AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
' }2 G3 t! O$ P3 X% [6 G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 t1 f0 h9 ~& b
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses C% `( _1 h: ]' O2 t% u' \$ d
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
; T# F$ a: I( R4 e0 ~* j BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire7 N: X; \( M! Z; l0 ?) _9 n
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
5 N- o- u1 v2 B, o Q DD Shiratsuyu
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DD Hatsuharu
! r5 s: i, q3 k/ O2 p" K7 |7 d DD Nenohi, Shell hits 32 M2 B: ^6 R/ @2 R# C7 d/ {
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
) S( l# W% n) } N" V" [ DD Oboro
- o# {* t$ _' O, @/ E1 j$ c. B DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 K* b+ t$ c. I DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. K, |$ R& C# R' A- ^+ |8 J DD Hayate7 V; ` ?2 S" l) G2 B
DD Sawakaze: E6 u4 ~. R2 p$ x' z8 `
DD Yukaze
% v v& r( T, N7 Q1 h( ? DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
& ~9 e1 V; ]5 x# L% _4 f/ q( `* B DD Tawakaze/ P8 m3 q! t$ s6 x
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Allied Ships `2 L9 T; h8 T9 f5 r9 U
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! b" I) F2 |% R) T- b4 W M CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
7 g) p. W! E2 a5 O* X DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ?4 m) T% x! [: i DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 r2 g- Y% f: V" ? DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
$ U8 s. [* X9 e4 Z! A2 U( K DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ t# L# D% B5 _5 S s58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭; Y7 T4 U* v' _/ |
3 D* D, A9 V0 E2 \/ hMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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9 r9 y! D" y4 X* A9 h$ T5 d# RRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* Q' B7 Q4 l$ V. CEstimated time to target is 26 minutes7 l+ j: ? G) Q7 R( X/ B
1 T, \6 u) g2 y) c+ m3 o* RJapanese aircraft* [5 }, ~7 Y/ n v& J' M3 d# P
A6M2 Zero x 45
3 B3 U, M' l; s3 D" T# ] B5N2 Kate x 50
3 i( V, e& x. k1 j D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft
3 a2 d7 z0 k9 Y+ i F2A-3 Buffalo x 209 [7 o& e& D1 Z9 D# F8 c+ n2 `
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 y# _$ I' D$ X; @# g! M A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( d7 ?! f* U6 u" Z B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
0 v4 u% T" m' r" M D3A1 Val: 16 damaged: s$ J4 K: H* F3 S q4 ?! i
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! {) L" K. N! N% }2 }) q, r5 W
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships0 H. V( m7 y. h+ s! l# o+ B
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
( ?( e! h) Y5 x5 k CA Chicago
) E* T4 H% {0 J8 ~% C4 ^ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage- c& G" C; D0 b- s1 }
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire* d5 k7 H* Z, t0 R0 \; j
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# R: @+ N9 U% m/ ?: @' o DD Flusser: \) V' z# K& x3 @- [+ ?# P& d( f) E
CA Astoria8 l7 d. v: a L2 ^8 {& R) _: d
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2) e! Z; ?! f* f1 ?* Y! Y
DD Benham' ^/ @2 h1 T7 t l1 I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155' T( e2 f4 P6 O
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Weather in hex: Clear sky( y9 v" y+ p$ b) t
9 _* s3 N% Q6 v( x# X3 N1 @6 W( aRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) ?3 D# U; Z5 VEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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3 e8 h& C% B1 n; tJapanese aircraft6 H' J. K" Q7 Y
A6M2 Zero x 320 s9 ^4 P& k" b. y& q$ Y& f% i) V
B5N2 Kate x 10
# j/ E, Y7 z/ L; V* O D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft1 ~2 n8 \0 m; z1 Y' E
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses8 i7 \0 E+ T5 [' @- m
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
B6 |' M% T! g6 {0 S* m% Q SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* K4 W4 t. J( d8 \& [2 o CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) n; Y2 e7 q3 ?( U8 b( J$ V9 A$ w CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire6 X7 [ i) p6 M @7 z( Y# }
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 \) w c0 j# R d/ B CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
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DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% @* y% n9 k) F: ~7 D
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( ` W" z/ U: Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155) ^( U- T6 w I4 \" P
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; ?$ I" v1 Z2 J4 q) a8 ?' hEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, d) h) r6 _6 o D3A1 Val x 183 ]! f8 q$ h( Q
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
& ?. X* w b& O1 Y! m" k CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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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
' g, C+ C! R8 p9 eGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)( ~) B. u1 w9 Y, B$ _
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Japanese Deliberate attack% t/ c4 R: I- h6 n
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022! l. Z: K0 f* Z4 w! K
7 S, H% O* |/ dDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39. B: d* e/ R9 b0 G# \; y
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0% A2 D+ w$ O k8 W6 n
+ F/ L5 d! c0 T t* @. xJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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; ^; C, G/ ^, U9 N5 Y7 VAllied adjusted defense: 5 - ]- t- f3 E6 w5 d. N6 O
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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* s& g; [( i' {( W$ AJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)$ c& Z2 ]* x/ y% e% {8 w
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:9 U# x# G- ~5 L/ X
134 casualties reported
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9 ^; O: s m4 U% b1 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# l g4 `4 M, Z6 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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# h; M" Z. }5 } T$ qAllied ground losses:. c8 V2 u7 Y v# _) |( b: @
812 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled, @7 U# `2 }) d, j
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled( ?: |* C- b% O: G1 ~5 l A$ p
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
9 o5 L: V) A/ G4 t Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)) O8 U* @+ u& Y" Y& v+ \* b; y7 Y
Units retreated 1
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