AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41$ X1 ]9 ^# c* G/ X3 f
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 ~4 Q5 H% Z) I2 `2 k4 E/ L7 o# z5 E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。2 M, p7 g x' `. ]
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
' O. G4 }3 K3 d+ ]' j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,; h$ {5 n. k" A1 z0 q2 ?
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 D) I( A4 V* e Rkb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。
! j2 `# H, 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。& b; _9 y) d4 q! 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。) B7 g- c4 Z) c2 Z, v* `
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" y, \+ m6 k' Q& i+ O( QPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" L) o4 E5 ^0 J8 _
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
& |% ^4 u' t- N; T) e# Z! }- k: I7 V31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
% D- f, k3 o+ N ^) a+ C+ sJapanese Ships
( Q# {4 ^, T( I8 i9 }2 i% o. k7 I BB Yamashiro6 D2 F2 ~ i/ D7 s9 F* T
CL Kashima7 i3 s* s$ G0 r. C8 R
DD Tsuga
9 g [% o9 e5 S+ O' R1 J' w DD Kuri
8 @" L7 t A+ S PB Shuko Maru #5) {8 w7 X# x( }! D7 p7 B
PB Sonan Maru #6
+ j$ r, d! J* h2 `. G, _ PB Sonan Maru #5
" [& R9 Q1 E/ x X2 H2 K) _ PB Shotoku Maru( ]/ w9 U7 B- e# ?9 z
PB Shoei Maru
' y# T) Q/ h1 R/ ?. {& y" u2 D PB Kyo Maru #10
6 u9 U& v; m8 q( q PB Kyo Maru #83 y5 Q4 w& U: p
xAK Kuraido Maru
/ l4 w; Y7 v+ L2 a* F. m, @ G CM Tsugaru
: g1 j( f1 y7 ?: I DD Yanagi
; Y. W6 [' X% \) p: TJapanese ground losses:/ @' v5 \# ^# m- x
18 casualties reported4 n+ u& L, q; g' g- l. ^4 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( h0 X7 _& _ {; Z. _$ C0 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ \- l: R( I& `3 Y' x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 P; ?8 Q0 D- X& g9 a YAllied ground losses:' p8 d9 K0 d6 Y* ~ u1 @ @% q
62 casualties reported; L7 Y1 ~) h( c& n) b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* T0 I% \ B' l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled" Y2 Q$ _- O, y$ q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled % @5 l( K( U. l
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# u2 t: O) r% C# _; MDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
2 F' N" A+ j" K& aJapanese Ships
% n$ Y- `% x+ U( b! O/ a/ [, P BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire3 W2 |1 P, G& z0 m) e1 \, Q
CL Kashima
" U' r, N3 d6 o j CM Tsugaru
4 b7 k1 a( s# _' j5 [ DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* |# N. w7 Y W; Q0 R DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 N% s( l2 Y5 C3 E. k O
DD Yanagi
) E* s; U7 P3 p. o% _3 C PB Kyo Maru #8
6 y) D' ~- p9 ~) \ PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
: A7 M. R; U7 u9 H% ~. Q& N9 @' p PB Shoei Maru) f4 c$ ?+ s5 M* o. C' A) q
PB Shotoku Maru
: S- F' U; ]5 G/ _ PB Sonan Maru #5+ E3 [3 n4 f0 S. C! I5 J! f
PB Sonan Maru #6
- H. p/ x0 K9 {, D1 K G PB Shuko Maru #5
8 H3 e. b. w: }( d0 }+ g xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
* D$ c4 N0 z6 E# u xAK Matsue Maru
. {, g( m6 ^' u& P' r; ]: M xAK Venice Maru/ b) m2 c" ^+ X1 ^
xAK Kogyoku Maru+ J' N6 o. `9 F/ M- f. ?. \
xAK Nishimi Maru% G. G+ k9 B0 ?6 ?& p' |: H$ k7 _
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
% Q) M- V8 j, F. s3 E- p xAK Cheribon Maru! `' V+ l1 i1 t: |) W
xAK Daifuku Maru- p7 D. M5 H6 O+ M3 K
xAK Kuraido Maru ' ^+ D9 N$ b( A$ j
Allied Ships
2 `; z" ?" U% c+ ]# s CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
* s' K# }0 ?- z+ V! e; N/ Q CL Achilles
. Y- q% z8 g4 e+ r CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
5 i' Z: W3 o% D1 e/ r CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
+ d& |0 l" |. r3 v ^6 _$ |& { DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 # `0 x2 J8 I' [" W g
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
% p& L- ?) f5 y& l, ~# xMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
5 m" n: z% O% aRange closes to 18,000 yards...2 V, k& }4 \4 b9 I5 J5 Y! `' m
Range closes to 15,000 yards...2 s9 j+ A P% v7 g0 M/ }* l; H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 B z+ A+ b4 w& ]# {
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& P8 S0 c X+ G. c3 B
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* g+ ~( s2 m6 `9 P# g/ }- oRange closes to 8,000 yards...
7 [% @! K+ s5 g& S; [$ aRange closes to 7,000 yards...
7 e* \9 N- c/ ?$ g1 o* }1 hRange closes to 6,000 yards...2 k6 c% D) L- b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
8 I$ v4 B% @! H4 h/ C8 @- p$ mxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ( f3 S3 Y$ e! H# b" U7 A) Q- R
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards3 u! `- U4 E6 r
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards0 k! F9 ^# Z4 t) C0 V
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
& X4 F6 B! A: O5 o( f0 nDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards0 G' H2 c( M3 y
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards" u; c/ R' a* j) s+ y( `* q
Range closes to 5,000 yards
$ s/ o; y6 w# [' qBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards6 |! Z% F' M& t( _
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
2 [! x4 }, a- k" V S/ W8 _BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
; T- i8 O3 u' A6 g0 T- R, Z$ x NDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards+ m! r% p/ K2 }8 x2 Z: o5 A
Range increases to 6,000 yards: s5 k1 x" y* I4 Z4 X
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
9 Q% M; z- `" c9 {! t; UDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
( x5 \# }. T! T/ y+ M. e4 i' dCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
! Q, P3 j1 n; D# @2 R1 ?CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
: |# Y3 q7 J( |$ }' j2 s( s! MDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
# ^" B; b: c& m) `! s5 Z8 V' SCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
; k( y3 ?$ ^* k ]BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
+ b6 q" Y$ |1 A+ S- \9 XBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
+ f! ^: j0 b1 _& fDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
( x, J! Y; G F4 @. lCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
7 A* F) Q3 p8 q) i) d* x0 Q% FCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
U! u6 U: a, `$ tWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage, N U5 Y7 C6 Q
Range increases to 8,000 yards
, ?) o$ t1 c4 d$ iBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
/ h( \% {0 m8 f. g# ^ H+ hCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards3 D/ k; L0 {+ h% j
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards# V% x3 m9 [ Y
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards- K% |3 m8 o/ b, [
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards& n& U5 g( N. S" Z
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
) i# L0 I6 U4 h" LRange increases to 15,000 yards
4 B, F/ H) A4 E# o) C' |CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
) v6 V X- w) [0 u) C; M- escorted by DD Tsuga
7 z3 f8 b$ w# o0 L' L8 TBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards. y/ y( f- \# Z" u# K J/ n% b
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
. S; t. G( d8 yBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
4 X0 Q' C. I" bBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards9 X+ k Z, h w$ K8 E* M
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
7 V( j3 Z" {8 N- T7 d: k+ ~+ s9 ^/ tTask forces break off...5 r) s$ A5 z: h; `8 A; d. g
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h3 L+ i+ @7 H# f7 B- tMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
4 e: @: v7 V) y: ^& ^# zWeather in hex: Overcast $ ~2 u: V+ n1 m/ V
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 J! q, v0 t" L2 i- q# C; q- R I
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes 9 ~6 c) q. w @4 _& ^. P
Japanese aircraft
$ K* J6 X* D7 B, }' N, I$ t G3M2 Nell x 27! v$ D" Z3 b! s
G4M1 Betty x 31 k4 N7 b/ z+ g% d7 F
Allied aircraft7 E! o' A' ], z# ^
no flights
& d8 T% s& H- SJapanese aircraft losses' P/ S4 c. d9 y
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
t: E7 M% G6 d l& Y5 M: C8 d; k0 w G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged6 a0 K7 [0 J$ c; O6 ~0 e
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak ; H' Z- A% S0 V z- m% A. M, `
Allied aircraft losses1 M0 x/ Z; o! \7 A. J+ H
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged: ~0 ~, u' a7 b, E# u( W( c( _
O-47A: 2 damaged
- w# U; N& U+ {6 I P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
6 } F1 o P; s9 j G PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged " s! P! j8 {& i' y' L
Allied ground losses:
$ G& F+ v) t! M: `3 y 4 casualties reported- a* O6 `0 U7 J' x% {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; C; k* C1 C+ o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 `. {2 D2 p( r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" d' N4 P* s" I. G2 q: DAirbase hits 18) X3 S' c: b6 M7 [
Runway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
2 M3 o) T4 q; \5 A3 AWeather in hex: Overcast
/ M6 q; A2 q0 qRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
: x9 [' g1 R! ZEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
d1 ?0 n+ b: H- x( V$ yJapanese aircraft- b. Z9 S2 K- k4 B; [
G4M1 Betty x 18
0 W' S- P+ q! yAllied aircraft
# Q3 G9 l2 l `) \8 q' n no flights
! d9 G# i9 k& g) q- kJapanese aircraft losses
7 ~$ m; D) R- B$ P# H$ `0 T# Z G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
( d5 k f" d& B8 C+ N1 w# |Allied aircraft losses
5 L# c/ _" K' @0 P# A) ]: ~ PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
. x' @0 Z: x# i: x5 r+ U# v; wAirbase hits 7
+ a8 j" q+ a+ ^$ N5 w# Y6 K7 T y# pAirbase supply hits 2
. g3 F6 A# `0 |- P8 QRunway hits 9
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% d. q& ^# C: t; z0 `; WMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( z3 b/ O. F' @5 P+ P6 T# ] ~4 c
Weather in hex: Overcast
& k+ f" ]8 A8 N2 ?( v& ?5 \Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 z7 @; z8 w! p. ?+ [0 EEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
5 D4 C0 I( u# S% n1 q {Japanese aircraft! f J% ?/ ^8 U' r$ F% |' P
G4M1 Betty x 13
$ s& R6 }) @+ m0 X5 V' s; X2 W- A+ FAllied aircraft8 m; @* ]2 [: j$ D5 O g% d* f6 ^
no flights ) M+ e# ^; D J8 {1 E3 \; a' D" X
Japanese aircraft losses7 V9 s5 ` L& G% Z9 C
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
6 F9 m) E1 l0 [4 yAllied aircraft losses4 ?# k- A+ C/ \
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground* ^& k$ T1 |& l9 {* D A8 r& `2 U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground 6 v/ z A# W( ~$ \$ G! T' C
Allied ground losses:) ?% `8 O) T" O. ^* l
5 casualties reported0 U8 c/ K! q+ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
@" }' C& Y2 b% W- c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. r- K8 I0 V" M- E# @1 R: L4 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ p& |% P0 ~+ _% J$ D# D6 b. y" xAirbase hits 11 l$ G, S7 Z, c5 A0 x
Runway hits 10
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( p9 g/ [# w* y! \2 w4 r/ t$ ^Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( y1 J r- { n' g* q& |
Weather in hex: Overcast
' M# {% t- C/ o. {+ \; K( nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' z9 v2 q3 Y. w: Y' m
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 6 r# n( K, i/ K) Y& @" z
Japanese aircraft' {: h( n) E! U' b% N& N
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
, u, i) |" j. F w" P: ? Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
1 l. v L8 Z: J: NAllied aircraft
/ {4 _" |, s/ ]: Y2 u5 A; F# K" X no flights & A, ]( [8 I* e7 l9 ^: {) m
Japanese aircraft losses' H$ K5 M4 L6 l1 A# G% k, P# o, s
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
9 R$ @9 L& T9 {+ `, M( \ Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
0 z. C/ v9 _- G k4 Z0 \8 ^( ~Allied aircraft losses
( O* R, l) X1 D5 D; |* d O-47A: 1 damaged: O3 l4 j8 p$ ~ l9 A
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged0 h$ V/ \/ C0 U9 E5 h% z5 h
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged( ^' L% e, n& s# X
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged v* n7 B- L" C/ t7 `
Airbase hits 3
" J9 f1 u: F+ S: \; sRunway hits 4
' |5 e( x( C+ [8 v% w-------------------------------------------------------! I, {& V6 d" ?, O
Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
$ @* {. o. `2 S# }3 LWeather in hex: Light cloud
* s5 u1 G4 ?3 H5 i# }Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( P& o3 S- u9 L1 r* I. Y6 @: TEstimated time to target is 14 minutes , f4 y7 P- K7 ^
Japanese aircraft0 H* z" A/ I3 a' H% k' W
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
0 E+ _2 i4 K3 b5 }9 Z ZAllied aircraft0 P" ^1 d# N6 \2 l* \9 f
I-15-III x 11
6 d( C8 @) U/ BJapanese aircraft losses5 z+ k& J4 K! G
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
* i/ h m2 J$ m" p: u% ~No Allied losses
- M) E; d! _5 u1 N0 eAircraft Attacking:
$ m4 T. |' ^+ h( G' e+ ~) ~8 f7 s 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * ) b# c$ r7 B7 P
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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0 h6 M6 h5 R5 |7 h" JMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
6 x. U$ o, D z, o: w: K. P. IWeather in hex: Light cloud
: ]( y1 j1 E; p7 g* {5 J" URaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! T7 [3 O' o: R5 Q& z/ ^. |. z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
! I) Q3 E5 N C' s3 LJapanese aircraft3 ?* c. L+ T, J. r+ _. t
G4M1 Betty x 37
& C7 s2 U2 _+ w3 KNo Japanese losses + b' T. f% g1 G) X/ j3 B
Airbase hits 8
3 e/ ?7 i" m0 r% l' [. }Airbase supply hits 6
6 E+ c$ Z3 h' A/ h" q: rRunway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 $ t* Z1 G6 V2 Y1 E, K
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 8 e$ o }; f7 E+ _9 f
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 B* K2 y V/ A$ m! r! zEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
m3 ]5 H1 X2 S2 p2 oJapanese aircraft: P; O7 ^+ {& B0 ]1 x9 F! K
A6M2 Zero x 443 `! p* @1 x c7 M. U9 a% C
B5N2 Kate x 840 r4 s; S9 w! p9 U$ o
D3A1 Val x 71 - t7 J) S. M- S) F
Japanese aircraft losses9 z, T0 B+ u2 Y$ a, h1 L( Z
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged6 {3 @& _+ q. L% ]6 l
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged ; t% F1 b) c. `- X8 O4 R' w9 `: Z$ j
Allied Ships# p. H. O: t$ T) Y. s" G
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
4 Q& n! |; ]: M CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! m% j2 H C/ R% b
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk5 T8 @7 F& w$ D# z) X2 }! |* p
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ R9 W: `$ F( k
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) d; N+ U; F$ t1 [
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$ g' H! v4 d+ b9 \( z0 N8 f6 _Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
" t. c0 ?& K. p( lJapanese Shock attack ' p5 e& F5 u; A0 b6 z
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 4 X& D6 C: m) j* q
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
# {# b, ~; g3 X& `! {5 Z* B& fJapanese adjusted assault: 23 5 H6 ?5 B* a# O( z; d
Allied adjusted defense: 5 ; q* o% u" N& \+ k0 E- G, }* e0 u6 H$ t
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) ; Q) Q) ~& D- k) ]
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! : u- I) |( ? X" T9 R
Combat modifiers
% }( m' R7 o0 [7 }" A+ N$ cDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)) |8 G5 R) S# \" @
experience(-)
& ]2 _ ^" _- P- v- C9 M/ V2 X" Z8 RAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
9 H! Q7 C0 H F2 _, {+ h" ]Japanese ground losses:
: k2 X+ x ~, i C 18 casualties reported+ p- @8 u) L Q: m5 E3 x- Y: |/ m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 e2 r+ S7 ^( {$ ?! q- E: C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ J9 X( X3 I- A2 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled . U' a) P3 k, I' A- ^; Z5 D
Allied ground losses:
& m# j6 W& D: ^" S( }8 J 105 casualties reported
$ x' k* z B% U' }& W6 l L0 ^6 f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- o9 H) B! z8 B4 R' q9 _ Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled7 e' A/ D0 L- V" y
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled# b( ^- u8 c% i# m1 a
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)( G6 b- b8 d, U6 ?6 }+ M7 E
Units retreated 1
! q2 n* Q9 A/ A) r% _9 z+ PDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 6 Q3 i$ Z( t: K3 k
Assaulting units:/ i# G1 N& K _3 J$ G7 ~
16th Naval Guard Unit
. J# v+ |- ]* c( e0 l3 sDefending units:4 i2 U" a: l4 @) J
107th RN Base Force
/ J9 X# A+ w5 u6 I* G-----------------------------------------
4 `; n4 x" z8 l! s* y8 k0 LGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
& b d" G: H, u9 D$ s+ _1 VAllied Bombardment attack
% F1 ]! t* J# o' v0 k8 D, yAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 * H0 Z. {) R) j( l: @
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 * u) D( I' ]7 ]
Japanese ground losses:% k8 ~0 a$ @0 p) o2 q2 a
4 casualties reported
. M: H J, r9 ~& C! q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% s' D2 t B3 j& ]- q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, z4 F0 |* ^3 z, V7 A& K z) q' v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 Y8 G: i1 ^+ i6 eAssaulting units:" H* F$ J0 @ F) [
B Coy/NG Rifles " ~" g/ j) {- U4 O5 F+ X+ `" ^7 X
Lark Battalion
# Y, v2 F1 h/ X4 l, x. | Rabaul Det. Base Force
; }$ n7 U5 m& c" d$ S; L, ZDefending units:* b. V7 @6 A5 ^' |
144th Infantry Regiment
5 n9 }, l# ]- u! C Q( O Maizuru 1st SNLF+ x6 C' ?: |7 [5 _4 y. K: R
2nd JNAF Coy
% X' `& e3 Q( E* `* C 5th JNAF Coy |