AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
/ X8 K+ A9 G; k4 y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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" Z2 @% H! ^! L" e8 |; S5 qDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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7 w3 u4 \3 v. g9 z4 gAllied aircraft losses
2 I2 p: ^( Q; T9 A4 S SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed" ?, n* I7 J u
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Japanese Ships+ W) K0 s% k6 U% E
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire/ k* _3 k: K. }4 d8 C/ J0 I+ W
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 13 a/ t% @1 c" {% l3 z8 G9 f
DD Shiratsuyu
* Y: k+ q4 i+ v W7 c2 P DD Shigure# Z' H4 w/ r: R- J- I
DD Hatsuharu
- S k/ A& V R! K Y DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
0 Z6 ]6 ]( j2 O" l1 t DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
: @6 Z& R5 W. P* ~* C0 } DD Oboro
. ^6 d; L% c& Z' {. j DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire5 B9 x4 V' x/ T- {- Q; l, [, E
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ?' a. }% y' c0 e9 _; ]5 Z
DD Hayate
# a( k/ n5 v% N( {: @- k7 ~ DD Sawakaze/ @+ i4 `+ {+ J4 Z# v6 |5 W6 i3 T
DD Yukaze
$ I' d7 R! Y% c8 Z- u7 ~ DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 [# u3 v. N- j" z DD Tawakaze' `5 \6 A7 ]1 a5 |+ |9 f
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! ]) ^! s+ F' Q, { U CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! g! c! d, |. ^. z. z$ X+ t
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
; X! Q: |0 }6 ~. w% N DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
( [" `" m, x' y6 J$ V DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 n5 b4 c, S" Q9 D- \2 X DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
8 b9 D% d s$ I; K6 Q8 M& } DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, q- a' \$ Z% Y' p$ w" i
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% w, v9 j0 I3 O& V- G1 s+ d) A- d58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭6 P8 ]) P1 F: ~2 u* Y* }
- f2 a: e% T% G+ \Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1552 @6 ]' |( W7 X/ h4 G u1 m4 F
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 y! t" j( \! O! D4 d: y
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' K! s% j# G$ F4 P5 S0 | A6M2 Zero x 45
/ o, X3 ]4 ~: \) K0 G B5N2 Kate x 50
6 Z" Y* W# A. ^5 q6 ^6 H8 p D3A1 Val x 59
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Allied aircraft
/ C+ Y! `0 V" R- y F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 x8 W0 |$ `6 ]2 u1 P5 O
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
, I4 ~5 z/ `6 n, J- J- J& J D3A1 Val: 16 damaged' `; p5 v$ A0 D' \( X4 `7 I8 ?
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed) h) z4 Y$ t+ f$ o R# M
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Allied Ships
8 c& X8 a! Q' Y% U5 ] ]5 a& C( _1 X CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk7 B. y$ v/ w$ J- m% {8 E
CA Chicago
# B" S9 P) A5 b7 m8 P) k$ O e1 ^, k1 | CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* r& J' B' m8 i4 p1 e; ^# e
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 N; a) i% [; e9 l: m2 a0 O; ^9 F* a CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria
/ i9 T8 X4 T% w& _. P CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
7 p; N: X( c2 T U DD Benham
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. l @; I7 X" I( H1 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155- g2 I8 G( c$ c; u+ k7 `% ~/ T
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Weather in hex: Clear sky, b# x/ o4 X) S( D' z
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 h% {, m* u1 k
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32$ E5 o% L# ]5 L2 M7 k6 H( I
B5N2 Kate x 10
! T& \, [' T( x) k- p% _8 {3 Z D3A1 Val x 31
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged4 w$ p3 v* _4 m7 Z2 b) \; h9 S
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. c" Y' R4 Z# L0 w7 ? CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! R: Q! o: K% d7 P2 o
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
. z' B6 O3 U) d2 g+ d CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. R7 ^& g3 e- k$ @
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3& O. ]: ]6 K) N% q1 Q5 u
DD Gridley+ a$ p6 e( ~: d
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% l$ S$ v" } G
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; T6 t, u K7 p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky1 s+ Z. t- r* x! r) V9 E# o0 |
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 }/ H6 z: U3 \Estimated time to target is 16 minutes' i+ R# r9 x8 p, M y
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D3A1 Val x 18
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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6 t9 N6 j# x8 \, k CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3& `3 g: l8 Q' ~( r' Y! ?# Q
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire- n3 w. y7 d: W2 x1 j
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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7 \2 R' |% x: p0 T
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)# u, v- g; q& }. j! `: h1 g- k
6 u( r) [$ k& AJapanese Deliberate attack
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3 ` g) N3 Z+ @Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10222 n' V0 N; T/ ]( w7 U8 A, N# c7 V* P
; M6 |& {- ^5 l6 ~( }: k' DDefending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39/ `$ k$ Y/ r& U1 A
; {. C g3 a4 i+ t5 @- S2 |Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0( ^3 ?% ?' K* E1 c! G9 J
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 * W+ B9 r% F# o3 @1 t# J. c* h3 {7 I
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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3 M3 u2 j9 M/ k+ F0 L \; PJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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/ t8 L B& W! Z# BJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!0 B1 I+ n, q* @0 \# |7 X* v
! ^& C3 a( m1 g+ ~) |Combat modifiers
5 T* ~# d- _1 A! L6 g& O7 R/ rDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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/ G3 N& n7 [9 D: p& z$ p1 M& XAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
3 Z5 ^) l9 ]4 ]& w; j 812 casualties reported' J6 R7 p" p3 r/ E, v, y
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ O. l, O) N5 b% a1 I& Z Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
7 ^& s% [; l9 H& {' d Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled) ?+ F$ Y7 Z; \5 v( O9 M
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ W1 [* `& _8 M5 L- V: o ] Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Units destroyed 2 |