AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41- K- L. D1 W8 b" \) C- ~+ X
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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" B' x: L; v M" w( wDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards4 U' E A# V( E1 @& I
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no flights/ `$ y1 l6 e, C1 S3 N
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Allied aircraft losses
- x- h; V6 B- Q' M SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire" P9 P5 O9 q' j. h
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 13 E; t6 m p. f' C0 J# O
DD Shiratsuyu
$ {, h7 s7 F' X9 ~ DD Shigure
5 `4 {# r! _/ R/ v0 Y; J# z DD Hatsuharu) _; X6 w- F# ~
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
$ b& [! i) ~2 w' _% p% K DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire+ y2 v/ J# C/ k2 F/ s8 H; v4 L
DD Oboro% _9 d/ @+ C8 J1 @
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire% P. O" N# B1 p! y! s
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* t- D- i& J7 {6 T& L. j: F DD Hayate
) I3 O+ f( P i DD Sawakaze
# ~: d& ~9 }7 E" G5 L9 p- A DD Yukaze
5 b9 Z. i& Q) _/ g2 j: m5 W DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires) @. B/ b' G# `+ c" D
DD Tawakaze
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: `) Q: ?; i' s) L; D CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: }7 f; h3 L! B# K
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk$ ~, K/ H% m1 P6 T) i
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ }% f' h& X; a$ @( Y) `( E0 K) d: ?6 T
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
- z1 d$ \; s; y) b DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 V/ t3 P7 Z {5 D7 Z) \: K
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage6 u. j: s2 u' Z# Z; k
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7 ^7 L% H5 ^1 I9 |- W( }8 H+ ?58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭' X- i% o; G4 @# [
1 ~3 R7 y2 M7 Q j6 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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1 v, C% A' f: o7 cWeather in hex: Light rain ?$ Y7 {5 Y1 x: Y5 a" S3 l8 [
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( `7 v7 K( A" \4 w+ pEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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. X1 n% }5 H7 w A6M2 Zero x 45
: ]4 j z' G9 r B5N2 Kate x 50
) O. Q2 G7 [5 P$ ?/ v. W1 P D3A1 Val x 597 b* b9 @1 X. V8 |+ W
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% Y0 _) Q4 W& f4 h3 g. d
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged! a( ]0 S) q( ^; K, _9 Y' d% {
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged! s) w7 L u q/ E) J H6 v
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
0 u C$ |. j' N( ^" ^% _ Y, u F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed3 P m* m- N0 o
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/ X0 \7 V3 F" g" P& w7 \& A CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk+ q$ h/ u! j3 w% E# P
CA Chicago$ b- {2 S4 M X9 T( h: `8 @$ ^
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' L9 F9 G# C% z* ^$ i: _ CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 o# o j; P) C4 Y+ e% b# k1 q
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* [: X2 ]5 s- L0 f! f
DD Flusser& B4 ~; f/ I9 B8 D% _ i; A
CA Astoria3 U& d. j8 o( g& t5 o- s1 w4 l* }
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 28 g, ]# o0 j0 n* E+ K
DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155$ J7 j) R" p7 `, h" B+ e
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Weather in hex: Clear sky( Q% f$ U& W S
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 t3 z4 q; u5 w, rEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 326 e9 P. T; {: Z& ~" S; q% {
B5N2 Kate x 10
0 n) J2 N- r7 p D3A1 Val x 31
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no flights
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c6 I- M# C& N7 N6 F+ q& j" IJapanese aircraft losses
7 C/ j4 S" b: k& I. t2 g D3A1 Val: 4 damaged+ a* U% O! O* ?
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
M q1 u% }" @& h" S CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: W6 L M7 |7 J# Y
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- K9 b M. c9 h
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 V, k8 z3 c2 k9 e; T
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( l% g4 Z* ^9 S2 S( A d" F2 x' ^ CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
, _0 J# C- n1 `( m- l DD Gridley
1 s# Y- i0 i" l- n+ N8 D9 N DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 [; f8 k- Z" }- }# V+ t1 i
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. E. l) b: d5 _6 A
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& M. `! m+ y1 s( jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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) H% m" p1 y6 B% j2 y* cWeather in hex: Clear sky5 A/ c0 n$ y- g, j% V+ r9 {
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: v% t7 Y) H2 w
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes- i- {7 P* E) q& {$ F
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Japanese aircraft
0 N7 y& M5 l) _ D3A1 Val x 18 t9 H! ]7 D% e$ `" M- K& o8 E' m
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged5 F9 Z+ H# J1 i* q. l' G
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
+ @9 w0 @! s# G |! w# v4 s 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. [5 K6 L" a9 T; f9 {
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)' ~8 w7 s- f$ v
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Japanese Deliberate attack' Q/ l3 E, u" b9 Q! O7 n& g R
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10227 C3 d* \$ y2 I5 k
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39+ p6 A+ G0 _, u5 H8 X( B' c) ^& ?
6 }. k- \' [& XJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 08 D- E! D& e8 D% i
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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. K& Q' j! H7 FAllied adjusted defense: 5
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; k3 p) f! R& \7 M5 _Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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) p0 p/ B g# Q+ F$ C! U% C- O- kJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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; ^6 W8 A ~( O8 lCombat modifiers
$ W; C$ `2 l5 kDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)* V" E; g0 `( u3 N; J% p+ P
experience(-)
: }8 _$ K) t3 y3 RAttacker: 3 {; I1 I$ y5 ]% u# f9 f
" X$ t6 J4 G$ }; ~% ?& T; ]Japanese ground losses:; M* t7 l7 j+ G: X5 Y8 c5 C( N
134 casualties reported
; ^' I( E: @* c( R5 S5 ^+ ?' |& s e Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
* J0 p% S$ g: d2 r$ q' W3 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ T& [; F6 ~+ d7 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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5 o" u3 \, m, X, ZAllied ground losses:% T1 ~8 I" R1 ~" E* z
812 casualties reported/ o3 B; k0 L0 y, [$ X, Z
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled# k$ i8 f$ B; Z) h, n4 I) A* T
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled2 C0 _( j& w2 U* i* v0 N- k/ F O
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
: ^. R5 a* _: `' H& q! E+ m+ n Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)$ K, M2 {& m! z l: a6 W
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; [/ q# n, e: |. `$ ~+ L, h Units retreated 1% A6 }& o9 J* y
Units destroyed 2 |