AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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* r& b. U5 A; ?5 K; o8 ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships! n4 q; E5 O/ r8 r! ~2 N# H
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire- Z& M; j6 x5 w- X
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1+ e* G7 z8 E, Z6 I2 ^* F1 U
DD Shiratsuyu
( q/ b, X2 V ~6 a% b+ D DD Shigure/ d* v& h+ x3 ?+ s) M
DD Hatsuharu
# d P' p5 O. P' K/ d: B/ C" H DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
% {- k( ]7 |- r. T3 C" F; C R DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire5 J; x4 E- `) `0 c/ `( I1 k. a: L! P
DD Oboro2 M. T' I( ~& D; b
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ t$ R5 h- N0 J$ Q9 M( J/ y- h1 D DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ S5 A+ s2 x( h
DD Hayate
9 a/ s/ ]- M3 N% @) a1 z DD Sawakaze
( K+ P, |/ y) V& r7 ` DD Yukaze3 W0 L( }3 h) s% _
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
; o! X" }9 b& J4 E+ e$ z$ @* D% C, \ DD Tawakaze$ X2 Q8 w; `- x0 i0 M
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Allied Ships, n. k7 ~' {, t1 R. R$ A" Q
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) f" s/ X( o2 X K9 A CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk( G* `+ A/ k$ L
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" l1 o) I1 J+ F
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 f0 ^" f" w, h: _ DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires5 q3 R1 W* q2 S5 }, M4 S
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage" n: I& E8 @4 Q1 W. W0 P% r
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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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- N0 B6 p; O9 V" a/ p/ |Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155+ D. [; F9 X3 R7 I# _
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ r/ s" j2 H4 f6 JEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 ]5 f8 j, W% _ A6M2 Zero x 45+ p- w- S$ ~9 S
B5N2 Kate x 50' ]* ^1 |$ i3 i
D3A1 Val x 591 n9 _6 T# ^; L7 N) s* R) g
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Allied aircraft
4 u1 x5 F, a# O; A' t F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 I" i( T; }+ N5 _, @; Q! `$ x B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged& K$ V" `* j# G0 a
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
+ I$ V6 P) j% Q E D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
) A' y) B/ E8 G& @% { F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed: l7 N' I! ]9 p7 p" P+ f
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk/ N' d2 {% h5 n- c, q& r/ w
CA Chicago
& V+ N3 A3 H @" g2 a% m+ l CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
\- K+ ]/ d4 o& X: \: L CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire: K# n, M+ t; V/ d6 W! c
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. \6 s- D5 F- g6 M% u5 m% ` DD Flusser
, N5 {4 k6 C! k: D CA Astoria, ]/ ]" |2 m' U; G7 f2 ~
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
9 c; @* G0 C9 p$ q$ Y& [' j3 U DD Benham
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+ s) N; a P) `9 {( G2 P0 K$ H7 c0 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155/ U" e3 E3 X3 d) s2 V2 a$ N8 {& E" s
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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* T* g: v( Y1 D1 M4 BRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& J' H( Q0 h/ i9 J1 EEstimated time to target is 21 minutes& ]' g2 g5 Z# F% I
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Japanese aircraft
`/ y3 B; y' `: V A6M2 Zero x 326 q; Z( H1 y+ P5 J
B5N2 Kate x 10
2 o3 [; t3 X- |8 }" ]- V- t% G3 I- s D3A1 Val x 312 I) V% Y. g$ P& G4 b. Z: o
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no flights
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged7 b. p4 t5 p. F' Q7 f2 c
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' f% ?% }! M% t
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. J/ N5 \- \7 l( @6 H8 q/ t+ c
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
/ H7 n5 W$ x9 s% V3 H CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 n2 \/ s( F4 f* g CA Astoria, Bomb hits 36 r. P9 } G' T# [6 {/ [' Z- r
DD Gridley4 P1 u" z/ Q e1 a
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ [8 i7 G8 _5 C) a
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& d/ T3 |6 [8 `$ k" g* k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1555 ~, C" j8 x# [* g6 ?
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Weather in hex: Clear sky* G1 h$ U& u2 J* [+ {7 V7 w
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ X* h8 E) N, x2 S% {
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes" U- h# R9 d3 S! n' H- z9 [
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D3A1 Val x 186 B& i" i# Y4 w; d
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 @2 N8 ~( F, v* Q" X6 _8 W+ ? D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
3 c. y! k* W) {! c CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire) S4 s- R! t" e. b% X3 }0 Y6 E
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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 x2 b Q* N4 k& g1 _: UGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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' @, @) ]% u4 T/ k) w6 f0 XAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 396 y$ u) X. Q& {! k/ Q" p. O
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% Y$ q4 [, n* J& E4 Y. [, N" GJapanese adjusted assault: 434 , B4 K( a F& z% r# l; b
# M8 i Z1 n4 y E$ hAllied adjusted defense: 5 & \: w6 d1 \. h) z/ B* p3 [
& s5 i+ M* R9 u$ u3 h! hJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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5 i: V8 W0 b( ?) d; L8 sJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
5 ]0 Z. t% u0 d4 ~. r uDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-). S8 C6 I% S. k& v/ ]. m. d: I# S0 w
experience(-)
2 V) d3 m8 ^3 y2 @6 R# V! nAttacker:
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: O2 {+ C4 E' V5 j9 {Japanese ground losses:
! J4 h2 P: `, G, m+ y$ X6 a 134 casualties reported5 ~; F8 H5 [3 d0 }7 w) c3 Y( G
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
3 N5 Q/ [% w4 ^- J' E. C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 }2 B* ?( h2 n0 C% T4 F$ pAllied ground losses:) I& b& w% @2 d0 v' ?2 b
812 casualties reported
% j) K; n! e3 y% O- K, x ^6 { Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
2 O& e. Z/ G' Y Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled- l: [. c; I! K0 G- h
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
( Y0 ~ m* t/ @6 h4 p( B0 u8 y; Z Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled): Y v$ n3 c/ h; _
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 G8 {9 D4 P* r5 J- L Units retreated 1
& V1 j) Y6 C- I% X' p Units destroyed 2 |