AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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. N r2 S& }0 z7 n$ @$ {Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards& N |( @+ i$ S" M2 W$ X- t. d
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Allied aircraft losses
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- F+ g+ t# ~6 {; H& HJapanese Ships
9 `" A. w, l8 A- R b) p( I2 I BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
; }( z4 @4 w- c" v CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1# q) s; {5 M8 y
DD Shiratsuyu. g- |5 L/ Z2 ~& R; z$ H7 U
DD Shigure
4 D( q3 L0 I% a' ?0 o% l& ] DD Hatsuharu0 B/ ~! Y3 c$ D( ^2 v
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 32 T8 \1 X7 w, I$ s0 e9 V
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
# a6 S& P0 ?0 e8 b DD Oboro
6 P$ G% k7 B8 n% \% u DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire; U- g) R, U( s$ P* B b. r, X5 Y
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( O6 P, b& k, k/ Y DD Hayate; Y& A/ _# h/ ? c1 O4 s
DD Sawakaze
8 k2 W& I/ O4 v+ R t DD Yukaze
. j* R |; f+ B DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires8 z3 S) v3 H1 k; }1 U. u& x
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships, S( I& l4 p2 ^ A& L0 X) @4 Q% a
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 D; Q7 Z" p9 X; C- B& h& d
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
, A& ~$ H1 T8 [8 k/ V3 ` DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
% Q) ^6 `' j! F' ^ _3 p: L9 C DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage' i# D$ q: D' v* W4 V; c" C
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires$ Y# g8 @7 ?- }. G, s! @
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage1 B: A3 b5 d4 v( @8 e
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5 x1 C' w/ y; f3 I) Y58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭; y+ @* P2 J: {6 ^8 }% H. d
& `7 m5 E6 c) U- p$ |. W1 r1 dMorning 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.
8 C0 I/ u( l \, I$ v8 MEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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9 D4 r$ A; M; s+ }& f! dJapanese aircraft L- E) m* {$ i8 Q2 b! z* s8 R. W: c
A6M2 Zero x 45
' P U2 N/ j) A' ^6 H$ e B5N2 Kate x 50
4 ^: s3 {4 I/ c6 G* U2 q1 i( { D3A1 Val x 59
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20$ U) j; N0 w3 H2 ~$ x6 a
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Japanese aircraft losses1 J3 G5 d# a: o. }+ O3 X }0 w
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 J J6 f8 N% q, f A: `
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged% C1 R5 r# A3 D" A+ g: I& F
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged! B8 e$ w6 r; F5 C! p) F% l5 R0 k
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
2 D! Q3 O" _6 a( b CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 l1 {) D# Y% F2 I# }0 Z CA Chicago# ^, T4 e1 m3 ~, M' c% R! K! N
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 l" l$ M% t5 H, p1 `: j/ d5 y
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire) p" B8 T$ r' h; e7 e8 ^& I! x
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* A; F' M5 e5 f DD Flusser: V, p7 C# ]" c; a3 a& m: }) ` D2 g
CA Astoria1 H4 i8 X& a$ q- k3 `% E& f
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
0 ^* T7 J: q6 t- g! f: l% ? DD Benham) z1 s9 a) P$ P( b2 ]7 m$ ]
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7 U+ t# j; W+ Q! U U% `2 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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0 C2 v2 l4 h/ L" oWeather in hex: Clear sky# l$ Z8 S6 B% m6 f$ m4 f
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) X: E; P/ K! m! v7 [4 F
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes/ F6 f8 o0 a3 ~! _. Q# Y* S. ]
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Japanese aircraft
) I' Y* e0 U/ G A6M2 Zero x 32
1 S) u) f, h Z! n5 T c# b% P B5N2 Kate x 10; _: ~! A( P+ r- e
D3A1 Val x 31" t! X6 N; H4 X8 R
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Allied aircraft
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+ q* a D s* q; E/ u; E% PJapanese aircraft losses4 ^& D- @& i8 T4 B
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged, j( q3 B. j+ ^$ O( ?5 e8 \
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Allied aircraft losses% \1 U* ?5 K2 z! @* i4 B& p
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed- L' o8 n" P' G+ U6 z: D
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/ z7 o' n( B2 Z. G* Z CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 P, y8 x" G, M6 C) @* Z
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- }9 R) @- o i4 y: n, b& w) }9 M CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 i& {& U- q \" ]# l
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 i$ T0 p5 U+ j+ j0 U$ u% p CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
- d2 f6 p! M. X+ T7 y# G, X& B- c DD Gridley
. O% x$ J, b' P. M `$ o: K* J7 c DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" {/ a3 V0 F* y/ _- a5 ~5 Z
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 x6 {0 t4 T9 x7 ?' S. N& `; f
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, d2 v( g0 I& n7 g LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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; |- f" d u. n6 BRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! y- j1 |& f5 c9 P3 ZEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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3 U' M' w* g$ H/ LJapanese aircraft
9 p8 q4 O2 y" E D3A1 Val x 186 s) b# X' e0 ?% n
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Japanese aircraft losses1 |9 K; x$ f. N7 n5 z3 D: q
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged' s, k3 [8 l5 w5 Y3 }3 G
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships6 ]3 J+ @" l. G; ]6 _
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3 U: O& B3 z8 [( \; {' x% D
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9 z3 x( [/ n% j# f5 e( n7 h
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)' _3 t3 q% n# S* ]6 d
/ q$ J5 P$ B8 h) z( ^Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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& E8 w& D9 d# h0 j I- M/ M) IDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39+ c) J( j3 f7 ^: g5 |( P& \! S H
1 V1 K4 O$ ^" T9 I* \8 cJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0/ n: W& A) w( c7 D9 \! g
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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7 Y- u1 ^# Z" g9 H. T) E% |/ [Allied adjusted defense: 5
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3 \0 L7 G: z% ?! SJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) ; B# T1 K. Z$ J6 U0 o) u4 e
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers. c7 a$ P: R1 n2 j8 F, o! @% ^/ Z
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)+ C$ {: ]" T( t4 C
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled7 b8 M/ R; \* G5 `" P5 m8 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( p* X) H9 S# ~7 U0 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; [$ @7 K) x+ c* |: a
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Allied ground losses:
' p2 [" l5 _9 q# P5 {. D 812 casualties reported
$ ^8 I1 ]/ s9 w8 o. D Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled E* U, Y5 |! F7 Q* X
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
1 s' t7 T+ [! @7 ^; P" ^ Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled3 S6 a( d/ N1 V6 g5 i( S
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)- ?$ I- @6 H: z6 ]8 F
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 R% B2 ?) E. t7 e7 X# G Units retreated 1
8 f- _! }4 _5 P- u Units destroyed 2 |