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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2 w) x) N4 h( B7 [- p2 R
$ I W+ ?# [! Z7 ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft) T4 x6 H8 X$ u# Y7 U
no flights* r3 v) V( S: W+ V: M
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Allied aircraft losses
$ S; ^7 r5 X" b, `. I/ h SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed& e. e, T; R6 j! Y: W* w6 N
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
) K+ @9 D& Y7 [$ f2 [( I CL Kitakami, Shell hits 17 N5 ^# x+ j" _* J2 b. D1 I
DD Shiratsuyu( }" C% w/ _- R- ]
DD Shigure5 l& f8 r2 ]% B8 d* f% _
DD Hatsuharu3 ~: a8 ^0 V- e
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
- K3 x+ T$ P! R O DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
! p! {4 Y" c( B. D I x5 F DD Oboro' n+ y9 V% p- a
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire0 V7 o2 Q1 r: j( C) Q3 L
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 G, Y! D3 U2 t. m; s) r DD Hayate
+ C0 _$ U6 a+ m/ ?8 W DD Sawakaze4 r2 b. S3 g# q
DD Yukaze
" Z& r8 G- b/ N c$ K" w DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires1 e3 ]9 C; u) t h* X9 s
DD Tawakaze1 h+ N) m! l3 t' ?8 B9 v$ P& [5 s
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c5 S8 W# h! G4 X; \$ T CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 u( a7 P% f1 ?+ h6 [
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
3 @1 H5 `4 B/ t4 C( _* v DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 v0 ]2 e% P/ q b/ S
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage1 A' ~; f+ a8 ]5 Y% u# C. }& ?4 X- f* z2 I
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
" k5 @4 _$ j' T' U7 i- ~! e DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage! s! b! ^' G- T8 x0 S$ E- V u
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: V, I! O+ g" W! l2 a58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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; ^: j. ^. }1 x. p5 q# Q0 C) X) rMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155* D4 M3 L- a# E. F/ T" `" ~7 \! H
B% t- a. c. P( ~# [/ L# mWeather in hex: Light rain1 p* _6 H* V+ c% G( b( g& `
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 l; W8 Y( y6 {
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes4 y( y. n% g6 N7 k
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Japanese aircraft6 F, v2 D9 }1 l0 |" u2 S( W! v! ^
A6M2 Zero x 45
" A- i# O v+ t2 N B5N2 Kate x 50
+ e9 V$ Q0 `4 R D3A1 Val x 59! d; i( X D& i3 p; Y
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) r, n4 K, C$ @. J F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses& S2 E, f4 m* f- I& a7 o
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 |* {" |* [' P
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
6 A: Y- B2 P# _ ?5 B D3A1 Val: 16 damaged( [& H3 c2 r" z9 q: F6 d' l3 m
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
6 }! k# ~2 `1 F8 r! D! p2 d8 z F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed/ V5 `: U0 C, @6 I
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Allied Ships
7 _- K6 k7 M m+ d% o, B5 g3 u8 f7 I1 a CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 n1 ^9 `+ [9 w' x0 p" @ CA Chicago
1 L: f" F# ]; B! Z. I8 I CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage d4 i; w8 J3 w7 |
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 s# K2 s; Z& d1 l) | CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 F, q1 s- w E- c. m: P1 Z DD Flusser6 o, g8 f5 m) m. K0 Y, D2 Q8 r
CA Astoria
3 D" L; R% m% E9 l* B- \ CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2' }! }+ U* i4 r3 L/ g" w
DD Benham5 S4 n, _0 ]" Q: @& O8 Q' D8 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' i6 m# c5 i+ @5 UEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32; U% j, L* T+ s- \9 C! b; t' u n) j
B5N2 Kate x 10
/ x# B& j: y F9 Q$ R( U D3A1 Val x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses
- w& Q" q8 t1 D- u6 | D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses E1 B' \' ? J7 [
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed0 m3 M% w5 @) v) h9 a: z4 J
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Allied Ships; d& |0 L8 J: E; Z; G
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( A& d6 o4 X/ Z1 I CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* |3 e" j& I. w) l$ ], h CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
; a! _! y! z/ F2 ^( F P1 S. [ CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage `+ e1 }0 z; Y0 H' C
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
M5 v/ A5 W1 t) h3 m4 H8 Y. |# t9 Z: @ DD Gridley! B2 v4 ~! F* U+ y2 c, F' U% j$ S
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- ?2 B# f# v2 f/ G6 K
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. b6 |$ ^5 h. w5 Y3 E
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3 F9 ?# b0 b6 a }3 q3 h9 {7 s2 \1 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky; |' }" j r) V5 R! d& o
6 ?5 L! L* F% |( f. E: NRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
u K$ q5 E" \4 ]3 S3 M7 OEstimated time to target is 16 minutes; q, G# Q( H. Z, w4 H
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D3A1 Val x 18 u8 m( y9 A' L( p$ [! D) J0 w
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Japanese aircraft losses
) d3 `. t7 K+ P) V" ~2 w5 S$ p D3A1 Val: 2 damaged$ S7 f3 j$ @0 T5 P- E7 [
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 U" f4 O" R8 A3 c! J6 ^
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
+ H7 g2 @* o3 G% k CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire; L* n, n1 `1 J3 L. ?% z( O* U
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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7 J! t: o! o9 C% g* _# ]
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)- p3 Q8 N$ u+ E& n
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* A- [9 n- c+ QAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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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 j4 r+ p$ Q4 X7 O. r
4 g/ _6 B3 W4 bJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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" L" {7 Q, u; {% Y8 ]Allied adjusted defense: 5
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2 }0 d7 ]; R8 N( |6 `Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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, l2 y x7 c0 Y$ u! e; pJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!$ J; M3 u5 J6 l' N9 S
$ R* j4 y- h# ~ q, qCombat modifiers
" E3 E# u8 f7 i+ UDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)0 E& _0 Z) @ q9 a; K4 r1 {' e/ {" P& P+ z
experience(-)1 l8 L9 I s4 v4 V" x( J
Attacker: 9 o- t+ f, G2 i9 }5 x2 K: |1 k
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Japanese ground losses:' ~( E( C( ^$ e! [
134 casualties reported I- g0 _ R' Q) C9 V# B
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
# c8 |) h2 W J* y# v# B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. ~4 A3 v8 R; ^! v3 m0 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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* {& O$ N' n8 @* n; Q0 A" `6 LAllied ground losses:2 J' K8 t! }2 t) h
812 casualties reported
' a! J4 O- C& N: S5 A# s: G Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ J# S! ^# i* v- N# n$ g0 L% Y Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 c7 B9 ^- c8 c' @3 D1 s Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled- F; }9 B# I2 e3 ?* k1 B0 M
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ x# D X3 S6 J( Y3 \: L Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ a9 D! T' P9 U
Units retreated 1
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