AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
7 L6 \' G3 M# x$ Q0 [" w. N+ M4 A/ x: e1 o拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
" O" c& D7 u% Y' O6 ~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。" B8 ?$ _0 f ?9 f
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
0 K' s+ W9 C; A5 [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,
0 L7 c8 } t3 ^1 _, K, @5 s3 X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,% p. C6 j9 s' D, i9 V1 S% }
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。
8 H2 _ z0 \- J" V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。, C* ^" p. s) B8 f! t3 Z, O
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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9 Q I" j) P; W9 H" ePre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( O8 k: ~ ]0 \; b- S2 I
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force - a4 T3 _5 U# e) k1 U8 ]
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ' d* q5 A' E. F5 r. J, Z
Japanese Ships3 B# z; H2 U4 G8 K9 c2 |
BB Yamashiro0 s& r" `, o& S' H! k
CL Kashima
' d. x% T+ F9 V* g DD Tsuga1 v; R) _, f |) z0 O0 w5 G
DD Kuri4 U& ~8 |( A+ S. e& m- Q
PB Shuko Maru #5, M3 ?* u8 K9 J* B
PB Sonan Maru #6
# `' O& L& D& K! I: m L$ V PB Sonan Maru #5
7 b" m3 t* V" X; Y+ j PB Shotoku Maru& R1 K; n( A6 Y: } m( O
PB Shoei Maru
" s( J2 O* i$ o: ~( X PB Kyo Maru #10* W( x& S3 P$ r- v8 w
PB Kyo Maru #8
7 n; y+ g, U, P3 N! Z, e# u0 X xAK Kuraido Maru
/ I7 T2 K- c& j" E' Y/ N l CM Tsugaru
, s4 ?! @1 Y0 Z: h DD Yanagi
, W7 i X/ ~6 y3 a; lJapanese ground losses:
3 @) |+ u( n. k2 ~. J3 J 18 casualties reported
& |0 y# X+ v+ g: F Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) B" B4 G; E! q4 k: x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 {: G0 H0 K. H1 r( H: b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 p8 D$ N' w# p- _, i5 \Allied ground losses:
$ l( b9 x' W F( g4 a& j 62 casualties reported- }4 b; d/ R y+ g# ~2 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 n- Q$ R( o3 o* @; \+ J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
9 |( C! {6 I5 ]7 u, a; u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 0 p0 p& l# A- W- `" }# }2 }7 z. t
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% v1 G4 ^% F# w: @2 dDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards # ~& }* |- @( M; g# ^: K% E. z7 j% E
Japanese Ships, x9 h* y& q0 L& F( c8 |
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
6 q% |0 G5 a( h CL Kashima$ J3 C1 P* R( Y
CM Tsugaru
5 {1 E6 p( A8 O+ M% _ DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( z7 k& E$ X" G$ |
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. I3 T- X/ A0 h% \
DD Yanagi
. l( H/ l" s1 K& P PB Kyo Maru #8$ E: e6 v5 Q k" W$ z
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire' l; U7 m$ A. E% ?2 V) s
PB Shoei Maru3 `: J1 J) n) A) |3 v, P- ^
PB Shotoku Maru
2 ?& {7 s' H+ J PB Sonan Maru #5
0 {4 _0 `0 f* v+ C; u3 R; h9 s1 X PB Sonan Maru #6( _0 H! N, ?' E2 q. t: K
PB Shuko Maru #5
* h ~6 M6 b. a% r! [) t xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
~6 _1 e# d6 X xAK Matsue Maru
8 m! F* ]9 p( P) b" p xAK Venice Maru ^9 `8 X! J( l! r& M& ~4 V; B
xAK Kogyoku Maru
3 h# I) m6 F# H' \+ b, |5 t0 a xAK Nishimi Maru
% a5 A5 p; O, e1 J0 T0 [ xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire' ?# n( Z2 t+ U6 l4 Z
xAK Cheribon Maru4 f% m3 T/ Y7 N. a3 D) ^
xAK Daifuku Maru m- V7 `& C9 l6 Z5 w, _
xAK Kuraido Maru
3 a- b1 ~' P9 O* E0 WAllied Ships5 Z* R/ Z3 X" o/ q; f" `: n
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
7 @$ Z' `: u. _) @ CL Achilles* {, g* {) f5 e# y( G
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires) N" C! @7 ^) @: t! X2 W
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1- k1 n( N' E& ^5 X4 P/ J
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
% z! a2 _ b2 l% ]Low visibility due to Thunderstorms9 w3 P/ \; w* U. v
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
' o0 }0 D, z3 k* VRange closes to 18,000 yards...) R- d5 C" v; b5 M! J# Z7 L/ H& y( W
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
9 n# F/ @1 t. T, s: y4 i: yRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ ?6 }. k; C2 x+ J
Range closes to 10,000 yards...4 R5 ~* e' g! |: b6 B4 F( Q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
& t! {# h0 A' IRange closes to 8,000 yards...
, m, Q2 U6 a2 RRange closes to 7,000 yards...
( _$ T/ z: e, l. p6 R+ T, `- SRange closes to 6,000 yards...
- N0 p" M3 h7 ]- q- h: RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards U0 h' v5 S; C( g4 @) L# ?
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
7 X. t3 l7 g2 h2 C ~( bBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
9 ]! m/ t' k8 h, U; U ~- k/ L# oCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards2 H$ x3 {9 [7 X; u8 y
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
8 h, H9 c7 ?; o# K/ a; PDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
2 @. `8 A+ H4 P! }% x! h* u! sCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards/ |- d3 X) `/ A" N6 Z
Range closes to 5,000 yards0 K. b) ?2 C3 I3 K3 o) b
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards4 @- m9 p v5 ]9 ]
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards( o2 D9 Y( u* x* t
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards. Y( U& N/ P/ F; t" ?
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
+ }9 r6 |2 w, z3 |; Q0 ORange increases to 6,000 yards
/ p) l) X9 _4 LBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards" v, K, w" x) R
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards' \6 s+ ^/ E9 R0 ~' M u
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards$ g) X. W. U+ E; @- f$ u$ I( v
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards3 r( i' d* a+ d' Z5 ]9 v, K
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards8 H. `' B- x7 x0 U! T
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards+ g. e* s1 N6 d& i0 ^" k9 f7 H' f
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards0 g/ _8 {' e! I, J4 D! x" p
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
; L0 G3 T: W0 ?/ I9 }" A4 @DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
! p8 f5 U" g i8 @$ u7 eCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards! u) G0 L7 ]/ N
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards* Z3 Y- _- ~0 O1 |4 O
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
8 ?0 _% W- I) V/ m9 h( O; fRange increases to 8,000 yards
3 q+ h) n- `% M- ^: ]/ H( H( ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
; G0 k( @( G6 A( |9 k3 Q/ L M( YCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
% H4 h: F; r! D7 E5 BDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
) y6 Y7 E7 _+ L5 g' N6 ]DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards3 ^) E% q# v' @' f5 w$ W
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
( Q4 p% p/ i& S& WDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards# `6 \ b$ T* A! F
Range increases to 15,000 yards( s4 W4 U# z/ _
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
$ v# e. ?0 T7 _7 y, ~7 U3 B* Z- escorted by DD Tsuga
p2 }: E! L! F0 w, ~7 ~" gBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
Z8 L3 d7 ]) R; k" H* PBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
! n, }" B1 n; WBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards: o( I$ S% T+ M% F9 X9 D0 j
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
8 T: g7 H* R% W9 {. ?! ~BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards8 j4 H, B" \) U8 q% Q
Task forces break off..." |5 E$ C: t+ [% l y
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2 d9 |1 w: V- T/ {% u4 YMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 ?& b2 P- a1 x/ x
Weather in hex: Overcast
8 l7 ~0 B* M% z0 ^$ nRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, \" w$ V m8 C+ t! ZEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
# T/ Y7 A$ n3 ?6 DJapanese aircraft% s8 N C, r$ q/ `, {
G3M2 Nell x 278 t) F3 u# b3 V, d
G4M1 Betty x 31 + e) a3 H: B3 ~" y8 G
Allied aircraft
% b I7 L) ~& }1 u2 J/ I no flights 4 F& f& l N; B1 Y
Japanese aircraft losses0 T$ Q/ W: g& N& }1 E
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged) O- a, R. G* B2 C7 M
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged: C; ?# f* J; ]9 A
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
( _; N; z8 _1 E7 bAllied aircraft losses2 B5 e% j$ l& n# ^( a. m( }: N% x/ F
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
5 Z8 |& e. E& q, t$ u! U( n, l! y" T O-47A: 2 damaged, }3 c) N" E. o) }( T7 Q1 N; x
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
; Z' n6 _, B6 h: C PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
- a$ ?3 u) Y4 h" W0 S4 |' XAllied ground losses:) _3 h. }3 ]$ I9 b/ D) `
4 casualties reported. L9 A" y- z& W) S) ]# m. g$ q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; l3 ^ q/ y5 L* ~, f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- m9 E8 L) c) @3 C4 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) E# S5 L/ X8 N1 u. KAirbase hits 18
4 V* x3 t/ d/ d9 RRunway hits 417 t" a2 D) [+ j3 ], i$ Q/ I: T
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 K! E9 R: o: C, d. u
Weather in hex: Overcast % H2 `- c: K. i/ q
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
' U- r3 ~. B/ w, F6 ]Estimated time to target is 19 minutes : T0 o; d. ]4 h0 I
Japanese aircraft
, q3 Y6 Z0 P5 `: |' D! g5 j& r G4M1 Betty x 18 . J5 C8 l6 X w0 A5 B
Allied aircraft3 h9 s9 \$ Z! x7 i3 O
no flights ' m; a6 G4 o" a' z1 ^3 c/ t
Japanese aircraft losses
* ]! T. T$ h+ k8 a G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged $ X- U P4 x7 q3 m- d I, f9 v. m% W( W
Allied aircraft losses6 _- m8 P, S: a
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
4 e+ _% g: Z" J- K# g, FAirbase hits 7
" b& m1 L+ j- ]0 S$ H- V4 H& `: @2 ^& qAirbase supply hits 2% ~ y2 W5 ]) |0 k
Runway hits 9
8 n' V2 V" ?% F; }/ l1 g------------------------------------------------ l7 c# m$ x+ O; B9 E
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : X2 V7 w& \2 k; I& B& k6 z" h9 g }
Weather in hex: Overcast
8 b' ~+ F2 M" B% V7 sRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 E, ]% K, M8 y! |2 q
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
7 x. e5 u# h" p! YJapanese aircraft0 l7 i( H( x! s ~# E( Y0 F
G4M1 Betty x 13
2 ]( ^! P. `' CAllied aircraft
0 n0 A0 H0 ~ T2 d O3 a/ x no flights
" q8 W; J8 d" Y( J! qJapanese aircraft losses, [4 g. o, k, ~' f* H0 p
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
8 @# W, I# F7 u" f8 G- i- ~Allied aircraft losses' e# I2 r9 k) d4 ]% f
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
5 {% w. y0 `0 | P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground 9 N# Q: Z _5 \ W }- i
Allied ground losses:/ _4 y3 j2 Z( @. X
5 casualties reported
0 |+ O4 t- C) ]3 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 w! x& l; C s4 [8 a$ T5 j4 }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 T* }9 `1 f& @8 A# s l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! Y- s, @) q# R, Y# C; M. T2 r: |Airbase hits 1! B0 M5 O3 r5 g, `
Runway hits 109 E' O& w! d5 g Y X* n+ p) v' k: w
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3 I, F2 r& u+ v: j' i4 PMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
7 H7 Z- ]% Q6 ]; j3 EWeather in hex: Overcast
8 [% K3 r/ F- m: D% U2 mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ v& H- @% }! }; N' t9 B* h
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
% h D) v# h+ T+ ?/ K: uJapanese aircraft
- R- H$ x I' L. c$ l Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
; e4 m: I% X# n& R8 o Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
1 R6 C: ~! _$ @2 }! PAllied aircraft
8 a4 s$ i9 U' n7 c7 F% b7 k no flights / X9 z6 C3 d3 Q' g/ |/ `& b" d
Japanese aircraft losses
+ u( B5 F' o# V+ I( d; O( [$ U/ m Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
. L$ t+ p8 H% w8 H* y Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 2 e7 z K- `) c5 E) ?# U' w4 O# O
Allied aircraft losses7 E% U' x& H1 w G! r
O-47A: 1 damaged
, h2 M/ |+ c3 F1 h! h" L' r B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged# R& j# b8 ?3 J0 _+ R3 H0 m
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
) m: A! e* x3 }( i7 H# \. F Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
9 U" P: U x1 x' |Airbase hits 3
3 x' M; c8 M8 x4 a* qRunway hits 4
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2 i& J% @/ B% o# h* M! dMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
$ R: q9 H) D( j$ d2 W. d/ aWeather in hex: Light cloud ! J" w9 M8 W) U
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* t$ w1 e9 {+ E+ U1 w- ? @# WEstimated time to target is 14 minutes ' M4 V) ^: q5 \
Japanese aircraft
7 t( r; m2 i/ z' `4 ~9 b Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
" ?: ]4 K( f2 s/ GAllied aircraft
N' I9 J: a, S) G$ A% N8 | I-15-III x 11 , N' s+ {) I6 V8 E/ Z9 c/ K( y
Japanese aircraft losses
, L% A0 S* C) y+ ^/ _' `0 J! } Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 M3 _' W6 R( o8 `3 m wNo Allied losses $ `( P E) m8 w. Z
Aircraft Attacking: `- D# H( C" {' h% h6 E/ S
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
5 U; u- {" M8 A7 F Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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6 Z. o/ Q) x& u+ mMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
. l4 \1 d6 `7 Y8 X2 V KWeather in hex: Light cloud
0 U6 s" b( ^0 I- D# BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 P( X- e# G% ^/ d0 i0 T& ~2 ^- |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes J* q4 \: ?0 ] K- u- T
Japanese aircraft
+ u7 Y) s5 v8 K* D: @2 T G4M1 Betty x 37
) G3 I& W. t8 qNo Japanese losses
) E* a- J U( V; xAirbase hits 8
/ _5 j* i- p! ~! D8 CAirbase supply hits 6
! [7 A7 o$ d7 R/ l, C$ W' nRunway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
* Q) l' n! K6 B* B) \( b& [: e( bWeather in hex: Partial cloud 4 \$ l: q0 }$ X; J7 I7 J
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ U4 p1 W, L; ]7 uEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
, g! @0 G: V, [+ tJapanese aircraft
$ S2 X6 Z/ X8 k7 J A6M2 Zero x 447 v# l" n) l4 v9 W9 O* ^& E" d4 g6 r
B5N2 Kate x 847 i& M* _- M( t/ u w9 u
D3A1 Val x 71 " v0 A, [! G; g
Japanese aircraft losses
7 e* B) `9 S g. t/ S5 ^: W& P B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged% m" o! f9 p1 a
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
: h5 a# o0 ^0 a# T% kAllied Ships
8 q2 `! y/ b% _/ O CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 12 c$ a( y0 Y+ G0 U$ _' c5 w) J
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 w7 U a! o+ t) X, A$ ~* ]
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk. Z5 r$ V6 V+ e v5 I! o# G7 Q
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; m& |4 [5 u+ H7 K* b
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 q% s& A- S8 H% s$ v e1 Q% x( N
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
8 P2 z1 F9 [. ?6 B+ aJapanese Shock attack
% n$ W0 r. N$ N) d! wAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
/ z9 ~% x! g$ F+ p8 ~" SDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 # s( D& Y5 z4 K2 k) y% C0 v" }4 l
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 8 D& v1 u9 ]" ?' E, Z- d( i
Allied adjusted defense: 5 ; ^* y; {0 b! [9 z
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
& f: b7 T* c2 M' }& tJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
% y( K& k1 o0 o" RCombat modifiers. E2 p* h6 |3 v) I: |/ g; o |! c+ e- T
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
8 O O, \2 S v9 K% `# A" W8 q experience(-)
1 O- c( t4 F# O% a/ Q6 o/ n! b* WAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 1 H5 ?3 f2 h5 t- C+ Z3 K4 s
Japanese ground losses:2 M# B. e! f3 _5 z
18 casualties reported7 F1 e8 f0 ~2 o; s6 Z8 L0 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 i$ U% C" U6 t! s- @2 J0 M& _4 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 ?0 V+ a. O+ t3 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; E/ \2 p& z5 t& [2 Z3 H- t7 hAllied ground losses:" a ~5 j3 G) @( p5 _
105 casualties reported: m7 |1 j6 \; Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% o; Q& D7 U3 T3 A2 j, d# N
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ B: w1 c6 K7 v8 ~0 T1 Y Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled6 F9 ?3 n9 y: B
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); m# l( D+ P! K. U# X/ Y2 v# j$ y2 q- m
Units retreated 1
* A2 `/ T4 Y6 v2 ^6 pDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
7 x) R- D. K0 D0 K. n6 V; oAssaulting units:
' N# b$ H. b; [5 u2 @4 c8 C& Y 16th Naval Guard Unit
( g/ |* e z3 F2 h. O( [/ MDefending units:0 A" q8 j9 p. r9 O' L
107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
, u$ N2 D3 P7 T4 u. ?/ KAllied Bombardment attack
( s+ H% i& Y- @5 I4 M: mAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 1 ~- J( n$ N, i2 {' n6 K# T
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 / p* M, }! g& G! X+ M5 ^. n0 K- S
Japanese ground losses:
4 }& X" E% w/ ?( R 4 casualties reported
W+ g" L3 v1 Y, \+ O% F9 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 P7 a0 x x) m$ s0 h' {4 b( r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ]5 |0 t4 _8 |* J( {; @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 5 \ c+ z( E+ v6 |( o
Assaulting units:1 R. L, T7 f* G2 I, U t
B Coy/NG Rifles
0 G& K3 Z5 Z7 h Lark Battalion. t0 V$ ~0 m0 Y3 H1 z- `
Rabaul Det. Base Force
$ g& `1 Q+ D4 d; r; L9 f# qDefending units:
" l3 Q7 k. C5 [+ t8 K 144th Infantry Regiment
2 g4 P( L; Y3 s( I- _ Maizuru 1st SNLF
/ S/ Z$ i% g& G/ d3 M 2nd JNAF Coy
a1 ]/ [6 L3 u0 x$ B' U 5th JNAF Coy |