AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
+ t# F- z0 q0 d" v4 y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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no flights
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SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed- n' L. ^. O- G" n1 W
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Japanese Ships
5 a" x r, f+ @ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
! k6 R9 W, [& s CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
6 T5 F c4 X- g. M DD Shiratsuyu# a4 Q3 y5 e; G$ ^0 |3 P
DD Shigure' ]6 d0 T5 \9 S4 I8 W
DD Hatsuharu
) H7 B8 c2 ?* Q) m9 j DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
8 z) p; R; b2 [ DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire+ ], N9 T8 W9 i. ] M1 u
DD Oboro" F" e( S$ m$ j: o
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 s/ P9 l1 q3 q, J/ M8 ~6 M DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 M7 P8 A5 ~% G' [1 v DD Hayate: |8 h8 {+ q1 v2 D
DD Sawakaze
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DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
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# t( y3 {( \5 b" i2 K8 G6 xAllied Ships: ~% g% b- F# v
CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* v; M. Q! [. R* d
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk6 ]! I" C) g9 s
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 M. \" _" [. L* R DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage0 r( F- h3 R2 ^2 w [
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires( R, [" Q( o' T2 L
DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 `& ]6 C! Y1 g: i) G8 P' B58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭6 X- B/ l! _) M8 I$ {5 J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155% n5 S7 R9 _+ w
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" g2 p+ V+ ?5 t- E- H$ x7 @* pRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% u- [5 G0 S: i( D! l
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
M8 M; @2 h$ d+ N+ Q B5N2 Kate x 502 l4 M% P2 r/ y3 x
D3A1 Val x 59 i2 h% u3 F5 Q# o7 r3 \
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1 V$ C) D4 A/ X3 P F2A-3 Buffalo x 20
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
# @9 e5 J% M! @4 ?2 z D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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* t7 Y3 P) [& p+ L5 P5 } CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ T' o9 Z4 v# i0 a0 }: X6 _: C
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: U7 O& M7 P# A: ^ R CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Q4 P% q4 d3 F* g
DD Flusser
[# U4 K7 B5 g* i CA Astoria2 K4 w9 `) R) g u. j2 v9 `
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2; |$ D+ P7 [, A/ l" X; \
DD Benham0 s6 x1 i- F' _, x
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- R: O; F, m+ m2 O; F1 H& k
/ a5 O- Z1 I% X& fRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* A5 D) z! h" y( r3 ]
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32
0 r4 q4 P+ `' Y B5N2 Kate x 10
( M" O4 n( Y% a! {& A3 A D3A1 Val x 31
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no flights
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D3A1 Val: 4 damaged5 \4 q7 a% `* a. _
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SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed* B3 N! U; i% n6 t8 ^
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" O* w' @# q0 r9 {/ I! s4 ` CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* h7 X1 U# b Z4 L+ i; i CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 v% M; y( K+ r CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* ]1 d5 E- f' o: o/ p
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
7 T6 `* ^% c: G/ Y3 z+ O5 g DD Gridley( k+ q+ h, W) L6 U" i5 b
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 J5 t) |+ w8 n 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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Weather in hex: Clear sky" z: p4 q" f4 Y, u* q- H& F
1 `: P' ?- \3 l% b$ ^& mRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ X) g5 g1 ~! O$ y6 Q$ F$ |/ uEstimated time to target is 16 minutes8 I/ X3 i; n. S8 z- ^
, }6 P6 h0 t) JJapanese aircraft
5 E1 b0 ^6 [# M% H D3A1 Val x 18
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, ~" H3 q# J+ j7 W) J D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
: Q5 k/ C7 T+ |3 R1 P0 ~& ]* g D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak) i7 s$ j% v0 ~8 Y
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3" m3 W' @$ O3 t7 U' d
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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3 s8 S! ]9 T4 f) }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
) D6 \& e3 }" z! }1 `( c& x3 s6 CGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
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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% z& x; A: j/ t$ D! V0 X
" r; r8 b3 e# z8 y6 s: S8 ?Japanese adjusted assault: 434 $ l- ~2 j7 K8 H1 Y4 P7 O. b
4 J, M7 @1 O" U6 c3 W" E4 [Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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, v9 W' n5 @& {0 I7 R5 A1 ?Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!9 `% a7 K: Q \4 x
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)8 }& W! W$ B6 u6 w; G% @. d1 K
experience(-)
$ z# U! i9 s# A# P$ j' EAttacker: 1 H, p+ v2 v( A( E
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Japanese ground losses:, X# S7 _, P4 S/ i
134 casualties reported
( O! G8 B+ C! ~8 a& F& Y. C Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled: Z" r1 H1 H5 q. ]5 N: q1 @. b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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$ n# B; p: m- Q, c2 L/ XAllied ground losses:$ c1 u& W8 h" p: b
812 casualties reported+ n7 R* z" s* r4 i ^! z! N
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
b% d, V* ?9 j, z Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled+ r$ e+ F& {7 e2 G" d* ?3 }
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled6 g& A" i" h8 Q" {( C
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)& G( b* |; l. Q/ v9 R
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ b! M: E, h: R* A1 h% W; ? g; b; Q Units retreated 1; i0 Y4 m# ]' H5 h
Units destroyed 2 |