AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
5 W; J/ b( W. S; ?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% \# a% K/ _! n- E0 V3 N& G. ?
" R. S) a' V6 m9 T. L) XDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft& `! A2 z1 |9 @. W) s& D1 E
no flights0 Q! B1 e0 D4 d! S9 e) N4 C
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Japanese Ships
: v3 @ m8 t6 `+ ~% |' U0 o) H, ? BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
2 I0 [& z' _8 G CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
) F7 [7 [# `6 u! H; P+ d DD Shiratsuyu
u+ D$ B& d# M$ ?& [0 u) \/ u" e2 r DD Shigure
; B, x5 n+ D9 U0 I2 z; ]1 f DD Hatsuharu) i$ z) y2 w* I9 D ^2 V1 y5 V j F
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
, {+ A: G/ A2 F8 L5 H4 N DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire4 `; c$ O, y2 A! ~& m+ p/ j3 r4 y
DD Oboro
: g7 l/ x+ J E! Z" e* e- b$ c DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire& {+ H8 ^5 U0 ^5 ]9 m
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ B# d' R: |& z; J8 r$ j
DD Hayate
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DD Yukaze
3 j( u5 `7 k( l; l3 I5 Y7 d DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires* `+ g& B! M, d3 u
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
3 N1 S3 n: N# f* `9 \ CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# ?6 _9 ]* b; ?$ p
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
1 m% o3 l4 @' E! Y4 C DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
* D, ~) h- ]8 v& F5 D1 q% b8 U m% ~ DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
: I d8 y$ Y: J' J. V DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
- {, U# o& _, j2 d' _6 L3 r' X DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage: z' e8 N- c6 B7 h; D# {2 l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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$ f1 Y& Q/ \% `, d8 ]$ X$ C" LWeather in hex: Light rain
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: h' G' |! d3 T Q4 r5 _Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 `+ n# E, }4 OEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft G3 i" W8 w" V* o0 {
A6M2 Zero x 45
t& H# j8 G5 P4 _! R' C0 D B5N2 Kate x 50
. V& g( l2 R6 l% U/ u; I9 i9 V D3A1 Val x 59( m- |" f1 H3 M, ^5 d
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Allied aircraft5 N# D7 P* o, P# E1 F: R7 Y
F2A-3 Buffalo x 20, T% f1 c# w* ~9 V& G) z
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Japanese aircraft losses
) r/ i) S# r) a$ g0 @4 u6 s( z A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed [" B; m, W0 s. V$ G$ O% u
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
, v% H0 q8 K* K: h) ]- M D3A1 Val: 16 damaged( a# j' v" a& |( t f% r \
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak1 s4 A# m* j7 E
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Allied aircraft losses+ S3 V6 U2 y) Q8 x8 N0 d4 P2 G9 Z
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed" \ I* H7 {7 \, `
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Allied Ships
n1 E( d' d5 ~% ~! G# s CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk& ^1 Z/ t; y' A( ^6 r! {) D& U
CA Chicago
! Q7 K% ?0 X; p: O5 f% d CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 R7 D0 r% B5 ?% y8 [ CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire; i5 k' E+ N6 W+ Y
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% T: X8 z9 `! V# K DD Flusser8 A0 a* v2 P7 Q0 V4 e
CA Astoria
/ @" B/ ]# b( R# \9 F CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 29 P/ Q4 n7 `4 z2 i. Y! c
DD Benham5 k" k% f; b/ k1 X' ]4 T% k- k9 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky; p4 ^4 h6 E6 j+ H/ g9 t6 U# r
6 H! Y; ~1 L6 q+ g" [* cRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." N1 w( P2 F! g/ B. m6 l
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes. w9 [2 p: X6 B1 ~3 y
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Japanese aircraft. c4 Q8 f, i y; [
A6M2 Zero x 32
3 K2 P* G5 Q1 o* O9 ?" B1 A% c B5N2 Kate x 10: {. S' x, P+ \- ~
D3A1 Val x 314 S" Z2 ~% U3 g' I
4 ~% p7 B s/ p; ]4 SAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses6 Y0 D$ |) g* V) c
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 y+ f% X3 r, c; e4 D
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed" v! Y! X* b; ?- e8 q/ j
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Allied Ships
" Q0 X! M; Q, i3 \: a) g CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) r0 d+ a) U0 l8 s: g; p
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. e4 o G: Q- y \; [! `6 P4 J
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire; w5 O6 ~6 F5 j: M* \' ]
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ T: p* ~# E# U2 @# [) K0 I. l. J6 p" U CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3/ J& ?9 n5 C- @/ ~
DD Gridley
& v+ o+ Z0 U* [& s, g0 k DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 y; N8 X' v3 W: a8 c; @* j3 d CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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: `" i7 e" d; A' D! ?Weather in hex: Clear sky" r, J' `! O H2 a0 W6 v
4 C8 z# C8 b$ w0 z% p; eRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
^( ^) D( X$ U" rEstimated time to target is 16 minutes, u* ?% v7 Z! C) [+ f
1 J1 w' i- u8 I4 S7 }& s; zJapanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
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, q8 [! Y& s) d+ b CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
5 J& ?, ]6 P4 s& b( k4 @ CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 |2 n" { u0 V/ x" n, d+ N
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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
% I, r7 O3 @+ Z" A+ Q; S |8 ?Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)0 o o) e" v/ e! _5 @0 T. [
3 a$ G6 V3 V4 B" uJapanese Deliberate attack3 s! i1 D, L. t8 w
4 J' X* P8 l- a$ b4 `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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# ]& Q& I) k0 p) a- c, K% OJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0' f/ @0 ]8 B7 l' V) }: l9 J! F
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 : H, W6 v5 r5 U4 b. F7 u
3 o% o! h2 _& C! P6 i2 R, @$ MAllied adjusted defense: 5 ; m6 d- s/ h7 T2 v2 i1 J
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) * C8 k: G# \* x! B" b) K0 g
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!0 I0 K9 ^8 d0 z0 M. S3 N6 E
$ T3 Q6 t9 {- \! O/ I2 uCombat modifiers; H8 \$ P6 y! f: y4 |& H
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)" g7 J: O/ v% J' B; d4 o2 O y
experience(-)
( K9 o' O( w* E5 m. DAttacker: * a7 N$ W# a+ `( T% J
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Japanese ground losses:
1 D2 ~; m5 \- z( \* T8 z3 q: S 134 casualties reported& C5 [6 z0 r' p' A7 d3 Q; X2 q
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled* F" l* F9 S9 Q) _1 w9 d3 ^) Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! W* G7 _( X. Y. P& v* J6 I V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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812 casualties reported
g* Q/ Z9 U7 y, _" p Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
" Y6 A2 }- S, M! x: A& o Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled
J7 ~7 V3 U! ~/ u) l: M Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled& t, P" i4 ?/ f6 t4 J3 ^ R: U2 p; U
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)9 l6 \4 U6 S: v z) j+ n, x
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ y3 f6 y" D/ `" w Units retreated 1- R" A* |1 d- H2 Y$ Z9 \
Units destroyed 2 |