AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
$ w1 r+ O' ?8 ~$ g& u- M拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。9 Z5 k5 s! D+ H
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。
O H/ s: u1 r6 x: ?) O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 Y# q2 Y1 Y/ d5 O0 l* I1 w
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,
& I$ r3 P8 J A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,) g6 i; U2 G6 g& J! j( g: Y
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。
) |$ R/ t0 V1 x9 G5 }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。# o! \1 l9 U! d+ L
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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4 R h" _. h( t1 G" V* t1 J0 BPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 a( L4 Y7 C, N9 { `- V
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
, H2 q. s E9 {1 A31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
t2 k1 v ?0 a0 o' vJapanese Ships' e2 m8 D; @# r. f
BB Yamashiro: U! ]8 `/ p) y& r+ t3 @
CL Kashima* ]/ U: _0 z# m, y* ^' g z
DD Tsuga( ] N6 } Z( [1 `, J4 h4 R- L
DD Kuri
5 [* s! L; [- |, p PB Shuko Maru #5 f4 {$ w: v2 ^
PB Sonan Maru #6
; i" L* b9 \/ v PB Sonan Maru #5
3 U3 \7 k9 q# V( f: A0 s PB Shotoku Maru
" U/ }) l8 D0 ]9 ~4 Z9 n PB Shoei Maru0 O9 A( {& I5 E3 M& ^' o
PB Kyo Maru #10! r3 r$ E ^5 W: B! o
PB Kyo Maru #8
- l2 a! G& m8 z, o6 `( k xAK Kuraido Maru0 J- U, @( K2 h
CM Tsugaru
0 ?; J# ]- o1 ~& \4 I DD Yanagi
6 l- I3 {! |2 ^" c v! d$ iJapanese ground losses:$ H* z( y Z: h+ y: J, `. w4 N* |" d
18 casualties reported6 Q$ T6 Y2 j& \. i7 _2 I' G& E/ E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! M# A. S% U9 P" b* r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: |! i4 I0 i5 |# B$ J; o w- x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 p+ S, G( S$ y" t
Allied ground losses:
2 Z4 v! n+ z1 `# B0 V' W 62 casualties reported
# x3 d: H' G% t: C4 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! b2 X- X* Y5 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
3 {+ X5 C- U4 b+ ]5 W) `; Q* G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
/ |# y6 w5 o& ?6 l+ JJapanese Ships0 m. B l4 B Q* _3 O
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire3 c n; Q1 p) [6 G9 A9 }
CL Kashima" Q5 }+ ?& l2 |0 l+ S$ ^
CM Tsugaru
3 {) b$ h. R& V% [" c DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 f+ q& {1 q! u DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 A, T- |6 q' a
DD Yanagi
7 X2 `4 H, g) E5 x6 [/ `' \. ~ PB Kyo Maru #8 i. N; t- E t. }' e
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire3 z2 _( }- J- `. X$ Z
PB Shoei Maru
& V8 i( y, Q0 {$ e PB Shotoku Maru! L9 s0 Q$ b& a/ G2 F
PB Sonan Maru #5
! b# H h: a; P PB Sonan Maru #6+ ^9 ~% P9 w6 k/ ^. ]; L
PB Shuko Maru #5+ l3 A. I! P: r8 ?
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 }) k/ g6 p0 o4 Y+ W8 e/ M+ Y xAK Matsue Maru' R" b5 N8 O3 K2 \# V0 ^
xAK Venice Maru# x# o' {( G7 s9 n) W! n+ d
xAK Kogyoku Maru
. A( s. v4 U6 z: {9 \# K4 r4 v xAK Nishimi Maru! h. N; L% |5 y( ^3 I
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
; _. c: c+ h" J% l) V. F( }/ p! U xAK Cheribon Maru
- M! C5 H" J3 s1 L# G xAK Daifuku Maru2 Z7 U! p: [% L) Y( e+ Y
xAK Kuraido Maru
8 l5 A5 @ @% G; Q7 Y3 X" pAllied Ships" p% q; d' ]9 K' X( C `8 I
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage! ~' u4 S; a, {' y1 W- a" F) ~( `
CL Achilles
0 Y5 j% I) W: ?! t \ CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
' R! E& x8 M! F8 m; f CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
# `: R6 `) N" w DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
9 m3 y' J+ ~4 e3 bLow visibility due to Thunderstorms5 ]( f5 V6 I5 d; {9 ^
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
+ o/ B2 E9 } NRange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 T9 W5 u$ G+ E! u6 ]Range closes to 15,000 yards...' U8 q8 b9 v9 @
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
; r! n/ }( S9 `, ~5 gRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) f6 ]/ S+ L5 R2 C8 z0 RRange closes to 9,000 yards..., [; G: M* W5 O9 F. e
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* J! J) w/ B% \8 ORange closes to 7,000 yards...
; ~% d0 k' c: _- HRange closes to 6,000 yards...
- s* J9 f, i# r3 ^5 s$ {: u0 fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
$ Z0 D0 u: V* }; G) @xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
8 m/ v- A g1 j) W% r- mBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards) \& V4 @; c: B
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
) Y, Z1 ?# e2 e9 F3 `8 rCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards) S" s/ ?, G. Q9 u
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards" M7 G# i* f6 e# h9 L
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
; X8 W/ L3 \! G9 WRange closes to 5,000 yards1 E6 ~7 X" f6 w( e( T
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards1 b }/ D% `! D; K6 e% L
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards" u5 [# V4 V9 r0 D: U/ ~3 `
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards+ u1 R: ^$ Z2 S$ g0 Z
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
7 Q9 i- L+ O* PRange increases to 6,000 yards
7 R! r2 o1 W1 @$ zBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards5 ]% x0 O7 U1 X! _- M
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
! J9 Z! k+ U4 ~, CCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards2 y8 u* @: u6 Y: S7 K
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
9 c* ^" t0 Q" R6 K; KDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards* N: I1 ^* ?, t; x/ g- M" B4 g
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards6 u0 N$ ^' [; T$ l7 z& M
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards/ Q3 L5 X0 \ M7 B8 l
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards" ^/ p# u! [9 P @
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards; o: X/ D- X0 g7 Q7 k2 j
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards) P. b' ~! `" D2 P1 d7 H8 C
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
! _, b; j9 H4 z. p8 a8 o5 |Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
& ~! l+ x" U% RRange increases to 8,000 yards
8 _+ x5 I; n; m) Q8 S2 HBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
+ E4 v' x; W8 G1 y+ ?CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
+ p1 r* B# p0 w& J% H9 }& F/ oDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards- o+ r" I/ p" x% M5 \
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards1 v' o0 f+ c8 q8 x$ \. i8 [
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards3 ?) J. ?! k# z9 {! d3 K
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
7 Z/ E1 i# x& m5 A: L# x" C- WRange increases to 15,000 yards
5 t# X7 z' V" l$ l2 I0 o9 cCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
8 x& b) U4 Q0 s: S" j- escorted by DD Tsuga
5 Z1 q: W' V- |% e/ {3 h$ QBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
4 h$ G) A& X! ^9 tBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards' ?* e3 W& V) Z9 x- ~
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards1 w5 m$ X0 b7 V! M! T% F6 s
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards; k- p6 s& q3 G1 | B: r
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
+ X, H0 v: l; X% C% n3 ?Task forces break off...( D7 r2 H* A# u0 i+ d
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 - _! }3 u" }0 y
Weather in hex: Overcast
: X+ N. Q N1 d) K) Z% FRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., |% s! S N3 U; y
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes 6 P- f) G; P8 Z! j0 Z* j8 {+ |
Japanese aircraft
( h2 I& ?8 j& _! [/ {1 J } G3M2 Nell x 27
- D" J- }* g" F, x1 u( N9 I0 k G4M1 Betty x 31
z A' r$ j, R9 J6 j( k, FAllied aircraft
8 _0 F% \0 h5 a no flights + }# N" f& h# |0 Q% |, j; S
Japanese aircraft losses( q! d( v/ G+ q0 S4 ^6 o% y
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
& |2 W. V0 U' [6 } G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged& M$ |' j5 E8 l$ Q3 h4 H: t
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak ' C9 c' \! i$ Q8 {& H
Allied aircraft losses
6 C+ Q4 f3 A3 f+ v8 m B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged0 o0 p! ?( A) |+ x1 V" N
O-47A: 2 damaged7 x0 L6 M. ]2 t
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged; F. [% U% c6 d) k/ }
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged & W& ~5 d2 w- ]
Allied ground losses:8 z0 K A h$ P: C5 w2 V, g. y5 B
4 casualties reported) Q- c& f" c F" P4 N3 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' r+ N% m9 }1 q" _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- B& I$ J8 d) j' t. I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) ~8 o" a z+ B& C$ UAirbase hits 18/ q9 {# J; H$ v) \, _" F( ?
Runway hits 41
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2 V0 Q/ P ? V" ?& AMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 0 |0 p( t' f0 W, ^& d9 |
Weather in hex: Overcast
3 T% e8 U7 R7 P* ]- h3 M, XRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.- ^' Z) p. {( W0 U/ o# B9 z4 G: f
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
7 C* `: e+ }8 p$ OJapanese aircraft0 E9 n) e5 }9 B5 A
G4M1 Betty x 18 ( G$ {5 H/ q0 R9 y# N/ n# d5 d
Allied aircraft) y5 @' Q2 I. J* {( h8 U! |+ s+ K+ v
no flights + g" ~' z. T- i& a& r; e5 n2 y
Japanese aircraft losses% @% z$ y+ p$ [+ I
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged 4 K0 G+ a4 E: k0 {' E+ A5 d
Allied aircraft losses% K5 U' r3 c. \- k
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
0 c2 v3 C J( |- d! P' l1 k3 C4 hAirbase hits 7+ P. F3 b5 Z) |) R9 U
Airbase supply hits 2( K( |5 e/ \3 C. ?2 q1 `: y* _
Runway hits 9+ O9 W( T( Z' @+ V4 H) j+ [
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/ Y7 N# e# Z4 _! t3 JMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 1 s; B! k9 J) y# u( |+ d5 a5 h) Y
Weather in hex: Overcast
4 Z# N! j1 V5 U3 yRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 n: ]8 A5 J8 J9 ]4 EEstimated time to target is 11 minutes 1 g. ~0 N4 w+ W7 Y: g
Japanese aircraft
. l/ n5 l6 K. L \ G4M1 Betty x 13
2 J6 F( ?* C M3 m, q* @Allied aircraft
. M0 e/ @. T7 p no flights
( W! T% _# z' a% I. YJapanese aircraft losses7 ]# N8 V }5 {4 X+ m0 J
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged N* n9 m/ o% }: {
Allied aircraft losses7 r+ X: w Y6 i3 q I( B
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground6 k8 E2 p w: U0 e7 z
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
: J0 Z4 ]& G8 B% bAllied ground losses:# ]: A6 `9 G" P0 k' L. J5 a, s; m
5 casualties reported
) d( i2 Q! t$ C5 W* n) J1 o6 h2 Z3 H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( o$ U; a Z# K5 I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( |, x/ k4 w! F- T0 S' t# V% {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! q/ B& N- I, B, K
Airbase hits 1
, O* L# u5 P" n% g8 Y4 cRunway hits 10) b7 i6 ` b3 Z4 M; D" A: V1 q
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
C9 {' F, _' O# d( H W, N& ZWeather in hex: Overcast
7 n+ P& J' w$ ^. i3 D, s/ kRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 P; c6 k' D) eEstimated time to target is 25 minutes # U1 s" V8 r# r# h+ ~1 O6 h, |3 \
Japanese aircraft
) t) r+ ^9 z2 [8 [ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
3 x, _% Z: y6 m# G Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
1 P `9 [" U+ jAllied aircraft
, T3 @% X+ i2 W6 C" K1 E2 j no flights ) D: O8 v. i9 U; H: ?( |
Japanese aircraft losses1 Z1 e7 {% ]2 Y1 j
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged" [9 L3 J. l, u& P
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 6 C! c; X7 F) i/ ]
Allied aircraft losses' m/ x% g( u! Y; Z. _
O-47A: 1 damaged2 v$ K% B. ?* H$ U
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged( x& w# l- X' }: c2 T1 Z q
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
7 f2 \+ T# q* i& b Beech 18-S: 1 damaged / Y2 K( Q f. e8 S& r
Airbase hits 3, O$ G) m; ?2 ^9 ~9 j7 \9 p
Runway hits 41 U4 j8 C2 A, U$ p2 A
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
* z+ {+ F6 q; R* h( v9 VWeather in hex: Light cloud
! J7 L$ n& q( g* g! M7 c! o1 ]6 KRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 }, V) k @3 c' _ `- L
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
. s1 F0 N1 B4 C: jJapanese aircraft4 b% j/ e9 W6 g% E+ e" O9 N: m
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 . P; n" M3 _3 ]0 I8 m! p
Allied aircraft, h% U1 z, v/ j8 M8 X
I-15-III x 11
. B8 M9 K# y" R) `Japanese aircraft losses
: X/ J, r, x/ o* P7 v1 g Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
: ~' ?. u2 \2 D" u: R4 j6 N3 f CNo Allied losses
; X; L P: j2 W& NAircraft Attacking:
, H, [0 }, c7 I4 B. z2 I/ c 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * , q) t1 I1 d3 ?) R
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ! E+ A6 X3 w8 N( |# o: B& \0 d
Weather in hex: Light cloud
; W& p' }5 h/ ]+ Y( y, ORaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. z. l- T; I. U- ]6 }- @7 X6 P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes / h4 a9 b: r& ?% E* g8 J
Japanese aircraft
- c$ h3 a5 Z$ h/ D( l0 W# q G4M1 Betty x 37
6 B) Q3 f/ d* XNo Japanese losses 5 |* v5 x0 @ R' N
Airbase hits 8
3 G6 b4 j1 P' X2 N% dAirbase supply hits 6
* P* t/ p5 U" m1 {4 T# cRunway hits 34
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" p2 [" R: f( D9 C: F' eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 8 {" R. B# N/ c$ d# _. R: [0 q
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
& _- Y! e: V5 Z" c) ARaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 U+ @. N3 |* c9 zEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
. \6 ^9 Y: R E6 K7 ?Japanese aircraft
4 s! Y8 c) l# y9 j7 p. R A6M2 Zero x 44
0 ?$ m$ D+ c0 H$ d) ? B5N2 Kate x 84
* ~* Q0 i: R$ N; k. I D3A1 Val x 71
9 r3 Q( G |; MJapanese aircraft losses( [9 P+ x1 ?* [+ H: A
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
2 [/ z$ k0 }' {8 _8 p- s; h1 C6 ? D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
- X9 P0 U8 J; j9 T8 BAllied Ships' v8 u6 n# w1 d3 I) H
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
% o2 q9 {3 e) i7 J; U, V# z CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, j7 ~5 q. ^( V+ j, F4 k" F. q+ l+ J DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
$ ~9 j" u3 B2 D CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 X; ^8 a/ c0 W6 A' @+ D# ^: g9 c% P
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 x5 O: r' W/ @& K0 ~, Q6 b& V6 K4 RGround combat at Brunei (65,87) $ l" L; ~! T" g6 f
Japanese Shock attack
5 ]! c: q/ `8 C2 a$ n2 o5 w+ PAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
* V; s) R% c/ ]1 l2 Q/ n/ H2 x- {: C- vDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 ' L/ a, h6 ]- e4 {7 L- t# y
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
9 F- _+ B+ _: \# QAllied adjusted defense: 5 5 r, O( w- w# b& x
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) - M$ q7 k0 c0 Z
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
' x9 w9 _( L! G KCombat modifiers+ q$ a% e' I4 p s" g* G
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)& T+ g! P; d/ j# M5 e
experience(-)
# X8 \; y/ c& f- \Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
! l {# y* [% E. j6 C/ VJapanese ground losses:- m5 C- y' p/ e& D( G# R7 @0 W" F
18 casualties reported
5 ]- h- T, C" j1 ]; H E5 [$ v Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ T; {2 C: X& y) i @! E n$ F- _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 h7 L) o* z7 ]& o3 d) } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 z( o* t( f, b/ |3 u e2 m; _
Allied ground losses:
7 @# W# ~6 q* A: l4 @2 V; { 105 casualties reported' P) c, ?- I6 z0 c" p1 j+ Z O0 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# z0 V' \* P8 m+ w& X4 x$ L
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled( i' [! |" ^" u; g* P' V/ x
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ c& Y; {- M) o* r# `1 R7 V, @! a Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, F8 G' B) u; |) o2 ^" D' ?0 y Units retreated 1 6 j' D" B' v: u6 p
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
1 B; v' O' r8 F) n% h B z: rAssaulting units:
) b; [0 M) F! B- c. D# u1 u 16th Naval Guard Unit
$ A% Q8 v- q! U wDefending units:
9 N1 M6 U# Z6 d: l1 t* A* V' C- v0 H, a$ } 107th RN Base Force
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" R9 N& R( O' TGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
/ U+ e( {8 }2 L# K8 O' s3 mAllied Bombardment attack 4 }. l. @1 H" J* Z6 i# L* b
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 4 i+ a, U! |# [# F
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
5 u+ C' N- A* ^# @Japanese ground losses:8 }7 b$ j. i) l* r) t) C8 P3 w* T
4 casualties reported o8 B9 x- ^5 k( m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 W- O% n9 r0 q0 S; F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ N: i1 V8 ]3 ?' x6 H! C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, Z7 Q+ }, T+ @5 C; XAssaulting units:9 }- b! i$ Z( s- y, ^
B Coy/NG Rifles
2 P! g) T% z$ N' n0 k" r p# Y Lark Battalion5 ~1 x( L( C* O. D3 b3 s7 t" m3 I* I
Rabaul Det. Base Force 7 c# ^0 c! K# m, Q( v- Z4 J; W9 I
Defending units:2 C w$ E3 ^4 G- [2 f
144th Infantry Regiment
! i( x- ]' G S8 y H2 F2 q+ h3 B o Maizuru 1st SNLF& z. M# w `# x; l0 F
2nd JNAF Coy - j$ d1 D: h' s% R) H. G$ J
5th JNAF Coy |