AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41& A$ U4 @$ x% Z; k7 O
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 Yards
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2 k' I" A) T: b' Z- m$ q `Allied aircraft losses
`) X. w- d; _. m" i2 Q. g SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships! A$ w$ n1 Y' d: t
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire6 N( P8 w- |) x7 _1 G* R$ L
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
0 y9 F* @1 [$ [6 P! P, i+ S2 Z DD Shiratsuyu8 x$ D& [8 z3 ^0 c" c
DD Shigure
1 l& U( s: R/ C4 ]! q, A DD Hatsuharu
& e6 i0 {6 e/ b$ N, ]" G DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
3 a h& u; [8 A' L, y, R- J DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ k6 P3 `2 ^3 ?9 u$ T& q DD Oboro
1 P& ` a, I* Z- l( ]* \! L7 g DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 E/ _+ L- s4 Y# z4 I DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' L; @4 R, @- T& R DD Hayate
9 t& ?* n) M( ]. p: M DD Sawakaze6 s; h5 y+ F2 I; K
DD Yukaze
# p& E' d" j" b1 P DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
* m9 H# _3 A- C3 L4 u! V DD Tawakaze7 d2 v" t5 {5 A& a
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Allied Ships% ?( P7 _4 b, {4 g3 p' `
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' i1 b f* Z3 h; F) T CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
V+ ^9 t$ |/ w# A+ f DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 C2 I5 H1 S6 ~6 ^ DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 b* D" D, C: ]4 l0 Q# h" e DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
+ d$ x& Y* D# [$ K% k! D) M2 R DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 D" ]* w0 d. v3 E) `
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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 k( [7 N5 D: b9 ]& |; e
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Weather in hex: Light rain0 T2 p T" ?- f" O: a
3 O8 \' B9 k( vRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 Z! U G0 l1 L+ eEstimated time to target is 26 minutes, v0 Z8 {6 B3 Z* s: b5 R
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Japanese aircraft( F# f) y8 l& c- ?- e. h0 M, X
A6M2 Zero x 45" \5 J3 a2 j+ Y0 p7 {# A, {
B5N2 Kate x 50% P5 ^+ Z/ j& t6 p# J1 w
D3A1 Val x 59, O4 v$ I( _2 b( P" u4 Q# q6 S* r
1 B" o0 c: C& c: s* JAllied aircraft
4 |9 Z8 g( e& r5 ^! Q) r4 H. g6 ]; @ F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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3 [0 w8 a5 X% ~4 v% k; _ D3A1 Val: 16 damaged& b s; U/ \( W9 Y8 I* l
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 r5 j! m1 K# G: X$ d" Z F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% X; g% P5 E/ z3 b' }, ?$ u CA Chicago
5 D {6 K( ?/ t% N& t CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 H, k: K# w3 R9 E8 c- L! s
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# Z# I: y# r' ?8 i CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria
6 a V( ~, v& Y! i( n CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
4 w+ u; G0 V! S2 L5 R1 t DD Benham2 y9 ]- a3 \" a7 k) O" _% G
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$ t, _% e3 m, N4 J- {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155, a9 n4 B: U* |- i
% z% @) v+ e' e0 i$ k2 dWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% l8 ]! _4 D$ w0 N- k- o
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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4 f# K0 B# F: Z5 I, }! nJapanese aircraft
5 U& [% R& @% S6 V, W A6M2 Zero x 32
% A: v# ^% b* p' E/ J2 ? B5N2 Kate x 10
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
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. P) ?4 T2 Z$ a CAllied aircraft losses
! R _: H5 y, O SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& b, {2 h: A4 \1 |# @ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 a) U" G' w( {1 u6 Z& F9 s% O# [ CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 b: j" F0 P' [, r CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
4 m0 d F! j# i: X4 z& s2 z' k) p/ b CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% C3 {- c6 M4 P9 W CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3 i0 p$ k! ~+ D- S6 l+ E% b
DD Gridley
- W7 _ U% l. o DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage k1 G& K- G% L( f" [9 m( e7 [
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. s. l; \6 J! @1 w6 a+ r; c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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! i( a: k* [1 @' o# n* vRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- k+ p% J" @- }* u
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
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D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" j$ v: k5 p- s. W' M9 x) b, K
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
( o2 Z: Z% _; N- I' A' ] 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
% P' ^$ Z* I, E- }0 ~1 VGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack0 ^9 J' n) d& L& P( M! \
, C' D8 V7 j9 }% N1 MAttacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1022
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4 u$ g$ n. H# [4 w; }4 F+ _Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 398 J, Q6 K7 Y x7 M' K0 P
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 05 i; h8 x- i" v3 H
. T/ Y; f. n& e8 t: d! O0 K% z/ QJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 ) ^1 b/ v- }1 v
. c0 j% ~8 | Q. d- A% CJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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* a; y' M( d y7 a4 ]5 RDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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u! b, H& K. ]6 i5 d, m- qJapanese ground losses:4 W9 E5 C& y# Z+ t
134 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 ^% a4 V$ A/ z; X; w& `9 h: m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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8 N! }) _9 Q$ m0 G7 l+ H9 w 812 casualties reported. \! J# |( B! @1 d1 m3 B' {
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled, p3 d B, }, Z
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled2 R' c: S9 A. X9 ]8 B
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled$ U( h$ ^: C+ y7 W- M6 h4 c
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
; _8 d: ?- b: a5 I Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 S' Y3 f2 b( m, n1 w
Units retreated 1
! ~/ T$ e2 F" y, A' l Units destroyed 2 |