AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
4 ]1 J; z7 E- f- M; v5 z: \5 g% 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。
; m( |# F* Z, K" o N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。
( n) z4 p$ Z0 F( X1 k3 {5 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
3 U1 q' _- s, q" G9 j" z* {1 X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,
1 z: p: j* K/ X `9 G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,
* L; ]5 }9 d* @7 l 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。
. ?' G; M; ~6 {7 y3 U1 V/ K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。
9 v4 A0 V5 B7 k% v# G* X! v, _9 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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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
7 ^2 B3 ^9 h2 j! N5 W6 B$ W) [Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
7 D( `, R6 ]" x/ E% R& _. S31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& ]; I! L2 n( Y* o. Z& @# wJapanese Ships
) O4 y7 b. f" I. D' y0 o f( P" { BB Yamashiro
6 e: q3 ?0 \, @4 X CL Kashima i/ |$ x4 X, }( z
DD Tsuga9 Q M5 z5 j) q) i% F" n
DD Kuri
, R, {7 I$ T& E8 ? q" x PB Shuko Maru #5: ?* p2 d4 }2 X+ q
PB Sonan Maru #69 T' S0 n' b+ \5 f
PB Sonan Maru #5
3 J' ~* F6 P& g `" t PB Shotoku Maru
: I5 u: ? I3 K! i/ i7 A PB Shoei Maru2 T+ m5 b# o0 ^! ~- F
PB Kyo Maru #10
/ M( _# d, k+ o! N" }$ Z$ r" K PB Kyo Maru #8
2 [: K0 l8 a" g& b5 ^0 o4 y$ w, o xAK Kuraido Maru, X! N! x- v F: s6 @- l$ v" h d
CM Tsugaru
. }* J5 x( M [: c& z DD Yanagi
0 u* N1 ~: Z1 l" m& m; V3 V! xJapanese ground losses:
L. P2 u+ |' y5 N# } 18 casualties reported
# ^3 p5 d8 \3 E: a0 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 q3 A) }! f' {7 w% X) b0 ^9 \8 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ e; E% Z0 e. C+ Y" N" E3 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: P# B" E4 _' [- ~8 TAllied ground losses:: P% ?. C7 b( q
62 casualties reported
& r. N, z7 P8 G' M4 R- h Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 m' ^) t! m4 i7 |2 @1 O3 }" y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
8 G+ F3 o" r# x0 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 9 r$ U1 y8 W2 q0 l
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
3 n9 O, T; S. q5 |4 B/ Z! W" rJapanese Ships7 }6 ~, q5 \6 b& v( j6 S
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
* x9 M1 s( U# L B$ p6 ? CL Kashima# g7 g2 j& C: h
CM Tsugaru2 z/ B/ l0 a+ \
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% ^# Q( |$ @2 V: Q; o* T. K0 C DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. Z$ V$ G* @7 N% F N
DD Yanagi
9 z9 D: k2 y- b4 v PB Kyo Maru #8+ U6 h+ M4 e& |; q# v, X/ q
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire0 N6 E- Q! C: g+ B! U& T% B* A+ g5 {- K
PB Shoei Maru
! m3 r) Y+ q/ Z' A PB Shotoku Maru" L2 x W- Y2 w
PB Sonan Maru #50 T# s; R x. ?, o& {0 i
PB Sonan Maru #6# T' ~2 \4 M8 \+ d0 M$ e% M
PB Shuko Maru #57 D5 y. Y3 @: R# H" w& U* Z8 o
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
; v. F0 Q" T; r( w8 D0 I0 q. ^. C xAK Matsue Maru
1 U' l* `8 j; h# ?- w" M$ Z xAK Venice Maru
2 n, {* s& X6 ]! L& ~& o) w [ xAK Kogyoku Maru: C/ n9 _3 l: b. {+ p y1 S" x$ \) {! O
xAK Nishimi Maru( ]: t/ R3 K5 p! k& W4 Y
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ I+ M( @! |& u; I, A/ O xAK Cheribon Maru
4 w4 b# e1 f1 P; X( H" S } xAK Daifuku Maru
9 k x7 c) t" j# c- p" K% e. i1 ?' R xAK Kuraido Maru
. Q2 \2 C% G& v, I F, Q" M" m3 c* \Allied Ships9 L( c6 i! E( F
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
2 P' n- U0 [( l5 e9 D* x9 L CL Achilles
9 J5 m0 A- J/ d2 h) S CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
7 N! Z' v) y& T1 j; b$ ]& b CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
4 k; _; T( \7 u4 L DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
- L. Z: T( o: M- D2 X" zLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
# t) L' U$ j0 tMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards% p3 l! P6 s- X& u2 P* _6 x* d
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
q v! A$ E) r6 D5 v- kRange closes to 15,000 yards...$ A$ V( S2 |7 J9 Z- h" `, }0 o
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
- [4 U8 T# K2 c* b* ~ M) m" G/ k& ARange closes to 10,000 yards...
. d( x: v3 F/ X1 c7 u JRange closes to 9,000 yards...0 K$ J/ A+ r& o+ c6 q# r7 M
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 @+ ?) K9 G1 s# N8 PRange closes to 7,000 yards...
/ K( y" i1 m% a$ mRange closes to 6,000 yards...+ V! J7 f# q, |# k6 _5 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards" x3 q4 Q9 w- r! k4 M
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
' X1 n( r* A" y, qBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
! Z; I/ v B+ `. o4 n) F- dCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards' @$ s( q/ h$ r* R2 \! ^
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards4 Z% t1 _) x2 }8 I* _' Q
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
# R* [ _4 P) i7 Z0 FCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
0 l+ c/ O1 a" E( C2 i* S6 YRange closes to 5,000 yards
4 I, a- |$ F r& vBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
+ X/ ?8 z+ m. M0 P2 {BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards) y: s; h6 b% ]2 j! ^3 w
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
9 Z) `8 [# p# W7 bDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
! b: l$ Q4 s; yRange increases to 6,000 yards3 q, d- |! m+ a1 t+ O3 O& h
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards5 B3 h u) k" d$ h
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
0 Q; ^% ?8 O& r3 ZCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
% g& n6 ?+ N% u' t% w) w/ KCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards; p( e; k+ x; j2 `5 T; Y6 v
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards+ t% x# p" @$ y8 b$ {+ h
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
& X6 n, p, f* dBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards6 {( Q! [8 P: h( c
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards/ R s6 @) q* m ]9 J
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards1 U$ g M, g$ A }
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
; c' d. z9 {& |) r9 KCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards0 v# Y& t, X' t" C% M, }
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage! [& g/ B6 u. h& k) m0 S+ L2 ~) k: ]& J
Range increases to 8,000 yards
% V$ I6 ]9 v0 ~, w2 {BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards8 ]! @: n ?- _- _
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
+ o! P K$ q: E3 Q- I/ oDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards6 ]4 s* ^' s9 L+ b& m- q6 l) I- t
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards3 _* r3 M; Q1 W+ t1 m6 E
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards- K7 G: F: e; v, r! }9 B; h
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
7 g, h4 s" U) D. w- u3 \Range increases to 15,000 yards1 Z- n8 W3 s; H% q) h3 Q# k
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat; z& D1 |/ H1 l0 J) |7 Q
- escorted by DD Tsuga* M2 G8 ~" t/ I' N( H! J
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
% q C# O' w0 J7 nBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
% v( ?) b( q$ {9 `4 i4 uBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards6 z* [. Q" M/ e1 f2 {0 P: R
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
" Y8 G/ z9 X+ b! mBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards6 w8 D8 j* {* s. E: l6 {: H& ^: G! ^
Task forces break off.../ H3 r; a+ a4 H. @" q
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- K% }' @6 H* O. m5 U' \Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
* v1 ~- _4 y1 x0 w7 Z1 nWeather in hex: Overcast
; o% T3 ^4 D+ g/ Y! B) u9 a2 KRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 i+ J% k. {7 K/ C& kEstimated time to target is 26 minutes * n6 l. m' z N" F
Japanese aircraft
p1 T9 U* f7 X+ o' X, O G3M2 Nell x 27
7 b s& \; v9 l G4M1 Betty x 31
) N3 w$ V" y# v d7 \Allied aircraft" n4 S H' `8 W, X' A- c5 _5 b9 ?
no flights
( w/ z) [2 t; @6 o" J" P6 @% N0 jJapanese aircraft losses( E( F" t9 Q; r7 F+ p
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged, e* X1 V. A7 C2 ]
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
! u+ b( N# J. t% q" G9 }; L% V2 a G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak * X4 D* f! C3 N5 J4 j8 e
Allied aircraft losses
4 y S, D% m3 @) O+ T; ^7 u B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged4 {" r1 F1 J# x. ^# S7 _" z9 a; g
O-47A: 2 damaged
0 K6 n* {4 w( r4 m6 L/ _; U) j3 t9 v P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
4 W8 _4 _: W9 r# a- | PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 1 |8 f0 E7 p# v! h
Allied ground losses:
7 J- t5 o& D+ X4 |; _, T 4 casualties reported$ N: N+ h( }4 ^1 ^" x5 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
D7 Y0 I1 M- m% D; Z) B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 t' N0 b8 L9 F5 T$ F. V( w, U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 v9 \; E! H+ \4 [8 Q5 w% \" CAirbase hits 18. A G* T0 A: P# H1 q
Runway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( Q2 E2 @* B6 M' _ l9 \* I
Weather in hex: Overcast " o/ |3 e5 X' D$ T% f* t+ |* N! C
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.- M: K5 P* j) \* n. e2 ^3 S
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
8 g3 Q \7 |' r; g7 gJapanese aircraft5 B. b8 }1 Q) b! K5 w
G4M1 Betty x 18 , T T: C+ Y/ e
Allied aircraft
2 k0 F0 E5 r" I& B- h/ e" h no flights 7 j/ W' r* z: Q2 }5 n, n) K& F
Japanese aircraft losses
9 ]: M N5 \, c G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged 7 n$ N3 f$ ]. R2 h% k" o; A, {
Allied aircraft losses* t+ \3 e2 g% G. h7 I( P0 F# p; h
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged # [/ l' \, z2 L% |' j) ]- B
Airbase hits 7
6 D2 A8 t# F, m, {6 o* H/ d8 I) JAirbase supply hits 2) R4 j' n R- ^' s. V! }. c3 A
Runway hits 9: L% |: i* k$ b% G; E) V
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R. f; C# p* xMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 % ]+ ~6 H& ]/ ]! ]. F
Weather in hex: Overcast : d5 c8 G2 z- c! b5 e' h7 q
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 g3 f8 Q! P/ Y; B* ]$ C7 G
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes 1 K* H( F! i. D
Japanese aircraft/ w9 }8 M: ?0 x9 v q- M; F
G4M1 Betty x 13 & Y2 Z! I( @: p& i: P& \
Allied aircraft4 C% c6 I5 b% X8 t
no flights ( z% l# i# u6 V" W5 J
Japanese aircraft losses
6 {2 F6 b1 c- W, {" H9 \* p- O G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
( y' J& i. O: sAllied aircraft losses
; c- X N! `' X) h$ d- [5 X, T2 x PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
% W/ {% d6 t( T# t P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground - p* J- K6 | u' O
Allied ground losses:; a' Z; B/ G" r4 L: O, x) E3 y
5 casualties reported
; [8 W p( Y, K; h8 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. ~; G; ~) U; s t+ t# R( f9 O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 E6 {3 s9 y: s* J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! B7 ~; B* b/ y7 u) g" a) @( nAirbase hits 1) J& H' h. H; H" A" H
Runway hits 106 S3 ^: s* V. g8 I7 c3 \* k
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$ P5 D1 p; Z& AMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 $ |' z# A* r3 d; Y5 G' }9 X9 X6 A8 n
Weather in hex: Overcast / k6 R* D2 V& p+ F, s* E% ~
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ t9 n# S5 n! h/ ]7 Z& c5 U/ u( H0 p7 ], mEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
' r* [- g9 W( x1 uJapanese aircraft
+ x& D6 f% n0 I2 N( J& e& A: E; M Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
8 L& B3 V8 V$ _% P Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 $ w. ~ p8 w; X: D. s9 l* c. ]% F
Allied aircraft; Q. x( X" n1 E5 @+ U; ?' J: F- I
no flights
( ]- S0 X: n d4 WJapanese aircraft losses# X( J9 Y( U1 L& @
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged2 S; Y8 L3 J& {6 w. N1 z; d
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 5 A# u5 N2 \5 o2 d% s3 P+ b
Allied aircraft losses
9 A& f a$ v% M5 h$ n: c O-47A: 1 damaged5 Y' H# d G$ [. ^* Y& q4 P& T) c
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
) k) `/ ?' J2 e3 @- d5 t/ J* C P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged& `6 n) Q; |" y' J
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged % v1 O# N1 H0 S# c& y, \% T- @7 ^+ Q& z
Airbase hits 3
U! t" H* Y! v# URunway hits 43 f5 p; _/ `& T* n/ ]8 r5 |
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/ m: U2 W8 l7 g! ~Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
3 K! T& F7 `9 \Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 y1 u. |8 ?0 S3 K: N+ T3 WRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 M i3 N- G; ?- HEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
8 w2 q, k4 t+ c- MJapanese aircraft
+ V+ \1 c8 g' l c Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
* _& w1 s, ]& X3 l7 _# a- X' cAllied aircraft
3 {. o: Q6 N* ~ I-15-III x 11 : Q9 P4 i: k9 u1 O% T7 i
Japanese aircraft losses+ N8 `- \# ^8 z
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged ' K( C) D; V4 P
No Allied losses
! I" d8 Y/ J* @. j0 IAircraft Attacking:
' I+ Z: g3 R* f- ^6 i4 n 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * % W! _$ x$ I% W- E( p" e# {* n2 B, L
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb3 A7 T3 d' \ x& p+ i( e: a
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# O+ U: F# Q7 u! ^0 u/ s0 ?Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
0 V/ y* c6 |" G+ xWeather in hex: Light cloud & }' @2 s# `4 r
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 K. x6 C7 e! n6 _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ m$ d( m( R+ m1 y( o2 {Japanese aircraft9 w0 L, E$ ]' I5 e7 b
G4M1 Betty x 37
7 F5 T9 C% F7 yNo Japanese losses
, g7 Q# v9 j, U$ e# V+ CAirbase hits 8
% i8 i& A+ k/ c( H8 S) {- rAirbase supply hits 6
7 I3 |" C3 X3 [# ]! C6 C) u* `# IRunway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
( C5 ^5 W; K/ M( xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
* [ A$ u$ T: |* X& b8 TRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. V' k/ e9 Q yEstimated time to target is 28 minutes " k w! A: I/ W5 o: J. g9 ? I
Japanese aircraft
( j0 Q+ t, o& B/ k" u) G: t A6M2 Zero x 443 o4 h6 a6 R U1 o. ]. z
B5N2 Kate x 840 W A7 Y0 N$ C
D3A1 Val x 71
: s, L9 W; s6 a1 C+ J. Z/ T0 TJapanese aircraft losses
# O* x; g. _9 {9 K$ ^: y1 W B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged. M& G6 ~0 \+ B' K: p
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
/ M3 X2 W% n: P. C) s- UAllied Ships
q( R1 Q' e; \) Y' V CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
7 h4 j. m4 u3 p4 O. V* V CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" V) P9 [9 Y# {. g4 @9 B2 Z
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
' F5 {2 y2 O; G# \+ p' O* _ CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 e( I- e8 T" X s2 N- F, r, U, F CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
5 q' {4 S0 A- z6 g, g) W3 D* TJapanese Shock attack
8 I: u5 W- S' E. q) r% k; i$ [! VAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 * { q: Y3 h' y6 k! W
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
: B0 l# o" P9 M, N$ u6 Y* pJapanese adjusted assault: 23 + H2 d! w T# g3 `4 x8 T' m
Allied adjusted defense: 5 # n, D5 K3 I8 C8 \+ k$ R+ W
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) ) ~- V# N t" S1 H# ~1 P. _
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! " F7 D" K' P6 b; ]$ m# [1 p) P
Combat modifiers- x/ x; T( H6 e: e0 V3 K4 |
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
, t K4 Q T3 T4 m- G6 S0 n% c experience(-)
2 p# ?$ g3 i7 ~& e# J' AAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 8 q! |, ]: ~# C# S9 x; B4 f
Japanese ground losses:/ t/ `9 D; {( w( g3 [' u
18 casualties reported
+ S! ^% K/ D: D$ c) E Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" W" u s0 v$ V F0 [% ~5 Y' p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 I& f( x2 Y% G* [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % s# z3 y6 f9 E" ]) L) h% L
Allied ground losses:
: z! E' v3 b8 m. ]& U w2 T+ J 105 casualties reported
5 s+ Z- j1 ^. }% l6 v# o3 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 y+ m6 u }. l [
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled' D+ x3 {( f5 J3 H2 J; K+ W6 t$ y* v
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
' Y2 F% W9 l5 T; | Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) h: F+ C) z- G4 J4 b Units retreated 1
- w, M Y7 \, E9 {1 t4 DDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
5 S' s, R3 x, v8 o/ A3 KAssaulting units:
- {6 l) Q% y% Q 16th Naval Guard Unit
0 H: y0 I! W$ }Defending units:
0 ]$ s7 r1 v& [5 [ 107th RN Base Force 8 d& _' q H# f( i
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* t; T$ i2 F c0 c7 v" u) MGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
5 G _3 w/ k) f. \Allied Bombardment attack * v, M+ v1 D$ i
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
3 |0 ?7 S: T) m9 BDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 ; D+ M! Y( C I- b1 }8 X6 s
Japanese ground losses:% B9 D5 p8 C( e! ?, S1 e
4 casualties reported% e% x1 x7 V+ r! \/ s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" R6 u$ ^0 B0 R: P; l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 n# d% _: }" [& I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled # X# X9 g, W' C; o+ M
Assaulting units:
' u1 w; m S) U5 \ B Coy/NG Rifles
, d5 x5 L# k) @, P! L! E Lark Battalion
) p4 S1 d( T7 h, L3 v Rabaul Det. Base Force 0 F5 N, |4 J1 F4 ~" Y3 W
Defending units:
0 H3 W0 m8 f7 L: U1 w7 i( G 144th Infantry Regiment
2 D( K! g* b, H* p+ ^/ `$ A Maizuru 1st SNLF9 u f2 B. h5 A, A2 D* J# m$ p
2nd JNAF Coy
, u+ n+ ]6 Q+ }- c7 a k 5th JNAF Coy |