AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41: M! w3 o& `( ]7 S8 h
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。, k( r1 n5 f# W
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。
# ~+ E5 S- c2 L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8 P) n& j6 L0 R( x+ r
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,
# U! }. V* j* |- C4 }) u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,
# \! U" I3 A0 A+ N8 Ikb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。
( e: U& ^! f; x2 @3 S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。; M) C: k: z+ J7 P) z
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。) i4 Y; R! o, g* C2 N0 Q1 C
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. c) D; m9 S, BPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( d n( ?; A3 {+ n: s
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force . m% N z/ A# S( ^
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
1 H) y- {% v7 K7 sJapanese Ships
7 H( s, Q. t4 K5 Y$ t BB Yamashiro
9 g: i6 K, g1 D1 I3 d$ l5 ~+ l! v CL Kashima) h+ ^8 B K$ F4 `- }7 U' | W9 s3 A
DD Tsuga3 u- h* d# C2 `! a, G, e% P0 O# d
DD Kuri
2 l# O$ N1 T: m$ E p% B PB Shuko Maru #5. n9 [5 `( q* c
PB Sonan Maru #61 e; e3 Q0 _1 p; S
PB Sonan Maru #5 m( k# F% G. u! A
PB Shotoku Maru$ X0 S7 {+ F& Q4 h9 C
PB Shoei Maru
( O1 R, M1 Q$ Y' y( F PB Kyo Maru #10
" Q: ~) v6 a8 [& F2 J2 n1 P PB Kyo Maru #85 ~$ p# d# P4 F T( C
xAK Kuraido Maru
+ l& ]0 v" S% {/ Y5 f0 J( H CM Tsugaru
$ s( p$ w: u. p4 k DD Yanagi
0 D1 w3 Z3 l- b0 I0 cJapanese ground losses:; E& E) w! ?% D3 r c
18 casualties reported
. y% V% {& Q; K/ a0 Z. K Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
C7 u. Z) G& ~0 X# Y' \* m5 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 }$ p" ~; @: i! N1 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ) D( G, z; `7 J, V1 Y
Allied ground losses:
! W, @5 J( a: {8 p% ?( n 62 casualties reported
) n0 j0 N$ M1 R2 _1 Z2 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! @& a- D, f8 X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled7 @8 g3 }. M' y. k7 m2 \, a' }& S: m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
! G, l0 `/ q, b7 x$ K, cJapanese Ships" T5 D+ K* r- C; K9 P
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
- U# m; a& t3 d! H( O% p" i2 t CL Kashima1 z# F/ |6 L6 [& x7 ?9 y) v
CM Tsugaru! \* `' A5 k' I# l4 T& G" q @1 Q; v$ ]
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# Z3 P3 h6 i! {5 h( |- J! a DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage n |3 Z2 z' c' d
DD Yanagi7 T3 {1 z9 _ [8 C% Q1 W" {' U) M
PB Kyo Maru #8
& X+ w: K' s" \# g PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 _% X# D8 M8 Y ^ PB Shoei Maru! m: F1 Q. ~7 ~9 N W
PB Shotoku Maru' L2 @8 S$ d7 a, z& D {
PB Sonan Maru #5
" f) M; C* E: `/ ] PB Sonan Maru #6
8 T+ t+ {3 z. J- O PB Shuko Maru #5; h! L$ a& G& g! L/ @! V! {
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire: l# z0 f$ S6 ~& n$ d$ U
xAK Matsue Maru' t4 L' }3 {2 C+ f
xAK Venice Maru, f5 k/ o2 z& F3 B+ D Y( v
xAK Kogyoku Maru7 b/ O8 H- Y& ]3 b _
xAK Nishimi Maru, j# h3 b7 D: ~
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 G) E4 T) R6 f/ E% E! k6 { xAK Cheribon Maru5 p d' n- ^0 j4 m
xAK Daifuku Maru
- y, V l$ L( ]& q8 L xAK Kuraido Maru
4 E1 g+ F, V# Y4 L5 V2 ?$ t( SAllied Ships+ O b3 }$ q& b2 Y0 a* h
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
. R1 _& y" Z# P+ @, ^ CL Achilles
2 |7 O6 f& r. O$ K/ b) ^ CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires2 }( S. t* X+ Y; l0 _0 x& r
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
! o8 ] y3 b3 I7 ]# F$ H( @ DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
+ Z7 [) a% h1 w, M! g! F6 CLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
7 d1 k3 l( B: C4 D9 TMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
3 H- \! f: n$ s% N4 b' ~6 h* ~Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 e6 @. r) @+ U- E+ p4 r
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
4 r6 {3 e" \8 W/ vRange closes to 12,000 yards...8 Y- e1 Z( ~, h- j- V$ |. I
Range closes to 10,000 yards...$ L0 `# v: J2 m, I8 |
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
; T+ h: ^- A6 L: ~. MRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 y2 ?$ H" {# n8 TRange closes to 7,000 yards.../ ]. W. Q, I( ?3 r7 E& k
Range closes to 6,000 yards... m- O+ x! f0 r0 b$ J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards8 ]9 S9 D% ^" ?% J6 J
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 5 T6 f0 {0 P/ ^
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
! P0 v, G# K1 Z @' fCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
1 c2 R% k5 K+ _5 d- d$ z: LCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
) x; N5 H _3 K4 h" ?- G0 Q0 X$ Q6 [DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards2 Z0 A1 S/ W O; m/ Q( [, g
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
& o7 v; l V, ^Range closes to 5,000 yards/ x, Y2 d# ~ g# n/ f6 t( V
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
$ R0 f0 o' {5 [0 ]; G% H8 R9 xBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
% C9 @' w0 z' O1 i" X/ T" h4 |8 ]6 jBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards y( e, O! _$ w% Q1 ~6 @* o, g2 C
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
9 \7 {3 a1 f. z* ]& N5 w0 }Range increases to 6,000 yards7 Q8 Q5 Q9 A, f3 q6 S
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
4 h0 k7 f2 |# |. JDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
; S0 |. f6 E6 P# h6 x- a oCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
; I9 X Z6 X. q) G$ oCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
7 z- ]' i( \8 z6 D* \& \2 gDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards. M) z- R4 E6 A5 o$ Y
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
$ s* q7 S; j- }$ ]7 u2 @9 F* xBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards) y* y, a a' v+ _: f% m) z
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
3 [) ] Y/ V" h$ V* t: BDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
! W* m( ^9 i- H# eCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards' ^. i" l" ] T) ~4 V) B6 [9 G7 j% K
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards1 n6 L: T2 x' o" d. a
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
9 I0 h1 V2 ~9 W3 \* h: j# [/ ERange increases to 8,000 yards
- q3 R+ o4 }: i1 j% h/ g1 y1 kBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards; V* C8 V) G/ s' u
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards! p( u) H }$ e4 n% a8 i, b
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
4 F; ^# n, m; j1 `+ q$ o" QDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
% u: B! k* P' n O3 _0 I( e% Q1 uDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
8 g$ _4 [' T- m1 b# H% jDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards% i9 ]9 C& |, r: f
Range increases to 15,000 yards
/ u( W0 ]5 b+ c: m* f0 a1 tCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat* u# G3 Y' i/ o9 J! s$ |
- escorted by DD Tsuga
6 v1 j8 s( ]. q. s% O1 j- Q5 k, h0 gBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards! F+ ?% `! F' W* n. z& m" }2 G( R
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards! W5 ?( I9 I; R2 ?
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
9 a5 N% n8 I) _9 ~; J4 B. c0 UBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards. h9 W: x* \' B& Y
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
R* d$ R5 S, U e# G) t) qTask forces break off..., k: j( W$ C6 W
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
! l6 X' g6 z" z# t4 l; qWeather in hex: Overcast ) s( @! z Z+ G) q5 i
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ X! m! N: Y* G6 j E& g# SEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
, t- w" |0 | v9 Z/ ZJapanese aircraft
! t) J1 M/ n! v' K5 H G3M2 Nell x 27
1 F! f* U8 K" B$ \) Y' h, _8 u- d G4M1 Betty x 31
% f* J) V: b5 o$ Q7 l) QAllied aircraft
$ F) J, ?$ |( b7 Z3 n9 F& x" A no flights " F, E4 K: v& x4 Z$ z# ]
Japanese aircraft losses
, }/ B$ J+ J/ b/ Z( {% J G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged3 H S& o1 G" b! J5 l: s
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged1 p9 V0 d" A$ s, w" ~9 W Y3 Z$ ?
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
7 F" f* T% s9 k. J h% mAllied aircraft losses
% C" u# K! p5 A1 ~' y B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
6 k) L. t- S) f; M' L$ B, B O-47A: 2 damaged
6 i* G2 D9 N, g% E! w6 D8 p z1 t P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged" {" o3 P# a. l
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
1 i2 |' x& r$ Y& u4 LAllied ground losses:
& n* ^( `+ u: [ 4 casualties reported
0 b3 o# u* D9 K# Y! C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- W; [/ a( X0 ^+ i% u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 @3 w- A3 l' Q1 u! i7 P; o. J- X% v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
S$ ~8 B+ d+ a' [Airbase hits 18
3 f9 E" r- }4 M* H- Z' p) }( CRunway hits 419 S1 t$ r( D9 b# b5 p9 G5 b
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
0 R$ C( d. P3 m aWeather in hex: Overcast 9 j) R' p4 s! s6 Q5 R
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.* Y, s3 \% U% ?- h# h" }9 W) y
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes " d0 G" L& q7 X$ G! o
Japanese aircraft0 Z b5 }& k1 k
G4M1 Betty x 18
; b) _; E1 Z1 D8 vAllied aircraft
+ \1 {+ r7 c6 r9 r! U no flights
! @6 Q% B5 T4 U( a9 E% W1 BJapanese aircraft losses( n' l- E: e% q$ [; E
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
6 A, S8 G; K( hAllied aircraft losses3 \0 L1 E8 ^+ [6 G1 J- b/ P/ B
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged b; ~/ z, G/ Z1 d; F5 b
Airbase hits 7
) x% [; C* g; o6 o; j0 D6 \Airbase supply hits 2; L9 e( p: a0 n' ?) @7 u4 G) i1 z
Runway hits 9( q& {6 s7 V/ n" O- N* n {4 O
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, V/ J" {1 H& v0 o; m! b3 `Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
3 \& R; r Q# m2 @Weather in hex: Overcast
3 [' X( L" D6 K0 W8 P2 F) bRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. T& B. Y u. K; l# a, z* Y& }
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
# T: f6 z. }- ^: I! t6 MJapanese aircraft
! M! |7 I# X7 a8 r G4M1 Betty x 13 1 |0 c3 M7 g# {& Q* T4 w* m5 k
Allied aircraft; _2 M) {% n* h: e+ f. l" @
no flights 3 t* {7 u5 I0 P! X0 h* p+ |
Japanese aircraft losses
- i% K' }/ [/ l- [4 ]3 a$ E% s G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
3 S7 W* [7 E h3 K0 P. gAllied aircraft losses
( i* L8 e4 y- k9 e PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
1 b$ E- n' ^1 c P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
5 v4 }: n8 g1 ]; L- KAllied ground losses:
p+ x0 X2 B/ J* g5 [) X/ j! W y 5 casualties reported
( g1 S* C3 j+ d' `: \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- v& a" |0 q4 ?. M ?; F% l- u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. `7 z6 b. j; ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
N6 w/ Z: F! L7 S6 AAirbase hits 1
5 ^0 l8 ?+ L* P% E3 I- Y- |5 NRunway hits 10
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0 z% K h8 c: [3 ]. V9 m2 [Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
9 L5 C+ p! x# R9 GWeather in hex: Overcast 7 L6 | {8 f/ T- e6 `
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* U- s# h/ v" L- J! F: K
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 7 w- H0 P; e; W" o6 a
Japanese aircraft7 B, ~- ~1 g2 r1 L* f6 S/ [
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12* T* V. t) |9 v, M* W8 n
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
- h' i0 M( B7 v8 K" j5 _Allied aircraft
" O8 B) R9 `" C, _# C2 j no flights
" z0 ]0 z. O+ |4 a& q E) e1 IJapanese aircraft losses- e/ |/ |$ R" I# d7 k2 n
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
' v, @& E1 n" K, _0 r1 Y5 | Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
* q" a- A# ]8 E, {+ l: b% G$ d1 @Allied aircraft losses3 U7 z' q" `, l
O-47A: 1 damaged( ] q' ~0 _5 h, r
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
% d% `! a7 _6 | P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
8 `/ q7 Y9 c* A* W M+ }, W Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
5 Q- {& a3 w% z4 ~ S8 ?- j, dAirbase hits 3
$ F- R7 O- ?' A" ?& H k# T& X& ERunway hits 4& U% n0 `7 \0 N ^; A% x
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5 x4 N& r8 b7 E3 K7 FMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
( t: s V. N8 Z$ c7 ?Weather in hex: Light cloud $ Y+ | w% m3 @7 E2 n9 j" ^" {
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( \& `. T8 A2 w- J5 H+ G: tEstimated time to target is 14 minutes ' e1 z! ~9 f: j* u- h$ }0 v
Japanese aircraft
. B: p" F. K/ j! A" B7 G* f3 m Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 3 m4 M- I" H; t" \
Allied aircraft+ a4 V& `) p/ t3 X, q' x
I-15-III x 11 4 N- T8 D9 h+ v% `0 N
Japanese aircraft losses: m' {3 g3 W6 ?& b/ E
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
" \% \9 y. F8 K5 d3 J l; UNo Allied losses * s" E- ^" V3 T8 ^9 d+ ?3 K$ U
Aircraft Attacking:' K6 U3 f+ t+ S5 A+ w
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * 9 K. [- t8 \7 Q9 w
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 h4 H! p5 ^( @. H
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& r/ c c( |2 N# d' ~2 c, mRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 ?6 b( z4 v! E7 cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
. v' ~3 d/ [% u9 z/ x) BJapanese aircraft$ J" [/ _: [0 I K
G4M1 Betty x 37 / _- H0 {, w3 T
No Japanese losses
0 B, f- f- a/ B$ `2 q7 R) z) bAirbase hits 8! \4 u5 B7 i" V
Airbase supply hits 6
+ {3 F% A; j* G! g4 Z- a! v! fRunway hits 34
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, o% J6 C/ t' }& QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 / F: D. Y( k# S$ H6 ]& |/ t B
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 6 w0 m% U: \ x- o, x2 }
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 o/ ?" f; d O, Y- X" h6 h. iEstimated time to target is 28 minutes # r5 w9 j. n% l" |
Japanese aircraft
" u" T+ V- U2 ~. z9 r$ A A6M2 Zero x 44
# x4 J" J$ C/ s7 l; Z3 { B5N2 Kate x 84
& V1 r0 x. A0 G8 Q2 u- Q D3A1 Val x 71 4 b# z& i' s# ]0 M6 D# ?
Japanese aircraft losses
9 r" i; N8 X! U9 h0 L B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged- k% Q& X( q: _% p( v
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
" J8 m4 h& b+ W* O+ ^) x3 jAllied Ships
6 ^# ~3 c6 t2 @0 [5 |0 r; v- l CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
6 Z4 d/ B5 [* @& S& ? G CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 u# ]' ~; g" H9 C# n DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk7 B+ p, H. H# k0 y* n
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage# v7 N1 @2 d$ L6 A0 l# ~$ q
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) {* V9 H3 r( n" a, F
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
4 ^2 z: d$ I( P/ |: e6 ~7 @Japanese Shock attack + W9 A5 e) }$ k6 w2 t
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
8 p; I# r# p' K1 B+ p; v/ JDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
0 n1 ?1 [7 Y: \$ PJapanese adjusted assault: 23
& `9 F8 i7 H$ N# \Allied adjusted defense: 5 , {) Q0 T1 Z+ M" b# J. r3 U
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) : M$ n" v4 ^9 O( n& y5 b5 d
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
5 O( U9 p7 f8 r% Z* D, M# TCombat modifiers
& C0 R' G3 n/ s2 t: uDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)4 R. ?1 ~& Z2 |' |7 u
experience(-)0 O! c! A7 [6 _. x; z. t0 R
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
6 b& Q$ t5 ~( ]/ G, vJapanese ground losses:1 Z+ Z- W+ V) {% e3 ^3 n( [
18 casualties reported" s; t6 E3 z0 Z& c" x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ q9 F! T/ X1 n3 G* l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ v6 V8 S4 A3 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 _% a; X2 w! h
Allied ground losses:2 G8 z) O k$ W/ g
105 casualties reported1 \8 ^: ^& i' I, \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 ]0 C+ [ `4 }% d Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 p6 Z/ e0 o, y/ R Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled, k' X! q9 Q& j$ G" H
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 a# z* Z' |. ?, z1 J- n3 J Units retreated 1
( l. R* U5 t+ ~' C! T: W# ^Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
G! F: J$ T. R- t+ [Assaulting units:) `5 _3 ~1 A6 ]! u3 H9 a) b6 J
16th Naval Guard Unit
/ V1 c R; ]8 D$ J2 q' o$ }+ kDefending units:
" o# u. ~* T+ z 107th RN Base Force ! c1 I$ L9 C" D: M! H: E- c0 |! ~ E9 R
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
" l! u9 R) z3 L- [1 |, l$ `" z$ e: WAllied Bombardment attack
0 Q' P0 W& J3 BAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 ) X5 L$ D3 O9 I
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 7 R! N5 ?1 [9 M& h; d1 l. w2 j3 G
Japanese ground losses:4 _6 ~9 X1 M2 m/ `" e9 H
4 casualties reported
0 P5 ^$ x" e" ]2 m6 V: @ N2 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
b* R$ u+ D2 M6 ~7 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled x! B. Q* ]2 L3 c" S- V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled # A* ~4 e6 j9 d) d
Assaulting units:/ R: W$ ~8 s4 l( b% t% w8 @* j0 Y
B Coy/NG Rifles
1 y6 V/ u; b& S Lark Battalion
( O7 [! b3 J% o+ R0 s Rabaul Det. Base Force 7 u9 H0 F5 j6 m9 @* \
Defending units:; ^+ b s" j$ z1 W; ~
144th Infantry Regiment
. Q6 O3 o8 h4 u5 _: n0 R0 b Maizuru 1st SNLF$ t3 V7 ^& G& n
2nd JNAF Coy
" ~4 |1 V! ?$ _ [! s 5th JNAF Coy |