AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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+ H8 g6 }) S/ YAllied aircraft losses- N8 i- X J6 y
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships' I$ u2 h# N, h( [* j$ b
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
( y* J4 A9 G+ _9 k0 D% o CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1' Z3 W0 ?/ x8 L( o4 N) ?
DD Shiratsuyu* E% A# `. i' i& C! k( Q
DD Shigure
& c5 L8 E: d5 D5 f DD Hatsuharu
; `( b7 |. l: [; M% M; E- c) ~ DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
6 e" G5 Y7 D; z. q; q% o* A* N8 R! v DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire9 ]. q7 c4 D0 n" z2 x
DD Oboro1 q! n* s Q4 m2 H1 d# Y, M
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire8 }/ ^) N" o7 ^8 i- o
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* g1 d6 I2 b) K `. }
DD Hayate) z5 G/ I# K* G7 z
DD Sawakaze3 ^* }; Q& }: d5 R! M
DD Yukaze
8 _+ R& I" i) Z+ |6 i [ DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires" ^- j: Q& U5 q% e2 H8 L8 X
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships- I& Q. k) R, x8 |" U! l3 s- w
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: w) R1 }2 I8 d d+ f' p+ P
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk g" D. q# N" v& w4 T7 V
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
, E5 }( T9 Z9 K, H DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 b, }: E& f& W+ I DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires9 b. p7 |" ~- S/ Y0 p1 o& ~
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage f4 Y2 W+ w5 q/ k$ I9 y$ X. `: g
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; |2 |0 ~ k2 g# k58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭7 u9 T1 d7 {& E3 _ L1 b6 }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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$ _- N$ j- S4 z$ x7 t9 ZWeather in hex: Light rain
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# \3 D; U1 t& I* sRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# _0 }6 _" e% L) ] `Estimated time to target is 26 minutes6 {" k2 v! U$ k* _; M: [# Z
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Japanese aircraft+ s4 {8 W1 O" B/ x6 ^! k
A6M2 Zero x 45
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D3A1 Val x 59; f6 w! A& B0 A4 |1 F" c4 s
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses6 p" p- I& k0 B( ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged* Y5 y$ a# G/ p0 L) o
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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s8 y' M4 @/ d) l F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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- U3 N- f; J/ u. Q- G) ^& Z CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% z2 \( q7 y7 ^5 o5 ~, Z n- `/ T CA Chicago
: u/ P; q. Y2 J/ V- ]5 y) Y2 f CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage- ?0 q8 }) P' S! S( J
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 `: j! a$ L7 H6 V6 j9 N1 c
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria
# l4 O, a- F3 w" ], F4 V8 P" A CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 27 e* x0 n% p3 J" q& i
DD Benham5 T' y& X( \1 J3 C0 s7 ~4 ]
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' r) I' H" Y$ }& XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1551 J" H) Y5 m* S
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# P8 W( v5 ?" {! P! z0 u5 U
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32
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D3A1 Val x 31
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses" _! t$ E" E9 Q8 B* R/ ?# C
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 N3 _, Z. z) }( @( {% | CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ I8 V7 Q& D7 ^ CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& }3 ~' i" K7 D9 O CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
; z+ o2 z" }; I, k# s CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* F. ~7 g( X( i* K CA Astoria, Bomb hits 34 _/ _ }5 t8 J
DD Gridley4 \/ y+ U- r f$ p& B( y+ G3 M9 T
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 p* v) P" \5 n# y% W4 j& l n
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage# t' W, q4 _5 J6 h. M/ n
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+ F; V8 U; b* w, Z) j MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1559 q) D, _# a8 M' f% v T
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Weather in hex: Clear sky6 R$ K# Q9 y( X( C$ ]2 ]; ^: S
! f6 P# B$ c1 K) c' cRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 R& _! }7 `" r* }* f/ f+ `0 V- |Estimated time to target is 16 minutes' a9 J( U2 ?. M# u% p$ E, g
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Japanese aircraft
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2 y) l' H# t# ]) J% u2 j# l D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
% \# r# ?: F) Y' p2 K. |) O& L8 h CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 V2 ?; M. f# Z. U9 ~
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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! Y1 V# r, U4 Z4 x4 C2 P' C7 y/ e7 \
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)) i. i/ M( D6 T! v% [
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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6 z% Q+ ?1 I8 B# A5 j4 G5 e( gAttacking 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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0 W( l0 d( d2 X- K# N; KJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 03 t6 N+ S/ _, @! h7 y. ~6 s& ^
( ]% A* H4 H6 H) b( m2 W/ _Japanese adjusted assault: 434 ; Y- o5 c1 l' g8 g
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 & w6 v. M- c) {5 `' `% i1 u, l( e& f2 Q
9 R2 B' H% w" G% N, H+ I( b/ nJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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) {* G$ v1 f+ }& ~! a0 L1 _8 JJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)0 a1 m' z! z& L+ B8 l" P
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3 t& |2 j4 G. | 134 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( N2 K" N4 `7 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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812 casualties reported
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5 n) Z h0 V j. D( E" W1 ~* l Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled- t$ N, c& n# P
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled: b* O: j9 P: ~& \0 Z/ R! g( }- c
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
' U0 s2 _! n; R6 W+ Z7 c, A+ n Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)) t$ [3 @) T( r+ H$ r
Units retreated 1! s) v8 F+ a: e0 ?8 [. I
Units destroyed 2 |