AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 419 h0 c' g5 I2 }6 j# S$ ~. w. @
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7 J. P- n% \$ X9 w" V% g# @
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 24,000 Yards
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# K. L6 g4 ^. GAllied aircraft losses q( c; M+ C/ Y2 \ q: h0 F
SOC-1 Seagull: 5 destroyed% K% \0 P/ P+ q( B; f
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Japanese Ships
, z' M- z( e' ~ x% l BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
" P) _& F U) G9 e% \( h5 _" d CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1/ g% D/ L/ I5 n% [0 C9 I
DD Shiratsuyu' w; `+ X& B% b9 r
DD Shigure
! G+ K/ n+ l1 s DD Hatsuharu
) \. R3 N2 U1 N* P DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3- C" D* B" W( Q( q0 V
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 X0 r+ v2 s- u! |% p4 x2 @ DD Oboro f% o# d* B1 x# t& ]& e) ^
DD Ushio, Shell hits 2, on fire% M' p. [ r! t, @; b
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' S% h( E4 z6 O3 `9 t DD Hayate
: P0 X3 N6 W& B8 N( ? DD Sawakaze
5 I1 Z: R, J7 m4 u DD Yukaze
5 ], f0 v/ v' y6 x9 n4 B, V! x1 Q DD Kyukaze, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
K" S5 f2 j* W% t/ { DD Tawakaze
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Allied Ships
/ V. ]& v3 E* l& X3 |5 j b CA Northampton, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* c6 f+ b" [! X. w% E" Y% s& E
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
* I# H8 q* |( ~6 |2 ? DD Dunlap, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ]5 _ F# F8 \; [2 A
DD Fanning, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage0 g2 W0 q: `$ h% F+ Q
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
3 Z) q" d' v8 {" L DD Drayton, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
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]- C, Z# h; ^) L6 T! s4 i7 l58意图到努美亚补充燃料后折返珍珠港,被KB追上击灭8 @; V# l$ \$ B) {$ N( \' f) s/ i
! ^ ]0 b( g! E/ V6 C0 _9 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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, X' j! t! v# v9 P# |3 t3 R. J+ EWeather in hex: Light rain3 b( B7 I# X" U, J
+ V! O ?$ E% B3 r' {7 N3 WRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ z0 `% R( g; ~; d8 k- q
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45
0 Q b. A$ a& z' A6 f B5N2 Kate x 50
# o2 M3 L% u: H, K6 j5 V D3A1 Val x 59! z t/ B& L- |) E6 O6 E6 ~
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Allied aircraft
7 M7 ]" W7 ]& E, k# w0 Z3 @ F2A-3 Buffalo x 20( c) @& M5 D) }' o7 i5 N$ I. m
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ J, ]' T2 K W1 E9 E& @) D4 K A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ \6 w- z$ y; _8 v B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
, [3 G% A4 i- [6 ^ D3A1 Val: 16 damaged
+ `9 M$ h0 U) U! D' u D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- Y0 ^+ ~/ h7 h; R" {4 d+ ?
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F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
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6 r0 C4 F( {9 V$ |- _" l CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; u: n" G4 r# e6 _/ u CA Chicago
$ `; S+ x4 n7 P' p" x CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) e- w1 ~$ |; V! q% @& |
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 ?9 W) z) `3 }( W: N CA Portland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. S; K% Q4 H& l3 L# w
DD Flusser
W, b9 z( |/ t, }, ] CA Astoria, c( n: G( V" s h" u, o
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2
: u. N+ k9 U2 |( w7 c5 O* K DD Benham4 C& o, \* D$ x2 F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 108,155
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7 d' q, W' w( @2 d/ {+ z2 nWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 z4 t& l3 ~3 I" Z, g* v. Q, g
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes; H0 P9 [- H0 ^& y+ S
* m4 u) P- ]4 j( P. W, cJapanese aircraft
" P1 I" x' H9 [/ K A6M2 Zero x 32
# {# `* i% J' u; r B5N2 Kate x 10* X# t$ C6 I( {: x
D3A1 Val x 31
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5 w+ @$ k& `, D3 ?4 vAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
( G* g3 L7 }+ P D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% `3 i0 [- z' v! M, V
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed+ V# e$ h2 J6 H, }- R, p' v* c0 z8 J
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4 u( P0 S& E4 ], `+ X# Z5 L CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ J+ {9 i- d0 J% X9 f6 g CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ S3 T6 J, ?# X$ K CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire' u' J" m( j8 o5 v# C, P
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# f. h3 e' ?6 y; \& N* Q6 D
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3+ j7 w9 ^) N% B8 P8 R" B
DD Gridley8 C1 N: M a0 [- P0 `
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: w, a7 s8 b: v3 q$ j 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
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9 Y0 L/ S3 d$ y" ^Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 C$ F! z4 Q2 ]$ s- H I7 Y
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes( j4 C7 Q4 z, `/ }
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D3A1 Val x 18
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$ B7 J! {! V) i& Q9 rJapanese aircraft losses
0 T* b, ^# `0 _ r D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
/ C- h1 q6 a, E D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
" j; f( C# A/ ?; @" _, P+ Y CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3( ?% `( ?4 P3 _5 z
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 H- f7 x% l1 }' @& 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
5 R( P* w2 |2 Y, r! B5 M5 Y, E2 HGround combat at Rabaul (106,125): K& o2 x. ~/ V/ M# R# Z5 A
" r# A1 W' c8 b& E1 [Japanese Deliberate attack
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; {' |$ _; j. bAttacking 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& o. ^0 z$ U P' Z# Q8 b/ ~* P
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0% m0 B+ I, e! m* F* Z' v
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Japanese adjusted assault: 434 % o( X/ M% D% o. o; ~$ f7 [
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Allied adjusted defense: 5
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Japanese assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) # t" G4 H/ k9 f( J8 c
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!" \# }6 |: b% Y B. x# [) n
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Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: ' Z! h$ {1 `. T1 v" g1 m: d; g
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Japanese ground losses:1 U2 l& x+ {5 ?8 x7 U+ L. `- V
134 casualties reported
8 P) Y# U" \1 O8 C( U+ z Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
# ^7 ~0 y/ H3 P, |3 K. F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 \8 u/ N" x5 H* A/ `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) j$ {. o- F+ U
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Allied ground losses:+ x% D8 c+ {& H( `+ Q
812 casualties reported# _* o* I# X# \
Squads: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled
$ B# a* J6 n' }" c Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 14 disabled; G/ c, p% l. Q1 f2 S, t
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ P! \7 R7 A( H& a+ [ Guns lost 35 (31 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 r6 ^3 L! t1 T Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)" \+ F7 l) Q0 _7 [& O
Units retreated 1
1 ?" X8 y. X* m1 \0 j Units destroyed 2 |