AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41, y9 s* P9 ~* E# k& E* k5 n3 ^& H
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; s: h, M' l X6 @' t m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。/ S2 F5 @2 C+ N, [
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
6 N: Q, p/ K: q+ Z; K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," J. c7 M# F3 f$ Z9 ?
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,
- H7 t' [ }. i: ^( W: q0 j7 w+ Ykb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。
# o4 G8 \* Y, `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。7 }! z, ^4 V0 H
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。" O* d% |3 `9 G) d5 ]
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
2 V- g o$ c2 I2 @Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force . \& Z. l. W3 u, Y" ^( o
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 6 w& ~2 V5 I0 I& y' |1 Y, }/ r' Z
Japanese Ships
$ q! ~3 O* F5 q5 P ] BB Yamashiro
0 U/ n6 L- f" ~) W7 k" G- c CL Kashima
2 {4 Z x0 C3 n; o& |3 K. q" x& W DD Tsuga
' f' X8 t0 a' a) {8 Y' P. H9 t0 o DD Kuri( H; K4 j9 s2 n: Q" d
PB Shuko Maru #5
7 C, Z( I( ^3 Y. q6 l PB Sonan Maru #6
/ c( B3 Z0 [2 p6 } PB Sonan Maru #5
Y# R4 T, [7 ?# S PB Shotoku Maru
5 F9 x1 {& P! Q; c7 @' s+ T0 j PB Shoei Maru+ b1 m2 h# r9 `. H/ r/ b! ~9 _
PB Kyo Maru #104 L, T4 I) Z" [$ n
PB Kyo Maru #8
: G/ ~( ^, O) L! K5 c6 c& v xAK Kuraido Maru
2 J% ^" x9 |; o _ CM Tsugaru
* X" m; N& x; o1 m8 i" f DD Yanagi ! S; D! i0 b7 w7 r& }$ b$ V
Japanese ground losses:# s2 H- P# r6 j: O
18 casualties reported2 p) K+ @% N; J7 T( P+ u2 f: c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 z% ?* e9 w$ @5 m" O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# i. _, ?2 w! B1 A+ Z4 g# Y2 e9 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 C* o) C3 J8 L$ Y1 `
Allied ground losses:
]( g# N8 Z# g- l* i2 N& { 62 casualties reported7 S4 ~- Z' A0 Z2 k6 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, N! h' k, v1 }* |9 D! O5 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
( T& S, B* y1 @! W, v9 w8 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled ) d% @& F, H; g5 S" `2 b
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards 9 @4 j5 |) r9 b8 E( U, S
Japanese Ships
& y( W8 j% B+ c9 N BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
* R$ d* M, R$ q k5 S; [ CL Kashima
% X1 `0 U( d2 d4 A CM Tsugaru
2 K& g( H( G/ O) c2 ~0 l8 I DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: Y, t8 p+ e! Q V DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 X3 p6 Z# u( v9 d0 f/ O* J' |" C5 z
DD Yanagi+ R( X, p: N; s1 }
PB Kyo Maru #8
" U( m9 `, Z/ {' U+ ]7 k PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire8 a( {- Q3 Z; ]! n( |% ~0 h
PB Shoei Maru! Q# @9 P& s/ N4 u+ B
PB Shotoku Maru
7 c5 N4 Q3 V7 C+ Z* m. R PB Sonan Maru #5- V$ T6 T( c. n, k9 M/ ~/ ^4 y9 n a
PB Sonan Maru #6- e$ @: I# i% s* a9 _
PB Shuko Maru #58 P5 M4 u; o" t3 Y# ~" ~
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
- C. y- F- j: c% z xAK Matsue Maru8 {0 B8 c5 u% A
xAK Venice Maru% \4 c7 n% F5 d' N
xAK Kogyoku Maru
9 o! f, Q2 K: o, _/ { xAK Nishimi Maru
' T0 V) s! s& d xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire! J6 \2 N, G9 g4 \ E
xAK Cheribon Maru
: _3 H( t% U; x& J% F" i) I xAK Daifuku Maru$ K) @+ c" @3 c: U, [
xAK Kuraido Maru
. I' y5 U1 q1 M: ]/ WAllied Ships+ q/ @( i' {0 r& ]" u4 {5 K- E: r
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage7 S9 { S. k' b' B+ X- k# S- l
CL Achilles2 o9 T- L* `5 s1 \" K
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
. c. X, D* F: a1 C CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
3 Y: z0 b6 }9 i DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 3 L4 U) M2 a! I0 Q4 I1 w& C
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
- d, ?* n3 N2 R! E+ |; yMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards+ _/ s- v# Y" B
Range closes to 18,000 yards...* q6 G; y" `' k9 f- C
Range closes to 15,000 yards...* {' `% ^( D0 _9 C( }
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
T2 c0 ~& E, f2 T" n* ERange closes to 10,000 yards...- i' z) q9 v+ t8 q, Y9 S* {& D
Range closes to 9,000 yards...; o; N9 ^6 E5 M
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
( C' h! z5 U& @2 M8 F7 URange closes to 7,000 yards...
) Z, C7 B1 u) j& u+ @6 |Range closes to 6,000 yards...2 @8 T+ T3 N# I1 j5 C& I3 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
! ~( a$ O+ a2 s, sxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 " P# |. p" g& p# v9 b4 B
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
; y5 U& c& A0 K7 Y" d+ cCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards( s8 D. A1 ^3 }8 S7 `5 D
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards+ R& A( e O- m, y c
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
% [$ o& z/ N3 w2 v& BCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
8 Y, q! P9 q0 R0 G5 |Range closes to 5,000 yards
: @& B6 Z8 Z' d. a* ~" cBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
0 T6 Q8 M6 j7 T# T4 w. ^9 e$ GBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
0 M+ O* \8 C1 Z% N# j2 _& qBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
3 [9 C( h3 [( yDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
. `' R- i* ^- VRange increases to 6,000 yards
+ U' }' P- i! e, G7 a z: BBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards, K/ f2 E7 N0 z4 ]( I
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
/ v% q# s+ {/ |CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards7 ?" Z6 a' r/ J$ q, R R+ M' t0 d
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
N' I7 ?9 J& y+ uDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards1 v. l$ r% Q5 |0 u( d1 ~/ X
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
1 }+ b9 i: z4 mBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards1 j( C3 g2 \" J* |9 [4 B7 q4 W" _' n
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
$ ]8 X: s9 n, R1 `" d) oDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards! M. f5 @0 a. ?! e2 J
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
" u7 k0 {# }1 ]CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards& h# [6 E; w2 g$ K; g
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage8 N. w- O4 J' }5 X8 K
Range increases to 8,000 yards3 ^) h) E1 k ]3 t( r" f
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards7 r9 T" Y$ k7 y' f1 O Q: |; O
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards# k. ^& y2 t3 ?) w# h7 G6 l8 m
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards+ } p/ \; E2 {( ?( g- P, }
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards9 I) z" r. S, B4 V+ f. P8 Y9 ^4 _
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
% B' e2 t- g4 E7 r3 R$ hDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
6 N0 x; x8 I2 W$ e( g eRange increases to 15,000 yards; a( g3 D- q1 Y4 a* v4 R/ D- D
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
9 o" o6 ~$ `3 M* ^) I9 D- escorted by DD Tsuga
% O! S; x4 U2 g2 N/ l! ]4 r1 nBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards5 k( ] e1 i9 ~/ ]/ w/ U* `
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards! J% t# }3 O2 m) i" U! z$ L, H, A
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
9 c, { j V) @% v. M6 n( tBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards4 W" o/ \- O+ O: _+ Y- P' x
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards6 I0 N: C0 g) H: ^3 w5 e
Task forces break off...7 M( h0 P9 {, {* F1 I# i8 T1 c
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
[% o. T7 D) m w$ [2 @Weather in hex: Overcast % V1 l4 z% o2 q8 \! l
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 p, S$ t/ Q; V) t9 t$ z
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes 2 t* V2 y5 w9 K2 Q7 c5 K" @
Japanese aircraft% J' ]+ R7 v2 k0 [9 ~
G3M2 Nell x 27
' o' C7 M" D2 [; D G4M1 Betty x 31 , P# Y M# [( H' n; y1 g4 ?! V/ f
Allied aircraft8 q" {! \( E* z. ^/ M9 q7 u
no flights
3 V& X# z! k3 ?9 I) Z- VJapanese aircraft losses
; ]" T D; O2 t, Q% G G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged0 j9 b: d' O6 m* x5 }
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
% Y, F9 r7 U) Q- Q; v$ o7 e5 @: N M7 q G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak ' w- U) M* P! b8 N
Allied aircraft losses
/ E$ W/ o1 {8 o8 P B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged5 f+ B! c9 T- P3 o
O-47A: 2 damaged
- {9 L' ^/ X4 I1 w P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged, L2 H3 w4 i( m2 {# p) a$ B+ S+ P
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
3 n# `+ {; D |% Z" n3 y0 k) @( @Allied ground losses:
z) _8 _# j* ?4 c& O, ^ 4 casualties reported8 H7 u, j1 f1 x$ V) g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; A; p7 B) B2 p& q9 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# K/ |- `5 g. k( Z3 O% ?: D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* ?2 H& X, R2 r& ^Airbase hits 18
. o/ j+ R: m7 V: WRunway hits 41
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7 Q% i7 `3 @/ S4 P- o1 i- |0 B2 k- l5 iMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
- l# h( E% A( {: F3 JWeather in hex: Overcast
' ?6 V( A4 i7 H" p9 PRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* ~) _5 k4 }) t7 S& aEstimated time to target is 19 minutes / t( t& Z9 y& h
Japanese aircraft
3 x" D9 T4 R4 b: _0 W8 R G4M1 Betty x 18 # A \5 Z' d( `5 y
Allied aircraft
2 l( z! h/ |& n no flights # @) D' s* K. Y2 r! k3 V z7 m" v
Japanese aircraft losses
5 E+ I. c2 d6 x) a G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
! ~6 H9 S9 n: I9 RAllied aircraft losses
/ M" R0 D; T5 w, Y PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
. ~8 K& I1 t2 C C* I- zAirbase hits 74 o4 L+ N( j" z2 s/ F$ C8 d. c
Airbase supply hits 25 g! p; i& P* Q
Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
5 R# Y9 C( S( d' m4 P# ]4 V: F, ZWeather in hex: Overcast 4 o& ~, v# o h9 G+ i/ s; Y
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- k) E! ~: n! p- o: Z5 @- WEstimated time to target is 11 minutes 2 S; K- D+ u. H$ r9 x0 T" p
Japanese aircraft; y* f( \3 ~0 X
G4M1 Betty x 13
# a# t2 _* W8 H7 g1 J. jAllied aircraft
( D7 @! [8 C( @+ j" g3 z7 X. e no flights
: U% @( z& }# q8 j6 T# {' iJapanese aircraft losses4 ^; [% x! `1 c
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
" g! C0 G% Y2 ]% F5 yAllied aircraft losses6 K! m8 z$ v" Q
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
) k0 }8 e% @1 ]' L9 H P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground 1 F" T% t4 M2 l! ^- K1 X
Allied ground losses:$ j3 t" T$ c3 B( u
5 casualties reported
. P9 p5 o; U- X) ?! _! D$ m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% q4 R6 R3 L4 A' r L2 b5 j) i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* P$ ] N, ^) S( \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* _: l) q( s. |2 M9 H* g, C S4 `+ lAirbase hits 19 Y+ T3 W4 e4 l" J; T' E6 |3 D
Runway hits 10' v F- O1 Z! \7 T8 m/ q1 G
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8 p! Y$ O) L" \) X' g/ J6 \8 CMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 * {# c6 I6 _, @) {: u7 L
Weather in hex: Overcast
) T- @. ~$ ~0 n9 N- lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 Y4 K* `) x+ O& D7 F/ F' M& G+ ?Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
) F: `' R- k/ hJapanese aircraft
1 [! I/ K+ [# ]5 G; T K) W# i8 g Ki-21-IIa Sally x 125 H( E) h2 F- a, _* q
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
! Z5 R2 ]* o) sAllied aircraft
; p: r& p v+ R$ _# z1 e2 m no flights
& }) K4 u+ L: c& U' @Japanese aircraft losses/ \ o o8 w. ~4 p7 j1 z6 g- U; B
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged( c1 s1 U; _ ]% {' g- W
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
, G5 K# a3 `. ~/ p( o% ^Allied aircraft losses7 `& S6 \* B. B" H
O-47A: 1 damaged
6 o9 @: ~! K. U: B1 s B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
6 s* D. V: e7 D, Z P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged# ?2 D9 P8 y; C2 _' j# E: ~
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged , J' ?4 `7 l n6 x* x" Y$ o; q' t3 y
Airbase hits 3
, ?" ~- U. [' y* G# C$ ~2 c; ]Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian 2 {. i* @; f# C0 J, f+ j0 }
Weather in hex: Light cloud
9 p' ?0 P& L1 z, e" d& hRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ |6 t- U0 c' f2 e5 J$ [& R! ]5 [Estimated time to target is 14 minutes , y" W2 g4 l9 H8 x5 D' N
Japanese aircraft9 f( {8 A9 l, e7 j- N( b, F
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 , \# d9 }" \5 s! _& d
Allied aircraft
7 J& r" x& l; B% A0 N+ c6 H I-15-III x 11
8 j; l5 q. H8 v& }3 s' AJapanese aircraft losses( h% r' j! N8 h: O: M( H* F
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 8 x( C% M) Y8 E8 f& g4 o
No Allied losses 2 J+ A6 o6 M8 t9 j7 \. U! [
Aircraft Attacking:( s% m T' t0 k# d: ?
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
% m7 ~7 u! K& r' N* s, G Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb5 c4 B' A5 {3 [ J& R7 D
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+ m# E3 t0 p( d% ^8 f* D( NMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ Z% J4 M# R T$ Q" c' E
Weather in hex: Light cloud ( I7 c- j! E% Z& l( A
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: z( Z7 f, } `; m! b/ V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes # a5 n: y: e8 g+ Q; M# z+ S! ]
Japanese aircraft! e: y% M1 \9 z( Q
G4M1 Betty x 37
- x2 q' O b$ d# s) M, |+ G5 M# mNo Japanese losses
% Y+ [/ n/ x! d9 r' b# n8 IAirbase hits 8
% Z" i& E( ]# u: Q" bAirbase supply hits 6
& j2 w7 y- `2 m2 ?Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
5 I: e5 Y4 E7 M3 a6 E* K5 {Weather in hex: Partial cloud 5 n" l8 R% m8 m: {2 W: h
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) a/ x5 _7 G+ |
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes % [1 ^, l+ {- \3 b3 T: p* R) q
Japanese aircraft
6 j: f) Z' M2 ~% S- L* A2 G2 F A6M2 Zero x 449 u+ f: M* P( q: p9 T# z1 L) e
B5N2 Kate x 84
2 A; [) N9 x& @# _9 _. o# k+ _; T D3A1 Val x 71 # p" }6 G) v; U+ K- o3 b
Japanese aircraft losses$ q. P4 a8 O+ D( |# a" q
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
7 ~: }( i. |- ? D3A1 Val: 3 damaged % Z: d* K' q& d2 u9 G$ @7 k
Allied Ships
2 |0 Y9 T6 f* S% b. u CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
" y8 G5 V2 X3 K2 m" E+ g, h CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 S! m3 Z9 s& @1 {5 B0 `/ a DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
2 K' D4 f8 y! U1 W CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, V3 X }4 I! R
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 q3 ?1 l6 U' m$ O; t$ \. `Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) 9 t. S4 O' g, C. Z
Japanese Shock attack
+ U3 N5 c* k' b6 H# ?Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 2 |3 _5 x! F3 I7 D$ J; X1 I
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 ; X7 k* q; }3 [9 w0 d3 f
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 / C# ]7 E4 i2 M/ o# ~
Allied adjusted defense: 5 ! D. S4 K, m# E, J% l+ ]1 Z! p: [
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
" j/ {5 R! r" g" qJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! $ J& d# f* k8 @/ H. q" Q5 a
Combat modifiers. x+ Q) ~+ p4 |, o( ^3 ~- n
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
8 C2 G2 C8 o2 a! S experience(-)
( u6 x( \1 [2 @/ {. m+ \# bAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
9 a5 y# G1 o% }& pJapanese ground losses:# Q+ u9 P( A* F. z
18 casualties reported
$ I t9 M" ]2 n- D0 [1 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: g- F. `. ], U( b: N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" _0 s+ s3 Q& Z7 `/ k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. L( L. f1 e$ M( E; `* O" YAllied ground losses:
) t4 L6 y7 l7 n h4 M 105 casualties reported2 l! i% b3 [% a/ d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 t- [+ P) f% d" Q; k
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled3 O: W! E" _# z& X& [7 A
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled' ]9 j& z% W; ^+ B5 U7 l
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) ~- w- J# q( F1 Q6 Q
Units retreated 1 ' W& ^* r9 o" @& `
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ! p2 O: d; d/ m
Assaulting units:
" {, f# J0 z4 {/ J' z, U+ m' G5 N 16th Naval Guard Unit T1 L8 R. F+ S' A
Defending units:
8 G5 n# [& G- W3 Z1 V/ z( a 107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
. B! a2 O5 E3 t# ?: \Allied Bombardment attack * E$ w9 e: e6 U8 Z) e7 f( N
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 ! U* \- d9 N2 A& }% S. S
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
& r" K" v" f9 g5 |Japanese ground losses:
) S$ f5 a7 q& N2 H9 ]# d7 i a$ D 4 casualties reported/ N2 C. Q4 z) _- n3 d0 R" C- R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 l ^' \; @6 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 a3 E+ z( N* ]# | ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ! Q5 O9 r2 s+ G1 m
Assaulting units:
3 R+ h6 O6 Z7 |& [1 O B Coy/NG Rifles
. n5 b5 ^$ R7 m F Lark Battalion ]% @) K" c( F) Y0 }
Rabaul Det. Base Force
" F& }; f/ j4 B) N7 HDefending units:1 V4 O9 j; ` \& Q% a
144th Infantry Regiment- w3 D& l" F! V
Maizuru 1st SNLF/ Z+ P" s% r/ ?, [6 B+ N* q
2nd JNAF Coy
1 X# u& \5 n) `8 }3 z8 D 5th JNAF Coy |