AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
4 y! m' `3 [; e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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SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed* E/ v5 K6 z6 G
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Japanese Ships1 g- \: ~: J* q1 Y9 M
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
9 B4 D J X( V" N) i/ w$ U- _ CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1* n5 t! f5 R: r
DD Shiratsuyu) l4 \( L$ U8 R' D+ ^) U
DD Shigure
# t9 C4 O+ o. m DD Hatsuharu
/ Q Z E! H- M/ C' y5 m3 u DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
' O; Y; U+ b$ h# j DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
" `; n. q [5 H N6 B+ c% \ DD Oboro1 T& \9 L$ T; [6 Q9 I9 I( c
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 Q4 |+ t+ o* k! u DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: l4 @$ b2 t5 f0 ?* Q( b' i0 h DD Hayate/ d! a! t7 q7 m1 A
DD Sawakaze! B, u, M( O. [ J, B* e3 t
DD Yukaze
" z2 `( j# ~- `* E/ \ DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
+ }! x. b& E* ` DD Tawakaze8 D" z, L# X4 T4 C( j% F
6 V+ I( n4 A) n* @, GAllied Ships3 v/ ~/ _, b5 j- @
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. D8 c- r8 V. j. I
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
! [: T3 J9 ~9 z) N! P# [! |7 \* y X DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
% z3 t( o) F/ y7 d1 ~ DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage! s4 f1 s U5 D o6 c: |
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
( r1 M. q/ ^) l. q/ X2 D4 c DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 A t! `$ H% |58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭* \% \6 P9 o7 U+ v$ P5 }
9 k5 M5 N( [+ M- G/ aMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 G: z2 C3 m5 z. H0 u4 a
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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! |6 h/ b" G4 e A6M2 Zero x 45
' f1 D. F/ M2 B* r B5N2 Kate x 506 i0 k5 W/ V( l; W
D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft
]1 H' r+ O7 P0 I F2A-3 Buffalo x 20, G; Z4 ~! m9 q( o
5 {: P( `! E, {Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged% o& U M7 B: D; n7 I. U; b
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged, j$ Z S* Z- y h, o
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
# [' ]) T+ c0 p2 R8 U' F$ S F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed0 H# }2 ~( B8 N9 p' S
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Allied Ships
. e( G; \0 S" X- F CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
]0 P+ m& l3 o' L' e CA Chicago6 E. N. [ w4 ~& D6 y
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
% H# u6 J/ e1 a9 v0 d" [ CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 Z5 F q, R9 ~( a5 c& P* n }
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, h% k, d& S% r8 B$ G' c DD Flusser
+ G) `" D _" }) N8 w CA Astoria
7 R, s) K& Q% Q3 | CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2. [- E( C' F% V& j, h
DD Benham
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9 L8 v, \7 S6 ^6 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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! B& l* \3 B) ?$ j9 [Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 x7 I* b$ Z, N- I8 C6 N" pEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 100 s! ?9 H7 }% O0 j- L
D3A1 Val x 311 h# A/ F7 h3 L9 A
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4 Z: z, C# g% l+ `) pJapanese aircraft losses
9 T& @' V0 c+ T D3A1 Val: 4 damaged1 ?& a! J* N8 h2 k5 m
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 F3 Q8 c' m9 R: M
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% m6 }6 G i4 H3 O; E. W) _ CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
4 q) ]8 E! T% N) h CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ J/ _5 `1 y+ ]( n% s S2 S
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3" c# F- T+ l( k% w2 \" [
DD Gridley( ]) V) Z6 `$ l& r
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ S3 u9 m- _; Y* B9 E! s. x. p5 Y
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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) [- ] W( q2 X+ d# Z: gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- H O6 e+ {* [
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 V$ k0 H+ ~5 o3 HEstimated time to target is 16 minutes+ r9 c9 E9 R: Q+ X$ o2 p6 b1 \5 T, k
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Japanese aircraft
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4 V0 U* U% V E% \7 x5 J D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
% z1 }$ @5 [$ Q D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3 r. l- S% F1 M2 z) ~5 g
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire) L1 ?% r1 z& r) u5 h8 v: a* g
3 `) U- j Q3 i( U% w$ b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0 x! I7 U$ _3 Q
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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2 f6 x% D: |/ E+ Y, I( KAttacking 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
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% c$ } O. a+ M9 K8 ]Japanese adjusted assault: 434 $ _% L! ~# X& U9 \; z# p& a( A: p: |
( x0 G* x3 L8 _: ^Allied adjusted defense: 5
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9 o* x6 T0 L& P* \( `& b/ nJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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# @' c0 _- g1 L' DJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
7 @) ~3 h: V" {" PDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: + x, p u5 _( a+ t! z: {( z: t
) x" s! \, V% mJapanese ground losses:, ?) b4 Q0 g$ I! K7 s% c
134 casualties reported5 u( E6 H% E l& U6 H% t
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
2 v! p# x; O8 e, M0 q6 s# Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- M/ N. X4 k' @* q0 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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812 casualties reported2 U9 ~. C& e$ ?
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
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Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Q9 [& x/ i0 ~: i5 H; L6 S
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled), s" ?( e0 l+ }) a+ K8 e
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Units destroyed 2 |