AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41* T4 U; Q0 @% S4 f; J0 G# F3 E+ |
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
) I2 R! a2 B0 Z2 B9 u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。
5 k4 ?; o7 \2 T9 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/ s5 F7 y7 |9 L. [! t
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,; D; }. o; }9 ^! k2 h( Y. s
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,9 Z* ^/ e8 y) U r* ~ c
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。
7 c, d8 s4 p$ G! I0 @4 l. f3 `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 S% ~$ P* o8 t+ i1 I, 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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4 C3 Y6 {! B3 Y Y6 OPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 Y( A! n! S, h7 f, W5 ]: y& s4 E
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
6 o6 t J1 w6 j2 k0 a6 @0 j31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
" i+ a& B6 P2 |0 YJapanese Ships
v+ m F% \0 Y6 B( A8 }+ W3 t8 l! f BB Yamashiro
) D6 u5 `& |3 m6 @/ x# w CL Kashima/ P7 A+ R8 e% C
DD Tsuga
% [- B% z' y& R DD Kuri* F8 y6 x; K. m
PB Shuko Maru #5% `& U( Z% C2 ?6 M8 ?
PB Sonan Maru #6
! m' n `- r5 l3 H PB Sonan Maru #5$ }# W+ W. M- O9 o" ]
PB Shotoku Maru
; v9 ^: r" @5 @5 _ PB Shoei Maru& |- F& y# N& O2 I; \
PB Kyo Maru #10
2 }7 _3 }5 |* w/ o1 @ PB Kyo Maru #85 k, z+ h" k0 {% U( I% D- U" E8 @
xAK Kuraido Maru
, I9 U; ]3 y' i CM Tsugaru
+ c8 ~# Z! p- k3 z9 J- {, { \ DD Yanagi D7 j. ?6 u$ X
Japanese ground losses:" V- | Z* z. j9 M. d9 Z0 W
18 casualties reported# W4 G- v& d' ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 a! I; p5 @) v% w! R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 s. J8 R+ ^: I6 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 E, K& i" @5 @# T; f+ gAllied ground losses:# j. }! ^- k0 ]' o- s$ A
62 casualties reported' b+ _4 `' Q+ t( |' H0 i$ L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" o2 Z) Y3 S: ]8 ^6 q3 _0 r6 \# n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
9 K) k1 Q( s8 F: t- ~7 s$ g3 s/ j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled ! }# A [$ T7 S' g
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5 I ?: E& M$ a* KDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
2 r, W$ l% x4 u" N0 G) S: S! fJapanese Ships
9 Z6 q: K" J6 p$ k! z BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
% H4 X6 e! C3 F8 m CL Kashima
- J- l, j3 g; G/ ?$ h( l CM Tsugaru
8 b' Z# m f, Y& b DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ L2 C! T$ J# m8 \' O7 y4 v DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 G; e# V4 e% z% H. m! W
DD Yanagi/ l8 v" | z4 `" }# Q+ |- {& H- B
PB Kyo Maru #8& K" k; I2 v U' v P( L) ~
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire' ?1 Q4 g( y: k7 n( e! z
PB Shoei Maru
1 v- l8 C$ W2 F& G) Z/ L8 ~ PB Shotoku Maru
' R0 [4 F/ G1 ^9 K1 O7 Q0 A PB Sonan Maru #5
" L5 a5 z9 k# Y G! J( \1 l I PB Sonan Maru #6
4 {& C! S y; h+ q PB Shuko Maru #51 T W! H% N3 x( b' h
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
# }; e# T' F" s q/ ^' [: l6 ] xAK Matsue Maru
! }6 }3 Q- M! \ D5 @8 a xAK Venice Maru: N! o% d2 a1 N: o' k" C1 P1 l7 u
xAK Kogyoku Maru5 S0 D( e0 d& q2 q
xAK Nishimi Maru9 a# ^% e: v2 O, T4 c& \+ }
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ K) L8 j& M! j& L4 _: m( O xAK Cheribon Maru8 C6 u" m. Z z
xAK Daifuku Maru, U9 O/ Z5 i0 J7 Q' s% H
xAK Kuraido Maru 0 [$ W5 o0 t7 S) X" I" o& X
Allied Ships
- e5 F, A* e! A; Q( h CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
+ q$ Q- H* l* N& n; M6 Y CL Achilles! H1 Z- z9 W( `6 Q: [
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
, G0 y1 p- @) W' d CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1& P4 Y) b- B# r, [' F3 E* A
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 ) A5 S9 D: J/ G+ I9 o2 V# h' U/ @
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
5 C. K. x* s* x8 U" WMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
- O) _$ z' x/ F+ @# K) bRange closes to 18,000 yards...
* w" D# K1 @- v2 n. B+ r# jRange closes to 15,000 yards...
) c4 ~8 S0 U3 [$ k9 a# d" a7 _/ nRange closes to 12,000 yards...
) X/ u& p( U: @/ ]) G$ Q) K dRange closes to 10,000 yards...
6 D' V- Q5 }- F% p; RRange closes to 9,000 yards...
. s1 Z6 d+ j' n5 W$ bRange closes to 8,000 yards...% h8 m; ^9 L' p2 {& M/ r' v4 n
Range closes to 7,000 yards...8 ^6 S2 r) Y+ M6 {. ^/ H) P
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
6 ]1 f( |$ q5 w, P3 A4 f1 r- XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards' {( y; | ~, K; G
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 4 K" ?: t7 Z& P2 r7 h
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
9 c/ l8 K& l- H3 {. c3 UCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards5 B; y1 S$ p/ R* V
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards8 b4 `6 i6 Q# ]+ ^1 K% O
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards0 [6 m$ m8 P0 j" W5 X& T
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards+ M! w/ P c8 Y3 V& N! @, E, @
Range closes to 5,000 yards
% l& u2 z4 G `4 x) \9 fBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards" |4 L; C: _$ ?% d3 P$ S
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
7 A* k2 l( p/ _% BBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards& J% [, Z7 o+ x8 A0 r
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
+ l$ H5 H0 |6 F5 M2 `Range increases to 6,000 yards
3 p, i$ @& {; `1 r5 kBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
3 H/ l- q- \6 ~/ NDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards/ Q' K2 Q* t7 F$ u3 S e: n4 k: P$ l
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards* D( E6 d7 Q$ ]" \
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards' Y7 U# `1 [: {
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards f* [- C9 z9 @: X
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards# E& Y) H" Y( t( V' X# F
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards* `( Z5 v/ v% G# E
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards' [" k7 u9 r3 Q/ H# Y. \) P# a3 E/ }
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
9 Q7 `1 {( E; M cCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
7 z8 r' ^ q" S5 x& u0 aCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
2 ?" H* c* G$ MWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
6 n$ L1 \+ Q9 X7 F( y6 LRange increases to 8,000 yards
. h8 Z8 O1 z- i6 e4 y8 H+ a, t2 ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
6 A1 t) c' j" O; L* R( u" jCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
( I; J/ A& H! c8 e3 P2 s9 p& MDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards- T8 u' F6 {. i$ M+ S% p2 G; p
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
& t# C" J% [( {$ ]DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
5 _9 b5 s2 O) {6 O% C' WDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
* r* V H/ M9 xRange increases to 15,000 yards
$ \* X4 ]9 _: p) WCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
7 d( e; j% N( y% z- escorted by DD Tsuga
( }- B% l- q9 Y, bBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
! r0 U5 r4 E/ Q. j' V( |BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards9 P: Z! z. |0 d2 X( \! N
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
6 A; K5 q5 z$ z1 Y; t. `% n! @BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
8 q! _2 T; u+ a( O& B7 dBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
! L/ v7 K2 g- R* h3 \3 ?# \Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) R+ X/ o# H2 tWeather in hex: Overcast
( f Y. @' _# `$ U6 BRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 \! B+ Y$ Y! J0 \/ y) T/ F- F; ~Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
2 D3 k* m2 n% \" v2 |# `Japanese aircraft
8 w& L& u' ^1 _' @) u% I- i G3M2 Nell x 27
3 y4 {; {/ J+ I0 f G4M1 Betty x 31 . P& n, D/ t ~+ C; E4 H0 W$ x }4 V
Allied aircraft
/ @1 @) u( F& c no flights
- b( F* S' O4 o9 JJapanese aircraft losses; t% N! S9 H& l9 E
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
& d0 y# E2 i+ t+ R) ]& {! j3 B a G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
. {6 H3 u" |% m6 }3 V( o) I G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak ! c% _' J: }2 @0 Y' n. G
Allied aircraft losses
1 P3 V& i; {% p7 f3 C B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
; H' @) L0 e5 I O-47A: 2 damaged0 b) y1 x- l$ R% [2 ~4 f
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
' P. n3 W5 S4 P1 S8 k! l3 u2 k PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
/ ^; l. t. _0 n; L7 i/ SAllied ground losses: f) J. l4 S0 {5 J& T! x
4 casualties reported
* }& ^2 o! b# m1 ~1 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 }. h3 P: e* L! n3 G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled r5 K% Q# T9 r1 `; x" _& @( J) Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' r% G% [0 m% X5 ~" MAirbase hits 18
8 v* {/ [1 b! @9 L' @' MRunway hits 41
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3 R0 }9 ?' v: C3 H9 d" BMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
- E: O/ `' z/ KWeather in hex: Overcast . Y1 ?4 L; f2 R& u+ L$ S, K8 ^0 {) D
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! J& Z$ u# x1 e w) T0 k1 W
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
# |) b1 r- i" _/ r0 kJapanese aircraft
6 C7 L( x- h; ^ y$ L, }9 ? G4M1 Betty x 18
* S3 C* y& M" k* qAllied aircraft7 P8 p& G/ }* H8 v2 F0 |8 ` T! r
no flights & d0 A9 z( r4 Z" B/ p; y
Japanese aircraft losses2 ?8 w: v6 q- V5 S9 i
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
( X8 d& ~" G# P/ r; bAllied aircraft losses6 [) H( E+ R0 [9 X! x1 I
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
1 P! ~% o- A( R: F5 t& @* B% VAirbase hits 7- X( ]- }+ U7 N. P m
Airbase supply hits 2 E& ?* Q$ W' m s7 L
Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
; z4 M" Y2 u% LWeather in hex: Overcast
. K0 M9 Y6 `0 H( E* `Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 c% ~: X, c' Y4 U9 z) l; r$ ^Estimated time to target is 11 minutes / }! U* I& X0 j1 K8 G; G: V; o/ i
Japanese aircraft- H1 O+ r( P$ v; p
G4M1 Betty x 13
) v' N9 w- L3 J! t3 Z, V* @Allied aircraft3 R6 i2 q* j# |6 y& ~7 ~
no flights 9 W$ Q% n9 p) ], `
Japanese aircraft losses& G! x3 O! k( y
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged ' N8 ?5 v( z2 _- ?$ s& v
Allied aircraft losses
- P$ c$ A# t# e8 H) U- R' L7 b PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground% W5 C' @. W. G! Z4 `) p& U7 ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
# y/ h5 d& V6 C7 z0 T2 s3 j$ e1 eAllied ground losses:8 f4 f/ f& P% R0 ~
5 casualties reported
8 O7 k! ^- r& ]/ r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, m6 o. _" D T _1 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& o; d3 V, X. b$ D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- I- M, O5 T" F* g+ f/ I$ ?Airbase hits 1
$ `! k b i; e. s eRunway hits 10 T8 s `0 c3 ~. B F/ U* j+ B
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) d- o" ^% k* M! ^Weather in hex: Overcast ; P1 r) }0 [! H. Q6 }* u, s& n
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- F% S5 r& e8 v5 W$ sEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
( U& z2 q; l0 X+ l" kJapanese aircraft
/ h) P5 g8 c1 } Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
3 I$ o4 N$ `# ^( H5 S Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
3 h S4 _* Z7 m. ~% rAllied aircraft
7 @! m0 a2 v& q3 U+ w no flights
, a1 W r$ d: ~1 S+ XJapanese aircraft losses
/ X! d" P6 [, }" M* Q/ ^' R% P Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
7 N) T v, c8 b! w* y Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
* p: d; T |6 g! O9 f5 N2 AAllied aircraft losses
4 a( X) f% K- r' A2 Q+ R2 r- _ O-47A: 1 damaged L: U: q- q9 @: g# R
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged% X/ g' ~; P; l" e, ]
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged! K" P5 o" x0 l# n3 M& s4 r
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged / ]8 o' E6 z4 I7 ^' d( {
Airbase hits 3. p! o- d/ i" w6 B, w/ s% {
Runway hits 4( X1 B2 k# M. o+ |
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian ! B7 l: H+ f/ |7 A. U
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* i/ p* _6 B) c4 W/ eRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) i* w- \" v4 N; P* ?) t+ k! W
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes ! N5 f/ r+ `! E1 T3 J V
Japanese aircraft% A7 v. T4 e8 s5 r2 L* i B2 U
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
& q i2 [6 h2 ` W3 R f8 w' HAllied aircraft
$ }4 C$ n7 N; q8 j& F: o I-15-III x 11
4 y+ y$ o' s2 W; h1 v& B) a! p. ?Japanese aircraft losses$ U3 d) B" T. k, o# S( X }; i4 c, b
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
/ `. w; n! m2 i' W8 yNo Allied losses ; g) a; T( a! ]/ [8 P- b! F; Y
Aircraft Attacking:
6 O+ f: q2 u5 ]' V0 }) }, ?& y* I 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * - u; l/ Z1 s) R1 N6 I7 Q. g
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb0 K6 k* K5 g2 b2 M
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) K5 J R2 o# W* ]( D2 F- [- |8 mMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 , Z3 |& T9 L' f! b0 X
Weather in hex: Light cloud $ b U5 O& K3 l7 c* i7 T) f7 B
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 b- z' e# c; V3 ]" C% Q+ SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
% {3 {& w2 U7 T8 ~9 B6 BJapanese aircraft; ~, ?/ x& [ Y a
G4M1 Betty x 37 : p n& V- U; w. X# ~: g
No Japanese losses
8 ]. q- r9 k$ r; _* dAirbase hits 8
- e' k3 i y8 V5 L: iAirbase supply hits 60 |% {3 ~4 F* P L
Runway hits 34! _# J) ~. H& U
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5 R8 R+ Q y. [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
( T# M- i& A( M2 n6 R; C3 iWeather in hex: Partial cloud
/ ?' `0 o1 P$ r5 P- G# m+ z5 f% e$ U. ERaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% ?6 \ Q) `/ _# s9 ~2 t1 v" l/ T! hEstimated time to target is 28 minutes / ?1 R# i6 d2 w1 h& f
Japanese aircraft: R$ Y& u0 a; P- w- I! Q
A6M2 Zero x 44
# \+ D* F) U' }# z% l: t B5N2 Kate x 846 H/ h+ q3 d* @% `
D3A1 Val x 71 7 N2 ^9 C6 |" k2 Y* U$ L) O' B
Japanese aircraft losses
* e N3 C5 T- o C" I# }- z. f! q B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
! b& K9 S& n2 u5 e! y# v$ A8 H D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 6 U6 t, `4 ~, r3 ~' r3 [
Allied Ships
2 @ C5 [1 u5 b' {1 r' y0 O CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
) }+ Z' s+ Y( k$ |! w$ Z: R CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& M9 }, G# N* N. P
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk; \% R# f O: | `$ v# g( r
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage5 {, \: T0 o3 O5 J4 P; d8 C3 N
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) |, d" I. K7 \3 X; E5 F1 z1 _
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" s: ~& O$ t2 [( TGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
5 |, F, R' M: wJapanese Shock attack , C# M, U" _ `3 q
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 / e1 {6 P' ]! m7 {3 ?6 _
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 & R2 g3 e! c% Y E- B& Y( f" y7 G% }
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 1 [# r3 D# L, Y9 h+ a* h' e
Allied adjusted defense: 5
/ K, I' o0 u+ l9 TJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
1 e% |. I) T+ i/ rJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
; W6 ]% Q" f; @( G* ~ F* X" tCombat modifiers
) k* n* J% W8 p$ vDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
/ p7 @1 A% P2 ]( w" }) G experience(-)6 _. Q$ j9 ~3 k) g
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) ) \' w s, e3 A" C; f: W
Japanese ground losses:4 e* ?8 U4 G3 E* {
18 casualties reported8 D4 t) J+ o0 ~3 t! a! m" Z. v% b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, |* m2 }: l, s( ^) z1 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( ?3 i2 y3 w7 x' [) ~& n' {6 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled . H f* y4 n0 k& m% s) {. C
Allied ground losses:
1 @" n; x( y F' z8 Y: T 105 casualties reported/ d9 s8 y) |# M$ I8 V1 H) @+ O, w3 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 E& p- M+ d( C0 y
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
. \; t8 @5 `4 m0 m$ A$ L5 a Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 I; O) Z3 w! L/ t Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- C) j* H2 g. U$ L7 U# @# l" i; _ Units retreated 1 - n! a7 x8 q" a9 G4 W" z" B
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
! D' R4 A3 e9 xAssaulting units:
, I! p" c$ \/ ? 16th Naval Guard Unit $ s3 w% B) K+ W. e( c
Defending units:
# G& g! o( |( r' I. K 107th RN Base Force * a9 R/ e1 ?- h! h5 ]4 G) @
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5 C& K' K% j7 W5 n k) dGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) 2 l* b d6 D/ G& }" R
Allied Bombardment attack
5 C" R3 q9 ^% G- T0 b( U% B) Z6 iAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 + ^5 {2 ^9 |$ L+ ^ U- C
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
; \5 ]; [4 ]) p/ d; jJapanese ground losses:
) F. G0 x1 e3 d; ~ 4 casualties reported0 H0 _+ Y" a4 I6 t% W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& r1 C u1 [& w1 g( p O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& J& L6 H) k/ o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& L1 {" x9 y V/ L1 f1 E& R: w4 B5 yAssaulting units:
+ q1 C7 `' |# s7 B3 w5 j# S B Coy/NG Rifles
4 F8 h! Z1 ^8 O" t/ S8 }- o; Q Lark Battalion
3 A) ? Y% J9 f Rabaul Det. Base Force 1 t! H8 D8 r J, ?$ }
Defending units:
# N( W9 i# v5 ^4 _! _ 144th Infantry Regiment- O: l: l; C2 c3 A
Maizuru 1st SNLF6 n" a' j; O8 Z# ?/ X5 T
2nd JNAF Coy
( z6 L0 h6 I4 e V* ] 5th JNAF Coy |