AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41* P8 c+ U9 ^4 B. t. ?* }& o
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' k% C( B) N% o6 v9 ?
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Allied aircraft losses' y1 K2 f( }' B+ l
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed: w5 m+ G- a% `3 M! Z$ [
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- Y/ G/ g% v5 G: [& E BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire* x, E, ?2 @6 j2 U& J2 n
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
5 ^: P; e: N' ?: k# G& F DD Shiratsuyu
, g% x" V: D; _7 E DD Shigure! T' Z+ ?+ {) j0 B5 G
DD Hatsuharu
# F1 D3 _1 ?$ r# h/ A DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
- e+ U) C; u4 Y$ e DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire; h# h# _ f* v: J# e/ Z: k5 V
DD Oboro6 E& M5 W5 {1 n ?
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire. m$ |* O4 K" f
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. W, A. i. f0 m& t. y+ v
DD Hayate$ _9 q& @% E4 e; q' b& C
DD Sawakaze
% T5 f2 m# w% X& T# G9 i! Q DD Yukaze
; ~0 a# C/ O& r7 c0 R) f5 ?9 }2 M DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires& a+ z( g& K& }# ?( I u. N) a
DD Tawakaze8 b* f/ v- }9 G$ v0 V
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 i0 I! G; [ q* | CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk' w3 u5 p( ?- s- W+ { L$ G
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 K# K# C1 l- R8 d+ m6 g DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 A2 n. L" p/ a2 v3 D8 F1 f8 X DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
2 R* j3 m8 j0 |% X. f6 y DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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58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' W, t4 ]4 {0 }8 `+ p
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 C7 M) Y( U* ~9 W1 u5 [
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes1 J$ N$ R4 G8 w) P! t3 H7 h5 i
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# \4 U9 O6 i: U A6M2 Zero x 450 C2 P2 ]7 ?+ W
B5N2 Kate x 50
( t* ?& l# S, ?. n( u. C D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft
2 Y. \ _0 B" w F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses9 K9 F' @% W8 I
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# y' \: m4 q9 Z B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
F' n: v) B# n7 I J D3A1 Val: 16 damaged6 w# ]% n$ K! p
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" J* Z0 @# J" g
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! a2 c# ^8 e( @5 V F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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# B0 g3 v8 H* A7 ] CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
3 ?8 b/ O/ C- c' Z6 @$ b CA Chicago! Z+ M0 s& u# k N; D# Q
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% V, |, L2 k- y% O. U3 e
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire: J) x% q* ~& l; F: ~( Y* P1 S1 L' ^
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ F7 w" N5 y. l$ T4 K0 v7 | DD Flusser
2 D% ]1 u/ K' _) @3 { CA Astoria7 E, I' Q: n$ G; s, k+ k$ L! L
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2( L7 ^; x9 y. E5 s
DD Benham: l% _" Q$ O* c0 ~7 p! A: p% O( S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155" m* i$ q3 K5 d# b% O' {: T
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' |0 V1 a* x( fEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 X) r; Y* X( b) m* U8 j A6M2 Zero x 32% B7 ] C- G' t1 j" {
B5N2 Kate x 10* h: e8 O# g' H. |, B3 C
D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft- ]; P" y4 s) P" w
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 Y. a1 |, W3 i) D( O' F" m D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* g8 G3 ~; F. W/ R, }: `8 b SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed4 S8 M. [* t7 [) f3 ?
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! K. g+ e! h7 ]; f CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- l, y/ t$ `6 j- q0 Y+ K6 U I CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 S. i1 w7 K: {5 q- `* ^ CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 M& x/ |+ u: }! x- k
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3* k( x2 J6 N3 ~* Y+ O
DD Gridley
/ {( x+ ]) K5 Z/ _6 P+ O- \. u DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" m) i: L( p. l* l8 x' c$ K CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: K! W2 s+ Z7 S. F0 x2 v
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2 Y( V+ x( S' g+ H" v: s" @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155- D5 K/ |2 E3 ~& j: i6 O& _8 H
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Weather in hex: Clear sky1 b4 W$ m {9 `4 Z& b
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 i9 s- Y2 \1 h6 Z# AEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 \2 [2 F/ C' A8 j! T1 S D3A1 Val x 18# S9 e4 W T }3 P
+ F' R; Y$ |( m) E# VJapanese aircraft losses1 U, b) G3 J+ r% [+ Z
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged9 B9 x2 P R! H9 R4 {" y0 i; v: ?
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& Z1 W( e- V% d9 t& t
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8 P) o3 g7 o- u! l( B1 ^; i CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
; Y; C8 H3 c- {3 ? CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 d- h" N& Y4 |: w) W- S" B
) {# [$ ?- g8 O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# a# M4 ^8 ]# C4 _
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125); w: V: Y& i+ ]6 s5 ]+ Q+ ~4 U: ~
1 S- m$ [) N/ k K; G, v% R9 \Japanese Deliberate attack
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2 s& T% E2 Q# Y1 `- jAttacking 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, E% f% d2 R1 h5 a/ u7 `
# B% W1 r4 c7 F5 q9 M0 qJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0, j: B* I2 h/ G( S' j# Z
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 * v0 D& i% a& V a. Q: V1 d5 z
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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 modifiers9 a1 m$ ?/ ]! x- B. ]
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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134 casualties reported
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1 u% L1 x5 k2 V2 j6 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- W% d2 d1 m r6 G7 L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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( |/ Z$ T3 H8 A, O- B+ aAllied ground losses:
# C) S; E: Y& b2 d$ M: P# U8 U) Q 812 casualties reported
- `' R" J# x8 B9 C$ H9 [# m Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
2 A7 y3 {2 _- H Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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+ }# Q% M% I! l4 S2 x+ t; o- @ Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
9 n6 u) ?- E. ~6 ]0 |. K/ O Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# E: H L F6 U& U- j9 X Units retreated 1
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