AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
: a" c3 M- 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。
* M! M/ K9 j T5 l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。
" Q/ X: C q. m8 g) G& 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1 y1 U; r6 |% i8 v5 E( L D/ O
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 f: D8 F" ] r9 |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,6 {' C5 X' }0 l, @
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。! g4 E3 A) z8 T% @& q% n3 p1 f
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。6 }- f8 t' c7 l. d
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!
! ^3 b/ o- L4 L) {- k, IDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force 0 ^; l5 }- d; e( M- n0 A8 [
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
- o/ A _" @, o! D1 o8 VJapanese Ships7 n" Z5 r; ]1 b; s1 X
BB Yamashiro6 P9 ]7 q6 Q( o
CL Kashima3 A J; k6 ?" v" L
DD Tsuga% S7 N5 f0 D1 @( t q9 C3 X9 o
DD Kuri V! Q9 k7 {, b5 V7 a& B# ]. m
PB Shuko Maru #5( Q9 V! p7 O' M+ ~0 @! W% D N
PB Sonan Maru #65 i/ r4 }, J, K3 f
PB Sonan Maru #5/ v: U L4 @, y5 x: V# A
PB Shotoku Maru
. {& Z' L- y/ s7 \5 Q PB Shoei Maru
6 f4 g- _- K8 n1 V# K PB Kyo Maru #10$ n$ Z$ M$ Y9 T: X
PB Kyo Maru #8
/ l* v; e# ?: A' m7 X" P xAK Kuraido Maru" z/ ?# q5 E6 k* q
CM Tsugaru
, z+ G' `6 Q/ y/ N7 u' p DD Yanagi
& Z2 ?' A, o/ y/ @Japanese ground losses:" ?. a; S5 ?0 X) n+ y! a& R
18 casualties reported
( Z+ g& Q2 \% i( g0 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 h1 I# d+ w E+ I4 O4 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 l9 e1 `; U9 A7 J5 k( Y( ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 B- o# \$ P% s" T7 z. KAllied ground losses:
5 q1 o, d4 a; x9 c2 o& G+ U- _2 I 62 casualties reported w! N/ b; P. T5 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 ^$ z9 m$ ]' J% L) E7 `. E4 }1 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
# l1 F# B$ L: O3 s, @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 6 [# }) E# L6 F: `% ~ }
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
+ {1 w ?* x8 V4 {* a, r( i0 ?Japanese Ships% A* M6 D, Y1 |+ k9 U
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
: N/ O! G- h3 Z7 ?% }' Q9 Z$ s CL Kashima n9 ^6 W I7 ^
CM Tsugaru
! s1 v' }, k! z9 T DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 T( g$ Y+ X. a+ ?& p
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 V3 `/ `. }. q( e1 E0 J8 a' D DD Yanagi0 y: R5 M- h! b0 N$ A7 [+ m- |# M3 P
PB Kyo Maru #8- t, x1 @8 C# M) X! \" H) F& l8 f
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire# x6 M' y! l. q: c$ ~
PB Shoei Maru0 y3 ? G( }0 l* H) P7 {5 c0 O* J
PB Shotoku Maru1 b) g" v: ?: {$ u
PB Sonan Maru #5
. [6 e/ g+ P" H6 k4 A PB Sonan Maru #6& U9 J' D$ l0 ^/ `
PB Shuko Maru #5
/ D- g8 \! p) F; ?: N/ I xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire% j4 b9 Z9 n7 b+ C
xAK Matsue Maru
+ _/ g0 Q! ?$ ^" T8 B7 j xAK Venice Maru
9 t* D: k5 h* g8 i xAK Kogyoku Maru
. j0 W7 ^" t4 `3 a xAK Nishimi Maru5 F$ F( T: R; x7 {* v4 A# K
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire4 O0 H- W# C- V R, |3 C$ s9 ~
xAK Cheribon Maru
: s' ?: D- o$ f' F- V6 s6 W3 v f xAK Daifuku Maru
$ n* \# {# R I" B xAK Kuraido Maru
^ f! s3 ^7 o8 gAllied Ships* ?7 M+ V, h `8 W- X) U
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
7 J2 x* ^0 ~4 ? CL Achilles
& ~5 D- V5 g! b, u/ o1 E& v v+ J CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
) z/ u V7 |! w. _( k6 s CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
# l: Z' Y) d6 Z9 V3 Q. V' ]! g DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 7 m6 R2 @: Y0 K' W# X- x. Y) c3 ]7 @
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
1 P6 @1 H6 T/ J1 KMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards' D. K$ [! I' Z& x* ~
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! b6 y! x* ^7 m. [1 V, KRange closes to 15,000 yards...
% L4 k- B4 _; |0 d3 lRange closes to 12,000 yards...( B) V& ~# k' n) U }
Range closes to 10,000 yards...7 |$ C7 g, C! N% x
Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 O/ L6 V% p+ W" x1 P" Z% m! z! A
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! |; b9 T2 G/ k3 J/ p: g/ e, S- PRange closes to 7,000 yards...
+ T. c: J1 i, p/ w. u' D5 X4 eRange closes to 6,000 yards...
7 X6 U* ^: l" b' \/ a ~, Y0 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards$ ?9 E z/ |% S9 l, w4 ^' B
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
( ^3 A3 u5 t- aBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
* N$ w2 e( Z+ k& B: LCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
/ N! U) C: z& i N; N6 F% E) `CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
) e N/ @# g9 K+ D" RDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards8 M8 D+ d* p5 W
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
$ G; ]# o. u+ ~/ {" j6 DRange closes to 5,000 yards
# S! l- y, w6 sBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
% ^& J3 d6 j3 C+ ]3 MBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards4 n& |8 J& j' d: h- o }+ T
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards0 o' v: k7 ^6 C' B
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards, m, z4 j9 r5 g+ ~" \ D9 K' S
Range increases to 6,000 yards
1 M0 i+ o' }, l4 \. J" ~BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
2 ~' S9 B2 X+ _, yDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
; R6 N5 g4 p. V; J$ K4 {CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards: I1 y. B7 P- ~1 m! u9 F7 M6 J+ d# C
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards$ I& g0 e5 Q+ C4 m# ^' V' D7 M7 {8 H
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards! R z# ~, I/ m* l& ?7 d6 s1 l
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards& O) g6 N: v- |
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
8 {! z+ Z/ s9 J3 V; BBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards- n% I+ j$ _, V/ S/ ?7 O# z" b1 Q
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards- D4 S: W B+ u: s0 p' G. A
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards+ H& n5 x* a* z# N+ }
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards1 S' ? a3 s5 ?9 ]% m
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage, d `9 P* Z3 H* x$ c3 t
Range increases to 8,000 yards
[' Z- x2 D7 B IBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
F# P$ O" B: y YCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards$ w e) s8 i, }, L' p
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards4 R, Y5 v& _# \. u7 w: D N \
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
* }; N! M U( b3 x$ k5 ODD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
6 Q, K. a8 A7 K& [% }7 L# x% VDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
& z( |7 J& l* Q: iRange increases to 15,000 yards0 I% E: g' H- E, L
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
2 \. j. A' o+ b7 K: U9 o0 d- escorted by DD Tsuga
' q1 [' H! o3 yBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards3 ]# l0 [2 {4 ? E. L" n
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards4 o' q! \8 }4 ]- R
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
+ n+ z* ]' @+ _& GBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
& d% F6 w9 Z, ^& aBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards% B, M; L3 F% D0 [0 z% Z
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : c! W. ?6 f0 {$ o$ }8 _! R9 f% q$ E0 ]
Weather in hex: Overcast
+ s/ p' K# e' Y* h5 I: J+ c; YRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 @0 [' J1 M9 a9 f" I" H/ JEstimated time to target is 26 minutes $ j" z2 L- q3 {$ U/ V$ y- e% l) K
Japanese aircraft9 L" u) O% O6 d
G3M2 Nell x 27
0 {' Y* }! s4 r7 P+ I3 ^ G4M1 Betty x 31 5 A; M z5 \$ u& t9 P
Allied aircraft6 g7 }* ? `( S0 G) Y) R
no flights
& C& K6 ]3 ^& |0 ]3 n' N0 _Japanese aircraft losses
2 u [0 O& r7 W8 J G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
" y# x# @+ \, q) y2 o2 d, H G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
4 A) K& |# @0 W7 Z+ d; Z+ p- u6 U% y G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
# u+ k/ D% z l* ^/ hAllied aircraft losses
8 Z2 ?8 j: [; N( s B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged4 T% t: H; F% B' U! _/ J
O-47A: 2 damaged) v8 a/ @& j$ q Q; j
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
, |% b+ s( E. X$ e+ Y5 b l PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
$ b! e, z( p; ~2 @/ t8 V8 SAllied ground losses:
0 t+ e" I2 v7 O# d7 z7 N 4 casualties reported
7 F, D1 E4 g3 L9 ]$ a Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 \4 q1 P) U4 x! b, K! [. S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 N J n7 _0 J% R" U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% O; y7 p F, l7 Z1 ZAirbase hits 18' v. T9 J) O! n% F
Runway hits 41
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8 b' W- s2 \8 nMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
+ f) k# {0 c7 H. CWeather in hex: Overcast
% ]2 L# f: @3 U9 C# VRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
v4 r9 r; q- a- f7 V- CEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
; m0 _6 Y: P' G& b j; YJapanese aircraft
, Q+ U$ Q5 n1 a1 N: g( b G4M1 Betty x 18
& s# K) u) T3 g$ i. C; Q+ F8 M6 rAllied aircraft v( Q6 [% ^5 F/ H
no flights
6 ]- |* {7 S: k; tJapanese aircraft losses& ^8 Y, `, t# V
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged ; i% J# Y# u, I" `
Allied aircraft losses1 X* c: h8 s! w
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 3 W% v- x) d- g! i$ E2 `
Airbase hits 7
' o% r) |6 T0 c1 G0 U" D$ YAirbase supply hits 2' |/ J3 k8 T# T( e5 ~7 M! D
Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
# {+ a3 E; }$ V9 x R& O0 L. J- EWeather in hex: Overcast , @. V" @3 z$ p' ]
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! r/ G9 g4 v, R; YEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
7 \4 W. z7 h( A* H3 B+ P0 aJapanese aircraft' f+ L: d) A/ z$ W
G4M1 Betty x 13
- h' U6 w! }0 kAllied aircraft6 w% g/ P1 W5 q0 H
no flights
" h; W* }+ u; {! b: U5 J: r; nJapanese aircraft losses
! I4 @7 H& O6 {3 E1 H" X G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
) L4 c; C$ g' Y, q1 MAllied aircraft losses
1 U9 b3 \& |, V, a$ r C4 x PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
$ M1 d( V. Q2 {4 W, R1 I P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
5 G; J' z8 i; Z( S4 m8 M$ YAllied ground losses:
, M% s6 r7 v7 e% X$ d 5 casualties reported6 S) z. s5 Y- F- G Y! Q$ T+ m2 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! J) E& K/ D# b: q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, ^7 z+ ~3 A1 U# d* y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 J1 q6 L9 |# V8 E
Airbase hits 17 ~6 D9 {. n* [" [. O
Runway hits 10; @' w+ O* A" E& Z
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( [9 t e0 M) z* a c
Weather in hex: Overcast
9 f, N* C8 O6 M0 R6 }Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: i( O l" T# c' d7 aEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 9 u7 ?, ]$ R8 g5 W- O) C# I
Japanese aircraft
9 V/ [; p; ]% { Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12' Z7 O$ y0 P" y# P! G6 F
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
- y" S4 c# X% K, r8 ~+ L8 ZAllied aircraft
' L J/ E& L7 D: e4 [, g no flights
8 W" R) z" m7 z) ~6 iJapanese aircraft losses b6 Y8 h* A! f% h2 A! ?' t) o+ n
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged/ |8 i! d% C5 k. `, @5 b- g5 ], x
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged ! c( D' X$ x: p- Y3 o: y7 b: s
Allied aircraft losses& a8 b. C8 I! N( ~
O-47A: 1 damaged$ ~5 B# E# E5 ~- p( l: G0 v8 G
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged2 u0 C r4 b( U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
$ O2 S8 j" W' r9 j0 }6 ~* }0 ] Beech 18-S: 1 damaged : J9 W" H" H3 U+ S8 C
Airbase hits 3* u" M0 j, w+ n
Runway hits 4- D, ^# o5 B) h& V3 w" r
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; g7 P9 a, g4 Z* l0 F( GMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian ' Y7 i; w7 N9 r( ~
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# u3 A$ G/ J( _1 i" ^Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 M8 F" f8 |3 k1 `
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes : l# s% g8 ?' J N
Japanese aircraft
/ L" y9 G, E6 \( }7 O5 w Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 0 i& s) g9 {, Y* B1 I. \8 T) h
Allied aircraft( d" b) N# B0 d8 e U0 R2 c5 \
I-15-III x 11 ; ~* N6 W$ X: W: |5 u7 t$ j
Japanese aircraft losses
; T! z5 z9 m% I8 A5 \ Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 F \8 U" W8 u. t2 R' j2 HNo Allied losses & X6 f3 Y( W- m. E" A& F
Aircraft Attacking:2 T/ K$ N( x2 f2 m% D0 A
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
" f% r8 f/ h& _, {* I* f Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
! ~4 x9 L' X4 B7 L9 U) aWeather in hex: Light cloud , B5 K! }2 k9 n# }2 t
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 \" U% o& [1 a5 m$ qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
, n( A- n' \4 a4 E* oJapanese aircraft5 _4 W- y; d6 T I( ]5 }- k3 `
G4M1 Betty x 37
3 |" q+ d3 n4 oNo Japanese losses ; I1 ?( K: K6 K# F9 T$ ~
Airbase hits 8
! b8 W, D$ |7 C' w/ WAirbase supply hits 6& |( ?$ [8 K: v* r% x6 n
Runway hits 34
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7 o5 v9 K+ } N& B5 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 7 S7 ?! Y) j2 z% V
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ' M ]% d" ?3 o' r6 d
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 w$ V& w6 y' V& @Estimated time to target is 28 minutes 2 U# C+ { w) F9 o. ~
Japanese aircraft- k# q9 k4 Z- P, g& J
A6M2 Zero x 44
" G3 q1 b" R! t7 d: Y9 F B5N2 Kate x 84
' e7 e7 P! L4 [5 o$ o4 y D3A1 Val x 71
5 K/ o: O; l# P2 ^Japanese aircraft losses
( M0 F* A' O7 u M) N B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged8 r3 R! G, ] S z' H. o
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 2 m, m$ G# e2 {0 I% }, f
Allied Ships/ j0 z9 i; J$ X, ?" K( h9 j: g2 `
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1 c, ~2 |- x6 S
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- q9 Z2 d5 P& N$ h1 {5 Q DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk, m; @/ ^ l2 a: H8 C$ n* W
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 `7 q* t3 W7 t! a CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
' o# M/ g r; f' h: PJapanese Shock attack
" R6 Z, Z1 [4 x7 C" O* uAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
1 u8 ~, g/ n( FDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
6 C0 k( ~, h0 ]Japanese adjusted assault: 23 , }1 s' c- a: s- `% l) U. S& e
Allied adjusted defense: 5 ! r+ }& [3 |3 G! H, R0 {
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 0 Z7 |/ {- N& R' t6 y/ \
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
" V* L# j% S8 e6 BCombat modifiers
T3 f$ u9 B0 q s! u# f* aDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)9 t+ p' o/ L9 j( ^
experience(-)8 T8 A* W* ]: k; W" @6 t: B
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
+ m' A" u' \; x. C" ?* e1 |Japanese ground losses:
; }' E8 k1 Z5 {3 h. ^/ J5 W 18 casualties reported
* q$ t$ O( Z0 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 [ h1 c( w3 V. A( g* }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ L5 s5 J5 |- M! z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" a I3 X" w8 q: y' oAllied ground losses:
# O8 F3 ?- q" k ?! `# n6 J 105 casualties reported Y. s- R: M7 h% n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 p& U* p; z# Q4 J Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 l3 P6 p$ h; i. l b5 N Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled- V; v- v0 K) M( b8 b; B0 m$ ^- o
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); j" p/ F# f% O( g/ p5 j: b
Units retreated 1
( I6 \' {8 j% {" \Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ; K# _8 m2 n7 q
Assaulting units:% B& x& Q, c6 {- x4 `5 i a: \
16th Naval Guard Unit r/ n) X- |( q, E- ^1 D8 `
Defending units:
1 S3 K0 S+ W! x$ z8 Z4 w( E7 U 107th RN Base Force 7 {& j: B* r0 ]' A" g
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) % Y/ k: l+ V3 Q4 \( g1 ^3 q0 P8 u
Allied Bombardment attack
/ b+ ~* X t8 k7 {8 t0 n* |0 vAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 7 K7 m) `& u3 E& y W) Y
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 # |! G( u* Q$ U+ C0 i0 k
Japanese ground losses:
& n! Q7 |; D6 y/ T/ ] 4 casualties reported* ` T: \3 E0 E. d" {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' E0 C6 ]* i/ q% K( p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; m; I# o+ X/ y# ~9 Z/ i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 T/ P5 K7 C1 t4 |! V. AAssaulting units:
. l: D+ Z% H0 K" |; S; y' K( u B Coy/NG Rifles
7 S k0 k" w: k# [% G6 w* P/ }* r2 \% @ Lark Battalion& l9 K/ m" G6 H& t/ u u7 s
Rabaul Det. Base Force
+ F* Z/ c, V# w, s0 MDefending units:
9 ^! \4 I7 U3 ?2 ^- K 144th Infantry Regiment
/ p- R1 Z3 t7 g Maizuru 1st SNLF/ Z* ^' V) ?+ I1 X" j8 t! Y
2nd JNAF Coy
) A' }/ D# e1 g( D8 R 5th JNAF Coy |