AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41! t: _7 `& z/ ?2 z
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7 j5 \% T; t, J: ?5 E- J; R* ^
# q, y5 e5 n9 L4 A% c0 C2 ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards( q) J6 o: g1 B$ r
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no flights5 D! x* m- Y1 x8 n9 q# K
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Allied aircraft losses% l7 F1 b7 D5 u& V# t+ x1 X
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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, f- b( ^3 K5 N3 B. {1 z F BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire; M! C7 w8 u3 M$ E' Y; J
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
7 C% Q9 k1 W4 r" M& ^) B DD Shiratsuyu
4 d' S! e! o( Z3 G4 d$ g DD Shigure9 A8 v* m1 F) i6 K% F; t. a0 s: C( Y
DD Hatsuharu3 ^6 ?1 t0 q- _6 T8 I
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3+ S1 w6 R8 _* V# `7 h4 ?) \2 _" O
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire$ s$ F2 e9 O+ t6 L" `0 O: a) d$ M
DD Oboro7 {6 n/ v: M8 p7 }
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
* L; H/ V4 j; F; L5 j8 w# \# N2 p DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* A( v& I Q3 a8 ~1 N DD Hayate
5 n! n8 z' r d; g$ ]" J" e0 B DD Sawakaze: H, Y2 z8 q5 ]0 T, [
DD Yukaze
' `' M6 ]/ p& |6 a4 |7 W: q DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
2 E/ p9 ^2 q G( `5 e' z! W5 @" ~ DD Tawakaze* [! z4 L& E. a( c
9 O8 z+ q# q! v& }( EAllied Ships! Z. s7 z- y+ O
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) |: v" ]- }0 i, W$ `/ s CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk( A3 M& y0 t, Z/ X1 U2 k
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 T# J5 ?2 c% G4 e: j: w. X
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage3 L! U4 f8 \' D! N2 ^ {
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires7 i5 D# O: v. E3 t& ~5 H
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 }5 @0 H& L- p. J/ h
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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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$ U! G9 ]- g% J9 s- N1 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1556 H, q- ?2 O7 h: ^( n3 \0 M6 \
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; l( ]6 J# f1 ]4 xEstimated time to target is 26 minutes4 _6 ]' C) w" Z; P; g% F
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( b2 }; m- z! i% x ?8 { A6M2 Zero x 456 J% z. x( n- H
B5N2 Kate x 50: {. x4 i. F/ M# q; b
D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft! g4 {0 s% v9 V. x- K
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses$ u" s! O( ~& [2 x8 f
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! Q: l7 r3 d3 ` [/ p B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged k( Y0 D5 p8 u- J/ x
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
) }" x8 K4 ?' y2 S# _ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 } ^7 p5 F' @
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Allied aircraft losses) o. D& v4 M: s
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: ?8 U/ S' d5 q$ u, Y+ { CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ n4 _; M7 v4 e1 Y0 }5 p CA Chicago
, y4 e% \2 D4 ]: A3 R, V' Q CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 {4 t2 |$ ]' M CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 \5 o2 \5 f& p( ~9 i
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* |4 \" {+ E, V8 l- \' e- D! }
DD Flusser3 o# g6 g. ]& K% V3 i& k# v
CA Astoria
- x5 p& y+ h* c6 B3 `' v! l CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
( v8 k" J/ t7 Q I! _ DD Benham5 I4 ^* l r2 i. Y$ K: F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 w4 Q5 i! k1 S6 P2 g- tEstimated time to target is 21 minutes( z6 v9 }- K1 ?; P; | o
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Japanese aircraft8 u9 N' X2 D( M+ _1 M. a5 A
A6M2 Zero x 32# G# c( ^! W0 y; I0 U0 w! f" F- @
B5N2 Kate x 100 a X; Q1 ~2 t; W
D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft; L1 n' h7 {8 p9 t# O, U8 R
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 w- @4 i) q2 z& X D3A1 Val: 4 damaged; J5 S; h! N8 i( v4 v
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Allied aircraft losses
+ E! s% H) T' x: w, Q SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships2 x% d' o9 W+ f4 Y5 g: ~3 z
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 n: F+ g' u2 r' K# E u
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# \* ~9 X; h* D" M7 {. u
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire. j, |2 U9 y- H0 _' a
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& E0 E& i7 B1 |7 l& M) m* D! C# L V
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3% k2 o; _* Z1 r. ~
DD Gridley
2 |, E" e. {9 s& y+ |/ } DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 U: \; W- E+ V- h* Z CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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- q7 b( y ^; h7 p6 t; _) _ pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155! H/ M, u& Q) `- X
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- L8 G) y; x5 o6 c* X1 w# ~5 I( R
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, n; O, F6 d8 E0 O# i8 d7 G pEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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7 u+ p& e$ ]/ O% w$ R! w D3A1 Val x 18
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
' l! p, R% i1 M D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak: F8 A4 L7 A; c" U, V( r2 p
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
* y! Z* o" H# X' A: p- d6 M" ^ CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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: j: X7 ~! s4 J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3 r' t5 q' {# v, h$ |+ U
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) L9 Q& c$ H' W8 t
# Y1 Y7 E9 m$ w/ [5 l+ J8 @Japanese Deliberate attack/ T/ O( v8 R* x/ ]) N j1 d
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022: j$ g0 {9 \8 m# d2 }5 E
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39* Z8 \$ i* {7 J( L) Z. j& G9 P
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0+ M7 m4 F# q. c
. g- J3 g& h }- {: N/ {Japanese adjusted assault: 434 . I( N; Q6 h1 ?7 ]
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 5 ^+ B" y8 e1 _, \) v
, x8 N7 T: T6 t, V4 Y) m; MJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!! f+ D: e) E, f! d( O
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X$ }" q$ T% h% X' ^- v+ W7 P# JDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
2 d) S) X- J2 H9 k6 v& F0 v experience(-)
; ?* l7 N, ?3 A# u3 z" p$ XAttacker: / |, |# g3 R; m# p: V
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Japanese ground losses:- B* ^9 s) m$ S* H, Z
134 casualties reported
3 R3 e# K; g h; O' G' ~ Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled! l& N/ ] C8 P& Z0 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( z% D+ x: x t* f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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4 G) y1 n" f, j5 R0 s) ^Allied ground losses:5 x J& S% {* y- k3 U/ q
812 casualties reported1 h8 M0 L1 E0 p8 b/ o9 z; O1 r/ Q0 a
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 N( Y9 p9 H: W; E6 P Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
( ]+ j. B$ E+ K+ T Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 T1 x5 B" u! C- F& z Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)9 \; R* k6 z7 g: E( q0 G; A
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ x% w# S: w' ]: f% ]% `) ~
Units retreated 1. N: c( s2 v# i
Units destroyed 2 |