AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
2 M8 F& M, ?4 Q# J/ [5 S7 g拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
# ~7 M- a# q5 }- F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。! _' x+ }/ ~* E6 F' t3 i9 T
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
! {$ n' a3 T! R2 f3 F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,2 m- ^2 [" U) x1 M7 X' }2 z- ~
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 O9 e/ w, e+ y$ J' okb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。
; t/ w. {9 j& T* R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。; I2 m& `' C5 k- \" o) Y$ c
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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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 l/ u9 l9 ^! ^) e; Q$ w% [
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 4 t0 _1 x. c5 M
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
2 G+ I4 |: H* x8 }Japanese Ships
2 {% a; E1 n, P) B BB Yamashiro
& D- X$ X7 m, m CL Kashima
; N8 j& a1 Z' w* L DD Tsuga
9 g% }+ ]9 W' ~1 v5 F C DD Kuri9 o% ?) C8 e2 u. e; E, o6 F& G' O
PB Shuko Maru #5. v9 j% W# h( H; T( Q
PB Sonan Maru #6& Z i0 c/ I$ b3 O
PB Sonan Maru #5
" n7 E5 S8 G) y PB Shotoku Maru
6 ~' N3 R( F: A5 m4 e6 k" c7 L/ u PB Shoei Maru
. y1 _; D) v e+ V- V PB Kyo Maru #107 E* h2 m0 _% O( T
PB Kyo Maru #8
. e1 p1 e7 u5 k xAK Kuraido Maru; D! X9 r& f. {8 d7 y+ \% s; S
CM Tsugaru; w1 A8 l% a5 D* [
DD Yanagi , a2 S8 x) T( k7 Z' h
Japanese ground losses:/ c, [" ?" H4 d0 N! U* Q
18 casualties reported
3 p% B$ q0 [8 L- ] X1 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' R" g5 g" o! ]- ]7 k A9 x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ U& b# t+ F- p$ S! X/ k6 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : J/ L: m$ d7 b6 @& }. \1 u
Allied ground losses:: N( N$ N+ [& u* ]( I
62 casualties reported
% j4 v3 h) \% a! z1 x( b# L Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 g- {1 O* E( C0 h6 l) ?8 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
% U+ @" c( q; \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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& d( G1 B7 \0 p7 Q5 o6 s5 T, xDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards , @- t, W1 t @" `1 J( o3 |
Japanese Ships
% q8 I W& M. f7 I: F4 D; a, O7 p BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
" L9 U3 s8 P4 q CL Kashima
6 ]# p4 m4 f/ M2 n, G CM Tsugaru2 T, o. v- x3 ?7 _% ^% u. ~
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 X* D0 B) R$ x6 C8 J DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ P+ Q7 `% | A* k7 B DD Yanagi
; ]! W! {4 g- A# H PB Kyo Maru #8
$ q1 ~0 E: h% @: Y PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ v( e5 h2 t! g- e# w) W PB Shoei Maru
8 s/ v4 x8 w* ] PB Shotoku Maru
6 K8 ]4 x0 Y3 s$ [+ S5 g# l# | PB Sonan Maru #5( v6 ]- E2 m n z9 V" C/ B
PB Sonan Maru #6+ t% @: N- N7 M" w* S" S# {
PB Shuko Maru #57 e4 C# V0 A: k: `, F
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, i# W! e/ y" U* e5 K: H
xAK Matsue Maru
2 \& I% q0 z! C/ A xAK Venice Maru* U: P6 ]3 U4 Q
xAK Kogyoku Maru
1 k& t' k1 t# K$ [7 X+ O xAK Nishimi Maru
, g; u. h9 A) l& |; P( ]! g xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire1 w) ^) v/ J; }
xAK Cheribon Maru# I, p0 i7 u& p7 |( @2 Q4 |
xAK Daifuku Maru8 l" U8 s% [9 d0 J% l
xAK Kuraido Maru 5 L4 \) F0 b5 V
Allied Ships
4 I# ]% s" P4 p5 H1 k( D& O- ]. E CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage6 T0 e+ r) D" X
CL Achilles
& F, C9 O& q& _& L: f; u# \" Q CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires! c9 X& v( Y0 p1 t
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1- V9 k; O, ^) w
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 " U" A% Y1 t, v5 A" s: r+ }
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms" T, x0 m' c0 m
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
% B4 N2 G$ `# e0 T# U; J$ ?Range closes to 18,000 yards...
o% W& c- p7 A; S$ @9 fRange closes to 15,000 yards...# [5 I) X3 g9 Q' R( ]
Range closes to 12,000 yards...0 A0 N- E9 q/ t, z, ~' u$ j% T$ W
Range closes to 10,000 yards...0 u" ] y# i) B, s
Range closes to 9,000 yards...; k% O$ p7 y3 P" z) @5 F
Range closes to 8,000 yards...* ^0 a$ D% p- j
Range closes to 7,000 yards...0 k7 Z' q+ l1 `& d. F! p6 Y
Range closes to 6,000 yards...8 v& y# ]" k: c3 A, r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
1 }' A7 |9 e' s0 A+ ]9 ?+ z2 RxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ' i' w+ V4 X5 j# n' U8 p9 L9 D
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
: R K3 b' g: v- kCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
* l$ [# G0 ^" A; O( G# jCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
+ Z6 s, H, S3 E9 w& E% f+ }/ RDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards6 H9 X8 ^. R& [" r+ h$ m
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
' U/ a& l: j% A7 {, S8 qRange closes to 5,000 yards6 D( Q6 {/ u1 ~2 w
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards2 e+ d+ b h1 G+ Q* g3 |$ {
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards% {/ ?' ~) |" k1 o9 j g6 ` Q
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
. a- o# T# F+ V: p p0 aDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards) Y8 p: Z* _. w" v
Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 r4 ^6 Y0 v( N1 d9 c1 }- v+ H6 sBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
6 C7 P _$ }* b) ^+ B/ IDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
% ?: w/ v3 l4 L/ I: q4 @CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
/ r' ~" B+ d' hCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
' M! P$ ?/ c2 {! F! l: hDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards; n& M7 Z! [% f
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards I' N' ?, G/ B: Q: t5 E2 Q3 d* v' V8 \
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
9 J0 R4 @' w0 `9 XBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
+ b6 R( I2 ]5 `$ aDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards8 s7 f1 C/ b7 t" T6 s9 t
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards/ \5 J. i; _) G/ v, G( x
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards& H" n( L, Z3 v# D5 C
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage& w$ f$ c$ I, ?2 K5 E9 V( B
Range increases to 8,000 yards
. f9 O4 a8 k* G7 d0 w/ u$ DBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards0 l( y* Q% @* X3 I( ]
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
- \6 F: Z+ |& ZDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
( T! }0 [! e, c1 ]! ?+ `& PDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards/ g- W! w9 ^$ i$ G e1 |
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards, B" l! _5 v3 s9 x" R+ S2 C
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards. X3 W3 x5 d0 a( M" R5 V; Z
Range increases to 15,000 yards
7 u2 }( v% E3 I* H6 [CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
( X$ U: D/ f P- C& |- o- escorted by DD Tsuga- J: \# Z5 p4 f z( H7 @
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards9 z' p! \* L8 a
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards! i R/ v8 X" z& S9 g
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
6 Y$ Z7 [% C* w& `! PBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards( O' S: I0 h( U, w
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards! m, K6 r4 i J+ ?. M, l4 ]1 Y
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
; p; E, A4 u- B; Y3 @6 JWeather in hex: Overcast
" H0 N* ?5 Z! CRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ v0 G7 j( O6 P1 e
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes 1 S2 l9 r3 w8 ]) e' z7 C. O) d# o
Japanese aircraft
) G& }. E6 N- c+ E G3M2 Nell x 27
- Z" J. l& Y, a- B, L G4M1 Betty x 31 3 }8 ]9 e6 ^/ T( P; ~/ G# P; |
Allied aircraft
' x. V; W" q1 f; P: ~. }' J no flights " p; B4 d+ j) Z' Y# y& I+ ]% C
Japanese aircraft losses# ~; }+ V/ \% o
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged9 y9 m; x: a9 K4 h; G' M1 P3 M
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged7 J- N! g0 N/ f: f& g
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak , A- L8 h# i8 O5 [+ _, x8 C
Allied aircraft losses
3 M$ v) C1 i: l6 a B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged/ V$ a% L; g' l4 s$ q
O-47A: 2 damaged
1 n& a" ^0 c2 L) e% ~) X" Z; b" w P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
4 ~ h8 O* c7 S5 M; `7 U3 n PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
( I2 A" h+ g$ ?; [) dAllied ground losses:
* K, }- V8 V5 h+ H/ ] 4 casualties reported
7 P6 A* g( o" e8 J9 x# M+ E# B5 _5 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 I/ c, K" l4 O- X" S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 J( e5 O; o5 d$ n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - Z' C. z w- Y0 x# T$ S5 d# h9 x8 D
Airbase hits 18
$ m% h: r4 D' F; g5 H* t- ERunway hits 417 l0 P2 u `6 ?- H1 c" y& S
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 $ j9 x" m% G6 ~: [( J( A. n: m- K
Weather in hex: Overcast
' k% Q* E0 V/ k4 t& jRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 N R- b( G7 JEstimated time to target is 19 minutes - N; ^4 Q! v7 f8 v( ^" P4 k! x
Japanese aircraft
+ x; x6 A5 ~/ X5 ~ q( K2 k G4M1 Betty x 18
3 K6 n- d r" Y2 o# J+ _: @ r+ dAllied aircraft: i% f9 g. G4 G) h. A0 L
no flights
2 I& _# @ C5 [* j* E1 t: `Japanese aircraft losses
- N! m. E$ u2 d4 N( U' L G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
: }9 Y; O+ j+ f) J k5 Q" fAllied aircraft losses
2 n5 s7 B3 E, B7 [ i% G8 Y- W- u PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 3 f! d. Y& | Z2 N7 J9 T
Airbase hits 7$ d9 E. S* s4 Q8 t( e
Airbase supply hits 2
- D6 J) g/ {* j$ r$ hRunway hits 93 {6 R! d# E# T6 a# v
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 e8 F; U' F% U" A2 r& \6 x1 m
Weather in hex: Overcast 6 Z2 D5 J/ S, G3 L; x
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* Y6 x* A0 j3 j9 n1 c. KEstimated time to target is 11 minutes ' H) N) f* B; u' u7 q3 b
Japanese aircraft5 f" N: M. U- L* J
G4M1 Betty x 13
9 Q4 x7 R3 b& H3 d6 VAllied aircraft
: o: ]0 B& P& B/ O: j4 L, r$ f no flights 0 c; `& ~ B) ]
Japanese aircraft losses
# c% v h2 z7 n G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
' t" F) X6 V6 fAllied aircraft losses: Y1 I4 |& d' Z) Y& F/ }7 \ C) h
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground' b+ w$ ?6 n; i# g Y
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
7 ^* g. ]0 ^' {' n7 D' GAllied ground losses:
4 Z+ E) g% E6 f1 s 5 casualties reported$ t8 W, T% Y; _$ T* q6 M/ c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ \ h3 U$ X& ~2 S" y2 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 e% V: G. b8 e! V, e* T/ v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: S6 m L+ w. z; d6 I4 H. ]Airbase hits 1
0 Q( p( Y+ s0 { z2 d6 k/ SRunway hits 10" |$ _: x( W5 c; B9 \
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
9 h2 J2 G6 S$ v- q' lWeather in hex: Overcast ( a9 l2 {$ D' V
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 p$ r) ^; ?# a; J: O
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 1 @2 O! O3 U. Y
Japanese aircraft ^ @. g E3 S7 s+ U) C( E
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
4 N; I/ x, [* v8 S- M$ D Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
/ f/ K( y& G+ I! A1 O NAllied aircraft4 P4 Y$ L* r' I- M) T
no flights & v% A% r5 k5 x
Japanese aircraft losses) u9 @7 c7 Q' P1 f+ V8 p& {
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged8 I4 Q( ~* m/ k
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
, C8 z( U& q" o3 }& BAllied aircraft losses
: r: T3 ~; C" g O-47A: 1 damaged2 H5 X) w- `$ m6 c! h; q
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
: l t3 J9 U* L P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
1 a& P: i' T' i8 V1 i, h Beech 18-S: 1 damaged , i# x( u& ^1 s% _& V0 D' E( I
Airbase hits 3
+ e: ^1 O- L% o+ sRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
/ k6 q3 e/ L( n _0 [1 i5 ^Weather in hex: Light cloud 1 F4 Y0 P# r8 `( c$ K
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& B E0 N/ C" ?7 u5 d3 {% LEstimated time to target is 14 minutes 2 N8 Q: \" w) W0 @# x, A" _( E( N
Japanese aircraft
- l4 ~% |5 L# C0 @ Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 : _3 e0 V* F9 ^ K, X! U$ C
Allied aircraft
4 A4 D, r& t/ { I-15-III x 11 0 S6 [( a0 \4 K2 C/ Y, o1 o2 n
Japanese aircraft losses6 }6 _4 z. b" B6 _% g
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 4 X7 s6 I6 X: J5 ~5 p9 n% G
No Allied losses 0 l: G* u- B5 H+ C! p
Aircraft Attacking:( @0 b# I& z# c U) L1 Q1 W |
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * & j% B$ s6 l/ n7 ?0 _
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb E! Z+ e* N: o% P
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" S; u M6 ~; Y9 u9 }7 hMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 X& e3 d' ]6 w" ?
Weather in hex: Light cloud - n( |# D- u7 g8 \# ~
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: \# O# C1 H' s9 g# u9 iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
* Y4 I4 P. P* l* K7 d; nJapanese aircraft
! N% w; Z. F8 I G4M1 Betty x 37 5 |$ x" L' {1 K7 A; N; r
No Japanese losses
. ?9 m0 }$ F6 {; S6 JAirbase hits 88 Y( l& L/ z3 u, c
Airbase supply hits 6
?2 X9 Q& d) W# z6 ORunway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 " n' E8 f3 d( t& ^/ @/ K
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
6 B6 T+ g$ E& Y. |Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 v! n, A1 i* i6 P% s
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes / V( b: C1 g7 C) D7 A
Japanese aircraft
3 l& G: _3 m8 ~* B- y0 y A6M2 Zero x 44
" `! Q5 F3 ^; W2 Z* ]9 D# P' N B5N2 Kate x 84
# g( v0 @% r: C! _- g D3A1 Val x 71 a- B. F8 E2 C+ z9 K
Japanese aircraft losses4 D6 v6 U% R' l
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
9 d2 j* ~: Q" t0 M5 B7 C& e, @! w6 i* @ D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
& W# p% @3 s* `( {! ]. U5 J- qAllied Ships) Y5 e- n, |8 F) @, [- N+ H) G
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
0 C1 J; D/ P, N CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ R/ b- @; K' S5 A+ f6 ^
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
$ s6 d) v# `& J, z3 l( Z CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# K3 [4 s$ v$ l; o CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 n) `4 ? c# S4 d7 X9 y
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# R8 i7 ?7 |1 c+ WGround combat at Brunei (65,87) . I9 Z/ ~) m% C6 `1 N; x
Japanese Shock attack
8 H3 P( g, _8 ^Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 + J; v% a; J+ w* K* Y
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 # m2 e$ n% Y- G6 ?% q, E2 d
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
9 h7 q/ ?$ U9 p" z2 r9 lAllied adjusted defense: 5
# X9 G" ?, ^4 \7 J2 BJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) . q! ]+ w* X* _+ U/ D0 g7 Y
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! / \& t( I) w5 m4 P
Combat modifiers. K K0 Z2 r6 T; Z1 n
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)# P) J8 s. R5 J0 X [
experience(-)
3 V% P8 }' e% ^Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
9 W: J6 x2 Q K) L6 @Japanese ground losses: ~; R% l: n5 q1 ]) [
18 casualties reported1 Q. q+ ]) P2 }5 y' {1 t1 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) T0 e7 y% _1 C: _2 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, b/ ]4 A1 A5 d# q. V; L+ {! F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; K# Z5 X# p6 S: w; ^
Allied ground losses:; s8 U" e6 p, w
105 casualties reported
0 W, r3 Y! X: @& ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ h; Q [2 D" @' W9 h0 M
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled( r3 A! r* ]" @ z2 ^* v
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 a! C4 O+ V1 y) W/ C5 d Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ @% I' K1 @: Q1 g/ R1 M( p7 L Units retreated 1
0 n; I3 r+ u8 S0 YDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
" F1 K# i# w' y& h3 UAssaulting units:& D1 i9 v3 B: a% |5 E
16th Naval Guard Unit ; P* p U$ m7 M' I ^4 g: i) A
Defending units:
/ G6 z& E+ `& f' L 107th RN Base Force 6 t$ x! }/ V5 I! d
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) 8 b# v+ M$ e! H3 @
Allied Bombardment attack
! {7 m/ x- S) Z/ B$ WAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
% c2 M8 D9 f; Y5 TDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 3 [( K* X9 n' |& b$ _1 ^- k+ L
Japanese ground losses:; q- q/ ^. P8 a3 K: |* w. P3 C
4 casualties reported- d/ h* q$ F* }5 E* r9 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 Q8 Z0 t3 M8 d$ q+ n B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" y# B+ b2 r" ^) W2 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ A9 I; G! B& j# b* G- C/ j) bAssaulting units:
- U! w- e; }# \, } B Coy/NG Rifles
2 T' k3 `0 z" B Lark Battalion
8 ?" s$ J- Z" ^7 p/ U4 f Rabaul Det. Base Force . y: M6 ?+ h1 o3 s- Q6 `
Defending units:
# t8 S( R. l0 {, ] 144th Infantry Regiment
; R" F) N) @5 ?' [* E Maizuru 1st SNLF2 i* Z8 o5 n! S* h5 R; ?
2nd JNAF Coy 7 r+ }8 P# h3 v7 N+ C9 `5 ]' ~
5th JNAF Coy |