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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; m$ d9 p- O4 P0 r! a+ f3 {( K
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards- t0 G+ _# e$ y% ^/ K
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Allied aircraft7 ~7 G: h& \! O( c
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
4 Z, ^5 f$ M3 `; s" R+ [- X4 ^! j& K. J* g BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire* n' b- A) R1 N* C- O
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
8 i9 b, T s! Q- Q6 A( H3 f DD Shiratsuyu
}- G* k2 X3 q$ [# r9 C* g( w) T1 J& z DD Shigure$ F) U! c, u6 F6 _3 {1 {6 W) \
DD Hatsuharu
) x F; ]+ T/ M z; g( J DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
# \$ `7 E' A8 l: ]+ ?3 G u9 [( ^ DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire! d) B1 F+ z& I% f) e& O1 j
DD Oboro5 u, h4 V- |" g* P7 ~. ~) u
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
- Q# h; t' @% L/ ?4 \ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 u3 X8 z3 G' g) [: E) k( g" u# g DD Hayate
/ p+ ?- V! y1 H8 S( @6 u" Q DD Sawakaze- l, y, t" a8 F' m& \' }* D) S
DD Yukaze- u1 l6 T/ j$ B6 r7 R3 \5 |2 Q
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
2 d5 ]( T" w% D( }' o. a" { DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships. l( K b3 X7 F
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* A' w: b( O! r+ `; O- q
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk$ \! W# y5 C3 o$ u+ g/ u
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% _ A( b G/ z) a
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 h5 j/ o3 ^( Z G$ C2 u. W0 y DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires7 C' X! W0 O$ d8 U/ K7 |* }. y; z
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1 `, h" f% k& E# r$ y3 V* b8 m, k
! Z. Y! Z6 ?- k4 b' d* gMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain' C5 T8 l! [5 k: h
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: y$ P3 q D s0 P- CEstimated time to target is 26 minutes. V$ a* Q: u: @3 P* Y" c
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Japanese aircraft# z) n6 ~9 [% M2 A( d# k
A6M2 Zero x 45
% W% M4 l3 q. _ B5N2 Kate x 50
0 p! R; R8 D# p3 s7 m D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft: c9 Y% [+ _/ r# W; L# t! y" d5 P( H
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses
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1 M2 N' i1 D0 y# D4 F$ R B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged& K4 G: Y0 [4 I' T @ H1 k4 f0 A" B1 m
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
$ @! k; E, ^- O* J% ]6 V/ _* u! N D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& E% e0 ]) @) \) d5 H' j! {
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) l( w1 B0 |" x5 \ F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed: A2 D. e2 ~1 m: i
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 a9 p# J- i+ l" p7 \" X% P1 V0 ^
CA Chicago
" {: h6 ~2 w) Y) }2 _ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& ^6 o2 h9 r+ U( z" ^
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" R; \+ o4 Y3 C) H CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 a* _% e- K5 v9 `3 e% u: C; h8 D DD Flusser
. q# q1 u- d6 y2 |; M CA Astoria
: D2 m+ e, l7 M% k' k: Q, M CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 20 Y7 u0 b- Q! x: ?* e5 j0 D: N
DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1554 w' c, j6 k8 C) j
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 q1 k0 Y! L0 G# U8 mEstimated time to target is 21 minutes% g5 y4 {( t4 k( \& z
5 H* F. h. q: f6 Q9 Z! NJapanese aircraft
- w) m& s& x8 n) S0 k: n A6M2 Zero x 329 H. y% j5 V7 W6 r" y) v& @; Q
B5N2 Kate x 105 Y* \% t$ z( y5 \
D3A1 Val x 31) J* _! N7 E1 D7 k
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Allied aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged1 w1 a: L1 p! p9 X8 V% Y6 {
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Allied aircraft losses% e* \( i9 j, R7 f
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 y% R k# l3 L+ l7 u3 D# J! k1 o- _ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 k2 V8 p$ r8 F% u0 J( v9 P G CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: r: r- s8 W/ p# w9 B CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
, d! z4 C$ y2 ?) {6 [ CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ]% L- ?: W: T0 R CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3! h2 j; z+ P* [8 R& N: X
DD Gridley
. j, U% I+ a* S+ a, h; b9 G DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# E3 [3 B3 Q4 G e6 f CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 Q9 Z; _3 U( L5 u) w, m
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3 T- P4 N/ R) O2 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 q7 y+ f( N2 C: }# ^& qEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
7 L- u C7 b; A1 M( E CA Astoria, Bomb hits 37 P: G6 `( e ]# O1 m9 T
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire* B0 M' p, s9 x) s9 l
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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
! J$ Y% Y7 k! x- l6 @, KGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) r- ?4 s* W( M- F' K1 ?# x
0 }# w! h# P0 sJapanese Deliberate attack3 E' g# @' m& H- g* X5 A) {
4 q+ ^' @3 M9 u! f4 nAttacking 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% `( J: V( X; v3 M
y# \7 l$ ?' B: A8 }! D5 ^Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0/ ~% W, u2 |. N0 z& d* M: e; m
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) $ c# }* h$ b( D- I- k2 J7 V2 a
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)" r* `2 f% ^! m
experience(-)
* R2 Y! l5 g& @1 O+ j$ N& i3 mAttacker: ( V9 v$ F \' W7 {: S
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled: {/ w$ {5 ~# L# k4 E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( C# q4 m: U- w0 [- K2 F* F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 m# Y3 H7 _; v1 ?2 P
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Allied ground losses:
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# _5 D" K3 m( p6 O+ u+ r* } Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled* S, E8 `+ F4 [. E/ @, v5 x
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled0 a7 a; i3 Q& S! l0 w( X0 D
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled! u% D9 ~+ c2 }$ } S! N. d. D
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
& T+ A% _; B2 r. O$ B2 n Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( l5 h' u' s; ~, l. d& z4 d Units retreated 14 a. }- }: _& }
Units destroyed 2 |