AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
) a6 i1 ]# w. D$ E) O, e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 Yards4 R+ O: u7 k- I3 ~1 b) H/ q4 W) _5 F
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no flights7 f# T; }4 S/ \" r
7 Y/ v6 u: l, y* C7 \! kAllied aircraft losses: O3 L* C4 l9 r! S7 B
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
' D; i# f' l; t( x+ G9 B BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
- v; G: y: n1 b# e CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
) O9 a y) W4 _: `2 e3 @ DD Shiratsuyu
5 ?* ^) K* v1 f. y5 Q DD Shigure
( Z6 N0 c' A# Q, l1 L4 P: u9 I DD Hatsuharu
5 h0 ?9 Q# I0 P7 a. e6 N5 P DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
1 S" h3 N; y3 q' ]8 I7 w DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ r' ^5 l+ x3 m+ ~' j& u DD Oboro
0 [. z8 \4 b. E( v" z6 h DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ `: s" g3 `/ k DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 E* }! J* b7 e9 _
DD Hayate
- w6 F; l8 `$ E DD Sawakaze# Q0 Z! ~8 x) }2 M8 s! g+ I
DD Yukaze
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DD Tawakaze. |+ t9 Y" _: Z( p3 U
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Allied Ships+ y% n1 }& B4 j" Z
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
b7 ~& X" x/ `* H: Q3 _) a CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk% S8 |) I! c6 h' J4 |+ k s
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage: S* m) n1 `! p
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage* G1 `3 \: |- E) |
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires; p R# ^0 h) e' e8 Z$ i( {; ?+ `
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) H5 S3 c" F9 G0 l- a& ~% e, |58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭+ N2 ] R4 j6 ?. V8 w
8 c' r! j: _! |1 g7 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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# ]4 a3 C9 I) \3 u* L7 v* m9 S; s9 DWeather in hex: Light rain/ h" h' e4 P; k
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 ` p% r1 m z/ d* T7 Z$ i
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ a U3 t. S" f _ A6M2 Zero x 458 J# u, e1 I8 i/ ~
B5N2 Kate x 50
u6 n% V& t! u, T5 Q D3A1 Val x 59; f0 P8 Z5 p1 ^. l6 F6 {
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Allied aircraft
0 W% Y) e: A' B& B F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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8 i* O% {! L6 a A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ o9 D$ s% X) P* [2 W3 H
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged6 J% z* ^8 C; I: ~, T% S
D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
+ w# [& E4 o# t+ J D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 L, ?: i# B8 Y/ C$ {/ v
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. F2 e1 ~8 _% j1 W CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 G4 J% Y) Z4 A" O: q* R CA Chicago
$ M9 O k, K3 [' Y9 X. l/ h CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 g5 t- D4 ?& |' H! ~/ A CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire& o; K/ p6 `; B; b
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 v8 F: ?8 u: G. m DD Flusser
! j# }3 V) K- N& Y& h0 v CA Astoria6 J3 p) b6 K+ H! X8 s% P) }
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
& U9 d3 `1 J8 r! V0 r9 V* ?( ~- A DD Benham
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6 A S# f9 A- s. GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1558 z* l8 P* R2 F
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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$ m- |5 w0 R9 }) K7 VRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% f! F- f e: `9 @; [* r; f
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes1 c- _& |1 Y8 V }
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Japanese aircraft
; C+ J, v$ y) H5 P% Y" { A6M2 Zero x 32( |- B6 D" ]) v9 d: _; q( w" k
B5N2 Kate x 10
+ ^1 V: e2 W h3 C" S D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged: A" t h2 C- ~" b8 s- _* {
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3 Q( u# f( K, O" t SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed0 A4 e* s9 m' ]# }) q, c
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. E' u% X' `9 H5 {7 Z CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage h- o$ x0 e6 f. a( c7 q2 j' A
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% W2 ^# g, a$ G; } E, h7 w* }
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
h' e( I4 b6 ]: }* J CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# s- B7 v: f( s8 `0 ^# Y9 C
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3- o$ ?2 g7 z( ]& C) C0 l
DD Gridley
. R& H% I8 R( @" I" k8 g DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" Y8 R7 K& z% }0 y7 S9 }0 a
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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1 Z5 {' ~$ g5 `% p1 w. ERaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' ]/ k3 U# O- j
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes2 M3 D. L1 d) \; V. S2 q
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Japanese aircraft
2 Y6 F0 L" }5 q, y D3A1 Val x 18- O* \4 H* a# S
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
/ x2 [* J4 o7 L D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
) | C! s9 z- _- B; L; l 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2 ~- B5 W" @* B5 q) p! v
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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; ^$ Y) r0 n/ h f" O! fJapanese Deliberate attack, H/ r( x/ O- \& \: B' x) R
" }& f$ P: @* e. RAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022* |2 T0 {3 }+ P
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39) L6 l$ V2 }* U- R, S
+ \$ x5 P, S4 R; xJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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$ q" E3 b5 u( v+ r8 P, AJapanese adjusted assault: 434 ) L% d3 [) e, F' r1 U
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 ( M5 }& E! _+ p8 z, \5 Y
) q! v0 l% f. ^, D5 ZJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!0 u/ t' z9 A8 J+ ~4 I
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Combat modifiers9 M+ @$ D* a4 h S" m; ?
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses:3 B7 j# [4 ]4 h! {, }9 U& F) W
134 casualties reported2 w2 G% r& _: e
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
! @/ i8 ^ }3 W; C1 F U! C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( [) @2 p7 O5 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:0 g; a5 X1 t# j" R7 G/ ?. A
812 casualties reported9 K( V7 n ~, x7 \6 r- U! z. V
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled9 o4 G7 P* Z% X" @8 R
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled+ \( d# l) B* w9 K0 C& q1 g
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled+ X3 w. s# I% U4 S
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
" r( D6 C" h3 L Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled); Z+ F0 W s5 _( R9 Z9 I
Units retreated 14 Y; T! [/ j) j' e5 s
Units destroyed 2 |