AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 415 ?8 I! @& T* ^# }$ l1 E
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3 V" {8 @& X3 w) r6 b, u
+ l9 ]3 u* `: `2 o$ m% m) {Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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& I H; @4 ?& h" iAllied aircraft losses) `. y0 B$ e) a+ T
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships! x/ q+ n! F! j4 l7 [+ ? K
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire) @' u) S* t6 `
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1- S- N0 Q' y% l" K# B
DD Shiratsuyu
+ }4 k* S( j& l' W DD Shigure7 w* t2 o0 S6 D
DD Hatsuharu) F; t* V; }+ h$ S: q/ `
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3; e6 F: s+ I8 B+ R
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire( [4 {# n9 l; l! p2 ?2 u. P y
DD Oboro
# ~# J2 u5 g* d' V# d( k! A DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire1 ~' ^; u8 Z$ z; c H: v
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 `) a0 a3 b) X$ [* S% F) L DD Hayate
# @7 y: l, ]0 w5 d! Q DD Sawakaze
! @3 J7 n* \% ~* c9 D6 p' l DD Yukaze1 |, c" ]- n: l3 U& P3 \ [
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires. a- r( W0 P* L
DD Tawakaze
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 i2 `8 [4 ?+ }6 g. v* f
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk8 ^! p# V6 q$ R* s' j% q& g
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ r" c6 S5 a4 C6 y s" p5 S8 C; j
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage* f% V- y4 {" y% b; O g" b
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 q9 S" Y, D( g j' t 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 Z6 }2 g. ~, @8 L( z9 x' Z
6 h( i8 C/ r: ?( p. f" c hMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1559 O' u! h1 M) Q- y1 B9 Z% [' M
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Weather in hex: Light rain7 h& Y% g0 E6 L; Z1 P9 l, @
. o$ u3 p w5 J H6 q: cRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, z; h' F3 q/ k+ \Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, g7 Y5 ~$ u& ^+ Z* `% L
A6M2 Zero x 459 C; W4 o$ v% C& T7 i
B5N2 Kate x 50
4 B. K5 |2 w$ ?; p. F5 E c D3A1 Val x 59
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3 \5 P3 w" ~8 d: S- S# y/ e3 DAllied aircraft! y) ^% ~. c4 h. ^) }% |; P. m+ O
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20! @, u+ g. G7 b z" p* k2 @
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* L/ Q* z' f3 t l A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
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& }, W" r+ L% ^7 I4 JAllied aircraft losses
7 y+ o% D$ q5 X8 R- A F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed1 L, L) s/ ^. v
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
5 Y7 W, H; t' T; P0 S3 W+ S$ P# r" n CA Chicago& i1 B0 K5 O$ d7 I" ^# k
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ L/ s s) [( I. G: l CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 b$ `/ j& r" x8 B6 q# Y
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% H& v# d( `- W0 ]4 @! n) N6 p0 x e DD Flusser# a; ?$ a# C) r v# j+ A1 ^2 D# H
CA Astoria
, G! x% d! x8 i( u( v) `+ | CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 23 ?9 W# K7 R |8 B. _- a
DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155/ E; e& f4 Z9 c* t- u
4 |1 n8 h n" M8 M* p/ rWeather in hex: Clear sky
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3 F+ P( ?( ^' M- B2 ~' h0 rRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 z9 F5 }8 W! g1 U0 o/ C$ K
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes. M7 x4 ^) I4 N, i1 v8 x
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A6M2 Zero x 32
1 W# U S% c4 h: g0 i B5N2 Kate x 10; J) `1 J8 [6 E3 j O& |' U
D3A1 Val x 31/ n$ a. d Y4 C0 Q7 |6 X2 @
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
' s: B G$ p! f) N D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, F' q6 r" h- \6 i8 X CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ f& e. i' ?- T# ^6 U1 i
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" Y2 _5 p! j# u7 Z* X! Y' t
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
, v8 Q4 W8 O# T, L9 \. b CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" R! d9 q( m6 a' M- n( v# k1 N
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
1 U& @4 h3 P% p2 V1 E DD Gridley
( y! U; C* v9 {. E; b DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ T" ~4 z8 Q) J CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* ~$ L: _7 {0 ?) R" [! I
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8 V" t/ d7 e2 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky2 Y% A# }2 v$ B
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 ?3 n* Y5 g/ c
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18
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( T; r" y( E: b8 i ^8 T$ X/ E/ R D3A1 Val: 2 damaged! z+ j! s: O$ b( Y
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ \3 }% n1 b% p# Q- q0 _- e
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3/ U* ?4 M+ I/ m7 ^! P/ O1 k, F% f# e
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9 ~& G1 U; ^7 E8 \# c
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125): G# d/ |+ z6 ]3 f7 ]8 h
$ b" e# P: {* ~. R) W8 Y6 bJapanese Deliberate attack. {7 O% l8 \/ ]) i. {+ b) y' ?
) V5 S$ N1 J4 T5 f0 SAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022# j j. b9 y% z$ Q
5 `) i e7 I0 Y& x! ?9 b- n; SDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 398 R$ z( n) Q! W" N g1 n6 h$ B7 W
& k" Q' q4 Y) gJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0. A5 R# z" p% I7 V; r: \7 k0 h
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 V+ u- G: h* m( C, B" U1 F
' r% d& |5 e( ?; o/ BAllied adjusted defense: 5
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; W- g1 ?" B% ]& R, fJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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. Y2 S9 H6 d, v+ p+ MJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
& |; `: I6 @, i) i' J, `2 lDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)' _* h7 f4 p8 A% W8 { N+ I' h
experience(-)
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/ t) e$ @ x! ^+ zJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
1 _0 ]5 o3 P" ?& d5 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ e4 D$ _3 Y6 I+ h' `6 m* Y2 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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: m3 m' W1 `/ @* \7 W: hAllied ground losses:, T( ?# ^! l$ A! f' Q
812 casualties reported
0 s6 Q* S* n% b# C Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled* W, c. z. u+ K# S, b
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
3 ^; ~. G7 N2 S, F7 r Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 t, e4 G7 l2 z3 ^% S5 D l Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
1 p: h( Y# C4 M# y* z+ y Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled): c: Z. s' B ~- v2 ?3 v& f6 f
Units retreated 1. [1 F0 i* c$ I$ b$ b
Units destroyed 2 |