AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41; }5 h L, v1 ~/ u( A
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
* X4 |9 U! O R! a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。
) n6 k, G0 e f* g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$ X/ Q5 c# _& r" P
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,: H9 R5 q4 Z# X6 Q6 H
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,
2 @ w, c" G, F3 J. I! J) m dkb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。
0 T2 n7 W' Q; x) L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。
1 J3 ^) R: k6 b2 r! ^6 i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。+ Q$ v. Y2 p. U) H5 f; @9 r8 r& G g
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/ H6 C) y+ L5 M# R WPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!9 U4 ]( @2 c. U! Q: _
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
6 M. \: P3 z& H$ v( e8 P31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
* H3 S3 A2 R" h3 }1 j& XJapanese Ships2 L S% ^( _/ e& h9 I
BB Yamashiro& ?% @- _1 }% _- o, h6 r! o
CL Kashima% H& A8 Q2 r& g5 b9 N& }
DD Tsuga) l( {4 M6 M+ c# I7 p
DD Kuri
8 w/ ~& |. n- @. u PB Shuko Maru #5
% k: w' E0 y/ N5 R: J( l+ h PB Sonan Maru #6
1 }- g; C3 e3 f& L6 J' K% P PB Sonan Maru #5/ n) {! T) |6 l2 l3 r8 W& @4 _
PB Shotoku Maru7 {1 G$ l, z' U! a& z( a
PB Shoei Maru% I9 f/ _' Q7 ^2 Y' M7 |
PB Kyo Maru #10! }5 B7 k2 Z, {. L3 N& w
PB Kyo Maru #80 F& v! K! K& ~' |% i
xAK Kuraido Maru1 d9 N5 V# x5 ?# B) m2 _, `: l1 O0 \6 S
CM Tsugaru
& q: U& j. S @. M* U DD Yanagi
9 G! }( }) { k& W/ x+ ~- Z8 sJapanese ground losses:' s I% C: [1 f: o& [$ E) Q
18 casualties reported$ k, m4 k* t# o1 v, H6 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 z. M! y( S: m+ n& `3 W9 P; k5 b$ I, I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 M3 O6 C3 b2 S5 d* X" G5 K$ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ L$ X u0 }6 W7 M8 l
Allied ground losses:& J% f4 J0 ^* N! c3 i
62 casualties reported
: }& @6 |- n/ {2 F0 g& ?" n Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! {5 |' T4 N( @/ W) j. u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
6 o' _- N) D& v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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% U' p: W7 [4 C+ @Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards - B' v6 W- u* e& J1 n/ l0 H
Japanese Ships
' M6 {: J; E6 j& }# q8 a2 p. s BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
+ y4 M' |" m v/ `, t0 \ CL Kashima( M8 e u, u, `+ H6 E7 d
CM Tsugaru8 I& } ^) g2 R
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 h. `9 j* X3 s9 V* }" h
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 S( l5 X9 p6 C& b
DD Yanagi2 n. e: x! D6 \& ?
PB Kyo Maru #8% U \2 a. g( ?6 V/ a- M$ E
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire3 K5 `/ g$ Y5 V) D' C( R
PB Shoei Maru# J" Y5 r0 Q! C$ `
PB Shotoku Maru% F3 y; t0 w: d" L' o, x
PB Sonan Maru #58 h6 X/ O* t; g" K) _/ w
PB Sonan Maru #6
# w4 m' k: X$ @ PB Shuko Maru #54 A% x' p, R; q5 Z1 f9 m
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire+ A% \" X0 o5 H4 ^' I
xAK Matsue Maru: g8 G$ G" h2 i7 @4 D
xAK Venice Maru7 d; W- m1 ?& U, `" X8 z1 `8 T
xAK Kogyoku Maru
+ T8 D1 V" F1 e, `" Z' }/ |1 c xAK Nishimi Maru2 o9 D- Y3 K2 }# r
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire7 V5 I& R! F- S
xAK Cheribon Maru/ F1 m" u+ v4 B& s4 C) B
xAK Daifuku Maru. T8 ^/ g0 f/ e/ z& K/ x6 Q2 {5 S
xAK Kuraido Maru
t) q( v& }( V- `. sAllied Ships# @/ ~3 U) i( q, P
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage5 P% [8 S2 F; G Y# V. X& T. |
CL Achilles
9 e. e+ f) ]2 t5 l$ {% v CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires* G: ?6 Z% Q% f; K: C7 A
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1 [0 I' ~; u$ |0 H9 B( L; o
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 $ x) k. i9 U0 F6 F1 _
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms" f3 [4 X7 N* O
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards/ c8 r+ s8 ? Z
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
. r$ l: W% H& [) h5 fRange closes to 15,000 yards...
9 c8 A0 |2 Q B" aRange closes to 12,000 yards...7 u: j; V. C% A% _# V a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# T/ s; {+ ?) G7 E
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
/ ~# a5 o- L. F1 j3 u" M2 nRange closes to 8,000 yards.../ Q* r+ }$ y. _8 e! J
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. X- O E; j3 }% o9 {# B' y8 [4 C1 xRange closes to 6,000 yards...
7 a/ W' y' N: c0 w: rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards! Y5 t Y; B" m" j/ Z
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 : V' h4 i2 B% L) q* z4 M. B6 U
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
) P. W9 S6 l7 C6 f# ? x0 P. GCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
% F2 x/ G5 v2 [0 q1 _# hCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
& M+ ?; |' V) G+ x, y; ODD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
o+ ]( [: ~6 G1 a5 CCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
% f! F( z: Y% x8 ~ g; k8 {Range closes to 5,000 yards, e. g) O) r/ Q( |: }
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards- u1 t+ J9 \3 I* j. Z% m
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
+ u6 K+ p, n# T% F0 gBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
2 M# Z. o9 F( N) g. xDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards ?9 |! D! U1 D0 @4 r: Q& M
Range increases to 6,000 yards, G4 T9 o( t, `8 \1 C7 h5 i
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards" S- C2 v- v1 K& \0 x
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
* j6 Z; V6 d2 t, k B7 qCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
2 ?1 z3 v% U) ~* pCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
5 R' M/ ~4 c" `DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
* K5 s6 o, Z; K0 XCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards+ J, `3 ~1 @, T2 ]/ w
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
3 ~6 W; v# n7 G! v+ ^- ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
6 m# u3 g6 E# Y4 Z5 \* \DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
/ l7 ~: q8 m" @# A: YCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards, ~# E" L0 K/ w6 Z
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
8 h0 n) |# N% c- ?8 p" ~) N4 P1 ^* RWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage1 E7 \* ?8 x& _) x4 a
Range increases to 8,000 yards3 y; m+ D9 i$ N, g, m. j# g
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
; r& m7 d; ]* c* L6 `* s) ACL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards z8 G0 r4 y7 d9 E
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
* L6 d) w( {! g: KDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
$ U" E) L+ p& X) JDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
- E3 S+ [+ K" r$ L6 S. G/ NDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards/ }, V$ m7 A1 s& r x( F
Range increases to 15,000 yards- }/ ]9 R& k* g- y
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat: D4 W" I4 V" _* L4 m) U9 r6 k0 d
- escorted by DD Tsuga
, E- G! R/ j5 bBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
: { ]5 e( J5 c& z3 {BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards0 }+ s# T) J8 a! m& x) Y. |
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
0 H# _( ]0 ^+ u" X. LBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards5 y! O8 q5 R5 B# V
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
& u e {/ n% ?0 M. I6 ]& j1 OTask forces break off...1 H' l% p2 [* B1 A! s3 h' P4 y j
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) @8 s2 _( L! d, ?Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: n- n) Y- @+ U, H% n h" k% h1 WWeather in hex: Overcast
6 A9 Q# f9 o% \2 a# pRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. T3 y% u- b+ }
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
8 f U: Q! ^3 D4 s! s, d$ {Japanese aircraft' L1 p' m9 Z6 q& E1 N# q
G3M2 Nell x 273 t; _' o+ H$ Z- M2 [
G4M1 Betty x 31 - B& `3 _. r4 b/ R) G, p
Allied aircraft/ L! @/ m( g: ]9 A+ k) q. Q, Y( C
no flights 2 H; e5 ]( b# ^' y3 ^$ r' k
Japanese aircraft losses
3 Y! V" C: _) C3 A( H, t5 q+ z' I- K G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
2 p( r, A) y/ c' y G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged8 O$ x# _6 t3 U/ p
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak $ @9 \# K% a6 Q* L1 Y2 J
Allied aircraft losses; M! i" p% a8 h V: J
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
; w- ?6 H1 v0 q& ` O-47A: 2 damaged: `* Z8 x! Q6 l
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
" L ]( r4 T# d- ]' Z* n _ PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
7 @- E4 z9 q& u2 q1 B8 m4 h% w) fAllied ground losses:
9 T' \6 K; W% K: @( \: E6 p 4 casualties reported
+ ]8 p+ e& v8 t3 [; ?& J( ^& R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 n+ ^; r4 y& Q& J2 X! q, R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- p8 q0 E, ]1 y! g8 Z1 w S2 {; P9 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! B) u/ V; r, B5 Z- r
Airbase hits 18! S% n, q, x& J) S' E2 J
Runway hits 41/ Y/ Q' j! U/ U! t# [
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( c7 m2 L) w) \5 n" R
Weather in hex: Overcast
' g. x2 N, i O2 dRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 I# b7 }6 S+ M: ^, ^
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes - l# q k2 @, l, b5 j, k
Japanese aircraft
4 Z1 M% }% }) s/ I# h" a, }# M G4M1 Betty x 18 5 A) d. o1 f* c8 b6 d
Allied aircraft& _0 I2 ?$ D6 _6 Y- c: O4 X
no flights 0 ~! A) Q2 y1 S6 J8 I/ g4 t
Japanese aircraft losses
) d/ R# i; A: L1 C. u0 r. t9 E G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
! F+ f0 x" P7 ]+ j$ m8 pAllied aircraft losses
1 Z# `4 z) E+ B/ R' k; g- d& L# X1 j0 y PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
) w. ~* [$ y% k5 ]Airbase hits 7; E W( ?1 |5 C0 `, O
Airbase supply hits 2
. Z2 E* W. g$ ORunway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " t) n$ |# \9 f) W' h. i
Weather in hex: Overcast
: u/ `( C& l; a g7 fRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- Y, b& y+ q7 M! x% N: E5 j9 M
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
4 [ y, V% s& |Japanese aircraft5 f7 p5 O6 _4 K' A) h e! N1 V
G4M1 Betty x 13
( H/ s T; v9 M* h/ N7 ?% s2 t7 P0 cAllied aircraft
C1 _$ A D) P; c5 l7 z! k& o no flights
4 R! P5 n ^' h: BJapanese aircraft losses
9 n4 s' l6 _' C2 W0 ~* o- e% F G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged & T' U- r7 ~0 B+ j5 \* ^+ b8 k
Allied aircraft losses, s. Q5 c; K3 X$ Z# W# c
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground. k$ N' `$ y7 R5 M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground " K" X* {% V: e. C( w8 Y
Allied ground losses:8 p& \. t- n# q4 M: I
5 casualties reported- y! O7 G) }0 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 O3 j) \* E9 [7 e8 v8 L* q8 a |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; j' S- E! j) I# }2 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! u4 C5 L4 V5 ~- `Airbase hits 1 X! T2 S4 t' a" @( K0 j
Runway hits 107 f1 G6 J/ N! _/ \5 W% P
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ' Z1 D3 {, o7 U& D
Weather in hex: Overcast 6 w( @( P+ A- b z s8 V; {% `. n3 I8 W
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 R5 K* v: t! T0 k0 o( D- i
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
4 |& `- c+ _3 w G% v5 ?, y, sJapanese aircraft8 L9 C# g/ Z r& T" s. t. U
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
! `' D" ~1 Z" J" v9 e: a Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
* Z1 }7 e- e# KAllied aircraft8 X. [; d$ E7 F
no flights
$ T$ }, {: v: {4 zJapanese aircraft losses3 q$ T; ^4 `6 E( H
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged# s) P$ S. \) F. p3 w; M
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 3 F% ^1 p0 l ~! u3 N; }7 ~ {
Allied aircraft losses: X L6 Y. Z3 F0 U$ c6 Q
O-47A: 1 damaged
$ j1 C2 k- O0 ~3 O0 o6 Y B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged1 e: D8 o( j$ E/ k$ V7 d
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
( ^5 W# {: r9 l |' c+ U( @8 T" X Beech 18-S: 1 damaged . U" a/ `/ T+ G* N( Q& J
Airbase hits 3$ N8 g- T& M" j. O$ r9 E, E
Runway hits 4% ~2 o- n2 @9 w6 J7 h4 f) Q* f
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/ \7 n( ^6 o7 [5 P. V- \Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian ) |3 o. D( S* t& a2 F1 D# r# _- D8 f
Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ c( M& R! W/ J) e! }: d, FRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. {4 b* J ]8 V. g0 ]7 M
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
' q, c! n* h# R, a6 ~1 _& FJapanese aircraft: }/ O) K, Y, s6 p( N3 h
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
" `" k# o2 W, N/ j! e& qAllied aircraft. w" h0 m; f$ r& l4 I8 [
I-15-III x 11
; U- J' ~) F7 n5 e7 Z( r+ ?# TJapanese aircraft losses# j6 y% X. x* Z3 k y, H( I
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
& L+ c, h$ Y7 ]6 ]" vNo Allied losses
4 b- H! S1 o1 p0 ?/ H; {& h# J, xAircraft Attacking:
1 ]% q1 c4 L+ d- s* p0 g 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
7 Z; I% Q8 N. n2 N% L) y: h# ^% h Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " A% @, W: x$ N
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' W: Q2 a0 d0 U' ^! |5 kRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) l$ j: h e5 R; z; X4 ~9 |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
8 i5 o" g/ D5 a- D7 p; bJapanese aircraft8 g0 \+ B8 R8 M1 m4 o
G4M1 Betty x 37
7 b l h! p5 b- JNo Japanese losses
9 N$ k( n9 C& `# [- }) wAirbase hits 8
) G" I) O8 }6 \6 X* L# @2 v/ VAirbase supply hits 6" N, K% A2 m6 }, X
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 : X, o+ m# J4 y
Weather in hex: Partial cloud / V3 G0 ^! Q6 _4 C0 A2 g
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) A6 {& J7 |, e+ }% KEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
3 m" v" T6 m0 W c8 _Japanese aircraft
& }. Z) e' Z$ F% W" a2 O1 A4 C) p A6M2 Zero x 44, F1 z8 G; H" ?) Y5 b! l
B5N2 Kate x 84& E z u% m/ k; C# K7 b) _
D3A1 Val x 71
- b7 L' l N0 t0 _& k# P P- _Japanese aircraft losses
! r9 K! Y# S- T9 ]: f+ V. u* W B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
) H* Z2 P3 A c) b7 I+ x D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
0 t( v1 ]- K9 a' K, S# l ]/ NAllied Ships2 `" h' v2 h# O' P. q. y+ G
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 15 Q# g6 ^& ?& X! o- Z
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ M$ `" z' t: T/ E DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
* v! t3 S7 T0 E/ u. t" n8 A; S4 W CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ~1 x* L' l& H+ C3 X CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 D# ?1 x& k- c
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8 p ~ a. l/ p; |6 H5 q3 j* zGround combat at Brunei (65,87) 2 d* x& d O+ z1 E# H! s# p' u
Japanese Shock attack $ m! p& X. v3 K5 u
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
: A' }7 O5 H8 Y# yDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
. i" [# C- ]2 K5 p9 k1 Y; `Japanese adjusted assault: 23 + n( Y5 n D8 F* P* p" [
Allied adjusted defense: 5 # I7 q- k& R5 N& _+ P( c# H" s
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) % M/ a) k; n4 V
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
9 }5 G" u# d$ ?$ F* M5 HCombat modifiers
4 L x- A' l+ \4 J. v6 DDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
" D1 S$ R; l( P# i; q2 l experience(-): D/ Y2 C! h6 f/ q: n' B
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
7 m5 \7 x# W4 ]0 R7 Y3 G3 M qJapanese ground losses:' o: Z5 e9 i9 }! a3 Y) d" |
18 casualties reported; D U& t* B9 D2 h9 Y; J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 \) e7 H8 a: |: x* O, P! h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 e+ G9 g w) t& \" H- M& G& h, A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 ?( k1 v3 m& J# |0 rAllied ground losses:
- i; N% X# d: Q- u* ? 105 casualties reported
, E9 ~! @' @- U& x9 V- M, h7 e+ K; Q0 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 b! I) E% }& l. m4 v, f2 N; i
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled5 o( O1 E( |. s8 i5 o T9 {
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled w% L! v4 F; k' N% X% r
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 s& w0 `7 g) M8 ^3 |( Q+ y& k Units retreated 1
" J9 L* I7 c0 Q$ PDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
; P/ P2 X1 W5 x) N/ X, l- S5 v" gAssaulting units:* d% n! K8 }; t9 [
16th Naval Guard Unit 2 v M! |9 H& a. r6 ?
Defending units:
@! ]$ o1 S- _ 107th RN Base Force ! H: b! N1 f7 e) F' A
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) 7 H4 O. Z% m8 Y" A
Allied Bombardment attack 2 n4 X, |' e: p4 C* X+ L+ j
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
$ w/ z4 |+ o9 x; T6 Q, MDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
- o& H! y& D* ^( I& ZJapanese ground losses:
0 J- U+ o. c; M2 _; E4 \! L7 P 4 casualties reported
3 h3 J+ |+ Q4 P% G U) C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& p3 O' t$ Y, ~0 T% r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 q& Z9 u# c9 W5 D( f7 O% o: o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled : O2 ^% P* x2 f2 P
Assaulting units:
+ `( G1 C7 r8 ?8 C! t B Coy/NG Rifles 2 B$ \9 w" s0 S
Lark Battalion
2 ?% F2 c2 Y X7 _0 j Rabaul Det. Base Force
* H& Q) b' E$ I! w& U$ a) z. `" S! bDefending units:- E) ~: a0 _3 h$ l' z
144th Infantry Regiment; ]" G @. _' k# v5 U& A9 T
Maizuru 1st SNLF% h$ y' @, U+ e1 @! ~! g
2nd JNAF Coy
, e, F5 ]: u! q g, j 5th JNAF Coy |