AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41: D9 Y: x3 E! @! A# y: e8 B j
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' {+ n) I( E/ k2 j- z: s- N1 ]
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no flights
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8 c: z$ n. k" G1 y1 z8 T+ qAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
. R' [$ C* j2 S' t8 \% V8 C, r. x BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
9 u9 C$ H4 g9 ]; ? CL Kitakami, Shell hits 15 C l/ L5 z8 v
DD Shiratsuyu1 G9 c7 w. W$ H
DD Shigure/ n) d: L" w: A' X+ C E
DD Hatsuharu
+ V% ~" k8 \1 ?5 d: L2 y DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3! u8 B* i& H" d/ o# g
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
, M+ x4 R# C% J/ m2 j1 O DD Oboro2 i" `% v/ P0 N$ E H j; L5 w/ z
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ r* g; _, e% p' O( }+ O DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ e4 O$ T1 v' } I2 s
DD Hayate1 x9 ~' s! a# H- E" Y- b8 J
DD Sawakaze+ M9 `" N) Y! m# {3 r/ l
DD Yukaze) P; ?4 T# Q7 y; o
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires7 L- f' _. H0 M; q" J- _
DD Tawakaze9 C4 y# Y4 e7 O) N9 n8 p3 [
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n$ d" u3 B* ~ CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 W$ H( W, Z4 H; l8 e; x/ K! K E CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk$ r4 ?% Q/ J" |' Y! D) j U& s
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
) S! E& x% j" V- I* T! ~5 T5 I DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 z6 S( ^. s8 g. L' \4 ? DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
# e; L+ N8 b0 b/ V1 X 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
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0 `7 U4 I3 \5 [" G _7 h( b* c9 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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4 p# \4 G$ i4 x) i/ ]7 ^& bWeather in hex: Light rain
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x# {: N9 A- T% ?; gRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft6 k" [' z2 V' P; Z9 Y3 J
A6M2 Zero x 45
* B& r3 k4 Z8 c& q+ D0 m B5N2 Kate x 505 [* k' W0 u; N' Q4 w/ S) I
D3A1 Val x 59; c4 C5 [5 D. m9 H
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0 G! s k; n8 J6 V3 e+ u F2A-3 Buffalo x 208 Y w# q5 z( z0 H
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 C) i0 }/ i; T, p+ V. @
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
7 P8 e! n6 q) w4 l2 Q& f, _0 P D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 m ~0 g+ n- d5 j! g" O' [/ G4 a3 y
CA Chicago
2 m% n, I5 n- j1 ~! }, B% F& i! I CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# z: j9 ^5 ~" H1 X; S! D+ M CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 f$ N. J. F0 U+ {4 h4 G# U8 m1 C
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria
4 {" z& e% e ~% i% t1 `7 P CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2' f6 }, F* W/ Y: w; C) ?
DD Benham
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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 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 P5 s! U( O& T) }) o W
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ m! F4 n' h9 V* N
A6M2 Zero x 32" `# H9 L; K# K3 x4 E7 Z
B5N2 Kate x 10
! A9 U3 m2 i+ J6 X3 W D3A1 Val x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses3 a, D o+ t5 m
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged. e- f, C9 s6 l% d6 ]
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) m- M; O+ U1 w: g/ @9 K CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. }" i3 t l5 d; y' {& c1 f CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 M) x; |/ D% `9 \ CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
) {- {) ]7 z7 L! h: r! o CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; t: m- i% M% i% L# {1 u CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3+ B+ G& J4 ~$ u; M* q' v; Q
DD Gridley
9 {& c3 \- X! L$ q) g/ v DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. q# H8 k% k6 g7 |3 j0 F
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: J3 j; |2 |9 _- u
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4 g. F- j1 }" n7 F! l* [ wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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J# D$ }4 a6 b) F$ z) M9 gWeather in hex: Clear sky
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$ R k% Y+ C6 n* [7 HRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
G; {5 u: ^/ Y! D, NEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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' E- M l" J r0 P2 N! M CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3% E) }, M5 a2 O! J9 O1 T
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire) R, G4 G/ U1 d
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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
: V2 T& e- q: b! P: g. wGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack9 R+ S0 q5 m' ?- E
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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
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0; x: {6 h3 M# ^9 k' k! q$ @
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 1 e- A# n- f+ s. B
- ]9 B( J9 h- c4 {Allied adjusted defense: 5
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# x {8 A$ w6 g5 V$ i. pJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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3 d2 ?+ @+ f1 q5 a+ cJapanese ground losses:& A* K6 \- n9 m6 e$ p1 P" P
134 casualties reported6 U7 O2 f5 N6 N2 x! V$ s
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
5 D; r2 k5 _# x7 S% b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ L* |8 T0 z2 Z! {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
( `8 N" B0 s0 t# d6 t5 H3 ? 812 casualties reported; S1 A1 B% X$ o& V! \- _/ b
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
L- l0 j3 i4 E Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 d& p* x3 o+ H$ N8 m, Q Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ M$ d9 ^) j0 h r- j( X
Units retreated 1
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