AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41. x7 I) |- p: S1 ?
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
: r7 y0 S, a2 q' ^9 Z8 k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。& @* H4 |0 `" f" e) U: L$ H
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. i4 ]% ~" u1 k) b) W8 s/ A
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,6 u; R9 t: c1 U4 N& t
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,
5 R( `! e: X7 u4 t( y h5 Fkb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。+ N6 s, q7 E8 K! H3 M5 |
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。
/ B- d, }; w+ n: k1 S3 I6 c& _8 ]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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* E( c% Y. Z# G% S: ?% vPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, z$ p" H$ L) ~( ]$ ], ]
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force " j/ z4 i) z* p
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
1 h, X) b7 v; _. c0 Z# sJapanese Ships
8 ?* [$ s0 V! {$ q4 _- U3 K* ^% ~ BB Yamashiro
\# e( Z3 E8 z9 r8 K" \* w CL Kashima3 c6 o+ @5 c$ w" _$ ~" q
DD Tsuga
; K5 r6 n. C! K1 o DD Kuri
8 O, J: O8 j ?7 |" m7 E& Y PB Shuko Maru #5: |; _/ T* w" m6 Q
PB Sonan Maru #6
7 w! K# [) f8 m. r! ? PB Sonan Maru #5
! s. R! G \/ }" U" X8 {+ z PB Shotoku Maru
" |1 g: c% N5 k; J+ e Z& Y PB Shoei Maru
! X9 O' [0 S! r& ` PB Kyo Maru #10
4 w! [: [+ g; E: z PB Kyo Maru #8
- r' z/ ~, Z5 F* X/ \9 j xAK Kuraido Maru# P l2 a0 r/ X' a0 r! V. I
CM Tsugaru' }) q+ A3 T2 O8 q4 V
DD Yanagi
% o; u" R% M9 @Japanese ground losses:
- K+ i( T: Z( J! [+ ~9 v' ~ 18 casualties reported: X6 y4 ^1 c, N8 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" m3 f9 P# t$ u: r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, n( Q2 c! r) H9 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Z. r! o! A" |. ]; q2 W) ZAllied ground losses:! u' @) u+ I% f- I+ ]- J) n: a `+ `
62 casualties reported( w# U7 C/ |8 E2 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# O! `, u1 X' T. \8 Y1 Y! E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
# l' U5 {2 W/ b( v5 ]8 O4 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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% s* e+ q( |/ RDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards ; _+ y+ ~' [3 M& E
Japanese Ships
X$ p" g+ ~% u BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
5 t) U! U) J- ?& } CL Kashima
: f0 C, i- d/ l4 Q2 ~$ f CM Tsugaru
8 B- h R- d/ ?1 R4 j DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. O! R( X4 ]7 n; O0 M DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& n/ w4 v$ v. p# i, M DD Yanagi0 b$ S k8 z, g& J& q5 \1 s% S: Q
PB Kyo Maru #80 E3 j3 Q) H& t( ?& s8 V- R
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire& Y' r/ m1 y1 \! Z: e
PB Shoei Maru
' T$ @5 B& E0 ^9 u4 @& E PB Shotoku Maru
% D5 s( x5 G* a PB Sonan Maru #5
" S; H3 V$ D* h PB Sonan Maru #6# i* K0 o6 d6 Y/ U# i7 A8 E, q
PB Shuko Maru #5
# [( \ C8 |3 N; }. V& F2 ?9 | xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 R; ~7 C1 D. m! V xAK Matsue Maru
& P4 u8 u1 t7 V9 g I. R% ? xAK Venice Maru
7 j5 w+ ?9 x, ]$ c# `% J) H xAK Kogyoku Maru
, s0 Y3 j" J" m' O xAK Nishimi Maru
* E. F8 i% ]! Z7 d r: q: X2 e: } xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire; b% L7 @: l" n: ]# b8 O9 O
xAK Cheribon Maru# Y, R( e( B$ }/ y* q7 `7 W: g
xAK Daifuku Maru
5 r3 @* [3 J& ]. t) u+ _ xAK Kuraido Maru ]% [$ k7 a _; {
Allied Ships
* S# y& o( n5 `0 b% h8 r CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
% B; P+ J1 u% t: W CL Achilles( N8 a0 n1 _9 {
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires0 Q8 P. y4 m9 ^- p2 p, c" |7 b$ p: K
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
) u% z; K: `; S" N/ R9 ? DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
6 Z8 V, Y# p" P, s- LLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
& M( g3 d7 x9 ^" TMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards q/ m, ^0 l' l4 E" f$ ~
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' r, ]2 d+ t- s% T8 zRange closes to 15,000 yards...2 [/ h8 X5 w( f
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
" \9 } g' [, [$ \( aRange closes to 10,000 yards...
0 ^6 m+ G+ ~) S/ |/ ?# ~Range closes to 9,000 yards...
. |6 e+ K* A8 O. O: W" N$ n7 x9 ARange closes to 8,000 yards...% |6 p1 N; o7 V8 S. i) V
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
5 {" N: M/ R- K+ |$ T. H! ^Range closes to 6,000 yards...1 V3 P, H- } w% z" `8 \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
4 p6 {3 G4 ?4 K! Q% V4 E' P, D4 txAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 W+ s" @9 l6 q9 k3 B: [6 s5 _
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
8 Z8 }* {% e' jCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
[+ h# n! N! y O+ k+ _8 [CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards9 a; G+ J% y' L3 y: S
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
: U" b: l/ W: L" W! l' I4 X, YCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards! f0 u0 f: P" F- t2 z5 P
Range closes to 5,000 yards; W R1 _6 U, J+ k( z
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards5 M3 J9 Y4 ~3 x% K# Q; }
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
, a8 |: S& r1 j. i( xBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards" c9 A* r0 t- { Q4 Y- P6 a
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards" s: [! `5 F `
Range increases to 6,000 yards
. }5 {6 x& b& E+ ?! m6 S5 h0 [BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards( }# D3 v, X2 `; }0 t
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards/ i8 h" H5 o5 i0 w x/ i5 i: _
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
' N. S1 q: D' V1 u$ b9 r8 w% [CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
/ U" h0 r6 x: W; n* LDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
" b/ P2 U$ T; G; p& ~) GCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards5 i/ ^4 L! Q" O6 v% u1 `( g& E
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
0 V! p' H. O) r0 Z) m* ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards( [5 e2 f& X) A" A, a# _3 a! C
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
0 n& X' o' w! `8 p& [0 m, H0 VCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards) u: v/ `) v" h3 a& P! n& I, E9 o [
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards7 x" n" d5 M8 m+ F$ L$ c# u6 z2 e
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
6 o6 t/ d$ k, R$ wRange increases to 8,000 yards
- t9 ^5 Q3 X' K5 j; ]$ jBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards% P7 R- t- D0 P: n" I$ A" M2 i
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards, b1 h& p$ h) ]% k. @7 R
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
3 U6 D. j! r* q) X: q3 B! S* h' X! ~DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
% [8 W; m- O& k% ^; e% q' G9 gDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
! L# o6 Q6 h8 M% A0 m3 UDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards' B. ^6 j# L8 r$ R7 v- t4 ~4 u
Range increases to 15,000 yards* N' I+ j# ~* L7 y# y
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat! P* ~& ?- J# ]6 f$ @
- escorted by DD Tsuga, x, s2 P5 q) W4 Q
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
: m( x* [8 \. [# T; y' j/ I$ VBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
5 a- W0 C& i0 G6 G" {BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards1 g$ N; U( {# x) e' ?; c, C9 [* V2 E
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
6 }! H+ O2 T" W7 C% e: QBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards: M. p+ J' e# ]# E0 P! s$ A
Task forces break off...( ^! M1 F9 t5 |$ q
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* m- R8 g" g' ]4 Q5 WMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) b0 ^1 ]; j9 f O& EWeather in hex: Overcast
9 b/ w' y% i5 f/ b* M$ i( | F; l; eRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 U3 O# Z3 U# h3 t0 A
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes 6 |- ]+ l. [; W7 {
Japanese aircraft
! C. R* H7 b0 ?$ N; Q% D2 \8 C G3M2 Nell x 27" {9 R3 r Z' X" C% [9 g
G4M1 Betty x 31 ! C0 ?* ?/ P5 }: Y
Allied aircraft
- w! y: w9 y$ f# n no flights
0 i" A, ], Q8 V# g f, JJapanese aircraft losses
3 m, u( p N- D5 P G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged( W) \) J( D6 c! b d7 Z
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
, W) E7 j1 @( c' |2 T# r G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
1 Q2 m3 u, |3 e1 S: XAllied aircraft losses
+ e2 v% s" m/ t) I B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged' L, g' r U) x9 q" d+ A
O-47A: 2 damaged7 B6 Z5 A; z: N+ q/ l, @8 M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
2 v) k2 e4 n5 b' D. U2 F PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
7 I% m) [9 U& l3 }- \! U; M( HAllied ground losses:) m# l- X' d. w" u7 o5 ^) Z6 a }- ^
4 casualties reported
: j7 z; b% j! R4 l( U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; R m# s' @/ `: h. c& v5 t8 X3 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) ]- B6 u2 Q. B1 b" P9 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* H- X9 f9 d7 s- |6 D, {Airbase hits 18; X0 c4 ]& y. [' j6 N S2 g, @* |
Runway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
' J5 S+ W9 @$ [1 b5 S* uWeather in hex: Overcast - t/ Q; o2 A9 U- [1 c1 i$ Y
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
& t) X0 j E. X" ]/ PEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
% f F$ M4 T% C, p' CJapanese aircraft
6 z, q# X* ^1 H G4M1 Betty x 18 % @/ Q7 q- x/ O4 w
Allied aircraft
3 X) Z. ]1 ^9 D2 h& N& L9 j$ f' E no flights
8 {! g3 q: O; A' X) |3 U3 yJapanese aircraft losses
9 L; ]3 }" M- E G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged $ p. \( r) e( X# K- P
Allied aircraft losses( y0 d# @9 U$ @: Y% l
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 3 r! n; p r4 ?2 I' L- J! c1 E
Airbase hits 7
: E( S# U z' w& ~: ^" Q7 j) UAirbase supply hits 2
% O) |, }( C% X. hRunway hits 94 x" e* C: Z2 B, n$ I8 Z
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2 p: }$ V) J2 C: {/ a( hMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ! c+ [; j" u! l( d- I5 H
Weather in hex: Overcast
6 w5 |3 [5 y1 w. ^: {Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) ?8 T; y. g) p5 G
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
6 \" i# q P9 B8 ^5 Z8 k6 KJapanese aircraft
* _4 R( i% H1 n: Z+ n G4M1 Betty x 13 ' W: K( T" t. w9 `5 C( P
Allied aircraft
, } y8 q8 o# Q# B1 U& m. q+ y no flights
5 b; P" N8 _# `( J0 z9 CJapanese aircraft losses
6 G5 d& b, |6 o; ? G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged " o& S; z) I9 m2 F! k
Allied aircraft losses
# g. I* {, z6 z% |: G/ S PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground9 J! c- |, r# F1 N5 X* E
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground 0 [; S8 S# h% ?7 t# a
Allied ground losses:
+ }8 e8 S4 l& l( F$ l) B& i 5 casualties reported
1 l' d- v. J2 q' @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% ~/ \* |5 m7 h' ]* c# m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ G3 d7 M u- D* Q! T ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 q) s- z3 ?- ?8 C7 I3 l
Airbase hits 1
) P) a' x: G/ V0 f$ h3 vRunway hits 10' f! }. x( r. f! F0 p% e
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 3 F+ ^$ }. u. m5 n8 J0 O
Weather in hex: Overcast 1 E& f* q: B8 ?8 h" }
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 t3 \8 M/ r% V- m5 |; G, _2 TEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
6 ^* z; K- a3 ]; `Japanese aircraft y3 O( s( @3 O. G
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
. }0 O& B0 W& F' \/ m Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 3 ^* P) @. j1 ^3 G6 z1 F
Allied aircraft
( G( i7 `* z# i5 ] no flights
L6 Y5 t( E" h: v8 D9 ]" q, O- oJapanese aircraft losses
6 r, p" p3 L" v Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
2 }, y& |( V( \( x2 I. J: o8 r/ e Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged . q" S \5 [# {- C0 T5 |/ M: S
Allied aircraft losses3 ^ v# S3 A& ?$ W( _2 g' x/ @9 r5 P
O-47A: 1 damaged1 e. }6 F: z: [' A; m. ~! D- o
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged$ k, t, B- G5 D+ ?6 V
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
2 Q) f. h- b* {; E# c# }$ v Beech 18-S: 1 damaged 4 E( \% {# c! G% i
Airbase hits 37 i" Q( a+ @0 R
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
9 t; `1 ~6 c2 } T( jWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 B7 c. B8 e8 vRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; V- P& a/ Q- m& a# U5 cEstimated time to target is 14 minutes ' |) P7 g( w" a! S
Japanese aircraft' s* @" x% I" ~. q
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 & x% [7 D5 l' F' f1 u2 D
Allied aircraft4 {' |$ G$ k, H/ ?
I-15-III x 11
+ M( `& q, e0 Z& AJapanese aircraft losses
$ y* r8 a3 x# H! Q3 E3 v6 T Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 a2 ?- D+ O* i6 @2 SNo Allied losses
. j8 E. _4 T# h1 XAircraft Attacking:
; W7 H; O. I2 B7 R& ?* {7 g% J 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
/ L9 G( a+ L# K$ k Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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+ a+ m9 {, t; l. Q7 ZMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
" |) A! v* P( Z- T8 NWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 V# z+ [' ^4 ]! x- uRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* W- u1 Y0 O/ w) X1 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
4 b' r) H7 {; z3 b4 N F* k3 z4 QJapanese aircraft7 T# ~+ M) F1 V4 q% O
G4M1 Betty x 37
( h8 k+ b V5 XNo Japanese losses
3 C6 [, a) X& o( n+ UAirbase hits 8# `+ y& A# ?6 Y& r& o
Airbase supply hits 6
/ M8 X% b0 z" j* Q' B/ \9 b5 x# vRunway hits 34$ V- y8 b5 Q7 `5 x
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
( |" H* v- r! v1 N4 x& E. gWeather in hex: Partial cloud E" K# K/ d' k4 z0 a% r- |1 {* H7 w
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
F8 b" d0 ~. D6 X3 E: ?Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
* Q% @# w/ E) g7 W8 u G% X- }) WJapanese aircraft
; U' {- `1 ^4 l+ _7 l; G A6M2 Zero x 44' I5 m8 O5 V4 m; o
B5N2 Kate x 84
$ w( C' Q' H6 ~7 R4 X1 l D3A1 Val x 71 7 a. B* m: @' m7 d
Japanese aircraft losses
# B/ n8 j4 r. X! A9 @( ^ B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
0 @0 _0 u! `9 b D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
3 F- }- U; h) E# X9 C, EAllied Ships" r+ ?7 a: L$ I9 r4 o8 R. [
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
" J; a9 Z% a# R0 e' d1 P CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% y9 A* z: ?; z! E. u/ o( S DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
% d2 h" S! t9 x! B CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# d- x2 f5 G! l6 f# J- @& V9 Z CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage6 }" m, Z* c7 W2 l5 @
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) ! x' I$ d/ K! ?7 `* X8 \
Japanese Shock attack
" j$ a* ~8 s: M8 b, z( p8 G5 PAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
. s: t" _9 k, t; Z: u, [Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 9 B. |9 }4 J; M' }/ h
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 ) U8 ~9 s. B1 I
Allied adjusted defense: 5 3 Z. m) u A& Q6 S
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
; Q7 b5 d1 I9 sJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! $ A. O* R3 N3 e# Y
Combat modifiers
; |6 ]; t7 O4 K, Z1 `! J1 `, fDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) v9 x% y# ^2 r( }5 B# P( _
experience(-)
) W* J. |* D' t) @8 S8 nAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) % N1 F" R9 ~- C' h; P& ?, M
Japanese ground losses:" D! k* Q, o! I1 D; y
18 casualties reported
( o* T' s0 L" V+ y: U- `" h Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) L+ d1 w( g) s) E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 v* w! `7 M2 M1 c1 D3 M( O, ], N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 C& V" }# d+ p. v% v4 h( xAllied ground losses:
, }6 @: c' D2 K0 d1 s5 U* E( M 105 casualties reported
( Z8 n5 X& e" U3 v1 a$ N% c- c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( B3 F0 N% L r6 c- @8 e: ]( {
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
! P! F" x1 J* x Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled" a* p* C0 c6 Z! d
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. x/ ^5 v8 I. p$ d6 J; { } Units retreated 1
# h# k" z0 Z; f: l* M! dDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
: e9 S u& [1 s1 KAssaulting units:
7 w6 _2 F8 H Y% R- K 16th Naval Guard Unit : v: r" n, t2 ~' j7 p
Defending units:
; L' W- D$ Q1 U7 p& P5 w5 ~; B/ n 107th RN Base Force H! `8 P: V- ]6 N- l
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
( b/ s% r1 m8 a, L |; PAllied Bombardment attack ; C6 b1 I7 ?; e
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
( S: [% m3 T7 mDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 3 q ~& `' ~: o3 t5 Q
Japanese ground losses:
& m( J6 k7 G9 z7 N1 P 4 casualties reported5 }! h1 T7 W) P1 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 v: j; F$ X, e' p2 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) H& l8 E, G+ T0 A* O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! o8 Y, ]; i/ B+ jAssaulting units:
( q" c) b: s q8 [& G. v! { B Coy/NG Rifles
) Z- i, J- _! b& l6 P- @7 p Lark Battalion( z5 |( ~9 ^9 W9 d) U
Rabaul Det. Base Force
& p: V. w- s7 P; F- w& d3 g' I* qDefending units:
; ]/ R8 i2 W% U! J+ ` 144th Infantry Regiment" {- `* l8 I7 j6 o
Maizuru 1st SNLF
4 P5 j) s$ w6 `# P' A3 t 2nd JNAF Coy
; ?3 f$ m/ L" W& Y3 o! S 5th JNAF Coy |