AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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+ _) T: |( I/ R7 HDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft losses
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# r( A4 \+ d+ Q: F. P BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire/ V e5 A5 L. ~
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1, T! s+ ^6 W+ h3 c! O" E
DD Shiratsuyu
) J- I2 \$ n! U% L DD Shigure
' |# R) b3 b. |/ w+ D7 S4 ^( Z: W DD Hatsuharu
i% C( Z$ x- X% N7 R: D DD Nenohi, Shell hits 35 f4 `+ j) s5 n( C9 K9 E- [0 h t
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire4 [, H8 \+ r& h% [
DD Oboro' c) ~, E U5 e {
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire& g% U# \: _ A6 Z( E6 w) ]
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 }. q: e/ N: i9 A5 `2 R0 |$ a
DD Hayate+ i6 X4 u% s8 ]
DD Sawakaze
' Y p& d. s9 p$ I; M2 b2 g% w+ x DD Yukaze4 f7 }9 _+ ^; T/ S; g4 z h" m
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
9 O- U4 U! |6 l& z DD Tawakaze( D' E" c4 A( i
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" K1 y I. R9 _8 f$ A9 B
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
D7 P( T) R0 I6 Y- s5 b DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ^- }. n& w0 A4 z DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 i4 h4 ~8 o+ _8 }# Q5 f DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
. E* P j2 b6 m DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 @8 i- D( ^! o* h- O; R
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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% M$ x5 W! @* f' |/ {5 Q; U
. n4 S! G/ D; O" JMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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/ ?8 `3 l+ p1 G3 T6 N' V6 n0 v1 ^Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: h# k4 M- C* @2 J* Z- J
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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8 r( F% B1 a! n O9 l1 `. n3 dJapanese aircraft, B Q. k: `1 ^8 g
A6M2 Zero x 45* `% w- A% A9 j1 m* O7 I" C! _
B5N2 Kate x 509 X' @) h" s. | ?5 V
D3A1 Val x 59* j' b5 W1 ~- b3 [
1 g1 X2 Y, k2 e5 ~5 |Allied aircraft9 S4 o; S O: o5 U' W0 i1 Z
F2A-3 Buffalo x 204 N: l2 a6 E5 C0 }
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" Z# N* i! B. l. t B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
0 z0 A1 K, D0 l8 V$ X D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
% _* v9 u; L9 m- o3 r) z5 ~6 O D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 L% I8 G& p; |5 F) T, K2 h+ |# d
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Allied aircraft losses3 d6 Q9 k/ S1 o- J! T/ ~4 ~& J
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed. N. v% S1 }3 T% l& z, C" D9 @
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Allied Ships
1 X& s% w& W7 k5 d CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 H: k6 ]7 Q% @2 q: r1 U. f1 N0 a
CA Chicago
6 y5 ]2 g; K) f% \# r8 [ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; @ R: D/ R0 t0 t! c5 d9 W* X- x CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire) u) r( j7 m3 ?$ g3 ^5 M) q
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 W; C) c2 M" W9 l5 {0 i DD Flusser
0 B3 f1 g1 {+ K- b3 e& J- P# A CA Astoria
4 ?6 W! ]8 D& D7 P3 p, k CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2* d/ ^/ k2 u, F$ ?! C' Q
DD Benham% A5 E( s& [, k) \
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6 ]9 X$ b# O; C! yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155& `( p+ n3 ^/ }# `9 B) k+ q' I/ ?
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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8 Y" z4 Y: S6 b% {: r4 XRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# Y1 F ?' n2 h0 f) g) oEstimated time to target is 21 minutes0 a- } g0 D' {. y
8 P9 D; k; n: t) CJapanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 10) E" N) q" l7 R, {0 q: m. A' j
D3A1 Val x 31* q4 l' @ O1 `' q9 U0 |# K3 R! Q
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9 `- N1 S7 @8 U D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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1 G' O6 p* b B+ S$ k: v SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
' u3 I! R2 x7 G4 W& n: L1 c! G CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* Q* r, S- I+ G3 G& j* a+ X+ V0 q
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 q# c4 D; j" n) Q* X1 F$ y CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 k$ ^3 l/ \! ~
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) u }4 G1 k* m+ [, D CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
, l7 t0 F! y V. h# c5 M DD Gridley- X: ^! m5 K) k. _6 e% p
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% b* ^; D3 _2 Q1 H0 S) D6 f
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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8 O, Y' U* d j( T# h# xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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5 ]: ^+ Z1 w, D# {9 @; }Weather in hex: Clear sky9 f2 o1 \% b0 y# d( V0 X! F5 G0 R
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* K' l: }, i& C
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes$ |$ q7 [ w, B' ]0 }# Y2 E& U
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D3A1 Val x 183 L& }& g( V2 D2 J& s
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
( J9 `- T _4 b/ s! f+ C, Z/ o CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
9 v0 ^2 s5 s( K: M+ s$ Z CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire; Z: d; V$ K/ B0 v6 ?, Z2 t
: i$ t( @' ]3 G/ L, Y5 ]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
) r" f+ Q g9 V* \' CGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)" q$ W2 u9 m% [5 E5 u
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 r. N& {6 Q( A
$ x) ^# P _+ }! } t6 aAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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5 t% C5 `( y, ?* s& z$ \Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 05 B% ~7 P- y; S: U9 n3 s
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 6 Z" v2 n$ |6 G- Q$ R
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!2 ?3 N5 p# I2 L3 V$ p8 q6 y
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)3 M/ n' E2 y ]: n0 Q( ^5 F
experience(-)4 T% F: K D; s& p! g( z' ^
Attacker:
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# Z: i6 t, W5 Z7 ?' y" y- t( MJapanese ground losses:
1 C3 ~& Q+ b% b9 I) O" V 134 casualties reported- {/ v) b, M# x: z
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled7 E% }; _2 \% m# n# W' ]" G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
5 Q9 L" @1 M7 M7 z/ z) ] 812 casualties reported: ^9 d! ~( J2 F
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled" O# i: j4 ^$ g ]3 E5 B
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled) {* U* Z- H0 O3 [
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 g( Q0 X; g2 v% h1 v4 g5 V1 z( z Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
0 O% v- _- V3 ^9 `/ J- ~ Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 ` T, T- V8 G9 Q* y Units retreated 17 }: J A1 h+ [9 H& B
Units destroyed 2 |