AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
- A3 C3 P$ m+ p; T9 k8 M! z( B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 Yards3 T4 `! N6 q" Z) U+ O: S
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no flights6 p" j* h3 \3 p8 M
0 ?) v. A4 c8 ~6 U# mAllied aircraft losses5 `# ^6 J4 C$ |
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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Japanese Ships7 B8 E% r! g0 N& t+ _# t
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire% E2 ~- l% ^; ?4 I) O3 H
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
) `. V* D) l3 ]7 @5 u. k DD Shiratsuyu# B1 i; I1 D8 q6 q
DD Shigure5 v# K9 g- `3 o1 U- _) q
DD Hatsuharu
* [9 h$ d# j5 M0 C DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
0 p' x4 _2 b! c* n* u) v8 T+ y DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ o6 ]2 ]5 q) c+ U2 W; F6 P% E DD Oboro; W: Q3 z v, D* L. {2 z
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
* a/ a5 Z( \, n% P3 ^8 }$ o DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" a6 @5 D8 W# y. L DD Hayate
! P+ L! @/ g3 a3 L9 D# K DD Sawakaze
( I3 q4 s9 E8 Z1 } DD Yukaze& P" t5 K5 G' H
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
; b+ Y7 e1 M2 J( H1 U- v DD Tawakaze5 u, h3 L) T* W- d( Z
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Allied Ships2 b5 f# I5 s6 o! j4 s& B/ M9 V
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: f9 m0 l; A1 g- `# r/ \0 m
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
1 g W, A1 o( B DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" K. E; x" Y3 y- w) K E DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage; M3 d9 [' ^- D: w" Y
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires; f) B6 b; k7 Q
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage7 F5 f. q: D) i" S/ [' d
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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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" H# d$ X2 w! Q! K2 k; nMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1559 s4 }* D# M8 r7 z) q/ T; Z+ R
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 45/ I' T4 s2 K5 `6 F5 `
B5N2 Kate x 50
) D4 Z. e% E, q* Q- K+ M1 Q# B D3A1 Val x 59" k+ w' ?1 F1 m% v1 l
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses1 X' B) P) H5 I8 O6 Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
: j$ ~/ o9 j! F8 c6 S B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
& _' e$ v0 ^: F: G( @ D3A1 Val: 16 damaged% a9 T) k$ y/ G' P. I! B
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
" R% J" b1 I$ k# B- ?7 \ F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 A4 l: i' u0 Z
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
# X4 e6 U6 U2 O4 ?' ~2 P CA Chicago# S: x) b& s: @: |$ D. Y
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! j2 l& f# r3 c. L7 e0 i
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire. m8 P5 `# p) q
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 o, O0 R5 E9 X. }. o% X
DD Flusser$ U9 r/ i. ~! R, s1 p
CA Astoria
; u+ O/ \7 E" H8 \) V# B CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
. |2 z1 E. O( i- o DD Benham
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7 q7 C: O+ G% YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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/ R9 l9 y8 K" R$ \! |Weather in hex: Clear sky! @. a& A" z5 y8 N, y- I
o" J% X, Z$ lRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 S! G) E: o( U: t qEstimated time to target is 21 minutes: T! o4 N4 z+ e0 A3 I. Q- d
$ _% @& s5 h0 W8 NJapanese aircraft \2 I0 n& h' A0 ?# I4 l
A6M2 Zero x 32
; ?, U9 _, D$ }) A1 w% a B5N2 Kate x 102 H1 Q" N: W$ P+ b
D3A1 Val x 31 P9 n# o( v& K4 H
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no flights0 v4 d0 o& t: i8 O
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Japanese aircraft losses& @2 ]1 ]1 H' d7 o
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged6 J( [; F H0 Y b+ @( {' X
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- f3 q ]4 m! _! l% ?, V SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; A: ~) P2 f5 I CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( G2 e( W- G& g. s/ G) E CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 R- E2 ?8 V& n5 E' O& O2 z
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 J- n! g" X' Z N/ R CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! M% K; C4 S n/ z! ? CA Astoria, Bomb hits 33 T. f$ t3 V& m( d, h
DD Gridley. n% v# v! o ^+ e, c4 U1 v) ~
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! Y& F/ \2 i0 a8 a
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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3 c6 r7 B. t% X9 q' o6 x8 b2 {' |# yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1559 r$ q' ~3 m" E* h; N
2 `" m5 v/ _. p5 h7 n VWeather in hex: Clear sky
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0 O0 M @% N& R+ yRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 r7 ? v1 ?, |/ i
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes, S- }/ r1 W$ t% Z4 ~: @0 z
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
7 `. X9 O0 x7 ~ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships) {3 w$ |. J1 O; v3 b; {
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
+ F* \4 y# Z' }" y& I/ E CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire) r4 g0 n6 v! A( e
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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
0 E5 y# }/ p- K8 mGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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Japanese Deliberate attack" O( ~6 [' |' n
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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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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 & s! o! i) a. L" i2 j7 J
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 + q7 q* I' M8 |% A: Q( a6 |8 J
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) , l s7 }7 b& ?
$ T2 ] t/ X. cJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!8 a0 b g5 r* m
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)- H' `- P# b% g* \2 I2 m
experience(-)9 ~/ M, X7 B% ?
Attacker: ( ]6 ^ C9 E5 o/ X/ C
1 N- Z2 s% z6 f+ N$ n7 T8 zJapanese ground losses:
% A0 \( G- l# N" v8 H- \ g% n" D! S 134 casualties reported' ?) Y0 i( S2 m# i% n5 x
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled1 }! S5 J. _# t2 L$ j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. P( D( A& k! u/ m* p3 q0 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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D* e& m% H$ R0 s0 sAllied ground losses:1 j' \& T; g) t" \8 Q$ v& ] w
812 casualties reported7 K: k+ ~/ [# _+ r% X" P E8 N
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 y( u/ ]; P; D( h% R a1 H8 X8 S' ] Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled* g$ v1 Q& r8 A) a) j% x3 `/ N
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ^+ T+ _ I' X o s$ V: }9 A
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 [8 u$ Y( {: g8 ~- N0 s0 d
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( Q" C* f0 n5 \! o0 @& T4 v Units retreated 1
8 p1 a( h7 \% o I/ C, e: Y P Units destroyed 2 |