AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41$ Q' L' N" i" w3 E+ z
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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9 F7 P8 h; c; R6 e0 a4 HDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards% X1 U6 i; x& s' y8 S
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Allied aircraft losses
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire/ p4 r! p4 C. Q0 a
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
& C- k& T9 Q- k2 T4 k. [0 r DD Shiratsuyu
3 c. k C' J/ Y; J( s DD Shigure
4 M/ E& p0 L) y) Y/ Q DD Hatsuharu/ }" I1 O$ U# r0 R7 ^/ r; D
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3- M! R5 P: ~ A, j
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire7 d0 ?' }! q" V9 R3 N
DD Oboro
8 X2 [$ t2 Q- _1 Y DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire1 {1 M/ g) c4 F2 c" Y/ U
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( r' P4 J8 C% V" m4 f. q; k
DD Hayate/ o; T3 T& G1 A$ d E4 _- b
DD Sawakaze
" n' _' @5 E& Y$ t) J+ X DD Yukaze
9 M$ g6 A; ^( s# a DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
/ v* [0 x- D+ G, b2 T/ e- m" U( {, P DD Tawakaze) s8 w6 B2 D* {& |) t4 O4 b
8 U: @0 C3 t7 f9 JAllied Ships
8 B( k& P" U# Q" v0 k4 k+ _ CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 @# _( S5 ~/ C6 e
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
/ ] I4 F$ C1 P, {! v1 G9 s DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ]! N% b. \+ Y b) Y. e
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage2 B2 t1 v$ A& j+ l& m. [
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
; x! h, X0 r7 ?6 W" r" @ DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭; e3 f, m, g& Z$ P! K+ ^; l( d8 s6 H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1557 n! m& y9 H# e5 g! h
0 p9 a3 Y4 A2 _7 ]( w$ p7 lWeather in hex: Light rain
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& ~( a% Y2 P. m% r/ zRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; s4 ?% v" {, f% r1 V
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
8 n1 _8 [: @3 w! y, A' x B5N2 Kate x 50
1 f6 o6 m+ V1 N D3A1 Val x 59: t+ }! ^% p3 U
% b$ [2 B4 t& o0 g% H7 F& u1 lAllied aircraft+ h) G! d9 k' |# U( ~
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20+ Y. `4 M0 t9 T
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* o6 S' F' m! q A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# o; ^- g7 t5 v B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged. n' A+ \4 n+ |- \+ n+ O" J
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
8 @; Q. r$ i! s* y) d! B D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* G6 q8 R5 J/ S. V. Q+ l5 p
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Allied aircraft losses: d) i$ N* x. v, K4 w) U
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 s6 i! a! J+ Y9 T1 q' ]' M
CA Chicago+ n) d0 _4 y. n7 F" n# L, c
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 e- ?5 o& k7 m' N7 Y
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& ?! j! }- ^2 ]+ p CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ?8 ^% p( f# `; p7 C! y; g0 f
DD Flusser4 Q& K# p; P4 [: [
CA Astoria# B- v E3 Z8 t' H. D: Z4 t
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 28 x# J; f3 I2 ~2 ]9 p
DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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% m# q$ ]! o4 ?$ f% m. _% p3 M" @8 cWeather in hex: Clear sky
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! e' ~" {( C) x; T5 ARaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' \! p4 Y4 s* G. [Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 g3 n, ]9 z: ~2 e5 R5 m
A6M2 Zero x 32
' x* H* n' t, h a5 \4 v B5N2 Kate x 106 L5 o, I; _' v1 c. ~7 _7 I
D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft
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0 b, `/ ?1 d" f: I! f' V8 mJapanese aircraft losses
- K" b- x7 F) _ D3A1 Val: 4 damaged- {, {% R: C* t7 G, d
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' n# J+ E1 R2 E SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 `8 S0 u! c6 m2 N- W$ ^ CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
A# \5 M, O8 o( Y( ` K# ~. x D CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
& i9 m5 a6 y+ Z( ~1 Q0 i8 H; H* W CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ?5 ~* ~* n0 P' Z9 P: N: M CA Astoria, Bomb hits 33 y) K5 a2 G a7 F& F. L' {) l
DD Gridley0 W N! b! v2 j R. K/ d
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ^) W& D) t4 Y* W CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& z: Y4 s4 H v6 T
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; }- g& S7 G( x" @8 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1556 t( l! ?4 b; w
4 O- h8 d% l3 S% R3 dWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( A" U& X# c5 Q# e# j s) u
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 180 L( F/ N: u& ~- [* ~7 I
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8 v& j% @7 Y, S. E; h- b D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
; O2 F& h* o& H0 ? D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
6 o, I& W' a7 T& R! q( c CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire; A& ^( q$ D6 [" ^4 S
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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
: \# J* g( x# } |8 }; V( C( NGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)8 N# l0 I4 j# F1 w* L
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Japanese 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
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0+ B6 L8 D P6 [+ {, P7 t
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 1 v& [0 y$ g9 s3 o* e" u6 J4 D9 F
6 T$ |7 O; ~# u8 r) FAllied adjusted defense: 5
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$ P/ `5 Y; ?" a$ P, m- W* JJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 3 [/ G$ h. G7 b, q
) ]6 G. y' I% ?, C) F. b6 d5 G5 ]Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!8 M k& G: c* m3 L
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Combat modifiers
/ N' b8 _: t' R6 S" N+ F% J5 v& KDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
9 n9 `0 X2 I( G experience(-)6 u$ H0 W, i* m9 Z& @" W- W
Attacker: - l- b+ f8 w; j3 U' @; d2 G& Z( ]
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Japanese ground losses:
( T; x) K o% w, Z 134 casualties reported8 X* t# A5 @* Y( s! U) A$ A
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
# Z2 ]9 F8 P. B! G& [; V, O! K. l Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 H0 ?9 F1 D# ]1 |/ B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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812 casualties reported, B! Z- a/ c" N2 g* a. ^1 k
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled0 l5 J* p2 }3 l* N9 M% K" ]
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled. K1 w+ I- O& w( c
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ s0 x: E3 m8 K& n; O$ M Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)& j- j+ H& U7 B
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)( [. b' p2 X3 C, }! l
Units retreated 1, e! e2 J7 {. f R! \, P3 D
Units destroyed 2 |