AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41- U* n1 f% Z" B
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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft5 E! E+ z+ |5 b8 o6 M
no flights
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0 P/ ]" d2 w! v& C, ^Allied aircraft losses
1 U0 m7 @5 i) m8 U# e: }: q9 G SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships+ n3 k' v8 j- J) I8 f+ t8 x7 _/ }( l! @
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire5 H, i m8 }4 w, z; {
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 12 n2 O, A4 W/ J
DD Shiratsuyu
; \( N. e0 Z1 l) r/ x. z DD Shigure
: y9 x8 ]6 z. {2 C, |% m' A DD Hatsuharu
2 t. U# ?" F( ^2 r8 Y4 P k* S DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
5 f, V# l! B2 i' M- e DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
. K7 G8 r8 D9 A$ O( a' c/ O w! I8 q DD Oboro$ A$ L6 m- l& ^3 O# s
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire) g# h1 ~% _* @! G; z; S
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; M7 N1 ^9 _6 b2 @( b
DD Hayate1 s6 Y1 Q5 J5 `1 r3 I* T8 |2 S
DD Sawakaze
' N, u; k$ q: a8 f0 M8 a' }0 n# ^ DD Yukaze
4 u! c4 \) ^& L3 C0 x+ B% h" p DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
u/ O# X& B q& j DD Tawakaze/ F% E0 u; k/ u3 r& C
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1 }* f3 X A: g2 a CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) l! e P$ Z/ q5 g: |6 Y' Z CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
7 H0 ?% [: \- Z0 B$ ~/ G! a DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Z( a2 n' {% v; }
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage g+ F3 @; G- T v* M( s
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ B; }! V1 A% ~9 H, ? 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' Q c( R9 J$ X9 R' {; ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1554 [" ?# s0 \7 K& N
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4 V3 w. B3 e+ MRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 ^8 k+ X* N4 K- T
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# }9 d( L, _) A% s
A6M2 Zero x 455 [% J; d2 M: ?9 _2 p8 V4 z
B5N2 Kate x 50/ o, {1 j( v8 W1 Y' g! O# L' Y' q }
D3A1 Val x 595 E9 q$ L3 u" V% P F! ?$ z
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Allied aircraft( Q, K, [1 o: G6 B' O7 p' I W3 K8 [
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20' ~; Z" a& h8 F: ~5 d c' D& z
9 ?; z% d8 f+ h% I9 t4 g% ZJapanese aircraft losses
7 N) S6 U% ~9 A9 r A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 F- F$ Z. q. c6 J0 k7 Z; `5 r B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
8 z# w6 X: f+ ^# r) X D3A1 Val: 16 damaged3 j: }# X! b) A$ p/ K
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses2 P5 a( \, h4 ?8 _. L# [3 r4 v% o5 t
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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2 X# t, c1 E& A, g( wAllied Ships2 e# `* P7 _) q& @8 d
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 q5 g# f3 r) r: G; _ }" {! P9 W
CA Chicago6 P% ~2 @/ V5 J" z0 u
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 `( o& \% V6 k5 S
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire. t& s0 R8 t0 x& q1 M; M9 d. ?7 H
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 q4 p& s4 _) }7 g; k3 e( b DD Flusser
8 b1 g" Z8 W: S+ Y& j CA Astoria. Z8 b) @& @" y, e: u
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 24 q- I9 W& n- B F$ o z
DD Benham% [9 U" Q) d' h) @7 B: y* g5 @+ ~
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0 {8 K& F: y$ rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155) Z9 n7 [1 z* @. k1 n
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Weather in hex: Clear sky' y; V% k) z4 ?( J& j
! }# ~4 D+ E6 F: CRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) H$ s$ z) _% rEstimated time to target is 21 minutes; ~: l$ k* z& w& m
) I! ^" l# R6 G" ZJapanese aircraft. p R- k$ \9 q& h/ H9 w! V
A6M2 Zero x 32 j8 b$ q. r$ v D- Y
B5N2 Kate x 10
`# F/ N! [8 \+ [; ] D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" \4 d% Y; g: E5 T5 U5 z SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed5 {% G4 ~. R- F7 f" U: J2 B& X
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Allied Ships
' k" n: Q3 i9 y; a8 J CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; o$ t/ L8 m w: O1 g7 R- q! v CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! E+ c) y2 D) _) u% c0 E
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
+ ^+ Q; c! L1 q- R7 W+ ` Q CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 Q9 j1 c2 K/ j% A/ e; B+ O! u% x# c CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
' f; U" I. l8 h+ w5 m DD Gridley
, {( z2 y6 S1 L8 @/ E/ { DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 s1 o9 O% f* F( f
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 ~% N+ e& s4 K
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/ g$ Y; c* i4 B/ x" Y7 R- LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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; D$ O* g2 T: Y! P5 KWeather in hex: Clear sky
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/ X9 }8 ?6 `* gRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., V4 R+ ?: M* @: D3 p
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 j$ T! X$ k( B7 X; p4 ^ D3A1 Val x 184 n$ }% e8 j6 _; Q& h
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
}) n6 O9 ~+ |0 K0 j6 e D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3; c7 u# @2 l0 x3 Z1 i
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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! R1 q. N/ c7 c. D* ^2 l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4 G# p& P% a+ y: r. c4 j
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack4 s% y) W8 g! {" z9 X' ?
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10224 B& U+ o! a# B
( U) F8 { [$ k5 g; u1 T- e/ ^+ [* PDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0) {. E8 _7 v5 P3 i
7 `- z# O8 [9 e: L) V& uJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 & b$ d% e" o* C- B
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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* N9 J4 l$ C. s0 K# Z6 M* f- vJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!8 I& R5 P3 {5 c- Q' t
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Combat modifiers
& l/ o7 w6 S! L2 PDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)/ J! B) t$ r+ a& t
experience(-)
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! l) a8 p. G/ m! oJapanese ground losses:3 ~$ H e; d. J9 A
134 casualties reported& z9 u1 T; K; P2 v
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
5 S9 D! a( ]- E7 ?: v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 I/ g, t9 }- F8 {1 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# c# A( |( @. J7 x3 _% a- ]
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Allied ground losses:% {' [% |6 V& Q6 u# a1 m* p o& D
812 casualties reported8 \$ [& T+ V1 y+ w, n5 x! I
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled" H' H- u/ n8 m3 {3 U7 R7 ^; @- p
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled* J- \# H- }2 b/ R- Q+ \
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled; I+ S7 d, u4 E4 d$ n3 [
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
. U: J2 n, ^6 l Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 M% C% H1 d% g9 ^+ _8 t$ p, v Units retreated 15 x* t9 T5 U8 h4 U. W' V+ K' U1 |, ?
Units destroyed 2 |