AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41/ h9 ]' ]0 G' l# 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) l' i( h/ E" Q; w/ s
* L# U4 |# X) G" x# j! \Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards1 Y) ~8 B1 m8 N9 G- v3 M
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no flights
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SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
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$ V8 H' j7 W# @8 F( P+ ] CL Kitakami, Shell hits 14 @" s3 O3 h' n( E' n6 U5 C+ D- [( h4 O. H
DD Shiratsuyu. P6 ~, s* ~* m' U
DD Shigure( y( i: w! f: G1 ]% t2 K; q
DD Hatsuharu
0 ?* j3 F' {( K3 _8 p( U, d4 P. x DD Nenohi, Shell hits 32 b" W3 }- V; v0 t# o
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ T* J' Z* ~' u) w2 r7 U$ |6 e5 J' C# p DD Oboro
8 ~4 b6 c3 @; M: G DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
" j( p# c: ?1 x) N DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( |) K; s, b& w2 @ V
DD Hayate3 y; q7 D7 a' [& ?. U
DD Sawakaze- q1 A b/ q8 F3 f5 p8 Y2 j
DD Yukaze7 M7 l7 \3 G' A; X+ C& n- U
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 E* J0 J- j5 z9 m+ K7 d
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk2 {. Y0 ]( ^* p* _5 w: U6 ^
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
) e/ b y. E- Y% N; v# ^ DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
: V6 [+ W3 @9 C, ^' x DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires; w: I' [" b* N( d$ |4 b* }
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 108,1556 N' B8 r7 Z: g0 q$ q" B3 s+ z8 R, q
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Estimated time to target is 26 minutes% W! l* F$ z' T- N1 z
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Japanese aircraft
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& H6 Y# ?+ y8 [# n8 r( n B5N2 Kate x 50! Z! }1 u. a4 r
D3A1 Val x 591 y0 @" O1 b }
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5 J* O4 r: Y! Z* Z F2A-3 Buffalo x 203 p, r& A; i: W
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# K w/ \6 N, ^8 H A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- l8 V# |& B1 O! l/ | B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
6 r& V0 [. h! v7 r" Y D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
% i' W- W$ K0 U) J3 J- O D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
# F( T I% M! f6 ^6 s CA Chicago2 D: P, q, u8 }
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( T. R0 [1 N7 ~9 @
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire, \( N; v: _3 D0 H K, ~
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 X- x+ E+ G( [. D DD Flusser
7 R! l3 H3 C. v$ T" L! l CA Astoria, M; Z4 P5 i! l5 k# B* E! p( \
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
7 _4 F8 F4 `3 M7 S0 r h5 S DD Benham" V' z7 U. S: i$ R# L2 O* T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155% ~' @3 }2 J* \' F: o2 n: j
" O/ w& J ~4 L* zWeather in hex: Clear sky8 e; [! n, M8 U" a5 v, v! Q3 _
+ j% N' M f) kRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ P' |3 A! M2 P( _1 \8 c7 ]
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes9 ]0 d* n. ~! d
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Japanese aircraft
" L/ S! @! d6 E/ f( P- i A6M2 Zero x 32; A1 s: P- N1 k. L9 r
B5N2 Kate x 10
$ A7 V. u# {3 \+ V( e+ ~/ c D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ i$ d& v( F1 r: Y1 e# [1 I9 Q D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed, \/ {5 J, {$ Z5 e1 w8 }
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+ Z5 _ H% ]2 i CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) j0 v0 T# f4 ?$ ^ Z5 {; G+ ?
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' e( ^3 Q( T" r0 X& G% R$ ?% F CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
% J, Q! p4 M7 @1 E1 ?% j5 |* ? CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 K! ]& o& r- n CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
/ X! d- r, o# O! R3 N DD Gridley' k; I6 J; ]2 I3 Z
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ L; b# V) s$ Z
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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* j+ }4 L6 A2 ?/ T5 h: N# UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 q; p8 b5 ?! n2 O5 E0 y0 }! u
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18
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D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
- q. ]8 j' m [- G- `. c2 K CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
% e0 ^3 j- B4 h; B, m 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+ |/ s, A% t5 `# [! z3 @. Y5 I
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Attacking 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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" D/ N; P) Z* k! {& }3 U/ ZJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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: O9 d5 X' q9 h9 E! [ IJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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+ t. X! Z; W& Z- hAllied adjusted defense: 5 & o" M* N( H2 _
( [- g+ X* s7 o9 y) z; l1 S; eJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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- s, [9 g5 T2 O" ^5 eJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
, w9 i( k, P7 XDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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1 C- J( x; Y/ } d3 z, cAttacker: - G( Z t1 B: s' X4 @, H/ r1 ^
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Japanese ground losses:
7 c W2 }* k4 H& [" J 134 casualties reported
5 d% z. G' F1 E: ~ Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled2 `5 E$ H# C9 @# s8 _/ I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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# B, {* K# i( Q2 r* X, eAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
" k0 w; f+ F8 X2 p Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled9 @; |* \1 w9 {7 S
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 a3 G5 f4 a2 z/ m% J' f Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
, x# V; h3 p) D- F# H1 l Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled); C# |3 U! t& a2 W) q+ s% C& u, l
Units retreated 10 Q9 R7 X( j* v7 k
Units destroyed 2 |