AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
' r/ M: y* E3 P拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。# w8 n* J6 s7 S j* `; |
盟军突击滩头的cl编队来得有点晚,已经天亮了,而且天气状况很糟糕。
/ _9 A$ h! S v( A9 w& a在这样的环境下,cl编队命中山城17发,喷了BB山城一脸,不过bb脸皮厚,估计伤害不大4 l# E) g: d5 X/ d" |
自己的损伤也不大,不过炮战后没有及时离开,天亮后惊讶的发现kb就在三格之外,) y- ~5 i+ r: K. _) R6 }! n3 P
于是毫无悬念的下海喂鱼了,目前还有一cl仅受轻伤,正全力后撤中,. j& a- j, j1 f7 V
kb的位置如此近,莫港侦查的10来个大艇,却没发现任何踪迹,让人对盟军的侦查有点没底啊。
# w8 }; O% q/ d) ]: U拉包尔地面部队的炮击显示日军上来200多战力,估计不久拉包尔就将陷落。8 ?, }' |7 ^5 j9 j5 \( F! }( V
另一方面,中国空军的空中游击打得越来越顺手,连续2天取得战果了。
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
. B" w' T M0 [. g5 J/ R+ a: t) ^Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
* \, [/ T/ }3 M" Z3 i31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
6 C1 u- q1 a% a B" g9 p! E; EJapanese Ships
3 E/ m% ~3 ~3 K( E BB Yamashiro! ^ A2 ~2 R) Y0 \, q+ V
CL Kashima
$ m8 c' w6 W. A) E DD Tsuga
# L$ |) S1 h2 v0 Q6 S9 k# ] DD Kuri/ w' S! x9 j- T; o
PB Shuko Maru #5
1 w1 }' f9 \, h PB Sonan Maru #61 c/ q0 W6 {; h0 [9 Q+ V
PB Sonan Maru #5
1 \1 a/ l$ v9 V7 h PB Shotoku Maru
" e0 M1 S0 y, x9 U. j PB Shoei Maru
2 l% d) p( r3 R6 J; V PB Kyo Maru #10
1 s! B4 b0 h# K PB Kyo Maru #8
?9 j8 k; {. G5 a xAK Kuraido Maru2 p& J1 K4 P; r" H. T$ L
CM Tsugaru& ^$ K8 `, q: v% m
DD Yanagi & V+ Q/ L4 \0 [" U3 r" i
Japanese ground losses:" ^2 i0 U( ?' d: I1 S: _5 u, q/ n
18 casualties reported* z/ _/ i1 K+ ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" D e- F$ q- K1 Q! Z/ I" k8 Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 S+ @5 @& z) Z; i& u4 A: { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, _% w7 V' T6 R9 OAllied ground losses:. V; p( B' M% V/ {
62 casualties reported& z" z# L3 v+ y; n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# `+ P8 q( W: A7 I/ F- r8 A" A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled, }# }6 H' w1 S6 c1 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled & \8 w7 P1 h7 O6 a& b! B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
. n: S4 ?% w# k+ S; a w; ?" mJapanese Ships& H( X6 t+ l2 g( N/ j, ~
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
& |3 P) X# ?2 J( g CL Kashima* R( K# [& l9 G# R
CM Tsugaru# A; @$ e/ u3 m2 R/ T* g
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' i( {4 J: V* t: m DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" b, Z( ^: j7 |; z% C1 P DD Yanagi
+ ^9 k' A3 m& D0 t: ^3 ]( E8 O: A PB Kyo Maru #8
+ g/ G& Z" m2 r PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire6 f$ |& ?# y( o- b" R/ B
PB Shoei Maru6 x6 t, I1 r; a; q( @
PB Shotoku Maru
) L' H# ^$ A& Z ] PB Sonan Maru #5
; U; {& ^4 i2 A! [ PB Sonan Maru #6
) A) @' G+ ~0 F; h* A! G7 D PB Shuko Maru #5
" P/ {4 ~7 i! E) M5 R) R) c' f" F xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire$ ]& D: O3 X, u+ P4 V! T
xAK Matsue Maru( g2 H, y5 q* k% w: c2 {7 B
xAK Venice Maru
! `% R5 H2 @( o# O/ {! H, k; C8 ~ xAK Kogyoku Maru& K) F* c9 D# N0 O [% `2 Y. y; g
xAK Nishimi Maru5 H3 I( h7 g- E7 O! C
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ {% T4 {& |+ m& ]& I! T3 k xAK Cheribon Maru- }8 R" V4 R5 `4 E( S9 p
xAK Daifuku Maru
. k4 b! g) P/ P# `) Z xAK Kuraido Maru
: r- R3 `% j% ^8 w$ p* I) K5 TAllied Ships0 o E5 C/ m g6 A) ?" a+ n
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage. q0 \( K: k* S( f: {. T: D
CL Achilles# f1 l a* O- k( f5 X: |# N
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires t8 m/ y# a& `% v
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
4 g( f, _* V h2 p P4 I DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
/ k5 ?9 u. H9 w. e' ~2 f# MLow visibility due to Thunderstorms0 `! Z9 {2 _4 Z! \) ]/ `! p
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
( b0 s" g; R7 s+ @Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# a+ F9 }2 O/ f+ `2 `2 _Range closes to 15,000 yards...
' I$ j/ \( b N- ^( Q& F) fRange closes to 12,000 yards...
; y% d" T: k! _/ JRange closes to 10,000 yards...) {; h' K' p! N4 y z& y# R# v" L
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
5 u7 r; C H. }3 _& @9 XRange closes to 8,000 yards...) ~4 Z+ i/ m, {. [
Range closes to 7,000 yards...( s, ^- j. @: j2 E
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 ]* V: T& k7 CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
/ |* M& V' Z" J6 Y2 N" u; YxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
# S& e U+ ~6 ?BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
8 s6 [0 O4 M5 b) |CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards3 p& s& v# |' V7 Z4 P
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
* a6 T7 O& t4 n+ v' t" n6 H- MDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
& F& S5 _& b$ Q" C, P) e5 rCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
9 ^- I) a( i; b4 NRange closes to 5,000 yards
1 n; I4 d- Y( I! s3 s2 w6 eBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards" X) J9 a! |% N+ }8 }
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards. p5 Z, A) E$ @* e/ t5 ?
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
+ I1 s- K4 F- H) v& x/ M/ ` UDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
3 I2 \: A: \; w2 X3 t( e, IRange increases to 6,000 yards7 @3 @: D2 r3 F% }9 \
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards2 y, ~1 N; \$ ~5 u6 {# k
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards* v8 \4 n& |) d9 a. i$ r% t
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
0 r. Z6 x- h) u) }/ TCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards5 e) V. B- G+ R7 j, g
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
) ^6 @% k5 Z# R/ C. g! OCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards* a% K: p' D1 O. L; C2 h
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards. [8 j- d$ G$ g8 f
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards! f" Z$ D7 t0 k: j6 G/ ~
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards0 ?0 p9 \( U8 s- X! H
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
$ f4 o4 ]0 B7 G' HCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
8 M$ G7 C, ^# e/ HWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage$ U- e: E. Y" d
Range increases to 8,000 yards5 T' d1 x8 Y# O2 x
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
2 y+ {( S' N) H$ J0 m. G! hCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
4 ?6 r# l8 k+ Y, }0 @DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards6 a! o) i; Y: @ J" y7 `
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards( ]$ b) `! `6 |7 @! e/ g
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
; O$ z# `3 K5 Q; L+ m1 UDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
) U$ }: U* `) d( g0 f* PRange increases to 15,000 yards1 b+ V: X+ g7 p/ X
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat6 `# k4 U' ~# D$ r" Q
- escorted by DD Tsuga
" z$ M2 z' E7 ^0 s! _. r; ]BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
- [8 B! n% I$ x( b1 c: yBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards9 f( m* N( m; D0 d- Y' y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards% |* M p) x) N) h4 P: _
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
, b: \& h( P) jBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
9 r9 E3 K3 Z# h. X& ] F0 pTask forces break off...
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7 U7 _, W9 b+ @7 ?Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ' ^3 M& } q. C; V$ y1 |
Weather in hex: Overcast
: w& l: ?) I- o5 {Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* B, Z+ a1 S- M0 f$ W! k; kEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
. d6 V4 b% ~! @5 kJapanese aircraft
' |- U% L1 Y3 K; S7 T# e1 ?& q7 ? G3M2 Nell x 27
5 [& b0 W$ _+ \0 Y" H+ ]# V8 k G4M1 Betty x 31
2 O2 N) ~) D# h* S# ^+ TAllied aircraft
! b; V4 p4 F& @: a5 Z; i no flights
5 D) ?/ k' ~5 D& p QJapanese aircraft losses/ `+ E( K3 H. n; g+ B9 f+ S5 O
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged9 g; B( ]9 a) |8 _( W u4 y
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
2 v$ C4 s& J: T( V/ ] G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
: I% q3 p4 ^, [4 J3 cAllied aircraft losses
; r. W, T7 r8 x" A6 e+ _ B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged" B4 ~# `, k6 B$ P- @* D7 }
O-47A: 2 damaged8 ^1 s% ~" S1 S3 D
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
* f1 t) Q, e# S" y( P, Q } PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
O/ b6 R) u' aAllied ground losses:
" X2 ]; M- W1 f6 A% q" @ 4 casualties reported* v6 J( H) L7 h; ^7 q2 x0 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- X7 `) n2 g8 ^! \( h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& E2 {+ z; M) U/ s" y6 r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ) M' D% v o* I, R O" D2 [) }1 j9 T
Airbase hits 18
! u6 f7 b0 S* Y9 e4 e0 B5 f$ H! ZRunway hits 418 l/ a4 Q( S( [ D; h
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0 K% N1 Q, C2 Y1 O& \) b CMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 - d8 W: @, r2 J1 k
Weather in hex: Overcast
/ m. r* o, ^( M5 s5 |2 G, rRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
! p) K2 m# ?- ?/ z0 cEstimated time to target is 19 minutes ' J% ^' c) e2 h" k
Japanese aircraft% w8 B( W! x0 T4 B
G4M1 Betty x 18
/ Y, h+ B8 a; Q; a: gAllied aircraft
0 }8 g9 y3 Z; r @: l4 ` no flights
p+ r0 a' ?0 M9 D2 w+ }* `+ H$ ^: YJapanese aircraft losses F( I( m5 A# P i- X$ e$ k8 W; T
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
& U6 C2 M6 \$ z0 T: a8 V6 ]$ RAllied aircraft losses' U. r4 K. ~* L; k; F1 w" ?
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged % A4 c1 U& J" V6 E1 Z# E s- A
Airbase hits 7
9 r, D8 d5 |4 T; O, V5 WAirbase supply hits 2+ o" D3 H# [$ h. ^: }
Runway hits 9! ]' i% H4 n: \2 u
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 6 B1 {, e2 x8 D2 D5 Q4 o% ]
Weather in hex: Overcast
- i% E9 n8 ?+ v$ C- P% ]Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 J; {7 G8 A3 {1 w8 r
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes 6 }8 }1 [. X1 c4 q. W: c% {% X
Japanese aircraft
# S2 i5 m7 i# k, h G4M1 Betty x 13
; g: G" |: ]) @+ IAllied aircraft( F- y- U. R. u: m5 i* d& L
no flights + R5 x K( a( q, l, u3 Q
Japanese aircraft losses
9 s% B. u% p) [; n$ o G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
: x# Z- u, H1 p8 B0 e9 W9 iAllied aircraft losses) e7 p/ H0 r! T8 Z8 X t$ A
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
& |& M7 N- r% B* ]2 s5 H [ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground 7 {% g, C% F9 H5 t- y5 @5 ]
Allied ground losses:
F9 f$ S2 C" Z* s 5 casualties reported
7 Q# b4 Y8 [# ~+ y N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! V& O; T* \! P, V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; F8 G$ D+ {: m: a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( j+ M e1 W9 q) n% p. _1 OAirbase hits 12 \! B) K0 V. q
Runway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
# [: i! p% s$ a& ]4 I, R" yWeather in hex: Overcast ' ^& s" ^. @8 m) {% E- g( M
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 U o& A( t4 L+ e+ d$ u% _Estimated time to target is 25 minutes e- P# W9 s0 a( T, _
Japanese aircraft
: H3 m/ X0 i9 w5 Z Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
# f' A6 P: U Q( E5 |' l Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
" \8 @' n2 b# a! O; p% F5 L K" GAllied aircraft
* D3 |6 Y, E$ N3 f# _ no flights
3 @8 O$ d! b. u7 N4 k8 V: }" {0 rJapanese aircraft losses
8 R1 M2 C' r* ~2 Y2 L) S( _) G4 u$ u$ n Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
8 |- U9 w$ A0 P) a) Q' m; j( X Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
) g8 h; g+ e. }7 a, ~Allied aircraft losses
Y' q H. C' [ O-47A: 1 damaged' o+ O6 w3 {' V2 i8 d$ J
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
/ G) [5 u8 u* T, b2 d3 _ P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
9 j, _# a9 D1 ?( F! J) e8 _! W Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
% V2 [( D/ ~! oAirbase hits 3
# x2 g( K, I% |Runway hits 4
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7 E( O. v3 N& ]5 R* f D# \* q8 WMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
8 x, @" `( V9 M# J1 |7 A2 DWeather in hex: Light cloud & d) V# n* f! ^/ t% I- d
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 j4 g' z' {/ `& c$ T0 \, Q0 x
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
5 t& U& U) z. T6 t/ wJapanese aircraft/ p3 J* ~* C/ u; a8 M
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 # m% K2 l5 u5 ?2 H( q8 k7 }
Allied aircraft- `/ ]+ r0 ]: `3 ]7 e" I
I-15-III x 11 ' O7 N4 m. |: ^7 ~2 n
Japanese aircraft losses$ r0 r8 K+ H' {5 F
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged ( b$ o2 c0 e# { o4 y. w" y
No Allied losses
" l/ ?8 |6 s# A- C7 D2 {Aircraft Attacking:
2 Q: a/ S) z+ b3 D$ b+ u 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
" u% F5 D8 V+ N6 m2 z6 t Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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% l/ Q+ t( b/ u8 }, [. ]Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
; c7 C* \- I" EWeather in hex: Light cloud # G; s v I" d3 i
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( b( n8 v/ `# U( N, ]0 V* v8 h$ cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ) I7 H" Y$ J- w2 I0 f, P
Japanese aircraft* n# z% @- C* s% ~; ?& b6 j
G4M1 Betty x 37 ) o3 }+ `5 v) _6 U5 Z+ m* x9 b
No Japanese losses 5 D3 ]) {2 [$ ]3 R2 V# L( V
Airbase hits 81 o9 ^( N) `/ W- M2 p% }
Airbase supply hits 6
8 o6 p( _* [8 N2 Y8 r* P. N: B4 nRunway hits 34- I: T8 z2 }& Q: F$ U9 ?, C \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
8 v$ M6 l. N; L! [4 O# QWeather in hex: Partial cloud
& v5 b- J, w( l, ?# {2 S4 C5 L% uRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- r# W; `( V5 G4 BEstimated time to target is 28 minutes C, f5 `% [7 j1 j
Japanese aircraft6 q+ ?4 I: q4 ?! {; E# d' c5 I/ Y
A6M2 Zero x 447 F5 F! k* e/ V* |' O
B5N2 Kate x 848 A& v# W" h& z. U7 C6 M* y5 I3 S
D3A1 Val x 71
5 c! y! F0 E% u+ |3 ?! Y1 ^Japanese aircraft losses
% N" n- H8 V8 n7 x: H B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
6 y3 W% P$ w$ Y, P: h9 Z" J D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 1 `, c4 E; [# C
Allied Ships
7 W8 ^3 R' a4 f$ ? CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
1 _" c$ `) D9 A. d CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# W+ B" T4 c- h9 E DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk z! c2 {+ h+ F! f2 G
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage' ^9 {/ s* S# T2 \1 s
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) a4 L5 w! z- L$ x5 mGround combat at Brunei (65,87) $ o h' z9 M# p, G) }& u* v0 z/ V
Japanese Shock attack
+ b S; s# X' D; g/ d% y. F! e! P1 mAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 0 J+ x! |+ A, W4 @6 z, x
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 ( \7 d$ X7 O7 _9 I; r9 [
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
; W& U3 y' D' r% l+ P H+ O5 B" ^Allied adjusted defense: 5 ! F' p3 y: d9 v. p
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) " [- G: m- T+ W+ H
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
% s- C3 ~0 |! O, `6 M; } ]9 [Combat modifiers- l$ Z4 z- |3 L: g: f/ M
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)1 f' u# [5 ]6 ^ |$ z
experience(-)
+ q( \! H1 p5 p: q" yAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 7 f6 F" k" d5 X* p" e. S3 @
Japanese ground losses:# z; I; e5 H6 |% ^
18 casualties reported
0 Z( i" E1 g) o8 o! ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; q; H* R% [ r& e8 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled E* E5 ]8 Q& }. W& R" O% [6 L) v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - N& K9 y$ J: x/ \2 B, ^, A: u
Allied ground losses:
& } z, u" N$ D) V# K3 [ 105 casualties reported' y5 A" {& d3 s/ ~) [5 s- p, n; N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. ^6 y9 d O l' C6 a8 c Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
# g7 K# }- K7 W/ ` Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled0 R. t( b; e# g, b6 o1 P
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 ?/ ?# Q4 v/ G) ~9 ^. J. S Units retreated 1 1 ]' q' l0 H" l# g
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
; B$ P \+ t8 j. j, L7 PAssaulting units:+ O" A, q# F' U
16th Naval Guard Unit ! K K* C6 C4 |5 T4 L7 g
Defending units:
8 T1 Y( d! H" f% O8 q- P1 N 107th RN Base Force `/ u( ^4 q* \7 ?2 {4 E; l) h
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* y8 y7 c. m0 L3 L& i4 `, SGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
/ c9 l0 t1 D; c+ lAllied Bombardment attack * Z; u3 S6 G8 t1 _8 \" k& v
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
5 S9 l- e2 S8 n4 ?6 ?5 Y+ t! ?Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 : D% ]1 ]1 q1 d) M1 u: a. a) m
Japanese ground losses:
& Y+ M2 r* w% p! y) a; w 4 casualties reported
% n; t& _" F; V) q( O6 w* U/ B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; k9 @ A. g& V1 T* t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 T2 g! G" `! h" V7 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled B6 |2 g& l3 @7 x: M3 ~4 f( l
Assaulting units:$ S1 S+ K( X& z$ ~
B Coy/NG Rifles
, W# ]9 P' [% {1 R8 ? Lark Battalion* S7 X: z. k/ j& Z
Rabaul Det. Base Force $ T0 H1 Q8 m' w8 C! I j$ S
Defending units:
% _/ s) d4 _; h8 X' e, e 144th Infantry Regiment
' ~8 j5 r5 o( P9 S Maizuru 1st SNLF- G3 ~2 J Q+ B7 T' u
2nd JNAF Coy
3 i) z8 W* d7 R) R, R" b) n 5th JNAF Coy |