AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41 
  Y9 \! c4 ^/ {+ ]0 Q拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。8 z: j4 b, D( n: M6 J8 N 
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。 
/ z# X3 [% h4 E* Y0 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 
( C9 W! L  H' R7 O- L* r: r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, 
) `" E* V% m7 y2 N1 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,' Y) X& M( L" w- O# Q; x+ E6 A( u 
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。 
- W  }. G' |5 C& W! U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。7 i/ N5 W# q+ v. {" w 
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!  C- v  @: t7 Z* H, }' t 
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force  
- U2 k, x! h# F0 k3 o! z( X3 k31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.  
% @% \! A" }5 _$ K3 s5 ~9 FJapanese Ships 
$ @) g( T' n) {1 x      BB Yamashiro/ B0 d% M! k- {5 q5 H5 o# A 
      CL Kashima 
3 t7 R  X! P7 N      DD Tsuga) v9 C) Y9 B% n; m$ c: D 
      DD Kuri3 m( q& Q8 M$ v! W% a6 C 
      PB Shuko Maru #5 
' h! i! J, j/ Q3 x( w      PB Sonan Maru #6 
, v/ K% f, y/ g: Y6 @6 v      PB Sonan Maru #5, B( O; Z  q5 _% E3 d! Q 
      PB Shotoku Maru 
9 z  C$ p9 Q( A4 |      PB Shoei Maru/ d7 ~; R9 K$ c9 V, k+ R 
      PB Kyo Maru #10 
; C" a9 M+ a' ?3 j4 F      PB Kyo Maru #8 
6 x: u% P/ U& f0 P      xAK Kuraido Maru 
0 w+ p8 Z) ]0 t* J! e1 r4 Q" o* c1 Q      CM Tsugaru 
! B. i: j+ j4 L/ v) D4 m/ K* u      DD Yanagi - F& x* @* i1 _2 i2 @ 
Japanese ground losses:% J" b& |" r% W3 P3 R 
      18 casualties reported 
: u% v! e* `6 B" u         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 
+ x) E. G& e; q- b7 U$ E+ }         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
( i9 ]( {! @- B" Y; F; @6 }         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  
6 ]4 P. ]; P4 ?2 F) sAllied ground losses: 
- I+ `; D3 P: N1 o1 N& e0 h' H      62 casualties reported5 \2 A/ ^+ P! w% g" h 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 m+ z0 g0 u3 t; R2 r 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled 
3 i) O6 @$ j% c3 P         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 8 Y; K3 G% R' @( U. q' h 
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards  
4 Z* R1 s- u1 ~Japanese Ships/ x/ J+ B, P! A 
      BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17,  on fire 
3 j& E/ y' y; `2 L. l      CL Kashima% V( i2 E8 g' w; m 
      CM Tsugaru2 A  D5 p7 X, J$ p% u 
      DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 n8 Q* n7 b! D% Q9 i 
      DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
5 ~  }2 V; N- ^' M      DD Yanagi 
# L9 s" I8 A9 V7 u6 Y0 O7 {      PB Kyo Maru #86 e6 f$ p: |  `9 @ 
      PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
' }6 }- P3 }# k4 W8 a" H# I      PB Shoei Maru$ x8 h& _7 r6 M# f, I 
      PB Shotoku Maru2 W3 A+ H% Z- j$ ]& u  y) x. N$ n 
      PB Sonan Maru #5# B5 e8 X" x. N: m/ Z" t 
      PB Sonan Maru #6 
0 A' F5 r; z5 o  N, r      PB Shuko Maru #5 
' D) {* m! X8 j7 D4 y      xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire 
7 K- y1 y$ w& T1 c% }6 p      xAK Matsue Maru 
; B4 G# S7 x8 \2 M1 m      xAK Venice Maru# S# b9 d3 b$ Y; Z9 Y7 h' T% D 
      xAK Kogyoku Maru% C/ [3 q1 [' f: ]4 L, J8 E2 O3 N8 c% f 
      xAK Nishimi Maru 
" r: B. t9 t3 F' E1 L" C% S4 J      xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3,  on fire 
3 q& @6 r! T: D: A  r/ _+ j1 S      xAK Cheribon Maru4 x, o; y& R: g6 ]2 W 
      xAK Daifuku Maru* P3 ~( X* i  y; z 
      xAK Kuraido Maru : A! E: C% U# s/ Q 
Allied Ships 
, f' r0 S1 ?7 Y: h; z      CL Leander, Shell hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage6 L! L" i6 J  V5 H 
      CL Achilles 
, I$ X% Q" {4 i6 d! m# i9 T3 K      CL Perth, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires 
! B9 r/ s0 F8 m' G7 K      CL Adelaide, Shell hits 13 w' Z- ]) u! x' z" e! H3 W 
      DD Stuart, Shell hits 1  
& ]2 q% ^/ |( d, W+ ZLow visibility due to Thunderstorms. ^9 }1 S1 }' v: q/ T 
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards 
2 E5 {' k4 y/ l; l5 n4 w# v' ORange closes to 18,000 yards... 
2 A+ X: I# w: ~7 ^1 X7 XRange closes to 15,000 yards... 
7 r1 X( D; }- }: ?Range closes to 12,000 yards...: k+ _: Q" M% c( o 
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- _+ m4 [+ X' l7 ]" |5 P: b 
Range closes to 9,000 yards... 
$ z1 T& H) D& E4 X5 FRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 `! w/ O; A" Q) ~ 
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ [7 U6 E# ^6 d# U, v 
Range closes to 6,000 yards... 
% T9 a( s. X0 Y0 A. ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards) I3 \- P& L, C% I8 ^4 c6 _! A% X0 L 
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ( S" |3 t" L; J& z; ^ 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards 
; t+ n9 I4 |8 j4 [5 Z4 ^CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards 
4 x7 ^" t8 t% h! D: ?, A  @CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards 
; M% O1 G' f3 W* \: [: DDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards0 x: t! [& X! m4 }9 E* {; g 
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards 
1 |  e8 X+ ^% b4 e$ bRange closes to 5,000 yards 
" ?1 Z9 f$ N5 J: J0 q9 |) v2 {BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards( _/ w. }# p8 G 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards 
5 b, b+ g+ ^& W, J+ FBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards$ C0 P& G% `" S0 u  t' E( a  @ 
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards& E4 \8 u7 D% ?1 y- J1 \) q 
Range increases to 6,000 yards9 e* y: w+ C0 X 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards 
+ n: I6 b4 M. W7 T/ CDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards  j1 I  U% T5 w; d" }$ { 
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards! X1 x" T* ^- {8 |1 O# i 
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards 
7 H- w& q; K. J" w8 }/ }8 lDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards9 O8 c( i0 ]7 F  M5 o* ^7 _ 
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards 
# G0 e/ \9 ?0 d2 c3 CBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards 
( q0 {% G. U8 N; K( j& KBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards% _4 P: ?$ x% q7 p' H$ T 
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards( e8 |- ^7 S4 y5 M3 l2 k2 @ 
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards 
8 |3 [- T  |) \8 ^0 h& a) @6 a. S; p+ o  PCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards8 l0 {6 e8 F* P5 |2 z; ]: I7 L) n 
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage8 q3 t1 |7 J1 w7 I 
Range increases to 8,000 yards 
  l7 n2 y. m6 F; LBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards  |- O  |" X# P" h8 P" u3 ? 
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards 
( b3 D5 r) i* O- Z4 Y/ M2 uDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards7 y" h0 |# Q2 V" B 
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards 
/ m! X1 X  f  JDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards# `3 O0 A1 P: G 
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards0 O7 R" {$ o& n* G# o. u( g" s) F+ o5 ^ 
Range increases to 15,000 yards 
* q2 u/ v' w1 sCM Tsugaru ,  xAK Kuraido Maru ,  xAK Daifuku Maru  screened from combat( x: J2 c. `% O# @5 J 
- escorted by DD Tsuga, [7 O4 p, H! u9 j8 b* L3 G$ U 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards 
! L7 J$ R) s5 @( UBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards; a7 l; z. W  } 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards  s, E1 |! B# b' i" m4 J) f, [0 ] 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards# U* u8 p, ]% o: I 
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards 
: z. m, _% M& C" q6 ^Task forces break off... 
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76   
% u. ^4 x4 k4 Y4 U  }+ f2 V) t7 {Weather in hex: Overcast " C! A7 f. v6 `/ Y6 `0 z: `4 |9 t 
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
$ D0 E$ X$ ^5 [- H4 J7 D$ SEstimated time to target is 26 minutes 9 [- c5 z9 p# s/ Z7 ?- P 
Japanese aircraft' Q8 r5 |4 L1 a* E. i# ]# V7 O 
      G3M2 Nell x 27* E5 G2 y5 G9 @8 f. m 
      G4M1 Betty x 31  
7 t) w3 R9 P- v6 T0 GAllied aircraft 
' a* q$ l4 m+ h      no flights 3 e/ R( S) _9 c; c, F7 s 
Japanese aircraft losses 
0 j) C  s- U8 z; ~      G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged 
. K) R$ V9 [/ [" v      G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged 
; W  X  {- x' o) B8 F7 w+ [      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak : x: X' ]* V6 a1 {" P6 C7 _, [% U- p% e 
Allied aircraft losses 
4 S! Y$ p0 R3 D8 i- C  o      B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged; F( J# Z' R" [. v* ?+ D* N: m 
      O-47A: 2 damaged$ S- m) p$ _! [3 `5 t 
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged+ q& L+ p! N. y: p( n 
      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged + o0 l, D$ ^, q, n6 d 
Allied ground losses: 
, r; [  J3 {) N, S1 K1 _      4 casualties reported2 f- w! C; }4 |7 J6 y1 p/ A 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
6 s% C$ W3 o! A5 m3 O- F         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 C& u+ y) N5 S% t 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # {7 A  B  h  E% E. U" R' k1 @0 m 
Airbase hits 18 
3 d" p9 x" n2 Y6 ]2 u: g9 D- ]Runway hits 41 
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76   
  w" ?" Y. \3 d0 w# @( Y' hWeather in hex: Overcast  
. f& u6 S) _0 p! x& Q" H3 O( qRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. 
7 W5 k* p/ N' p$ H" f8 eEstimated time to target is 19 minutes  
/ T! {8 ?. F* R3 d9 rJapanese aircraft 
0 w8 S% j. h, `/ p2 b; q      G4M1 Betty x 18  
2 R. D/ }5 s" p* g0 P* }Allied aircraft 
5 `  O  j$ z. k) k      no flights 5 `/ y% g; u2 d 
Japanese aircraft losses 
& {) d6 A0 k; k- o, }      G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged & h' O# h6 e2 L/ s. H$ _3 j+ G, d 
Allied aircraft losses! d! a0 l1 ^3 ]2 n* ]9 [ 
      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 3 M9 M3 W+ ]+ E3 ~% p* e+ b' ? 
Airbase hits 7/ f  l2 w6 y' d, h 
Airbase supply hits 2 
; t4 I* X" J8 qRunway hits 99 C8 A2 |. o6 z+ t6 w4 [0 ~& ^ 
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  ! T& v6 s1 P2 y6 v  A 
Weather in hex: Overcast  
. _/ r, I! W" f! `! Q- HRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. 
; {9 C. ~: o' b6 J; w/ R; Q& }Estimated time to target is 11 minutes  
. ~( j& i" r7 M- S3 PJapanese aircraft! o- @( s' s9 K+ \ 
      G4M1 Betty x 13 9 \4 A5 @' I) H. w 
Allied aircraft 
4 G  \* L1 _& S      no flights  
" i$ |) }6 Z1 Y" L! M' NJapanese aircraft losses  p* `% e, D+ i 
      G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged ( D0 `5 g8 T0 f; G' b. L2 n. N 
Allied aircraft losses 
+ J# V: c. S: y5 h: h2 W; C      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground/ O  d2 ^+ u8 ]# k2 T( \7 { 
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground  
3 T6 z+ Q3 Y% @2 |' |. z( SAllied ground losses:% Q4 n: s- ]# T$ { 
      5 casualties reported( w7 ^3 V6 J3 ]3 K 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
: g- I; I& _+ K; c$ {         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ Y* B& x2 _0 a2 J 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  
1 Z" d5 W0 t) _  NAirbase hits 1 
# W( \' G; a( [8 v: xRunway hits 10 
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# J  h$ W7 p- {/ a7 Z. ?Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76   
: \+ {' P2 j, x% ?+ G: A' E0 EWeather in hex: Overcast  
- X$ j" g4 G, k: F0 H9 xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 p0 G% f9 r4 E% O( w4 J% n  z 
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes ) I- j$ P6 s/ \( F! x( K; E 
Japanese aircraft5 q% ?; C% A9 s% j 
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12 
  {' ?! y5 C( a/ A9 t      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21  
- _$ i! p' R% Z) n; o/ N! HAllied aircraft 
8 Z/ X3 W, s; }2 C) ]      no flights  
& F6 `9 f+ {, u+ ^Japanese aircraft losses 
$ G3 F; [$ r8 n! t5 e8 R. P! ?      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged 
5 p2 Q' I  ^# y% S) k2 |      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged  
* G! W+ U9 G+ L% M; VAllied aircraft losses+ g! j0 @$ p" ~0 F0 h 
      O-47A: 1 damaged 
5 Q0 |3 a' c( N$ A& ~" J      B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged+ I7 Q# W$ M; m9 C$ r. J 
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged 
' R$ J) X! Q/ _+ N- S, ]3 @      Beech 18-S: 1 damaged 5 z. I' Z/ _/ f  d( [- r 
Airbase hits 3 
1 [4 ^; _5 J" r2 j3 ~Runway hits 43 k0 G$ ^- E% O; }/ S- g* y 
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, z+ V- b4 [1 X5 J/ mMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian $ U6 d* T1 j# t. I3 l 
Weather in hex: Light cloud  
- l; n' @; h. j  m* KRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. 
1 E% e: L; d" p2 o2 o* g! H- T% g5 oEstimated time to target is 14 minutes  
4 H: G# W8 R7 A/ y: gJapanese aircraft6 {; b0 L8 \$ Q8 y6 V$ m 
      Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 ; t" A3 ?8 O5 e- w- r 
Allied aircraft 
1 _! L) ~* ]3 r      I-15-III x 11 7 m6 v  V0 e$ S6 ?" f9 E6 `3 c 
Japanese aircraft losses- R- z! X  A) G! z 
      Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 2 Z" f% N# B& c% ]& p( o- S 
No Allied losses 2 S+ g0 C  q2 r' r8 }+ Y8 P# X 
Aircraft Attacking: 
  f' |+ P- `# ~5 X% A# K1 f       8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *  
7 J4 i; h& a5 I) C% H               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb( Z  o& a" Z  \  p+ D 
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125  / o" F% a$ R( j% u! H3 W$ X 
Weather in hex: Light cloud 3 _4 H/ _9 r  c9 w* z5 Q7 j. K 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 p# d0 a$ m: B 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes  
0 C- B! ?6 S( _6 ]( l( z5 pJapanese aircraft9 z. b, P( A3 R- H- k" W 
      G4M1 Betty x 37 / V, ^! I2 c- g  p6 f$ d2 ~ 
No Japanese losses , V1 c% K4 j1 Q& Q 
Airbase hits 86 T4 c( j- y8 z# @ 
Airbase supply hits 6: e# O: q% I( q2 a% V' _0 A* S 
Runway hits 34 
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- O! T# h$ R' a7 M$ L8 \1 a& OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 5 B6 C* B9 Q3 _6 `) n1 F* _: f& P 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ; e- h6 m; ~1 s% ]( k/ i* v' J% L8 B 
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
6 T* _4 P8 z. B  f: c8 Q) n3 e, mEstimated time to target is 28 minutes  
- \) p' e! J, [0 ?* c) A3 i; tJapanese aircraft 
& ]3 `! p% B/ [      A6M2 Zero x 44 
( l" a2 l7 c2 D: k; n' {      B5N2 Kate x 84+ I* k. V; `; w7 r6 \$ k" O/ ] 
      D3A1 Val x 71  
1 a5 @0 z" U& Q( S1 ]0 ^Japanese aircraft losses, a* I8 Y* G* ^3 @: g* \0 o 
      B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged1 H2 R6 a+ [  f9 g+ q+ ^( {7 i 
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged * ]2 b+ }) f& P& x8 A 
Allied Ships 
# N# {, v" j# f) {% `; H      CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1 
, ~( {+ q4 c2 W      CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ u/ C! {  y, e( h6 o/ c& m 
      DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk( I6 `6 l0 [; H, [ 
      CL Perth, Bomb hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
1 X1 F9 {4 t  R% X      CL Leander, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- J- F' @2 }' H 
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)  
: R1 S: x2 x1 q  }- g- XJapanese Shock attack  
/ E- \# M1 B8 q0 }+ e! [Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61  
6 d& l2 o& a- j2 F) wDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1  
# I" j- Y: m' K2 _$ oJapanese adjusted assault: 23   
( c- U5 E- {2 c, e8 A  SAllied adjusted defense: 5  1 {- t, x8 j* L3 z3 R! f5 ` 
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)  1 i7 n$ d. w; k 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! ) l7 V5 S8 u5 ~8 g, A1 v/ i& ]) {! W 
Combat modifiers 
" x+ ?8 S" F. w+ [Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) 
  L1 B# u$ B+ Z% P. f2 { experience(-)1 B+ H! d- z. V0 M; C$ h 
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)  
+ l4 x* K8 B, Q7 A8 Y/ I" }' rJapanese ground losses:* ]! v, E3 y# {7 L/ q" n1 W 
      18 casualties reported 
% |2 n3 |# C) a. H4 h         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
# q7 k6 g" u0 [         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
7 f+ p5 b6 t+ C3 k3 t* x& o- a         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - C9 ^6 N! Z3 l) P9 q5 ?2 S3 F 
Allied ground losses: 
- w) |& ^( M: d- V) g$ E      105 casualties reported 
& ]6 X# a1 B  D8 O1 I0 d! O! c! D         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' B# a8 ]5 w5 G) {. s. H+ U0 L0 @/ ^ 
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled" r$ w" ^# e0 R 
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled 
& v# }" y' d; }/ d, P' T8 u      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 
7 I% ^: F& {4 w% ^9 W( K) z      Units retreated 1  
6 U) v! ?) t& X3 v2 B  h! KDefeated Allied Units Retreating!  
3 O6 O/ e) n, U" N- O% @Assaulting units: 
6 e$ R2 q% O6 v. p    16th Naval Guard Unit  
! V) T8 i* Y- v! v1 i$ eDefending units: 
# V! B7 `! ?' X; e) h    107th RN Base Force  
6 u  S  n: W2 h; _" U-----------------------------------------3 m+ t/ K7 L: m. I 
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)  
3 {6 F# y& n0 j  ^0 L4 V/ mAllied Bombardment attack  
( M, t# W/ X! rAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63  
' Q9 _$ j7 q, x" _4 [* i. ~Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 5 z8 ^) R; ~& Y: P 
Japanese ground losses:8 \! E0 a0 y" n* D 
      4 casualties reported! |; [$ F9 P7 X! ~ 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
: s5 }! h$ b/ p$ b# g6 x2 e         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
2 B# J' ^( K  ?  \5 U- d         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 7 Y6 f# S* n& d' q! R7 { 
Assaulting units:7 I7 b: N% Y% L 
    B Coy/NG Rifles 9 l+ n4 K  l: J+ U 
    Lark Battalion" w% G2 f/ v; z  W& b" ]: ` 
    Rabaul Det. Base Force " a1 j# J& ?" `8 S7 @2 E8 O5 m 
Defending units:$ D) n; T/ p1 \1 \0 x. t4 B6 I5 j3 N 
    144th Infantry Regiment4 o5 N5 T* s6 w$ i2 r: t 
    Maizuru 1st SNLF 
# i5 x4 M7 d$ D# ?9 E. O    2nd JNAF Coy  
5 n; f+ U4 B/ l  D2 P1 A    5th JNAF Coy |