AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
& u$ n6 Z, v& g" r( U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 aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses, f) ^" W' @; a$ t) O
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed/ z5 s! ~" R- F: g- V) z+ x
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0 h& k: u* B4 h& o, f; K BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
+ z+ W: Y& y$ z3 e) o" x5 b* X/ j/ t CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
6 W/ c2 d7 s: ]5 G DD Shiratsuyu/ ^5 I4 S. p' o4 o8 I2 i5 h
DD Shigure
7 s; f' p% l9 b& q% b" ^7 v DD Hatsuharu
5 u5 ^/ T- r- T8 ~; R DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3$ a' g. B. T4 f/ j+ E
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire+ f& W, Z) D& _: M2 V
DD Oboro4 D; C/ _0 n2 G8 f! o
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
% K4 `7 M- y; } DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 s- |5 S' ? |+ i
DD Hayate2 F; B" C- N3 d7 x% y/ |
DD Sawakaze7 l' j" m# D; O' ~% ]
DD Yukaze( r4 Y9 D3 F, a$ i' O7 X
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- E. p9 v1 U' Z5 d/ n- ?( W) Z& V z
DD Tawakaze
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1 S) B' Y' W/ a2 c CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# M. n4 y0 T6 g; j H CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk/ ^ e. y* l* y; f2 i: s
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
x6 U, R6 G8 ?! P! h DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
( \% K: Z) R0 T2 Q5 e" T+ j DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires" s5 ^6 P( j; A* `9 {" M |0 R
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage1 a1 q0 t/ N2 ` [- v
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, l, T1 l7 Y5 C/ {# }! m58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭$ Y+ d; L7 |6 X" ?6 R& E0 ~( L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain: a N( z. d% r# Y
) ^6 T' ~# D0 a3 h8 V, d/ q" hRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 `, F% e" Z4 `; tEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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( U& z$ S/ `2 U: _. R9 e+ F A6M2 Zero x 45
_/ `2 O3 H8 i B5N2 Kate x 50
# N9 E3 ]7 ?7 E" [ D3A1 Val x 59/ p) ]2 p m3 i$ a; y# ^! I
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6 Q/ |9 B- W; B) K1 F F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
6 B' x9 ^9 d8 n S, Q. i4 o& N' F D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
l7 H& x* i* m! }8 a) q; l D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed8 o) l" v. f$ v) d
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Allied Ships7 ]0 l6 y" Q7 K# ~/ {7 T: D3 _' X
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: O4 s7 P0 `) {
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire* e$ V$ D( X. W- H3 b9 g
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& B% v3 G$ @9 y, k" Y DD Flusser
( {" Q) a7 _+ S0 g T0 J: z# j CA Astoria. d/ r: Q @4 Q* h1 I5 i
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
/ ?3 o4 M6 U2 E7 ~/ f DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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6 ^* C5 k( \5 e5 P% J: M* m, x4 QWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 z6 M3 a v8 q* S+ |4 F
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes5 l2 r+ F4 S/ U$ X
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A6M2 Zero x 32
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. P4 _! Z R5 j m# L# W" [ D3A1 Val x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed% n/ q# M# d5 I$ e4 b* E, y
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ N: F! |4 a- M! p4 ]" t8 b* Y CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. n, L) j7 S% {" n7 D4 k
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
/ a. n; S3 @; |8 W. c: p7 T CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 Q) I3 y* U& ^6 P CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3: G0 ~4 C' \; C3 q; X
DD Gridley
9 E& N. M! v n! x# u4 A9 i DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- L! o- Y0 y6 s2 m# c+ ?# M8 Y) M CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, \# k, }8 L& P' ~/ B1 K0 z6 @
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5 M9 w! T! i) K9 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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q9 X) a5 }0 j! S: T3 D- z6 HRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& p- z$ v" P& A# H9 J5 T
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes0 I! O+ b/ q! V- s/ J5 P* C: @
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Japanese aircraft5 X$ x' U1 p ]8 r# r7 E$ o& i
D3A1 Val x 185 b9 H2 U" G; f* u# h+ ]
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2 K1 `, w7 Y* X% n" T( r CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
5 b4 B( t" C. h! J8 L' k CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire& M7 E1 z5 [& ?2 ^
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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$ h2 a* F$ G4 ^8 _, p: L8 S
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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7 T) j' ~. [+ v; |: bAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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6 K8 p4 a7 d3 v# B( X6 zDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39* A' ^6 f/ e5 D2 N F) q& Y
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0- N( A [' \/ J/ _5 n1 K! n: z( d
) H- ^- x# C, V; hJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 / y5 J3 c- S0 b4 M) x
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+ q( h# d5 }7 X. z9 W& w0 gJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Attacker: * J( K- T7 i9 v4 @+ ^ P9 d
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled2 S/ N- }! ]. f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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( _- Z" _$ W2 aAllied ground losses:; y* C" K0 A2 A* `. E( t; l
812 casualties reported
$ `4 S, j$ F1 {; h Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
! @1 X" w. W* K4 u1 i2 G Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)2 H/ g i5 I* l
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ W% | K% P r. K+ t
Units retreated 1
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