AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
: y4 m% f' x# `( |. D' j. K拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
, A" R! x! H9 R* Q1 k$ H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。
& v( D3 s! s2 Q+ w* _0 e8 `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
! Z0 }" }$ C4 g- ^( _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,
5 [ h$ y+ {: Y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 J- a: o& c, b) ?+ @1 y
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) j: i x- a+ |: q
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。
+ J* {7 ]( M( E2 r, ^2 O7 j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!
' P/ p) g3 G2 J, F- |Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
( E" O+ G) S+ A5 b) C: H. i31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - X# h& C+ i1 f) S! _, h+ S5 X& d# G8 V
Japanese Ships% D9 h# R( |9 |7 T5 Q* v
BB Yamashiro
: y) z) Q' e* j- j CL Kashima
5 v" R8 _. Q5 m4 F7 _+ l( p: b4 V DD Tsuga, V5 v& i$ h7 \2 x0 @
DD Kuri$ B9 x' h8 g! n; q$ T
PB Shuko Maru #5+ \* E, ~; M+ ?5 t
PB Sonan Maru #60 d% k* }# \# Y3 f) G
PB Sonan Maru #5# g8 K5 u$ C. k5 Z9 l* c
PB Shotoku Maru
5 J2 T: ~- o9 l( d6 H/ w4 V' U. R PB Shoei Maru
6 ?# T1 @+ E3 e' u PB Kyo Maru #10" ]- B7 A3 X: H9 F. J0 O
PB Kyo Maru #8
% @1 p: t4 i3 A$ W- y xAK Kuraido Maru* Z' X9 s$ b/ A4 [
CM Tsugaru
7 r( I& T: a" P; { DD Yanagi 4 W( Y- F4 D" v8 S8 ]4 f$ h, i
Japanese ground losses:
+ l+ G- c2 f+ @! m/ R X 18 casualties reported- o7 L" K6 Q7 ~* Z6 L7 u r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. k( r. ?+ L* j( z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& i9 E' u- r6 @; |4 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ) _$ y# M6 e x5 d) ~3 p, D R! f
Allied ground losses:
8 D) M9 P% ]* {8 B 62 casualties reported
, {7 v. S- p, M. U, Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 Q& U' X+ q& g' P* u; Z: d, m8 I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled S% M; ?- a/ U, {; M2 {) t. P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled / F3 h8 s7 v3 J: C6 x% m6 j1 J
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards ( J% U: Z. N2 [! b
Japanese Ships
* o+ D& h6 v! `1 b4 Y8 _! w+ h, l BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
0 ^, b* f X1 ]) ^" a5 ^& k2 U CL Kashima
( q2 I1 a; C1 W { CM Tsugaru" W$ G5 H5 \: i" e! j
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 x! E0 m9 G0 \0 C
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 I( G$ x+ `: d& j6 d DD Yanagi. g" \0 s; L! c3 ]% ~
PB Kyo Maru #82 J! M0 I# D. s+ l
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ R3 l8 l( d8 t7 }$ P; [) K PB Shoei Maru1 G) r3 h. T, u& M6 k1 T
PB Shotoku Maru) r/ D6 h! _# v4 h
PB Sonan Maru #52 g' F$ F% N! B1 \. o& h, U; F1 \
PB Sonan Maru #6; ~3 m. o+ s/ _( v+ ~
PB Shuko Maru #5
+ L, Q: s0 n y xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire! H) T, Y, p: u
xAK Matsue Maru
9 |: B6 z5 F" r9 h. e: ? xAK Venice Maru0 g h; h6 W( g5 N' P$ V. n0 u
xAK Kogyoku Maru% h1 S: C/ k& N' `) T& \+ x1 R5 }
xAK Nishimi Maru2 g/ f# S7 _2 p& \
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ a: ], Y) x v4 f/ e0 t3 U. i xAK Cheribon Maru& X0 }& R% a. u& f3 Y6 o! |1 `
xAK Daifuku Maru0 J3 ^, d9 @+ v+ y. P9 z/ l, K1 }
xAK Kuraido Maru
( H* l F; ^# w) m% R9 bAllied Ships
% q* a/ f* ]8 j, H2 ^8 |2 B CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage( h1 I( Q% b! T
CL Achilles Z! n; }' Y5 a! c$ ]/ C
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
* Y( x6 s; l! l4 g* x) f) ]& q CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
6 g! o* K: M* x7 d. I1 q+ | DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
: K! W3 D! I5 tLow visibility due to Thunderstorms$ g. |: ^; I) `. ~# W0 Y
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards% Z/ d! a7 F( f( v: R) `7 \) d
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
/ u& W. D5 S" b6 B' Y+ rRange closes to 15,000 yards...
) \6 [* e0 J4 P: @ Q# d, c9 d/ ARange closes to 12,000 yards...& Z3 C8 F2 w& g5 H' q# f# S
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
2 _. _1 P8 F0 g2 f% N- k- x; f5 nRange closes to 9,000 yards...
& n$ O' D% @3 E# d( D: M; CRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 R0 l) _- R: I+ a! `
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
0 C9 I: v5 _8 `" J" gRange closes to 6,000 yards...
4 \0 x; R& X; S8 GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards* P" _; K. }: Z' i
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
+ y" C1 \% O' s" N5 L+ ^) RBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards5 u3 w* ~! ~$ d9 y, G" [
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
3 P/ [2 @9 Q- z6 j: L9 t9 WCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards3 h$ d: w+ l: p2 M) d0 e/ O
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards# K! v! l8 Q3 c2 o% x( S
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards7 X6 L2 M8 w* q' T% g' {
Range closes to 5,000 yards
7 a: f+ F9 f: F- E2 iBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards# A- D6 d# m2 J: V, U+ U
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
+ V- i" K9 Y0 R9 IBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
. d# Z: w; h% E1 M7 A, ~; o% T# v5 rDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
) V/ @9 f) N1 }( a8 r9 TRange increases to 6,000 yards
8 ~6 L% ?: a S! c( N) x* JBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards5 C; ~4 H) m M
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards: E) U, J$ O6 \- K& e+ i# m
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
7 ^# w% n# p' g$ _$ h' eCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
6 \. q$ v5 N* b, F1 l" wDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards: U" p1 S8 h C, U
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
) N. ~* l. g3 ]6 J$ V, Q# Y/ mBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
& V9 r0 y) a. EBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
. z8 O# X! ~5 e" ]. `DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards! l, Z4 B. y( z) \' i; J. Y
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
9 Q4 W" r; L* k4 X# |* Y" zCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards: m/ A1 c/ x, E) V% V. f, h
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
! w0 O, d4 D6 ~$ i0 _. B. zRange increases to 8,000 yards2 S2 Y' V0 E% l. \1 i$ U+ y" _
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards& w8 r* K0 i- Q5 R5 v r% v* @
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
$ x) ]4 A0 k$ h/ IDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards% { v5 _9 N( v( P
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards4 X& i# [2 A, M. I; [1 v
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards# o9 X8 ^' C/ m8 e- p+ A# ~
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards7 d/ ?4 I) g" V5 p# P
Range increases to 15,000 yards- a8 [5 R- k& q7 d
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
8 Q, }: C, h# g, m# @% x8 V- escorted by DD Tsuga
% } ]/ I; t) [+ Y9 [BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
: P6 g% [$ [, j9 aBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards% I) K1 @% N; r$ ?; }
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
2 H* f5 a& z" |BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
) B. d6 F2 t' {; {BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
: {! S- J( F+ XTask forces break off...
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* P2 D5 l! \8 `; h6 X% CMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
4 d7 [. _% |! ~8 e$ F$ rWeather in hex: Overcast
* m2 L+ z) R+ x j' ~2 t: f; ^Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 i% ^1 g t+ O+ f$ q+ \% qEstimated time to target is 26 minutes " o) T) ]0 J3 a
Japanese aircraft
; h4 \" j* R. n+ u! m7 @ G3M2 Nell x 272 T" J( }7 Y8 x; C
G4M1 Betty x 31
0 \% u6 g$ |( N/ p4 n- oAllied aircraft9 J, U1 Z- `& A9 E
no flights - z. R- l% p" U, ~
Japanese aircraft losses
1 G9 i1 w3 N8 v6 M" z5 [ G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
9 a8 X: `" F" v- T6 c$ | G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged* a1 y# y5 n( \9 n# j
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
6 U4 m x4 t1 T& s$ gAllied aircraft losses
# _7 u, F |) z1 e" q4 i B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
5 u6 n9 ]+ d- g7 r' w) \ O-47A: 2 damaged
2 y" f7 Z2 Z. H2 R3 E P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged y# V- E ^5 U) Z# D- M
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
2 B8 n+ h( Z( I# j7 o6 |. `: mAllied ground losses:
" T) B H2 P3 ] 4 casualties reported
- I4 R9 t4 }' Y) A; i5 y6 f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! L" V' F3 S; _) Y( M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# d/ c4 B5 K# g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. K1 E' Z8 T( g+ HAirbase hits 188 y, s9 ?8 G3 L/ W
Runway hits 41' q* w& j1 Z" y* d* L
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a( Z5 N$ F* Y4 N1 @# TMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & u+ g9 p8 P1 o; I# c: N" I/ |
Weather in hex: Overcast
4 ^" d9 F3 F I0 ~* p8 |2 ]Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
$ c6 O& {' E6 @2 n4 f$ C* _Estimated time to target is 19 minutes $ n# {8 F; B# q- M7 ~/ w3 t. W
Japanese aircraft9 d" S1 ^/ p9 O9 I' a
G4M1 Betty x 18 3 D9 V+ ^9 x" w+ u, f3 @
Allied aircraft4 t) \# @/ x4 e: T( I4 @
no flights
, G7 U+ j, E- r) HJapanese aircraft losses
# j1 F/ `, D, S# p) ?4 [: ]2 v0 R" G8 f G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged 6 ]' C9 y7 W6 e' `9 Z% c
Allied aircraft losses* t5 I' I1 K* S
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
, n! x/ P# a& _9 P7 C7 I) Y) S, V6 @( TAirbase hits 7( R/ n1 ~2 B( n( I! B4 ?
Airbase supply hits 2/ X3 S( T; `9 C
Runway hits 93 }, q0 m! b& R* N" ]/ r6 t) z: I
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( \5 a# s4 l- H9 ~$ W9 ?Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 3 {" R; |+ ]! I( N7 |
Weather in hex: Overcast
) ], }' X1 z2 c z# B( U% K; gRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 s' |1 x; R3 i; E, `8 F, }" a5 t( BEstimated time to target is 11 minutes 2 q# ~$ N/ n0 m. w1 M' u
Japanese aircraft5 b4 C' I7 b+ L& V8 t5 s6 K9 V
G4M1 Betty x 13 . B7 D( h' n& O: X+ {# v0 a' b5 y
Allied aircraft
/ E1 @. [2 @% z- ~ no flights " x8 z' V* o5 P1 x# k
Japanese aircraft losses
* J l) {+ u2 A' C5 U4 l+ Q4 {: C G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
" S+ g5 p, k3 H6 u# Y& IAllied aircraft losses
3 D J) Q: t5 o; j3 x5 q$ f% ]; s PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground8 u- F. P3 M( r* O7 V( D# R
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground 1 i1 m. P6 J4 X$ L" r2 O# k: G$ r
Allied ground losses:6 |7 O1 k; ^, w+ R# y5 ^
5 casualties reported
4 F' G8 \( o# g( E0 H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. h, N9 S$ C+ n' _0 I7 H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, m+ [- C: M: x! {# b4 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 e t( L3 ?8 W. s; K5 E: [
Airbase hits 1/ J5 @' ^/ i7 U9 [
Runway hits 10
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. s( n. v* k6 {. V' s$ W4 L; NMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 # O, T6 b" b( V9 y
Weather in hex: Overcast " b3 W# ^2 f) _: a3 ~
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 X, x/ r9 | K$ |Estimated time to target is 25 minutes ! V3 p9 F: Y* k$ z( C
Japanese aircraft: E; B! m1 y. z8 K2 r
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 127 o% D) X$ P F/ }' \. n& F
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
9 L# `8 b/ G! N6 N4 SAllied aircraft% }0 t; H( Z ?0 \8 P
no flights
% p0 c3 c3 s# o2 d6 ?% q& UJapanese aircraft losses
- M! W) K$ r- A% g Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged1 c T8 ]7 C y
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
2 u4 m. x! L; n# r5 dAllied aircraft losses
5 c4 [3 P- R/ J, y4 \1 g# b9 U& X. y7 i O-47A: 1 damaged
! A* }3 N3 H8 v6 h1 i8 k B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
0 r5 ~' i, v& g; Z( [; n P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
% c6 H# x" S# c' V L2 L Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
% C3 g0 l) I8 k0 rAirbase hits 3
, c' ?) \* [0 hRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
' J2 r! f2 f, U$ J- g# D6 S2 RWeather in hex: Light cloud ! E0 i3 s4 q8 k8 y2 \9 i
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 H5 U2 d5 k7 h9 m7 ?9 ]4 |
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
; l* H) _: l! g' e3 I/ UJapanese aircraft
- E, @# H8 l- ~. f# B Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
) e. v. T( D, w: R) XAllied aircraft
0 o5 `; e5 @+ t& h# ` L( t I-15-III x 11 ' c- y4 a( a8 R, d7 U' b; U
Japanese aircraft losses
^# o9 D7 Y" x) b" M* \ _# p. C Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
, G9 u) w( I. t2 s; F( LNo Allied losses ! n" u& z& S4 y! w( ^( j- U
Aircraft Attacking:" O- ~# ?' e* u# q ~
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * ( e- q, ?. j5 O0 A# i6 [3 F
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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6 K, M: k6 ^; Z& B& dMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
8 q/ ^* [7 g- Q1 X0 IWeather in hex: Light cloud
8 U0 z: ?8 I, P3 z9 S& z! i. H |Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- f5 K/ |/ G0 ^2 `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
# C% N7 I( I( b1 x7 OJapanese aircraft
! M, C8 P, F+ P3 j% m6 y, y G4M1 Betty x 37 8 D! E7 P) Y3 V- h# l& o
No Japanese losses * X6 W) b5 E' P# C8 V
Airbase hits 82 h) C5 Y4 U( J5 Q
Airbase supply hits 6; j6 O9 \7 `# Q
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
/ L T! n! G6 D+ oWeather in hex: Partial cloud ; A/ u- H( R$ I, t& `
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( F2 Y/ G: y Z9 r5 k
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
4 Q+ J6 y1 @" l) G, _3 T( p: `Japanese aircraft7 ^8 \2 i4 g1 f8 V9 {, N6 C
A6M2 Zero x 44
! ?: ^* s3 Y6 b g B5N2 Kate x 84: V! j1 h1 V* d% s# X
D3A1 Val x 71 % c }7 _( Y; ^1 x8 N
Japanese aircraft losses3 E" Y* R* J2 O* O3 X
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
- r, [, Q: }* d% o+ [5 s, s D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
. A, ~/ g% x1 H2 B% D: l: ^Allied Ships
, L8 ~9 ?! V% R- b: z# E CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1& s! G2 Z2 w; u
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 w# m+ N9 ]9 p3 z& w* R/ m DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
7 Z' V- X" t1 [, E1 ^( O. j CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage6 x H4 Y2 E, l* {
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 c& c; k8 T$ X
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
. T0 I8 e, e2 f9 L6 y, o( S, N- F& uJapanese Shock attack % w: D; m9 e( g# e g
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
) e2 R: O, j6 t* m2 w7 N- uDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 W# H6 }2 v7 m6 ?# ~
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 6 U7 p2 T- w. h E
Allied adjusted defense: 5
/ v! v4 v' J7 k6 @Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
, f1 A) O; z% J& B' s" SJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
' [% d; B/ B2 A" o$ HCombat modifiers
- J" H, \+ b* F f' Y8 }( v9 [* sDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)1 D3 I6 d% Y9 e7 K5 t
experience(-)
: ~# W$ V: `% m2 w# G9 HAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 7 O* M/ F' Q" b& m1 W6 U
Japanese ground losses:
6 R+ V9 ]( _' {) x 18 casualties reported
* N, U% L/ k7 F) T1 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 O% u) o6 T2 i* r: ]% x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' E: l/ O) M0 M& Z0 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: R; |) T1 V1 z& u$ ^, iAllied ground losses:1 R ]% T/ g7 y( s* I8 ~3 |3 k
105 casualties reported, @4 k6 L6 f! H& o0 g% I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& i( K) f8 K5 p2 b1 |: H$ x Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled7 ~# T3 x `$ K1 e- p
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 f7 M/ X2 F$ T Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 X) ^- a4 d6 l) q& V
Units retreated 1
+ E" Q0 X& ~2 x0 ]+ ]$ k9 ~/ R8 _Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
/ ^$ y% F; e9 b, |$ u. @Assaulting units:
) L3 U& N5 e9 s 16th Naval Guard Unit + x, k3 j( ]/ q! h6 H2 c; C
Defending units:, e7 p4 U/ b: }, Z" n2 e
107th RN Base Force
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- k) ]4 R- s! z1 i' }3 cGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
: q6 Z9 v5 Z5 h6 ^Allied Bombardment attack % x5 ?" ~. Y$ N# ]
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
G1 v9 x0 j/ ~! N- m5 ADefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 ' ~/ k2 Y4 `; q" W- w2 h" [
Japanese ground losses:
- c( }4 f% J8 B; u 4 casualties reported
1 O9 a8 T- K4 e* P% b( ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 ~$ m9 E2 A1 U1 a) `' y& Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% z. K7 \& h7 ]7 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 `0 P% [4 d/ h) tAssaulting units:# t8 |6 n+ M( Q- y9 Q, Z
B Coy/NG Rifles 0 ~, f6 i! o& r l3 w
Lark Battalion+ a- q) N+ Q, v7 L& G9 N1 _
Rabaul Det. Base Force
! G5 [, E; u( F, @1 jDefending units:; A/ @9 E; E+ F3 d; L% f" y2 F
144th Infantry Regiment5 T; }4 Z/ @+ [% A4 f( F# t- l( D
Maizuru 1st SNLF
1 H7 R6 @ Y2 R/ \ 2nd JNAF Coy " a) g$ H$ h0 g
5th JNAF Coy |