AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
( V2 P' D7 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。
3 H8 L% g9 ]/ t& l, 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。
7 E i7 H, S# D/ `$ y4 M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
4 ^/ W0 F; K3 \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,
1 e8 [+ A: e( A K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,
' s1 L4 [1 V- b: y- t* _ H0 e Xkb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。
* ]+ T8 J$ I3 ]2 O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。1 ]4 E x) `% N/ S- M0 Y
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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1 b9 H- C% j! g" @Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
. D% v R& Y- g- h0 V- CDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force ' ^5 ~" K$ j8 d* x4 }2 }7 B1 ]
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 8 q; w2 q A5 j
Japanese Ships' A; T9 T- v* A' o& W
BB Yamashiro- P2 R4 M9 f3 W( m0 j) B `7 }
CL Kashima
' O- I5 S; ?1 P% n5 l* h2 \ DD Tsuga* U" q6 R; A/ s+ ^
DD Kuri3 {+ K7 J @4 }$ c
PB Shuko Maru #54 C4 F: w6 w2 V4 p# G* q, B
PB Sonan Maru #6
" Q2 t' L9 s* r PB Sonan Maru #5
; I+ [3 \# W- z) P3 \* U7 C8 q( ] PB Shotoku Maru
M/ j7 V1 `7 {# ^ PB Shoei Maru
, c3 l1 E2 x1 I6 m3 I PB Kyo Maru #10
% g$ }5 L% S# l* Z1 ^5 h7 k PB Kyo Maru #8
8 P `+ f2 n9 X' n. g xAK Kuraido Maru
& g0 p6 m2 u8 y CM Tsugaru6 B' T, X/ F+ u i2 z+ y) V
DD Yanagi
6 o1 F; s: G" G: {* c+ B2 C# ?Japanese ground losses:
. B V- N1 O0 O( c1 u- f 18 casualties reported/ {( X0 U* r2 {; `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% E/ E |% y, h5 U& Y/ z- F4 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 }+ |8 {$ c& w# b7 W/ ?- r8 t N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ @+ }7 N6 [; ~# Z! X" TAllied ground losses:! v. z5 y; j( Q/ |# K: d
62 casualties reported
3 j+ ?7 O3 q; L( Y; l Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ s$ X; ^- w+ P3 C3 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled: b' g0 ^* }6 ^9 c( ]' x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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# B* D3 c# H5 ?5 Z( a0 p/ yDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards 3 Q% _& _5 J9 K: _2 H
Japanese Ships$ b: D7 x9 O3 T% m1 l# I
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
% ?' S! _1 S2 C4 \& f CL Kashima
' d, O' m- D5 G" H8 e CM Tsugaru
f. N( d+ l5 K- g K% C9 Z DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 N- l' U& Z' j g" V0 D DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* c3 s7 D; J, L# B7 w4 B DD Yanagi' K; ^! u! V: A$ q2 B. s! C2 S$ g
PB Kyo Maru #8
i* V" z' f! q& y# ^ PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
( w3 Y8 `7 Z6 R9 I$ x! O2 k PB Shoei Maru
2 u1 o6 B% Z8 N6 ]3 L/ f3 q0 l PB Shotoku Maru# M4 I5 n2 S: h9 B
PB Sonan Maru #5
9 ?+ |1 A( {. X9 K4 r0 H& D/ O PB Sonan Maru #6
" T( b& T8 v; T( d& k PB Shuko Maru #5
" p$ ^7 l6 s/ R8 U5 o6 y. D2 D; ? xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire+ h6 F* j3 s0 j" v/ @" T
xAK Matsue Maru; h/ N+ r8 m# x4 p
xAK Venice Maru& y, }. I! m. f. d8 C
xAK Kogyoku Maru. {. H& ]- \* y, N. F; H8 G
xAK Nishimi Maru0 n( D& |- \9 n! c5 ~% z1 k, x! k0 F
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 d+ {4 t. D# x6 O9 B" y0 L xAK Cheribon Maru
- z0 `3 `6 S( r/ l; B* L xAK Daifuku Maru. \0 N+ T: a: t! E
xAK Kuraido Maru
8 ^3 r0 \; l' M6 X2 F5 b5 `Allied Ships- l. x, j& U8 V" M& r
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
- v1 o- v; z% z1 N/ @, [6 k! ] CL Achilles
- I0 C- S" I5 @$ F8 u' i+ q9 i/ K# F CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
, b8 }, V' q2 u0 F! u CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
2 s* Q8 d! H0 v0 \* E# ~ DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
9 E0 W! f9 g! Z8 t& S5 ?* ALow visibility due to Thunderstorms5 ?, {2 U1 ~! x* N+ u R7 P
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards( j5 r) p8 k( o$ O
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
. u1 {- U6 [% a* rRange closes to 15,000 yards...
/ L- X0 N" _# a5 _! {: nRange closes to 12,000 yards...; g; R8 D" Z. P! X. w5 v! m
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
% T0 e- H+ o7 r/ ]. ARange closes to 9,000 yards...
% E* G* _& Y( y$ E# lRange closes to 8,000 yards...
" ~! s1 m4 ^! J1 P$ e( G: A, n) DRange closes to 7,000 yards...0 _5 z7 g( a1 L
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
. s1 Z- a& |8 W. b- j5 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
8 D) f9 Y9 }/ i W7 @xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
* u* h% h! @+ i' |, DBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
7 a' J) n3 Q( ]4 mCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
1 q* x$ ^/ B }( _CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
& _) t! k& W' I& ~( f% XDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards( q+ J) [4 m9 D
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
1 w/ [" i* y" t% \) NRange closes to 5,000 yards
9 p# `- ]8 k1 _% [; y& j+ JBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
2 t9 A" t# `* s* n1 cBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards2 [) ~" l) `0 B& g) z# c5 h: r8 W
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards' O- [$ r z9 V
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards; i2 _5 A) w* ^9 I
Range increases to 6,000 yards
& p) @. @+ M% n4 {- tBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards! y Z( f' {, }- k
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards$ m" }# O7 d" z1 v2 A7 [7 D
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards# A! U2 U, g! v' J) c
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
5 A+ [, }6 G' A% q; ?* A: C& vDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards: F! W6 T" e$ Z3 w# Q: F
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards+ f* K$ ?9 G! D6 b+ o% U+ s- J
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards6 J$ W. z5 U$ A2 P" f: p/ Y/ d5 o
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards+ I. b: L. Y0 n
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
# E/ U9 f8 N9 rCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards( a) F$ x8 n k- X2 N- \; I" `8 M
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
z: _& B$ C) `) \0 P0 g! SWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage1 s& V8 I- k- m
Range increases to 8,000 yards
7 M, U, {: K$ y' j% d, z) A9 ?BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
) }# v7 q0 |6 o* ^. { z7 a) vCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards5 @: b# `: ~: a: h6 o3 k' @- ?/ C
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards' J. p0 k$ m3 g1 ^ u! y
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
8 { U! ~1 c3 n" y8 p9 J+ |, ADD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
3 H& i9 V/ N. u8 X" RDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards* E4 j2 J: B I% N7 @: X; [8 S
Range increases to 15,000 yards: K+ U( q* Z+ P1 ]
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
' ^6 ]' h' B. @ v- escorted by DD Tsuga
7 e* W' _( H. [' W; ^BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
) @ x/ W1 {9 C1 H& qBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards8 |9 q H$ `+ M$ N9 B- d% t* G+ h
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
7 }9 h' @% h& y7 I, FBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
: @ C: A# M# B! R& ^' G( B! ~BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
+ G7 Q* C( l! t6 uTask forces break off...& [; T6 f& m: q& _* m5 h9 e! x! @
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 # X8 M* M9 E0 w9 y1 J( P$ `
Weather in hex: Overcast
0 \) b6 y$ _! I5 s8 C, kRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
f, p; Y3 c+ G( i6 y$ @Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
0 b% Y& F( j% L3 s) L4 G1 h# ^$ i# B* cJapanese aircraft
5 k: k5 I$ i4 {; L, w G3M2 Nell x 27' r- C: ~" n& X7 S6 q
G4M1 Betty x 31
" F1 H8 D' a( u. k$ H3 UAllied aircraft
5 }% O" Q" C9 W" A no flights : O5 S( c, s, Q8 v3 [0 ~
Japanese aircraft losses3 u4 V) g: W" B: j% W3 k3 y& _$ J& |
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
7 A. q4 F& ]4 B+ T, a G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged# p+ S$ ~$ d# x; S0 T- N2 m& @/ F
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak * S. B" V' R# S, F) o
Allied aircraft losses2 x( H2 W/ w% C% m: i6 A
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged4 X, I0 o( {* C0 N; E- Q
O-47A: 2 damaged0 t; C0 x, J$ T& ~. L8 t5 @
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged; ~1 W5 M' P5 _7 c3 p4 n" {
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
; m6 a2 U* L( O( T% G8 W# N" pAllied ground losses:
$ l, n9 H, `! e/ i& `9 m( P- X 4 casualties reported
# h3 e! }% \8 t0 g( Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 b7 |: |$ m8 f, n& u# ]) o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ a& ?" v% I/ T: C0 c' ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 |7 H$ N6 M, \3 J# `, T; a* [
Airbase hits 18 x% K+ ^8 q# Y3 K8 Q: `( l) F) B
Runway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ) y6 \+ X& J7 J5 F
Weather in hex: Overcast
5 w- \. b7 Q$ N' n3 J7 tRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
" [$ Z* \# K' {/ @Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
' w9 }& u7 N! x( ]7 A, T) HJapanese aircraft
( {/ ]0 f: _% {! q: C G4M1 Betty x 18
U. o8 |& _) ~& p9 b2 T) bAllied aircraft
5 K+ j C: x8 Z0 j) m no flights
2 k/ i3 Y5 ^7 wJapanese aircraft losses1 ?; [: D N' \: P7 x( T8 w
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
% F: J( V' N0 Z8 y- d) {# M/ U. LAllied aircraft losses, ?( F$ H7 d$ Y& g' M
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged / ^% D+ d6 O! k y+ ?
Airbase hits 71 P/ E1 {" @4 }& Z
Airbase supply hits 2 r4 O/ @$ o2 T4 x# o
Runway hits 9: Z0 V* X# [& b" b4 a" ~* e# o
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" F4 @0 R. r u) ~- n9 Q" W9 fMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
" m+ l- U$ u& KWeather in hex: Overcast 9 f& p* z+ z: U
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 i2 T: Y" ~, z) {5 k
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes 9 }3 T) L1 B3 k, [# F; A+ K
Japanese aircraft
6 b; y2 h3 O) J- t9 r8 L& ~# o G4M1 Betty x 13
, H! d6 ~1 w+ {) P5 @' RAllied aircraft
$ P3 @6 S& P- b" z1 l no flights k4 l, D# @1 d4 W2 A4 ]
Japanese aircraft losses. |1 p0 _) ~! W2 c
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 1 o: G. Y1 i% a% a9 Q
Allied aircraft losses
/ l& Z9 n- x& L( L" l7 ^4 y3 P: P PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground" [. {7 @5 i1 P$ F
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground # a* r$ ]+ \6 N5 l: F
Allied ground losses:, {9 ?" o6 N3 k! `$ Q% p6 j& p2 b
5 casualties reported
0 h e5 q5 }# \: q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ |0 Y% M+ O U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. N" i9 f9 c2 k( e: N" B8 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " r* h U' Y+ T) ?
Airbase hits 1( @8 |4 w. a, y& l R- r
Runway hits 10( n- Z& J' a/ a6 [- S' x: {. y# n. R* C R
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* d1 f' P1 b+ _, S3 b5 g$ ?Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
& A* U% ~( e, o% ]Weather in hex: Overcast # T# M2 }2 _5 ^+ ~% n# L
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' y: n* R! l! _" a# @! kEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
1 ]- T" [: _( xJapanese aircraft
4 H3 ^0 _$ w& Z1 g Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
: I, b1 r: H9 C l9 q Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 # g$ N+ d! Q+ U7 a2 C
Allied aircraft
! Q3 k7 r1 D5 Y0 f1 n no flights ( J Y* E8 n) }5 z" C5 h8 i
Japanese aircraft losses
" X: w- [2 X& Y% I Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged C4 ~& B# ]) f
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
) M/ d7 q' U4 X$ dAllied aircraft losses) R' S1 E) g1 G8 j( `- k
O-47A: 1 damaged
" J7 G) A9 Y) \ B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
8 I: B- ~) z1 I( p1 } P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged; k8 F5 [$ ~# a# M
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
* T7 R5 D* e+ C9 l3 F0 }Airbase hits 3 {6 h# O3 w7 |* I
Runway hits 4! p% o! I! Z4 e3 ~( z
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
3 } ]; u! P2 x2 K7 }Weather in hex: Light cloud
8 c3 d0 `! ~9 ]! H% zRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." [% P! a" h- A: s( u
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
$ W2 V# c2 u: d+ ?# `' k( {) JJapanese aircraft% u; p) k9 X1 c+ X# z% A4 E
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 & t/ @# s6 z( n0 X, \$ T
Allied aircraft
0 d* I: h3 l. \* h I-15-III x 11 8 y& f# C0 K# i! M9 E$ C' r3 Y7 ~
Japanese aircraft losses9 p9 @( y) f; U; h% w2 y9 y; P
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged . i- k6 u; k D0 z$ M/ J% ~
No Allied losses ! y- Y( u9 E @8 N: c( G
Aircraft Attacking:
0 \) U( A4 Z2 u. s$ g) }( O 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
( L, d- l3 y R8 i+ C Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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$ h3 W6 V" ^6 X% X4 \ \9 M* X# tMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
" S- U) m1 k) Z0 [1 }! iWeather in hex: Light cloud 7 Z' C$ X6 V" {0 ]" |) E" _
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, D1 k U" \* J" M, o. C7 a3 qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 6 ^" q6 f$ C& ^. @0 g
Japanese aircraft' j# p8 K. U7 k) a1 T
G4M1 Betty x 37
7 r! c. t+ I7 j, ~0 @No Japanese losses
" o( z4 p% V3 E! P' B$ a, qAirbase hits 8% g* x/ e4 V9 l+ E0 @
Airbase supply hits 6
7 r& K4 i+ r, ORunway hits 34% ]6 \: b9 \' n* }" X3 y2 `
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6 q. o) T; A9 K- d0 e$ O5 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
2 L; e0 }( g$ T& lWeather in hex: Partial cloud - I) d$ l9 z* x4 I& T. x
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 P2 \% x; l2 ^* b/ r6 BEstimated time to target is 28 minutes 3 `9 B2 Z- y6 K
Japanese aircraft# v/ m% q7 z6 L. |$ \
A6M2 Zero x 44; D; q, U1 t e& ~& {% g( x n- k/ ^
B5N2 Kate x 84' W {9 r5 L. o/ W, W! s) q5 D9 A
D3A1 Val x 71 7 Y8 z% W) G" A! `: w( o6 j4 ^0 Y+ ~: ^
Japanese aircraft losses
6 p1 G/ K K3 `* [ B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
3 j6 E, S6 }, Y( P- Z. ? D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 1 c1 Y3 _/ U4 o `/ m
Allied Ships
% c; d3 [9 b* H! {9 F0 b CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
k' x5 z/ m3 ]/ a" w6 E CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 R6 W& \, _9 y/ ^( Q2 z4 d& E4 @ DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk: I% t. ~( h/ h5 C0 [
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage7 Q, ]4 A- ?1 j0 [ f* M6 c
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* O( ^' c8 m9 a! i
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. P7 O8 b6 `1 M( wGround combat at Brunei (65,87) ' W9 H, Z2 u5 B5 M6 U/ z
Japanese Shock attack - |/ W3 P* Z" l# o0 Y
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 " z) H) H2 n7 _/ b Y" X. b
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 9 E4 ^5 i9 D5 l6 o% f% p- b
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
4 s/ I2 d+ j( UAllied adjusted defense: 5 8 m( V* \* y* o! K6 O
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 3 \" ~4 F9 v1 U: j4 H' d. |# t
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! ( G9 b+ a& {; t. `: O
Combat modifiers) x0 s& M! G% A* [" C
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), S7 H$ @: E# X% e$ o ?+ R) t
experience(-)8 ^2 E& v- j& c+ N5 S
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 2 B5 F1 M; f' R
Japanese ground losses:% G6 K2 X! `8 @& C
18 casualties reported
& T# C4 |& N' K3 S7 @3 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 O# W, m# B& v, L8 c, K9 y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 J5 D( |5 M+ a! Q n$ F+ p" j4 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
O7 B! s! X8 T3 S. WAllied ground losses:
% m/ c, ^9 A K( l/ S5 | 105 casualties reported
! I. Q0 \; Y, q+ A |* \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( s: z# S% j, g7 R1 [0 B6 C
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled0 X$ N* i2 e! S0 _- k
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 |, }5 O( F" U% i- I4 Z$ i! Q Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
f$ Q( d0 V* K- g( k Units retreated 1 - ~9 G$ d# d' o. G4 h6 ~* z
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 7 N: [7 S) h& S+ j8 f
Assaulting units:$ e' t7 S8 G' ^- y0 Z# C6 {0 W1 _; v
16th Naval Guard Unit
; @; Y/ P* l2 aDefending units:
8 ?2 u7 |4 ~1 ^ 107th RN Base Force
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/ E4 E) x9 L* EGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
6 M# |/ Y% ^. ]Allied Bombardment attack - u" ^6 r6 g0 W9 H9 m
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
! C. u0 z3 P. {4 a/ I% ]7 A( [4 ZDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 3 b+ G4 o1 P9 p1 o$ q! ~- G
Japanese ground losses:
O% Q* J/ M4 `0 ~3 m1 D9 \. h 4 casualties reported
" B" r+ @ M( f% V( I, }4 u4 u C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 O9 F/ t/ l) o, l# }1 l& I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 b1 m4 s6 p \4 u- v2 X5 v; P' [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 9 ]- A) ^8 P& S* d& `! I+ w
Assaulting units:. V1 ~, T2 z8 w% E
B Coy/NG Rifles , A; ]5 ~/ ]4 z D
Lark Battalion1 R- Y8 V5 Q; N* l
Rabaul Det. Base Force
' s/ |1 ?" k4 R6 E* F ADefending units:
# t! I @) e/ S3 {% f; }, e 144th Infantry Regiment# s5 \ {9 w: J/ U! w9 l
Maizuru 1st SNLF) f$ l7 W! q( m p
2nd JNAF Coy
* L/ E% P( Q! p 5th JNAF Coy |