AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft losses
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
`- K# k$ a3 y CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
/ U. {, s* @0 b DD Shiratsuyu
9 _& I5 F% z; Z8 d! c; o0 M' X DD Shigure8 H# _& [4 Q- ?2 Y. ], v+ k
DD Hatsuharu
* `- ~ ^2 h! O% W1 D- Q DD Nenohi, Shell hits 39 k9 d* z& c3 W: k+ k6 v& Z
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
" h+ L3 V* Q0 g! G& n7 { DD Oboro
{) E5 j$ | u+ M4 n/ Z! k5 G$ @ DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire1 g) h" b8 n0 d" e: x
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) L: V* c; U5 y7 ^ DD Hayate1 j$ {9 h; y# L1 q
DD Sawakaze
3 [1 t$ {. e5 {3 P6 A- R5 y* i DD Yukaze
! q B. u3 [8 V& J* }( r6 E( Y DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
2 e+ W+ N" @% _' a! p2 j DD Tawakaze
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 _; V; t2 G+ |1 b1 i
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
& K; U7 O( T5 a3 Y7 _5 g DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
' i9 H6 h8 x, Z. s9 C7 J7 N DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 L+ M( X- x' l8 W+ ]6 b' ?! S' T/ d DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
) e3 s3 p/ d3 L% G DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage# f4 o- r5 j8 u" ?+ u
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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
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% b p# N- \( u) r' h$ V) OMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1554 `1 X7 m$ y7 q+ w: r
! L8 d2 J7 S0 G: n) C9 tWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 c8 q2 c* p4 b2 `! `
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 500 s2 R4 V9 E& H/ P: }6 t+ n+ T, h
D3A1 Val x 59) @' C( L( s1 q7 h
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W, W* i- Y0 p7 G* I F2A-3 Buffalo x 20' J A0 V, t- g
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B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged0 j* q! \) @% \" V$ y' G7 O* t
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged- G& d3 o4 C2 R0 y
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) b4 H. ~1 ^9 o! j3 C: a0 p F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk2 U: I7 C" ]% @- H' S8 Z3 l
CA Chicago7 u: x: Q2 _0 a
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 h" o1 E! X3 L4 k! @ o* j
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire' o M" \4 e. {+ H7 C' K& ^ O
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ V# q5 s7 F& |7 G
DD Flusser
" e0 M9 K( x& e4 b CA Astoria
- U5 g, S) F* k- b5 X$ C CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
" }% f. _. @: I; c& g& `! z5 d( {/ d3 | DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky+ f% E8 v M! {5 N3 T1 e
& @* P0 z1 O! n9 JRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 f! N% `3 |6 t3 F
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32
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7 X7 [' i" R" O% JJapanese aircraft losses
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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# q$ k& V$ j2 }, L B0 N CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 d& _" T) `- N4 T! K. d CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# e t6 z* H, c8 O* t9 V CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
% u/ r3 x% v6 v4 z CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. b0 t5 ^9 Q$ } CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3$ S/ W' b0 E# e
DD Gridley1 \% B7 V& _- o F* @
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, `. j1 ?3 S- h( ~0 f8 [; ]) `/ o* { CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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2 \# ~4 w, I6 G/ \: \3 u9 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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4 H$ ~, Z& r1 V9 lWeather in hex: Clear sky1 j# W0 H1 x$ n) [8 a' X1 f' i- D
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." ~) p( w9 }/ }
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 Z% z( r# a& D, \1 z. t9 D/ V D3A1 Val x 18
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3 {7 W* u* @# ]! g! O( T
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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3 Z( P$ ?& u6 y9 \Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)" S) f0 B/ H" A3 k$ d1 H
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Japanese Deliberate attack, S( A; x. M/ F3 j! A
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10226 k1 G2 S- ^2 B0 [6 C
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 393 U' B) @ n) H, H# [
( \8 p7 i X% B; l! {+ t ~Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 01 G; B# m! U* x9 z# c$ ?
6 Z" y3 f1 v! V' y/ QJapanese adjusted assault: 434 ; P+ M$ ~ n7 f+ \, M9 m
+ b: V/ O3 m9 u/ uAllied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!9 }2 [6 M6 N) W) C4 M
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* O& W5 R' O1 K. ADefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)+ t! N* P" @: }: W2 H
experience(-)
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134 casualties reported8 G& c/ T$ Z& c. a- f
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
3 N) I% f) k" F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled6 {9 \* Y V" P" K% d
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled v/ ~! x. ~* X: O2 E( O3 o- j
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
; |3 K' S& [; f% a0 o% B Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)$ L( I8 L, n& q4 p6 {$ L) P
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 Q1 I: ] m1 S Units retreated 12 Y$ V( H* X& t" I! Z# Q4 l
Units destroyed 2 |