AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
1 j) F3 n& |4 K7 p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# V; y3 ` Z# ~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。& y% ~2 M7 M1 d) }+ e
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
- u, K0 D$ ?( G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,6 p* i2 x+ ?6 q9 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,
1 S% ~. ]- Q, P) m& ukb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。* ]/ @; I* w5 L: A5 ~
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。/ j3 U9 b0 D% k. p
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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+ w# X; o& O. k1 J) R+ l, E2 Q- @Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
$ u* E* M6 F; ?: H) _5 @! }+ VDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
2 J1 p% G e: X/ a b3 J31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
! s6 p7 b* J$ N1 [8 V# l0 t: d, W6 rJapanese Ships* H) Z" [; d, ]6 @+ P
BB Yamashiro# v7 x( v, C1 T) z
CL Kashima7 p5 `& z5 x# ?! l; U
DD Tsuga
2 o2 P& h# c7 {9 R* c& ?) j DD Kuri
# s' X: H, k3 S/ l# e. K$ t+ z9 t2 k PB Shuko Maru #5) t$ n( J/ \' n5 M4 r
PB Sonan Maru #6" {& ^$ q. Y. N/ |- ?
PB Sonan Maru #5
% M, r7 V' e! V PB Shotoku Maru
" F8 J5 n7 ]) S: b# T N PB Shoei Maru, V% ]) a# S4 e( v! c9 K& E% }# L) R. ~
PB Kyo Maru #10
, U2 u( _) x1 {: W* @ PB Kyo Maru #88 V% k8 X' S3 Z- |$ w; Z
xAK Kuraido Maru
( G) T, z6 M' t$ S2 y l" ~ CM Tsugaru
7 L2 R& A* e: \, x- [5 s- y. a! y; k DD Yanagi
# I& d, V5 }3 tJapanese ground losses:
# {9 [5 w4 q m) A; @ 18 casualties reported
. F* K* \( z. V F, o# K Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; o! M* |" R5 ^" \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, G0 q+ E9 Z8 C4 N8 J/ o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 b X& t$ Z3 `% R; }
Allied ground losses:1 k/ H( h4 n. `$ S8 V
62 casualties reported% E0 E4 M1 R E+ ~7 \6 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, h+ K4 N) U5 U; v3 J* R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled g: H7 G0 e2 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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% H& n$ K2 l g+ }5 ?- |Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards $ \5 A/ M- M: C
Japanese Ships& N9 u( U8 i* f: b, Z" Y
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
5 z! C( X% `/ o; ? CL Kashima! s) y! m& o7 @$ B) j% |) v
CM Tsugaru2 }: K% r1 _3 H, ~3 t
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" r. Q+ g4 [3 t" s' H DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, H3 y( L; ?* b% w( z5 k a P
DD Yanagi
2 n5 r; O7 ]7 G$ b/ r9 v$ y PB Kyo Maru #8
/ t- F5 X, Q+ x8 Q; {) E5 }% h PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire9 x$ x3 _- f3 }- L3 e0 Y- S
PB Shoei Maru
" v4 F6 R7 B9 {" K6 |% J8 @ PB Shotoku Maru: `& g f+ P) ?8 a% \7 [% m$ k
PB Sonan Maru #5
) T9 s' R. @- ~3 X2 V/ e PB Sonan Maru #6. W& ]2 b& N6 B; j7 E
PB Shuko Maru #5
3 a, S3 w# Y0 F! t3 w7 s: m2 l xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire6 ]) D4 | P' p
xAK Matsue Maru h) t! q. x. v3 z' U2 `% N
xAK Venice Maru+ ?# p- r) h3 o
xAK Kogyoku Maru
; y9 z) ~. H9 i# Y xAK Nishimi Maru! L/ X" ~- w: C: k
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire- {) _1 g& j5 b# h w/ P
xAK Cheribon Maru
4 a5 e/ K9 `+ X1 u' n1 S xAK Daifuku Maru; u2 p w# D: D) C" W
xAK Kuraido Maru
0 ]5 t2 h% G5 G/ y- q1 f( ?Allied Ships
, [4 X' u7 v2 W9 q% d$ W! q9 G CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage0 ~% e4 Q$ F- e+ J4 C
CL Achilles$ Z* L2 r( n& }
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires- H! ]2 l; P6 [
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 11 Y: M" J# q- t; ]: {) T5 i4 I% n
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 3 Y7 [9 H R/ | ~0 [) Q
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms, l3 _. X/ v* Z4 \" g5 m' s( ^
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
8 @* Y9 y' B7 i: A; T6 J" nRange closes to 18,000 yards...
* j6 ], ~0 ^2 fRange closes to 15,000 yards...
1 R, l. w) j. \( n( F wRange closes to 12,000 yards...
0 c6 Z0 D; @; z3 \; @* [# e# ~2 _Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; |3 e7 l- u" A+ B& FRange closes to 9,000 yards...5 a+ \2 j% g/ U. N7 A9 A. a9 H2 o+ K
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 }0 p+ ^, Z4 V2 S! JRange closes to 7,000 yards...
9 F5 y# M3 }7 K* y# X/ t# JRange closes to 6,000 yards...
5 a! r) Y7 ~ g0 nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
1 q. R7 ~6 K- z$ I% l' qxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
6 q. E8 M4 i' \7 H1 WBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
! P: P$ a0 t+ }CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
0 u2 ^: B+ }& C/ l1 u% U5 _CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards9 d8 q( `! a7 |% a1 w
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards' W* c+ m5 ?: Q$ ^
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
) U# r% H: [+ s6 M4 W: x3 Y9 SRange closes to 5,000 yards
9 ?$ @1 [; Q* ~. v: s, t$ A/ s# iBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
' K& E3 O; D0 T5 Z% wBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
3 {) N# j- O" P: F/ E8 {$ E6 E8 xBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards2 u! r5 f; M, V& |$ L8 [
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards. j D& ?* \5 s% R/ h& K) H
Range increases to 6,000 yards4 ?: y! o9 p, T) y: |! L, W7 `
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
# W# |8 x I8 w4 s: y6 tDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
K# V3 h3 v4 ]2 n( i4 \# PCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards* X8 u4 k2 ]% d& a- I5 d8 H
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards0 p0 M9 H0 L# |( R3 n
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
1 o! f! e# p4 Z" m( bCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards9 i/ ]" S% @! v/ ]8 G" O
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
3 X: t' W9 Z* X9 g6 G* W( aBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
F* U4 |& M( ?) k2 h; DDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
/ c, j5 W# y% @' `CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
6 k: V8 v' n' h% {CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
4 U. \6 S# D6 |1 V/ FWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage7 A& N. Q2 \+ W
Range increases to 8,000 yards( x$ D5 |5 ` o/ B! m$ s# B+ T
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
) \; D' {2 C/ ^3 w ]CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
2 M+ e u8 x6 a, V; X3 A4 [, |) QDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards; m) S7 A$ X( t+ M% c4 P
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards$ ?: i1 _( R( e% h
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
% A) G& d" N& e/ |DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
8 i* w: Q* ~( \* \9 o y* y) aRange increases to 15,000 yards
& T3 m+ u3 _) B6 \) j: ACM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
, o/ b# E, f5 E; j6 e( ^- escorted by DD Tsuga0 o' O s5 B8 k1 O
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards- i8 y3 I& A& p; x4 D5 [
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
3 ~3 F$ \% B! D0 NBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
9 n1 w% s, U% @: i* b! rBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards3 M7 }% p) x( {3 F$ n' J/ W
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
1 Y e& V+ \ t; XTask forces break off...3 b0 ~+ ^5 Z+ k+ f* T9 V8 S( D
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / T2 Y7 A9 y$ z$ }
Weather in hex: Overcast
" V0 K; w' X+ R2 w, y WRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
s5 f9 u' l( o* z7 V" BEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
+ Z ]& v7 l/ a' W/ q0 L5 Z9 H% jJapanese aircraft
; Y+ Q; P2 R, f G3M2 Nell x 27' x) h5 I7 {" R- Y0 E
G4M1 Betty x 31 5 X, N1 r6 q0 P# j( n
Allied aircraft% t8 R. K0 W- k* {: t+ A
no flights
; X, c- {+ k2 h2 Y& Q7 X; eJapanese aircraft losses
; D' O3 Z. K7 g; w% H) e7 x0 s C: { G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged5 i% t4 ^% J* f% K1 \6 _& u
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
" D$ _/ l7 d4 v) x G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
S; | x& j) }- J3 s) G- X' ^Allied aircraft losses
4 X5 E% S3 f0 ~6 n5 |$ F6 z( Y4 f B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged* ]/ E# {8 Q) Y* b. ~1 R; f
O-47A: 2 damaged G" A! Y8 W+ }' S
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
/ R0 u) T" {& p# a PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged & x- B7 w* G" a3 p: \2 d" B, g
Allied ground losses:
1 \2 D' t* s& h/ M( U# Q 4 casualties reported4 {6 g) R6 V% y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' }! {. T) e2 F# i: O+ r6 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# s' [' K' | P0 A# B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 T# Y# S2 _8 f% l. pAirbase hits 18* w+ R, \& Z* f: R/ C
Runway hits 41$ X2 E1 C4 {- U7 X$ f$ ?* O7 V
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( i g* A* J9 C1 l. N' xMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
( y0 }) |1 c) {' h ^$ g& mWeather in hex: Overcast
0 G$ p. X( [& [Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 x+ r) j: L$ R4 R" UEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
# C, q' j9 P7 \( _Japanese aircraft
8 F# C- h' E- [, q% R+ r G4M1 Betty x 18 4 K3 |) V/ E) _( I6 u& J
Allied aircraft
/ D, ]% ~' \1 q no flights ; a/ a' [) {0 n
Japanese aircraft losses
* q" ?' r9 ^$ w G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged , K2 r+ z# q/ {8 F
Allied aircraft losses% F3 h2 W/ _" c0 E6 s$ G _1 b
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
4 }: B, k4 w D* x3 l% `Airbase hits 73 h6 [ ?% {& Y/ l
Airbase supply hits 2 n# V; @6 S; o0 L5 [. X
Runway hits 9 }9 ^ a4 z: P
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) _, m& T, V" k6 G' S5 fMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
# Q! S6 J+ H W5 S3 d8 \# g! HWeather in hex: Overcast . Y, E" r5 S: H9 b. O0 w! r/ h
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 `, E* g+ _) t9 p! e, kEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
: k5 k3 m& m# P# n5 y( rJapanese aircraft
( J! h. R3 h2 I8 o G4M1 Betty x 13
0 m; Y2 D9 i7 h5 R. y( {Allied aircraft
3 ?/ E0 q' T; n) O3 r( | no flights ( w5 b1 J2 s# @, m" I
Japanese aircraft losses U. c5 F+ j& ?& @$ `( k
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
0 G A# m! ~& J9 a! [$ zAllied aircraft losses- ]( ~0 @' W0 `
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
4 Y2 d$ x+ T8 z+ b' D( e b" f P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground & J5 [. p; e$ ^) R# w9 b+ L
Allied ground losses:" v! i1 C$ ?' v
5 casualties reported& k# q# g7 u8 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& b3 J, \! ~0 ]5 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' f3 A9 d8 V7 j( _- G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* G% u8 r% g, l3 H: kAirbase hits 1% c3 H( L: A7 S
Runway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ) R# i) L. }$ K2 L g7 H. g
Weather in hex: Overcast
# j6 M, a( M8 I* {( v2 c7 J9 _" YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, N- Y$ }6 R e j% t1 ^# }0 s( MEstimated time to target is 25 minutes - ^; j. d! \! v) E
Japanese aircraft
2 A, }- m0 B0 m5 A' p Ki-21-IIa Sally x 123 O# }) i: n& U7 n4 W/ ~' x
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 " h. |7 p$ _$ {- s
Allied aircraft
+ q, @, Z) A& R3 \( ` no flights
, k# V1 {( C" q: ~, tJapanese aircraft losses
5 q2 `8 C2 Z( o3 r Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged$ J `' q5 d1 ?9 N, b
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
& A1 C+ |$ g6 vAllied aircraft losses1 F* b1 y |: y5 g, H
O-47A: 1 damaged
+ [. {; L" E2 }7 f. g$ J B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
9 V6 ]2 A& h% X$ E( o P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
9 W, L6 D; x- a7 ] Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
' S; M( K+ Z+ Y( e6 QAirbase hits 3, ^& |$ A$ g6 l; e# x
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
. M; z$ w, t$ G0 ?- t+ h/ UWeather in hex: Light cloud 7 M8 D) ~8 k x& s& \
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 @7 h+ ^, a7 P' ?& Y" R5 @
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes 0 p, A5 a# |- t2 H" i
Japanese aircraft
3 ^4 ^9 H2 Y) X: Y Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
# x' |7 Z! K& D V+ V- \* uAllied aircraft
8 W2 K2 b+ x' n* t2 i3 p I-15-III x 11
, T ], M1 p9 r6 Y1 s4 e/ rJapanese aircraft losses
3 M( X+ W- [- } x" X Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged , ]( Q+ ^6 W4 i6 ]. ?+ |
No Allied losses
2 m# ]7 {7 b! p. TAircraft Attacking:5 ]& @2 X0 S7 a# G: y8 `' B
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * / i9 A2 g8 a2 Y
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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6 j; w: \8 n kMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * ~. V, b8 i- {8 Y
Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 P! |) I7 C I5 y, \, S4 FRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% x% A' w( O9 k3 |2 F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes : U3 f1 \; i' E' H- S- u! G$ z
Japanese aircraft
! @$ L) k' Q' J$ A8 u$ t3 x, ] G4M1 Betty x 37 # D6 d- u' z: U
No Japanese losses * Y8 O7 N2 d! t
Airbase hits 8; C1 M- `6 x" Y
Airbase supply hits 6+ N1 V& y+ U5 m0 ~8 y2 m
Runway hits 34' R& m! f4 f, T: n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
7 |0 m0 Z: K8 O$ g) ^1 MWeather in hex: Partial cloud
" g0 n& \ l O1 MRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" \* |' ?1 u* J: l1 e( GEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
6 u$ o6 C! `9 v+ t) |; H* [; ~Japanese aircraft7 O$ t/ X( }1 q- r7 K2 g3 g
A6M2 Zero x 44: ]9 u1 p& y; B0 s. E$ n* h
B5N2 Kate x 846 P7 i2 b L- `( W" ]7 [( j
D3A1 Val x 71
8 B/ X k9 i6 E3 t+ E3 I+ E. oJapanese aircraft losses$ X# F, I. ]+ r; g [* b
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged$ C" g! r% Z' ?$ g
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
6 i0 {* d5 Q* s+ f: [1 a4 Z6 W( o$ D' GAllied Ships
. c. u n: m/ h- l9 o1 F CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
* e: } T: R }- [# b CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( {8 o4 b0 s1 p. s- ^+ |, b DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk- K7 S8 Z+ M# |- x1 W
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ t7 h& k$ u: U7 j8 K7 D6 W; y CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 R3 ~2 t: p' R. OGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
9 Y) J" P" \) }8 hJapanese Shock attack
c$ i% w0 q' Q* @3 EAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
' V- n- x9 M" q) cDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
. ~: b: n, T! r9 R. HJapanese adjusted assault: 23 3 V& c! }3 ]' j# ^9 I- N
Allied adjusted defense: 5 ' L, Z' ^' j" n9 e1 M, ?
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) % t j ^! Z+ C2 D+ ^4 b5 y" j/ o2 [
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! 8 i5 L& U. E* h [1 F- o$ M
Combat modifiers) M4 f6 n! h* c1 S5 }
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
9 |9 A: y: X- \0 L+ N: F experience(-)
& f& X$ ^( n; P5 `% x! sAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) ! g/ U+ S, a4 q# h7 f
Japanese ground losses:( g$ Y' V' ^) s2 E
18 casualties reported
" F/ z, r9 H" t Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' n: M1 @' Q7 L( c& a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 L0 ]0 v7 U- M' [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( b/ Z4 o/ R; i9 F
Allied ground losses:% L( r6 ]1 o9 S, I, y
105 casualties reported( ]- s7 |( S" i* v$ U2 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ m q5 d t; `8 u1 n: t4 I; V& h& j
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 Y# d# f6 z) b8 a5 F' m7 { Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
. g: X; W! d6 S K; g6 f Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
% s8 _. ]8 s+ |6 g- F* E0 G Units retreated 1 2 w3 E0 x9 u: H6 H6 Z
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ' v4 ` W8 O# m! r
Assaulting units:
+ R; C+ w$ D, U L4 P; U- G1 d; T 16th Naval Guard Unit
1 \" o& f, l. p; hDefending units:5 i+ v( _5 y( ]9 ?+ J, e9 p8 X9 ~
107th RN Base Force 0 ^) H( j- K1 f y+ J
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) # \. t; I( H" Y
Allied Bombardment attack
, ]% s" s. G5 ZAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
9 n0 E! ^! t" C( _* [& D% _ KDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
2 K* f, p3 H! U- F9 iJapanese ground losses:( Z9 y6 [$ m# N2 ?9 a3 W' V3 M
4 casualties reported
! E# X0 P, d( m3 g4 |& L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% {" e+ @1 g" G% G/ l. J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 n( [5 `# i' ~5 Q. q" T! N6 e8 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled $ b- x c. K' n0 D
Assaulting units:
' h& a3 s1 y3 O9 Z B Coy/NG Rifles + }0 r, H- z: w; ~( t
Lark Battalion% j+ n( ?( D' K" Q. V+ f
Rabaul Det. Base Force # v& f& H, E+ ?2 _, i
Defending units:- f4 a. E! ~% A& g8 T- r" E
144th Infantry Regiment
1 @( S! `/ D1 [/ w; I7 N8 f, j Maizuru 1st SNLF
6 i8 _5 E3 ?6 R! i 2nd JNAF Coy
7 F* O4 w8 z @6 j3 p1 j1 T1 O% G 5th JNAF Coy |