AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
& `" D( c! @0 \拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
! ~$ M8 X z7 k9 G9 t: u; i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。
3 G% R( m- w: L+ K. ?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9 _2 }: \6 z) Q2 {. U8 y3 O1 E/ B( `
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,
) W3 {. B2 m, Q/ b; u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,% t0 Z# ]! [. W9 N7 M
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。7 v y; c+ W8 g+ L7 {
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。
1 c8 S% ?* w K3 O J- v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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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!2 g7 g, {& b: j6 m& t+ u2 F
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
0 t: p) g. a& }1 q1 @31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
) r2 D" Q: B% T5 N( x& VJapanese Ships
' P& `8 Q4 {: R6 j BB Yamashiro1 h) w' E0 ?! U1 K0 X
CL Kashima
: ] g2 }- P$ A! F# `* _ DD Tsuga
9 I% O( D2 P: `9 w/ v1 T DD Kuri5 F6 f3 a" n: {" H* |: l: i' N
PB Shuko Maru #50 ~+ J% c6 P% I# i
PB Sonan Maru #65 d9 L7 q7 O) E4 ^; @
PB Sonan Maru #5
$ e A, R$ }: [+ r& _ t2 e) a PB Shotoku Maru
1 {& u: P1 m( ]2 H0 T8 p" D PB Shoei Maru% a$ U( ^8 W5 t
PB Kyo Maru #10/ D; ]+ Q/ f0 s0 K
PB Kyo Maru #8" |' u" ?; e6 v$ Z
xAK Kuraido Maru
/ }! T7 o6 |& [) D! q! N CM Tsugaru
$ x& F$ e6 T, X7 g `' B DD Yanagi 3 a+ o' U. H, M9 ^; T
Japanese ground losses:8 ~3 I1 L! f z$ O( Z5 [+ x
18 casualties reported
) V; T$ g/ v: I' l Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( e1 g9 f* P, l) A, Y3 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 v# T U2 W2 j+ y: M/ j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 ? O o' {" b1 E, _ OAllied ground losses:
* H# H$ ?3 z5 u5 U 62 casualties reported @& p7 D2 n0 M" y( \7 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% G- J( y- ^. a1 f: L! ^0 i" M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled2 h* ]* o1 e6 E7 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
' y! c1 ?" R% U3 }# l$ @- e- bJapanese Ships/ i# b. F' ?, z) i
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire' l' f, O2 F3 W) }7 C* f. S
CL Kashima3 h& @- n& V8 ~( Z l
CM Tsugaru
: E% y y7 S# v- _$ @" n0 e7 `" _ DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( j0 S. ^6 W1 M DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ D7 \( L% V# T; \, I DD Yanagi
s) K* B# T0 h: p4 b7 S2 B K PB Kyo Maru #83 z- q2 T! C" E5 s- p- d9 }6 f. \
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
- g6 z0 j" }7 b( P PB Shoei Maru
4 g* Q; ?) J( u& F; r0 b3 c, P PB Shotoku Maru
1 a! o- D! f2 ?( u6 r' y! S PB Sonan Maru #5
4 m+ `. O0 x% R2 R% s! n3 G PB Sonan Maru #6
. r# z/ K1 J: m* _- b S$ c PB Shuko Maru #50 [- Y0 e6 q& N' m3 n: R. c: k# a; v/ O
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire( N; W& u+ ~4 A4 O* E8 q0 P
xAK Matsue Maru
9 S" ~% C3 o$ N- t4 Y; K, ~' a4 c' o xAK Venice Maru
/ C. Z# B5 Z. J( Q; i xAK Kogyoku Maru* r" X* z& l/ ^: k* b
xAK Nishimi Maru D; }) z9 B& f6 k
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire& G- S* \! k3 C
xAK Cheribon Maru
+ x8 d: C5 U4 o5 K& _' p xAK Daifuku Maru: o% }) l- b1 f# g, d, n4 U; ]
xAK Kuraido Maru 1 A; c9 b/ `+ l
Allied Ships3 C- b( F s5 ~ d
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage9 M" N' [ V, B2 L" H- @" `5 Y3 x; N
CL Achilles9 y+ n7 ~ x' s7 g/ ^& F3 {
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
- p6 w' a3 s" P! B8 ~ CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
) a/ Q. R9 o- k x2 ^0 v$ m DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
1 I- K, O) a' Z( m0 ]+ m. U% T `Low visibility due to Thunderstorms4 h) H6 B ^6 X! Y& i
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards/ x% `% J- |2 |
Range closes to 18,000 yards...: F8 Z4 B) W1 N5 V1 w9 [
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
/ L t% y8 f5 W3 `/ t. \* I) K9 pRange closes to 12,000 yards..." k" Q2 D$ d8 o' l' G( O6 g* f0 f
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
) u' D# q2 Y. f, k- K& q# h3 X" rRange closes to 9,000 yards..., _. L B, w" C5 J* J
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
$ k5 s* X4 C9 z6 v( _Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ F1 s/ N- U1 Y: s3 q& jRange closes to 6,000 yards...% {2 e& Q3 i% t# I: a- L8 U! U8 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards0 p" }. Z+ i2 [
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
: V5 U# [! o- b% aBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
8 U7 O: }- ^: g/ E3 J$ `8 Y# yCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
0 U4 {2 k8 m8 W" V1 k, d! ]CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards3 |3 V) d9 W5 Z, Q' ] x; n
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
; l: e' `+ Y A* n1 t5 FCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards/ p6 E- j6 w0 z/ x5 {
Range closes to 5,000 yards9 u# k+ z5 H4 r3 Y c9 x. R% g* y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards/ W/ W+ h! Q& h+ F9 g- Y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards$ u/ P- M& e4 s7 j5 d8 i# O
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards L$ h) L4 w7 {2 S+ h1 S" {0 r, I$ m
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards. w' Y4 F$ A/ T, D6 N4 H2 a' x% P
Range increases to 6,000 yards
* t4 A' _9 l2 `$ a# e3 aBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards4 y: t: ^( u7 T: Y* X2 \
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
8 f; w4 a& |) b. OCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
2 V: \6 q* F9 Q. D5 \8 g, m4 TCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards3 ]7 i! ]7 Z+ N" |7 F2 y
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards5 u: p4 C4 e4 a/ Z7 n
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
& F- h2 y( H: @BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
3 c1 T q2 P1 K- J1 {BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
N2 O9 A3 g* T2 B1 i; XDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards# J' e) o6 b. i4 y" R
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards1 u9 [, b0 K9 ~3 K+ W7 Y$ k
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
4 M5 t8 k1 `3 }Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage7 k# V) z7 t4 f0 w/ m5 o! |
Range increases to 8,000 yards
1 i; _! I2 u7 I* bBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards& W/ D( l( j2 c4 [4 f/ _
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards/ E. n! F) e' K9 f
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
% O& N6 }9 L/ }6 q& ]DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
. |% q( @8 u" BDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
8 w2 g D6 B, ?/ w' A/ |2 P( M8 QDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
* ]) n/ w0 B4 D, l% cRange increases to 15,000 yards6 V6 n& d. X7 |4 B7 w8 f! ?' d
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
7 J9 v* P4 n8 H1 l# S- t7 Y+ g, V- escorted by DD Tsuga- H. o+ V$ Y' n1 e; i9 R. F" r
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards3 K, U( S& b" Y) r' G
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards1 K, Q; C$ }. ~' W5 ?: W
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
3 r' g1 |9 e( |5 v" G, `BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
C5 @/ z) i) M YBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards+ Y7 U! U$ Y# F# j
Task forces break off...; N5 P# }6 p. ]" |
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, x7 I7 v0 }/ x$ UMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) ? n' c2 a$ i' hWeather in hex: Overcast ; \+ R) c- O; w3 a( o( a- v
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 t5 L& q% N& R) s9 eEstimated time to target is 26 minutes * D8 n3 _7 \* Q4 ~
Japanese aircraft, g1 p+ Y8 I6 n3 F2 N9 W+ c8 `
G3M2 Nell x 27
8 \7 H+ t" K/ P3 r3 B! o: N G4M1 Betty x 31
' D$ n; C( }6 @1 ?Allied aircraft
! h- c+ y6 W7 q# W) M B6 ] no flights 2 S) T2 h8 Z" q+ i9 o/ b0 c, ]1 I. c2 k
Japanese aircraft losses$ W3 L: N7 R7 N4 ]2 Z- |9 R
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
4 Y7 D5 k" `4 ~ G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
8 x/ \' b, g9 ?) G0 ~4 j J9 z G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Z6 O! |3 c. N$ B* W: T3 m
Allied aircraft losses, }3 s6 V- P$ Q) ~4 f! P
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged0 I" Z# c2 y& [3 F1 `( a' N
O-47A: 2 damaged' b0 L( q8 Y/ K+ d1 I( f, X6 U* F
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged+ V o# C. [0 C+ i6 Z* F
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
8 k1 b$ b' b: Y& p) vAllied ground losses:
: `, T) h& A5 _& w; [ 4 casualties reported' g! l1 ?0 Q6 f3 {; ~; x H/ v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 D% |% q/ J8 h0 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# m+ x# e! p1 y. ~* I1 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 [( e+ O9 W: c7 W% L. S, g& B
Airbase hits 18$ ], H) q1 r9 v% {. |; h; ]# f
Runway hits 41
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& M# S0 w: E# YMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ' {. k1 S8 }& a) C6 Z
Weather in hex: Overcast $ W7 Z" p, ?- F0 Y9 o/ ~9 {
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
3 E% X0 D1 \, L0 {Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
& h- J* y* X5 b* K- N3 RJapanese aircraft4 g* X% t+ y6 s, I
G4M1 Betty x 18
0 q; m1 p; j; B& v" F0 EAllied aircraft8 k' L( U+ G' @; d+ a
no flights
7 c. @/ ~( {# A7 I7 X# _Japanese aircraft losses; z& C$ Q8 i% K3 U" b0 _
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
6 j d7 h9 s/ FAllied aircraft losses
+ x& z0 ~' v3 y- Y PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
, o+ _+ _7 W- A, e) [( F) [4 JAirbase hits 7
' k/ s" Y( K a% VAirbase supply hits 2' I* v: f$ ]. l2 O$ M. U( o% ^
Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 H3 O' l2 i0 M) n+ n) H9 hWeather in hex: Overcast
6 I. G- } T# }3 JRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.2 ~/ }! n' k' @) `# ?& C! I3 p& x
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
; _/ ]; l, z' {/ E+ pJapanese aircraft
1 \, F( ]' Z/ |( R2 T G4M1 Betty x 13 6 o0 q* W; B% ^% t/ B# j
Allied aircraft
! }& w( m8 g+ k no flights 6 x7 J6 W/ E/ ^! W' Q7 d8 h, e
Japanese aircraft losses' z5 F& y. T6 [0 d% ?
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
, E$ Q# l5 m3 Y+ L* @# \7 cAllied aircraft losses
# H: }5 P2 D9 i7 C2 Z2 a: V! E3 E6 e PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
+ C: m: \" q* x P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground . r. s0 j8 h7 d$ M* N
Allied ground losses:
+ m" z& ^8 a# n9 A" U! W 5 casualties reported
$ U$ ~, _) q5 N% Z: |0 w" W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) P8 A5 R$ p7 n) @; V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; X# _6 @+ m- [: i1 X: ]$ ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' Z4 `; J6 ^5 y/ M! {$ _Airbase hits 1* E' b( y b; K- V% s
Runway hits 10
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" W# c+ A1 ?: d% I7 D5 BMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
7 H8 N* U; K1 A) DWeather in hex: Overcast
. E% z8 E# c# ~ m: c5 Z1 ^Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( t8 }" i! T/ P! V1 F& bEstimated time to target is 25 minutes ' _6 J5 t; @+ C6 L6 M b
Japanese aircraft
' o0 J5 [/ L# j) e& ~ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
$ b; m) z5 r/ i; T" g+ [ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 9 v! V4 i7 b3 s$ L2 z+ T* T
Allied aircraft
* ?/ v0 k( Q& n no flights
' D9 r) v" g: G* tJapanese aircraft losses
5 ~0 [" e3 [$ Q2 K. t" X Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged2 q9 I( x/ K2 y; t, V v
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
5 e* O& H& b6 |/ c# AAllied aircraft losses* f, Z: b5 W" i8 A
O-47A: 1 damaged
; K* j& d3 i8 w- a& [0 @ B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
% d/ h n) X9 N# V5 o) [% L P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
; O8 Z- Z# K' Q4 y! |0 K Beech 18-S: 1 damaged ' I- r0 T( s. q- N/ n" m9 g
Airbase hits 31 Y2 s" d* `* l9 R
Runway hits 4
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# J3 b& h4 P/ C& DMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
* w; _0 n1 W9 HWeather in hex: Light cloud
- y( |( I: k6 dRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. j4 g( i: M9 [# b8 l% k; M$ y2 pEstimated time to target is 14 minutes 6 q" h( Y; s x, u* S
Japanese aircraft& @9 B: I- D4 |8 d0 l+ |
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 ; h7 b" U, m* ^8 a4 Z8 d& f2 J
Allied aircraft: L' k2 ~ X9 [/ g0 b4 O/ @. E
I-15-III x 11 4 c. I F9 g p2 ]# }. J
Japanese aircraft losses1 \3 U# j5 e# s a2 C; _
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged $ r% c0 C8 ]& v& p% U$ \! o# a2 k
No Allied losses 0 L, m2 @2 z; t/ u$ X, e1 e
Aircraft Attacking:
V0 {& ^1 l6 c6 q# n* | 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
4 H6 M7 h2 B# `8 v. m. A% C2 x9 `; N Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb9 F5 ?4 P. X' s0 w! h0 ]
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " |# G6 k. ^9 O9 c, v; J+ i
Weather in hex: Light cloud
- p8 v2 `$ R& k5 v$ n, W, g# gRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 A; q7 Y, o; D* vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ( m% C1 F0 c! l
Japanese aircraft R% A' A0 Z: C, f- n6 v* D* o7 n2 v
G4M1 Betty x 37 , d+ \ T6 o& O4 D5 J/ h
No Japanese losses
" k' m+ O( W" |; R/ MAirbase hits 8
, y: F9 L) m" m# m- ?* a4 QAirbase supply hits 6
' s0 ^ C6 v7 z' g, qRunway hits 344 I8 l( t0 ^2 C2 W1 y l
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7 H* w3 k: f& vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 4 \0 P" Q; @: m* \, j
Weather in hex: Partial cloud " G$ I1 A* [( C4 D( B
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* p- m7 [% S4 Y
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes ]" ^9 y% C& g6 \
Japanese aircraft5 T' A. C' `( @! L9 z# j1 O- ^) c
A6M2 Zero x 44
/ v) b) ^; i: I0 C B5N2 Kate x 84
4 J" m' _5 h* Y/ m6 M D3A1 Val x 71 - }8 \( T- ? P2 z5 l
Japanese aircraft losses6 @( {# A, T/ i* O# a
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
$ n; `) O. N# R- L/ _+ d8 ] D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 3 S5 v0 J( ~) Z
Allied Ships, Q3 f4 l3 ]' d% d- Q0 i; X
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
% N' B j' M4 E# u3 x U CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 w; _; f2 y7 `/ T DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk- P! z5 h* H! ^2 w7 \
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage( K4 c* N5 B( a9 Z* Y: ^
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
2 Z% g5 S# r, bJapanese Shock attack ' R# [& l. m2 ]$ e0 H l
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 ) {# u! X- H. _& D
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
" M$ E6 y1 O: D) o0 n% JJapanese adjusted assault: 23
- b5 |* g9 b6 L( K. b5 B3 L( @+ ~Allied adjusted defense: 5 1 o1 U# ~+ F) C0 }
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 m& p0 g$ N( P+ b y8 X
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
; P8 Z1 x Z8 d' ]% X- \Combat modifiers/ F6 D% d; p q" h/ z C! ~
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)4 W) D, s1 `6 Z& N- c* h
experience(-)
& G) A. u7 `0 Q, L8 K" a/ t [Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
6 z# e4 w- S! I( }7 L1 G ^Japanese ground losses:
+ L& S5 l$ K$ E# D" [+ p 18 casualties reported
2 ^2 r; n7 T' Q! {+ B6 _5 t! f Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 K! o8 x4 r) Y2 S2 T0 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 u4 U! E2 n0 r2 q2 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 u3 V! H( N L0 m$ \3 AAllied ground losses:
9 E0 n: c- Y3 F' D G/ t 105 casualties reported/ o4 Q5 r: f% h" C4 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' g- D, T! }: y
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ R& S6 t9 u; B) @5 o9 ^; q+ i Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 u* b; o. K% D, I9 Y; g Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. c9 j& n$ O% K, r" x/ } Units retreated 1 : @$ `8 B) E/ W& v+ T: j; G
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
4 C' i% d& s, c6 i TAssaulting units:7 b2 E8 i0 ^" g
16th Naval Guard Unit - _" a' b3 Q. X; {- M- R! }, O
Defending units:- w+ N( [" ^: o/ f
107th RN Base Force 3 x, o# z' h, \- t6 `: q
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) }) r, B' z6 }2 s% G. F, s4 k" JGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
( N' d2 ~7 S2 x L5 IAllied Bombardment attack . i1 A- I1 N$ Y# @* n: r! ]& w% k- E0 t
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 & t/ z* S- I3 o% q0 @
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
, S3 b- w5 R3 Z) P! [# h' C* kJapanese ground losses:
* c2 _; y1 H7 H+ ~/ z+ z6 I 4 casualties reported
5 j( p4 l) K9 i( S" b/ D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) ~3 O# j4 J9 R/ R1 j! K* s# F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 @/ Z( o0 A( Y: i6 h/ [1 ~3 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled - S( S0 u2 ?' z% h% `
Assaulting units:
6 y7 W: d% O8 N B Coy/NG Rifles
) |1 \) F: E9 Y) D! d) C4 F Lark Battalion
2 l, H* i# [# J. o. Z* ] Rabaul Det. Base Force 8 J$ P* Q3 o$ e9 m/ {; I' L
Defending units:) ?3 q1 U1 E* T6 t) A
144th Infantry Regiment
+ m7 D, D( ?8 b4 e% F Maizuru 1st SNLF
1 \. @8 Y) Z4 Q; K T" D) s- P 2nd JNAF Coy
2 Y ~& _" A9 x4 v 5th JNAF Coy |