AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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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' n: k, M% |/ Z
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed U3 B$ b; k7 g3 k4 r( p$ ~
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Japanese Ships
. K. S2 G! j! D* b BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
7 O6 {1 E+ f1 v" T! x7 ~ CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
8 W: [, P. w( b+ H DD Shiratsuyu# K2 D" J {" y1 m& |2 k3 f: q0 ^
DD Shigure- \8 q9 i7 R$ t7 M" V) h
DD Hatsuharu( h2 F7 [' M* o& ^3 f
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3: ?4 | d0 |$ s' `3 U
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ W; Y: j% l# A DD Oboro
7 _* K4 v, u$ W3 J) | DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 x/ J" l/ A6 I" U4 T DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 o) b5 l2 o" B+ Y& q: | DD Hayate& ]- z7 M; t) b
DD Sawakaze
: H8 h/ o) j/ Y4 e DD Yukaze0 K# A7 @7 h/ _5 O7 ^
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires6 S# c& E. ~+ n* h" B" [" @( v
DD Tawakaze
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 j0 \* v' Z. H3 p- Z. m8 z CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk& q! M l. O& R3 }( p0 N
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage, U4 @ ^8 h; C/ M+ A& G
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage+ }6 Z. b/ |: ^ f4 m6 F& W2 x' ~
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
& O) `' L( H6 ] DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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; _. t5 [; L. ~+ K2 C" H4 L58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭- H# V. v- P# y h
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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.% d# q! S& ?$ b5 b3 f
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: U& r6 a3 L$ j) D7 i. c; G% R A6M2 Zero x 45# I8 i' Y. n N0 J- ?* r: l
B5N2 Kate x 50' W0 E' b! ^5 k
D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft0 s" Z8 @5 _" V
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20& W8 `9 \9 A1 w0 y8 [+ x
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ W ^6 F- @7 t" C6 `* Y0 A
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
" f& {- s' D9 s X3 M D3A1 Val: 16 damaged0 T4 ?* Z+ ^9 _+ K+ @
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& b3 I/ J4 x- i+ F4 u) T
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7 F0 F. W; }2 d; ? F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed5 o1 G. `; K# k4 O7 _4 y) S2 `4 g
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Allied Ships
5 E8 O, s0 w, c& Q; C: q' k8 Z2 u6 S CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
1 M ~, _9 v) ^) G! J CA Chicago/ k$ S3 l$ e' C% T! w6 T, E; E
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) O7 M v9 E! u8 q' n; h
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
) f, ?9 `/ _, f* Z! X7 T* a CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria: T$ h: `" l0 T$ l8 [& D
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 27 P" X8 T. r0 y3 d; G" u4 q6 N
DD Benham+ Z) ^6 X# t \( M9 c: e
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) Q8 {: i; X/ X3 E- E7 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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. Z3 F+ Y& {1 g( R# |Weather in hex: Clear sky5 L& D3 H, v2 x+ z: d+ ?
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 32
5 |- p: K9 }; g- X( | B5N2 Kate x 108 g3 h6 m- u# _: l
D3A1 Val x 31
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8 m* w1 H; E# {7 _* q* d/ tJapanese aircraft losses
8 H2 d% K: L- p0 b* S D3A1 Val: 4 damaged8 u1 Z" A! l! r( b; I) `
. s& _2 m" n q: GAllied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships7 q* w: i2 X+ A, C& E# M
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ ^/ {! {% `/ k1 s CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 H3 B6 [9 S2 P) w% W CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 }. S* ^1 M3 \- j0 U8 J CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 X1 S8 r8 g' N" p* K) P
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3# }/ j6 n4 D$ s2 C
DD Gridley; V! P0 J& ^* f2 s/ A
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 \# ^! M( p2 _/ ]* z
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 W9 k# ]# o- I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155, r. W' [ B0 t! O
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/ E; i. n+ i0 ?3 Z7 R/ nRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' k) x- }+ v6 d; }1 @
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes8 z. M4 w; p0 D% X" N
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Japanese aircraft, P8 o& m/ b c$ q
D3A1 Val x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
- B7 `; a6 B* n* ] D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
7 o1 l. H" L6 e' n( t D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 36 j4 B' R* y! [* P; o6 ~! @" Z
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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$ W( }& N- [! `Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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4 r' N6 t6 o4 o R, ]Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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. N. T1 `: }' x' z$ ]4 K; XJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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/ O8 M5 f4 D) s+ E) p, eAllied adjusted defense: 5
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5 J1 _. U D- |3 O( HJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) . M" {1 }' H( E& W
C e5 a2 D2 Y% |/ D' jJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)3 B( z; j3 M8 j( E1 o' l
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 f0 T3 W4 b; v6 g3 C$ S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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2 L- c# D8 r! ?3 O) W! b* Z 812 casualties reported6 F+ _: W; K+ S0 S0 x7 C8 k) ~
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled% d' R, F1 l( _& B2 x% K
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled7 R& Y, M% E6 `4 \+ |) e5 `6 C
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled/ B. k- t! K, U, @. Z
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
" }2 j; K# q% u( z8 K Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 k9 H' g- {$ e8 {( \
Units retreated 1, V4 t- j. e% W& R# m6 ?
Units destroyed 2 |