AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
6 x' P. \: @0 ]6 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。" i; Q4 r, R: Q$ q5 r; c
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。
9 ?0 x2 l- V8 ]& f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1 ?8 v8 g2 X, s+ l
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,: ~/ v5 u. q9 w6 B) T. I2 R8 Q
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,( F9 E. @" M% X3 G+ a1 N& i4 J
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。
$ x |: L. Y w# I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。+ c' d% G. U' W% C, Q9 ~' ^" ?3 O
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!. U1 l* W Q5 k4 Y8 q) {! I
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
+ ]2 `1 s4 Z S. @- j0 b31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. * ]. Z2 w5 [/ O7 E) D
Japanese Ships$ C$ X7 w5 d# s& r2 u
BB Yamashiro
) z! N! U% q/ Q' o% Q. r& \, D CL Kashima7 {; ~ x1 D8 v
DD Tsuga
( O9 ^0 P9 U7 d, G: P2 d# x6 C DD Kuri6 `5 A- n2 o6 a7 C* x, L4 B0 A1 t
PB Shuko Maru #57 @1 ]& Q) R' I% O) A/ X
PB Sonan Maru #62 l9 n* l( D4 X4 L& d/ L
PB Sonan Maru #5
6 O& M2 Z5 M5 a" l& W" r PB Shotoku Maru
* \4 L$ q/ z7 I0 i* C% X$ | PB Shoei Maru
- p9 p3 i8 f9 u( V PB Kyo Maru #10* j0 ^3 F1 P" Y
PB Kyo Maru #8
. h* n6 O* O5 B7 K! z# r/ k& [ xAK Kuraido Maru+ x/ T' L4 [6 c d6 o S
CM Tsugaru& q9 S9 L2 M) X
DD Yanagi
9 ^1 A' \6 i) T( ZJapanese ground losses:
) A; _. T1 o+ z: f+ q" r" v3 u 18 casualties reported5 h4 z4 F7 q3 N+ D1 l# f1 S3 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 y K' h5 J- h! f! F/ n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' _7 N! s9 ^+ m, F! X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled / x) Z% a! T1 C. T# {2 M
Allied ground losses:6 }5 T/ Y6 Q1 w0 b6 V
62 casualties reported
+ y3 n& j3 O$ i0 I+ a& t0 [' L Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 V. }6 i2 F8 {$ I0 B3 P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
% |. l3 n, I8 w6 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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9 t7 S# g. U9 j/ m- `' }Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
# F. F, I# O$ D# I& GJapanese Ships
, X! I& H8 M; S$ h BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire% i: a4 e9 T7 V" v) z
CL Kashima
' b8 T# U- G' g3 j4 k CM Tsugaru. N5 c& h2 J5 K8 j w* ^& A
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' Y9 |+ S$ C- L5 d/ d% B
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 [* ]" m0 f9 y2 | M( @. n, { DD Yanagi. W, Y/ `& U# p* s
PB Kyo Maru #85 C" ^5 L4 b) v/ e6 t/ K
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 H1 X4 z! j) j+ E0 J3 O PB Shoei Maru, s" s, P; e, U. f3 C9 N
PB Shotoku Maru
7 U. {& N+ w8 e; |, Y! ?; [ PB Sonan Maru #5! D f' G, _2 j8 F' H2 Z
PB Sonan Maru #6& r# H: M& p% L, k) k7 v
PB Shuko Maru #5; ~- v. O, _ L4 a4 g/ O
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire l- l% c% s/ x. _" y3 m
xAK Matsue Maru
' }9 Y0 v$ ?* t. {5 r; I) r xAK Venice Maru
" \ t9 b8 ?% P; G$ H# k* y xAK Kogyoku Maru
' K7 |5 N$ |! g5 v: e+ N xAK Nishimi Maru9 c# Q: P) s6 H4 `" ]
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire: y1 M* u$ I" ^- w7 I% G+ f
xAK Cheribon Maru' M, `, C7 g, V' ]# N4 F* I% ^
xAK Daifuku Maru) o% g* R) S6 p0 O7 X5 J w, n
xAK Kuraido Maru & h+ M, m3 a3 Y$ E3 V. A
Allied Ships5 F6 X; ?- @2 W9 w. o
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
: _ X$ A. X' @6 ? CL Achilles
/ w2 }2 D- y' B1 J9 x. c5 {2 K CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
. n: G/ x7 T x; U7 a; N CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
2 Y! h7 V" c: h DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 ( ?( D- r3 s1 ?7 N: t# @
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
9 m& G& T" J0 [& n: H" E# WMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
( Z5 b# m3 N ^' ^8 }3 w' H: h+ URange closes to 18,000 yards...2 q& X, B& s3 W; v0 V
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
: b6 ]0 l3 I" E5 s( ?& `7 \Range closes to 12,000 yards...+ p w' e: R, z) O9 i1 M# ?
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- l8 V, r6 `7 y* O) v& c) m
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) G" d: F5 d+ bRange closes to 8,000 yards...4 s, ~& {# k( z% p s4 Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...3 M: G! ~4 A. o. I: z
Range closes to 6,000 yards...( \) X- `' b" q' G( f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards' ]8 H1 B: g9 Y+ H" ~
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
# E. n* P8 z3 t# aBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards* l) _7 h$ D K" O3 F) V
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards2 z( P: }' r. q4 `
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
S# l) M `: C1 h, K- e. O; HDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards+ F) Z7 B$ z" l# h4 m7 j
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
' S/ C* y4 ]6 }2 O# c# _Range closes to 5,000 yards! O+ |2 X" c& ~ }: x/ Q
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards7 Q% Y1 \) i* K( V& O1 s
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
# _% ?! w7 P: @* F: E( j* f+ R- cBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
/ Z5 H8 E. q+ m: gDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
8 X, [% P6 `4 `# l$ C' o* q }; n! v3 cRange increases to 6,000 yards
5 W8 z) {5 M [; c6 XBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards2 p" F7 t; N+ k+ o9 c# _& o" J
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
2 |5 ?" p1 Z0 p. l5 u# ^CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
3 [& B2 p6 S# z1 g/ O; V, L. S/ M1 f5 v- ?CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
. B" |0 u: v( E0 M% H( D/ eDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards' `% ~/ D4 d" c2 Z, w
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards' t* E( W; A4 v: H7 P% m: D1 ]
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
# L6 S/ `1 }5 `6 OBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards$ W- J$ x! t3 \) b
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards" o6 H+ r- _) J6 l- z6 c# o1 @
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
" ?( |- u* D. r; Z* Q2 a) HCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards' S8 V) P8 |+ f( Y
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
# I# T, |( F# |% S# lRange increases to 8,000 yards
* m* d4 d: ~5 L6 E% U5 m$ FBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
8 @; j+ e+ |2 m4 YCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
# C) C9 H& o Y, o6 f% V; s: dDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards7 u# i& p9 m4 t7 c5 X: a# g) _5 e, I
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards* W' @+ n* v! j; \6 X% m
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards+ n2 e* \, S6 i: \
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
/ u& S" h, x3 L+ X' ~! j) a G/ PRange increases to 15,000 yards- J5 f; h- e( D Y
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat* \2 w0 F/ x* n7 b7 y
- escorted by DD Tsuga8 a+ v/ Y9 u5 S& i5 z7 c
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards2 A. j% d( s% q5 j' T1 X% f% I
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
" n2 R- i3 K GBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards+ G" K7 U! @/ y' D. P8 P4 O# t
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
! [' b' [( ?4 _BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards9 q' `0 {1 B6 g1 m
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : m+ X. S( }: R1 j
Weather in hex: Overcast 0 ?- }( R/ G5 P/ n
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 L; o3 [# S- m
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
# K: o# i Z% U% K a* \% i* A# UJapanese aircraft" Q: b6 r/ C0 g% z7 N6 i y
G3M2 Nell x 27
, d3 q( _ e" @* c ?: v$ r% e G4M1 Betty x 31 5 f4 C- N) O+ N/ |
Allied aircraft0 _" I% p( P: s4 B& O. X, A! U
no flights 6 e! B- r/ V! }1 E
Japanese aircraft losses
S; ]* L/ U; `2 J5 S* W/ G# E G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged1 v! p7 b; `1 J0 \% r& {
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged9 H7 c @% n+ f9 R9 U: g' x# z
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
* w/ o# ?! i% x3 Q$ G0 A1 T4 TAllied aircraft losses
$ Q# D( m7 H+ g5 U. n% }: k2 D# h0 h B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
% k' }2 b# q4 T' d) N O-47A: 2 damaged
6 S4 l8 M" v* W; ~. ?; C P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged3 s2 ~% w1 G1 e2 q; ~5 q9 y6 l
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged . C8 k. P! I! q/ D |
Allied ground losses: t. Y2 k `7 a# b& V/ c
4 casualties reported
/ B0 K+ K' F7 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& `. k" d5 T) l4 W) L+ L7 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( `* K( O4 i1 Y. W0 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
f r* ^$ e" l/ ^$ i) k1 WAirbase hits 18" O) P1 k. ^8 X& L* g; s2 W
Runway hits 41
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6 q& ^ v* E" l! V. v" @Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 8 Q/ A* d: ?4 w. ?
Weather in hex: Overcast
& @1 T2 Q( b6 O) }2 QRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) u- _, K- m& K. p: x
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes L- e. l7 d9 H( c7 M
Japanese aircraft
. ^; C- Y4 ^$ c" b1 _/ R2 l G4M1 Betty x 18
4 `& X# q; b# L# ?Allied aircraft
, m8 s# q5 a% @) [2 J no flights
3 |8 Q( o, a4 S, X. Q2 vJapanese aircraft losses9 m1 F; ^) B+ N
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged 3 a+ j& u: K# @
Allied aircraft losses
o: s; e$ }9 r3 l+ G PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged . c3 P6 @4 ^$ `' y! s8 M7 _
Airbase hits 7$ a) d/ |/ `4 S2 k8 H. z7 i3 q
Airbase supply hits 23 D) F! I* Y( x3 Y! J# F
Runway hits 9
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" N# B& k# H: bMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% L8 _, t* Q! Y" a1 PWeather in hex: Overcast
0 W$ }3 Q5 v0 s& S5 PRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) y+ O: \ C, O7 zEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
* K3 q. D, f+ T& S# p- D' `) rJapanese aircraft. D& e5 F9 X1 I" Q, ^ k+ l
G4M1 Betty x 13 ) y9 E# `' h: ^. R: d: L* j3 f; v
Allied aircraft6 c# R5 V0 |* |' S
no flights
1 X" ^( \' h `8 |/ M% NJapanese aircraft losses8 f/ X, y6 F6 E. }* ?
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
3 Z0 _1 {3 W' n9 Z; KAllied aircraft losses
6 f; p/ v% ?# T% _0 V PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground% n% y6 P/ `5 {( p! T" O8 W
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
& P2 z+ f( V' u! P9 ~2 gAllied ground losses:
8 |4 f3 y9 l' m- Z" G0 V. x- o! r 5 casualties reported
1 I3 p' S* o% g Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 @/ p2 i: ^: _. O4 \* Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 e' y7 _2 S" ?. L9 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ q6 e& ^1 y( V8 B- K8 FAirbase hits 1
6 E% ^& [/ B. L( Z% MRunway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
+ k5 A! h* b! d% V! xWeather in hex: Overcast
& W0 J" i6 d8 s' Q" WRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* A- | I" d) {Estimated time to target is 25 minutes . o* X1 c$ M+ D/ O, I( Y
Japanese aircraft" o; ?2 K3 C- F# Y1 l" o- C
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
1 J# l, [1 F5 Y Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
) n3 o- U6 M) L" j; u4 qAllied aircraft% ?8 P+ l9 z& z5 Z1 {$ N* t
no flights + C2 q$ E% Q& v
Japanese aircraft losses5 s9 B6 y. W: c
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
% u" K' A- }( O' [. Y Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 2 o- P, K! k3 A" |3 r" {' L+ m
Allied aircraft losses) w% E: m# J, B+ G$ _) D: r: ?/ s1 F6 l
O-47A: 1 damaged
4 U% D3 R$ y7 L f; B. I2 L4 F5 L4 l B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
$ j. `& D" U% I+ m( v& o P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged! K' P2 ]* n) E/ b- W+ K2 X* ]
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
/ @' x2 ?' c! G3 N3 _3 d$ K; I zAirbase hits 3
2 o1 Z0 i5 D/ BRunway hits 43 E2 K: r y" \0 D4 Y" t+ ~
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
/ u. ]' W; ]6 J% O$ S9 @, _Weather in hex: Light cloud 1 y6 K$ a* Y* R; y
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 m/ U! a" c; ]8 w
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes 6 y& q% @; l6 y' J
Japanese aircraft
* E i: _8 Q6 P Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 1 ]% e9 j) o H: Q# z9 g
Allied aircraft
0 m3 n5 h2 d8 C6 o, {* m I-15-III x 11 7 ?+ p7 j- A7 G
Japanese aircraft losses
) w9 W9 J: a! r# i- p Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged - G' ^6 t0 W6 e
No Allied losses ' G2 e% Y% c0 P3 D+ @
Aircraft Attacking:. H# l! v" L. v. }
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
w/ m* g+ e& U& R* N; [ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
& n- U, U, |0 j1 C3 F& ~$ W' E1 PWeather in hex: Light cloud + Z! b" N4 G5 o3 } B i, z
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 p. d& F7 t3 T3 KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes " l7 a- E1 N6 p
Japanese aircraft
' e+ t8 K/ _( T+ @4 ~- v G4M1 Betty x 37 ! q6 X* d% O% q; m5 s+ t7 e2 h
No Japanese losses / G3 o: f. q }3 |
Airbase hits 8
2 l5 X9 @: p. E5 @* VAirbase supply hits 6
' L" C9 W. D' E4 }* y2 B* RRunway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
. i- E; {: p0 }! Y( r6 x$ u2 V1 bWeather in hex: Partial cloud 0 ?& m r; A; @. t# _
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
z. A0 a$ d+ Q) P7 N' AEstimated time to target is 28 minutes # d' f9 a! X; P( u7 ?0 e8 q( y# {) H) v
Japanese aircraft
9 E/ T6 d/ T/ O) C! s A6M2 Zero x 44
) O* k* I& L T6 S5 a8 t B5N2 Kate x 84
7 n$ V& Z/ m0 n, v0 _ Z D3A1 Val x 71
. Y% G& M C4 x7 \; T- B2 SJapanese aircraft losses& v, |% u% S# s6 Q
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
5 \( H. k/ k3 U8 J- e0 D. l4 ^- t D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
V4 R7 y( ]- X+ N2 [$ e. U8 LAllied Ships
9 H/ R4 |% O3 @9 W* m CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 11 b/ ` r3 Z$ b8 \2 t% r1 Z
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; k5 K/ y8 P4 H5 n+ \ DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk, t6 t! L, L+ j2 L7 d) A; |: E
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
: v4 ^6 _; V9 E; S+ h CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
6 [" m: P5 D; U7 A$ H+ C$ ~Japanese Shock attack
! M4 Y( I$ \$ _4 q) ^Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
! T4 E5 ~- u% h& ~( o9 MDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 $ O! I* S; n/ f1 d+ D& ^
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
6 E+ e7 x4 B- {Allied adjusted defense: 5 , p U5 n. w z
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
4 z5 f2 u9 S: g" ?' ^0 I0 |Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
% U. K* [! [$ xCombat modifiers# O' Z# r( O9 P7 g0 k
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
* C. {! p3 V: q; w! ]& P experience(-)
, o) \; _7 y: r% @$ M EAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) : G7 v: q$ H0 P' n( T4 x8 g: H) N
Japanese ground losses:. h% Y4 k% R( w- M) X
18 casualties reported
/ a/ Y& G3 T7 N' q& D0 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) }2 g/ p0 F0 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 v" }0 }# X g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 e/ m+ ~* V1 N1 q% ^* [* B3 |8 q
Allied ground losses:5 F: q3 N: f" B0 x7 A* m" [1 p
105 casualties reported
0 V3 o( _) X! E' a Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, ]: w/ g5 ~2 ? ?3 s: }0 _
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled' Z6 m/ N! T) w w! w( j
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled& q: o+ j* s8 f4 w6 }* A& D
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 p( x; `2 K( t* ]
Units retreated 1
- ~8 }8 I% m: d/ `* C9 fDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 9 V# o/ T* I. d# V
Assaulting units:7 Y$ g4 m/ Q, k* x* I2 S
16th Naval Guard Unit 9 d" M5 ?. n. |# t
Defending units:
$ q, V1 X9 ^" s8 M8 ~- D9 p M 107th RN Base Force J1 @! r4 B, X3 W
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# m E' Z" Z/ vGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
E [, x* O% \, MAllied Bombardment attack 7 V3 l; o+ |) d% F
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
' ?' M8 ]8 a6 LDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
, R1 O% r" C) W1 L& a2 ]# @Japanese ground losses:
" L6 d6 E1 Y& w 4 casualties reported# B" ~" I/ {" y9 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 J$ g: `1 y9 A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, v" C' \1 b5 X8 y( Z* w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled $ ^( a6 b' o& Y
Assaulting units:8 x7 A& E4 Q, `3 Z# `& }# n; `; U7 \
B Coy/NG Rifles ) Q6 v1 L- N. \# {: E8 j
Lark Battalion1 L5 S# g: B: G `5 [2 Z% R
Rabaul Det. Base Force 4 }- q: {0 b( O8 C6 N' g% j' x* z" ^
Defending units:6 e# l0 I, X2 H- q" F( h6 I
144th Infantry Regiment
3 n( }( w8 }$ K& z. ~* I( W Maizuru 1st SNLF8 |3 |0 n; ?/ E# Z" X L
2nd JNAF Coy
& ]: y. J m% l5 u; I! ` 5th JNAF Coy |