AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 412 a# g& Y; f0 ]* D& V/ Q, V
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$ r# t( o2 m1 d/ c
1 M5 E$ b: g' r5 Q8 @. C! q5 O
Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards, K$ C6 O, x2 Y+ H' @% e6 V
* _. S/ L+ q. j: {9 Q- N I d
Allied aircraft
9 F0 @5 Y) |5 U2 F$ \ no flights
6 D" q2 A& U: n; c3 y # }, }7 f/ C7 L" g) n
Allied aircraft losses
& u, r1 K& e, F" _/ @0 R SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
% }$ B( X- z, \3 y* n 6 J4 w P* f0 e" i
Japanese Ships
0 t2 f% \2 E1 ~ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire# ~* o0 U+ A' F
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1; w& d$ i/ \1 U9 T p
DD Shiratsuyu; j. }& n/ D" B: A) q/ @
DD Shigure
5 P. `( _4 r1 t( [1 Z* M- r2 w: m1 R: S DD Hatsuharu: y( z( g/ z5 W" P7 I; q* |
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 36 B4 ?4 x9 A! Z* L
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire8 q0 F- n- d# L% y) S: z
DD Oboro
6 e, H2 s* J/ W+ _( j, _- @& W1 h6 B DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
( X+ \& G. T3 A @) K0 U) { DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 a/ d6 T8 l- g DD Hayate1 l9 P. g8 I/ K3 f
DD Sawakaze
0 L5 ]/ X' y2 A2 O DD Yukaze6 V* Z7 |4 u' p; t
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- M$ }' [2 ^0 v2 H
DD Tawakaze
) p; ]8 U3 u- B" f: K$ J 4 {% D6 V$ p) l. n( c
Allied Ships
$ X2 r: j" k2 b" f. v CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
o/ e$ v/ r3 A+ G CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk2 }- g) \; v) S1 Z9 F" K9 c
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Y3 I1 _: ]+ @4 Z! r; Y/ f DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage8 }) ~6 W: w% F: V0 G
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 S2 R3 \5 V" [( d0 Z
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage N7 l9 ?, D8 O, s! {6 C; h" x
7 L' i! [4 S5 r2 Q$ s, C+ w/ M5 S# c) I# x- M
58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭% N( F: i0 @& @" s0 a' T
2 t) L& A% f3 E% l1 C7 X; R. gMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155 ~; e3 y3 k! \* F4 L
4 ?7 l* D; T& |$ ~Weather in hex: Light rain
3 J/ w: h% X7 Z L" `5 d
6 G: K, j A9 Q9 Q6 m( Y) l! F/ ?9 CRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ D* S2 L# b& Y/ {0 m7 T
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
. Z2 Q* y, F+ o% }! q% ?6 M { 2 b5 l' A. X. R) x- C, y# G
Japanese aircraft
9 Z( ^! F* N# n( p8 l A6M2 Zero x 45( |+ M' ^' ~- s
B5N2 Kate x 50
2 h( F2 i, s0 B7 z: q D3A1 Val x 59; a' A* [2 F- `" x' |4 ~5 K
7 x: i! U- m8 z8 b+ |" } tAllied aircraft
/ \( v. D; h$ p$ R F2A-3 Buffalo x 20$ k3 h4 S) f* K. \% `3 |1 T) @- ~4 ^ n
0 K& r5 i# m( F1 `* L. U4 B+ sJapanese aircraft losses; z- f/ s6 c$ D7 h; x% X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 a" h/ Y! M% i& z: [2 u B5 o B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged! ~& b# R7 V! V f: F0 k: @% a- I
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged6 V9 P" a( s! ?. S+ L
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak `) g' d- |; W" N
8 o3 h# v+ ^4 L$ a- B8 [
Allied aircraft losses
$ E/ l) ?# [' J F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed* p3 l% T% X. {
3 y4 w9 q+ M/ E( c, I$ }1 IAllied Ships+ E: G: L, e) h2 I8 U( T
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk/ D% u; J& O- ?& K8 r; B% C( B
CA Chicago
. {3 V% d& _# g( N CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage h0 ~# |4 B8 v! {- I$ Z6 P
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! V" p# e, y/ s5 \: |; ~9 ` CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ f1 {( l+ Y; i% R; v
DD Flusser+ l" P7 W) O$ ^, c- b) e
CA Astoria8 g3 e- z$ ~7 I$ X' `2 Z
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
: ^1 U: i: p) p2 G% \6 X9 y& g DD Benham
, Y5 i2 R$ X$ m4 f5 a8 z' j: b: D8 l( D. x" |
; s; h: `4 T# Q
7 f! j0 C5 f0 Z& w- n7 W$ d
# l0 D! \4 F% y
, b* O" J' ~+ D4 z3 S1 v$ e
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
1 R% e1 ~( A& b/ D! J+ C( O$ K, q ) o: _) P$ B) y; q6 r- f# H
Weather in hex: Clear sky( {2 S% b' X: }. M
4 n* Z7 ~1 F* h7 K/ o' YRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." t. S: x% x' S% @7 L
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes$ I# F$ M! A. h0 G( K4 L: k
4 x# b% p8 U; r; u3 S8 V
Japanese aircraft
' X$ k- k" N) J1 ~7 S7 j; J/ B7 V A6M2 Zero x 32
) J; s4 M7 z1 L# a/ u1 M! N& G B5N2 Kate x 10
* @5 |* H8 ^8 l1 s, B D3A1 Val x 317 f O; \( ~% T8 q4 f9 Z8 U
8 J/ x( ]( S! yAllied aircraft: o" k& n9 G* z2 S, Q. l1 t; N7 U
no flights
& j' H. @4 b! K! Z 5 P9 x6 r# }8 Y0 t
Japanese aircraft losses
5 H) c+ M- h: D4 ^ D3A1 Val: 4 damaged8 x" ]4 f/ b% c* ^) f4 g
1 }! s: T: Y- F, D
Allied aircraft losses
0 h4 z" a$ d, L6 q/ `9 T% }, ] SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed7 @. t& q1 R2 u. w$ u
2 |4 U! W4 @! q& \ iAllied Ships
" z' Q$ H! \* J) n CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. ]2 U* s7 g3 F( J
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 h. T( O/ o0 ?/ ~* A$ R$ ~! |6 `8 G2 h
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 B* O( T: O! ?9 A; k
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 w" l4 e6 G9 _" O6 [" J) q: V
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 30 h& I# e2 K3 s3 K- {2 W. T) V, C
DD Gridley+ ?3 ~3 w2 G1 J( P! r" r' u
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. S. W1 \- ^1 Q& G
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 ]+ X& ?5 E! f
; R9 X+ X, g& j& J( b# R# H, @: _8 t
* N# U1 ~, ^/ ]7 b2 M0 Y, U1 y; \) g) o9 U) u1 J6 d1 l4 r2 Q7 O
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
- r% ]9 o) `# n9 A: ^* F! `% ?' d
3 H4 `' Q5 Q+ O0 O' A1 Z1 b: pWeather in hex: Clear sky+ b) }8 B- X* y& a& V
w4 y% `* M. k& V# k: ORaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 @- K- \ M4 a7 jEstimated time to target is 16 minutes6 W- _1 B( x" Y2 H, p' |( O# D
; E2 r# e) ?( [Japanese aircraft
1 T3 @( }: _; d& ?# b, d' v3 ~% P D3A1 Val x 18
6 {* n9 k( x+ o" [) q * S% L2 T# A, b. g# e
Japanese aircraft losses! d% h( T" P0 O* g% P) h
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged1 f4 }3 ^5 r- K. p0 e. h
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
+ ?) V; Z; B# J. ]/ \) q- Q0 K( U9 h
1 U( ?4 ^3 M9 q1 F9 l# bAllied Ships
3 w; d$ k& ?2 w( k8 p/ @: w CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3" H, o+ p. e8 u% ]8 E7 @2 e3 h
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
$ b( t& V: v1 d9 K5 f+ g ]$ Y' L7 {- n8 Q, Y+ I3 M
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
% H/ j9 }& N9 m# G2 A7 |1 w; v2 h! iGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
' L |4 v) \% w 9 j( q1 g7 ^) d$ g0 T/ {
Japanese Deliberate attack9 C3 K2 ?6 D9 d, Z( w& M
4 v8 N% G' t5 a8 C' j8 k mAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022' I' H0 R( ^' M( l7 K
9 q- H0 ~3 l, |; G6 t1 |Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39% [6 `/ e! \: E/ N% ]3 F
* q: N8 T( h# UJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0: Z8 V' k8 E- ]* {* m! F# L
/ c+ j5 E& P/ L7 h5 `/ c+ YJapanese adjusted assault: 434
: n" C/ z, i2 d% W: E ( E, P c9 r5 K3 S4 S( H$ g
Allied adjusted defense: 5 & F# g7 }+ e8 C5 s3 q! J
$ d1 b9 B8 z2 C; E+ {' [; h) I, }& wJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 s& V* J9 M; [1 X9 R: o$ D4 ^1 x
& u2 p8 u1 r; \! Y) d
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!8 U$ y, G3 x I* \8 ?, x3 K8 x. W
( T! d, `3 O- v9 t) ?' p, l' P
Combat modifiers
1 u1 z6 o$ w, @* p& G+ y1 B g* d6 VDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
8 y/ z8 Y5 n8 U% a experience(-)
; e! ~: C+ \* J: jAttacker: 8 T! l6 e. R# {, h
; ^& S& W; M+ L" R: h6 KJapanese ground losses:9 w! M; |9 H* w' K7 P: A R5 o
134 casualties reported
7 u y/ O2 o! C. ~ Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
& Y8 w3 u* j8 @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: o) L. m1 h) T$ @" j% Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, h9 ^6 K% |! K; U9 P" O) W2 j
7 s- Y/ M: |8 L; qAllied ground losses:% H5 k' Y% e W3 f0 c
812 casualties reported
+ M3 F' o9 q7 Z; U9 E2 x$ A& R Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled" Q) L/ n8 p1 q8 H/ G: p/ _" [
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled2 n' e4 w$ [- O" q2 q& Y
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled# W L. J3 L) Y/ S8 d8 g+ n
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
* B* S+ [5 R( P# L Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
: Y/ Y. ?5 S! ?5 C8 W- k Units retreated 1
' [$ d( z! g# [1 N" L+ K% y Units destroyed 2 |