AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41- k1 y7 {/ w; `$ D* v
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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' e5 h6 {1 a& x% q) b3 F7 C7 G2 MDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft( v# Y E! ^7 v& @- x; s/ p* z
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses% d( ?0 J: N R/ ?0 P" B: r0 z
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
3 Q9 f6 w. S) k2 a9 U BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire$ g1 ~+ g h0 z! F! D$ I! i
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
- o; X5 h* B! u* W0 q DD Shiratsuyu9 f; `+ a1 b2 I
DD Shigure
3 o+ |* r1 ^$ r5 `" v DD Hatsuharu! e4 q9 F% v: C4 ~) J$ T3 `
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 30 d# W/ `: T) A0 k- `
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire$ ^; j) L! E: F5 d; p8 m
DD Oboro
5 x0 X3 q( `' L9 E! Y' U DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 `& q0 g) |; X0 Q$ h4 G& s DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( F7 o, m. Y0 m! T4 S DD Hayate
$ U1 S# D( a" d0 B, a DD Sawakaze, ]. K+ x! c0 s* P
DD Yukaze
" G* s+ p4 ~3 R, R DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires5 C! L: H I, T
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships0 U B4 A# k+ i: m0 A
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' I% D; t8 j4 A& a% b; g/ M CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk$ H* i6 ]% q3 o. Q
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage, q( o% k- d$ F: e/ S5 }$ O
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
' M: i' Z7 V6 m9 P; M8 I+ u DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires7 ]: `* j8 I7 i7 I! X
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+ |& t1 c5 k5 ~; ]
- h7 }; u4 T( f# u- g4 m0 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain G! k& C- T$ f% e" c# F3 \
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ \( m0 Y0 R3 B d3 h
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
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D3A1 Val x 59: s& Y! P% S0 `# T0 z
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2 s. u( s2 M/ O+ U0 e, Z! R F2A-3 Buffalo x 20# M0 |% w. x a. t% {
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2 K2 \' }9 C X3 H c: C8 z A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 n! d' {7 ~# A4 t9 i" b/ R# N( E
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
9 A+ \3 ]4 g" B. [: R D3A1 Val: 16 damaged$ Q; P* ~! m9 J3 G
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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! m. h8 j8 E5 I7 @0 J2 n F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed) y% b0 Z" X3 q8 i
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) G* P+ N' T/ H CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk1 z, Y, [, ?6 L0 p7 A- k
CA Chicago- Z) C" ^# F/ @" l9 H5 O! v
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( y% j+ e- u; e& h# I( f7 T P( V9 e6 C
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' I( O* R3 ~* p# v8 D2 a2 e2 J x CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 \) O: i0 b" c- k* }4 K/ _6 v DD Flusser
+ g" P j0 ^: V& X+ M& @8 j2 A CA Astoria! O- Y; g, d6 L0 x1 w% R0 t
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 23 ]; T0 c- _% A0 o2 s
DD Benham
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2 W# q$ l, N! f& q0 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Y' j9 U& l6 v+ t' E5 d. A: KWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# M5 M* F2 s" B9 IEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 106 i. T( x F! _2 V0 }: | ?3 b
D3A1 Val x 311 c; I" _0 T9 l+ A1 L( A7 u
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
* H& S- C. @2 e8 B6 v$ \ T% E0 W D3A1 Val: 4 damaged0 W: L; o/ d; H2 ]/ @* z
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed7 s6 A: G w G! S f$ T0 p b
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Allied Ships
0 s* H$ A" ?1 o) M7 `) H CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 @9 _& J+ }& f9 z2 N CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 T4 w& c# o) v' u6 L
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire# m/ v v9 I9 ^0 q: q8 n& \
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& c& {6 z# ` x- G! S& Q, {
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
9 e0 U: r t3 w: m/ M5 A DD Gridley
* S& H# n, |; A' v DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& v8 q3 x3 H+ O& ~
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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" Y, H9 `; t' f. }% ~! ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 d& h0 h2 z! z) c) S; ~
' Q( {) i1 E6 R- ^- {+ V/ L% lRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. R! A5 x( w( ] a8 G0 g; x5 GEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18
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2 s# }0 b: }0 e/ {& CJapanese aircraft losses/ k7 J( |1 H; Q6 }2 K! a
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged' G9 O* e! T3 Y0 W
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' f4 U% n! o6 S; @
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
: I; m! m2 z0 l9 d/ {+ { CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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& X8 g+ k, s$ n, b' @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6 |- | F5 U1 f/ [6 v
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022# q/ U7 l# R4 V' z7 _* s
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 399 w4 v& g$ x& t1 }& [0 ]
" g: \+ S- P. v( e. a- }Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 # ~5 S: A: [ q* \
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) * v2 D# r. u4 Y4 {
/ _: K: `& E, E# _8 KJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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& K( E8 V4 m. l' D* x; U8 VJapanese ground losses:
# j$ e8 O, U# z! J 134 casualties reported
( V! U' V& @% z5 U4 O/ x Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled( k: Z. Z% I$ Q9 U7 q/ }$ t" V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 _+ [1 T- S. \" b- [. ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:6 Y5 `! N. S* q, \- b
812 casualties reported4 u, f% n0 U5 e+ A: P
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
) z3 M& w6 Z$ [ Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled @' m( B/ W7 w( j' ?5 x
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled' f$ T, y q' K1 L+ L- [4 C
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 `( e$ [' Y+ B8 K, n! T
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 k0 f; v/ K1 |6 C6 [+ n
Units retreated 1
* T' }% @4 u7 j- ~. q( H! q Units destroyed 2 |