AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41" R9 t- Q. ?7 p2 Q$ v: O
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' v% a9 u; w3 [/ r
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards& k, {8 ~6 [" L; M. N9 R+ Z, k
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no flights5 k) T3 ]5 I/ X5 r& i+ G6 n& V
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5 q; ?2 {. V9 l" g" z SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships# j5 S2 y9 m: T A
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
% h7 Z# T8 i/ Y5 H CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
) D% o1 f1 W% m' R+ V DD Shiratsuyu8 W2 H" Q& t4 P; b0 C0 g* F' G
DD Shigure
6 I$ j& [6 R+ @+ I8 u DD Hatsuharu
' E! X* p8 {6 H: b: R DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
0 {1 O, g( d& P( H) Y DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire; l) J9 R; E- X) v6 ?7 ?# y
DD Oboro
( ?7 X' k5 }0 T9 k$ C$ m5 {4 W DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
: ^/ G+ c& P8 O$ f DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) y: l9 h, z _" F4 ?1 r. J+ k DD Hayate$ Y* K$ i5 b' C) L) C1 |
DD Sawakaze. ~$ b I8 O0 ~
DD Yukaze
% M4 Y, h0 ]9 j; g- r DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 B1 e% {! [/ E: m8 T2 c DD Tawakaze/ c4 B" h' U# o4 l: \. K) ^
4 [9 C# ]" ^) H( p. z5 Z5 E( dAllied Ships5 a# E7 ?- n- S! N3 C5 ]
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
H5 u+ h( R/ M7 n# T CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk8 ?! t2 t, B. j
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ?- v# n- W7 _9 t8 t DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ w; C8 r+ r' d: G) {& M1 b3 | DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires+ Q+ W: r6 e; v
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage6 @. [: l" S! |1 x' v+ i* P
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* [. {- [( E s4 F, p9 L) }/ T58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭( Z2 n# U. y0 f, q( U- d r7 u' q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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B' l" R0 Y$ A/ j3 {* B2 v- \Weather in hex: Light rain5 |9 E( W9 B5 l
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 F0 G$ B3 [3 j' e2 bEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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0 O. `2 m2 f3 ]Japanese aircraft( j" W' t; A) {
A6M2 Zero x 45
; _1 y4 X* q' T* X9 Z B5N2 Kate x 50
- t. O. K7 |; ?& S r D3A1 Val x 59( y- u( \; ?; w* {6 U
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Allied aircraft
$ u4 t- y! {4 J: k/ B. ? F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses: b& ^9 M1 R9 U. ]3 p
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 z* L, ?% U' V: v( `1 s
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
W0 F# R. z; q2 g6 \) D, ` A D3A1 Val: 16 damaged3 u/ o4 I6 C* w* n5 a6 A! Y0 F4 p) H3 i
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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. D% Z4 l3 ` r6 Y( j" UAllied aircraft losses6 D0 A/ k3 Q* x9 D
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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$ J; X! X% V3 u& q0 u+ ?/ E+ p CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; y5 T1 y, Y# u( r. I# y) P CA Chicago) f4 j7 Y2 ^5 f8 A" H
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 N0 W# I: `) a! s z, G e& T
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 Y: u' O2 ^7 _ ~( `) I$ p CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage z6 B' f2 Z4 G
DD Flusser
/ W) n& x" ~* c3 C8 X CA Astoria7 \$ ~7 m M2 q- E
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
7 L" K @; }* j8 c- j4 @" O9 F DD Benham
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5 o$ Y) f' G O* [7 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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7 v4 [: {0 b0 N3 u1 PWeather in hex: Clear sky
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' [, h0 u5 b! X; p5 ARaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ w% c! @! R% g
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 ?6 j7 {5 U/ u4 U- W( n$ [$ G A6M2 Zero x 32
9 ?6 \, d2 n+ d4 A T! c B5N2 Kate x 10
& M- v/ Y, s; l1 Q9 p! U* P D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft0 q2 A+ m6 y6 `
no flights
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1 _# U* r# i5 `8 `' h# u& wJapanese aircraft losses
1 j: W* t% D4 h& ?3 ~" o0 l5 {( @ D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% q2 f, _0 }2 i$ T. H4 L
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed2 M) A% Z/ ^, k ?8 T
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Allied Ships
( ]- n6 V. l9 ]7 l7 S* _ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; L! ~# G% j8 Y3 X5 d
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk O1 v+ c8 Q! \3 c2 @$ j9 R
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire1 n; e8 W* v% F$ W7 K# {' W
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 I0 q3 Y/ N9 u, Y/ I" H6 K! P- {
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 31 o. T# L' ~0 N
DD Gridley1 P8 G. n M8 y" U- F% O1 ~6 h
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& Q, }# S8 ~" D
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1550 }) T& ^# h4 P
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Weather in hex: Clear sky J* f) {5 Z% |+ K6 F5 S
4 f' T: b5 B) } e$ \4 {2 rRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- t1 ^3 }; G4 v% r. Z
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes& D8 w9 l% E4 O8 v9 p5 r" x
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Japanese aircraft
2 Q7 p: U' `7 D9 k2 p D3A1 Val x 181 A* e% [& ` S% w
5 T2 A; e- {. S7 }7 a8 u% mJapanese aircraft losses
6 q% t* Z& x- C& V D3A1 Val: 2 damaged. z( [7 n- P. {9 j: D* e2 w
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3' B+ b* z. _7 S* y& V9 w
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 M. V: Y) {/ p' v& X9 G$ k
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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+ Y4 M d) ~! W0 J- R4 m3 F+ p% E0 \
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125). E1 x; f$ n5 O# v- g
* R" W. T/ S; c3 k6 V4 BJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39. ]! C7 X6 n, O/ L/ t7 N4 T; X# N% u
" \ g6 t( Z3 T# V( ^Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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: e; v Q+ G4 i; c! mJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 1 g0 }: _$ {" Y; [; l) o
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers0 P6 ^' h8 F3 t4 \3 H. ?
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: ( q7 S0 P3 F' K/ y; |
% N9 b' y/ S% T6 W% P( iJapanese ground losses:
; C9 |, j4 `5 G% ~: X7 a0 X+ p 134 casualties reported
5 | e- R( G. [5 a# `5 I Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled* S, }- ^1 G, c* t a% P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ i2 G6 H8 N% B( w+ K9 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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- y* l$ B6 r) P& A! k9 kAllied ground losses:
5 z" o& G! r. d' ~ 812 casualties reported
K, }3 a4 D0 t: R6 v: p' x0 A7 W Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled6 o# v4 X& t7 O5 ^
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled4 F0 c' q, a: K3 W6 k0 J, U
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled! t6 y" M! T0 o j" J3 V
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)2 E5 t/ e( A! y& N4 R8 e& G
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 W9 a1 W, k$ d0 l2 C$ s0 X# w# {1 m9 _ Units retreated 1
T" A2 e u$ t; L0 t% b+ ~ Units destroyed 2 |