AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 414 M, F' u6 g) 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。0 j0 \ ~0 D" Y+ w v2 W5 |
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 C3 b4 h: o/ _4 Q* e- P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
2 R$ u: R+ b. _# M5 h& [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,- g% W% Q8 x9 }; o
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,
4 S5 v3 H# d( c! S) G, `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。$ x5 O% S% n% s r! J
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。8 a2 D, P2 r* `. o* R" Z
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!: j, U. i. h2 [+ E4 l; c
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force " ?. Q0 L$ g3 G
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 1 [/ K9 v- l. X+ C6 B5 O
Japanese Ships+ N6 d$ G& F; E- c* k" I7 n
BB Yamashiro
9 w3 c+ p+ B/ g& ~ CL Kashima
( }' E. k+ R5 a* B DD Tsuga
& g* H' x* x/ r( B) f6 p, a+ U DD Kuri
' T' }- `' t" x, \* p PB Shuko Maru #5
* X4 `! S+ c; H! c" ^$ X PB Sonan Maru #6
4 L0 i, F& s. g$ Z0 Z- T/ Z PB Sonan Maru #5
- T/ O+ S0 @4 }, C1 t' {; z PB Shotoku Maru
* V5 u: a7 p6 R+ c5 S* [# M% b PB Shoei Maru
( z9 e/ D3 a# Z2 g PB Kyo Maru #10
+ X( o3 n \% o0 _! { [$ l PB Kyo Maru #8$ w5 n$ n' @3 o: M# `" K/ u
xAK Kuraido Maru
) P( p5 N- P; | CM Tsugaru+ y8 r7 L/ n! y8 [
DD Yanagi
( C5 e( G: K7 e) _+ _$ J) RJapanese ground losses:! Z% W3 ]; l( a, I2 F4 K' b X
18 casualties reported% t" b r' d) a) O# `9 H3 n- a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 O" G. ?' K" c* B. \* W1 l, W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 e5 Y4 m1 f+ G3 {8 F4 }8 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" y* r7 E! p7 J4 }Allied ground losses:
6 u% r% w! V/ R 62 casualties reported+ [7 k* s5 I& P- e1 j/ C$ `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" Z# Y- c' `. N( V& l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled" }# G) c: g7 z1 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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9 b; }' z5 O9 T% X% pDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards 6 p2 D3 w# s( K
Japanese Ships! C4 T" B0 i$ W8 p
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
0 b# n9 I1 Y. s4 t1 v5 [ CL Kashima2 h# w8 n4 m0 K( K& v
CM Tsugaru1 v# R8 e- |- w# W! Q
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( L: P5 X% g5 p+ ^
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 g* R8 e+ {" [ DD Yanagi
' {3 w: G8 y& h PB Kyo Maru #8
; ]( |. b1 F- H: m, E; C! F0 w: f PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire# \" Z7 y$ l) r/ y Y
PB Shoei Maru A1 }- I. S% K E3 K$ U0 {# H
PB Shotoku Maru
8 k& X! C+ ?3 `( o6 O" D PB Sonan Maru #5
- H# N; k2 z' o3 ]* o) i% A PB Sonan Maru #69 }' n! J4 r |4 a
PB Shuko Maru #5
h1 X4 V2 z3 z4 `8 k+ D$ I2 r9 V xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 c$ l/ T% t9 G X f5 w7 P2 L xAK Matsue Maru
& X' V7 i0 w' s xAK Venice Maru8 O6 i R$ F" u" f( b; ` e
xAK Kogyoku Maru
0 u; x! W' g( M3 J xAK Nishimi Maru& h' D( D8 y9 j6 S* n+ H
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire5 }$ `& N- K+ b& U
xAK Cheribon Maru
! K9 a6 ]9 o# i7 g/ r ^! F xAK Daifuku Maru
: {3 A# g6 ?/ R5 b4 v xAK Kuraido Maru z. L6 s4 w6 m
Allied Ships5 W. S$ _1 b9 K5 ]* X1 _
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage, r& i$ o5 K$ A* I' O7 m
CL Achilles' c5 e# I& R9 E ^" W% G
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
- N6 x/ f1 N& j CL Adelaide, Shell hits 12 a' H1 R6 d4 F4 M V+ u
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 / L2 i! j, ^4 Z) v# o9 @7 [) K
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
- s5 _ p* P9 E6 Y( ?. jMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards, G+ n; V: u: O7 @$ j& I$ Z
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
4 X5 {7 E/ a+ ]/ U& T, }Range closes to 15,000 yards..." ]8 u& b4 ~) D4 Z4 H! b: U
Range closes to 12,000 yards..., H. c) W$ A- m/ r
Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 d; s" l- K* ]2 x- c, y
Range closes to 9,000 yards... ]8 O7 G7 X; v4 c3 w
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
' ` x0 m/ d- ^$ NRange closes to 7,000 yards...+ m2 E8 F5 Z4 k- a% ?5 u3 Z' k' i
Range closes to 6,000 yards...$ x% D0 U! V7 x: P& z3 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
1 [8 r1 ~- P! a: o$ O% p- }xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
" q4 `, t6 f1 u+ `2 c9 xBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards! v3 J3 p6 V2 k8 C4 i) n/ R) K
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
7 i/ a: H. a. U3 iCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
, i- P* {% V2 c2 M( ]" I5 hDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
' I0 _+ f6 W, F; @9 v2 ~4 ^CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
* G; f" D: n( H/ @, s9 I PRange closes to 5,000 yards
2 a$ n P: b4 }% j+ i1 X7 JBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards# d2 M$ r; X# D. N/ x5 p
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
# R- g' W# d1 T" L* R/ nBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
8 X; W& j. |- T+ _: y$ @* I2 M* \DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
0 i: N2 u: N8 U8 W: URange increases to 6,000 yards
: _7 b1 H- o* TBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
9 p- i( f4 ]/ i6 Z1 TDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
2 C, N8 P: X# o3 [1 D9 E, ]CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
! u' o R7 H$ s$ BCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
- x M, L1 T% g0 L; y, L0 XDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards. G+ u. v( M. h+ S
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
* e+ M! C4 R h6 H( K, mBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards( B3 a) |. C7 d& b
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards% P- G0 R I! X% c0 ?1 G4 p+ \. D
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
( E& P) [" ~/ S; Z9 R% wCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards7 `! T3 D/ i- D
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards3 Z! U8 D" n/ h0 X* I* \+ G. b
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage5 T; T8 t0 T s$ m6 s! |9 `3 o; O
Range increases to 8,000 yards
; i5 D( O' {: \BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards2 d) X. X3 J. F3 a j
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
4 `: M4 i5 H4 W. g$ h5 UDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards6 T% h( ~ I% C4 W2 G" J* i
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards$ o$ K: l- u% v7 W
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards' w1 j0 ?, m3 J+ h7 j
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards! }/ P9 p/ T% m0 M4 S. `
Range increases to 15,000 yards
, J4 F' _3 |& U& W5 v/ KCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
' v1 j3 Z. I2 q9 J- escorted by DD Tsuga
- h7 r' X' ~. P, W( U0 Q! ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
: ]- G1 T) c9 d, T# pBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
: @- L/ S$ A3 k; L6 NBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards; e* o3 l6 b( V4 ]# D
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
2 M/ D' v6 ^9 G9 m! tBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
* l0 g, V& `! wTask forces break off...
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. r& A. q9 g. R- {- aMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( O8 {+ Z& X" q* Y" a
Weather in hex: Overcast % ^, V- w( C9 d! r* \, K9 _
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 C* o# h8 b. n7 C6 `; d
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
8 D' p. a% v, |( F, cJapanese aircraft
5 r. @2 o" v& J1 ? T3 @. h4 T' I G3M2 Nell x 27
+ I' @5 m! Y# \$ Y5 G. s G4M1 Betty x 31
+ ?/ j; F/ j$ L* s/ S6 ~9 rAllied aircraft
, g4 |" J4 E: d* L0 o no flights . T1 l9 p5 s7 @6 v; D
Japanese aircraft losses0 E: w( w% u; L2 G0 `
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged4 A/ j* e; ^. F: m) m
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged/ \' s/ u% i- N7 M
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
" d# ]# m) u7 R2 N9 f& @Allied aircraft losses
* z7 {+ C9 n: T B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged! K8 _1 n: X- l5 F( w* L: I6 o# S' p
O-47A: 2 damaged- q' Y: B* n$ X
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
: x! C, R4 P. O) ~3 j% N! P PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged $ H Q6 S$ T2 `% b) E
Allied ground losses:% ~5 w. \* l& j- q( V* a7 r
4 casualties reported
% g+ e$ @; l+ x" V' H# F F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 p3 ]# k0 O* G' h A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* @5 F; ?; T3 y W1 | d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' S3 t7 K; a; R6 @4 |& eAirbase hits 181 D% Q, X& w* m6 [# ]* U& Z5 e7 j( A
Runway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 - g8 x3 q2 X8 ]7 J6 H
Weather in hex: Overcast
3 x' |( k+ _8 Z6 M& e" cRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet." J9 ~% k; A1 G3 S. d
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes ! h0 t4 V4 A3 @( `
Japanese aircraft
. C! {/ X; c! g& h: S% s) m" { l G4M1 Betty x 18
$ c# c- D' u. u O. }Allied aircraft
_6 Y2 [2 O) k* j no flights
7 d: E2 \* I! \7 X' oJapanese aircraft losses
5 R% g/ B) f, B3 ?9 ^# \4 s G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged ) y' G# z8 ^! p+ f
Allied aircraft losses6 I% c0 R7 v# {; z( F5 n; j
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
7 l5 B% ?0 x2 h! k& gAirbase hits 7
1 e7 [4 ` X/ MAirbase supply hits 2/ g4 Z# L# q: m, t! g2 G# [' m6 p
Runway hits 9
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% e2 z) ~$ S, k& J' S; Z7 LMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
4 I6 K" T2 j; f0 l6 vWeather in hex: Overcast
; H8 |/ x) Z; {& J" K) h6 tRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 I, E- [1 L% R' l8 M; pEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
: Q9 o# l: c& QJapanese aircraft* {% [1 r: N! \" }1 Z2 R9 G
G4M1 Betty x 13 4 ?8 u8 W4 G& R* v% n
Allied aircraft7 ^5 E6 k' z! s5 [
no flights / D4 {9 y) s: p- A" L+ ^- C4 d' q4 }
Japanese aircraft losses5 K' K4 W! n; L1 l* x& f3 R
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
2 I% _+ X! H# ?8 V4 x vAllied aircraft losses
( }4 ?% _4 U( Q" W* t, m5 m PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground1 M$ {5 _: x2 _6 |& r( l) D4 v
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground ) l7 F' S4 p; Y- A* f
Allied ground losses:
' i5 B" q Y4 i, k" N 5 casualties reported9 w+ X1 O" w' o" ]: I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ?: }; x0 f' Y" j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) @5 {% h9 p2 @2 T2 `, }$ V |) q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 {/ U B \6 X3 t4 u
Airbase hits 1
, y2 L$ k* a+ N1 N: W. rRunway hits 10# D# D, l, W& v3 g; E5 m: `' X
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & a- a# L# H1 Y; b s7 e r: i
Weather in hex: Overcast
3 |1 p- u8 i0 O* f: jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 G& `7 E1 F9 l6 x+ j2 g2 d+ QEstimated time to target is 25 minutes + A& t+ `( L$ s( m0 O$ L
Japanese aircraft4 _( k" y9 p5 D/ Y
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
5 J8 Q @4 H1 X3 I8 S Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 3 J$ }+ s" ]" ~ ]
Allied aircraft
' ?, | w9 J o6 k4 M0 k2 m. F no flights
/ J2 Q/ O: Y" g9 I; lJapanese aircraft losses9 J5 N' o/ ^) g9 ?* M% M
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged( C4 F8 `' n8 }9 I0 n9 y' m
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged : J9 c2 ~: a" ~0 Y. s I E4 O
Allied aircraft losses7 j# L- n8 _5 H: J/ n4 `" z
O-47A: 1 damaged$ B' B9 Q9 G' g; Z% d' Y
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged4 P6 |) S! R2 p3 Z5 S+ V+ x) @% I: r
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged! z4 x4 _; `/ W+ f" B/ F
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged # V* ]( _, g! f9 v; j# N5 w
Airbase hits 3: o) Z) U- C+ t
Runway hits 4& R! E8 `4 I u: v5 q9 W3 }
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
- ^1 K5 U" v" i" T2 qWeather in hex: Light cloud
: m! f: \4 O! P& a$ U0 L. YRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, |* q/ t1 g" W2 Z7 Z% H8 DEstimated time to target is 14 minutes , X5 X# M! p5 @3 T$ q
Japanese aircraft
5 t- M/ U$ i* s6 B$ B- J Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 3 Z: W2 I3 n) ?/ M6 \
Allied aircraft' y8 ~; Q, U$ q& o! [3 K
I-15-III x 11
9 {$ a3 v$ X( y9 v. IJapanese aircraft losses9 {. s* {% k! _, o
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
( ^8 V$ q' _0 v+ W% BNo Allied losses
/ X8 J0 n$ l& AAircraft Attacking: G3 i8 A. M. c9 v, M
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * & S5 r- i/ }0 S }$ u3 M3 _' D. ~
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb+ Y6 D B! w t: \3 ~1 U* O
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 9 ]8 b6 T$ P2 U& \. e
Weather in hex: Light cloud 8 U+ q: P. u" l9 X+ W6 K* K
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 N$ p6 A7 ~3 | n
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
; o8 v: L$ C* P* U) w& w" ^Japanese aircraft1 P1 x/ j h# S; U/ y" S6 Q
G4M1 Betty x 37
3 l7 m x- m+ F( Y5 Y0 N# YNo Japanese losses ; ~8 Y4 J' u& ~: [
Airbase hits 8
3 u, t- ~5 I" `' Q, P0 `Airbase supply hits 6
, c0 t2 T z& U7 m0 b" _Runway hits 34
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; U) `+ C' R3 {; ?' F; wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
. q; w% r/ q. x, x; }! s" h* oWeather in hex: Partial cloud
8 B) d2 o+ p" K: V+ C- [5 z& Z3 Z/ ^9 vRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* T" M y# `4 t/ p2 V; MEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
7 i7 W' T' \, n* [& LJapanese aircraft" p9 i/ L8 w. W; j
A6M2 Zero x 44
- `1 U: O4 h- y. t( u) Y B5N2 Kate x 845 _: O5 ?, W) O3 g! @
D3A1 Val x 71 ) T) N$ u; t+ T$ }/ l6 G) {
Japanese aircraft losses
8 Y9 K& x+ V3 h. C8 N$ M3 X B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged& g0 |% c. }: s5 V/ @, T
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
& v, t1 X% x& i, mAllied Ships
8 C7 H/ E3 |8 z0 g, ? CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
0 _7 d$ d, ?( C9 k* \/ }# G CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 \) M! i, S; W( U; l5 p DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
+ B v% D: L$ u% [5 ? CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage" Z2 r; c& [' w3 {* z7 Q
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 e" W% f0 Y2 L y
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4 g9 r$ x! t0 u* m& t4 v5 i9 j: eGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
' f! F2 [- g5 {" x: vJapanese Shock attack
/ f4 R7 U; u1 R; ~: h, a2 s6 JAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 7 c1 l( p5 |, [# A
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
" j' t# x+ o! L: w gJapanese adjusted assault: 23 & W$ a4 V: N+ X' s3 L& @
Allied adjusted defense: 5 1 T6 N8 X4 c: J# m
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) ; y: h) s% }( b
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! 1 q9 v/ |) L. }- m
Combat modifiers( L* J; \; k4 U5 C
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
. q) v5 Z1 `6 u# j/ U, j experience(-)
4 ?0 ^1 Z9 o. t4 D. KAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 8 a1 g" X6 V) \9 Y
Japanese ground losses:
/ _1 t$ G) `; z; y: n 18 casualties reported8 x' {* i7 S, }0 B3 h' l6 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. S" B0 [8 c! U/ @+ x) t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 H4 _; r2 `* p( {. P& F+ p/ r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & w5 S) N( {. e6 c0 q# Y; q$ P
Allied ground losses:% B& G1 c/ x1 l$ v; I
105 casualties reported/ g P- y/ h, k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 D! B$ M2 t0 [" w% F* r# H+ F
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
; T) C+ G4 ~2 u9 o: d0 F Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
" K! J, ]. B s; b4 n( R* w Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 ~1 q+ y W# F" h( q# L
Units retreated 1
" ^5 M$ _" F' h/ aDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
" @0 I7 F4 S6 P1 C3 vAssaulting units:
, Q/ z4 p& e; @; L 16th Naval Guard Unit
) ~* l! ~9 s% u2 \, S5 nDefending units:
! R- r" n. o5 N, u3 T 107th RN Base Force , O( m4 h9 c9 g" G( Y
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' D$ ^5 }/ _5 KGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) 4 y( s1 O; _$ k* ]
Allied Bombardment attack & _! w1 c- J3 h# O6 a4 ?) i. r& X
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 ; r' J( i, } Q% Z' I- W
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
* Q/ p; G Y3 W* r/ zJapanese ground losses:9 R) ?+ e# B* I+ T- \% b
4 casualties reported& i7 T- P% p6 p# F* x' k0 \3 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 J+ g6 g8 I, g/ j a1 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 b% [( `3 K5 F! j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 0 R# e- R1 H9 ~; Y; s4 l
Assaulting units:* e' }; X Q. U5 }% c7 p
B Coy/NG Rifles
: t; ?( Q( a3 H5 C Lark Battalion
7 c; H" S! Z" Z9 k+ j Rabaul Det. Base Force
# P; I* S4 t( n7 J% [6 T* `2 s2 H4 ~' mDefending units:( N# P q0 |1 k: f$ U% K; o$ _
144th Infantry Regiment
& D% Z! M2 P( C% E9 Q9 r8 Q7 O Maizuru 1st SNLF1 Y G8 ?# Q4 U l' f
2nd JNAF Coy
0 N) k, m$ L0 E% v5 T1 R 5th JNAF Coy |