AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
! w! T8 V, n) V+ _2 w6 U( u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
6 N1 b; z) V S9 u
0 X' f4 e2 h: r2 l; x. yDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
1 ?$ p) B/ g1 d9 V8 L; j 9 |( n9 y! J8 m, r: ]
Allied aircraft- a7 i0 S. m( u
no flights
* C) g/ P! P. W ?" F, o
6 X) R. A) C! {Allied aircraft losses# g! S9 I0 s. S( A5 M: `
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed b" c+ U9 n4 }+ r
{& B4 N. l, M z
Japanese Ships% n$ t* Z8 N/ t
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire9 G N: |! j4 G2 C3 q
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 18 t2 A) @, p0 W
DD Shiratsuyu+ _ n, C9 @ L
DD Shigure" j" j( I7 T, x' r3 h6 h
DD Hatsuharu
) p3 g2 g; J5 h6 I# Q2 a& Y( g DD Nenohi, Shell hits 36 I2 Q8 U3 v3 [) `+ L8 h- `
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
: Y& |$ T& _" n |$ [( A DD Oboro
5 _5 t9 K- w. | DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
) L# V6 F1 X7 d* _9 |0 |+ v DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& |& ^/ h( N" J% `& p+ F DD Hayate
% k6 s6 u( h' {$ t DD Sawakaze
* }$ t) u# V, ~- d) | DD Yukaze
! @. i' Z- Y: E9 ]2 j7 [ X* K DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires a0 L7 v7 T% B
DD Tawakaze
- ]/ {7 [" L9 h9 L r0 _' ~ 6 V& Y3 B% h7 x$ }) Z5 ~; T& F" m$ R
Allied Ships8 f" B8 L# v' y% G6 Y3 @# l
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! H! P) {3 P/ z B4 e0 Z- J
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk7 u# H* W, @* J/ ]1 Z
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 E$ `5 ?2 G$ z
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage+ j5 }+ y9 N& |$ v
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires: ?* u# S" K% z. L* N3 ]
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 C9 I9 N9 k$ i; p, k2 N8 b. Q# _' _% X; i( E
: u0 I4 N% C& P7 j58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭& K& b4 ~+ N# p- M1 k6 c
& { T5 V! j$ x+ s! r' ^$ b$ k
Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155% V! ]0 b s1 `4 e5 h
5 K& I. m1 R# `9 i: I! [
Weather in hex: Light rain# p: ^# x6 |! W2 r6 R% c
( P" `0 O5 `6 }- v" E5 B
Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 ~6 R9 t! S7 a2 CEstimated time to target is 26 minutes | H& [6 \$ r9 v
& j. Z6 q7 F; a# W1 {. n7 T- d/ u
Japanese aircraft( ]: F: Y: f. \' r- n+ O
A6M2 Zero x 453 m1 e; ]- r# ]4 Y2 `7 O+ q
B5N2 Kate x 500 E7 w' H" ]1 }; u8 i5 y' r
D3A1 Val x 59) J( C. V6 ? n+ ^% F# [( v2 j6 i) F
$ w M* y" I# y3 s
Allied aircraft
8 @4 a8 n" b8 M* t+ U F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
9 K2 X: D6 s7 r, L$ k# `+ n : [. U. p6 P+ T1 g: U9 t
Japanese aircraft losses* _" Z2 H# o& o6 E
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 W1 C) R7 H9 O( Z8 h4 n
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
" s: _- O1 O4 t+ x+ H D3A1 Val: 16 damaged- ?/ Y/ [' M9 M6 f' `
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 k% F/ a5 W# s ~( i2 f
6 V' W' I7 A, W! RAllied aircraft losses( S( \1 r& ?9 k) E7 }8 |7 s& Y6 y% v
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
* k: v( {, Q% v' r( B9 _" q
2 \/ Y- b$ b+ i4 u: JAllied Ships/ }. {4 q4 S ~5 T9 @% L
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk7 t1 A4 P6 L& C8 D: ~; B4 j n
CA Chicago
- d# s: \0 E, O CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 M i( s1 ]* @ CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 U$ [+ j/ I5 e# M CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( H0 P1 |8 q" R2 i DD Flusser
# F7 y+ q0 s# C CA Astoria' R3 S( a/ u6 |8 I- Y
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2" Y; [( t$ [& N+ C/ E
DD Benham
% C% W' x9 j8 X' X) ^# g8 B1 @" T2 Y* _# k1 ~" k
8 _( v' t- n" C+ l* z
- _ \+ |: Z0 b8 f( x! ]! d6 j6 v. P8 ~8 d! D# j6 w
" H$ m/ t, ?, A _# ]& G+ f: K! D1 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
5 z2 H3 m. L7 G6 g8 J' v
/ B% l, k, D( G x2 Q9 [Weather in hex: Clear sky0 P$ \% q' ]8 k& H
* f' L# I! E1 @7 |8 r$ ]! v" A
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 c! O2 U( E5 D/ YEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
& \8 V( v- S. w/ _: @/ O) V9 k
* j# `7 m' Q2 Y% X9 EJapanese aircraft
7 @. x. D. f/ u" ]+ H! l) N9 I$ o A6M2 Zero x 32
* F3 ^6 p7 n, @- Q; j B5N2 Kate x 10- \/ \$ n: P& B
D3A1 Val x 31
9 Z" Z- J$ j/ q' D, l : F1 S- ^3 C$ x' e
Allied aircraft
w1 E/ a( v& J5 S @ no flights% M1 p+ ]' F" X; k2 O) U4 Z9 O
, `- L4 d) a) g! OJapanese aircraft losses
- Q/ }- d; m2 D9 B X D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
' t, @: ~9 X9 E : }2 H! S* M+ n) Q
Allied aircraft losses
- U1 q! ~2 d* h7 G, `& T4 ? SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed: S+ P7 |% Q( r7 o
1 o/ v! E- p u' f
Allied Ships
9 ?/ W6 Q4 P ^" R" [1 t CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# i- |2 ^+ w+ K% m3 f CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& s: L2 O3 u Y5 E
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
5 C, Q# Z7 h3 ?: s% t' `5 k CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* e3 o) x5 Y3 F6 O. l) J/ a CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
: C: D! `# E) h% @$ T3 _- E/ h DD Gridley- ~; T9 f1 }: r
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& K0 x( c* H) H
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 N& [% i3 T; C, M5 x% Y
' c$ K; J+ Q1 w1 _* m- T
4 \' {* E, o* b6 E k* e
' a: h, f8 U2 C3 a% p7 G+ ?! ^0 f: x, v9 b
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
1 j( S8 c( `/ i5 Q- g
6 }+ _3 L; J4 v5 F( \. B0 mWeather in hex: Clear sky$ X/ I5 _5 {$ x
7 h2 H1 n6 n E% M) @( i
Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. Y" t" m H5 n* E9 m: g3 {Estimated time to target is 16 minutes# i' H6 T& ~. r4 J8 M6 ^
8 O$ W; M6 H# ]2 W) c. d4 Q0 G
Japanese aircraft
" e# g- f* l3 S: f5 p D3A1 Val x 18
/ E( y" V- C. C4 N+ c! q+ T$ v * G1 c+ x Z+ @
Japanese aircraft losses7 Y0 N* z* {: \1 I
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
6 P$ n, X/ J4 v$ r D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
o) f# X# D4 D4 J5 S# I |/ E# G
1 Y% L* Y4 q9 y- _0 c3 RAllied Ships# [7 b: z# i' T2 ^
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
' {3 A" V5 Y/ l# W. G$ Z CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire7 W7 {3 R$ U; v# R* h- C# C
6 s) ^5 L; F; J' G* f
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
4 G+ h4 {, |6 T2 r# lGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)! ~- D* h* u* t8 [6 s9 p! T/ {
8 q0 @: ?' |6 T: @Japanese Deliberate attack6 e- d) I2 R3 i0 Z8 f: e' u
; Z1 J( W0 o5 M( ?% ^! y$ FAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022" {. r5 A. H K; C
Y1 p: d% F* P. K/ [6 f+ [Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39) ]5 u& ]/ a% C# }( n6 ~1 j
; d& k1 a( ?, J8 E0 ? n. KJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
( t& M( G' b5 H0 u6 c5 c+ N
8 @+ y% j1 I D; l B- e8 Y! b4 BJapanese adjusted assault: 434
) T E* k3 O; v, G7 o0 ?9 h f( A; w
6 v' x/ q1 _* S- K: J jAllied adjusted defense: 5 + S$ y8 ~5 E/ l' o, L; b5 Z/ O
& S4 {8 O) w# f) TJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
# K+ h7 H7 v/ g1 x$ \" d, B2 I , m' \% U# n1 `& ~3 ^- R& W
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
: m2 C$ H1 X- @& i
/ }3 [$ y$ ~( b# h. K1 _Combat modifiers
9 f& E3 S& x k5 W- {& N7 K2 }Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
: G4 Y8 w0 Y# b; Q p/ p6 r% F0 G% d experience(-)
2 m# y! r( W# }. c7 t( {& JAttacker:
! T* Q1 N' x' Z* v" z
; U1 c# [4 S- G; @2 uJapanese ground losses:$ q7 {) ^$ x) V# p/ N( x
134 casualties reported
& m7 t- N* L1 t6 F5 k) j$ G Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
& D2 A4 E: s3 O7 a" E9 m) | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% g, j7 X% _: K& S6 L0 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) t: R. T" b2 c8 o
% B& H% Q, E+ Y( Y
Allied ground losses:! \; n. a1 O. t6 K1 @8 v
812 casualties reported9 \0 u! ~; [. R4 V1 ^, ?
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
' B _4 J: X c; I( W/ X Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled7 y5 _' y. b9 z; V% @
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled5 T: _6 h! ~ S
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
% w9 F& L, k. R$ [0 i0 L Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled). j M5 E; b; H: d
Units retreated 1+ G% e- ?6 m* C' z( h* B$ @2 u$ ~& m+ u
Units destroyed 2 |