AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
6 Q, l( A1 u- K8 o) J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+ _" T8 m8 h7 @2 |2 d
$ k) D+ f; h+ H3 P r4 jDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards/ w, p8 h: \! N+ }7 e6 r/ O3 E
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no flights
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SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed/ v) D4 j# t$ g9 @7 |# }% J
5 j3 w' q$ b, MJapanese Ships: R0 M$ h( `7 p: H
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
- C2 K/ F7 K1 i1 i8 w CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
L4 ~$ A8 U7 z% \ DD Shiratsuyu4 v& m" C( B; }
DD Shigure
) w4 ?& H, V* r) p DD Hatsuharu, G( A& @4 A6 K9 y/ s
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
" H+ X* z# Y9 U DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire9 o/ G! {+ x; {
DD Oboro
3 p+ R; R' k$ j* X5 O" G. J) e DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire P+ K$ z7 Q+ o6 @ }0 {, V
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 h# `1 u9 l% ]" R/ R( Y DD Hayate
' o2 m" _6 H+ L* A/ D( M DD Sawakaze
+ j7 a& M+ y. r @8 G* Y- D DD Yukaze8 t* k, D( |- a- P: Q. H# e
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires& S! \, J6 X9 P+ |. w3 K8 Z
DD Tawakaze
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2 Q' F+ h3 v3 S& k. o/ f+ kAllied Ships
' H' g9 i* I2 B3 n" I CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( w1 G: Z1 Q6 r0 b, ]/ ]+ i$ p
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk V% V# F$ ]8 w( M% R5 I
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ J+ ~1 X! x' G5 R DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage) x* k$ L& p6 G8 K4 O
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires4 x# D" J& M! }% v3 Y/ _' l' X' Y: R
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage6 S) x- P2 b% n
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' ~3 k [. N, q5 \9 Z+ K58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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1557 y$ S+ S' {5 m; D
! g7 s Y7 m0 _Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 ]3 a& `1 Q0 g8 |Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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* A5 y, H7 t0 |1 p# e' vJapanese aircraft
" s0 D# V8 o5 E+ X# H, M A6M2 Zero x 45
: B2 ]5 z7 l ]8 O1 D& V3 J$ e B5N2 Kate x 50
" Q* q$ D, H& W* Q# h1 g D3A1 Val x 59 D2 x- z4 \* G( c! D- z/ r2 m4 \
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Allied aircraft
: i8 o+ f4 ]0 E0 R F2A-3 Buffalo x 20$ [1 Q4 r) L, }5 f+ ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 \( @+ o/ i+ y" L- f C6 U A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 E1 }7 W L2 j9 Q* c7 W5 L B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
6 z0 {$ Y$ N( K5 l" U D3A1 Val: 16 damaged+ R. v. n4 b6 R- A( I s
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed4 u3 `- q% d. _3 t' S# V% B2 z
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk/ S* v! j4 R: I0 m
CA Chicago
7 m/ L5 g& ?- o$ C9 M1 {; t, ~ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, F+ R( }8 h) F$ t o$ A6 I4 ~ CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 r% G" e7 a3 @3 c J
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( X* u5 ^# i1 c, W$ ]+ i
DD Flusser
) p( y; m2 \ v+ O+ o CA Astoria
% U! C, G/ G4 l, O' Z+ m) c& W) j CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
# g3 X2 c# o. _8 X; T 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) j2 E0 N9 l7 i. g! ]
, J; @% r+ c# z/ l5 y/ P" gRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 c- M- H& n/ M2 w$ l: wEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32
8 A: |. U: R$ C1 l B5N2 Kate x 108 `) J, X1 e5 y" r% l; }% k0 O
D3A1 Val x 313 F- P5 _& z8 Z4 x# x+ [
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1 S% u+ }7 m5 o! eJapanese aircraft losses
+ Q1 A) X+ \4 W$ E0 h2 @% E D3A1 Val: 4 damaged1 x( P0 w8 N# H
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Allied aircraft losses
: H7 }: `, D7 G8 y7 a# C) L# H2 I7 P SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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& ?6 ^+ O% W3 p) ? y2 \9 w CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ j6 [( X# ]* z- Q: r6 i
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) v- S! E; X$ {5 s% i) i" h) H CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
; w5 [1 Z1 ?& v+ c8 s7 } CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
K0 q a, t9 L+ T- _; ?, \) \ CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3 o( V/ W1 ?7 H; I1 f) D) J
DD Gridley8 b: D6 o3 {6 w4 e
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' r) l7 e, A$ M
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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/ |0 ]6 l( _: ~* f+ P+ j, j2 D9 p4 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1557 C m1 P- i& p W3 C% e
) d6 X5 _/ X, ]* g7 QWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 N4 ]8 m+ [ w- U5 hEstimated time to target is 16 minutes( F, ?. a( A% [7 b9 s; ~
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D3A1 Val x 18# N" }$ [& S$ {5 A* n/ Y6 n) [& X
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 M8 H! a* C* _; x9 _- P D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
$ O t. I/ z, O8 D, k0 L% Y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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; b0 @) ]2 J) { Y CA Astoria, Bomb hits 30 C) W1 C) S! {0 b9 q
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 h& h" s9 @0 f0 p8 f& d; q2 S
' Q M" i! X5 \0 L, c" @* Q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+ O" Z+ i4 T5 x; C, b; A! l
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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H- Q, ^" |+ I3 V( ^8 W. sJapanese Deliberate attack* B I n; Y0 a* P$ Z+ |. ^
$ g8 @ a: h' y+ j3 M- D# @. _, iAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0: S, |; F3 I% {5 ^' P/ J) B+ e) w, I+ m
; w( U. ?/ s0 @2 AJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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K9 y8 R4 D+ g6 uAllied adjusted defense: 5 " i# J) M& ]( x/ E+ q: v
1 f+ w/ g8 G; s4 m( {8 S7 h# X" {Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) ' D. i! @6 K2 u$ W5 U
: `+ k: `" B9 [: XJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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0 d- ^" R8 I1 d- x+ G4 aDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
5 }$ e! w: P! t8 k$ a6 C" h experience(-)( z9 [; `; N0 I F+ b+ G
Attacker: 4 g- @& ~8 U5 M# W
! M: k4 p/ o1 [2 N4 V( w7 H) _Japanese ground losses:6 l" c' m. Y' m2 _/ o7 h4 v; t
134 casualties reported) S; P, @1 r/ F4 j* d8 A, p$ x# F8 E
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
* H: e3 x, \3 Y, | ]3 } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 I- Q: K2 e1 x: e" d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: r* u- o- C- Y0 a2 g9 W2 R+ M
3 W3 f5 B5 {5 D c3 g) n! w3 v* I3 ?" KAllied ground losses:
7 d' w# S- p8 ~/ q+ C. J 812 casualties reported
& t- c( w8 i0 n- Q( B0 m Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled* j4 M3 O9 t, K# ]5 P" V% J
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled9 O- ~* ]' \+ A4 O2 u
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled- h# ~) f% u& W% m5 Q
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
6 ^2 m! t0 [4 y$ P: b i9 a Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)! T% H/ ]6 S* @5 c: I
Units retreated 16 V, F- U: e7 _; b
Units destroyed 2 |