 Buffalo x 203 X$ q0 H; B3 L+ Y4 l
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Japanese aircraft losses
' p) B$ M4 `4 K* H1 h A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& @" J7 i. m- Q8 h& t1 w
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
5 g) h$ W& D9 |+ s$ M U ]; d. ^3 } D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
5 l$ T' [. }. y4 k D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak( j, W+ K: x% F9 P: y. v G
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Allied aircraft losses" h" J5 M Y) f: r7 S# m' p4 g
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed. d% o2 E: V7 P# O- l% C
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! O/ Z# F6 u7 @! I- ? CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
* e) y% Q" i4 I2 }1 B6 n; f$ ? CA Chicago
3 a1 J: A# E( O# { CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! z3 S( T/ q" ~# f! V CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 ?4 L- R+ F' B4 G CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. y) P- F9 i. L% Y DD Flusser
+ F0 M. Q$ j! v; d! t w! x CA Astoria: m: H# k4 d) ]; N: e$ ]0 l5 i+ M: R# s
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
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- e3 j: N' H4 I3 k+ m$ |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155$ u2 n" W$ |3 Z0 R* `5 ?, m
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9 f) s7 p q9 K0 o9 e1 ORaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# L# ?& ?& i& p' O7 S' }0 F
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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% X! ?8 B6 L5 s- X, Y1 x1 _4 p A6M2 Zero x 32
9 T. ~( i9 Q8 ^( A: n9 `* O5 O/ U. Q B5N2 Kate x 10$ {; g# S7 {3 \: u2 `: o
D3A1 Val x 31
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8 h8 [) V$ A# a) K4 |Allied aircraft% Z9 L/ q; N7 c' c. R7 G
no flights2 F) Q8 _! \1 q* s& C
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7 H2 k( E- t$ Q# [9 x1 x3 ?4 |( Q D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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3 z& k. n4 Z6 V6 ?7 d1 z CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( e: R5 y- e5 S
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( ~$ ?+ n7 z/ D3 a" c
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 x5 K: M, b6 d
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ m z; J/ ^/ ? CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3! R% o% m3 t* N4 A; j% B
DD Gridley9 S6 W M; j# _3 r! Z
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& M @$ _* l0 n1 Q# B CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 ?7 f* i: k# e, G' {% p) n0 R% ^
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- g$ |* U& r) j N6 S7 M; T$ qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155: G8 r! ~5 j, I9 x$ `4 F j1 p
: S0 L5 k4 V: i4 VWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; k9 E- u8 ]" x; [9 Z) V: M0 NEstimated time to target is 16 minutes- @ G7 H4 a8 v
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D3A1 Val x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 Z) p9 Z& f* q; o2 {0 e0 O+ j) z D3A1 Val: 2 damaged* i g6 A: X! ], L5 {
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& F' G. x# Z4 m
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
+ ~ d9 x* H+ N I+ w+ E& Q CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire+ @5 F& Q: b- U' k
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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# g; X$ [1 K4 }4 R1 N
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)6 G( z* x- P; `- g
! y0 r& p7 Q; f$ o, P3 T- HJapanese Deliberate attack P: t6 Z, H6 {
0 y: G' x( l! Y1 t @Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10225 F& x* v& k/ ]8 M4 s9 \
7 j+ g2 u q% ^ K6 c* fDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 03 w! z2 f+ j& x& F' y
a% m( Y" k u) B. F* h; M0 }8 UJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 - L; v, p0 g7 N( E+ Q5 H: A
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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4 M/ a' p. D+ ]3 d: NJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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" J( L( B, z) `; P' V) ZDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)3 I5 D; r5 M1 c; f: x
experience(-): z* T# M. l$ f/ t! a) y6 N
Attacker: 3 @7 Z6 H& X6 Z* t
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7 w, D! M. r) G 134 casualties reported
5 B; `9 J* `! n4 c$ R9 } Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
5 F& Y; }2 `( E: I/ {4 Q8 D& O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 S4 u& g& O5 v3 u% x2 e7 B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 }9 g) n! N# d0 D& o+ ^
; g5 i* |. t+ SAllied ground losses:
) Q# H# \* ]; Z6 T/ l& J; z 812 casualties reported
& {$ {4 H7 [7 B( N5 S8 X6 n5 O- Z! r Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
: t( s7 j. |3 M1 h$ Q7 e3 ? Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
* R; W! ]* e B% } Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled! ]; K5 T# T% p f& n t. `
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 m& y* F! N( ?# k ]$ R
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 C' O! a* i7 D# X6 e# D: d
Units retreated 1
/ ~, _, Y9 \) A) [2 [& P Units destroyed 2 |