AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41; W7 N- `# h( G X9 h
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
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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; t9 I/ y: M+ s9 H5 K SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed& U% o: ^) Y1 F9 }
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Japanese Ships
' O$ S- u" s% a M3 S9 b BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
4 t0 p) P9 G+ e! s CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1. _" {# S/ b* F N& M$ G
DD Shiratsuyu
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6 p: k0 X z1 e% C1 r: [8 O( S DD Nenohi, Shell hits 34 j) n4 R. S$ O& N6 o8 ^
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire1 d& M- G8 J. L2 K& N# z3 _5 P. p' S
DD Oboro
, y' D. o8 v8 [6 h( K: D' c DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
: O ^. b7 Q( j) |8 `9 X* X# { DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: w! Z* a7 d- F2 b o' w- ]
DD Hayate
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DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
$ G2 D2 q4 W1 p# d$ j3 P DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
6 o+ ^) b" M2 I9 C7 ]. c CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
T5 `* i7 ^7 f' _9 M9 e4 B CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk% `' O" n2 `* K+ q6 g
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ?+ @& W9 ^6 g7 |+ ?. f DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 T _+ T' U I p, E; u! X; d: c, o DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires# n: A/ ^9 L5 J: n/ x( d, `
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ S: n7 H3 I8 ]% ^$ s! g58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭2 D6 V# \, E6 I9 L' {; e
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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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, t6 Z) C; A5 Z" r: G7 ARaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 Z y& C* Z4 X- TEstimated time to target is 26 minutes4 l8 b0 R! C4 |0 U. \2 \8 Q
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* S; p/ X' T) b. c3 t+ c& f A6M2 Zero x 459 i& b5 I% q, B& e7 w5 b
B5N2 Kate x 50- [/ l* e% J/ v" M
D3A1 Val x 59- x' n2 ?" d- Z; Y% D& F" l
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Allied aircraft8 i P" j, o2 o( a- A
F2A-3 Buffalo x 205 C% z6 ^' ?8 d" l+ j3 { E. p
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 ?2 A7 f( r4 Z" I
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
5 n0 L9 ^/ V& K; l0 v D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
, O0 X: L) t" ^" e- V D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses7 b) m& N6 L6 a+ C
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed& m: } L e7 P: c
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Allied Ships3 o/ e/ Q% L' @! K" ~% l
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 b6 H: D1 A& U CA Chicago
' t8 S4 j3 J- j5 J3 Q2 _2 o3 F2 e CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 D1 v/ o, d( m( P: l) M- n* @
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire; ]1 w) B: a( `. L
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# K2 a3 p$ c0 ^) Q, h& A, s
DD Flusser0 l! } F b" F! u+ Y5 ^: r
CA Astoria* e1 C# ?% K( Y$ x
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 26 v2 ^/ [9 ]* n. Z- x
DD Benham: B9 G; u8 s+ A: ~& K
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H/ ]# I( [$ VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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0 G) Y# k4 j, g; L; a$ tWeather in hex: Clear sky
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: E; n3 k+ c# R$ H1 `( Q1 eRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 |; g1 I& U0 C1 B, R. w5 R- c
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. {% @. M3 M( O
A6M2 Zero x 32" y: W# I K# s @$ K
B5N2 Kate x 109 A' N& Z3 J1 ?& U2 n
D3A1 Val x 31# }6 \3 X* l: S8 ~) V
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Allied aircraft: f3 Y! @4 U8 E1 m' i. F& \5 E
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses" s% R7 ?8 Q' d" g, {. y" Z+ t! ?
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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4 }( G! E: }6 | CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ F8 }5 u* z- e4 p2 j CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 M$ [, U8 P+ F+ A8 x; u$ @
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire0 F ~2 U9 j$ `1 o4 M
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Z. S1 C# }, u; z CA Astoria, Bomb hits 32 }% P% M* ]/ m; r v8 a
DD Gridley3 Z2 g3 |5 ?1 u$ r5 K
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, ~" v x* ?/ V0 k CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) D7 n0 n9 [( R( m8 X* M6 D( a
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3 E0 C& |+ V6 o1 y6 w' r0 }. LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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" C+ S8 E0 E2 r* {2 r" Z: h9 B6 JWeather in hex: Clear sky
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. C' a9 P$ _; M. X3 NRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; M' W' w8 x1 iEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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$ [+ ?+ E- t, Q' |5 G8 L D3A1 Val x 18# [+ R5 d, D$ d1 Q
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged. X! D, g4 ?/ X r) Q. }( d% S
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 J1 t1 R. g+ C
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Allied Ships3 {! t7 e$ U( V) Y- r* w7 V
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 30 o. M# q+ d' S2 E, l$ c: X% t. }
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire, B* _! ]! H6 R8 ~7 q
) ^( m0 _" [7 }7 I5 P4 Q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
. y- X) O- P& a- N$ f! u# o! JGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)% F; z8 T; W( W" Z3 c3 ]3 _! R
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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, d8 w7 x3 l; `4 yDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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2 y$ X5 h% @( M. RJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 e; _* a3 K0 `4 ?/ L s* q
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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4 q" f: V' u3 z/ m# ~/ D4 ]) QDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)2 t+ s) s" o" d ~7 R* n
experience(-)& I) b$ a1 p( I$ @
Attacker:
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134 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: ]' X% J/ A6 s/ [0 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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4 e0 g5 n9 Z3 g) fAllied ground losses:
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3 y d3 K8 h) }% N' l9 k( u% g; P Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled3 \' ^- l% B8 y7 A9 g
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)! _: [) I+ M- K
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 j4 V7 r Z2 O4 a6 Y Units retreated 1) v! Q4 Q/ U+ C$ d- y
Units destroyed 2 |