2月5日夜,攻占了达尔文的盟军舰队不甘心没有收获,组织了一支高速DD编队偷袭了位于东帝汶的劳腾港,拦截到一队运兵船和一队油船,由于攻击运兵船给油船队起到了报警作用,盟军舰队仅仅击沉4艘XAP,宝贵的油船队趁机脚底抹油,及时脱离了危险范围,不过盟军的这一行动也给日军提了醒,此地离达尔文仅仅9格距离,处于盟军舰队夜间炮击的范围之内,需要部署防御舰队保护机场和港口。
* G9 h1 r* k. H9 o" J* ?, x5 yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 45
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$ W$ S' N/ ^7 [) T, j0 a- o6 RNight Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards9 i* C- G& Z O- p: H7 ~- S
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/ B' X2 h/ d/ G% {' J" @1 ? E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
! x7 F3 a" G+ q; H1 }5 y. H E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
2 v* Q3 ~% G$ L& A- |$ } xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; r: h) `9 g4 R9 f& a$ V+ L2 K. p
xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage! G( F% ^0 x4 t- p
xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. R1 {6 Y% l/ V3 E! h6 Y
xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. c. l) L) X/ `/ ]
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Allied Ships
( ]. a; K1 P; J. b5 `' E2 ~% U DD Halford
" h; p7 T! Y7 F/ G" y DD Halligan+ I4 B" G6 a1 i
DD Hazelwood0 y& `6 |$ w2 n* y9 v% O
DD Healy
1 w; Z) ~8 W, \' X) S DD John Henley
8 ~! J9 U! y7 W+ x, p5 p DD Hickox
( ]* b5 q/ b3 ]& j' o4 w6 }/ t DD Twining& b/ I: A* I( Q# [, F
DD Uhlmann8 D* x4 [4 s& ]: V7 [
DD Wadleigh- `' P8 D) w" d( O" p4 c5 ]8 `
DD Wadsworth
' f. x \# ^$ P) x DD Walker
! k0 m6 T# M* t0 T% }( |8 z DD Waller
8 y1 g% _ u% \$ h! ~" @ DD Watts
5 ?: N* L& X' b' L: ~7 |1 R7 s DD Cushing II& W) F8 P/ H8 \! f+ p
DD Benham II- o4 P3 D0 G7 t: S% y# }
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; [! V+ G/ N. | z0 Z- k" g3 _) YNight Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards+ E1 j K8 q# [
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Japanese Ships
j) K+ u% n- P* G; [ TK Kenwa Maru
; J9 c q$ a3 m$ c) J- [+ y# i TK Okigawa Maru
& C1 T) Z6 k: l. Q) ? TK Anjo Maru# @3 @9 `' P% y, V) Y/ h
TK Kotai Maru/ M0 f: g0 ]; L# G ]! c9 S
TK Arita Maru" b; r# y& H8 ~5 x% G {
TK Amato Maru9 L7 P9 b7 @" {- l
TK Ryoei Maru3 O* R+ ~2 J0 i
TK Eiho Maru
; v" }4 G* l6 h( c8 _/ P0 w% l( w SC Ch 43
4 V. a* K2 O* o% G SC Ch 58$ J4 A; _/ c7 ?. g/ {
TK Shiyo Maru7 c7 W6 p, p( H$ e) m% p
: O' N& s) ]7 m2 }' G1 p/ G5 L+ GAllied Ships' v( h# f: N) s5 q. ]( E! C! Z H
DD Halford
- H( w4 Z6 G9 d4 }' N z3 Y2 F DD Halligan
e+ N0 G% G( @, P DD Hazelwood, O! A& d' m. ~5 U
DD Healy
2 q, I$ r5 \6 x& M; N# V DD John Henley
8 B. P; g7 C0 }& [# U; N) f9 t! a5 c# _ DD Hickox- b9 E$ C, `5 J
DD Twining& J: q; s* z8 o6 C9 p: w/ I6 f5 O
DD Uhlmann( L3 W/ h$ Z% j! v, U* q1 R! _
DD Wadleigh
! P7 ~ u3 J$ V5 Z DD Wadsworth+ l- _3 Y8 u! W+ Z( a
DD Walker f5 ?& {/ z5 {/ U4 R4 U/ P
DD Waller
9 C! z- J( r7 v* X DD Watts K3 e! I: |4 ^
DD Cushing II( B0 n; c& p7 z
DD Benham II. R* n$ P6 g8 w- @( L, [0 d
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Range increases to 30,000 yards... D% f6 f, [# j' S$ r$ V
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape6 Z4 b' B) p' |$ i+ c
Japanese Tanker TF evades combat
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# E/ J! o& K2 b q1 x当天盟军肃清最后一支日军城内残军,宣告正式占领了达尔文。
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Ground combat at Darwin (76,124)
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Allied Shock attack
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0 z! z9 U' I+ c8 z) Z DAttacking force 37207 troops, 699 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 2328, P; J) Z. W2 P9 @
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Defending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1- M" }& E$ s: V) C' [% `: e
3 g" Z+ l! V; b" c/ K' Y. v! VAllied adjusted assault: 1957 ' @+ K' x: z- p0 _; r( G- [
+ d$ a4 }4 N! J5 Q( f c& K: s$ H( rJapanese adjusted defense: 1 1 \3 W3 I E' J0 v- l+ v, m3 ?
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Allied assault odds: 1957 to 1
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' I1 L+ I& Q0 x' {: t, WCombat modifiers$ Z t: k% c' K: m. Z9 |% c$ r
Defender:
; U8 Z% C* U4 b$ }4 p5 t$ AAttacker: shock(+)4 U5 S( h; L2 o" c. P
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Japanese ground losses:9 ]7 A* z* I, L. T! R3 c
49 casualties reported& _: h' ?. E8 A; e1 {! t, l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ T) m6 i. E: n @; M) n Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled0 H# q3 x5 s: a$ E c0 @# d9 m1 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) O5 i* J$ w9 y; G3 w2 A Units destroyed 1
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" \! o# c/ F5 g0 p7 w% hAssaulting units: x9 a( B5 ]0 t. v" \
18th British Division
5 K# N; q3 s1 p8 X+ Z F5 z 31st Armoured Division0 \; | L" d4 C+ f
4th Armoured Brigade" p3 }: `0 V5 E3 `& Z
254th Armoured Brigade
4 z V8 r$ c6 I& g 32nd Army Tank Brigade/ r* ^9 S) o2 j) k9 h2 d& e
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
0 c) A1 w9 s& N7 w, C Gardner's Horse Regiment0 q% R6 d2 y4 Q7 S; z
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
. l* L3 s( v: f, A2 W& h- t% k2 l: {) ? 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
$ d, i' t+ u% v! g! u3 B6 y6 M& q 671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
% @$ v* T' l6 ]8 s2 w7 q 632nd Battalion
1 q" s( q# i5 h9 n 51st Highland Division2 `3 S; E1 D) ^* c+ H6 Z# w
49th Aviation Base Force/ X& }& g5 Z# g1 Q# m
Provisional GMC Grp
1 [) X! x$ _/ R0 m& D# i 1 ML-KNIL Aviation * o* f( w4 ]) r. p! {; M
4th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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2nd Medium Regiment
8 e) y9 d8 V6 J4 m6 f XIII US Fighter Cmd 2 @7 {4 @/ N8 b9 F2 c: v9 @
57th Australian Lt AA Regiment: z: b3 K4 l% d p6 @, @, [
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment! j. Z1 E3 X: S) ^
428th Coast AA Battalion1 D6 t+ ]9 Z+ w% _0 t% R% O: e4 [
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Defending units:# N: {* K, Y1 Q2 z
51st Air Flotilla /8
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2 P: O, d# c$ N3 Z5 JJapanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Milne Bay by attrition!!! |