AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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/ f1 z% Y x; T' @Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
4 g# [% q: y, L SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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3 D8 U; D0 z: Q9 W& f7 q0 X& [, a' @" N BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire( e6 O0 ~9 m8 ]
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
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DD Shigure7 }2 J& k* T* l* H
DD Hatsuharu
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& n6 }- v! z; P DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire4 q8 c8 k8 W% ^* p4 V" |" B
DD Oboro
2 k' S( x+ ^& C4 }) ^& T; V% |: Z DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
; K, Q0 ^! E5 @* R DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 O, J; l6 | j0 w. ]' \) Y% }: e/ \
DD Hayate
" m8 o: P; k* g9 p DD Sawakaze2 Q& u P* T) Z
DD Yukaze
6 g) X) b5 @! n3 R) n* F: o DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires2 [# [# e% C7 [( R! L* G
DD Tawakaze. @% S1 V) k' l; _
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Allied Ships F1 X) H/ M9 F3 l2 }1 A, \
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! Y2 X% ~* a ~/ w8 T4 N+ f- B
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
5 I/ N- z( e+ v$ [- h DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage1 o" U/ A7 F: J& U5 I" |& o
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage( g4 D5 t) N' J6 x1 O$ W
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires* f a# ~+ _# h1 J
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Q, x$ K' k8 `, U1 i
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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! Z/ X( l) B* A9 B5 i/ p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain* p2 F3 d# @" w |1 R% W" C- t
6 b7 w# X# E4 Z' dRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. c9 \+ S z7 K% E
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes0 q+ a9 g+ n8 y) ^4 ~+ A3 b! V4 S
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A6M2 Zero x 45
' \+ q$ v! q/ A6 ?% G1 q B5N2 Kate x 50( X1 i" v) G: r
D3A1 Val x 59
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" G6 k! c1 n6 n: g9 ] F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 }9 m9 K U5 F' e8 n: V
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged6 Q8 m" d' i1 E) N6 h
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged( C. [) f# P2 M* Y/ f
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; P; Q& p* \; k$ N7 Y; s9 l# ^- K8 Y
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
5 V2 E- c2 k. V/ ~ CA Chicago
: {9 F3 `' B5 }3 ` CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' \4 u1 Q6 Q# j2 l
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; x$ U) C ~% D. C8 F R( t CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 X! x% P: g$ s& P/ [! J DD Flusser
/ R/ u3 ?/ v3 g( u8 W CA Astoria8 e6 W2 P7 P! U3 D
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2# n7 d- \4 y6 C
DD Benham8 E! c3 b* }4 S" i$ D( }1 }+ d
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; ]6 H5 [! e! l. G2 M" qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1550 U& d& c/ F! I
( X( Y- N1 b* J8 O& gWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 j; ?3 a* `/ a( L+ S$ V
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 `! {0 u @) [3 t0 j A6M2 Zero x 32# q" R/ h( ?) P9 A4 u
B5N2 Kate x 10% i1 s0 V. d3 O5 J$ G& m
D3A1 Val x 315 X/ ? ], C/ N4 l0 k$ [
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses7 y! k! Q; k6 [3 h+ e% `
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% B4 p! b3 O; k+ J CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ k3 r1 b. b* A- ~/ I. n CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 } Y- a& g+ E' p$ P- q+ F+ J CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire3 T/ H- C5 h9 C' O
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 d1 W7 m# m7 b4 K
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 33 F9 V- @8 K. ~* @6 B* O$ f
DD Gridley! J& z! V* u# d( W( J
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) ~) [, E. |: G+ Q CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky# g) |: i1 f2 j% {
3 W$ k( L) x0 [4 K# O' ~* r$ X: |Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( \. `# g% J; t7 |4 y
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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6 s5 ^, ~5 O8 O. `; h) E D3A1 Val x 18
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged# |+ F$ J) ]4 u
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 ]; A6 s; `$ u' d9 ^7 _
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) `" L( W0 C. V6 Z CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
2 L4 R4 a. ~ c9 Z 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
" f# K) I, s, m: G- EGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) K7 x) y* P; B
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022$ B% y% O( K1 U3 y6 X
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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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& w4 N4 }6 Q8 X8 GJapanese adjusted assault: 434 ! f6 c. [* N4 g7 t" o1 T
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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4 P: o9 G- M1 e$ u2 [# }Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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6 V. d; w; o2 P, a4 fJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
2 @7 b+ g$ k. I8 @8 x M% pDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:8 X. [& l1 T$ U7 D+ q6 L% J
134 casualties reported
+ r8 N7 h( |$ i C# R. m; `1 e* } Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
+ a6 d$ G, f# _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' |% J# c0 t& g' Q0 f5 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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8 X0 v: s D/ J1 j; _! l# K: m. [Allied ground losses:- O1 q( l6 w& U
812 casualties reported( s9 L0 O* l, C
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 A. C; I3 m& z6 ^
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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: A7 r' Q" g4 G7 K% @% X Units destroyed 2 |