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; I4 L# y: R! A" q* M7 QDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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no flights* v4 X: a; y8 {4 y; o$ T
6 s$ h: J( D+ R$ T' R- m6 MAllied aircraft losses
6 [* M2 s/ S: K! e/ v" r: l SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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9 T6 j! y- }1 A3 s' i7 i) }7 ?( R7 VJapanese Ships7 S5 {$ A, f9 N/ ^: e/ w; X
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire7 e1 ~( N$ |; B a
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
# } Q" T' h6 ~' d DD Shiratsuyu) q$ K8 z5 c) P) f8 u
DD Shigure
& ]7 ?* L6 G" w) A6 @# ^ DD Hatsuharu
# k) f2 s% u) y* h( g DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3; O0 b: C% A* s" ~+ L
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
* M/ V* f, q' f7 x, F- M7 Y3 [ DD Oboro- o" @) R3 |, [
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ P- P; c) k' ]& R# u' @ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( s- m# i4 O4 V0 ^+ M/ Q DD Hayate! f4 O: @8 i& ?
DD Sawakaze
d9 C. B1 k+ ]: y DD Yukaze5 x" H% M+ @" S; G5 w9 v# i
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires* V. |% Y. o8 K X) d
DD Tawakaze
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! v9 ^ |( s" T) h, G$ ?$ T2 @8 N CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ l: B4 U* ~! B7 T" b- I
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk8 X$ C" \4 h+ r: O
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
- V. Y0 }/ o4 S; ^8 Q/ o9 q DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 |, Z. O4 d$ l4 f. w |, e DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
+ ^. h/ \2 c. L/ v2 g DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 p; \8 a3 H( A. k# K$ i& {
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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8 c( M) D, e8 m+ A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155, O3 Y9 J) g9 _' I/ f
8 E9 x1 M& j9 E, OWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* p4 w. j" x0 s3 ]& ]. l$ G9 h
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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! s% G) S' F: B! U: dJapanese aircraft
( T) v5 ? {1 a. w0 p4 B( f A6M2 Zero x 45; F7 u; S8 E, m+ c: Y
B5N2 Kate x 50
. M- @; ?& X, A3 C7 {! e D3A1 Val x 59* G! M! q; p2 j' V) p* Y
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20$ {1 x' x. K. I- `
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; D$ P% C6 ]% S9 p1 \# ~% B+ } j1 R B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
% T( k$ h1 A4 T- L$ f# `, U# _ D3A1 Val: 16 damaged4 X) j" C$ d$ R, w/ B3 S- _
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 ~3 i1 _. G2 A+ h
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Allied aircraft losses
( C* P# ?# U) F F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships' \( i) `, x, M: r0 y: ?0 p
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk$ i: u* B+ y$ E( P6 v" h4 q! d
CA Chicago
+ j6 \0 l# Y' h1 s, ^6 D" x CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! ?' c; e" t' h5 O" B
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ O- H# J/ R9 |; l
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* Z X- D% d; e
DD Flusser9 q( @; u' X7 l7 u
CA Astoria
" g; K3 e; s$ {& b6 C CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2: L, I6 M8 p! ~4 @/ e6 X- `% J
DD Benham& P9 Z5 ?: b* w+ A+ o# }7 R
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, r0 d: h3 Z$ v* r! S) @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 {2 r, G# q- [* {$ i6 y6 K
& l9 y, |0 n$ O6 L- PRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" G1 w6 ~8 L. ]0 R" `- WEstimated time to target is 21 minutes; m) s: V6 J) `+ z
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9 |1 _( l% T7 X( A! c* e' Q A6M2 Zero x 32
5 c6 w1 U6 M$ ]- t1 e B5N2 Kate x 10
+ ]/ A" j4 E' E2 E- d* H0 Q D3A1 Val x 318 w; I. @- ~% j+ E
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6 `, j7 t7 O1 |Japanese aircraft losses
% b* J5 R3 Z. |. I1 O D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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5 J. s' n( w$ W SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
r$ d8 \: g% E1 W CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 B* p* ^- E& n6 G' c CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire+ o2 \& z6 o% |$ j; D
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ [/ [& O: X0 q, H
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3; m, B# J- {6 P: ?% j; U6 I5 c9 F0 |, d
DD Gridley
. x+ q2 ]$ H6 O8 [3 { DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 [! _ U4 \% r+ t9 s) e# G CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 [ O; J- ]3 g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155! g( b! U) v' h2 s+ O
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Weather in hex: Clear sky; |9 t# n! b0 |& }, n {; H
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ K( K7 |0 U* @( ~$ }. f3 H) b" t6 CEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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' V1 T' R8 `+ L& t- j& J D3A1 Val x 18- Q I, Y7 t J4 R4 w
S% y, d! o/ B2 q$ U9 x3 DJapanese aircraft losses
7 S/ M& |. |9 }! U B D3A1 Val: 2 damaged* E6 Y2 P1 T/ m. ~. W6 s: j x
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 J, {' v& |9 x2 ]7 w
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
1 c6 {4 j8 L. F/ O( p# k& S0 p0 g CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire( W7 z) S( ~1 Z9 k" E
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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2 W$ R, z/ J6 P' uDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39+ B: c* Z. A8 n0 x( B& h
& M1 \" T& V- v# r) p7 CJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 8 ^& V" d; b- P0 S
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 + K% n; |8 q# \7 y
. ]! q/ {2 B/ i" dJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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! Q- s6 B3 R: i7 a# dJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)' A# `) p8 e. D h' r
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:, m2 R5 s, w, O
134 casualties reported
2 i2 L- f# d9 ~7 b' l% ?- b" B( n, n Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled" j* D g% ~( F9 q& ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' r( S) L+ k4 V. ~% W& L* X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
5 v* I) ^+ q8 X# y7 G) l4 X. I+ U 812 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled+ c1 `" W ~/ F7 F, T0 \ ~! b# A
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled' ]9 d! S( i/ f3 `- p7 L) ^
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
( k7 b, h p' g& S& G Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 G! x5 ]+ i% v; m
Units retreated 1! v$ p: e3 `% y! Q; F
Units destroyed 2 |