AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
0 p# }. U- M0 e% L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 aircraft4 l l. o; {5 y* M7 X
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
/ I/ r0 V S! `4 z0 j) m0 E SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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" a! \* w* Q" f0 VJapanese Ships. H/ T5 S2 P. [
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
+ z1 |+ a( f1 Z: r- x- h CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
) e1 ^( e* @$ _3 w P DD Shiratsuyu
/ K3 j9 u# C0 h3 ^' W5 {( I) q DD Shigure3 C' k$ `) X+ A7 [
DD Hatsuharu
2 i9 D, I3 I6 D) W3 L9 I DD Nenohi, Shell hits 35 X& |5 R% G [1 h4 p0 N
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ V# ^0 A1 ^: c) ?- v. O DD Oboro
( U$ K2 i# ]4 l( G4 v, n DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire. I- J& b7 x& F: ]
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 @! H+ i# m0 A- n h+ b4 E# ~% g DD Hayate
: |+ P5 S2 _: x( B& z DD Sawakaze* f7 r& X7 X0 N; m! q
DD Yukaze9 d+ Q$ p6 s- s) g0 Q+ K) v
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
- e9 m5 g0 O1 u6 a6 u# y DD Tawakaze
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* w- r. \/ F' ~5 N CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; L' v+ G! [# r1 k1 y CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk+ I% d8 N# _( @
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ]: }7 m; F6 } DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage. B4 J& B6 h* w W3 i4 N
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
# D2 w+ c! m- ^, i) W) s DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage/ B& F9 W7 B& m5 Y& S/ N, n! ^
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0 s7 N5 c" W0 w! a58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 P( |7 L5 i& t) PEstimated time to target is 26 minutes2 H8 b3 ]( Q8 v0 U: N) J" V
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Japanese aircraft2 t; N. h; F, G* |& s/ n
A6M2 Zero x 45
m& W4 n1 J3 b p B5N2 Kate x 50- m% [, u* j2 H: c' P6 G8 M: x
D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft1 c+ I2 g" i5 B8 F5 @. W+ P- F6 P3 n6 I
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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2 Z) k. }6 s9 k0 ?: j A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
`" i. X) Y+ \/ q" n) u( `" c D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& L. @/ Z/ f% k( ~
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Allied aircraft losses/ t* m4 a! z, j0 M& p! V
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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2 a' T; j" G( H3 } CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 q4 c( }( F. r" c P& m# T K, t
CA Chicago9 C: o5 y) D/ l8 n
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 T2 |6 I. f9 n6 u6 A8 `: O CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire V# \$ P) N; e$ H% F
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria
9 e. ]$ e2 T0 A. G& i+ u! _' f3 K( b CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
8 [9 N1 P+ Y" c: X* R$ C) j( ` DD Benham
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; v1 k/ A `- F; G/ SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) C2 d5 o2 n4 ]6 b% x& h
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 324 W: g/ ^8 G8 p6 d* b8 U
B5N2 Kate x 10
- ?" ~& V0 f5 L D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ i9 B7 N# ~) l6 m; g SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships* |/ W$ t" X% E& g
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 Z- a8 i; w. P CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 k/ h1 B. s' o3 V& @
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
- X8 f& G6 W3 _. q) h CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& i" [% P4 E: u6 }6 I0 Z, ~& V CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3 o7 B9 u0 m0 Q# v+ B, [2 C l
DD Gridley
6 r+ Z4 t! C" V7 z% I" z+ {( j DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 r; Q, I% q! Q6 V- T; N
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155) ? t& N, r* M& D0 ]
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& t+ V$ R) x4 ]" [0 V
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes$ S7 w# |, G( E8 T8 \* q( _
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D3A1 Val x 184 C5 s$ W3 l& d) V* F: o! Z
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged& _) I& B. Y1 Q) h+ Z1 C
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# Z% R. t, G, G; E& E' K: N. h
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Allied Ships
- D9 g# x, @8 s( _/ W# p# l CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
- S$ i- X9 L5 f3 D8 k, r: _ 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
; z' a. X. x6 P `0 |Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125). x, L% @0 o1 B0 z4 X2 ]
/ D' M( r/ p+ x6 |# ?1 wJapanese Deliberate attack
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/ @0 Q! m! C( R% V- H; VAttacking 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
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5 s# C( i N& V7 ^3 `! p9 iJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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: L' [+ G: x6 I% `1 B' ~4 e! kJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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0 w$ k& ?/ ?4 ?. l: B hJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 m+ u) O: \3 L( V
: y% V; A; h. G, i f& zJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers
+ P, ~% w& P2 S% }Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)9 Z* Z; l9 r2 {# y: F
experience(-)9 o$ F2 ?( s. ]9 J
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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3 X- D6 ~9 x! h! I Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
& l" k; d( q: q5 _. W9 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; ]& Y" v" _' p4 ?7 U* V, U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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4 s* Z, K2 E. u1 cAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled" ?3 O \0 ]) {0 Q8 [- V9 K0 w: m
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
. w8 h& x- s* @/ h Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
' o. Y7 o. R4 q v( c Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
0 \+ k: }1 ?$ t Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 m& X, x2 n# b$ h( h0 p% D ` Units retreated 1
( u) l. h& J# D. n Units destroyed 2 |