AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
8 M `/ ?' O. i! c拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
' G0 @: g/ P* o. S6 R' |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。* u. y; w3 y6 @# b: X" 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5 ?2 ^) Q! Y& C% _- L) k
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,
( ]) W6 ]0 _2 y+ `6 ~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,
. c* P/ h( m t; k, A, M: skb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。
* m( M# E4 D, q+ 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。
5 X) p" S5 K( h$ y1 j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。) ]& [; Y5 K4 f2 g3 T
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
3 z1 J% K) `, k% V9 }" ?Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force # q; ^; n2 v: f/ q, i
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. $ l, Z, A& w3 A0 H' w2 I6 }8 X
Japanese Ships+ [% D9 k; S7 N: A% b
BB Yamashiro. B5 F# h9 S% h" o8 U! c# u
CL Kashima
) \. q2 m% q( D5 S) v$ S DD Tsuga7 M. y9 |& T. m- \% I0 c( p0 y! F- J
DD Kuri$ w2 j! W7 e7 g' G0 F7 ]! ^+ |
PB Shuko Maru #5
8 L3 z6 p# p9 J PB Sonan Maru #66 q9 z& ^+ x. R% {
PB Sonan Maru #5
7 ?7 g" U0 q+ _: `: o/ V s8 i PB Shotoku Maru; V+ y( q5 O' D5 K- D
PB Shoei Maru! a/ b6 J( T3 R3 v! `. V+ f
PB Kyo Maru #10
* f$ ~& A* L* c7 j+ v7 |+ z PB Kyo Maru #8
- o8 ^) ]* y7 l0 B xAK Kuraido Maru- F& H7 I- S9 _- j1 _- ^* g; a
CM Tsugaru
5 ]- F) q- {# P( V: N/ y DD Yanagi ) k B* N! f9 x. i
Japanese ground losses:$ s' q2 ]" T- z7 D
18 casualties reported
! \6 T1 d1 t& N# O# h* n7 n& J Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) ~% s" @3 p7 N4 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! R3 v9 i0 c! _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 W; P; L- ^ A0 n
Allied ground losses:: U, `, `, i U' c
62 casualties reported
4 [, \# S; Y# x% N3 q) A Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( A6 T9 Y0 ~5 H8 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
4 E. P- V' L* s& F+ P/ ~5 B4 ^8 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled : I) [# w M0 q2 Z0 y6 P; @, j
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' d9 B9 Y( q/ t$ ?0 TDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards ; L A1 X5 A E$ E
Japanese Ships3 n* B$ Z5 x& u- z- e
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire) p5 z. p- X* D( m1 W
CL Kashima
- J# I/ s( r' l4 A+ M4 W CM Tsugaru
& Y: n% I7 E3 Q& q DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 X+ K$ Q0 ^" B% R# D DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 C9 C$ L' N/ J* V' `
DD Yanagi
6 Z# J6 b' R" U7 `; z PB Kyo Maru #8
& S- Y6 M% r/ X& z5 b PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire! s' D+ q, F" I. i' T) H
PB Shoei Maru3 ~7 T5 t; ^5 g; x i
PB Shotoku Maru
' D. Y- P9 m6 C3 d PB Sonan Maru #5
: L5 E2 J& o5 \. h7 s PB Sonan Maru #6
( T1 Z3 c0 }6 A! T$ Q6 l7 [ PB Shuko Maru #5 a/ s. b* r& D: K
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire/ U G+ z$ U7 S! g. u2 I1 X; J
xAK Matsue Maru! w$ i b p$ v* C. q( ^
xAK Venice Maru
4 h; U l/ E9 |5 T4 Y xAK Kogyoku Maru
$ d0 ]( p2 a& ^$ v! Q xAK Nishimi Maru
; r# E& T& r/ b- S! i* B xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, x- C; y8 [. W& t$ d( ^) l- d
xAK Cheribon Maru& F& z. F( r2 ?* J$ C0 b V# f
xAK Daifuku Maru2 G8 ^, q. x7 q; Y) a( s( w# u) \
xAK Kuraido Maru
1 N L, u7 X! k5 v+ l: b- ~& OAllied Ships
v. l& c8 n& c9 L" ?1 E CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage! l3 O9 |: w" u. U3 B7 f
CL Achilles- H4 S4 v; \1 v; d* Y, n8 J
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires( S) h/ s% J1 k
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 19 j- w$ P1 w4 h) \/ b- l: L
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
7 ^2 ?! b9 Z& v, _& N$ GLow visibility due to Thunderstorms0 `8 L! @( o' X) _2 c
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
g2 T F( w, S# v1 J. T3 ARange closes to 18,000 yards...
' F) ?9 q& h9 L7 M9 qRange closes to 15,000 yards...% c6 t3 M" x. M4 V/ d1 K1 N% |; r1 f( J, v
Range closes to 12,000 yards...4 }7 l; S$ A; D7 P( \8 z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 j4 y1 y+ M A% v C5 u
Range closes to 9,000 yards...( N5 B- G5 T$ n; X4 l$ R# r
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
8 V6 z5 M6 A/ uRange closes to 7,000 yards...# g: g8 w" w- R
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
# d0 c4 M5 H; |, R) iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards2 I) n7 J7 i" F) @% f
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ) g, b O7 n4 S5 t2 t7 V( E
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards' T' ~0 Q) Q9 E6 G2 F
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
3 E. P- D D7 A& r, U) G, SCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
! ~8 U0 @1 a/ b+ |DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards) X+ `' B; z8 l& ^" [
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
1 M3 l; D8 ~0 O& R, uRange closes to 5,000 yards
2 k0 Z s, T$ X* J2 u$ QBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards$ v+ J p6 W2 _! W0 Q' z, |
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
4 c# G, o$ w( M8 X5 HBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards/ e( E0 I3 p) K" [& a1 h
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
5 q0 w6 J$ l# P! QRange increases to 6,000 yards1 ~8 G: [5 A& W2 X# ^( J. F
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards% n8 ~5 D: D. @/ W. Y! Z( q H
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards" [8 t/ ~9 g: G
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards& J, a1 R0 z5 s% Y) B. m; y
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards2 Q( l* Q+ |: x1 y% Q% y
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
, Y6 G8 Y4 H8 }- V5 u7 ~CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
' m5 W0 H; C% l2 L6 V9 \, Z- qBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
' W3 n1 W! J1 o0 ~% u- `BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards' |* n) d& Q) u$ U6 V; S
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
* Y& E5 J7 t# Y- |6 o7 @* c KCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards- Y& r* a0 n _' h7 d
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
) _7 N4 e, j9 S7 ]Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
# b8 `3 m( I. G. x0 tRange increases to 8,000 yards
) Z# f! d* T* c, q! W7 u0 S' @7 WBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards3 T6 I2 [9 I* S/ A! J! V' R
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
; y' K4 \$ J1 P6 M5 Q, q6 G" uDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
6 x( D3 \3 L/ D- B! ]. mDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards( m& ? h7 X A& J4 u w
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
( V- m' N/ d cDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards: `0 l/ V8 a& f, z( U4 P
Range increases to 15,000 yards
! M0 N( c% B. f, P- u7 h \( r0 @CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat* A6 c% U# K: t
- escorted by DD Tsuga3 R5 ]( z* A) \3 p, d1 d, _
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
8 @( d8 z' ~% w, TBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
8 I6 V. k- B; z2 Z* UBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards$ Z3 J- F( D, @' M
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards; G) s$ ^, s t4 D4 s
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
- G1 ^- o7 _! u. _' U Q- j3 L+ KTask forces break off...% K- U {% q. G& x# T+ x
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 - e1 D U- L# D5 C
Weather in hex: Overcast . n: y' h9 O5 E& t) O: c
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, z4 F; W. y$ E' LEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
$ j# D! N: @/ n. a- KJapanese aircraft5 S# U7 c" M7 Y" h9 q+ I
G3M2 Nell x 27! k0 R' e+ }, `& x2 E
G4M1 Betty x 31 8 X: _7 h; |6 B2 {8 O( ~/ e* ~1 n
Allied aircraft& A$ B: J, S) {; Y" k; D j) d
no flights . t2 H/ ~& ]/ N3 T [* s M) D3 e
Japanese aircraft losses
! l5 _0 q% l0 O7 e; p# N2 d5 Z' f G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged) _. h7 h; E+ E, H4 M7 b6 Y
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged7 v1 I0 |# |4 ^8 q' M$ H
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
, U- s2 P* Q, S, b: gAllied aircraft losses w% D' j+ [3 t
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged0 T" }& _6 I5 v" n O
O-47A: 2 damaged
! A- F3 f+ ^/ t- ]: M P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged2 Y0 h) y( c. d2 W
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 2 _5 V% P9 E9 b: _
Allied ground losses:
$ h2 ]. A, C) j# `6 P: D& R& D 4 casualties reported; g. i' H# U2 G) ?) w( E! L+ i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 S9 d2 Y: A5 U- X8 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( Q4 p1 ^$ O8 w. r2 \2 G, `; | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 \7 a9 e8 @/ v0 VAirbase hits 18
3 g3 }0 c2 l" v' _# A! V% ^0 lRunway hits 41) a/ f1 p+ I( A
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6 {! s% G9 z, s( t& ZMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 $ o( _3 e; Z6 F
Weather in hex: Overcast
0 I$ o" t/ F% E/ e# ]Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* z! ~6 c+ i2 Z! X, @% @Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
9 R2 X9 o }3 z# bJapanese aircraft
1 m* K K0 `; e( Y6 w$ Z4 M G4M1 Betty x 18
/ U. b! h& r3 u! d4 V: t G- D9 p3 RAllied aircraft
2 _7 M j. [: L6 ] no flights ) c W7 x2 Q. ~9 r' x" v4 [
Japanese aircraft losses; X" `) f! M1 _7 W: s
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
( n) C+ O3 T2 y/ d0 s6 }Allied aircraft losses: S8 o9 U! }4 L$ C5 A6 b
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
* t! `; p% h3 t3 u9 q. t, G2 GAirbase hits 7
5 M! H! q ]4 y* q5 X M4 \1 I# gAirbase supply hits 22 t3 t9 F3 Z, f0 M0 q% b3 S
Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 9 A7 \/ H! ]- ^7 Q3 i
Weather in hex: Overcast 3 I. v9 v" i8 S. ?" a4 h* M8 M
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) t n( O9 W+ J& B) e
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes " r# I: w" U) R1 F( }
Japanese aircraft
- Z7 v& Y3 G! {' R; I G4M1 Betty x 13 6 e% P, i/ i) q* C9 f: L! R$ ]) }
Allied aircraft- d6 x; b2 n/ c( ^; j: ]) Z
no flights L) x! d$ b( h' d, ~, z$ H+ } f
Japanese aircraft losses
( s3 }4 I$ H& ?; D% M" X' t" N G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 3 X0 G) f6 [$ |+ i$ r& |! Z
Allied aircraft losses
! z. g2 M f: w1 c+ {7 B PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground7 E+ t5 @; }8 W- i/ f
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
3 ]. g9 x4 U, w2 FAllied ground losses:$ P% P: z1 S0 G; Z" ~
5 casualties reported
6 j( S0 F1 E6 Q! u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) @( u7 G' B0 O' Y* P D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: o7 i! `+ p2 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! L" \8 E' W, L( D! @1 E
Airbase hits 1
: j9 Q# j. U3 r: JRunway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
* ]8 T3 V, [ V! {! zWeather in hex: Overcast
# n& v5 {5 Q8 \: @$ [) @! O5 yRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ p$ Q8 Y6 y7 I
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes & b( M2 }) {6 C: B
Japanese aircraft
1 ]; ^( Y+ m. f' {( f Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
2 j5 a5 I C7 ]: H8 y9 ^ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 2 f5 R/ Y& h# W+ u1 o0 r1 V8 U/ o( n
Allied aircraft
: W# t t. ^! q no flights 7 |( X* r- ?) M1 D- I
Japanese aircraft losses2 y/ ` F4 a! Y& N2 L4 I
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged7 D) x* ^" W! T3 V$ v- ?
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 6 H1 a5 t: i9 m1 l( r7 O# z
Allied aircraft losses7 F/ @$ Q: ~% V V% h
O-47A: 1 damaged
( g [5 k( b) {7 E: ~2 h7 @7 C B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
6 S/ b# a. I$ p4 p3 y* E$ u* U7 Z P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
9 E4 `% ?" U( _& F Beech 18-S: 1 damaged $ Z6 U; ?# ^9 D+ `8 s8 {
Airbase hits 3
1 ~1 h8 N; a/ S e$ b# kRunway hits 4; G- |9 M( L* A; `; j% H
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6 U6 z' ?: L4 m; w8 qMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
( n& i( }9 C: e7 q. C' h2 aWeather in hex: Light cloud ( G& u* v$ u" A1 Y [* v( I
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! ~- ~# l+ r5 U+ pEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
: i( X2 d* D, V7 f. fJapanese aircraft" Y/ }+ x! C/ R+ x. }) t% ]
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
' {6 U! B' ^, C( ]$ w/ WAllied aircraft+ J% ^1 n S, B: {! E
I-15-III x 11 / h- L2 h0 V% u7 x5 ^
Japanese aircraft losses
8 O H% K- K3 ~. O5 v Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
) w/ q* I j; }9 a3 PNo Allied losses
; _" n8 P7 |" eAircraft Attacking:) j: S" F2 y7 k/ O+ \
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * + R: p( ?( B& |$ z& |
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ) r( P; |8 l, F$ ^: h
Weather in hex: Light cloud 0 i/ `. k5 l) e# k6 N7 n
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ o1 r# R9 B) Q% C) A$ ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
' _: G- w, E& PJapanese aircraft
: r* R* i5 P8 f/ C! Y2 U G4M1 Betty x 37 0 R8 ?; X- t; x0 s _2 ~+ B
No Japanese losses ! s* O- N Q2 X% J9 ?
Airbase hits 8
) [- _& ~) @% p/ \+ PAirbase supply hits 67 \% X# D2 I6 l3 ]7 f1 V; ~3 v. W( w) v
Runway hits 344 g6 B6 {5 H% B
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, X! J' n8 H- F( m) OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 + b% \1 h, J3 Q
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
8 E$ X9 ?7 T7 i- JRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 a: [) L K: e* H3 t) T+ ?
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes 5 {1 G ?- W9 r0 f- Q
Japanese aircraft
0 H2 v6 c7 _, b; W& X& N A6M2 Zero x 449 b( G: n+ b' k
B5N2 Kate x 84
! Q- j) i5 D n% Y7 r4 j0 t0 n D3A1 Val x 71
# Q, P: B. U8 n h pJapanese aircraft losses/ ~$ `' M6 K+ t* E" @5 m& i) F
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
) r4 y2 y3 A8 C3 H4 a* A D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
$ w; h* p7 s- ?# tAllied Ships
( K+ c- `+ N# O# K8 @* [3 J CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
! L( L* z- x) u$ e4 }7 r CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% Y% k6 j! ~2 L) s5 j6 }) k" d
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
8 q \1 l" n9 ?3 [7 T8 A+ R5 i) m( u CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 |$ s# r, T" s, v8 f ` F CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ f6 Y E( V* t: R, ` U
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
. z" c/ H, P) zJapanese Shock attack & m5 z8 I2 z C$ b
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
& _) s2 u* C1 f) xDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 2 u0 G' {) n9 @: l( h
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
. n/ p9 Q+ E7 n2 l3 X6 A7 `Allied adjusted defense: 5
$ b$ ^+ c+ f' s5 Y5 x. Y& d8 ZJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 0 O9 I0 B+ x6 ~
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
8 U) c% B$ T1 S- C: I- ~Combat modifiers
* H+ D& ~$ J i1 h D. LDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
% Q' q ~" K- s& _- v' n! N experience(-), }) c) E' H( h, S4 @( O, \+ ?3 s
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) % [- Z4 Q% g4 d% F9 y* H A
Japanese ground losses: I5 r% z/ L& O8 b' J) [* R
18 casualties reported
^$ Y L7 m2 ~0 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
O' C5 F2 x; I0 w4 `- n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& A7 w) o2 P9 P# ]0 j' |+ N9 X. g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
C& y |# B# t: r- I: I0 u9 }Allied ground losses:& x# \# z- @& r& v( b6 h
105 casualties reported8 _# k& w L2 R' m5 z4 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 p# g Z6 u: d" |5 v b Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 \* p/ }+ z/ c- \! P: C Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled: m0 V) i+ |! |- Z" ~
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! w- ^! d3 z$ t6 }3 [5 L+ J; a Units retreated 1 , V1 p, G( A! S
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
2 _' q, W2 Q* ]Assaulting units:- L* l/ [, d5 e- q+ Y0 {9 y' n
16th Naval Guard Unit ! Q/ ]$ P' H- H/ h! _1 x
Defending units:8 G. q, j% b( C: b( l- y \# g( e
107th RN Base Force + ]$ U& Z4 f9 U& V/ Y/ L" q
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. q3 Y* [7 P. o" xGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) 6 i1 K/ y" d# l8 f! U, J
Allied Bombardment attack 3 t/ u3 o0 N" V$ E0 Z" e) l
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
7 v. f; r6 J# Q, K; G# g1 _Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
; |$ S j+ ~/ ~ [. rJapanese ground losses:6 \8 ~7 r. k1 S
4 casualties reported
* @+ F u; k8 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 H, P# k- |& W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- W4 C$ }2 ~, s6 b% K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ! K8 Q8 V7 R* }4 M: K; Y, C+ y
Assaulting units:3 ^, F* x5 O: C2 @
B Coy/NG Rifles
" m# B! W8 I- I6 j/ o+ N1 ^. ] Lark Battalion+ f( Q. O- r5 p( V# m7 E# [7 f3 g
Rabaul Det. Base Force
6 \ V% |9 E4 Z6 @7 bDefending units:
5 z5 N; p& H1 j$ C. C 144th Infantry Regiment* s5 l% v, I5 s2 y8 ]" d2 ? K& t
Maizuru 1st SNLF: x% o: ]" S+ b" g z2 ?; y
2nd JNAF Coy
! ~# ] y e- q% P5 k 5th JNAF Coy |