AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
7 V9 z; k' n K D* X- f4 Q: N6 X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 A: c, v% D9 h9 N; ]. S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。/ S7 R' D* A" Q/ N& 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
8 o |; L. o9 j" S7 U' X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,
7 L; s) R! [' k2 N) f' 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,: a6 M; }5 r5 O! v F+ B1 Y/ B
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。
" v3 l7 w4 m' j/ | W' @4 y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。
; a/ z/ `- q4 |6 ~, R; b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。7 A( u: C# }$ N ^& N: h* B! ?
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
1 v( T) ]% p/ ]% [ p$ I6 GDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 I5 g0 T$ p0 y2 c2 F, A
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 0 p( F0 @4 e9 b
Japanese Ships3 L" e" G& p! W( G9 a. J j
BB Yamashiro
# g% c. S f9 G) d% Y CL Kashima
$ g" H8 u9 b% C9 M* g9 } DD Tsuga3 x$ {& e, z/ z. Q8 ~- k
DD Kuri
" k1 v% ]) N; L4 y PB Shuko Maru #5
% O' B$ V" a/ @+ R9 r PB Sonan Maru #6% n; B6 O7 }. X/ W1 ]
PB Sonan Maru #5
: o3 ]# T' T1 u i8 \ PB Shotoku Maru
7 t9 Q! g4 W+ w7 `$ B PB Shoei Maru n& ~7 S5 z. G: e* z/ ]7 M
PB Kyo Maru #103 j5 Y5 B; u |) [0 s6 }
PB Kyo Maru #8
4 \+ a+ }/ Y" s. x9 Y+ Q9 X1 { xAK Kuraido Maru
+ n& o3 g3 \# D9 { CM Tsugaru4 z% X1 o2 ]: I d' b: V
DD Yanagi
* N* T- ? G6 n3 L- K/ C) Q4 eJapanese ground losses:, E2 b2 n/ c( A
18 casualties reported! a# h5 v6 c2 L; I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ E% a5 Q7 n6 ?7 e% U @3 L7 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled w- c/ w7 p; l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 E. s# @: u. D! p7 {
Allied ground losses: ~: {# }3 x: Z8 V5 t" k
62 casualties reported
: R5 l# C/ X5 Z) ^" V Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 Q7 G* S. l$ [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
. k* i" M5 f" H4 Q- t, \1 i# T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 H% @5 w* U1 t" k- l5 c---------------------------------------------1 L) ^1 C3 [ P) ~
Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
- N5 t1 c; R' ]7 ?+ Y# tJapanese Ships
3 W& G; k& L. \+ _8 P2 ^ BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
4 e% X, S+ \9 {+ m/ p+ p CL Kashima: _0 \) s, w& L% [( G0 e# p
CM Tsugaru
9 s) i( }& q! Q( ^2 J" }# K DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 R# r# A2 D1 L5 ?9 r; T/ c DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% W1 {0 {4 V J/ Y8 A3 T
DD Yanagi
8 V. u" U5 J- \8 Y PB Kyo Maru #8' `) \$ B) t7 Z' C T4 _4 V
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ u" L0 |2 o2 {( |- g9 w PB Shoei Maru- n: T1 P3 n( n8 B
PB Shotoku Maru
8 g! @) e0 f. U PB Sonan Maru #5% Z) M z" \1 ]
PB Sonan Maru #6( e) p" T/ e o6 J) C; L
PB Shuko Maru #5
0 K5 y) i+ X0 N% ~4 F xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 D" g8 L; r( d* i$ \' t0 Q xAK Matsue Maru
- W5 a8 _* P1 O/ S6 e xAK Venice Maru
' T' d8 l) g9 x1 g- f3 ~: x7 M xAK Kogyoku Maru
: |8 q3 K; `" a5 K V" [ xAK Nishimi Maru0 z8 t; l% g- W, u
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 ~- P7 J2 ~- f I( L xAK Cheribon Maru
9 `4 t- A7 a7 J! n9 ]5 I, ^ xAK Daifuku Maru1 }9 F4 O$ P. o y3 g4 h
xAK Kuraido Maru ! s) v6 g2 c; I6 X! q
Allied Ships
( j4 m% Q, z8 {9 E4 ~1 _" f CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage5 Y9 U5 u1 U! V* [
CL Achilles# H# L9 f" y- o2 G$ t+ d1 t
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires/ y( p0 A% w6 w8 A$ d; _1 {
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
: j( u' n! c" q+ I8 h0 q5 ?/ V DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
7 n7 b1 {" ~4 ^) s7 nLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
0 B! D7 N: J8 R1 `% c H% m( sMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards8 F. V/ A: _; I% u a8 F, X
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
8 ^$ r0 ~+ ?( d; [+ I5 X% I5 kRange closes to 15,000 yards...
1 G( v& c+ k3 p$ H( QRange closes to 12,000 yards...) n3 p! W+ J. m4 D
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
8 C) M0 Y7 f6 y: X$ zRange closes to 9,000 yards.../ T, I9 M$ d9 D t+ q
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
2 v+ w! j, X0 o3 K/ fRange closes to 7,000 yards...) j. |. w: O: z: D$ E
Range closes to 6,000 yards...9 i5 s2 j9 K/ a1 v4 Y( T; {: k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
6 t. n. Z+ m% E5 K+ LxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 2 g ?5 C2 C# v6 u0 K/ R
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
0 d+ H& U- A" [7 k) Q/ k. x+ a& a7 {$ rCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
, B2 t; a" L, }/ BCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
w1 R- W8 O: s) xDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards& N$ g& [* z$ k$ S7 p8 a1 b6 A
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
+ u, A* w( F: w6 V% `Range closes to 5,000 yards, r ~! i' f( I* }0 \5 u Q4 w/ i
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards2 m1 }5 o& j( j/ {* Z- h7 E- f
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards! H% Z* m; B) D* n3 ~
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
9 Q+ k5 d* c6 L6 T* PDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards. j; }: Z, q# M' n
Range increases to 6,000 yards1 M; R) K P5 A, s) ^4 W7 _' ]/ o
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards# g( o3 o6 E. s1 q6 B' f; v
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
) Q' \ `2 ~9 ~' Z3 g8 A$ X+ ]CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
7 J2 L9 z3 E' @# F/ }CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards7 N4 ~$ j ?% @- h; @8 w+ ]
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards( ]9 Y4 q2 L2 j9 V7 p( z3 b' X
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards4 B% L, [7 i3 f
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards* l/ s* K; e/ x" Q- s$ x
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards5 k; R- @ e: e4 Q3 j# e0 s
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
- Z( z0 Y; p `$ Q; e1 a+ ICL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards' D! H& i# q' s1 u, P8 X( m7 r
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards j4 l+ L( C4 o' {! H" x
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
4 I/ U0 s/ p" g. LRange increases to 8,000 yards- A i$ a" J% b# y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards/ b; \; K/ U$ V* Q
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards* s+ Z% w2 ~( U4 Q
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards4 K; _' {& Q) n& ?1 u1 K
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
1 t. l* C! F! n! @9 [DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
" Z6 I U5 M5 cDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards: t. e" f0 l% v; C( `
Range increases to 15,000 yards
) r; ]3 l6 K* g. @ W2 `% kCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat, Y& a8 s- O4 ]
- escorted by DD Tsuga
& E; ? ?3 V% e; ^BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards5 u4 W/ T: m1 }9 w" h" p4 v
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards3 r' C! R5 d2 Q; f+ Z7 }8 F! _6 \
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
, p7 K8 u) r% sBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
" I" E, y7 l: l. K( P" iBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards) J" E. K6 a) j) o+ a& {( m1 N
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
3 ^; `+ S3 z- `' I! `4 v+ {Weather in hex: Overcast
, O3 A0 b2 y& t6 l& F8 {! H( zRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& Y/ S. y. o5 v. R4 M* o: F
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes + u' v$ C" Y; ~! \; }
Japanese aircraft, a' O0 v$ c. |% R+ L F' V7 G6 p
G3M2 Nell x 27
+ _# |6 p4 K Y( }6 x G4M1 Betty x 31 8 Z7 u& y$ ?9 F
Allied aircraft; M4 d; R# I1 [
no flights * I% J! h/ ^' i! Q9 y0 t) h
Japanese aircraft losses
) S- U5 |. b6 p: | G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
! {( t. g8 k* ~$ I& m) Z6 }, X G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged' i/ b8 K% |% d1 M7 t8 M7 A# ^
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
' s9 P* L) U& X3 D3 DAllied aircraft losses
6 z: _6 k M3 ~4 b B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
# o3 U5 s& e( u' k1 N, h" u" k O-47A: 2 damaged
( E+ Y7 T6 X' H# I1 V' W P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
8 s5 m: x0 o% f+ Z/ I0 T' B. R/ j PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 7 p: x/ b S3 z# ?1 O
Allied ground losses:
1 ^$ ]7 L- C1 x+ }* `1 e3 Z" l 4 casualties reported8 U5 r7 Z6 g. J2 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 g( h; u# y! L/ J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' e$ E/ [) c: w1 F4 z1 e0 k) y- I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 j# K5 B h/ a v: MAirbase hits 186 C \8 J8 ~$ P/ @) _) I3 `, J
Runway hits 41
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0 U N: m' X/ fMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ' j* c8 h6 [, u- E+ |, r$ F. c
Weather in hex: Overcast
# f) y% V& D3 KRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 Q, R* N2 n- I& B. i1 s! L
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
6 u: D1 j. o S% ZJapanese aircraft1 H- U' C. r- ]# X# N: B
G4M1 Betty x 18
' {1 P+ o3 g% j! z/ bAllied aircraft
5 v$ E$ }. j& J5 H no flights
( Q j1 J: K+ \# k1 ], I& I1 FJapanese aircraft losses: u9 z8 i6 `8 G, G) f; ~8 D
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
, s+ w. b: y* R. g/ w9 qAllied aircraft losses
* p: k; y- n/ A9 \4 O4 I PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged + i9 L# d: Z& Z/ Q; e
Airbase hits 7
/ r2 F8 {! [ ~" Q) Z/ sAirbase supply hits 2
6 H d2 W, u( p0 O( JRunway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
a$ B- ~2 G2 [" n2 A3 ^/ u, kWeather in hex: Overcast
4 e; @- { J/ `7 u3 yRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- J2 N' h4 W- p4 i9 ?8 N- `% WEstimated time to target is 11 minutes * P0 x% N$ e( ~" o9 S G0 O
Japanese aircraft! `. L; {3 x& j1 p: b) j( Y
G4M1 Betty x 13
0 W( A4 C. ]( fAllied aircraft
5 y* ^+ F |. R# U0 s no flights . e- k% b# N/ ?
Japanese aircraft losses' p4 v/ \2 o6 {( I
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged $ p; d4 D I" }4 `9 N5 k
Allied aircraft losses# ^8 r! ]1 v1 T( m
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground# q- d7 W, i; |9 q' B0 F3 z
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground & R1 [( n4 E: r
Allied ground losses:
( E$ Q9 M9 _6 S9 t+ K 5 casualties reported
" z* I( t- d" y! q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 W3 s5 {1 A8 n0 p" Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* Z8 w5 T, k: e2 W. D" Q* o' t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 b* b1 W/ N! b5 A& x6 e) ZAirbase hits 1$ i4 R8 y! z$ R$ W2 r
Runway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
$ c3 u1 s" e I0 m* p' x. g0 KWeather in hex: Overcast
9 B5 X4 t& G w5 G! { i6 F' @8 GRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ M1 [6 e( b' qEstimated time to target is 25 minutes + @4 l7 ?7 a, J3 l( p. S# _
Japanese aircraft
6 g/ d- i9 P! F7 K+ f3 h, @ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
. s2 ^6 y7 g, j" f) K/ S Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
! [& Y7 n4 p: J2 s& _1 @- s/ |Allied aircraft& s6 V" Z0 D: `" {5 V8 d6 r8 [. [
no flights
) X# |, H/ X! l; F) sJapanese aircraft losses
( t* o- Z, \* l3 j Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
; K& l/ o& `5 O, r" F/ @* b Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
0 b& H0 U. T- W) d4 i8 hAllied aircraft losses
3 |+ u3 e: L P O-47A: 1 damaged
/ I3 H/ z" Y) q B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged7 b& Y2 _( r4 W& F/ T. k- S. o
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged" m8 k+ p0 T$ d, s
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
2 F' A& @1 l; c- sAirbase hits 3
; r9 `8 i ~, u9 A/ [$ ~Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
s5 G6 r2 U! `3 C$ L) S& tWeather in hex: Light cloud ( x3 Z6 n- x+ H2 K( S& `$ Q9 H% R% s
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 c/ B( T5 V7 H, a, w( p" D
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes 0 B k0 O4 | ]" d5 m5 S: d9 \4 Z0 L
Japanese aircraft
7 ?- V1 L; K; b Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 . J- d1 g' z5 q1 K* J
Allied aircraft3 t0 R; x( O7 L1 H
I-15-III x 11 5 k2 {$ y6 [; w! s# X/ _
Japanese aircraft losses5 [1 N% O' |( x( S k- x- t) ^( x
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
5 z/ q, Q) H! k4 p" L2 k/ ONo Allied losses " x B. [/ H: p# W& f; S" G
Aircraft Attacking:# W* _5 p( S* C- m o) i! {
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * 1 n& M" ]& l& Z0 X" s! V
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb" i' T3 E4 M+ ` @6 P* G7 H
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " l8 K: h" n# u" a4 G. l# {( C
Weather in hex: Light cloud 1 `4 ~9 }" @, L* h# i1 [0 t
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ u/ a2 v+ S) L0 }( X6 X. zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ O4 [& x+ V' GJapanese aircraft
1 Z* S) W+ B- a* s/ J- U G4M1 Betty x 37 5 h1 r( Z6 Y- |; `
No Japanese losses
. |% m+ X: T7 ^8 O) y0 M' w- q- E: xAirbase hits 8- d& t5 s; c2 z0 D. G
Airbase supply hits 6
. n) R1 u- q" z5 j+ M; \Runway hits 34
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# l' O/ r ]6 b' v2 J) qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 2 W2 V3 q5 q4 G" x2 t y9 S
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
+ t, t, j# M7 B+ j3 X8 V( e8 C+ nRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* Q8 P" L, F/ G9 A% ?7 aEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
, P0 f. ~2 r* h! nJapanese aircraft
3 `0 n; l D" Y3 D% @; t# a5 B A6M2 Zero x 44
1 N# s' X8 N, W Z B5N2 Kate x 84
/ X$ ]( w- _" \( x/ B# q2 D D3A1 Val x 71 $ v- x0 A: {" Q2 f2 \$ C. k
Japanese aircraft losses
! G) s* g% p- s) s3 x B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged a0 }8 G# T) M7 `5 S+ I
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged " j3 M5 ~ V* I
Allied Ships
0 d9 A, m8 H( O CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
) V |, O! r& \( U g0 e3 } CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ n+ z4 w9 q# [; t DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
~" V! I/ N1 M3 S% B CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage' f' [- w) D7 P9 X' E
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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, k7 L0 L% E$ U, WGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
* h4 n4 G: x; |: `Japanese Shock attack
2 n% y2 l* S/ D. pAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
* t$ S: Z5 |% ?& O! @6 u% IDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 ; W* W5 J8 {5 d# n O+ K1 x/ Y# p
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 8 r* r( Y/ @8 ~+ _# F6 d- ]
Allied adjusted defense: 5
f. X+ i0 H7 o( x; [' OJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 7 x5 l! k2 i9 \. n
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
5 a: y- n9 i) ~) ?) mCombat modifiers
8 b R& v. @0 y1 c; {Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)# c& E% d1 }: A; K+ @3 o
experience(-)
/ E7 [0 B4 G. z$ \Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
& e3 i9 I& L* qJapanese ground losses:" a2 H2 q6 \# @2 R9 B' R
18 casualties reported
7 W& ~: f ]3 U" D1 T, w7 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 J5 a" G5 u' L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" c" ?1 J' b/ A: ]8 O5 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 k8 b" ]9 k; ~, j( n* J0 p
Allied ground losses:9 G9 h3 J. V- p5 q3 [. s
105 casualties reported3 E7 V3 D% g- U" ?3 ?# C' W0 O. Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 ~; s1 [% u v$ a7 |- ^ Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled5 M" m4 a5 R7 w) C+ W
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled1 p8 z- O! c4 ^. z# {& u6 ^1 n) q
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 f* _+ h1 y2 n Units retreated 1
0 j; w8 u( J& D+ L9 IDefeated Allied Units Retreating! D4 R! b) S; ]
Assaulting units:
I' y$ m" N* { 16th Naval Guard Unit 6 o* w" U+ `$ K0 b8 n1 |
Defending units:
! g$ b2 R1 l0 B/ \ 107th RN Base Force - i5 x8 l: a2 c( e4 b# K1 S
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) ) X- Z( G" o! R
Allied Bombardment attack
: ?' I5 p' d7 {. T! h# U* XAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
7 H, e) G$ G8 VDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 % b$ L6 w$ n) h4 M$ z' m6 C
Japanese ground losses:
" L$ c; w& C5 q) e; l4 n. z 4 casualties reported2 f) _, b, |! X2 [2 u. S; X* v/ v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) ~- S4 R5 x3 m* } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) E' O# c" ~5 `# Q! o& H- R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled |3 e" L& c3 B8 ~7 w5 d- ]
Assaulting units:
! O0 b- i4 h' _ B Coy/NG Rifles , |1 V+ i1 S: R+ {+ |3 m0 {
Lark Battalion) ~, e, Q0 |8 y5 T
Rabaul Det. Base Force
e; \7 T, u* @4 i! TDefending units:
d4 Q' a1 Z3 ]2 G! o 144th Infantry Regiment
& f- w6 q' d1 Q" J: q ?: [( { Maizuru 1st SNLF
7 Z* N) o b/ U6 L2 h 2nd JNAF Coy ! O( g% J M4 r/ B
5th JNAF Coy |