AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41" ^$ s# Y8 {( V" y; f( V9 q
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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$ r7 ]: H9 } I% lDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards) f* n, r. n; W& v) }( z8 H
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Allied aircraft
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1 Y5 A1 s$ U" M SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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, @* o. ]" w" W: x BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
# `1 @+ r. l) z6 O! R$ r CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1* _ g/ A) l7 r8 |- t5 J
DD Shiratsuyu
8 V$ d- z6 u- W DD Shigure
/ K) D M3 u9 M' |3 e DD Hatsuharu$ k' v t% `$ \- {; j
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 36 w6 O8 L; U' V$ ^. z. ^
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire% r: J& R" q$ {: O" K+ ]
DD Oboro
# A- |1 O; I: v% \( Y% c) n DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
( c" l5 ^* z0 t; ]6 q5 ]' I+ Y DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 b. c1 N- n, ~1 V2 G) U DD Hayate5 r/ U( e- l4 F' G; ]- l: k
DD Sawakaze
0 V; \; x: `$ s9 g' e) E; M3 F DD Yukaze0 m# ]' }8 Z2 L3 k
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires2 O# m( l6 Z: @7 R% z2 y% }
DD Tawakaze+ A$ P' a* [ l# D& y4 k" p
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Allied Ships
0 x* ~ q1 q) D+ ~; L$ N& Q CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 ~" q/ ]5 `. H" B9 O# z CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
1 D% i9 D' c% T( |( K DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 m3 D$ H& w8 F2 ]( A
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ B/ y7 p* V# G$ O8 g' L: [ DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
# Y0 G8 C- I( `) c( h7 y% p& p 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) R! o& \7 V$ E' v+ \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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0 J# l+ P9 o& d0 A# ?% O4 P0 XRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 v! T3 i7 g! l9 P. X& V% dEstimated time to target is 26 minutes; ^1 V& W0 V3 I3 f- k9 f8 y+ t
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) f2 e2 |7 Q2 P) n/ [* L/ M7 s A6M2 Zero x 45
; }6 e8 b9 h, P2 W B5N2 Kate x 50
( N( N* y$ K+ s0 ~2 m1 m0 W D3A1 Val x 59: {8 u; O7 y# X* d4 H
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Allied aircraft0 U4 R8 \9 n3 V8 M/ d
F2A-3 Buffalo x 206 Q) [& x5 A* E/ U% }* v- c# r
# b9 E, Q- m+ c/ GJapanese aircraft losses2 E, t& F7 X# P0 t0 t9 O& D @* i
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- L, [$ \! g8 B' P
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
* A' ?$ Z) w- }" R* e2 d# ?* L D3A1 Val: 16 damaged" u9 z4 \' ?. z0 |7 V5 W
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 J6 ]# [4 L. m/ c
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed: N8 T* e7 q: S, ~$ `9 z
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Allied Ships
0 V6 ?+ b. W& [( E3 P3 X CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
0 R( z, R5 S* r( i CA Chicago
/ A/ f F0 V* {- V5 w9 e3 I' j CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: T7 v( l' D& J* H/ E* H
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire# C; z3 z* k7 Y$ Y7 @
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" N% h" z' l- Y8 d) s. K) W0 I DD Flusser
$ X, ? u: V6 ^) ]) E5 A5 j5 R CA Astoria
5 X+ _0 q# V1 M* n) \6 ?8 L- D R CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 24 W0 v3 M/ f, H- s, k. F
DD Benham8 Y2 L4 e3 z' B! F" o& p4 _8 Y
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: q9 W( ~# x8 v! n# TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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6 d9 r- E. u& F$ W+ oWeather in hex: Clear sky
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! @9 D( @. _* V# _( P3 R& sRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% H2 N& u/ s3 q
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32
" s+ [( D& z6 O B5N2 Kate x 10
; a" p; [! y. K D3A1 Val x 31
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* m9 h; c" i. K, Y2 J# o0 z, VJapanese aircraft losses
2 ?. N9 _. W6 B" W& ` D3A1 Val: 4 damaged; p# D- q) t5 J2 T3 R/ _4 s6 S
9 \6 f% h" [8 a- J! KAllied aircraft losses
5 H8 D; u9 L* n+ @; z o SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed0 E" @0 B b0 [4 j2 W
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Allied Ships
( {9 R5 o+ W0 Y& {% ~: H CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! c- K# ~9 c, q& S. z' \% } CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ Q) {( U9 x. V CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
O8 F( ^8 F* N% [+ b0 y2 n; e7 k. o CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 y" v8 H+ ~; b, M; n CA Astoria, Bomb hits 38 ~. Q, _, X3 q2 X6 M1 P0 D# L
DD Gridley3 f* Z7 A, ^ r0 H2 H6 s
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! R. [8 J4 f8 ~3 g# n9 x4 v6 m CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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; u4 T9 f* F$ u/ B6 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 u' J- w6 B8 g8 {
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3* K9 {3 p6 u0 x% f6 w* s
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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& j, a7 }8 l1 s$ D; w, X- Q# }Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)% s) ?7 t5 j$ r6 D: N2 s
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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$ o4 @- w* s: W5 @7 r0 }Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 f# m* A3 C, t! W
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 $ N3 T O$ H: S9 k/ y6 d0 |6 \3 Z
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 ( L2 R: U1 m$ }. Z
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 2 R6 P7 q: V0 j
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: / R6 O# ~/ m4 k7 A9 I! Q
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Japanese ground losses:
3 t4 w4 l0 m" @$ |! i% F# ^ 134 casualties reported
: ]$ t7 d: A. \3 s! e4 e& b$ R Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled, i5 o- S! ?; j' |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ X; h3 o8 D5 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; ]# J' K" }! }( D- Y! T/ v/ f6 M5 d
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Allied ground losses:1 ?9 f* k9 |$ Z. s# k E
812 casualties reported
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0 u7 D V) B' x( L Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled* T# R) J% E4 m5 g$ n) I0 p4 m! I S
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled9 Y5 u+ o: n. D+ P3 C2 r2 c" s9 F
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
) {1 A) ]7 h) N- w; S1 L4 `7 e- u Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) x; _& J7 r$ N: Z
Units retreated 14 S. L4 i" v: ~; V
Units destroyed 2 |