AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 417 p9 z& e( n0 w" M; c
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6 Z, T3 k% T% G3 x
6 u) N7 x% O* y6 W9 MDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards, k6 c4 G/ K' x& u% `7 l- J+ _$ K
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Allied aircraft0 T9 f! D8 z4 J8 Y+ V7 M* Y: l$ H
no flights
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8 N/ R+ l$ d1 X) `Allied aircraft losses. G) J: m5 ~2 D; ?6 A
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed* H: N* h9 I# h8 ?& ^. s
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire9 M2 j: x' A. b8 R6 s) @, H
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
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6 X C4 I& H' S% ]5 ?0 I3 d DD Shigure( G# [5 P( U1 z; R: Y2 U x' n$ g8 h
DD Hatsuharu
9 g% K; n: K' x: A1 e2 p( p DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3
+ G* T9 c& n" U) m0 T* Z. @1 { DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 t9 l5 F+ k( W! M" E DD Oboro' L4 S& C, ]4 b9 m
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire" J w1 e% N* t) v
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' f1 d* V& l6 o; C9 ? DD Hayate
& y7 U9 t) m% T3 s$ {+ M DD Sawakaze' ~1 t( u2 {1 P5 @' n9 W0 h
DD Yukaze
& P5 @ u$ N1 J/ D6 o( q N DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires" [7 h7 A; I4 L$ p) ]2 W% q3 d
DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
; m5 `( k( x; d! k9 [ CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" T ^& N7 e+ f. ~4 I1 @, { CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
( W' W9 A' p1 o0 u! b8 t DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. O+ e! B& A, J$ T6 e
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 s8 l7 x% x1 y0 C, ^: z3 x% ] DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
' G, C$ O% d+ G @! d7 W1 g1 y DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; \2 {5 E( c7 `8 W
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% |) W+ O. C) w& Y9 x58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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+ `' k& {4 t2 i( GMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& b# o' S; o" Z1 |. J0 }" F
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 l4 | Q2 Q" }' s* ~6 W A6M2 Zero x 45- ?. } |- f# Q6 I
B5N2 Kate x 50; \% r3 |, X n; J! v6 {8 M8 a& s1 g9 n
D3A1 Val x 59
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F2A-3 Buffalo x 205 Y( o2 f! j. |0 |9 M
8 P( L4 i9 n/ i- g5 Z& i. vJapanese aircraft losses
; x, w7 |, n# F# b0 | A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ i$ W% n' f2 |7 Y* O: B8 ?
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
: I& ?2 d0 q% l, l D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
/ l+ D' t' N9 J D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses1 S2 C0 z2 e2 W! Z
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
# k, N; f5 W! B6 t CA Chicago6 q2 `9 d6 }& \. \& V
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 @& e ]% X2 I# Z4 y6 G' p, M! a" g CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire: }) t& j2 g! U7 r$ j/ A% ^
CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: T1 ^& ]8 h+ X3 W9 |+ _ DD Flusser
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CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
" }" u6 ]; E& Y; p% w3 C DD Benham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1555 k. ~2 j- E. ?- F: r4 H( F" U/ k
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 k) d) B. q% ]) C7 H
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 326 Z, L) `" p- T. x+ f7 W
B5N2 Kate x 10, Q' Q `1 u: L
D3A1 Val x 310 W6 w) H5 Q( Y. N6 e& L% G
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U. c) N" o3 t. ~; _ D3A1 Val: 4 damaged- o7 r3 \) r8 u0 D- k- G$ J3 @
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Allied aircraft losses5 H: R3 }& A! n3 n+ v
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed1 S5 C9 k- Q a5 o
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Y( l) h) `5 E$ }/ D CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ W$ |5 k0 R& l# I$ m$ X j$ h
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire
( {8 R1 \" O4 N. K CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" K" d1 [8 h3 f
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3" m, ^) P% j9 Y S
DD Gridley2 R: w: C% L8 Q$ j# Y
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& D# c: m0 G/ W" t CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 f/ b% N. u% f1 D, L
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6 Y) R$ m+ H/ U0 T; N8 [/ ]5 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,1556 c6 v- g o! W4 V/ Q% h
( i* O9 X/ y- L- o, @ XWeather in hex: Clear sky
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' o; Y! [; Q& j; iRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ m, L" H9 M, y0 {" u
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes; ~% n$ z- e) S6 m+ C7 P6 o* V
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D3A1 Val x 18# L/ v2 E9 T+ Q
A$ {+ Q; L+ GJapanese aircraft losses
9 J/ _( S P1 c6 i% q D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
^" q3 q- U/ K4 x8 @/ r6 V D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ ~( T4 O( X# Z CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3
6 _2 m% d. {" g+ W7 z' b: m& u. U CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire: Y& w8 g8 ]* q4 q
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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
, i3 B& c* d* J# q# c* |, @. x+ EGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)$ b' d3 _! }1 e4 c; L8 w
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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# ^$ c( Z' R3 ~- HAttacking 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 00 m; [* c6 U3 {' ~8 |% `
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434
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Allied adjusted defense: 5 # F8 f* m; C8 T! M
$ z, @0 g1 l5 `6 NJapanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0)
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6 j" k6 R- R( x) gJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
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Combat modifiers5 S% f( o2 F: J7 Z
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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! I: o( `# h: s. g& uJapanese ground losses:
_- `6 v- x; e+ _ 134 casualties reported% W9 O$ F; v8 L t% F
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled5 G; E1 D" r$ ^6 j' P6 _% z7 Y; T6 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:' L8 \6 b; m; X2 v
812 casualties reported
: {: }1 @4 r8 ~% D# @ Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
! [, t z. ]. j2 s6 I Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled& h3 p5 y* B) n; U2 i3 f
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled; M" g9 p1 A- k( H
Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ x; o0 [: O7 f; b- e! r
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ q* a% L0 p& Y2 u0 Q Units retreated 1
2 H) y/ S3 D+ V9 @, A Units destroyed 2 |