AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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! N8 P& F+ |2 r2 {7 K1 ODay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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no flights
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SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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- a* o* O% O9 K, ], J1 J7 U BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
" l# U3 ]: R- p! c CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
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DD Shigure) M. G0 | y* b$ y+ i9 B0 m
DD Hatsuharu0 k/ Q" q. Q, X# c5 k
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
. L: ^5 b" D" P8 V) S1 t DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire4 ?* X2 p' h2 W# b, X* t
DD Oboro
0 G+ `# W5 ~4 B" t! u DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire3 B/ s; M7 A) a/ @( @
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 [) S. A& l7 r
DD Hayate; E9 V0 T* s' r( ~- _ ~
DD Sawakaze- ? g8 f: O5 M; t/ L/ B
DD Yukaze/ ]4 r8 I$ r. ~6 o; [9 x0 H
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires n7 R7 m8 X( l1 q+ ^, V' F
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
5 s1 I& _5 H7 N: j2 D CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 p4 Q' I2 N( ~( z: P CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk; Q: f4 M$ r; D/ C2 N& z- R! _
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 T, n9 c, V$ }+ d6 E5 W# n4 i$ i u DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
& b; p+ q: P9 k/ G+ @+ K5 c DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
; w: z+ z/ ^7 ?- K DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage% I& F' \' U4 g) K
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. H' H: Q2 |* K$ L/ s2 `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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1555 C& V- Q8 S( o; Z4 C- m5 P( t* R# P+ y
2 {3 R* P/ H4 H# o, l( oWeather in hex: Light rain
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# L" g6 v2 C9 O) e I9 ARaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 z( X) B" I8 M, S4 F! L% TEstimated time to target is 26 minutes1 |" m* u/ a2 @1 e1 x
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) Q3 t7 ^1 F e( _* \' e A6M2 Zero x 45
( s( _' r" l1 h' r7 F; G$ |) ~" i0 X B5N2 Kate x 505 ]1 K4 U( r% m" a3 \
D3A1 Val x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 W7 I5 o9 Y* F8 I A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 M1 a! m6 f9 ~' `- M/ Y- F6 V
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged+ \" u1 j% H1 f1 j% R' ?
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged; T* `0 T; K5 j5 i7 k/ M! X% v3 s% X
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
; z4 c2 a; _5 l& Y1 s4 p0 n CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
1 x' V" F- V) n' V8 }# O. J CA Chicago; Y8 W/ e- }% `
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ y+ A) a4 \( P$ \. M% P
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire' W9 ^3 o' B5 ]; Z6 o
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria
. t% _6 X9 V& `& I5 Z" t$ Q CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2/ s+ q7 J! p2 P8 j0 ^4 J
DD Benham& Y3 @# c" k/ z, |. Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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0 W K3 [' m! q7 f6 p! z& g+ ^& oRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% l6 I, d: H4 [" r) L# ?- KEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32/ R0 [2 Y7 K" v% M& g$ a g" F! H
B5N2 Kate x 108 n) _ ^( O# K$ A3 m1 [
D3A1 Val x 31
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
" B3 ~* v( x( ~) V D3A1 Val: 4 damaged; o9 Q2 d7 w4 v' ]
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2 {- O/ s3 `/ O SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage _& E( B! ^% G$ E# l T! G
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- e7 N) u( x" }" |" F+ c CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
; N P' n, {9 }' F& u a CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# B2 d; s1 V6 \' c( A" |
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3. u. x% q* B) r, D* O
DD Gridley$ c ]+ J; Q5 o; j6 p! r6 x
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* G3 E8 x! d. R) F2 Q& H
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, @' Q% k3 I5 i# ~/ W, H
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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 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 y6 |* Z/ s/ E5 J* }
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18& m- o* N. B2 o! L: p
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Japanese aircraft losses
* T2 b+ ?- } u6 R D3A1 Val: 2 damaged5 p' L m6 [5 b8 p! c
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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& W5 S$ F1 S i# M CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
3 ?6 K# C3 _9 q9 L w 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
: S/ {4 \# f) h6 r% u4 eGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)+ @% y6 J: [5 ]6 X
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022$ r/ m# B, ~9 r) V' `* u: t9 ^$ b
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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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 . f1 ]; R) d$ u+ V5 |
& Y ~" k g7 a8 `9 i& y6 p( [' XJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) / J: R% \# ]5 O* `3 T
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!/ V0 t6 t2 Z! v7 Q& ]" c7 F1 H
& \. J, A: [2 A, LCombat modifiers1 d2 N9 P' r3 V' z. \' H* y8 i+ A% l
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
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8 [: ]1 ~# K" _$ p4 g; K1 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. e4 h- Z& u2 }; D9 s7 m& Q- {
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Allied ground losses:& h# {) i; E* x7 H. u: C
812 casualties reported u/ ?9 ~; P5 B8 X- j
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
$ R6 F3 k9 T7 n- P) U! _ Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled7 Y' n+ O3 b9 |4 m; H" Z
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Y) S1 u+ S: U5 z; l$ p
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 B6 z8 m( _1 x8 ^+ p A( |& p Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 M5 T" D& J, o) m2 t! }, k; n Units retreated 1
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