AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41& V& q( w; C3 I9 P& V6 V) B
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。1 a3 @& |6 a3 G+ B$ t
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 Q/ v3 @/ }& ?/ O( h
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 Z# C# Q" b/ G* U6 }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,
& x+ e! o; R l1 s+ @0 B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,0 f2 T5 s+ F: M
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。
: t3 Y/ @5 q# n2 n0 q1 L1 Q# X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。
. a H/ u; x$ \ w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。& \. ^7 j8 H" E3 M
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!' x& L6 ]( R3 |: r- b& b) }1 b0 N# M
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force P- U5 m; {4 @
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
- }. x' I/ s$ d0 J. @Japanese Ships- H8 `# i7 _8 I" ?/ y
BB Yamashiro
4 |; D$ g6 \# d+ B9 A, s CL Kashima
6 M; j% d7 G/ [8 s" t7 } DD Tsuga
6 b k4 i% u$ t4 A DD Kuri2 ~; i, c8 R3 N4 k* U0 F& U! F
PB Shuko Maru #5
$ F8 I$ {# `. Z- o& k$ y6 A( x' S7 g1 \ PB Sonan Maru #6
- j {7 H( b6 O# | PB Sonan Maru #5
# u! s$ t! \& {" X, W2 B ?. g: B6 J7 C PB Shotoku Maru
( Z* ~/ R: O- S( P PB Shoei Maru5 t5 U ~* l' @' l" u: N* \
PB Kyo Maru #100 R* C: H4 [2 b, ^2 Q8 t; e
PB Kyo Maru #8
7 e X' W. i2 ?" B+ c5 M% V xAK Kuraido Maru
9 N+ q; `- P L9 m% k CM Tsugaru! B- \% v. P6 h
DD Yanagi
, t( H+ F/ s8 A% I, E7 O' zJapanese ground losses:
; A- k: c) E% ~) p 18 casualties reported7 f( u4 U" i' }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" w! ^% A7 {* E4 ]; } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ z6 {! y, d8 @ z3 d3 \4 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 x# Y3 U, L( ]Allied ground losses:
; o1 w2 u- B8 W2 q 62 casualties reported
: t8 a1 E) m; _' m# { Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& C# u" x7 h& l' Y4 ?3 a. u9 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled; t$ M8 D) w6 P% b' y( y1 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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( Y; B6 V! \+ ]% I; L) V; VDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards , H, d$ s. O6 j% I( Q3 F
Japanese Ships" j# Q Z/ i6 U6 S" w- S
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire) d0 n2 q" y9 p
CL Kashima7 m: M: o! ], n( F
CM Tsugaru& J5 ^- X4 |" ^" X: Q" u0 ~0 V' f
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 U5 Z+ H( {1 S5 [) [ |
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, s) {" S0 [, L
DD Yanagi
* A5 C2 `4 ?3 l4 _ PB Kyo Maru #86 |' u) N% c5 v9 E1 @ }0 N
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 \# C' a& q/ j6 G$ D1 Q$ U PB Shoei Maru5 q* E+ G9 b8 ]+ j
PB Shotoku Maru
_- C) m8 K1 h2 p PB Sonan Maru #59 q- m; Y5 K! w4 M# W1 N7 {
PB Sonan Maru #6' C2 t, }% \7 T# y
PB Shuko Maru #5, L1 w# Y5 O# r3 l( W+ T
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire" Z9 q7 q1 f& [' h
xAK Matsue Maru
- p; l, b. e& g! q5 [. i+ g5 |; g xAK Venice Maru
z' d1 Y* `4 q. R" n xAK Kogyoku Maru
8 C" V m4 _9 }0 {# ^( E xAK Nishimi Maru
, y- {, q- z1 S9 @) p6 ] xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
; p, H: c2 H& ^; W& @ xAK Cheribon Maru6 {7 J& g+ E9 C9 F' u& D1 l) T" m
xAK Daifuku Maru( s1 I' r# ?3 }! F+ N
xAK Kuraido Maru
; u1 p# W& \1 g; k5 m+ ~Allied Ships6 P) Y" _* m: L* j$ G& Z }
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage0 b& D% i* a3 R
CL Achilles2 L- u3 k2 G! L4 \
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
5 y' U. |' L; r3 h CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1" m! z, b" ]; j- X
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
; X$ E; n" \+ q. w2 E3 [Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
0 e6 [ |. o4 y% CMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards" {0 |5 q5 s4 ^, d5 A
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
- P T3 X% l0 V1 M6 V- m9 rRange closes to 15,000 yards...
/ M* R4 {3 l6 [( a* @Range closes to 12,000 yards...# g- H& E( N7 d" ~& j( L
Range closes to 10,000 yards..." U& N k1 C& o6 w* c
Range closes to 9,000 yards..." Q V- w( @: z4 a' p9 `
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# y; H. `$ d4 i, X3 Z: E* Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
% C( }' q/ M) L. \Range closes to 6,000 yards...' j2 h F8 j' t% a- `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
7 _) C$ I- x- C# `" R% ?- FxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
% s* j8 u' R' Z* c3 S$ w, dBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
- |7 u. L0 r: ~0 x% ?CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards+ @" m- q- ?( b- R' T/ G" a
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards# ~! O1 |# U) `! G! I
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
5 z9 h5 x( {% O# p" D& X9 `CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
_0 L: A, }3 k7 ~; PRange closes to 5,000 yards9 ?: E4 l$ K1 A4 x2 L" ?8 U
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
; ?1 y- Q! ^9 ?, zBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards; N1 k% \, N: N8 y0 G1 Y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
! d/ A2 }& C, n+ m: N jDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
5 ^: K# ?5 P* G ~# JRange increases to 6,000 yards' p7 h9 v0 y* u1 r# T& r
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
' S+ \! v9 ^4 J2 U5 n/ QDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards. l5 V/ b! X& O6 J
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards& y" s3 i% d8 {/ q U/ `
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
2 F! _$ g2 v9 P: n4 G+ H# }+ oDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
9 }$ Q# i3 H' W3 e8 K) R% FCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
3 u* V! q$ W: X* cBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
_$ `8 u" d7 H; U2 d9 lBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards$ L, g' f) G5 |" u9 d+ n0 F# N0 r
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
0 Y7 k# O5 o% m% T& x+ D' jCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards6 s/ @7 d0 `2 ~0 [% ~, \' X: [% C$ m; R
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
6 j2 F; [% ?+ w4 qWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage, ]( F2 p4 q; H
Range increases to 8,000 yards5 p) l0 y+ N$ J& T
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards& z% G0 R2 `& D( T, B. ?
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
1 P- I$ A2 S) F& c8 t- a& hDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards$ _3 r+ |3 @1 B: {( L( h' S5 x* g. H
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
" h1 `8 ]; {# u/ S6 G5 p& sDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards/ A* Z2 i' c* Z9 E9 d ?
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
9 o) }2 M* A, E5 b( FRange increases to 15,000 yards
* _& N5 b2 |+ ]$ J' |, S3 K0 yCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
4 Z4 g& t0 C8 t' ?8 ^2 _- escorted by DD Tsuga
8 \% c# |# K. U: G0 r1 N, v' Q, A5 cBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards+ @; L/ c4 F$ z" ~" d
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards( y+ f" i% O) i
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards( [% }6 W, P' y: n4 N. C# ^
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
& N3 @1 M N1 I4 _+ d! {7 N1 _BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards- @) a$ G# ?/ ~1 @) K9 S, S
Task forces break off...# Y ^, Z- I- R: b" {
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' R6 I/ C2 n$ n9 r- b& t1 ~% L( lMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
& D2 K; D) ~- n3 u; k$ N$ S3 z! uWeather in hex: Overcast 4 ?0 B4 U" t6 o
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 h5 R% D* H. z; j0 N c9 i
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
* E3 V2 @" ?% K) P. ZJapanese aircraft
* h3 K+ t" h% ?5 W7 H8 k; [ G3M2 Nell x 27& f0 W& G0 f$ x, Y
G4M1 Betty x 31
\! {& e) B5 v, YAllied aircraft
5 P6 y5 h& v7 L+ V9 T0 D no flights % F4 I7 a/ m6 h2 l2 }- f1 ~4 q$ }
Japanese aircraft losses7 s& g. v% q* Q3 M# B
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
8 G, L0 ? I' I; w9 { G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged! W. c7 x: i, h7 P
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
4 j |, I) w1 ]5 c/ LAllied aircraft losses3 [) P# ~4 d+ Q# m* R) y# y
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
; U$ e/ R" s# z3 F( G4 d O-47A: 2 damaged- ?* ?+ ~! P. p: A0 I) H5 I
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged7 j/ q8 O+ J: C" Z9 r4 \$ S+ }
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
# G9 Y5 G$ X9 l/ _. tAllied ground losses:
- Z5 _) ~1 n( S U$ ^ 4 casualties reported! n( p. |! ^% J. O! a5 Q% ?! y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 p( P& U( C& G, T) A" J2 }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* z2 t L, t/ u2 D1 S9 ?' f8 G, Z: J* U& l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 a8 M! ]6 I: t$ }8 TAirbase hits 18* h7 B0 G0 j5 t! b& G) Z+ v' Q" @
Runway hits 41
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6 U% \0 `( W7 n9 d% A/ J) U9 x: `Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 , Z4 W1 S4 D% q5 m
Weather in hex: Overcast - x* W! n4 M5 Y: {; n+ ]
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
; H3 y5 Q3 s/ j8 S( Z. Z4 P" g- uEstimated time to target is 19 minutes - U0 Y& |. \# `# m* i, d
Japanese aircraft
( s( Q& B5 {0 t8 c8 n: z4 l2 X G4M1 Betty x 18 % F) U3 t0 f, M. {; V8 P$ [
Allied aircraft
7 F- Y- \; ^$ Z1 U6 Z# `3 k no flights
6 a8 n' m1 f3 z( h1 gJapanese aircraft losses
9 Y; N2 ?2 Y$ l' a4 k1 }7 o G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
# a- j/ p' V% _7 g% h+ A8 e d) cAllied aircraft losses
3 L+ @7 K- X+ ]. i0 Y5 ?8 M PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 7 k1 l: C, c$ k. l: T' t* t
Airbase hits 72 }+ j) T# \. N) d% J
Airbase supply hits 2
2 U5 v! D7 g2 T) M/ O: yRunway hits 9
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* P: |: D( T" n0 V+ h+ gMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
" e9 M3 g! c: F; NWeather in hex: Overcast $ J/ L7 |# z/ |9 A1 e9 D
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
L/ C5 y- S7 t3 L3 \3 yEstimated time to target is 11 minutes ; A+ a$ C8 d4 g# ~: F/ C) f5 h) x- K
Japanese aircraft
0 F V1 m! g3 P+ Z/ ? G4M1 Betty x 13
) |! R+ E3 |+ P# j2 R! _( JAllied aircraft [- U ?. m+ L1 c8 z
no flights f; I/ ~4 V$ ^8 m7 _) l
Japanese aircraft losses
; i% l( V* P% `* J' `2 Q G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged ' E; V: S6 g3 ]" ]+ F
Allied aircraft losses$ |( x2 J K d |9 @# W
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
1 L/ T' g' P, o$ f2 U P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
! L- Y, Z8 B# E% g2 BAllied ground losses:
5 Q" {! P+ ?% e0 W/ d4 L 5 casualties reported
6 G/ U8 D' y I4 y1 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) a! w; Z" }9 T; k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' ?5 h) A Y' x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 E1 C2 C6 K) J; N9 Y7 `' HAirbase hits 1% v" R& h: k- L7 }
Runway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
$ T" G& N' {7 q$ z4 F! QWeather in hex: Overcast
5 K. L5 Q1 J2 p. `& z$ L) D, v' ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" m9 h. v3 V- c9 lEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 3 f% _- p) ~' Q+ C1 E
Japanese aircraft: v4 u' f6 e; `8 p5 x
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
- H1 G5 {1 K, Y2 r' G, y3 { Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 5 @- Z2 s% l' C3 N
Allied aircraft
$ T5 J6 u) A+ r9 e* q no flights
. P( C, e' b1 C. A( ^* W3 VJapanese aircraft losses
9 S7 _+ U3 R( N e+ I Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
" P6 f9 h# ?* H2 d Q Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 3 f1 G) ~4 @( e$ B* h- m9 C; U7 @, ^
Allied aircraft losses( F Q6 ?( k% _
O-47A: 1 damaged' x1 X+ P- t' M7 n& P
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
8 r4 q* l- f9 G- y9 L P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged. R8 j7 F& [1 J) v
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
) z: u' T9 F5 {$ ~& BAirbase hits 3
- Q0 |* b, h3 wRunway hits 4
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; U2 h' n! }, D) ~Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian 9 _1 `( W, x L2 y; z& s
Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ q* |( C8 l2 {! PRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( c3 i% I& l5 p7 V: q
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
/ ~7 c% q$ G& t9 R* x; X& m3 S- nJapanese aircraft
4 V+ a% G! n+ e8 n4 e Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 i, X+ d0 [3 v9 y" p
Allied aircraft9 r: ~2 g" Y& f- X
I-15-III x 11
# o$ O8 i9 w6 i# OJapanese aircraft losses( ?) L u6 w1 }" S
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged ; @0 `; B6 `7 K' A
No Allied losses ) }, V" z( S! n0 d/ {7 ^
Aircraft Attacking:7 f9 J( u8 L2 w$ g
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
y7 s) p* ~( ^. ~0 p9 g2 o1 { Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb% L2 f2 O& g% @' k
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
$ s0 P0 F1 [1 c X5 Q: |, nWeather in hex: Light cloud
/ z7 d5 b& r2 a+ d/ O. E' [0 kRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 r5 J: [1 V; a) b
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes * c- t5 x5 Y, N/ j
Japanese aircraft
0 W8 c, M& F& t! g" b \ G4M1 Betty x 37
! s+ ~& N u1 F: T* H3 q- \No Japanese losses
" R. Y( A* h& @" OAirbase hits 8
; O# Z! O' S! ^3 Z1 y9 lAirbase supply hits 6
5 F! Z1 H* L# SRunway hits 34- @& G U; o3 ]0 o
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% {, V, Y( |2 b7 v- R+ K) ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 ! {5 L7 H6 K1 ^9 L$ E
Weather in hex: Partial cloud . _5 U# k; l' `+ S
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ f+ C' B l4 v) I; A! X
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
8 \$ S( e) r n0 c9 k, t! RJapanese aircraft
2 [' Y! n( N# ?1 Q. b A6M2 Zero x 44* ?; K: l4 ~, O7 w- ^
B5N2 Kate x 84- ]2 D! Y* R6 P3 {% e1 k' q
D3A1 Val x 71 : V& X% q G) n0 I, n# d; Q2 m
Japanese aircraft losses
9 N, u$ J0 z. ~% W, v/ Y B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged' q; F0 @) f# q7 I7 F
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
% `5 x7 K! o" H8 [" u2 p$ sAllied Ships# s _' x4 q7 Z# Q2 f
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1$ n @& C0 q) `( U- o
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ g* Q$ V8 F% [
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk% e" A: W% A: _8 ?1 J0 p
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# O: i* }2 O$ F8 v CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& e# A9 z& a: \" ^1 M+ ?
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) 5 c* O, k! @1 W# W3 ?
Japanese Shock attack 4 W; n) f( H# |* j/ d" {
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 7 ?6 H* d9 T7 ]9 W
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 7 @# W" `" g( ]2 E( M! @6 D% D
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 % h3 V( \9 A" Q+ O( g; j
Allied adjusted defense: 5
/ }4 d- h3 r2 k0 E [Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) ) B, Y* f2 o) `: e
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
6 a7 j1 [6 `% ^: W# H1 UCombat modifiers
$ Z3 a! x) I% o# xDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
# e- @8 }. B! S* q1 a' p" M- n experience(-)
2 Q0 Q5 l1 K1 A3 ^. `Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
( C: Q2 y* J6 E' ]% _; ^* @5 NJapanese ground losses:' b j3 q* \# m) Q6 g, W/ M* m
18 casualties reported# ^+ L7 p7 d1 t) ]* C0 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, r; w+ f' x% R3 a+ k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) O! [( x8 ]1 Q, \& v, K) @; m1 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled + \3 p8 ]* {7 U( S( `" o6 ~
Allied ground losses:7 b- S! U( ]# S! j
105 casualties reported; y, _' v' u+ C) v$ |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# N- {. [- w6 K1 @4 m! e5 r
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 o+ E6 E0 u& _0 p0 a0 i; P* T Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 O% L# ^ ?5 t1 r Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); h) l- U$ K; p( n' X' h
Units retreated 1
1 H3 U4 K! v; Q& R+ gDefeated Allied Units Retreating! - X4 ?; P$ U) J4 o/ _
Assaulting units:
6 } o& T8 s8 d6 K2 I5 i 16th Naval Guard Unit 4 P. I3 X; M- ]9 @( W5 \. g" ~
Defending units:
7 K& s% o9 m7 ?7 k% k! _% x 107th RN Base Force 7 u2 z( V6 ]3 e& x& f" Z0 E
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. K l! S( V# u4 Q9 W. X# J! U, KGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) 4 i, m" R- f8 z; F$ }
Allied Bombardment attack 4 E; @5 f5 S0 c+ g
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
2 C: ]7 }( d7 B' l$ M) mDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 8 b0 B$ S1 O9 F- {7 q
Japanese ground losses:
, f2 B i1 m: P& U6 O 4 casualties reported
9 p _3 Z: Q" J8 ~% k# V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ X- b" a# [7 M( y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 s6 d; S) Q, h* [$ ?1 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# h: a! b( T7 m& K9 ~Assaulting units:" w/ b* g* M) V6 z& {) O0 e0 M
B Coy/NG Rifles ( ~3 U2 V( l3 v/ m( M. d+ F
Lark Battalion
" W5 V. `2 r: T, g* }5 ?" `: i Rabaul Det. Base Force
% ~# r( Y! T9 J; x, `Defending units:5 }0 y* c) {" h
144th Infantry Regiment' V+ ~; [5 |) d/ E6 y9 a9 B
Maizuru 1st SNLF, N9 h- M5 o7 |4 A/ S
2nd JNAF Coy
9 V8 f/ N3 C+ N% C 5th JNAF Coy |