AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41( p1 k# F3 x( L( A( l) ~
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/ }1 e& m+ J. F3 K
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships/ @: r; L$ v2 R
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire& g4 b3 V+ b4 H& t5 e0 Y6 L# Z1 L
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
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DD Hatsuharu6 c0 g* e& O) b8 q r+ @
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
{. b% j* B' o; D3 Y5 H DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire1 y- l, `" u$ |+ D
DD Oboro! r) m, F2 ]9 e/ }9 }( A' U
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire! x b. O- e7 B
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ?4 O" a; r; o. ?7 W. Z. R
DD Hayate$ F) u9 h$ p1 ~% r8 h* I) P) C# {
DD Sawakaze
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DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires. m9 G: Q: O6 \7 K7 B9 A
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
4 S4 ^" U9 I6 _& X) }. I0 B/ K CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ Y1 a' L% i! \+ L
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
. i+ x( P6 a) d. y1 M! m DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ o8 ~/ s* E- a DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
& E7 c: B. L! B: F9 E: D1 w1 n DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: m2 w9 m. P Q: c) V" } DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- y& t& h% o/ F) {& g4 \
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8 {7 L& c* M$ w% f% F58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭
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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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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
j2 |- Z2 k- E4 A0 Z7 z4 dEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* @! [" ~1 C/ `. A7 B& y A6M2 Zero x 45
& q7 b1 I% e" N- u" z( h B5N2 Kate x 50: x- M7 E, Y4 o
D3A1 Val x 59
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0 `8 N1 j6 T3 N3 R: S3 ^ F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses1 W6 E" ?( S' K! P% \. o5 ?6 y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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' ^4 x; r; G/ \+ l$ p* T2 e$ m D3A1 Val: 16 damaged1 A( c2 @0 O# Q* a, e
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& [' {7 w% ~! n2 G2 F
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Allied aircraft losses
. O! @" Q7 N. M F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk& R4 @" B" t& `; z0 p: S- Y
CA Chicago( {4 j9 f, d- C1 }& L
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, f* x2 j% f% W3 B+ k7 ? CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 c! |1 }& f- R: L' s2 q6 j
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# q$ L' W: j4 S2 ?/ @
DD Flusser
# g2 [6 h8 t0 I- H: O, ` CA Astoria" {9 t* A8 Y, N; T ^/ |0 Q
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2' Q/ }* `) y, \+ ?- P$ O3 v
DD Benham: @% v2 w) c3 j; K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1552 |1 y' a* s' e
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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5 c: \( b& _ p. g$ dRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# f) p; t! ~! I& n+ A2 z& @Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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$ {. y' b: f0 c9 ZJapanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 313 \ G0 Z q* a7 h( M j0 `
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Allied aircraft2 F- \3 w* e7 G" q: T3 [! Q( B" J
no flights
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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# X/ W" U/ `6 |. I3 h/ I0 `) P) O CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' W! o7 T9 ~# n; p2 y4 E7 @; z* X2 V! a
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 R5 P' g! X+ A" a) I
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 Y4 g+ Y" I% [
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 W) k6 |4 D: R9 Y2 b5 H, Z2 e CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3# T3 m' S3 a: _8 p# V M0 J2 A
DD Gridley# E1 A: n1 a# v- x% y
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( x# R0 E0 Q2 V
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' x, K4 ]. @: {. ?4 R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155, j9 {3 ?/ ^3 E6 }# \. Q! W
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- d2 d' S: E: H0 \6 e3 x
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 188 z: R$ j* C X& `8 y2 F% K
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged# E( o. a% T; T
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" G3 L, r! B) @ U
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3- Z; q( z) |1 a
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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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
# Z7 a( G7 ]: k& r4 v* ZGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)$ W6 \% l4 ?1 k% n# I$ w
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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, L$ i" h/ ^9 [( r* HAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022& o0 z3 |0 ]2 C! o7 O* o
; z: Y8 A/ e5 z0 L' @3 T0 YDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 394 E* w6 G3 T( R1 W
" J& F2 _' o! D/ n' BJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0" C& I4 ?- X- v& K. t. R* r$ u# e
$ L5 N2 G8 X7 ~" YJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) & Y- t9 k C% t0 `0 B
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!3 _/ \9 ~* v: L& V! H2 M
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses:( }% d6 d1 N) T% ]
134 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& \7 @7 E9 x5 @3 D' m$ ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
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Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled6 U* J3 J% x; {5 ?/ l9 C4 z" g
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)) ?; l9 p4 ]* L/ t& L# W3 G
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 K1 a: z7 u) E+ h; U- T
Units retreated 1) v0 z) I m9 g$ H8 q
Units destroyed 2 |