AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
& v2 r8 }) }: @0 e* l/ D& [拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
! L0 b. [& t" ~2 p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: p6 ?. {. N- x4 q2 q1 m: z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# W# [. W* ] I3 D, @
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! t, K0 A8 o7 h# E$ Y9 f
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,7 j4 [/ o7 E0 o) 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。' d- W( \7 t$ g
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, u# u2 z6 d0 m$ s' u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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! N8 }& o7 b8 B0 q+ \1 j" p# \2 f @Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
! I+ Y: R, {" ~! jDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force % Z( D3 J: ^/ g: T- ^/ W. [% s
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
! x/ S! v+ \" t3 `7 X7 t, [Japanese Ships
) x+ v9 p$ o7 X& o BB Yamashiro) J1 Z7 Z, l: P7 G
CL Kashima; _7 b* |6 Q% |/ ^6 B' g7 a; q
DD Tsuga8 F" i/ B5 P+ ]5 R
DD Kuri
) ^/ v% i F2 x5 m PB Shuko Maru #5
% C5 Z3 H3 d z2 J9 ]: E PB Sonan Maru #6! C- M9 _! |& u+ _
PB Sonan Maru #5
( `2 H5 M; ?$ J* z PB Shotoku Maru7 Q5 k1 k$ Z3 W5 f5 s
PB Shoei Maru
- m" P, ]8 i n q1 F PB Kyo Maru #10
* I; |' U2 @" @& V8 a1 _ PB Kyo Maru #8
# V/ l! O1 K' I5 Y- R xAK Kuraido Maru+ C9 h: m: S4 G2 U5 P: S* v
CM Tsugaru
, M7 k# Y: i1 Y" v" o DD Yanagi
) L. x$ W' G3 @7 ~0 v( k8 Y# j) B! ?' aJapanese ground losses:
) M) C+ P. ~! h# v( U) q" I- k# B 18 casualties reported1 J J, A; N/ n' {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 \/ W8 G: u$ j7 b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 q0 X; V z% F, S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 P1 ?" ^- g# p9 u! ?0 cAllied ground losses:; }1 p8 n& a( N2 d& F9 L3 s7 Y
62 casualties reported5 O# {3 u5 K. f1 x: p8 R- T/ ~0 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 N9 s7 q. z/ U0 K- L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled4 m8 T% H' K' J) j2 t& Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled ' x+ x) G8 g) ~: a
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9 {5 r& V5 p4 i: U2 y4 {9 X3 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
2 H- z. r* \) ]$ B2 ]2 c8 w% F% WJapanese Ships
4 O' @" C# k+ Q" x. C _ BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
7 l* u3 B3 y- R% f1 h' y" T CL Kashima! ]1 `7 @, ^/ H
CM Tsugaru' V$ N$ O7 K6 R5 `. s
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. Q5 d0 s" P- q" }! R0 {
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. R0 U) _7 F5 F# y( I
DD Yanagi/ n5 L: H! T2 ~/ D, w1 ?6 ^( ]
PB Kyo Maru #8
L. ~1 {- b) z& v8 W& ~ PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
& x e) g3 ]' X+ v+ ~# t, r$ e8 e PB Shoei Maru
3 E4 ?5 ]; z/ \ PB Shotoku Maru
% P! t1 @. Z* o; X& a PB Sonan Maru #5, k4 |& j' R, b. ]5 Y
PB Sonan Maru #6& P3 K* n) R7 x1 P. k5 f
PB Shuko Maru #5
& N* F% X2 ^4 z xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire- ~* P# [2 f1 ?/ c/ X$ v0 @
xAK Matsue Maru) ^0 m3 r- y+ @0 o
xAK Venice Maru8 g9 Z7 [. q3 A4 c2 A5 y
xAK Kogyoku Maru- i' e$ y+ R U7 q8 _0 F
xAK Nishimi Maru5 \: i6 {# m$ D" v7 k7 ?, M5 m
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire+ b/ F o5 {! _3 V
xAK Cheribon Maru: C9 z) ~- |$ T! E5 h$ D' \+ q
xAK Daifuku Maru1 p0 i1 c) T' P" F
xAK Kuraido Maru 7 z7 }+ t; Y. u- u! F; L: V. T, t0 [/ v
Allied Ships9 H9 c; V7 w$ G! K0 V# |! A
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
! {2 F4 _/ a& G6 @5 H0 B% y CL Achilles) J2 i: @' \/ Q, ^! j
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
: w2 f( X' v/ }' s! P/ r& e7 m CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
7 P# [$ w+ S- X8 A DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 X0 _3 D* l% l2 ]6 k5 e% n- v
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms8 r* ~) L) j q9 [. C, x* R
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
( ?$ t2 n3 x# J3 Y* V" ]Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 y! m+ C0 n$ M: ?9 j! iRange closes to 15,000 yards... J1 z1 {% n& ^: D
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
! e4 W" Z7 B7 x6 VRange closes to 10,000 yards...
4 s1 q/ Z8 L5 t }. HRange closes to 9,000 yards...
6 [$ Y* N' M( U. {+ PRange closes to 8,000 yards...$ m7 a# ?" T* @+ O N% l) \; {9 d
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
- s: b# r9 R6 S( S, Z+ o4 QRange closes to 6,000 yards...
/ q; C: j/ w1 P3 I3 h( W- pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards, o! I! I% \# R- A- N# I K2 q4 V
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ! A X8 K1 {5 K1 x! K1 M
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
' K5 u6 i4 j+ `2 R3 `CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards& j- |9 K/ B: ^1 g
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards4 J6 b7 U+ g+ A' E
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards" N4 B: q" N- P* |: B8 d" ~0 Z" T5 ?( Q
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards$ ]. S: o, j: I4 U W
Range closes to 5,000 yards
+ i* Q @9 V1 Q! X1 t' @7 K: jBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
7 _" }6 P/ P" O1 s& gBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards( G7 v; {. y. e, T7 ]; u
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards9 C/ O8 h3 Z# g, j7 p2 A
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
0 f/ W# \5 m; |0 a# v' aRange increases to 6,000 yards! D* }1 l( d; o- v* J
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
, f" T& g7 G7 P( n, zDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards9 ]6 W" Z0 A7 l% R
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
' a& ]: ~! J3 ~, fCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
, [0 ]/ F1 S4 Z3 H4 s( o# @. s1 DDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
0 F* S d0 ]" e* s/ t, s+ g+ ZCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards% {4 I. ^* }/ j
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards, Y# i% ]& j9 P! Y8 m. L, W
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards5 z# P+ |" k$ F4 Q& p! }6 f
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards6 y3 d5 d' X& Q7 W8 J' s
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
5 j0 J+ i( C+ o$ N- O4 zCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
+ T; }! W( t N9 Q9 D+ Q" _Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage e( g o! N2 d' W( s
Range increases to 8,000 yards
h8 [9 d: A6 r$ DBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards, K. |! W, ?! v/ B; O
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards. ]* F: B( _$ v/ r8 w( t" G, R
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards: _) X! ]7 u$ k3 l. i" X h7 }
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards5 K) B/ S8 \" }! ?3 z
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
% t, z J* |* S. |7 i& E- GDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
+ I5 x+ w1 ]: O0 M3 MRange increases to 15,000 yards* I8 v3 W% `) H6 h. T2 o/ l
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat/ \2 P J6 ^4 b& O+ g
- escorted by DD Tsuga* Q" f7 ?" Q1 Q Q& k
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
% \- d; e$ B. H$ FBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
% @/ q: e# e& T) Q/ vBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
" {8 D/ E& |- m9 k: {1 E% V( u9 z5 ]BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
- c8 J4 M1 b% M* g( wBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards6 b2 l3 q* y" n$ S1 z! `
Task forces break off...
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L7 m1 C8 A% K4 ~- r, t5 E" }7 qMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 {( d) c1 o F' k u, z
Weather in hex: Overcast " ~4 ~* t1 z, @( c# e& |
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 u6 }" c; Z% ?. K$ d5 K' l
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
0 y# W4 U( D m EJapanese aircraft" F# [+ s; H1 f6 s0 }) I
G3M2 Nell x 27
6 j- [7 x* K0 k3 \. U: V G4M1 Betty x 31 + R' z0 J9 }( s( a1 R' A
Allied aircraft
/ w6 C( R4 d4 P2 N/ f( g2 X S no flights " C6 P" [! T0 l+ N- s" Q
Japanese aircraft losses
E/ a- D T) q) E G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged; d5 j0 b4 |! G" g) c
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
+ A! L: N, }: @5 k$ R1 h' x) G G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak 5 F2 n* a' y/ }! C$ C
Allied aircraft losses
: C8 [% w4 ]$ h { B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged5 S; g8 _5 C* i, E. t9 C4 E
O-47A: 2 damaged- p2 t" W* L) @: t& d C
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
% y5 v. z7 {6 f0 |3 w* B! l4 A PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 6 N+ M& G d9 r* i
Allied ground losses:
# K8 r6 R. E. f1 e( w2 Y 4 casualties reported- [5 e) G# X. v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 O& ?$ ]8 W" Q1 h e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 [$ d) U. s" u4 V0 A8 q ~& o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled + ]- t6 f" R& ^7 \) k" V
Airbase hits 18
" z- k+ m. d) ~; cRunway hits 41: D# w9 x3 c* Z% V6 \
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2 V: g6 k5 @& E, [+ ]8 y+ h- qMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
9 Y) V# b% ]/ H; B2 ^% {Weather in hex: Overcast % b s$ k* ], y( t1 ^ c
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.. ^) t5 y9 m- G0 C' f/ r d4 [) o
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
$ \6 h" w9 }9 h- i0 f c& }Japanese aircraft) z; g; ^5 F. r1 v( U7 d! D
G4M1 Betty x 18 ) n' ]$ T* v6 [ |
Allied aircraft
) `2 t: Z. D, r7 k no flights
5 j7 s( L4 _5 N) HJapanese aircraft losses
5 N7 {+ _2 m, e! B7 O G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
7 D: c8 I3 \; w5 u3 yAllied aircraft losses
# g7 l I6 ?1 d- u7 j: q! r! E PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged / W; j+ Z3 ~% a. |
Airbase hits 7
0 J" A5 B. M& F# K3 v. h: lAirbase supply hits 29 l. `; ?3 M0 M* X+ ?4 Q
Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 b9 l L" S7 e" ?
Weather in hex: Overcast ( U Z# ]7 V; X
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) m- z! O! [9 a; L. pEstimated time to target is 11 minutes ; ]' Q- i h/ Q- y% g- O; x
Japanese aircraft
7 n2 s/ K2 J" E7 F5 x% | G4M1 Betty x 13
( J/ Z1 L! |. O& eAllied aircraft
/ h; u8 V( n% R, } no flights 4 q( f. L% I' r
Japanese aircraft losses4 h f8 c; J& m) G8 z
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
* N5 T' ]! z$ a( v' h" RAllied aircraft losses
2 i2 @, F9 F+ ~" y' I5 t PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground$ y6 \" ~7 [. m7 q* ]7 F( G. W- I
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground & z$ o7 R* e5 A+ D+ _
Allied ground losses:* h6 _. K' B: y8 p
5 casualties reported7 f1 T& x* K% e2 \8 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) j% y7 l5 P) h& c3 M# Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' ^# f9 {& P7 M, ?* f& Q3 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 b5 I, s) j# K1 BAirbase hits 15 x6 f) @, R3 T4 F0 W
Runway hits 10
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1 p5 @8 `+ Y* b. r' k# Q1 b% yMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
$ r g) I3 }7 ZWeather in hex: Overcast
: ^* `4 H9 p5 m2 c4 P8 N8 nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
q& A7 {. w5 e) A4 o1 nEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
5 t2 Q( d1 z' n! [5 K8 PJapanese aircraft- V/ W8 ^/ s* K$ f) {9 {+ c- M
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12" U7 M$ f) Z3 V9 }; U; p z; g
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
9 q$ L/ f5 W5 B2 H7 X3 @1 J: OAllied aircraft
& ^( f8 ?* J& w" M; [6 q! B F no flights % y! c( }4 J. g: A7 l" Y
Japanese aircraft losses
* s) D; H J. X& f3 v2 F Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
# w1 V6 i" x: J5 u3 r. h Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
. b" g Z. z- Z8 F' Z8 [; vAllied aircraft losses1 l) A/ ^" q3 f; l% S$ g* x
O-47A: 1 damaged6 ~& Z3 P, O+ W* p2 F( ]9 x: k4 m
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged3 `' T$ i5 v1 F
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged$ I4 N# c( @* d
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
) i9 Q4 `) N4 O7 Y, Q3 M, bAirbase hits 3# Z; Q& D2 `* b& ]+ [- Q* Y
Runway hits 4, G; n9 H- W' m+ K& z
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
9 Y( X2 A/ E7 r' f% `) k5 @. x& MWeather in hex: Light cloud 2 e1 u, k0 C: G j
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* ?1 Z4 X& ^6 T! [: fEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
7 w0 t: F3 T; I4 S7 P* CJapanese aircraft8 p! p* ~ M4 j5 l) x# E2 ^0 V) `
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
, W0 e c$ h8 m+ s6 _9 dAllied aircraft; N6 D/ x! a8 d$ t$ t! q
I-15-III x 11 / \+ E9 N4 N/ H9 n* Z* h* b2 u& o
Japanese aircraft losses
& n; c( G/ d1 C' { Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 6 E6 g4 Q' H; A; J$ ^" n: O
No Allied losses - Z! u2 i6 s! s7 A( T
Aircraft Attacking: K# F8 n n/ @& t
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * + @! ~5 p9 I; ]8 S% T) s
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb2 Z# a; H& O. g9 u5 m8 e; x/ X, z
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
8 y5 w' }9 s" S& y) D, YWeather in hex: Light cloud
3 B' }; |, m3 }+ Q+ KRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: I% B- q- Y* f. S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ G6 z V) O% g" g [+ ~9 YJapanese aircraft
. T$ I: E6 x8 ~7 H+ Q G4M1 Betty x 37
& e6 e! D3 O" ~7 s2 S1 i/ pNo Japanese losses % ^/ J v! C6 e0 b7 ` `
Airbase hits 8
$ E' b% N% Q G8 d! q) zAirbase supply hits 6
2 G4 v ] B1 n5 F) F) o; A$ jRunway hits 349 ]+ V: G' @2 l$ Z( Q" r+ N
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5 ], _% |' _" k7 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
. S8 g5 r! k0 G8 R. L5 a ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud
! D5 V3 i& I. I/ Y# P% i6 F* e* L( xRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. Z' Y# _; ^8 r1 D+ W, |
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
1 c4 S2 s* y4 v. m' ]Japanese aircraft
: O3 a( T' W+ Y8 P: P8 W: l" s/ V A6M2 Zero x 443 E# }5 t' d/ R5 M
B5N2 Kate x 84( \. L. J+ | h# Y1 m, L& T. z
D3A1 Val x 71
; Q7 {6 N/ Z j# R# V( vJapanese aircraft losses0 K) e6 k/ {$ k
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
( ?- H9 ^2 B+ z& l; \ D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
" B* c P: q! {! F8 ?Allied Ships$ i& Z4 c% f4 H+ z( y) C
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1) D( z" s# `1 D0 I& l
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ `: B# L4 ^6 f$ b* M% K2 L) p DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
. R2 R( n5 d; P i5 a7 o7 k; R* ] CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 v* ^$ g5 W! S7 k* X/ b" | CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
0 M4 l+ a- R% Q$ A* EJapanese Shock attack
: c8 k% W$ ^, g9 ^* CAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 1 q0 H6 G7 Y0 x9 E0 w
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 : K9 Y5 P/ R. E. R7 W! z- h
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 1 ]5 \) {" F" Y: o( P- _" @
Allied adjusted defense: 5
. l3 o4 A2 q% I( { O/ NJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
/ ^% i6 Z: [0 C4 @6 t$ b8 `4 LJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! 9 o0 q! y' p$ m( h) U
Combat modifiers
3 r9 D+ O @7 E6 IDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
7 x; o2 }" V4 m( `4 y! F% i experience(-)
6 A2 q7 S/ r- ?& b( {- k; YAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
. c. [% L" m& Z9 N$ O( ?Japanese ground losses:
~/ T0 l- x) U5 w0 c 18 casualties reported6 f/ h: l8 i9 A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; s2 T8 A0 ^; f. Q. k9 |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; p3 ^+ l$ z$ O% G; Y, T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % p# _0 S) {( p0 w3 h
Allied ground losses:# ~' Z; c1 u1 t( ^1 x0 c) c9 \9 G
105 casualties reported
+ Q, e3 O8 Z. P- d" W* j# F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( m1 J# w, S! L
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 d- ^' \0 E$ Y$ E1 T0 {4 ` Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled* ?, ]) a2 f- G" F k$ V3 p
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# K( s( t. {- b( B: m' T Units retreated 1
4 b# W3 R* W% s4 c8 g, w2 FDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
+ ~& D9 N* \" |6 g% u6 aAssaulting units:3 z4 R& |# n- Z: {( S
16th Naval Guard Unit : C/ k$ F/ k9 b7 A6 x1 S$ z8 I
Defending units:
* d$ P1 @0 u1 D* r 107th RN Base Force
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* u6 W" Y- r" K4 C3 tGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) 9 ^' I' @. @; k
Allied Bombardment attack
; F' l6 U) g* |: n1 BAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
4 r3 X4 f% k* A0 h" \7 t( q. I& p. ]: YDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 - f2 H6 j) l0 ?- `) L
Japanese ground losses:
& k* G) c' W- J# V 4 casualties reported' u9 n3 D- O$ Q$ b2 P' [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; l t; O3 w3 V) C4 R) \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" N$ B+ c; b, F. L% [8 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 4 [# b# Y$ C2 U- s
Assaulting units:
/ c% s& b& U- b B Coy/NG Rifles
3 v v, M6 [ P" V5 p Lark Battalion
; q, F2 K; M9 ? Rabaul Det. Base Force i1 k. r7 S8 }
Defending units:9 H3 u( V7 c" E6 L
144th Infantry Regiment
. r) b( N1 T8 u! A L! | Maizuru 1st SNLF
$ U2 X4 C& W, b/ I7 O# h1 x 2nd JNAF Coy 3 u# w- g& T2 e) t9 ?+ v4 b' I' v
5th JNAF Coy |