AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 419 p" J" Z% z. }3 ], t3 T
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2 ^0 N J: T7 [3 z& |% C
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards7 Q8 B% I8 `% y+ n0 n5 a
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
+ i+ U" d9 q5 o SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed N \# k: `4 w* y o% |
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/ _' L' u% B0 H+ V" K! H4 c3 { BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
5 l* p! h4 z& X+ j- d; O CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
' W4 O, R2 t$ }: h% V) a( A DD Shiratsuyu0 \) V+ v" j0 Y c# G
DD Shigure% H3 F2 w" T1 K# G& ]& ^% S( ^( E
DD Hatsuharu, X* r2 i* @) m
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
; i; w x& J3 ]; O5 b, ^! K" A9 i DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 F2 `6 S1 J6 b7 d+ T3 ^- k DD Oboro4 c$ e0 M8 `+ Z; Q' Q
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire8 L, @$ T8 m% p n$ i9 v
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 s$ W: x3 k& S; d9 @0 U* ]
DD Hayate
; l' q) W9 Y7 w; a% k, d0 V$ V DD Sawakaze- Y0 @; w5 {+ p7 d$ f1 M# L
DD Yukaze
+ H: [( \1 }# N6 y5 i DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
5 `; m$ E3 q+ f ] DD Tawakaze6 U+ |7 H X! @, e8 L& _
8 \) `3 K& Z3 o- ^Allied Ships, a/ n* q* A. w4 h9 }+ ^
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 L' @0 X! S* U' A( C CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk3 t) |8 h5 `% E$ u* ?
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
) {. S) I5 D4 t# I" N& R. J DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage+ L) W3 S& h' B
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires5 Q: z0 F" P- x2 |; v
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0 B* L1 }" x1 |! k
+ A# V( l$ |! p# s! B: rMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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* V( @) D' w( z" R3 {* c& O( rWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 ~/ d5 X: U/ g: P$ ]! |Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) F1 U5 X' { ~& j0 o# }8 x+ h A6M2 Zero x 45* b/ @/ \; `, j" ^: {2 {6 B g: |
B5N2 Kate x 50: f' d( b! V6 B+ q
D3A1 Val x 59* D$ q; h9 \; ^. e
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Allied aircraft
4 [6 `4 L# Z# l1 x F2A-3 Buffalo x 20) b- @" r; [5 z; S0 L
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Japanese aircraft losses3 O _: h6 j3 w V: D
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 R3 ]4 \+ N& A6 X3 ]. n B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged4 u6 L* ^& j! d$ H/ Q% } R8 Y
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged1 x2 k4 L: z# F$ H
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ M. n* L9 d0 V! Q* e F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk2 r, ?+ V9 ^3 u) s/ u
CA Chicago
1 ~% N+ z0 M" F# q1 D2 ]* e CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* E! n- b6 s8 ~: V4 s; |1 M. l CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ m$ h; G# [2 k' A$ j" C- P" D
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 P2 h: w/ D2 `- T' _
DD Flusser
& K0 F" d7 g8 O/ y2 ^# S CA Astoria
1 a4 R5 T: u" k! j7 M1 `$ \ CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2- E( _; V6 G8 O* d* P$ x9 ~% A2 Y
DD Benham
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' q# p4 E; }/ N; i8 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155/ ~0 W9 h- }9 o& p* o
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Weather in hex: Clear sky+ l1 ]4 W, v2 L) O
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ m. p$ C* |7 R( D8 T# r% r
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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0 |4 y7 N" K% I5 E) Z( z9 uJapanese aircraft
6 @" r; I. x* W* M* G% e8 s2 @$ G& f. z" @3 I A6M2 Zero x 326 | J4 e* ?1 }7 }% X
B5N2 Kate x 10: b% r5 r5 D% P9 c6 C
D3A1 Val x 31+ l8 s- S* q) N/ g
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Allied aircraft: K! w2 S2 o# `& J" k, ^& u% k5 G* N1 j
no flights
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4 B; G+ d% r' _$ W; y& { D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) K6 q4 p8 f& z& H% n& x CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' O3 i: Z8 E$ g: R; Z
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 A8 `. Z1 ^& f# w' ~$ O4 U CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% P d4 z& C2 h& ?
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3! G6 e( r. D- z
DD Gridley3 \- D1 D* H( ?5 l, ?
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) d* s) G& u9 ~: n! ^5 Q/ x CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. v! n, o0 h4 n0 c; k
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7 ?* j; e o2 w( L3 P& L2 V! Z" Z6 p1 D: BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" D4 R( a |/ @' l2 m. uEstimated time to target is 16 minutes l6 F# @ v7 T# o
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D3A1 Val x 180 |5 o/ O: B" B9 \- `1 O! E2 I
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9 Q" }" b' S1 `# W) x# G1 m D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
5 z. u/ }# J2 } D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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% ~& W1 n% d: g1 D CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3& D0 u! o( Q3 w0 f
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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5 j+ `4 Z# J* X, q+ k* s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( U1 B& H* O' i0 f( F% J0 g
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)1 \" w4 k6 q5 M( y/ c. A5 e
! Z$ i( t3 `1 h4 R9 P7 Z2 M5 O' {, p% SJapanese Deliberate attack
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o# T6 v3 H9 ?# v- \+ l! q7 LAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022; ^9 n* V9 k/ t) I D$ T% x, K! d! Z: y- R
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 393 r9 f9 V" ~( I* j8 ^. g
, _1 Y c, }% P9 ^( d) F0 ZJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 05 u3 J3 q# N$ s/ ^$ M5 Y. v) z6 B/ p
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 - n2 } c' q) U- V
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 2 X3 ^8 ` C' _$ `% q
* F8 K! `$ p6 ]- i; WJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 6 @% g) O6 z, m0 K( x1 c1 E
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)! V# K$ t3 Y% {0 n
experience(-)5 @9 C- p) s/ j6 s! d
Attacker:
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134 casualties reported
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) a: H' a4 k& |% ^# U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 Z" y X" q5 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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* n4 n; t# l/ N; i2 u: d, u/ vAllied ground losses:8 h" h8 V# g! K4 H4 D4 ?
812 casualties reported8 Z1 \$ `8 \( c
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
6 n5 a1 u. Q6 G, o$ l Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled2 D1 W$ a" v5 }' V: }: I- T# z4 ?
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled; m; Z- F* K7 d9 y
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 w' E1 q/ D, B) i
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ B0 |4 r9 v0 E$ F+ P4 `5 ` Units retreated 1 ]; V. _, S# y2 ]
Units destroyed 2 |