AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41: X8 L7 `1 t; ^& ~% c W
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4 z; t$ l9 G* f. J
) D Y% ?$ }5 i9 v/ [' FDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards8 \/ e2 l& ^1 x/ n0 Z" t
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no flights
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& v5 u5 }" k2 M6 }: g# C/ fAllied aircraft losses
. d7 M# E3 a" f6 u2 x Z1 g SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed% P6 o/ W- ?0 t( Q% ^# `
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Japanese Ships) U/ k ~& l u2 i3 {+ j
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
9 C0 k# l7 ]" e* g3 L. { CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1. x# y4 X, a& W1 b8 b$ i
DD Shiratsuyu( c7 g9 F& J1 T' \0 J# ?2 Z: m8 u
DD Shigure8 W. k0 w5 D( U8 @- J
DD Hatsuharu! O! w2 v+ {) f0 `
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3( R Q5 J4 O" m% i
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 O, L& i7 q; _* ~& g9 l1 ` DD Oboro* s4 ?: b% i3 {
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire) }* a9 T- ~# Y _4 ~8 b
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ]9 W% D: t9 s; } DD Hayate
. W6 e$ ^, H- |3 E+ {' a5 Q DD Sawakaze9 V ]; I2 Y0 F/ P
DD Yukaze$ @/ | X$ w. n
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
- o6 w3 D b1 g/ g; [2 |; x/ ^( W DD Tawakaze
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6 S% }- n$ b: JAllied Ships
! m7 S5 Q$ ?; l# m7 P1 h CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ }' m% A* n. X$ x6 y3 }4 d CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk0 M- Z9 W3 ~. r9 P% l6 P; m2 u: d
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 @5 M, a, }6 j8 P, `1 D" A DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
! I! {4 t4 H: N3 T2 c DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 q8 y3 d6 K, p* ? DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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1 I$ e' S" u1 @" s- u; o! Z58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
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 `8 L; f# ]1 g: EEstimated time to target is 26 minutes4 i- D/ Q* n1 B4 o' R0 ?' J
9 W7 E, Y B' y- l* iJapanese aircraft
$ o2 @; ~; c! p& I f9 A1 r+ s, n5 v A6M2 Zero x 45
8 c3 ]" K% \- B: O; V3 }0 b B5N2 Kate x 50! q x/ m% a) B; S b! m2 p% I: g' c
D3A1 Val x 59
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; o! a6 |# @, r. eAllied aircraft: U) ~. i% }! x# ~/ t5 z0 W# U
F2A-3 Buffalo x 209 \; u. ?# s, L+ L( o0 c
/ V/ R0 T% q3 cJapanese aircraft losses
) l% t" W4 i7 V3 D' X" o' I) i A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" B- Y- E' _9 {+ @: @8 m B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged4 A2 t4 o; w" K; J! ?: k1 z. p7 @
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
7 p0 P9 j# [0 E3 h D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 r' ?4 x+ s; g/ p$ }' Z
$ \7 g! @+ _/ K2 Y: x- |: tAllied aircraft losses
+ P7 x$ u" K& | q' Y F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed3 M! S% Z: m( {# X6 ` q; M
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Allied Ships
* t' ^& [3 s/ J% l- ~/ y# S! E CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 J1 N4 `9 t4 q. W2 g* E6 A2 | CA Chicago' u4 o% T% r# F- Z5 j
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' e9 I0 P( `- _ CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 a4 K) p. S- E W CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! L- Z# d1 m+ P1 l1 C+ l DD Flusser1 m/ d" q/ z1 C( S! E
CA Astoria' r# y4 Y( U K9 X; b
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2! O2 Z" p3 m9 \
DD Benham% h7 m& L4 ~7 `0 C G9 w' K l
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4 |& r/ t1 d: r7 { q# V/ qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky5 u! V" F2 _* m
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 g2 \& g5 Y" L: f; oEstimated time to target is 21 minutes" v, r4 P& h+ A9 V
& S! f" N0 \, Q* Q! DJapanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 10' ~ o8 H" u) P3 U) C( P6 v
D3A1 Val x 319 T7 \7 H: x$ e+ q, }
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses: L% J) V3 \" e- E9 c4 u
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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2 q& F7 l6 X6 D; K SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed' y7 I, f, H& }3 X6 ?0 H! J
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Allied Ships
: n# A% |8 p! B5 {* w( |: N CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 k/ A A# H& Q( M
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 [7 M+ `. t& n/ F* F CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
: m5 v6 z" w4 \6 x CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 m. f0 ~" V. s: I0 \ CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3! }6 P* z# b. w/ J2 E" e
DD Gridley" ~2 O6 ]# N* r* G& a' e
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; @3 {+ t6 r& H7 c6 V0 d0 R9 B
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 T9 x4 m, } s5 p1 T0 b; \1 \$ G
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3 j+ Q. s3 g1 | _' K/ LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky! k* p! ? ?2 d3 E
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! w/ t! s4 o; O& jEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18% H4 A2 M6 k4 H5 m; b
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged. }- K% s0 P: n- r$ @! @- Y- L
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# E/ `8 D: k6 G. K; s2 [
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' q! ?. y. E1 {3 u {) e0 G* E% C# W( r CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3$ @. Y( E2 r6 C& n
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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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 V& B0 V0 g, u& c" V
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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4 y" L4 e% H7 y6 U: n2 I: MAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10228 Y k+ O2 w9 i, [* ^& x( e
2 ?6 [$ b2 K$ i2 mDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0: ]# d, Z- E( ?1 P% [, d4 s
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 ) V. d2 q9 G. Q& b& ~
3 |% M, y F. ]0 fJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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0 b5 H+ j" `* s" nJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) E; P# i) Z5 L; }: a+ s- w
experience(-)
/ ?3 g# z# d4 A( E- l, t, dAttacker: 7 @ z4 \# V) j. b
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Japanese ground losses:
7 [# s: i! n( o" l 134 casualties reported
( v4 i, g# b$ T. u* }2 K; j# Y# Z4 H Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled. S' R; {3 h/ \! D* [9 g, V% n7 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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/ o" l1 c/ k! y9 e1 y% C/ S) @' OAllied ground losses:
8 q0 Q* e, l+ Y9 z4 d! Y; E 812 casualties reported
$ S6 ]6 j$ _3 o9 T9 u0 k) c1 K Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
& R* E. ^3 @( k Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled* ?; M- C, w6 r& v
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled: g: w% y8 K* Y, Q% p% I, n
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
- D/ N/ _5 O6 d4 V* N3 g/ C+ S% e7 | Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 ^! |$ g, k; S/ p" ?: b
Units retreated 18 ?3 k9 r: s6 J) ]" p
Units destroyed 2 |