AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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3 r/ i8 A! V6 J% L( N. JAllied aircraft losses
" K9 Y. K0 z T5 E SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire% R' G, \, E$ q9 a! J4 V/ R
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1$ H; ~5 ~6 o8 E; z/ E+ q' V& h1 c W
DD Shiratsuyu5 t c2 [3 ~ b* l8 i7 z
DD Shigure2 ~) i& R7 P# b
DD Hatsuharu
* g! N+ w' L5 f+ `( g DD Nenohi, Shell hits 35 C+ N# n- f1 K& h& F2 J' T4 v
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ N! D P* G. d- d" o- }7 H+ a DD Oboro
. I( F* H; r* l, z' R DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ E9 P8 J9 ^- T2 }" Q$ u DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 m z9 K5 \$ F DD Hayate8 Z& [" K m8 V4 f2 P9 x
DD Sawakaze0 L$ _% H$ u) T/ c
DD Yukaze
1 W7 [& ~3 p" R$ b DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 @7 q2 ]* ]/ y* D% S" b DD Tawakaze9 r, m' e% E1 Z! t
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Allied Ships
+ \" H& ?7 Y: F" D y0 Q/ `) N CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% v) y+ A! B' j: n8 K" }/ c9 i
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
4 ~% |. h$ a+ i: i DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
( _( f/ k& g0 [3 k( x DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ^+ O: I8 W* R6 o3 Y DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
* Z2 A* V& _, j2 J/ E DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 V; W- y- F/ ]' y+ d3 G) t58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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7 j+ ?9 T7 }9 S) I/ e* F3 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain) u! a, q! D8 U; t
, B" @# C" n3 c4 D" r2 l7 TRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ U& p3 J/ c& w7 C
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes/ b- u2 t. r8 I/ ^8 L" Y' A" o
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Japanese aircraft, o3 C, n j$ u% M1 v; O$ z+ y
A6M2 Zero x 45
6 M* [( _) g( X B5N2 Kate x 50
% ?% `) L" l0 @: g D3A1 Val x 591 O) S! v0 d' C! A: a/ ?
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H9 s+ q0 E0 u$ R F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses; j+ C: B O0 ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ \7 ?1 P8 V! y _3 `8 G8 h B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
: M4 X4 C, Q' _9 r4 \+ U( c7 |: G3 e D3A1 Val: 16 damaged+ Y4 e; b2 z- @; P2 X
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
: R8 _) T, t' n F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
2 y# O3 q) C2 q s$ R- ] CA Chicago
) S) A, I) D1 E- j CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 v9 l& e$ W$ U, X3 ?6 t9 h- \
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ d, [, B' a3 V CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' u- a3 {; [6 [
DD Flusser
O2 y# o3 n* i; W6 x CA Astoria8 Q# P* c; Z5 A$ R
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2. q5 h4 P C" O
DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky& t; g5 B9 G% B3 t
L- v8 C( g/ J1 c' xRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ m# @% P v. u9 m7 V7 s
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes# c$ t$ t9 b' _! d% u. l! p- p
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A6M2 Zero x 32
( ]9 ^* A1 X. Q$ i- v6 v# p B5N2 Kate x 10
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged* y1 O Q6 Z* C9 h
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed. ^5 y- l3 [! H$ B) {
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+ B f1 s' l( U- j( J CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; F: {, v# T. u5 j0 S8 y
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ N5 D2 P2 w8 P; o; y) F3 g CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire# ~& i. y5 r# b
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 H' O k% Q ]- \6 U( s# I! b) } CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3* H& ^1 t+ L2 c+ R7 @
DD Gridley
1 w* n# g; O! u9 ? DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% f' U" C1 }' c L: P0 w
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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7 ?2 Z3 g1 H& n2 i. I2 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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' x ?7 m$ s' [* g, EWeather in hex: Clear sky
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. J4 `: O7 A( aRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 C; h X5 G" e$ K% W Z& R
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes1 M$ {. ?3 A: J* v8 w1 C
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D3A1 Val x 18) R. z* N L6 _. n
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D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
* {, x, U# s8 I6 _& H8 P 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
* x3 L; L8 z$ Y8 uGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)+ e" f. T8 o1 k5 x8 x( y4 h( w
8 h$ I9 ^2 P3 K: ~/ q6 H$ RJapanese Deliberate attack
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' j# I! i+ z7 a1 M1 t. IAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022! R$ f' e: t8 h1 F {
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39( j3 z" ?" L: ?- z
5 p2 w1 n- s8 O7 BJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 % X ?8 u" b2 l; w$ e' R2 p
" @1 I4 |; v# D; D2 I8 }. |& j* oAllied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) : B7 `% N# O1 k: A% b+ U
s& k; E* Z: K& f7 n. ~Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker: / R" H" l* C, u! h
5 v9 i' l0 V+ K/ aJapanese ground losses:2 T" d$ \) K, C: }
134 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 I# I' ]' i6 l9 g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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6 \: V) b+ V- ]# Z# R( P$ K" xAllied ground losses:
5 i) D! r; _6 p 812 casualties reported$ }* X% q9 ?" {. t+ D/ Y
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
7 X0 X4 U6 a K2 H3 \8 L. V Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled0 K2 y5 y* d a0 h! G6 B2 ^
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
! K% `- N, V3 {9 `( u, ^7 z3 {4 r Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
7 P' T. y6 Y5 p* j) T Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
: s* X9 }8 D1 l* S, R! {& J Units retreated 1
7 u. s/ r0 U- Y$ W# K- l! ~8 ~ T } Units destroyed 2 |