2月5日夜,攻占了达尔文的盟军舰队不甘心没有收获,组织了一支高速DD编队偷袭了位于东帝汶的劳腾港,拦截到一队运兵船和一队油船,由于攻击运兵船给油船队起到了报警作用,盟军舰队仅仅击沉4艘XAP,宝贵的油船队趁机脚底抹油,及时脱离了危险范围,不过盟军的这一行动也给日军提了醒,此地离达尔文仅仅9格距离,处于盟军舰队夜间炮击的范围之内,需要部署防御舰队保护机场和港口。$ O4 c( @" Z/ B) c4 w4 N) E1 U2 e
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 450 a% k2 P' }( d% S4 f+ T& [
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1 C& \" x, K B& S- jNight Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards- }( }7 `/ n6 O0 W! b n
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Japanese Ships
3 O2 G' W- _5 s+ @+ L" @ E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
; m! z& O( J+ E# ~% b E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk" G' [* b/ Z7 v4 q5 o& n2 \; R1 X
xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. k& g! m' |6 r- A8 m
xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage& I: f* g0 a4 D+ @
xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: p. c# E$ u8 D% n; K xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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F0 i7 f3 f! W+ o( z4 d' \7 m DD Halford7 q6 p m8 t; B; d! M4 l0 N9 S
DD Halligan* |: n( S* B* I- g( q: J
DD Hazelwood+ p6 w- u4 Q) W
DD Healy
5 O' y' U, g$ q# w2 y DD John Henley; c+ y1 I/ R9 o
DD Hickox6 h! i! T' b6 D2 \
DD Twining
) |2 U; O9 ?: E* ?3 q% u7 ~. ` DD Uhlmann
. S. `. a, e b- n& d) X DD Wadleigh1 [" `# f0 m) t, w+ [) o: l
DD Wadsworth- H2 l2 x4 `& G/ B1 n: B8 n% E
DD Walker5 S' e9 Z! ? j* e6 v" Z# M [9 g
DD Waller
" G& V {9 \; h9 W; \ DD Watts' e5 Y4 Y q5 g. c1 e8 h6 L( B
DD Cushing II
4 P8 G7 `9 l# H" G Y" \ DD Benham II
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships8 e4 }- Z# {! ^3 F$ q+ h
TK Kenwa Maru3 b8 i. S, _! j# u: U: X' \$ T, q
TK Okigawa Maru
. e5 M) t7 [ `" a7 B7 h' _$ P: m7 l TK Anjo Maru) k1 q0 U A! I- t
TK Kotai Maru
( i- @5 ^7 e4 V TK Arita Maru, d/ q* w- ]5 |1 T. Z4 {' R8 d3 g% m
TK Amato Maru
, ^0 g! @: F! r0 j2 ] { TK Ryoei Maru: s* u* M5 x" c# f
TK Eiho Maru
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SC Ch 58
5 m: z7 E5 U/ h k1 n6 H9 Y0 } TK Shiyo Maru k5 ?) o j( T9 o' Q
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Allied Ships
( l% S! t( h) j DD Halford) S! K" u5 R& E* C
DD Halligan4 }6 }: ?' d1 V* H/ I
DD Hazelwood
n. j; @6 A! ~( L- r u# \ DD Healy0 `4 ~" ~% J" c1 \6 O7 y
DD John Henley
$ @! A& @" n, x4 @( S1 }- R% w DD Hickox
0 \ m2 P' D( J' s( \$ a% Z DD Twining9 U: P+ d% \1 Z% J, t2 ]; d
DD Uhlmann
% ] e8 ?- L: g: g) s! |# J+ G/ Y7 m DD Wadleigh7 T, h" W. K( a
DD Wadsworth
$ W0 O/ s }/ [8 ^/ ~. p5 B4 N DD Walker. {" s( ?" j7 V( ~* _. u
DD Waller0 h! |5 V, \" N
DD Watts8 z2 K7 s# h. R' y [% P3 h) c- U: l
DD Cushing II
) Z. Z2 W! V$ _. G; ~ DD Benham II
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* _; C( K' O. `7 Z1 k. [2 L/ ORange increases to 30,000 yards.../ Q% T7 V- e7 p6 v% |. ?8 X
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
# B# W8 {* g4 S# H: q# ?7 RJapanese Tanker TF evades combat7 |$ n- n! t- W! d% W
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当天盟军肃清最后一支日军城内残军,宣告正式占领了达尔文。
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/ w! [. M) A5 I2 `( {( d" dGround combat at Darwin (76,124)3 K3 _) d7 L4 Y2 c6 }, q
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 37207 troops, 699 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 2328
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Defending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
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Allied adjusted assault: 1957
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 1957 to 1 / f% Q s* ~7 [. k
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Combat modifiers; d6 `! }) K5 n% j, q5 c& S
Defender:
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" R1 R5 d; h' X! _% f2 `3 CJapanese ground losses:
2 \8 a. F6 n; O+ J3 J 49 casualties reported4 {% _& w0 |- K* M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- w% j' V% f# k# b) A4 Y Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
" H( K6 U2 c1 b- a" h, n6 K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' d- r+ b% R9 a3 p! v, I Units destroyed 1" \+ S( F+ C) @1 S
- U# _: [& n; `) D: E9 C$ nAssaulting units:8 \0 L* v# b5 \
18th British Division; C0 D' B1 x: S3 z
31st Armoured Division
6 ]4 [' f2 O8 b2 D. Y: v5 { 4th Armoured Brigade6 M1 @. m a1 Q1 k7 D4 y
254th Armoured Brigade ?, U% N: r0 \* n( M1 T% v3 C
32nd Army Tank Brigade
+ _3 Q5 ~: {# L0 s$ R 3rd Carabiniers Regiment- |' W& `, c' b5 R! ?/ }
Gardner's Horse Regiment
" G' p" V+ r! S 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion/ Q& X6 q% ^+ U7 M6 b( C( @& v
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion) j% o8 b8 I# c
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion$ R9 n, W5 ~( H: V
632nd Battalion
, H* l6 U8 h+ g9 W8 u; n 51st Highland Division6 t- l' E& z9 x' ]
49th Aviation Base Force. @8 U- _/ [! j3 i* [: O
Provisional GMC Grp
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4th USN Naval Construction Regiment% a& a4 d& E) Y/ ?
Sixth US Army
7 F4 W2 s! T: A1 ]% b& u 2nd Medium Regiment1 h2 l( ?" F! ^5 E3 P
XIII US Fighter Cmd + Y( P" \! P+ I( A G/ y
57th Australian Lt AA Regiment# b6 g0 X/ y7 B; k
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment# [! {1 }3 k1 G. Y
428th Coast AA Battalion
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4 S- H, u4 |+ O5 P I2 f, xDefending units:! i* J6 V' _/ R, A. j
51st Air Flotilla /8! Q0 X6 U( P2 d9 r
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, M$ m$ ?/ @+ @- o/ R- bJapanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Milne Bay by attrition!!! |