AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards8 L) }6 k7 X q H% @; [6 z
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1 F- q3 R1 m4 K) g8 f9 I1 \Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
+ J# ^3 I; d5 R$ R2 } BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
- r+ e% c$ J: ]# c CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1+ @/ X- K n! J7 K G
DD Shiratsuyu
) z, r) v! x- a, k2 t DD Shigure
2 C# u" Y: k& V# N& y DD Hatsuharu
# p3 p, c2 g0 c6 |, P DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3, v/ n- O+ j% D- B3 \1 C# `0 R P
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ T: W- ?2 ]+ S; l7 \" U DD Oboro
8 w( `: P8 O) G DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire& m9 x( h$ ^1 V
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. x+ d# X6 b7 z# B g/ ? E
DD Hayate
6 l9 c4 w3 s& ~' P# s/ t1 c DD Sawakaze- e! ~! S' x8 ]. Y; V# ^! \8 @
DD Yukaze
% y" F9 n* G6 u9 ~! C DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, y' ~3 S$ B: E9 |. B Q& R, Q
DD Tawakaze% }2 B& F5 S2 V4 G' q4 S
2 u' T2 D8 Q% _! K) WAllied Ships0 R; o$ a# d# X+ K5 J* v
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; f% y B) M1 [
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
3 `* B% z' f$ Z4 I DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 j/ J S3 D: |3 I8 { DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
% {8 L |; j& t) h9 k DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires A. J# k2 g3 k) G/ w2 r
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ]4 F8 K% ?' L, C7 G" q
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( ^) U8 V) O! M# g L58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭. ]- j# a* N& s& B8 R* |
4 v) h0 [( c" M xMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155) H& {7 @5 I' _: r4 l3 R4 j
& {# P% s) q$ w8 t( f3 ~; VWeather in hex: Light rain P0 {8 h u D, w- x
' Y( g1 |6 f4 e8 F8 [0 tRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( [) \( h- t) ?! @( x* v* t
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes8 v/ O1 i/ P, _
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Japanese aircraft
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: c1 e5 v& e) K4 l$ }. A B5N2 Kate x 50* k! M6 @+ l2 T. G0 T
D3A1 Val x 59( j% M% S2 |9 e) B" @
B: e4 F& t5 w& Z8 ^' jAllied aircraft
% z b* g* }8 a: F. i$ _ F2A-3 Buffalo x 20, `4 M1 L. P9 b
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Japanese aircraft losses' ?; f+ [1 t; T9 h( \4 A6 M
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! A; _ f1 K1 _' [
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
4 ~; h; \( E! a D3A1 Val: 16 damaged+ r) G0 \& K$ b: A$ y3 W
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; G; h2 z/ G. l9 _. l' w. s7 i
9 t* F! Z' ]- EAllied aircraft losses( H9 ], l, l! m c
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed/ @3 y* L# w4 @' l$ P
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Allied Ships
( b5 e. s$ Z+ {: m Y- D CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk5 b3 C4 W1 h5 L$ C$ F% l% F" l
CA Chicago' L! |7 ^/ ]& O$ @7 ]0 s
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 k/ S9 ~5 W( {
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ _& o, {0 N' S3 J
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 S6 G5 |8 h" `2 p5 E3 f
DD Flusser
5 r% b, t O* \: R CA Astoria
9 E" @; N0 \5 E! Y( Q$ C/ D. p CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2! w* u4 _% n3 @7 l6 {1 v9 g3 c( F7 G
DD Benham
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! n% T/ F( u. E! D( _" nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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3 \4 O6 P9 s1 c6 A; U8 ?0 yRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 @, b* t5 ]6 \" m3 j0 E* B
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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5 B# N8 o7 ?5 Y$ ~( e* L4 ^# QJapanese aircraft+ R% J6 i/ b3 ]
A6M2 Zero x 326 f% `6 }) o* ^; \/ z& c; @
B5N2 Kate x 10, t, j! d4 O5 c& e- f
D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft
7 y& K8 `+ O5 `% G/ C& q; U no flights
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5 O$ v8 t+ R+ `- g" ^& aJapanese aircraft losses
* u7 i+ V) v1 p+ D3 U- B* M D3A1 Val: 4 damaged) Y2 c# |0 V! t1 ?) F' N$ [, `0 m: R
, i1 `5 |. R/ n1 [ OAllied aircraft losses
8 g' A/ \" i( x; Y5 V' x SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* x1 q0 C/ S+ \9 w CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 a% s+ G% Y" }! Q+ Q. z% \
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire1 H4 o$ e. ^5 K K1 S. m1 G/ a. c
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 a X! ^0 A. x' W) [
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3 b' V1 {- n( j& k, U
DD Gridley$ W0 a' U) h9 k W
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! C- D/ g' A1 P3 S CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' Y- u+ \1 |" c/ Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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' Q: C8 |$ J3 a& v. gRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. X4 y- E: M: i/ K6 C$ w9 i+ U6 @0 IEstimated time to target is 16 minutes1 ^. x& S7 n% |' I
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Japanese aircraft
5 d! f2 X1 @/ M/ @: P* f9 P D3A1 Val x 18
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
- `3 h) M/ r2 V% o1 x G* h* M D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
" o: Y4 K5 O$ j; h' ~+ j CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3. e. i( M0 V9 I1 U
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
6 ], B M1 f f9 \4 T0 Z: v4 yGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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6 `* ]% k) G- F+ W' K9 \Japanese Deliberate attack4 ~0 l0 a3 _2 R2 n! `. y
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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' D8 M. b" e+ O5 @, [7 L1 SDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 X7 u$ V! m# l
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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# J( c; U, B0 p) g* z5 ?; t4 A# \Japanese adjusted assault: 434 5 H6 M' C* }9 A# G
4 H \1 T+ n8 M/ t6 M7 qAllied adjusted defense: 5 $ j+ d: T. b& ]% F Y
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers) k R. @3 Y- u2 ~
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)& ^2 J! b7 X j
experience(-)$ D2 I4 {* Q4 E9 j1 v6 V' n3 Y
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:& V. i% P* o; |3 A; h
134 casualties reported2 R) @& I, q: u4 n
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled) z$ O. L8 {# W( C8 }* ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ \7 q2 P9 g2 E+ a3 W* T) i1 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
" Z5 N* v' w& q+ s6 h4 f 812 casualties reported
, Q3 R7 `4 C$ N9 k0 Y/ } Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled' f4 O6 r, H( d! f$ I2 X3 n
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 w. {& x4 [' l! U ^8 Y, r5 q Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled+ M9 b: j1 z; d& v5 o
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 z- i: A2 _4 q z+ \; P: q* }
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! x' a3 V" B! Y8 d2 i2 g Units retreated 1% N- j5 ~- W; @! r
Units destroyed 2 |