AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
/ Z! H2 e/ _6 b6 J5 O; i `6 y! H. Y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 Y( _9 C* U+ Q
! m" y& h' b3 w# K) A6 wDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards2 a( L" X3 K4 D; Y0 I, |3 {. d4 u, w h
0 R. h0 K: `. t9 W/ D/ C( S1 RAllied aircraft
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SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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- J4 W! Z0 P) w! I. WJapanese Ships
6 @7 k2 _1 L1 @4 K BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire+ C7 ^+ V! v& L0 Z3 w& H" ]
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1' L( P# d- g$ F+ T8 g
DD Shiratsuyu
+ @' F/ v, m3 C5 o/ V DD Shigure# f* e/ s, }- e
DD Hatsuharu
6 p H6 B H) G: y9 a! ] DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
, \; Q% h1 a1 U) S DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
! G, {# F: q* |$ z DD Oboro1 d; b0 Q, A A1 ~. D
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire2 I( O: A" ]' z3 \/ J) v: n1 t1 n
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 e$ G5 W8 D" _, a$ [' z: l DD Hayate. Y8 ^2 N$ l+ o
DD Sawakaze$ k( c* ?9 U8 A3 i
DD Yukaze+ O9 l5 M9 O2 I( x8 E/ Q9 u2 ~
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires4 C! a; o! y# E5 v+ r0 l# }
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
, M z' m9 H8 \- W! |/ S" O CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" ?* ?% m. O. [
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
5 F4 a. T: Y9 | a# S. } DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
: H, x8 X/ \! l5 C! v DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage0 S" M. ~/ I$ H
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
3 b, r1 }, J! P Q DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- {3 C4 |* U3 _9 t; @2 e
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' {5 J4 X0 e$ D8 Y2 Y58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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, c3 o0 z0 B/ [" S/ yMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155/ i9 K: f0 f% }
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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6 N: [1 ^! ^+ k8 q# P8 s+ cRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 G" i9 e6 x* t9 L4 H. q+ ?Estimated time to target is 26 minutes/ Q! `) c) A; z& T- c, j1 `" K+ ?
- R8 m3 h* T% h( n, O9 tJapanese aircraft
& \: m2 ?/ ^3 V. d: ~) @8 W A6M2 Zero x 45
9 m( E' m# C, ]) u. D B5N2 Kate x 506 G. Q3 a$ V% }/ [% P* E5 V
D3A1 Val x 590 V0 B1 G. G4 N- Y
' i3 P/ H4 b* r$ LAllied aircraft; @% b7 K: X7 V( |0 p! n% P
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 P! g# j% e9 p& N7 l A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, A( @2 j6 F6 n; i
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged6 N q# M; C! g+ T
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged. z, y! [! A) R* Y4 S
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 E- ]' T d* g( b) g- j6 t F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed+ _6 `5 U3 `1 C, l
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Allied Ships
$ g' D( v( f1 Q CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
, G- ]0 p. P3 x. x7 u CA Chicago; O( w: ~8 i( W0 v B
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage6 i& C$ f' E4 ?- G$ j
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire* w" y# w7 z' K. C3 j9 j
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' f9 ~7 \" T/ F& A0 M, l% Y/ R
DD Flusser% I/ j4 U0 [( _! y* L; {3 R$ J+ d
CA Astoria
5 K$ R* v1 v. Y V# D& b8 t* p CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
- I; }. d- p- `2 z0 d" ] DD Benham# `. F# H8 }& E; o5 a9 S! q
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/ O5 s4 J( t+ n* H! e G, wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky6 `0 Z f. d# Z) V5 ~9 f
) Y$ I @3 u, r4 L4 M [" dRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 ^$ c6 B5 Q7 {* N; F& _) w! F
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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( Q5 y. T! Z" d/ H! r9 V0 \Japanese aircraft
' p' A" R9 X7 j3 o A6M2 Zero x 32
+ j. X; p# f8 T# h+ l B5N2 Kate x 109 a: M5 G/ i( O
D3A1 Val x 31# K4 X" D' {* {
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Allied aircraft8 |4 W2 ^8 s5 o, Y6 e1 |, q7 W
no flights8 h9 W& h0 w) p5 j' I: b$ B: u
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 i b, W- e2 g0 B# ~ D3A1 Val: 4 damaged' ^- X4 b' C/ X0 x0 V
5 v7 J8 d* B' f# B3 z; |Allied aircraft losses
8 L+ }4 y. ?) Y3 h$ z' c SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships V; r+ w( n; i4 o6 x& k
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 n2 G7 H9 ]3 d, ^9 r7 l
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! k p' J, i: e% G! F6 m; q+ K CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
! Z; S4 t* {4 f. ^ CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% ?! [/ v. o7 N$ C) K CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3' {; Z2 ]2 X! Y4 Z# y
DD Gridley* y9 X) e9 e* ^2 T
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 R% n' \2 J! F7 S. F% B
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 @ x+ C; R* Y, A( z( M7 p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155/ ]& R' J3 `$ L s
2 m: K7 x8 H# F1 ?* }/ ]Weather in hex: Clear sky' w( D$ J& n4 a/ ]
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. B) P' j; d$ {* p! j6 W( J
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes; q+ c i/ T% J7 U- q7 e
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Japanese aircraft* V: a# i, @# L+ g
D3A1 Val x 18
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; \; C! M6 L. s s, L& y9 mJapanese aircraft losses
1 p6 S' g3 P4 @8 C' h* Y3 \7 }& n1 g D3A1 Val: 2 damaged5 c% S* c- B: x# N. ~
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
% s0 ^* `) s% R* J; f" Q CA Astoria, Bomb hits 33 s' ~4 Z/ N1 K9 u
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire( B$ R& j: K9 T' {6 i: q9 q u
! X3 ^9 B/ C) v! q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+ s5 K1 @* J' t9 z! K
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)+ M: U' t' }" o9 V% T q# o
: ]: A& x) R) b/ E* BJapanese Deliberate attack
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2 b5 o4 B4 r; M L& JAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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; @7 R1 m, E; c; [/ D9 [Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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& t0 t/ W9 M- D7 n& k" Y, CJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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7 _' W2 f' z2 r; {; yJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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( c( ^; P: V3 e5 u& b$ k& GAllied adjusted defense: 5 ' c2 k; r/ r9 y( a
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers: ~: \, a; f+ C; i
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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1 r1 E& O* s5 R' ]8 rAttacker:
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* B( ~0 a( d) b: P1 Z% Z6 E- AJapanese ground losses:
, t9 B0 B# H- D) }, t 134 casualties reported& e3 L, n* L6 C s+ v+ h8 U$ }, _
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled3 k+ b, F8 Q9 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' p& I2 O' [+ m6 G! v6 i; x1 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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( I0 m: J) W! e6 KAllied ground losses:( Q# Q7 o1 V5 x/ l8 P \* N: A
812 casualties reported; x, _" {* x% Y3 p' h' Q
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled( U1 h$ E4 m8 _0 B
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
3 A* E4 s& _4 `; S- x4 \ Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled3 `+ E0 Q8 R5 U* x& |& Z }
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)% W% C% r8 `& o
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 p' h' V; i; f0 [
Units retreated 1: F; L( x9 g0 @
Units destroyed 2 |