AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41# K, c* j! g7 A' ]( 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
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses6 W6 I9 D/ h6 L% J, s7 G
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed7 u( R: p g3 N
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Japanese Ships
. W6 D v# W# X! h BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire1 c; A( c; E) u8 S5 E
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1* w- c, h, M: h3 a) u
DD Shiratsuyu9 k# X/ g* B' E; e; K
DD Shigure
@3 `, d/ Y" U9 S DD Hatsuharu
1 ^( d- @+ C! {/ z8 \* @ DD Nenohi, Shell hits 38 i5 Z! N( _5 x8 T
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire7 W+ ^% p( y- n: @7 m8 s
DD Oboro
3 n, O- L) C9 r, y2 v DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
! j2 F& s* ?/ Y- y/ v DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: m2 D) w* ^& N9 e1 S h
DD Hayate
8 b& s8 D/ [& h3 w2 A DD Sawakaze0 H/ c8 Y! \! F( c, ?. K
DD Yukaze- F2 W3 J9 W# a& f
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
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5 E) x* \* m6 ^4 @% YAllied Ships* {( E9 ]; `3 t6 p5 E. } ]
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& S1 H. n# ?: x! W; F CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
# C1 a% r" Y* o- ^( R/ N) E% y% D DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
, c# t% b8 ^. T8 f: ] DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
) f7 b' i3 Q& K) \ DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
5 \- H% B; K- f' v+ \/ j1 x DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- W5 F6 H3 I+ _/ e9 A3 @2 `1 V58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭2 j) ?7 Y3 D. @1 F6 U' Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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1 ?2 H7 e9 w' P3 t8 O+ YWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 u( Z' _6 B( k+ d+ yEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45: M9 G3 `8 [- Q) ~
B5N2 Kate x 50' C" {# q5 |3 P& D( g- O _/ Y6 m. s
D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses' P" T% X# R f5 [* u$ Y" D* ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# X( [5 B7 h+ P7 e0 _/ q' x
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
. v7 p& Y6 n) F D3A1 Val: 16 damaged1 S2 ]! c- x. X1 [: Q/ u7 u
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. U6 L" N* s! |+ Y
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% E. \% B5 w+ o$ b F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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6 M" Q; f* s! e" J, N9 G. F4 M4 |( @ CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk: q% e4 G: x+ `8 K* F+ n1 m4 o
CA Chicago9 e) |+ g; ~0 b3 B- J* W: L. l" i
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# E8 F1 J L( K0 ~, q CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 d, J2 X" O1 K0 R; K
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& T' t; e' L, ?/ `# r
DD Flusser: S3 `3 R" ^( i9 }, m, e
CA Astoria7 w* \: D: }! j7 b- j/ T
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2' M$ X2 d. i; k9 \- G d/ a
DD Benham3 O5 p3 ]; Q. e6 H6 g9 u. S
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- R3 b& R) @ N% q- G. O- |- { kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155% W7 D/ P4 O. V6 E9 D( i
5 b8 ]0 W' a, SWeather in hex: Clear sky
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, O" l$ E# X& }% A: O- {Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 X3 ~; D9 Z Y" {# ]' `) MEstimated time to target is 21 minutes/ X# T( {+ T7 C, L D
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Japanese aircraft
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- z. D" w7 \ j" j2 Q% e B5N2 Kate x 10* b P4 P; x+ v6 |# M
D3A1 Val x 31
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( ^& b0 A! g' u* o+ VAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses: }( Z! W+ S" y% d+ j: S6 Y
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed0 F g: d% K5 s* A
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 |6 M( a4 H/ ]3 c CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! e, D1 \9 n7 V) y* n. x0 Y CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
6 s$ I5 `: n1 o2 X CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- I9 {0 d' {7 G D9 A CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
0 I, ^% v- G0 D: l# r DD Gridley3 V0 {0 |3 G# Y3 ?) l- X% X
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 t# h- k" ]# v+ l& l
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155. e: y0 e% C4 y
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7 |- F' w, U( WRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( }- I" o9 r% v# V* w& Y
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes. A. c l8 U; ~1 ]6 k, o8 |; i7 I
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D3A1 Val x 18$ t4 l0 D. R- P) o0 x
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; E& A& Z7 @% E4 S D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
' _) ~2 X6 A; G6 d: D1 X9 P6 y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) q2 t1 D5 B+ A" q: x) X CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3. F, {6 q" M, j% _& k* A- V
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1 ~8 o5 G$ p# J9 S- J
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)5 }! ^4 n5 A; l& g% l, A
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022# X& S- F; @0 n" x7 e- Q: k
" V4 r. X3 i. B9 B" @) RDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 02 L0 X' d+ b3 ]; i6 ], J' D" h! F
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6 Z' v) V% y1 }) YAllied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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% g$ V4 {: O9 ~: C# JJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)) }3 I- O8 H* q3 E
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses: {; p1 v' X# ~* Q1 E8 w
134 casualties reported" ]4 q' g3 n2 r$ Y
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled6 P7 e! o6 c# a9 q2 u
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled# x1 p0 ?7 G0 N- B- L* {
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)' v# K* F" d: B5 w' [
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)* y; x; x' ?# r8 R4 Y
Units retreated 12 J- M. M% O' B7 t5 s; H+ z
Units destroyed 2 |