AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
4 A% V' ~6 l8 E8 }# m2 S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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; ~1 u2 {; D5 [1 }0 B( n7 Y* ADay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft3 F0 B& H, Q* f4 f
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
0 G4 L# g2 t y! O SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed2 G5 V5 H/ Y0 r0 T& [: b' X
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Japanese Ships
: L& }" e" m2 l- I# W5 P BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
5 R( `" k. H8 v: h- m CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
3 o V$ Q W2 C/ C+ k/ T DD Shiratsuyu
8 w9 C4 H& `- l6 @. h9 m DD Shigure- s5 i1 ` a! H: \( J ]
DD Hatsuharu" D/ ` Y( X+ W4 C9 H t
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3" m$ H% W# p5 {
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
% K9 f: B1 x% X6 L' R. Z$ Y DD Oboro0 I& A( D6 t2 G
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire& g1 T) j' `) p- A
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 _* G& G- W- I4 L! x3 F" i: {* W
DD Hayate
0 y/ t; m1 K5 E3 g DD Sawakaze
* @9 h! { q H- R$ T) x& |# q DD Yukaze
5 X; i+ W! g, F2 y9 x( s DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires' M: j& E' s7 Z e8 F/ m7 Q- a% `
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships" t& D! b' H! G: ^& }* L
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ Q7 f/ P7 Q- u2 r CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk, T T' U7 o+ s" u( S
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
t' U R6 G9 h9 U" B. v, W DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
e/ I+ t$ a" C; y DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires7 w+ e. _# s; ^3 |, f# s% z) Q. c
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 M& e7 Z$ k& ?- _
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$ d' ?& l l4 k' o P" U$ E+ H58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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( c t: h# W4 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1554 m$ T% E8 H) I/ K+ t
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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4 X6 Q; z6 v& }6 E$ qRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ `1 E- C- I& U; m; tEstimated time to target is 26 minutes9 T W; z$ B/ ~+ i7 }
7 s1 M8 w$ ~" O* fJapanese aircraft- j1 n$ U' U, X2 x7 y
A6M2 Zero x 458 C& c2 b B6 U7 Y& A: I7 ]
B5N2 Kate x 50: d# T1 i* Y+ p) h
D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft
% z9 b3 e5 C: k$ N# r# b1 A6 c F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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2 E$ e# u) |/ }Japanese aircraft losses
3 ^ S1 E' p3 | U4 ~ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses t& Q' \1 d# A' {# l, ~4 P
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed; s/ \; W6 z U- G
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Allied Ships
. [5 r9 V: w$ T2 h6 `9 ` CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk; s9 l" f3 s% b2 r& s( ?4 T
CA Chicago6 n l4 m+ I% f$ Y# d% q0 u% j
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
% J# \1 }; d0 n# Z CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire# j5 m3 ^. q8 ?0 L
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, }! P h" l/ Q% O( R* g$ ?
DD Flusser
; r6 T* p' f J! V) N; I# m+ C CA Astoria( [( N$ }; n9 L# T9 f
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2% t4 w7 P, j& X3 v6 p1 f8 p
DD Benham* |! v; ?$ k6 _% \2 D2 ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1557 Q% G% c$ ]) q2 l6 ~
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- I @: G) ]' p7 ]1 @- m
/ u4 [# X; b* c1 R6 @% [& y$ ERaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 A- q4 m' }6 i$ {
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32
: R/ C* b Z6 `8 b0 h1 B B5N2 Kate x 10( u* W3 @( p7 F
D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft5 O# t7 k" w) A& Z# J$ m, [
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses3 ~9 Q/ f+ u9 J0 ^" |* n
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* P* ~* E5 i: p' ~ SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 g0 c+ q2 Z+ G5 |% e CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ T E( D. S9 [* y# B5 b: ]: G# @ CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
C. v8 o5 O, `& O; ]1 Y CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire# q; \$ l$ d. z: D3 C2 ]" X
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. T# _* L& O/ E+ N# R) s CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
, ?3 P1 s% U, I DD Gridley& b. V* H) Y8 Z5 b* P
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ c8 n$ r& ]; P+ M; G5 x! q/ { CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 v4 |2 |: `' A* K7 j% f: P
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! \3 u* R6 P2 e5 K- q$ G: S% dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155* b2 f p7 j( l* B2 c
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Weather in hex: Clear sky; F) [% J; H! |9 G' c7 X8 s9 ]& Q
1 m) D5 C0 r" @3 a) lRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' g( y% Y" d) o' X7 B: M6 c- i, i2 I# O
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes7 p5 N0 T+ a' Q; a5 F) p
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Japanese aircraft: o- j/ V$ G* z3 B5 g/ g2 r
D3A1 Val x 18- t4 [! j5 F1 y
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Japanese aircraft losses
|7 j6 Y! t) |9 G( | D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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4 z3 `7 Q; c, R9 _4 B CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
5 w8 W# G: k5 }0 ] 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( c( u% Y5 |9 A4 K3 k
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125); t4 L8 E5 R! Y/ g" r
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- O8 K( h6 z t {Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022" w v' C* g0 ^3 N- f! T
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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4 J: I3 D0 U# u1 k; e QJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 09 o0 W% g; S9 a% S% k# F2 m
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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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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker: 5 x3 j$ V/ N, z7 K7 k
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Japanese ground losses:' U5 Y+ E" L! j" L
134 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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812 casualties reported2 N( m" ]* N5 P& N/ _. G
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled9 `6 U( L0 E: k h
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled6 ]2 G3 ^: u' [# M+ s( _( p
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
U) ?& l$ r5 {1 D9 ? Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
- M2 S: `7 [) j3 a8 g Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ d5 G2 c+ ~; o( Z/ _
Units retreated 1
# h) i5 L( C: U3 p Units destroyed 2 |