AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41( O* ]- f K2 Y; a
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。4 ^) Z9 D2 O 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。
# P- a0 a& Y" p* g5 G& o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9 W8 v& t7 U5 k) v* u8 f4 b
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,
( }6 v1 Y) I. k6 ?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,
% ^' q0 [. L/ dkb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。
5 ~) k( p G: e6 j& _3 S' 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。
( N& j( S( f3 ]* }8 v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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5 u3 p& E2 b5 ~Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
+ u+ D" }1 B. c% f- rDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
" M) l% {7 h. b0 Q8 W" }9 ~5 B4 @31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
' O& m* x- c/ j- f9 oJapanese Ships
- q# c0 `2 [! p. c1 e& b6 O BB Yamashiro, ^9 v8 r7 d! F4 |
CL Kashima! k- m F. `9 L8 Q
DD Tsuga' F' L9 N- A5 X: h* p0 A+ p5 s
DD Kuri) z3 l4 c+ v" ]8 q
PB Shuko Maru #5
2 w: f$ U0 ?1 A$ z PB Sonan Maru #6) D6 }- S8 L# C: e9 S/ x+ J
PB Sonan Maru #5
5 g$ J3 X8 Q' j" b1 ~' r$ H PB Shotoku Maru: W0 I: n3 l: _& Q+ j/ M5 m2 m3 s. A
PB Shoei Maru
# u( @; D' {* _' I( B/ M* I& e PB Kyo Maru #104 [* S% f8 ?4 c6 f: w
PB Kyo Maru #8
' s3 s# w L4 d+ ? xAK Kuraido Maru
4 U- Y; x( S: Y, w CM Tsugaru
" J0 C. U( I# ~+ F* A& K DD Yanagi ' c" \& M$ Z! B7 o2 k7 v
Japanese ground losses:: ^6 ?) }3 o" o g: z# `
18 casualties reported. m* R. g, H; a" x$ e% y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 h& S4 s9 u9 J. j4 L: U' N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! }3 g7 F H B7 s% @# K7 x8 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * J! n) _' q5 Q5 [
Allied ground losses:
6 B5 U. c1 f1 T. f4 i; T) k$ @ 62 casualties reported& r4 x0 D0 b3 x! H- J' Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. V: A' Q% g4 M+ Q) n T) d7 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled5 x+ ~3 v. K0 x/ }# x/ g( T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled + f$ V, a% @0 G; ?
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9 J8 D8 c. S' [! }6 S' F4 R2 mDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards 7 v$ X- Y% l' r* E! X u( U6 ]7 ?
Japanese Ships
, W& ]5 F9 v, d9 P5 q BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
# e. O- e d! h! h! c. v CL Kashima
+ J% R1 Z- c% E$ E CM Tsugaru/ d2 Q! @1 j2 N- C1 `
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( x% ~9 ^7 Q% Q$ k7 |2 y& c
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& U, W. W: l1 l; [( I DD Yanagi
3 Q5 v, u& \, \2 i' ]; X9 ? PB Kyo Maru #8 u( T8 F6 {5 U( G! y/ d d0 i
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 v5 X* b2 |6 {2 b0 [. U7 K PB Shoei Maru
0 N( [9 {1 r5 A1 I PB Shotoku Maru
! X& P" `9 ?! S7 Q+ G- Z' \ \ PB Sonan Maru #5
8 c+ u! k6 V" |8 I9 S PB Sonan Maru #6. A1 w ^. @; F9 A# a
PB Shuko Maru #5( \+ u8 E L6 R" P( {6 m& J/ E
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire9 j4 P6 m( s! o
xAK Matsue Maru, U* u2 ^: e4 E2 W4 n
xAK Venice Maru
& V5 }% p! G' o xAK Kogyoku Maru* p7 x/ i$ d, M- E+ O
xAK Nishimi Maru
% R0 @& i" M3 u7 I. t xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
* ?3 U9 E) @, z1 b0 o2 Y O$ Y( q xAK Cheribon Maru
# K4 e+ X6 H. H" X; J- y: k0 A xAK Daifuku Maru3 |# y, M* i8 f" Y7 J) L* _
xAK Kuraido Maru + p# f! R! x/ u8 \/ }( f9 F
Allied Ships
4 a: I9 v' V8 X7 c CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage! t2 R/ w8 L/ G: t
CL Achilles. \6 r( X6 A) k2 j2 V0 S1 P& V
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
) u4 U9 B! T; W# l, t. N$ m CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
- G( r( W* O4 B1 l- K DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 8 \4 q. ]* A; \9 ]2 |& o
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms; b Z& o9 o4 ]. Q& A
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
* v9 N0 X1 t. J7 T$ Y8 A" gRange closes to 18,000 yards...
# z& R& e' g$ S$ J5 G- dRange closes to 15,000 yards...
9 ?7 a1 ]7 o5 `9 w. _! p, KRange closes to 12,000 yards...
5 u& _* ~5 l* NRange closes to 10,000 yards...
& X. V" m+ _& [Range closes to 9,000 yards...( x$ J0 L+ w8 S4 O$ M8 m' e! {
Range closes to 8,000 yards...* _5 N+ x) b2 h+ [) s4 G1 o
Range closes to 7,000 yards...+ B8 }2 W/ V6 X
Range closes to 6,000 yards...% G0 C7 F q" ~8 c: L( M6 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards: J9 L8 b& h7 E. e3 i2 M+ M( j
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ; o* N, e- ^+ o& Z3 B: w
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards" Q# u, @7 t! V) t6 ^3 I" y/ N
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
* u+ G; P% {' p% D* D+ NCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards% h, b6 W! W5 Y" b
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards) S7 m& y8 }& W7 o
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
1 V, S- G4 m& p6 MRange closes to 5,000 yards
8 O0 p% ~7 a0 Z; MBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
6 r( a' g1 m: o8 @BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards( x0 J6 L- j, u. L1 }
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
8 n0 J8 o" e" n+ m1 tDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
1 D. {4 C9 c9 RRange increases to 6,000 yards
7 b, T3 y& ^0 i. M+ OBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
8 v, t/ b! S, @* hDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
3 q; r" c& q* K# W8 ?CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
8 [0 C% g2 }: [: [% x; F1 E$ j# \CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards2 B: h b7 b6 R' ]& c
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards `$ f( [" j3 t5 }3 Z) D
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards$ L+ k B) Q& Z6 S
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
" Z8 I5 e- N% H D2 X& xBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards# F; M, E" W* Y
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards5 k0 e; d4 s# T! H+ v
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards2 P. B+ [( W0 T2 A& l
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
5 q4 u# x; r4 N) OWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
. Z) ?% U5 h7 s e" @Range increases to 8,000 yards1 q% V; u0 b; [4 P/ ~$ B
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards" I w* }) d0 S7 I. T
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
8 {) e5 G. v' K7 D; EDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards8 `5 }2 ]0 D, E. _
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
% R# y) k* f& ^3 _1 a* f- J3 bDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards' ~% ^) i. r' h1 V) Y& x. ~( l
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
0 B& s4 j2 e; C2 `5 L% sRange increases to 15,000 yards
9 B# m3 t+ |! V: D- `5 K3 _9 }. @CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat& U |8 P" X6 F; y" V5 ^2 g- K
- escorted by DD Tsuga
8 S. c/ v, n( w0 F" a2 P' XBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards# s; t, M q2 h) x( {% [- R l( ]
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
3 v" T$ x; g( m& }& jBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
# K0 o. F! K7 S5 ~BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
7 R6 m# i6 T/ Y( s/ fBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
: f6 V: e/ K; D1 nTask forces break off...+ x' R# Z/ W+ S5 ]/ s0 M2 }2 D
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : u1 H: ?4 E x$ V
Weather in hex: Overcast
4 S* y2 k, _% M2 X. CRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 b5 \ m8 b l0 eEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
3 i' V" u' f. ]/ a+ t# dJapanese aircraft0 Q& a2 S: M/ h# T9 w+ U
G3M2 Nell x 27
9 B2 r: ], a' o G4M1 Betty x 31
# r+ c0 L! G2 y2 |+ R9 PAllied aircraft% i' Y1 d' ]/ ]7 }
no flights
% v: C0 l2 h6 M% dJapanese aircraft losses
$ r+ [( Z i" U G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
0 \0 \; k0 K" L+ S G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
/ u3 y! N# M5 y$ C% i G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak ' B6 @, Q2 a: n6 \4 F. L4 k( e. d* F
Allied aircraft losses8 q( w# |" _3 O' G R+ n$ J
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged* @1 _: A% V/ m. [: {' E
O-47A: 2 damaged9 L& U" @) `4 m7 A% T. b
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged, E5 Y9 O, F* N. q: A! M
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 9 P7 x" \8 y5 z+ u
Allied ground losses:
8 M0 _+ T$ A M! j; ~ 4 casualties reported C& K4 i5 b; R4 T3 `' L( g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) V8 k: g2 v3 {% t+ ]* A: }4 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ _3 s/ g0 ~& Z+ c9 L. ^/ f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, v& u6 t3 M6 D* CAirbase hits 18
9 ]8 N( \$ S. F CRunway hits 41
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% \# R K: D+ u/ X% ^3 i# _Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 B# i) _! }8 R* s" }8 Y
Weather in hex: Overcast
' R9 A# H, A4 Z! @4 E) B5 q! wRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
8 d) n, Y8 R: h9 Y" P8 i0 GEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
1 B/ Q. `* D" V% e$ p: s1 x, tJapanese aircraft
8 W0 h0 {( s! r' S1 C+ o1 U9 C G4M1 Betty x 18 % I1 C. v( v+ e3 l" L
Allied aircraft
: T0 u' j* A3 U/ ^' L. P: `( ?% J! O no flights
7 {1 J) r2 `0 oJapanese aircraft losses
$ H& n2 m) }- [5 Q/ i1 o7 N G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
8 H2 h8 r. ~$ f+ ?+ `- n- Z& NAllied aircraft losses& Y4 M$ Y& Q2 s& {
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
* j" u" i, t& `: R' S; S3 oAirbase hits 7! \; Y' v9 ]; L. K# i
Airbase supply hits 2+ }; ~% S7 t1 X, t) b+ \* H! U
Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
3 p! Y) Y! R6 D5 C5 |* o! L; |Weather in hex: Overcast
2 ^# A3 @, d- V! A& ~$ Y+ K( t- B, IRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% ]" @1 N0 O# Y$ t) \: V. d+ _
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
6 _: n ]0 C2 k" A% _5 ZJapanese aircraft
* g3 e& P( ]- L G4M1 Betty x 13 1 S, R& m, n% c" @" t
Allied aircraft1 s# b" a+ |1 }7 A& |
no flights % ~5 [6 }- c; d0 q7 R* n$ v0 J
Japanese aircraft losses
: y: b) E! A0 ]# A& \ G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
" P# R$ \. }$ S8 k3 X, [0 P2 D6 KAllied aircraft losses
( m+ a; B/ `( ^/ K8 {. k3 Y- X& C PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
- z6 `5 w# W9 ]; y, I P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
9 {0 p! E$ Y( `. y4 \" zAllied ground losses:: z ?7 F! v" r& b9 H0 F7 j
5 casualties reported3 f: i6 ]1 K( A7 q1 J' ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- a" G% a! P0 o, b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 D6 T8 G- w x- t3 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( F% o0 h9 K/ ?" ]9 Z; J
Airbase hits 11 l' k9 ?5 h5 y1 L7 o* I) K
Runway hits 10
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; \+ ^7 L3 u4 e; jMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 s( m) V% n* {" c- F3 A$ ZWeather in hex: Overcast
) [7 J/ b- a$ A7 l/ J2 ?3 dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; v5 u( ^& F. i6 {7 t7 I) }9 C
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 3 Y# R4 S+ Y0 q3 n# E! k$ s% x1 w
Japanese aircraft$ M. }& r9 S! p/ ?$ \9 n
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12* f/ B& |- N; \$ I/ J- X7 H
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
. z( l! n, y0 \- S9 S- K# HAllied aircraft
/ t* m2 \, `' c* G' _' Q: F! i no flights
! ?- O; s/ c% b4 _; V( X3 F) ]6 i9 n. nJapanese aircraft losses
; [. T: l) T; @" g Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
: {) c: C1 ~+ Y& M Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
8 W- ]9 H5 k& L/ C3 E& p3 I- {+ v- ^Allied aircraft losses
8 }3 p: P; s2 x% d: _& X- R8 n O-47A: 1 damaged
9 r1 H" ?1 M0 d% o3 a B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
+ G# y2 R- E5 ?' ^# G P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged) e9 K9 }7 A, D# |1 _. r
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged % Q$ _8 t7 }/ z3 g
Airbase hits 3
7 I) h' @ T: e- SRunway hits 4( @5 `# v1 _7 i0 f
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; t2 z" {1 o7 j- T* o3 @Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
4 _9 r& r E: r% b( |4 j2 _Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 t. X5 ] F1 H6 mRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 c6 J) {3 `5 eEstimated time to target is 14 minutes " o. e! u5 g& n! N% \4 e S
Japanese aircraft! B# e- a% y# `; S
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
3 L8 F& i; n1 s, X- r9 aAllied aircraft' ?2 V. B1 X9 @5 q. M) L
I-15-III x 11
' l; `% o* c9 e. s }' k0 T& ]Japanese aircraft losses
& r' z0 c4 a9 l2 u3 O* X" @9 @ Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
" k8 Z6 f+ d2 f) G; |No Allied losses 1 n% F& v3 \" {6 C' O
Aircraft Attacking:7 ?% b. m# d4 x
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * ( B7 W' G1 c2 a/ e- c4 W F
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb4 h) i4 a/ B3 u; j6 _) q* u# f
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4 _! D' d) q# Z8 e* |Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
- Z; ~% @; C) n0 T$ n& V# j1 SWeather in hex: Light cloud
# F- ? g' v3 _. l1 LRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ h; _, `0 S0 W4 j7 F: w8 UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
: H/ M' Y8 U9 j$ x/ P- FJapanese aircraft
$ v# m, W3 b" u' A1 X G4M1 Betty x 37
* a2 {" I+ l; }& L+ p6 N' FNo Japanese losses
7 ]+ x1 G8 |! ^( O# m3 |* O8 {# vAirbase hits 8; H; L. R7 e) X) m
Airbase supply hits 6
9 ?2 E% M* _1 f4 P$ V1 SRunway hits 34: w' m7 t* a& f* X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 1 }) a- Q0 \+ D& _
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 2 ?6 h# `# K* l4 E1 ]" k
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! X# [* _7 `0 I& V6 I" JEstimated time to target is 28 minutes + U* m/ ~6 X; W3 g
Japanese aircraft) e2 I" g# s7 l2 A
A6M2 Zero x 44
5 p z' Y' O. G" d6 ~ B5N2 Kate x 84( p* t* D8 Y0 S: q
D3A1 Val x 71
1 J- _6 g+ g+ MJapanese aircraft losses4 a2 V5 W: Q5 M$ }2 o2 J+ H; V
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
3 ]( Q# Y$ z% q. A. }( |' I D3A1 Val: 3 damaged ' ~( r3 c9 b4 E( Y- g
Allied Ships
& o m3 ^$ S' J& `6 T: Z: D2 s CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
6 r% s' b& m7 S$ o1 H CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ d0 ~) x' ^* ?, {+ s/ b9 c- H DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
( q6 O/ g! P( Q6 J* m. v CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; w" o" u$ J! D
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 z8 y. b! R. Y# eGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
( z' e, u- w0 d' X8 NJapanese Shock attack
9 @- `7 F- _0 T. Q ?* C; w! LAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 " P1 x, H; n) r( o7 k! w
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 R4 p1 D" y* M/ a
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 3 g0 b! Z1 ]& a$ C) x+ x$ ]
Allied adjusted defense: 5
1 v) o7 Z/ y9 {) dJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) ) M6 l2 m7 t/ x/ j! `; C
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
, x0 o+ I; L2 |Combat modifiers
5 \; q, k- d" z1 rDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
A! ]) g+ J r1 F/ w experience(-)0 J0 y+ ~* c; l
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
5 h( A8 ^# C( @, |Japanese ground losses:
/ e' p0 O8 `8 c 18 casualties reported; Y1 X3 ^/ G) c0 g- u% G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
P% U2 G* Q2 t" O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( @* w& n; u: a. d% g% c& q7 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 P- s( }+ j: k4 W8 W; uAllied ground losses:4 A! D$ ]& G; I: g* F7 n
105 casualties reported. S% {! O3 P1 K$ g+ U1 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ p2 q/ V! Q# X" j: \ Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled6 C/ g5 F8 }& v% Z% X s: F" _
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
. D& {, |. i \' x) z* k Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 D# @& h4 v; C! ~/ ^# a$ y7 P Units retreated 1 + k) n, U& [7 G4 b* b+ M! w7 P
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
/ j7 T" Z0 [1 J& W9 KAssaulting units:, i9 U2 k: A6 q
16th Naval Guard Unit 6 g4 @" f+ J: u7 `7 {5 e9 b& E# D
Defending units:
. q1 ]2 U8 W' h* {6 F1 Y: f' G 107th RN Base Force
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! W8 h: Y7 L) Q+ b+ YGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
5 L0 \# C) W h/ c% bAllied Bombardment attack * x1 v- Y' f/ B$ i
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
) @" q l+ c( j$ UDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
% B' p! y1 g8 K% }Japanese ground losses:/ h6 Y/ L/ ^4 @$ i5 g o
4 casualties reported5 s! \* S0 R, x) ^4 G7 \* M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( a+ G: o, I" }8 ?) j) ^7 a0 X# r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 c1 L' G1 ~5 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' I& m) p, B4 f; k2 S% B/ G% ~; Q' GAssaulting units:. Q$ W0 r$ K3 o. c4 e
B Coy/NG Rifles 0 r' a; @; l# ?( \) b# m" u3 d
Lark Battalion$ ^; \0 @: X* Y; q6 ]
Rabaul Det. Base Force 7 r) M* C/ ^0 H
Defending units:
# j% N( W; M6 R! A 144th Infantry Regiment- h+ |& _$ l# b$ W& \3 t' |
Maizuru 1st SNLF H, K3 z! }% h( D" c
2nd JNAF Coy
; D. ?1 H* l- ]. W 5th JNAF Coy |