AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41% ?# V; f, s$ q' z$ `, Z: ?* P
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- J I7 f" b% ~* V
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft; i1 }7 ?0 q. D$ e- z
no flights/ C6 h) e8 x' I5 B
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Allied aircraft losses
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0 U/ i ^1 t i4 k. jJapanese Ships
5 G' i1 U& x8 u- `3 P BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
; d5 E: Q. V2 \, P CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1& M: T6 |2 x6 B
DD Shiratsuyu
3 w: A* H4 t- l9 R' f8 N/ G& H5 e' C DD Shigure: _' k& F+ x- n& [5 w) N
DD Hatsuharu- U9 A% t7 @9 {! a' r1 {
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 37 z8 [0 f9 Y ~) k( Y
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 Q( {& j& K3 U! e6 u! _. t DD Oboro
|7 v3 q& s" M% d% Q3 q4 q DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire) G. G! Q" n9 P* ^6 Q9 |0 D& y
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! }: e0 q) T( K, ]; X. m% p
DD Hayate
. z( r5 b5 P: }! ` DD Sawakaze
& P( c" \7 q! N DD Yukaze8 A @5 @: o2 u2 }- B& X8 D
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 x# i4 J, o" a5 Y1 v5 d- Y DD Tawakaze$ }: ]6 L6 K9 M) _1 Y
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CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. j3 S- l$ S7 m2 u; F: O6 V- ` CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk$ K6 l9 Y1 Z7 y0 z& ^) S/ A$ K
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ^7 r0 c6 }# Y7 l- t0 f" v) P DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage+ W: R: @* P& K
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: g0 x- U* F7 n2 q9 y$ F: Z# P DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" a* h( N8 n6 w! G m58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭$ f# Q5 j) _# E. u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155* p# X& ~& y) D
+ o, `' y. f3 S$ b& cWeather in hex: Light rain
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: P# z3 R6 h, E: ^4 v' Z, a {* f1 |Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 U( K% y9 M+ X# R
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes4 \1 [+ O$ F) Z" ^7 b, y( a0 E
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Japanese aircraft" P+ Y! b6 X9 t7 T% f! z
A6M2 Zero x 45& R+ L- P/ j/ F
B5N2 Kate x 508 c ]+ s& A' y2 s! m
D3A1 Val x 59$ p9 v1 j; J5 ?- p8 ] y
0 [3 y) ?1 n5 Z1 E- qAllied aircraft
' b5 {- N6 p4 g4 \) P F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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6 m) V! j. i0 n( O P, I3 A0 E! c9 KJapanese aircraft losses
9 T: H- A* v, N3 O9 \* Y( n A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
5 W% Y: }7 {" k+ d1 n; e B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
# \9 W/ w# J. ~6 Q' e: S9 b1 V D3A1 Val: 16 damaged! C8 a+ l" W& L; d9 a
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses* @& q% ?! ]! k" `3 l
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 P- G* }) Z* ]% S% O4 r u" M- v CA Chicago$ N, [! ^$ p x! J9 H% f
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 t* Z6 u! Y& o! e: {/ O" F CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ X. `8 O! V$ D" ?
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; [+ r" _: j4 R) U- G
DD Flusser( F F5 v2 f/ B3 L. g0 Q0 c+ e
CA Astoria" @! b) [3 Y" A; J* n
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2& `) k' K, y# O, W: u; i2 X$ W5 G
DD Benham
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* |1 v5 p! k' L; K5 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1550 `9 u6 T1 ] T
) Q: C# ^* `6 k1 ^Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 ~3 w' m& J5 v" _9 D9 d( @7 S
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ Y x/ Y% u. p) Y' ]
A6M2 Zero x 32
5 ^' g2 m5 \' a: P( C! T# ? B5N2 Kate x 108 G1 ]# L6 r. S( R
D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft
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( \6 q8 t+ u4 O/ ?: ~0 M% F1 rJapanese aircraft losses: `2 q. N" e, L4 a4 g/ G5 A) p8 |
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged: A9 J& o. Y* ^% B
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed, B- l2 M: l$ y: I
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 U; N; _' g6 G' @1 A
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ ?! f0 |; ]# {2 @1 L( Y' l CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire }, L$ h: K9 H6 Y+ Z
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 R* Z) m# V: P9 D( w" Q
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
# ?7 t$ u0 E# t/ ?, n0 p2 ~ DD Gridley
( ~2 [* ^ z* c W DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( b) }6 v! g, s8 Y1 K CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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& m* E7 }/ R& [$ @" m8 hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) Q% A7 M/ @& T, fEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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$ I+ {' I4 _' g D3A1 Val x 18
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3 Z+ Y9 y I5 X D3A1 Val: 2 damaged# W: D# Y1 s9 n4 s Q5 ~
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- H# }( u' b, x8 G) f
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
/ { Z# \( I% a! ~8 T+ B CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire! @6 u7 K# K3 f4 D9 \3 {# Y- V/ p
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)* P# H# O0 R5 v2 l
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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* W! k; G+ W, g) [* W' ~# CAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022# M. D: t9 I m z: y; \ u0 p
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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6 q& o! \0 `6 w' L8 V1 h. mJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 , l. U/ u) o$ @
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!) A. \4 Q: Y6 j' D, n% J* _5 s; R
# |3 t' V$ j3 e" F1 _Combat modifiers
8 E1 O+ G- {( D P" Z8 RDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)6 J/ h4 I. ~; z! U
experience(-), U, U# l" @1 T1 z$ `3 U" l
Attacker:
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2 _5 N+ p% M4 K/ H3 }; V, ~' B/ a% fJapanese ground losses:5 K: u7 r V0 M" S/ A
134 casualties reported- Q& e! e7 H! m: M
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
+ K0 R' m5 w" o7 L) _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 U5 Z2 P) w8 y! p9 Q" c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:6 D6 h1 k3 F+ s$ c1 ?' h9 h; ^
812 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
$ F4 O) h. w6 }9 w- v Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) w0 [3 I/ g8 f1 o* Y- d7 a; n Units retreated 11 d g3 [0 I2 R
Units destroyed 2 |