AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
0 M* m; H: U( K( l拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。3 y' F$ m' [7 K- {
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。
1 d" W* `# Q. n. `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
5 d0 S3 A( {% n% v- I. F3 P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,; ], E& x% G5 C x
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,& O8 x% W1 r# X
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。# l3 y' O9 a* H) N$ i
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。, ~3 R! [. G, x
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!/ ~& C; S( z9 w+ M& ^
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force # o9 Z% t" U3 ]" z& ~
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ r8 y; S5 k- I/ Z' W& GJapanese Ships& F6 p. r0 z- L! n
BB Yamashiro, m6 p: Z: r5 a: p3 q* j
CL Kashima& b2 B# i! Z% Y9 H1 Y4 `) n- A
DD Tsuga/ t' q0 N4 g2 ~8 e1 `
DD Kuri$ P. ~3 a1 i1 j9 S- l( R" k
PB Shuko Maru #57 w7 C7 ]' c+ L# z: L: c9 r ~
PB Sonan Maru #60 k; V$ _* K5 s- R1 P* i
PB Sonan Maru #5& T$ p0 O; h# a6 }
PB Shotoku Maru N9 H* S3 V1 E* k; l, f, J
PB Shoei Maru
6 {2 i) n; r C8 R+ h# v PB Kyo Maru #10
; V' n" g" b# ], j% |& _ PB Kyo Maru #8
: `4 r/ e- Y: \ }, _! v" h xAK Kuraido Maru
5 s; c. I0 r0 m: J5 R2 g! y' E CM Tsugaru5 K0 D5 [" ~9 o
DD Yanagi 4 b- S7 @' q' u) t, }
Japanese ground losses:% g9 [" v5 J1 J; y6 O
18 casualties reported
& t' F) R* ~! J Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 ~: T3 ?0 F w5 ~( o: q5 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- x+ ^% f8 ?+ |$ y( y7 x* w p3 K7 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 e7 B' X# o7 L$ I$ ?& p7 A) ]- }
Allied ground losses:
6 n9 }# M) [8 ? 62 casualties reported6 D+ F, H+ \: m; M2 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 Q, n8 l$ Q ~' ?, i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled) r# M) @" _$ N% L; Z! o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
- M) j7 \2 L( H' q3 z$ A: c0 rJapanese Ships4 f, H6 K# r# S9 \% B
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
# ~" \$ y K8 {( G# m( H6 I. D CL Kashima
4 J" l5 b( I2 p2 u& O# D" s CM Tsugaru7 ~7 h5 k) i" M* F
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; Z3 T% R% W' A
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage k$ Y( O! e+ k
DD Yanagi' t2 Z$ H% H6 d$ D
PB Kyo Maru #8! c+ H0 b8 g# O8 C- M
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
* ^/ f: T8 K! r( x5 Z( g PB Shoei Maru( w1 Z( a( {5 D5 h: d" p
PB Shotoku Maru4 r4 [$ n0 i p0 `6 [
PB Sonan Maru #55 a# ?: d0 b) Z5 v% v _
PB Sonan Maru #6: Q: n; p2 B: {, c6 t' D- x* O+ j8 `
PB Shuko Maru #5
5 w/ v6 M& c0 h$ d7 V xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
: ]0 L" c7 a. F6 l6 }. P1 D xAK Matsue Maru
$ k n3 n* ^' P5 L& ~4 V xAK Venice Maru
" V% d9 H7 `- N+ w xAK Kogyoku Maru
; T C: b. D( S i$ X% x$ t/ z0 w xAK Nishimi Maru
) X+ s R2 m" X xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire z s1 d) r/ Z
xAK Cheribon Maru
3 R0 y% H' f9 b+ @, m0 g# j xAK Daifuku Maru1 c# D& w# {/ j% k' W# F2 b8 g
xAK Kuraido Maru
6 v+ P/ b8 P' a. o: S! GAllied Ships
* B) x' g6 t; Q# v CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage l" ?# ~7 e |+ x3 v# a# Z
CL Achilles: P/ h1 p2 h7 U; T# Z
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
. F+ j( g/ W% Y, w7 [ CL Adelaide, Shell hits 10 p9 s2 P. H! a. m5 m
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
: T# N d4 t: A1 M/ ]2 }9 q* PLow visibility due to Thunderstorms( K* m8 p' a5 h6 N0 x% z) q$ k
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards, H, x: Z( a! ]6 Z7 O i6 i7 V* I
Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 T2 X# n" ~+ F" R+ h' G7 O
Range closes to 15,000 yards...- @' E9 `) `* }, X5 q2 M$ R6 K, z
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 T' U" F$ W: c/ [
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ n, s. q* \4 W+ ] VRange closes to 9,000 yards...
7 W/ {' A4 A$ DRange closes to 8,000 yards...$ \$ ]4 [- |" {0 n9 c4 U
Range closes to 7,000 yards.... x% b f/ ]: h1 D- c6 X/ C
Range closes to 6,000 yards...( O" b! R" I [) m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
; K8 Z) x2 y {7 axAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
1 b# K% z, N4 w" o# Q& Z* F3 I, \ fBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards! q9 l8 z! }/ j8 s5 t
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
5 Y7 s9 g( a& a0 ^CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards5 F4 j0 Z6 M8 w0 c. I; @+ i2 W4 v
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
5 k: H" ]% t1 U2 N# yCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
* D1 Y# ^% z+ cRange closes to 5,000 yards; U2 g1 S! K0 h
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards' P6 Q* L# r0 x; G# W0 H
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards) n: \ r# n% W+ m. C! r @
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
) F) G# F8 k$ `DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
. c) C( E4 \1 BRange increases to 6,000 yards7 ?" b! N# _- X& q* s
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards+ C$ F% j- P* m! I' X, T
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards/ @. y. k5 T1 p& X" R4 u
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards1 M" M6 ]) H) I9 Y) P4 G
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards1 Y/ T7 p" r1 }# X! \0 u9 W1 Z" \+ z
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
" B3 h3 G" v( i( `% p) G. fCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
8 p' h+ a8 H kBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards. M$ P! O2 d) K( r+ X8 Z
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards$ M% g' c+ h+ w) M, G% n
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
* o( r3 T1 Z9 g. N4 e9 E& MCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
`) q, r! X4 A1 \, G _CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
8 w( g2 M e* v7 Q6 R0 ?Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage5 ]# Z/ Y& J% z9 H% X' d$ Z/ k& A1 w
Range increases to 8,000 yards5 }* d* d) L$ ]. ]
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
! |0 U7 M8 R1 {5 Q+ sCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
?) Y! g' I0 Q+ \DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards7 S8 W4 U( K, |) C R
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards) _# Z! o' O- s) H4 F8 G
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards# d! C& Z. ~3 k, h; n- w
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
. C, X7 W- c A* O9 U( PRange increases to 15,000 yards
: b4 ]" L/ q. W( g, PCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat9 a& k( L" Z9 ?1 I5 H2 h
- escorted by DD Tsuga- ] |( h7 a) b+ e9 Q! `9 V4 Q
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards( A, O% \9 ]$ F, t
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
5 ^# f. M" K# r9 R3 X0 r2 yBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards; E( s& P( f3 l5 P
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards( e& T3 ~6 G8 s' w& A: R _+ g
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards; h" m0 m1 A3 ~ b" w
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 I) p4 `* p, e+ C! d+ v+ m0 d
Weather in hex: Overcast ; C, p) b# h6 a5 Q! E7 Y6 n
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" e/ U6 u* ~# a: T! wEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
/ a3 S9 \4 t9 w+ I5 @0 [Japanese aircraft
" ~: E, ]$ q( B( a5 l5 C G3M2 Nell x 27
2 n, {& j( E( }5 S1 l G4M1 Betty x 31
. N6 h2 S: C5 N5 R& r5 h$ mAllied aircraft
/ U1 I: f! c, { no flights
3 c! W( Y0 o; e% \1 D5 V* dJapanese aircraft losses
( J2 I- T2 a; z' w/ H G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
# `9 ?5 [2 ^5 N5 v# T' |, R" C G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
* m4 S* o# A |% | G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak # p6 N/ y. Y" b
Allied aircraft losses% y# d. L. F ~& |8 f6 S9 k
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
4 S2 Y4 Q3 d" R: H O-47A: 2 damaged
8 G% S3 N2 U. i3 Y3 ` P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
( Y4 [8 w' E1 M, U4 c8 d# P PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged % L1 c7 |: Z' c: p: C
Allied ground losses:
3 l) e$ \7 {, p% F( N9 H" Q, y 4 casualties reported
7 I1 X2 i5 G7 w" X* l Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ o# t; z$ V' m& O$ o, R8 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 Z- h- Y7 o; L# L" V3 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ |. p- K$ M8 Z2 g" I
Airbase hits 18
. ~: O/ R5 f% R Z8 [5 jRunway hits 412 k( D4 F1 y8 P! `2 M
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
5 j/ p; h5 M8 _7 x J% `& PWeather in hex: Overcast
- |+ {* }( N2 j7 i3 ~6 wRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 s, p. G! f( _, bEstimated time to target is 19 minutes ) I9 }9 o' K; K1 v2 e3 R
Japanese aircraft, r3 a0 n1 G: I' F8 Y7 O
G4M1 Betty x 18 ! J. s& v# b P: t& }8 j1 _( X
Allied aircraft! W. q, R2 i% k' H8 e. d0 E# W6 H
no flights
+ ~6 Q+ _. N) }7 i( hJapanese aircraft losses( l' b$ x& Z8 E' Z& B6 p1 ^7 Y- ]
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
2 t1 A& Z1 y6 l) f1 kAllied aircraft losses9 ^# L* {, X/ N
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 6 d) H! l1 ^( [+ @' A" `- _
Airbase hits 79 v1 {( J/ ~) o" v& f: }, S
Airbase supply hits 2
S1 Z& H( v3 ^ v7 T2 yRunway hits 9
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& x: _1 x" v" [- U1 g( `Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
( @2 ^; \6 @9 A1 f3 dWeather in hex: Overcast
" d9 @ y8 U" u T' M) @6 WRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 u8 Z; ^' _7 R
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
5 u/ Q/ Y8 a4 o* m3 A2 oJapanese aircraft7 y: c0 D C( o# B6 n
G4M1 Betty x 13
# _8 @, O( o" v% J: E3 BAllied aircraft
2 Y u7 A7 u- o6 t! y' Q no flights
8 f/ P r$ J8 _7 O% V3 xJapanese aircraft losses; c" e/ B. C, |
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged ! J4 r: y6 L G% G
Allied aircraft losses6 |" u/ e4 `8 R
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground4 C) G6 c0 Z- u2 N# w6 E
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground 5 L7 c6 j, k3 r1 M, b, I
Allied ground losses:
1 B5 r! y- w! U8 g X6 e' I 5 casualties reported
& w# @3 V; K% ~* p# z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 a" p% D5 |+ F. N: \) x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 |( e# h8 T& y- z. ?6 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% ~( v6 W" R1 S9 v Z$ [Airbase hits 1
; d- B2 Z6 J* g. {0 P$ t8 P1 \Runway hits 10" }+ _+ F7 |6 k6 l% L4 ~9 d
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
4 Z- z( [" v0 y7 i/ |Weather in hex: Overcast ( Z; \9 d0 M% E2 c ]/ I9 s# D4 g8 a
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. ~5 T( i7 o v! cEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
/ A5 f) T9 G$ ~* o* g: KJapanese aircraft
& x, l. T7 F- F Ki-21-IIa Sally x 122 {3 {* L1 q) _1 p
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 G2 h! B: X3 z; l; C
Allied aircraft
) a8 f# B7 m" O: e1 ]8 R1 H no flights & o5 A! e; P: p, G" g5 ~
Japanese aircraft losses/ o8 g& W2 s- c* {7 e, o
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
C: L2 x( l" Q: I$ f Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged i! y* |+ ~. w* N6 x+ j
Allied aircraft losses9 \& s; W5 q b6 o4 O; S
O-47A: 1 damaged+ u% f" m/ k1 ^7 S, Y( z
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
& g: H( e( r8 B! z# m9 s8 H1 z P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
1 j* X% \ k/ D; q( P Beech 18-S: 1 damaged ' |$ h. L e1 R# I
Airbase hits 3% _0 j& Q3 S/ X7 K0 A
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian # \/ y0 C9 w0 W+ W" d+ T
Weather in hex: Light cloud 4 V! x" Z0 u/ Y4 n
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: v* k7 S2 w- V) |3 H" G
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
4 L0 h) o2 y/ \6 qJapanese aircraft) r/ b; _. A: F) y( F, f
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 K9 t' ]& @8 Y" ^3 H
Allied aircraft7 j7 ]. ~+ U# y
I-15-III x 11
/ I. I2 u0 p2 s# Q$ {& HJapanese aircraft losses
5 h! n' Z {7 n8 t, l0 i3 h Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged : b# z2 b. }+ i, M9 t
No Allied losses
; R+ J/ Y% J7 @1 k+ B0 m" g4 ZAircraft Attacking:& m) W# {. h8 @% ^: w1 C+ B
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
. v Z2 N" O# g1 O# J: |: } Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb* r. F' Q! \, i) x8 M8 I3 `
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 I/ P6 z/ t3 _
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: {: v" e( G) G4 o& zRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ t$ F5 {9 Q/ y' U8 X2 NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
6 e/ m$ K* t! w: ]6 e# y% ^Japanese aircraft
Q% i- j1 ^ G) N' T* F G4M1 Betty x 37 2 D; K q8 Q, s1 v4 V* z% m* B" o
No Japanese losses
9 w6 A% a T p3 {Airbase hits 8. T6 Y! O0 ]6 [* B5 i6 ~
Airbase supply hits 68 w, i1 m9 e+ J7 e3 F& c
Runway hits 34
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0 p! G( [: u) i* k+ Q* W3 P& S6 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 1 f' `9 M/ I6 }) g
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 4 E6 i# E& \3 L" T7 ~. S5 f1 K
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" s& E6 d9 D8 s! _* _5 tEstimated time to target is 28 minutes + g/ m+ L, @: G; D3 L8 w4 o' p
Japanese aircraft
. N$ D; {# t# J" _ A6M2 Zero x 44
+ |0 v6 o; b+ f$ w/ H B5N2 Kate x 84
0 I6 t- ~+ b( u6 V+ C1 O D3A1 Val x 71 $ H6 u* r5 d8 X e% K
Japanese aircraft losses
' E- d, i. t: I$ B) Y, T2 Y$ P' A W9 ]5 @9 s B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
; s# [# v4 z4 _& f7 |. P/ @8 r/ o D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
% \' m: x" s' @8 ?, C% wAllied Ships/ o# }8 ]$ ~3 j
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1. j7 s) B+ J" [- R! a
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# @, ?/ Z9 G: o3 B, u% j5 v
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk, K" x2 `3 g3 z5 j1 z
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 B7 i; |: T6 Y( j2 c" b" Z; q" ? CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- j4 P" z! Z9 d9 B1 w0 M: kGround combat at Brunei (65,87) " y* Q9 q: g7 a9 s. d
Japanese Shock attack
& B! m5 l/ D, s5 O5 {2 Z( ]4 i: rAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 2 I" k4 Y7 q2 J9 n
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
- r+ T& j6 s; t; AJapanese adjusted assault: 23
3 t& r( @: ^4 Z* PAllied adjusted defense: 5 " ^6 A* q; \: {! j; R
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
* C$ z# L- l* E. eJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
% ~/ E& p n' x, M7 h2 e# I& qCombat modifiers
" `+ t' `; A, N, x% E6 Q, p% ^& jDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
: B/ |3 X4 I' R experience(-)
2 l, g d; P6 [: B3 K+ aAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
& p2 y$ ^3 Q7 y6 O& r+ ^Japanese ground losses:
: v: E f# V3 M0 Z2 q: e8 f 18 casualties reported6 | D! I/ [" e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled T, p5 W+ @/ m6 W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. s1 E* x/ E) }: _" H2 L( B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 p. m- x+ d% j D+ q7 I
Allied ground losses:
_# N) v% A* b( k% B \" I 105 casualties reported
0 m' W. G, C7 [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 H& A$ N9 p: r- {% Q
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled4 y0 M! R. q: \8 Q1 q+ W
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled9 O3 {) y: K( r+ Z O7 [
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); B5 G- ^6 Z# z7 E0 Q9 x
Units retreated 1 ! z3 H7 ]" h, h Q
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
) {: {- ]" w/ a7 C5 aAssaulting units:) t* U! ~5 }4 y) h3 T
16th Naval Guard Unit
$ Z( N; u$ O) GDefending units:
7 M4 e, E% e$ q$ e8 o4 X 107th RN Base Force ( Y( t6 I) S) w: q# ]
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
/ k% }. @) }% x9 T* D/ M# E7 g6 fAllied Bombardment attack $ {$ a0 n6 I9 X, [# U8 n8 N
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
- L$ Z' R) Z& G. J& D% PDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 6 w5 |! h1 K, N' y5 w" q" J- x r
Japanese ground losses:
9 \2 G( J3 s% t; k 4 casualties reported, n+ L4 X1 f3 S( P" v& K, R! }. E7 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; G6 ^; y3 H# V7 a: a$ I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" H0 \% ?0 A4 l2 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 N& j* v* |. r- Q8 `: o5 EAssaulting units:
/ Z7 r+ K5 u6 E1 F B Coy/NG Rifles ; F9 R" l$ G3 v1 v1 Q
Lark Battalion7 Z+ C, q+ ^2 k7 K0 B9 |+ \5 E
Rabaul Det. Base Force * _( E O' y0 `& m0 j! U1 S
Defending units:
8 r" D: C9 ]8 j/ N" R4 }- j7 F. w 144th Infantry Regiment& S$ d# F6 Z( s; T! r
Maizuru 1st SNLF" t: g* A' c' [$ q* s" R8 U1 s
2nd JNAF Coy % V/ _/ {- w3 h9 [ {# N
5th JNAF Coy |