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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no flights {+ q0 h. K, _. P
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Allied aircraft losses5 Y" y* e5 T. `: O* ]9 n& m( V0 ~
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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G b' H# n& \: P4 w4 hJapanese Ships& W' e! m: I' z* [# F
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
( j! d6 ?7 Y. K' |& m/ _ CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1, V! H% h9 X, [
DD Shiratsuyu
# ^9 p% f: I2 V# S+ q: N DD Shigure
6 ]6 |- d$ c! ^ L! k" B DD Hatsuharu
4 `; M0 v* ?! Y' N- Y DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
7 S) N+ j! {; Z) | DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire! B% O( x, S3 |4 `+ G) ~/ |' i# s4 {
DD Oboro. f/ |2 ^5 C4 O N
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire3 T, I. |% m& H( ]5 `
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. m9 Y5 Y2 T# x% P8 w DD Hayate0 J v! g4 ?, s7 h
DD Sawakaze$ c2 [2 [6 E! F0 p6 N b( v; @0 p9 g
DD Yukaze- y/ |- p( D" \
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires! F; G7 s7 y- F) q+ n( \
DD Tawakaze
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% C+ P+ E( x- h F8 U9 w4 F1 R* G CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: r- g! E& [2 L B& q V# I! | CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk8 J! j+ E" L- x% V3 d
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage$ d1 A" R- d8 u8 e" b4 v
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage8 c" J9 k* N2 j+ }
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires; Y" e9 G; \8 O2 A5 \3 L# j+ c& A! L
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage7 f2 l: l) M( Z" _1 g" ]5 y2 j
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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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2 K# ^ g* N% y" i: j, dMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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# u2 ]4 U! I1 y- X1 vWeather in hex: Light rain
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2 q% P9 r1 a1 [$ H. v- l: \) b: QRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 b: T( n! @3 j- fEstimated time to target is 26 minutes# ~ G, f+ X4 ^ U! I G% g
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Japanese aircraft; y* F+ a& W1 ~8 E# Z. _
A6M2 Zero x 45
4 a0 t6 u: ]1 d3 \& {. J B5N2 Kate x 50
* f* E- l5 I4 E1 C5 W D3A1 Val x 59) E" G& n* c! ]8 \& S
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20# @2 c. g* H& r, J$ B
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B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
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" E6 g( d; J- L; r8 f: V D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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" u2 ?8 ?* v( [8 h4 \+ a9 a F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% o! b2 t# L7 L6 _3 f6 n$ `! ?0 G- X CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 |% x5 y8 |4 \, g
CA Chicago
& N' k& M8 m6 S CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Z& B. n8 d4 I+ }% I; `4 d
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; \' k% C6 |; \" O( q, q CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ]' q8 b# ^3 k DD Flusser
4 Q2 }! K# P* @- n/ f( \8 l$ p CA Astoria
0 ~, k. _# d9 M" t! n' D CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
5 w5 e: z; ^. n& b' X9 P DD Benham8 t- v1 d2 w. L/ y) \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 b5 b1 Y! T' V5 b, N9 S1 Z
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; V& A" z( E. f$ Q% \Estimated time to target is 21 minutes1 ^8 }% [( \2 j0 _
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Japanese aircraft
! M8 |" X0 m* W e& H A6M2 Zero x 323 r- o6 {/ ]) }8 L A; {
B5N2 Kate x 109 t4 W- a0 Y3 ~9 v2 s
D3A1 Val x 31. V& O4 L4 C3 m( T
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Allied aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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5 \" B5 {( K& {/ _! S SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed: L+ q4 H2 {& M( C+ c4 y5 X" z
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6 ~1 ]6 Y d% }! |( f( \4 [# Z. q CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ]$ Y# O' P* ^0 _/ N CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 L f$ ]$ o; M$ `0 v: T4 A8 T CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
+ P5 E" Q5 m2 D CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ x3 q2 E7 g6 \" q
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
; b- p1 ~/ f4 p1 b k DD Gridley
9 x9 |, E' n- U2 N' O- S DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 K/ f( f4 \3 [1 x* L& S CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ E7 I2 q7 h4 d5 P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155) c C7 `, M% o A K
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 u/ ]& |, I, O. ^2 U- S) ]
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes7 W0 V i4 v/ d, j& F k
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Japanese aircraft
2 Q/ Z M1 M9 ~2 w( M D3A1 Val x 18
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]7 x6 i+ Q( y8 O1 C" D# x D3A1 Val: 2 damaged( y* T# \, y6 V' y
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3+ w# f4 i4 G, K5 o( W4 ^
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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$ W3 G0 ~8 s9 G2 R: Y( ]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: U: Q5 n" M! z$ z! {4 b A
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack9 t- N0 j: R( q* ~, p, _
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39* {6 ]- c) x, ^2 U8 T* B
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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; n' J( L- {' {" S* p1 H HJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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134 casualties reported
1 g8 w+ f: V& f s' q Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
1 i; `+ x: ]5 V; `' B3 I8 l, Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; D0 h! ?' O! @, E' {0 B& f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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. B1 ]& ?0 j" p8 ?, y9 D } d- o 812 casualties reported, [4 v4 s5 ^+ O5 ?" ^2 ^! A2 i9 _) X
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled- r# _" ~2 J5 i: S# j
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled! Y1 g3 E7 h' A+ {8 c
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled* }, @6 h1 I. P/ t
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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5 \5 w& B5 m) u( ]# A+ U Units retreated 1
6 ^! x w1 f$ [' a1 E' U4 y" z( L0 T! j4 ] Units destroyed 2 |