AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
9 K( H; J' ]8 \1 y9 c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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1 I$ h C0 W5 h1 N' }$ H a" ]8 LDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards1 i0 @6 Q: v3 w9 S3 w( @# |6 \
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Allied aircraft
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/ C) R* g8 b8 jAllied aircraft losses4 w4 d' w- m1 E u. g
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed+ q" d \) }) ^ P5 K9 e# F) V I
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Japanese Ships
, J8 U& ?0 X8 ]" Q0 G$ d: i0 y BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
1 A; Y- j$ u" ], q CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1# b6 b% M$ c3 ^( }5 G
DD Shiratsuyu
: ]3 b4 a2 \# Y' V DD Shigure
) {9 v# s: K e$ f! R DD Hatsuharu
; x( q$ ~5 R0 \* B! c" O3 x DD Nenohi, Shell hits 37 t+ c3 T6 D4 y
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire+ P) j" R( c& T, Z8 S N% y$ D/ u
DD Oboro0 X, o# A d, ^
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
u0 k5 s- m2 V4 l, k DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ~& P, r! j, ?/ ]$ I* L, Y DD Hayate
8 i* L: O6 R8 s$ x- ]0 q- @3 [. r" c DD Sawakaze c6 r8 K0 _! p5 W
DD Yukaze
0 o; V, y/ {( Y DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires* y0 U* q" V$ N# {9 j& c3 |# ~, n
DD Tawakaze' [4 r! K% }( f
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Allied Ships. _2 {2 p( B4 `- Q9 z+ z! \' K" m* g
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ f2 B$ V' v9 G9 h7 ]# W
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
+ o3 W. s* n' ]+ C DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage, N' _& A1 e+ z# o2 x( C
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage$ N7 J! G0 k, @+ ^
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 |4 o w& Z6 p
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, B5 O6 i% e0 P! K, b) n: v
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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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155* }% r. N3 y# n/ k7 b0 {& z0 r
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Weather in hex: Light rain# a) u5 V' i! t; T1 \4 B
8 ]2 L7 W/ z* r9 x8 p& \Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 B6 I/ B9 q8 S _ a
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes ~& y0 p# n+ `3 w+ s, ?* Z. \
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Japanese aircraft. U) V0 e4 Y9 l) n4 I* t
A6M2 Zero x 45
0 \8 n) f6 B: }! [0 D6 R: x/ [" t B5N2 Kate x 505 b( c7 o6 B: H/ `% c6 j4 m
D3A1 Val x 59% f- @4 S1 Y: l# \- m
1 ^1 d1 k# h, G5 w! E: r- t+ M% TAllied aircraft( v1 g* m# E9 W5 h5 Z# f( j
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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5 B* F7 H1 ]: t7 z" l+ D A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed% i7 {0 L! u9 R. H% s9 r; B! j
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
2 p8 m! a7 i& e# G D3A1 Val: 16 damaged. N; m- r$ i2 K) r* ^7 I- R+ c, _% o
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak( j* o2 V! R- m) [' r
1 f& C3 K8 v% v5 @Allied aircraft losses
, o2 k) c1 {" c4 F4 m" i4 m( l" }) m F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed' T2 u/ {' V; [7 V+ b, C
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
: s0 [1 ~. U# Y4 Q" w+ V CA Chicago
6 k9 o$ P8 Y# M. s4 s. F CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
( K2 A5 g& B! Q6 Z) T. Z' l- V( I v CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire& [0 Z4 U1 s6 k! P
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 d4 C" b. D1 H+ r7 m3 B
DD Flusser
- b7 b; o5 m; Q: G CA Astoria
9 n: T7 E, @ k4 Y5 a' g) I CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 21 ]5 t! _& r* d8 D
DD Benham
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/ G \- b5 S, EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ q% I3 y, ]0 x1 H v& w
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes% A! u$ `$ w+ D- l% H$ l" H
: ^9 E2 \0 H: k+ w# d7 pJapanese aircraft
7 ^8 Q) G! R: T \ A6M2 Zero x 328 s+ X& \( D$ ^! w7 b# } ]" R
B5N2 Kate x 10
9 M6 S, U) M1 V2 s4 j D3A1 Val x 31- S% Q1 c4 _ z* {9 _
1 i& `8 @: s& c' I' ^4 b/ b" B$ eAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships7 z" o2 x6 N9 {* M# A4 F
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& h% d, H6 @: R" a% z
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: r) \+ m6 ^1 V9 Y4 J: Y% c; L' x CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire( ?9 p+ Z2 P6 U0 A: y
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# b: d8 G+ _; N Q+ {
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
( o; `0 x6 N# W+ ]# W) W DD Gridley
6 k$ B1 U! l0 l" o DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. i/ E: d( n% _* U9 s } CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 F" b8 f3 U( w2 [( t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155) x& F$ J# X' V/ J
! W: H0 r- U. WWeather in hex: Clear sky
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0 I/ x- W+ i9 P9 n7 n9 z9 rRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. m( a: M. d+ i2 l/ D) [Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ [7 E6 n5 N4 O( ?# \ D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 34 L, |1 r- R. p
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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4 D5 @ ?0 N$ d# Z$ t. u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 f9 y% u* R5 OGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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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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9 L" B0 G. R6 p# I" PJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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1 W6 c; e+ A7 @- QJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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3 s% N) H0 ?. S7 t$ o" VAllied adjusted defense: 5 ; F* W0 n! N* [. K' H; v
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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+ h8 q. H! Y x$ k1 c! oJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!- P- G' j$ r/ Y t& V
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Combat modifiers
6 K- T+ \: C- i, _9 L( u& t2 }Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: u& |+ a: {. x; z
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Japanese ground losses:) L+ n# s6 e3 x, q# {5 J1 j% s2 N6 j
134 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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% C* q, j2 w7 z% y# h" k4 y9 uAllied ground losses:
8 n. o9 G: B' v: c# ~# w 812 casualties reported) W& n+ }2 d% i1 {+ A% {/ w( ~
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled/ \1 Z* z! a# b( S# @, D6 n
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled4 t2 @) |# X- [& p* F
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled3 r( {) P# H3 J3 q$ M+ B( w [! Q
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
# z c! c4 m) F1 n- M! P# W. f Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# x) p! P% ~" j' ~- S1 {& s Units retreated 1
( r; x4 Y" s0 o9 A0 k Units destroyed 2 |