AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 410 j1 A, t: _) a) A# ^/ Y2 [
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 W; [9 D4 a+ H) u$ N8 h4 v, f
) f5 [2 u. ^+ Z# _Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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* T6 R5 J1 x4 uAllied aircraft losses; s1 V u: v4 a6 ?2 D
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed4 z( ~. U# N' d D3 B8 c
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
p @; w7 ]. L& X CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
) b( u7 }. C, e DD Shiratsuyu! B4 s) L5 z2 V8 `& n' `( S
DD Shigure
, {* p- d8 Y2 C' R) g, K% H DD Hatsuharu! T( q- B6 n; Z6 ?0 ~% S
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 39 ^6 F- ^7 w# F
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire+ S, `: [' M3 d$ Q5 l3 y
DD Oboro
5 O# N* T/ F; h9 v" s DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
" i* ]( N5 W1 o: y$ {* c: @8 Y DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 @5 `9 @+ Z o DD Hayate
2 K t; L. u5 l7 N! O DD Sawakaze
" ~ E4 q2 C Z& l DD Yukaze
9 O" i9 C1 l2 X' {4 m( x DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
0 ?" ?- k6 i: N DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
' K, Y/ x! u/ ]" O' s% J CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ Z9 g1 J$ S2 \9 p CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk% y6 z& H" x& ~( {5 G7 W- b, p' O
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
- K# k+ @, ?2 l+ X! {8 R) | @ DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ F# k" }& a& c) n/ [+ f. Q DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: p: s, y% b3 E) A$ P DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& B+ a% P& |8 t' U58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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( Z- i6 D/ i) u3 D, SMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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3 d, T9 _* R4 R5 t8 ~% TWeather in hex: Light rain+ g& y# L1 `4 F7 D! w
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Z, v6 E' M+ N7 n7 l8 \; q5 XEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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# ]/ O, |: p; X4 B+ B6 BJapanese aircraft
% k w8 M( q* I& N, P% _ A6M2 Zero x 45: E3 O$ g! }8 h* h" D
B5N2 Kate x 50
) v" C$ M ^4 B D3A1 Val x 59+ P1 [1 L8 S9 o& @
5 J* V7 T+ @6 T' Y& j8 Y* \Allied aircraft
: c3 _1 c; E9 B/ Q$ S F2A-3 Buffalo x 20, }! v }+ w5 k5 @# A& n
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 j* G# n; L" m7 Y2 Q A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 a$ x5 F S2 U+ x0 n* j+ g$ a
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged& C( g; P: q0 t
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged; p( S. ?0 j7 q& o6 r' g
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- S6 n6 `! q1 v) A q
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Allied aircraft losses
* n5 m9 K3 `/ ~( d/ z0 O F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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: }. X" y1 e$ u4 { CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk( a' Q, \) g$ _2 f# J5 c' k* l
CA Chicago
$ [. x: o2 U# g& v CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ o: j) @7 ^7 R( U CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* L8 D" P" A7 f- C' c2 e { CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% q; t0 q% @" P& q* J8 B% z
DD Flusser) N1 F' @8 j# C0 j1 e% N$ M
CA Astoria
: `& g' E# s3 X( Y2 q0 ] CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
: M. v% W3 F3 {4 {" C3 } DD Benham
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1 S9 b$ N' g# M# t6 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 S) x1 Z0 W: i1 L# n8 B
- o( y7 ^6 I/ y0 Q5 J1 d, @5 [Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ m2 F% k- @5 q9 G. Q" m: w! FEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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: M, f2 R+ ^8 @& _; jJapanese aircraft3 t5 ~8 E4 z9 W3 E! W! [0 t
A6M2 Zero x 32) w5 p* Z) D1 e- y# M
B5N2 Kate x 10
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Allied aircraft: }6 a! g: c8 v
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Japanese aircraft losses8 P0 c4 _: {# A4 r6 k+ b& C
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged+ j) `4 G+ Z; I3 B
6 Q2 P% V4 \) @: MAllied aircraft losses6 d2 L( h: D; i1 | J. k- ?0 G
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed( J' j; _4 j) F
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 V0 ^ n1 g* K# F! d! v+ W CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 ?+ G6 }$ T( \2 i. a0 U9 o
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
% x) c3 i) w8 X% _- o CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) R6 ?$ m4 Z) g
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
h- S% ?5 g4 {/ n1 s! {$ o DD Gridley
+ l9 r4 z/ y- O5 h& R# F3 t DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# O, _ J# X) @7 N& c) u0 c6 w CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 M, x% z0 u$ X9 C
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' e& S4 b% `) U" a# v) aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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7 D# a' r u/ S! V: \Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) i- ], o6 p& P* e' i( K0 K7 G
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes7 M/ J# K/ T! T: A. ~* n$ x j
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Japanese aircraft: l! k O7 z/ l* D
D3A1 Val x 18& Q9 _% n1 F* J+ E8 V1 |; f! r
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged, r7 f" E+ H( G5 ~5 f, r
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' X+ E6 c: J3 {" x7 B0 {
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
" `! j- f; y- F& b: x- n CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 @, x% n+ U/ ~# I# E
$ e# e2 q" ^ B/ G: `0 V; ?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
1 O: ^8 ?, l* a; ~: RGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)( {9 C( S6 }, n3 O( W+ X) {, L% M
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10221 ?. I& A/ g. _7 u
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0! P8 ]; p6 R# u+ L5 }
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 2 K) |4 [3 L8 X- f
( r% a* \5 E4 c, k0 TAllied adjusted defense: 5
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; d/ t2 a* Q2 H EJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!) @7 O: Q1 f* t( { X; o
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% F# v" G' q) t& l7 p5 t9 lDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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9 I4 `6 Z- t1 ^" g6 UAttacker:
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7 N" I; d' u& U5 u+ K$ [0 uJapanese ground losses:
9 e1 Q# R8 j: E2 {$ l0 ^ 134 casualties reported
! P1 C- M) o" S, w8 ~- w Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled5 m+ d! y6 z7 R/ U" E6 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. T! ?$ w" ` v( G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* I# K ?+ J$ p1 A" O- D9 b5 r
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Allied ground losses:0 { d. [1 v6 f6 {! G/ `5 @( M3 }
812 casualties reported& w4 `; t( l5 } [8 \+ m# p# N
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled1 d+ e9 f& V) [$ I
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled% L0 Z% R2 e$ D1 Y/ C
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled: h9 c. N4 d' b, m& o# W
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 s* V) I. z0 K3 T Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)" Q% y. Q, F* r6 U
Units retreated 1
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