AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 416 G# G( n& [9 ^. j5 p0 a& \: 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 e, U/ H/ S: R% H* D& R0 V0 S
5 x& |* W E8 _( Q9 Z) ^, [3 q8 ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards: B S, w% m T2 j/ o) [
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no flights% k" s- V& x4 e- Q2 g
4 }: h3 @+ m+ jAllied aircraft losses
4 v, E" G1 V! }( d( U7 l7 } SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed
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: N* Z, F% ^% N" \9 c2 \ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire2 S8 k$ L7 C( T& i
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 15 P* u; O- X% n+ u) k2 o" n) G
DD Shiratsuyu2 ~1 b. Q" A: Z3 c& }" ^; ^, @- l- U
DD Shigure
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2 ] C) h$ P, \* W" A DD Nenohi, Shell hits 39 I s/ ^% n5 d* `+ C+ ]
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ s1 @- R( c+ h/ c DD Oboro) y% T6 W9 f3 L0 A
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire' r5 D" o5 L4 X# X6 p
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. {* c- c/ n9 S DD Hayate
J. |. _6 {8 d; Z. e& O DD Sawakaze
7 w/ i( J6 L0 K% b DD Yukaze# ? o- t f! V3 j+ G
DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires; ]2 T" g& c/ L3 g. C
DD Tawakaze7 M7 Y- o& b1 E& _& C/ `" o
6 g6 y# a" j; I( HAllied Ships1 A9 q5 _- e! w" I9 z% F
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ ?6 }0 H' n W: ?' ]; E u+ ] CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
) T1 V [3 C; ?6 J, [+ j( u DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage$ h0 | Z& p! z' y4 j/ {2 j
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
, _ Q8 ]6 G1 `8 V( l! @) d DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
- P4 b6 R$ u7 J" g) a DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 w( b! m* ]% C5 x
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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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2 M2 \1 d, _0 i) d6 ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ B. ?" d# d$ b9 \' M
* K8 D2 z6 M4 ?5 n8 [7 Y _Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# d: z+ y( v4 [ K( v5 L8 [
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) t* X( ]& p1 h
A6M2 Zero x 45: O: h2 K- T. S6 x5 m; D
B5N2 Kate x 50
4 \9 ~' q/ b. t D3A1 Val x 593 L0 V" q% b: Z) P
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$ x0 w2 F4 C" ~+ d7 L F2A-3 Buffalo x 20/ n2 e: D: J5 f" t5 Q/ B! J' H
9 E$ |/ W4 e: n. [ yJapanese aircraft losses8 \$ l+ Z) |8 @! f
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
% b5 c, v. M# X& {$ [% n B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
" T! e) K3 Q3 }6 _/ A- L D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
& u: e& ]& ~. @" @0 ?5 t' | D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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' F6 F+ }7 R: r" o& j5 ?& c& q7 _$ x9 l F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 x2 J7 f9 R, q C# B5 b
CA Chicago3 o. @1 |# b" Z; F4 K, {: _$ m8 |
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; }) L" Y8 ^) i1 [. L' j( E4 w4 p6 t
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ k9 h" v- [& t l* D% ]/ R8 d
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Z7 i d" v+ W4 ]# w
DD Flusser
. m( z$ `; U: b1 q CA Astoria, L: B" }* p9 n3 S3 {
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
4 v& R/ V# A, v+ i7 y DD Benham# T ^6 J8 v# z0 s- x6 a1 V
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7 _; k7 l! K: I+ W0 k) HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1558 v3 c9 w- n; m6 n/ {6 w' `. A$ @
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& U r2 `% y4 y/ @
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes- F4 ~. L) Q9 Z4 L- ^8 x- q
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A6M2 Zero x 32
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D3A1 Val x 31+ ^3 C- d6 G/ H# F& S
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Allied aircraft6 X7 l5 A) X- A9 R" r( R* o) `% @" V
no flights
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged. I I4 Q! U' }0 E' Q
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships' R( r+ d$ c0 N$ C, B& \5 x9 M
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
u3 k" b+ ?& ?% _5 c Q9 Z3 N C/ \ CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 Y9 B1 d* C( e$ `' m CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
x/ ]% t0 s: j4 {/ R9 Q& o CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 [! r! d9 d; q; m- h
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 38 Z1 G5 Q1 K' \; q* x6 s# E
DD Gridley4 y; a# E3 t0 l+ X+ y0 [
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) l9 T* ^& f, S/ |8 y' r4 @ CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& m/ d$ B7 H, O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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1 j, Z# P3 V, A$ ^& v4 oWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) Z1 a$ \: H8 [2 q
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% ~, L) t3 Y1 x$ _; f- P D3A1 Val x 187 @. I4 @# J( D: ~1 l
( i2 E" _9 ]7 _" x- yJapanese aircraft losses; [/ H' n5 f! d# ]' j/ S0 t
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged1 ~$ W0 v& ^! {. W8 Z" `
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; ?: g' e& ]4 v, b. ?; T0 [* I
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3; O& x- E3 z6 i
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 c4 F) ]' `2 B& {. J2 R
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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1 D9 G7 O( V& r# n! D& m
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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0 M- H4 k7 Y% _+ q7 o4 w u5 ~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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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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9 z7 ^% G' E6 K/ _* BJapanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 3 u+ m; H3 }8 G- [( v
& ~ v7 v3 M' \/ MJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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4 `2 r; x9 V- {Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!7 g9 z; l$ o- @! X( ~
7 B/ h e K$ B3 U# WCombat modifiers
5 o y# c2 a0 j3 GDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
0 R+ F6 | z0 w9 f0 n4 {3 S experience(-)3 b( U# R3 n, l( r
Attacker: 6 W- i( `2 b! Y2 ^# {
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Japanese ground losses:" L6 |8 t _: V; d1 i
134 casualties reported
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3 D+ F6 k6 _! C& M% H; n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: M7 ?# X- [2 A: r% |6 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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& s3 M: O9 ]8 M! k9 nAllied ground losses:: F) M6 k( x/ O5 L9 g3 p
812 casualties reported
( u. E8 j+ L' B6 P- j! v Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled M6 F: k1 _$ @$ s' k
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled3 U! T) j; f( T" p3 G& ~
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ^, ?1 V3 h; [4 U9 p
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 X# H( U! M$ h% W& f" m4 g
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( A" z8 _8 M3 Y# a8 Q4 E' u Units retreated 1
3 U( v6 Y$ R& g% q5 k Units destroyed 2 |