AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41! `1 G( n& O: ]+ M5 L* ~. c- _5 B" [9 q
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
% F4 ?6 Q# j6 _, d9 c0 L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* u s' N! L, P' u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
& S+ Q/ E. a) ?8 z% p# A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,3 D- A- ^- G& {0 T1 U4 u. J3 d; U/ I
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,$ b7 V# q/ j! _* w
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。8 X3 I" k4 }8 A- v- R' B+ E
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 h1 L" ^; S T0 T0 V- J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。0 R4 k$ b# E/ x9 a$ I
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: ]; s% t: m% L( j9 APre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
5 }5 f' U }+ P$ U% RDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force 9 R) [. c- x& e1 M
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
r/ e% R b: CJapanese Ships" g) J% \* q4 K5 G5 r
BB Yamashiro
$ n' n7 ]7 q5 L2 `) D2 C2 X CL Kashima$ A$ t% r: o, q& d& r; x+ z+ }
DD Tsuga/ R. P2 }- [- p8 d* @* a
DD Kuri6 e$ ~5 h- j# |1 b: H
PB Shuko Maru #5
0 W; H; m; y- d. O+ q PB Sonan Maru #6
- _) }! d: o8 V! h, ^& B PB Sonan Maru #5
& d* ~% U5 s3 ?( v$ S PB Shotoku Maru, [, v0 i. K6 o* l
PB Shoei Maru/ L/ ~% I8 ]) Z* }
PB Kyo Maru #10
y3 q! p! x, _ PB Kyo Maru #8
( b" i( S# C' H5 l xAK Kuraido Maru1 k; r& O, |% O. g& v- r9 p
CM Tsugaru; _1 [3 ^' H" g: d
DD Yanagi
( w# U$ l+ a# {) lJapanese ground losses:1 \: X! _, a \: |* T. O! C
18 casualties reported
4 C0 l: H! h: q2 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 t- u3 G) z% R( i# z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. X+ |$ B# x% `; s) l5 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; e) w) M0 T# @: j8 p/ v; e5 iAllied ground losses:; Z1 R0 n, x- ~( O+ u$ _
62 casualties reported
7 u6 R% X: c0 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 Q' y" s, D& c7 ?' `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled' x5 Q) O" _+ M! {% d2 _$ L- G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled + k- O( N$ @* x! y0 O$ I
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards 5 @: U; ~* i- V4 T, @, b1 H% u4 \
Japanese Ships
# O# E3 U: S% C- c- j BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
/ q" L% j5 e; e+ f0 D6 H1 d, I- f CL Kashima
: Y! Q: A; g5 Z( J CM Tsugaru
1 V% G2 S5 p1 l( w2 e, e% y% o DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 k0 o! g1 f; u/ ~6 w
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 e) l! p' u- @: |& f DD Yanagi
; D6 \( t$ Q& ]! G+ ` s PB Kyo Maru #8% m' `( H& v" l+ \! b
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
& c/ F* q' g7 m PB Shoei Maru( x) a* z' L. I, L1 N! o
PB Shotoku Maru# t! X( B- z: J5 [( q f, O
PB Sonan Maru #5
5 I3 Y( @+ K2 N* Q3 X- j* p2 C PB Sonan Maru #6
4 X1 t3 K- Q. Q9 G. s' X PB Shuko Maru #5" N- R: r7 c2 ?8 a7 {$ C
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire+ S2 u- d" L4 @8 H
xAK Matsue Maru. f. |/ h% \2 u7 s" T+ Z
xAK Venice Maru
0 r8 X4 }% l9 ?: ^. _; f xAK Kogyoku Maru
8 n% J* f; f: H# N( _3 Q xAK Nishimi Maru
" O4 {3 l" y' ?4 y# H6 R3 }& u xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 m' z$ W/ N6 R5 F xAK Cheribon Maru
0 h% ] R! q0 Y8 H+ ^% d xAK Daifuku Maru* I! ]8 q. v( t& q
xAK Kuraido Maru
7 d) O( b+ g# O# z5 l) sAllied Ships
) v) K3 J6 A" L( J CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
7 z" d4 Z Y G CL Achilles
; x8 ?0 p+ P# o+ M+ x! s8 H CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires! s: P+ p/ X; n5 t
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
& s4 Q/ I- b$ |/ P DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 , Q7 n: Z2 a: w
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms3 H$ j0 B. ?; \) `3 w; x
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
$ e1 |9 ~7 ^) C6 F. s0 eRange closes to 18,000 yards...
$ k6 S& A4 f- p$ w0 J0 ZRange closes to 15,000 yards...
! ?, Z& t6 E$ ? DRange closes to 12,000 yards...
. z6 u5 H2 x. ?) R) K7 j" G' zRange closes to 10,000 yards...
3 B5 D k! y. WRange closes to 9,000 yards...
. G* c& q; G8 y: V$ c% ~Range closes to 8,000 yards...$ E/ ?% B/ f& X+ X/ o/ l0 Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, Z1 Q) L7 J' a2 r$ t4 k2 L* P. SRange closes to 6,000 yards...
. e: J0 `" N2 t* ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards+ a/ {) z2 S9 l3 d( k
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
1 K" g0 W: x% J8 R& i0 c* wBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
7 K6 H4 A# U3 ]/ B; C! j: ?CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
, g7 F7 y! Y4 v/ ~6 PCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
! L) |! ^0 N1 X( {# `- T9 jDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards+ l K; J' I. z( R, S! R6 R
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
9 S1 _- n* F1 G% h9 [) j5 {Range closes to 5,000 yards
5 p! }, [; L: E3 T; }BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards5 Z8 N9 ]6 o3 R0 C7 x
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
, \% x- N5 {- b8 n5 }2 B$ CBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
% X4 s2 R; @2 n5 u% _2 xDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
; V& N+ k" |& N) D0 L, XRange increases to 6,000 yards
5 ~) R) y$ m3 j; p9 rBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards0 R7 P# x) F K/ }- N3 Z0 i" G' w& t- X
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
* k7 S5 X0 J* F. YCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards( h0 c( |, T( a% r) [9 {
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
6 {) F, K1 Y$ P1 N- k" CDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards' `( r i* z" S
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards {. h( C5 g% v. I) q7 D
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards0 ]- D: J* ?! k! E2 H% c: [
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards. @/ H8 N# a! _- `
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
# P1 [3 C% H; R: m# [2 }CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards F, ~( n, ^6 ?6 _5 k: l
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards/ C( Z7 |; J) m5 S5 g
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage! p4 v8 D% u9 I! F* Z3 _
Range increases to 8,000 yards
3 m. e& }% B0 o( y2 F% m# YBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
9 o+ ~5 q. P( p+ F, O. {3 |CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards+ B. K8 h+ C ^4 G! T9 R
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
6 n0 [3 G0 e, V+ l1 aDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
$ Z6 W5 Y% ^* H! b: S: z1 X' N6 HDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
% W" T1 o# K) V5 x' W% }" \DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
: A& ?6 M! g& `Range increases to 15,000 yards* D0 j _% r$ ` i2 @; O. G% F/ V. J b
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat- a6 u' L! |7 x& h3 o% _
- escorted by DD Tsuga1 T0 w" t6 g1 P, i" U$ c4 G. F
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards( \5 a. Y1 _$ F+ C
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
+ K) u; X9 e% o% M4 ?BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards/ M9 u$ P" D5 C) Z8 _2 r* G
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards: |/ e. F) l) {. ?
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards( o+ V1 Q& X- I8 n H: B
Task forces break off...) C5 B9 q& v. o8 u, u. r
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$ r4 q" r+ ~8 \/ v8 G3 sMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
e4 G8 c/ S, h+ NWeather in hex: Overcast % C' L; d& K7 @
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. O, ?' f; k6 M9 d( b* Z- m3 X
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
. B. v: G0 K' l6 c2 e# {) WJapanese aircraft# Y- e. ^1 {7 b" E2 W
G3M2 Nell x 27! f0 U: ?* k7 g Y
G4M1 Betty x 31
- f8 {1 V5 ~, tAllied aircraft
2 ?% o3 B' U ` no flights
1 r N2 _/ F$ u+ k/ tJapanese aircraft losses
; F- w, P4 S. F7 Y G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged7 \" Y- E/ h% k" D5 w
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
{- d. @1 d d7 b- [ G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
9 R) K, K% _( O7 {/ O6 jAllied aircraft losses) _* A. m. I% b7 v1 [8 \8 T
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
& N- t8 Y2 v' m5 U O-47A: 2 damaged
/ R) ^$ N8 ~, N" k" w P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
5 ?) o8 W2 z$ {/ x' S4 |/ g' @ PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged " o1 l' P' _8 \, p* Q0 d5 k0 n
Allied ground losses: B8 F3 x$ l2 q; L2 W
4 casualties reported# K6 Q/ _, c2 Z3 {. Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ F2 I* Y: K+ M H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) L0 h6 L# f. v1 ?. i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
S. F9 k: N6 K# k" cAirbase hits 18 C- t5 c( D3 \5 ~/ ?; o& B
Runway hits 41
$ h. T6 c) D ^9 |4 v" A8 E8 Q------------------------------------------------------6 m- I6 k6 D5 [8 }1 u
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 - {/ B7 o! s) g! O( S* ^1 l
Weather in hex: Overcast / b |4 m; f& C7 k% D3 d. i3 e
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
' h( c0 ~: i2 |Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
+ W6 Y7 p7 f9 x1 c/ T( L- Y0 CJapanese aircraft2 L7 e# n7 {, w$ Y, e9 z- ]
G4M1 Betty x 18 ! G3 ~% \5 Y! f8 h! Y* k$ ?
Allied aircraft
) K: [5 a' P2 k+ | no flights & I' h# K9 M T H" v3 c) t
Japanese aircraft losses2 t: c! F O, H2 C0 T
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
3 z$ }9 d: `' Q7 WAllied aircraft losses* z- x$ X J' }) t) H
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
. P0 {' O" I$ o ]Airbase hits 7
, o0 }- Q/ I0 Y f8 K9 VAirbase supply hits 2; g) N& b& w- [# O
Runway hits 9
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' z& C6 D( ~: S) r' a7 I! D. ^Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / P' ~1 k- Z/ N; ]
Weather in hex: Overcast ! E! o7 I1 I1 ]
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) @2 v5 Y4 O( {" ^! wEstimated time to target is 11 minutes / [6 K' |5 q* E( W( X" L0 h
Japanese aircraft
# f2 `3 s3 U: T% W* t G4M1 Betty x 13 5 o# G* {# m" |! c/ K1 \# g
Allied aircraft+ I! }9 ^0 s3 B3 m% I) c" l
no flights 4 ^! d, H9 B) l1 z* L" L' L& H2 A
Japanese aircraft losses' o& D+ ^+ V9 k& y& Y
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged - }* w P, ?" K& X
Allied aircraft losses5 k' }3 I0 E* b" { t5 C* N" E
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
6 B- H- \/ J5 f; v6 b& Q P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground - ^0 J/ z4 k$ h3 l+ p; K
Allied ground losses:+ L" @( x- s6 A8 d0 \( z& C( h. k* ]( Z
5 casualties reported1 ~. ]. V$ f- K8 x; z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' P4 ]- l7 K- r' E# t1 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, }5 H+ X! m) @4 _- M4 j0 y5 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& T3 c- z8 s7 s4 b" ]Airbase hits 1- O6 d, Y1 L+ N
Runway hits 10
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$ r4 x$ m# ?9 ^5 A& Z$ T: i! IMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 1 D$ J1 m- Y9 z5 Q. p
Weather in hex: Overcast 8 b7 S9 p/ m2 j5 p2 u
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 V. i& d( T) D- M* J4 r/ GEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
' N2 j$ ]; A# b! @$ |1 H, v& XJapanese aircraft
! E* h& B- p0 d: B Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
3 D6 ?) d" q R& X' S; T Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
* [+ F# [8 E! s4 O+ Z2 F: tAllied aircraft: q! j- P% k$ ]7 B
no flights
, t$ k: U# B# Q+ oJapanese aircraft losses
. C8 t& j* W8 P8 T7 z! o B' ~ Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged% N1 _1 r* a/ @7 M7 R2 a
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 7 F! C& w6 Z" Z- S8 Y% M
Allied aircraft losses
8 P8 w! k# O% s- k4 N& Z O-47A: 1 damaged
( l0 a) d5 D$ o2 L7 H' U3 M9 l B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
* L* w. t( \ u% X/ J4 h P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
0 E9 B! c1 P* h S) F; \* S2 ? Beech 18-S: 1 damaged 1 ~6 V; }- V; z! d2 }
Airbase hits 3
, ]9 e( I A# k7 l+ B cRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
: t: |6 j0 R6 Y" A" ~Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 C+ ?; Y7 n2 Q4 P% `2 [8 g: F& ARaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 D1 p- c/ f7 m) {Estimated time to target is 14 minutes p; U6 [) E, Z
Japanese aircraft
4 o* \7 C5 T. r7 h Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 ! B. S! [6 s) m9 J* j: D& y3 i
Allied aircraft
% k, O9 j* z" j+ [/ U! ` I-15-III x 11 9 l$ c l: E) c$ o5 B9 n
Japanese aircraft losses2 I( h# r8 C' s& y3 p
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
1 U; K; j" ]# t' z' ]: _. h' H& c/ _No Allied losses
9 w" k9 }5 i/ Q8 rAircraft Attacking:( q- C m0 l; P) c) r4 s, O
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
& }7 t7 }+ i0 u. ~ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
0 a1 y2 f" Q; y8 \5 ^% M! Y) b---------------------------------------------------------------9 s# j1 t4 J" n& K$ q G w& a
Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
! p5 a! c1 T% N. \# v6 j9 s4 UWeather in hex: Light cloud ( E. x2 N6 M0 A6 I% G- }& H' q
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% l% l9 B# A" ^0 \1 }* fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes % |( J) y+ u, t C x# ]; g; a6 L/ n
Japanese aircraft* E4 l! p9 @, v- C3 p. P' ^
G4M1 Betty x 37 : b$ l/ W' a) V0 N- j2 Y( r
No Japanese losses
M% z$ F, `+ ]/ J0 KAirbase hits 8' |5 w! P; O: |, V( c
Airbase supply hits 61 {+ g, A) f, T; ~/ Q: G/ x
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
3 q& I! _( I6 n% ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud
7 r, }/ W" a9 IRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 |7 H. @4 C. y
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes + P/ Y' W+ E! H( s! q
Japanese aircraft8 E" B3 U! G' N0 U5 t/ M
A6M2 Zero x 44
1 ^/ {# u: |8 D$ U" b ~/ Q' d B5N2 Kate x 84
* \ \* Z, [9 L9 t& Z8 N+ b8 I \ D3A1 Val x 71
; {/ s6 ?& w, I. Q3 d( e: W$ J( bJapanese aircraft losses
/ k! N& ^7 f' ^7 F B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
, a7 c0 o: F/ w7 H) g D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
1 } R& s) W4 J5 F" KAllied Ships
& N" C) e7 g/ f) @: }" p# @ CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 10 H% t$ z) h3 X, o5 I2 ?5 J
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- P$ Y2 Y( O- M1 l% i3 Y1 h
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk6 |9 ?- i- T, A% _2 ]! V9 W& O
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 x/ \- G+ H% c- | CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# H% s6 J, I; K6 X% f" Q7 pGround combat at Brunei (65,87) # I% @# e8 |$ Y! [
Japanese Shock attack
1 p$ j# c& Q9 }0 s4 T/ ?2 ~Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
; {7 B$ y8 h" {1 CDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
8 d1 y2 f: X" x1 I5 a0 lJapanese adjusted assault: 23 y% ^% {, ~$ }+ V$ D; b5 H
Allied adjusted defense: 5
; R6 ^* u- Z$ ^8 ^- MJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
" M: i4 ?- x. T: f+ RJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
/ b0 D" s; m9 ^ T _$ q4 E! lCombat modifiers
2 ^$ Y, e" y' \) `- @; KDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
; M/ U# B; Q! ?/ @6 \ experience(-). f0 V' ]: y9 z+ f
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) % O' _. V2 v+ d# x' I* s, O
Japanese ground losses:
. M# u& R5 E: `! A& }1 P# ]' V 18 casualties reported+ L7 v$ V! v/ M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. @( q6 h) Z/ |& H/ J) X" v9 N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
R3 G( f, @" G! X' R5 Y' I2 |* a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# U O. j, _% e. P) JAllied ground losses:
5 E6 x/ A, k7 x, k 105 casualties reported/ p: z: N3 Z* B# A. @8 e# h/ l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) @# @9 ?; ?7 v, Z* [8 L
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 f( H' f1 _! e. {$ s; c# z Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ M5 w+ ~! U6 U' B Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 ?0 [) C; K) Z1 i Units retreated 1
5 r: B# \) H% P: e c. |( {Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 7 N/ A, w ^/ z3 M- ]
Assaulting units:9 x* J: U* n$ N
16th Naval Guard Unit
* s" |4 V7 L, k( _/ |6 lDefending units:6 e0 f6 N9 }- d2 N% J: f
107th RN Base Force
1 s# g0 B! ]1 k. k- c" {$ @9 Q-----------------------------------------1 i6 e) w7 {( s, f# o
Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) 6 R J( z6 v* ~* t6 q: D
Allied Bombardment attack " q4 |; Y& y$ m2 I( j
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
9 z0 a4 k( U1 _( C2 DDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
m8 s. k b8 sJapanese ground losses:8 E% ~* O8 _" d
4 casualties reported* z' G# y. S; h' N8 t2 M8 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. D K* |+ r1 M8 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 m- \; X0 A1 Y- k- n* N* |3 t0 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% ?2 v8 \9 }8 M J6 P3 N* ]Assaulting units:6 z- H! U: T! E* h8 Z
B Coy/NG Rifles 0 K* L; r" P) d1 L
Lark Battalion
5 i- v1 Y4 h. l/ R Rabaul Det. Base Force
1 r3 R2 n6 L5 S4 pDefending units:$ q3 q7 p$ O4 U6 N
144th Infantry Regiment
* Z& J! f; s: Y3 w; I& b' k Maizuru 1st SNLF
* G, J h+ r+ }" s, Q. }% U: Q 2nd JNAF Coy
) c t; J/ P, o! ^& n/ B3 Q5 L 5th JNAF Coy |