AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
) ]3 ]- Y# d6 `) d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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& D& c' H3 D/ g( i* t' |) vDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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& z* h; O6 _8 ^) cAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
o4 h" X1 d. \$ x1 \- D/ K$ R) u SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed5 |' r2 a; O* s+ z
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
& P6 I; c9 b. G# m% \ CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
4 f/ U. B5 m: t8 F( F DD Shiratsuyu5 V' C5 X3 R2 I% ^
DD Shigure7 I x \2 i4 b6 `/ n+ @
DD Hatsuharu9 N# T# c9 `% h2 u4 E- j
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
: @' D8 [$ [( H) C DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 z0 L# q& m( l5 T; |7 E) B* ~ DD Oboro; W) o m/ d$ M( F# k
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire- U9 y Z5 `/ v$ o
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; y5 m1 K6 t! C6 P+ y, y DD Hayate
7 n. `, R8 ^- S+ k DD Sawakaze m R% P8 r9 d: r3 T: _/ c1 I
DD Yukaze: _0 r) O; Z& V. X6 u2 @
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
2 J g" b. t1 u DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
, T E/ t' `( T( A" y CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 a5 o2 A0 s& v8 J6 S
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
- n/ H. E0 L [2 _ DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 `) U) A: }2 z+ u DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
H+ K8 _: S6 H# R DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires9 m9 j3 f/ b7 K( C6 O
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage5 G6 i) J& I, g- [9 F: a
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! W- l5 \* y ^ M0 |. ^1 b58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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% C% M- g; x) S7 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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6 F5 T% w5 i/ {8 dWeather in hex: Light rain/ P8 c( r5 {0 T: h: i" A. W% M* p- \
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft* k1 l5 d% O0 e5 C+ X
A6M2 Zero x 45
5 A% v! N1 U4 c B5N2 Kate x 50
6 L- n* ]" n; W6 u8 { B D3A1 Val x 59
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$ M0 \& N; t0 K' ]- r- TAllied aircraft
# @0 g7 |1 h7 Y( A5 ^7 R F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses
. p( I {! A/ f* f A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged. p) a. O2 j/ [' `3 h s4 |0 P
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak" O, {/ w0 `3 `3 W% o) M3 {9 l
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! [& H' M! s2 r: k3 ?6 D& y F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed( J9 D8 u& v3 m$ ~6 L
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Allied Ships. \! K5 ]2 o: v
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; K! c. D% h4 p) N4 b; c CA Chicago
' t0 R% l( H2 t CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; E9 y: D: o5 M6 [1 w3 ?/ Q CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire* F6 e( T; J, l: m. z
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Astoria- H( _) |' S! K* v
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 21 c) S: s/ w8 K& h3 R
DD Benham- p1 ~. e5 Q( N* ^+ ]
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+ K* Z. S# G- H2 i% |; ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1554 q) Y+ ]2 P2 O0 M3 E1 _9 [ N2 s) C) l
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Weather in hex: Clear sky |3 ^1 `, X% [# N( G8 @
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 W9 l/ a: |9 n5 C) ?3 l' `
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes$ ^% f6 E) P9 h; H- a# u
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A6M2 Zero x 32$ l% v e! N% O( [" {7 g- @
B5N2 Kate x 10
8 Z* Y& I/ \) M# }+ t: S D3A1 Val x 31
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed! z- P& X9 Z8 ~
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Allied Ships$ E; O& l/ B4 g' m" `- F K
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 `9 G2 G( s" l9 E2 s: B' |; Q7 i
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ Z7 \# p/ r+ D. D1 s! ^# O$ H! y: W
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
9 ?! r2 Q' T, U% S8 n% g CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 U# N( M/ V% s0 ~7 X CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
; G: S. M) V3 v# ?2 w DD Gridley
$ r6 q: {( A$ P& C DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 u$ R+ E; o" \, d0 t$ P$ l
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 o0 c3 K2 _" P
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, V# h& e7 e: _0 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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1 { P0 ^ {9 d3 uWeather in hex: Clear sky( S3 N: L* y1 ]- ~7 D: p
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. n/ z) |0 ], PEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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3 [9 s' [1 @2 x2 M D3A1 Val x 183 j$ ~1 }% X% f& K
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. f6 R$ w, z: E* O3 x& x J D3A1 Val: 2 damaged" r- r' o7 n5 r$ f. V/ _( t
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 T: h' b6 k9 |: r$ j+ ]; V
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Allied Ships
* k2 w$ d; w9 c! H$ H CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
( G) o, I" B" X CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 E8 E7 k; Z0 O. _' A! s& \
+ G4 u* ]3 C7 F) {- X+ _' E) B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
; t( o3 s' u. B2 B1 [2 ?Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) R( R* b* j) a9 a
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Japanese Deliberate attack1 S+ Z: U' [* y3 t: \9 C+ X. C; s! u' k
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Attacking force 28655 troops, 251 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10220 X- d) T4 ~8 R/ @1 @! R# `8 L
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Defending force 1215 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 7 \) C" M" B) [8 F) T# n: R" t! m
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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# m2 t" L; _# f, W0 d3 SDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: 8 V/ C" v: W) V6 |) w, m( R
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Japanese ground losses:9 w: _5 U3 }) o8 j: i. A
134 casualties reported9 m8 _5 f6 {8 _: v
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
5 D- d4 f1 V' ~' v: W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- [( Y& L8 u% v6 x! h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:& K. W8 {+ q3 x: M6 [
812 casualties reported
9 H; v! F' j& @2 x; B- m7 x- G Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
& D( j6 d9 y5 r Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled5 j/ Y2 Q/ q# U; i6 ^3 H
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled/ d: b; `. i6 D6 S( P
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled). q9 t3 n5 G: y V. v8 I7 ^2 F! ^
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. A$ p+ h. g/ c7 r# C- v Units retreated 1
+ D3 J; i& ]8 G, d% O/ f Units destroyed 2 |