AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
9 M7 N7 N9 a, B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. x O1 w' R2 L' q" u& o7 r7 h5 X
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7 _ j+ @4 m; v6 F no flights
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( @% h# z& U; c: E' Z. wAllied aircraft losses
3 O* k- B1 ^3 g2 j6 O, E SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed/ R' m9 M( k' w
: J. w4 G: n4 _+ lJapanese Ships
" Z$ z7 `2 [0 K" H5 ~! b8 y9 V BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
7 w: q* ~" h# u) R+ d" R CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1/ v# u- O/ t( _' @8 n& l( z
DD Shiratsuyu
! ]4 ~* T* d" s& o" d `# u DD Shigure
$ r5 }/ ^( W- |" f) B1 U: A DD Hatsuharu9 B* N A- `* w$ ?4 I
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3; F4 A: j" X0 t- B9 x
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire J+ ~, f+ i% i' U% _% s# z# L
DD Oboro) u2 ^8 c+ k1 G5 K- O, O
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 X( u9 L" f7 i' u1 o% t DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& u% p5 ~# f, u9 t$ l& ~
DD Hayate
' q) F" L. p( p6 `6 ~ DD Sawakaze
3 Z( G Y% f2 c! O; h DD Yukaze1 t4 z! ?/ P; Z2 E% N! c. i
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
5 t5 c) @( r6 Z( [( T& f; m DD Tawakaze& o1 Q) ~ B" d: ^, |, \
+ Y+ m, W# i* O0 b4 \" t8 B+ ]Allied Ships5 X, V ~9 _4 V5 x; {& u( S
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 Z6 l9 {* r' m% U
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk7 u& D# l8 }! }- y! B. C
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
& U+ l4 g; f O" n' a* N DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage9 [: |% _& ?) I
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires& P+ P( a7 _* H2 k R
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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; @) Q) g& D2 r, J58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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J1 g6 [- S. A# T# eWeather in hex: Light rain9 i4 C3 f" Q. x) ^% K# X
. G$ M$ d E( G, m) B6 E: cRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' N9 V! W* ?, X
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes9 C* _ a* ?" G( T3 c
% H( N1 j0 i9 L7 }Japanese aircraft
( V: k4 W7 Z3 [ A6M2 Zero x 45
* Z9 @ V3 Y2 ?9 Y" k4 n5 x B5N2 Kate x 50# X; E9 w* s+ S' O8 i3 r' i
D3A1 Val x 59
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8 I# x$ B% a$ m* Y4 Y B2 j F2A-3 Buffalo x 20) K+ @% ]5 O& e/ D' M
' B/ A) U4 e8 p' s) ?: B% tJapanese aircraft losses
! f$ W) V: D% S A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 V8 F! @3 a# \1 ^ B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
' t i+ z& w- \% i" D% G" K D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
& z* q) b% f) v+ u" c! h1 g/ N) P D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" Q6 s! k c5 d4 @! v9 Z; w
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' e7 b, T0 T7 `1 X9 ^* I F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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9 G$ R A M B% z' v* O% p3 h CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 D7 F* b$ M4 U* {* |
CA Chicago' z; |2 P7 b5 j7 c! O4 R3 W
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage7 z1 P) D. \/ n& P' Z
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire& t3 |! {! H& a7 O
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* a; O& W8 b7 n, j DD Flusser9 t. P# ?& I+ h3 k$ ]9 [
CA Astoria& _3 }% V) R- d6 D0 F2 S
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2) n/ u: n( ? t6 l
DD Benham" Q( ?, {% S$ Q6 o* n w; Z
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- A3 k1 F' v1 E& ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1551 @5 V) q0 G. \# e6 G
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) ~ p# w! R4 ~& r2 P+ F
5 c H$ s! ]0 k& t6 \3 L" `( M* QRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 w$ h! Z2 _- r0 \! L
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
P0 X4 z/ z! h4 z4 h1 {8 Z A6M2 Zero x 32; k& Y) y2 p* B" t
B5N2 Kate x 101 r* ~5 S& T! j2 W6 s W# l: M; |
D3A1 Val x 313 W9 o7 ]6 M8 I( w( b5 I8 F
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ C! R- f! s6 | D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses$ B, ^( L4 X+ P( B) p1 D
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed; Z. K1 @8 L# \$ j
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Allied Ships4 N0 v3 l2 U6 b1 F9 p7 U
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ z3 _8 T7 ~( j
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ B% Q5 r/ N( A3 U+ E8 P CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire7 e: V3 B! u1 q! z* F
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 E S9 @* R m7 V3 C$ | CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
& r8 M" r7 q8 a6 s) `! [3 x DD Gridley9 f8 a( r! `3 |' I1 i
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ]" G& y* Z3 I# p' N3 e9 N* I
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ @6 l1 i5 t' F) P, y, Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1554 O: n \7 N$ ?/ p6 Q8 p5 P6 q* \
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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% z" }0 Z6 v) x ~2 R- mRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ h+ t6 b* I' V0 q9 _2 o9 }0 P i3 NEstimated time to target is 16 minutes/ I7 K, `7 z: O0 O* X
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/ v/ u/ E8 a; O7 [6 i D3A1 Val x 189 ?9 M) k$ ^) |! }( ?
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3) j5 Q* n0 R% Q8 \- F8 T1 ]8 Q
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
6 G8 G) x" Q. u1 |; c$ dGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)6 C6 n, N8 t9 s% C! a
+ f( |5 ^2 ^$ w2 _: b8 WJapanese Deliberate attack
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3 c; X5 }8 | u. H: h. ]Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022* m4 ?% j/ [- @9 f4 I1 ]6 v% z
7 N" t5 K" V. x+ C Q6 B0 G) n' E2 KDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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) Q# N/ i- ~% h! l2 I) gJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 ) j6 B! v) Z. w7 Z/ D7 q1 d2 a' {8 X
& z$ e; t$ E5 R9 ?+ _/ lJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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* W9 y9 F m. M; r0 B% ^2 \Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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?9 s- o. \" F( TCombat modifiers
- H$ [- w, k9 dDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)$ H7 B& i1 N, `! }- U, E
experience(-)) \( l& @# C2 j1 z
Attacker:
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. c+ j9 h1 _, CJapanese ground losses:
- T3 h7 }0 H3 u! l$ q3 g+ w 134 casualties reported0 S( v! l+ E: n
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
# A, @& F4 F% k9 f% e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 |( d$ P& X) ^% A! X0 L1 g" r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
) x( o1 Z0 n. S% t$ |9 S 812 casualties reported
' v5 ^9 ?0 D8 @* g, g$ T( }2 Y Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled2 t, ]: O( ^2 l* a# P
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled3 p1 G0 R+ j$ j! q, H! A$ P4 v
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
) R' C* I" o7 C* N' X( i Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
% K& d5 ~( ^8 n* X4 o Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)" \0 \$ b) ^$ V& I, W* n/ ?
Units retreated 1# A( U. c6 r8 i' M
Units destroyed 2 |