AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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; _8 [+ s* l2 w4 H& j. JDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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3 w1 ~) g% ]+ ]" l# kAllied aircraft5 y1 r$ O: j' R4 ?8 a
no flights' p7 D. e4 e! `: V* w2 z
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Allied aircraft losses3 @) C! W8 B/ i- C' f. ~7 @
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed; @9 d' Y# k! l9 \+ A3 {
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Japanese Ships0 V. d0 A+ Q& e
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire1 A8 m; h/ j! b1 F& C
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1% S: X* b) h3 y2 B7 Y' o; T
DD Shiratsuyu; I3 L9 @/ S1 K8 C- I
DD Shigure
6 F0 e' o9 a2 q2 X; E DD Hatsuharu
1 D- T" o# s; W" D DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
% K7 x+ [) U' N8 _* E DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire' A- ^% @5 q2 E' o
DD Oboro
, |, s7 M) a5 e" G- p# q DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire$ P8 s6 p9 r, B& ~" B1 a
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. p: |8 ^2 E; O) Y DD Hayate- w' l% S }) f; }2 A
DD Sawakaze/ J5 ^5 n- J- q2 ^
DD Yukaze
" J& C* K* j- j, [$ b" ` DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
/ \& w8 [4 g+ |; S1 C% G5 a1 P$ l1 G DD Tawakaze K0 E, u/ S7 ]- C, B1 y K
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Allied Ships
' `8 \7 u1 g& ]3 N1 |: W3 z6 y CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 u0 j" m3 ?+ p! d
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
& h1 t# S4 f C, b DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
' v! q6 e* a6 s# `# c6 O DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage0 W+ a& I% |/ A6 V$ u# d
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
$ h# L2 }" u7 O' s, M' I DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- r I# q- ?& Y3 T/ K
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& P9 h/ S& H! n4 I4 v9 b58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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& }3 W* u) t8 I& w6 x# d& q- ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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# M/ v m1 A6 Y* w/ uWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 O: ]; s% b$ ]( j" TEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 p$ @# K- i% p
A6M2 Zero x 45
) z0 S# v( J7 p& I! a B5N2 Kate x 507 ]8 D' T5 Z; c9 ~9 ^2 i
D3A1 Val x 59
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/ ~0 x* M( ?/ l/ GAllied aircraft/ I; x) f% h7 y3 I+ _) m4 C
F2A-3 Buffalo x 208 C" t- a8 M" w7 k5 w! z- f8 k4 c5 [7 w
5 p. _" t1 D$ B& zJapanese aircraft losses4 f5 B. `: e5 R4 ^" Y" p& d
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& |; y) u. u; t3 ] B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
6 K9 d- X: A' N$ m' | D3A1 Val: 16 damaged( A& t9 o1 n7 q2 ]# @
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses3 x. u% c. w" f. ] W9 K" q
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, t0 X+ t. V; ]5 T p CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk$ M: r$ ?" N6 p r* @, d
CA Chicago2 R8 P( n- k" s9 L9 G# h
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 [5 D! V+ ~) B CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire* I. B, e& r8 O
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- C' q: y$ t0 A) @+ B* ~
DD Flusser
# X: |2 a- d4 B E& f( Z CA Astoria0 t+ w, r$ K; ]' f& r' X9 D! B+ F
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2! J4 j0 s" w: s" d, V7 n5 K6 ?
DD Benham& W0 I0 M# l$ z5 f7 [
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# E) E, Z# A* _9 S5 G" Z9 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155. X) v* }5 W& F4 p
! G/ T8 n% G& K1 y D7 N' @$ tWeather in hex: Clear sky
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+ F+ R2 {3 j9 x/ X8 H% ~& v: ORaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' r9 D# m" k( h l J
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32
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D3A1 Val x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses6 ~4 Q8 z1 z0 ?2 ]- d
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged/ h! Z, I8 b k t9 f1 L5 ?
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Allied aircraft losses
3 X M3 H9 l; F `, _- r t' O SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ G2 l* j2 I$ G% G CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! u% a8 F6 R s$ Q5 a CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
! v. I7 }( |' j! r/ I, N3 | CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" W8 S; J' S8 q5 N( ?5 X9 `1 s CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
- I9 A! `! |& [* f DD Gridley( o. N2 b# n5 Q5 l
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ C X7 L' W& R- U/ a! ~
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: U. `; x) [" S& p* m
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: \0 K: J _& ~, k4 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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/ i5 q. O% ~8 e- s' i' KRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) I" g4 h+ R( Y1 {3 j2 x
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes C/ E2 j W3 g. \, B
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Japanese aircraft6 I6 m# @0 s1 [5 r! S
D3A1 Val x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 \) R5 N( o, N& c D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
; o @) S7 _( k8 Z! l: k7 a0 m D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ X- D! L3 q$ w& _! p3 ~
! v6 O8 F6 t6 d, @Allied Ships
: R3 s+ K: W4 }; I6 t CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
7 x. G6 j* m. S8 K) a CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire. b' t1 e% c, O+ N8 N8 T1 C- E6 M
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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
% W K0 c, h% j, w, o- o" g- rGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)7 ^( m- B, M x) M/ J8 X$ B' n
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Japanese Deliberate attack. l- y. L* U+ h% ~ i
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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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& u' S# |- Q2 ~( Z% t& w" y7 qJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 & k& o( e% `" E: h
: r! o$ o1 e" MJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) ; _% q- Z4 a( ], L$ P
1 J) a* D9 H( UJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!6 G2 G) f0 u- P# r( p9 o
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Combat modifiers, w+ C% U0 u4 m% E- [1 B5 X
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)& w5 D: |7 J' r! e. F2 ^: r
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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) X( b0 g3 Y+ F y( s& p/ M+ G Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
- p/ z$ R- I9 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! K+ o5 j% p3 ?! F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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& P2 e( p+ \( QAllied ground losses:
4 L" i" ^5 P- d# t/ j* [0 f 812 casualties reported3 s5 }- J, N+ g) r6 A8 a
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
( W, \8 X5 t3 }5 j) \ Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled& r3 A% b! y( i+ B/ j. |
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled+ q3 ], ~; `. G3 k# D
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)% ^# R+ X4 R" U& l
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 a. d6 |- j: J Units retreated 1
! i F! Q7 m8 t: ^) ? Units destroyed 2 |