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。
+ H% `* Q* [7 R4 uAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 459 Y d: N$ K2 x2 A5 k+ f" k/ }" M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships ^" ~; I& H( I* X& |, F
E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
8 u, ]. W* f2 B3 {1 c# {) \. G E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk" M9 Y! S0 K+ ?$ D
xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ A1 ]' b: _9 {: z# n1 T* c
xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ x/ W8 g1 N, a* W xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ t" h: D* }1 ?3 z9 D0 \$ A xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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+ o# d# d. W7 u$ @ E& T" ]" uAllied Ships( [" R: e0 f% P% ~& Z6 U! g
DD Halford1 A2 a1 O/ b! w( s8 \: h
DD Halligan
0 y' ?% U a. W DD Hazelwood. [6 N: H2 ^) a% Y9 ~( Q& V3 d: {' V
DD Healy& W, J+ m2 n2 E# d# `1 ~- a5 d
DD John Henley
2 i5 u, ?4 p/ h; d4 G9 W5 T DD Hickox
- \% i/ b3 L' q6 } DD Twining. D* I! A: r5 m0 L* c/ X8 e' k
DD Uhlmann
$ m) c3 m1 @& H1 E' `+ @" X$ d. B DD Wadleigh
, ]! L- L8 `* }. \5 a) e+ Q4 b DD Wadsworth
- A9 w o1 e& Q6 v: ]! m3 A6 z; d DD Walker
- N! w& e% A/ D& w' `! o# X7 E; u$ k/ h; K DD Waller
0 M. b) h$ ~8 N$ d" | DD Watts
/ [. G3 o4 g/ f) U: M DD Cushing II
3 z. e' T: {* c# E0 X% \: K DD Benham II& M; n1 e( ^$ b/ C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards9 k3 ~$ i- I' R# b3 g7 D' J. p( A
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Japanese Ships( c0 p7 h5 N/ d# g$ {( Y/ q5 D. N
TK Kenwa Maru
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TK Anjo Maru
. T2 c! g! R* b: O( R8 | TK Kotai Maru# z/ P5 R' r9 b
TK Arita Maru. F$ Z) m5 v ^2 e3 S
TK Amato Maru
7 K1 \4 b. F+ e l& o" ^7 j5 G TK Ryoei Maru+ l4 Q! E4 T. u5 i! h+ u( \% ^7 q# Z
TK Eiho Maru# h9 t5 v8 i4 |& n( M; T+ G# r
SC Ch 43
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TK Shiyo Maru
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Allied Ships0 o% \+ s/ f3 O' H4 Z- T; ~
DD Halford8 C$ B! I- C/ i5 H, C
DD Halligan
! N0 B7 }7 {* M' E6 l DD Hazelwood5 |* Z& l% t$ t4 Y. d# n3 A
DD Healy
" L) I! B3 ^2 F6 D DD John Henley' p: h2 m6 q& _0 p! R" [
DD Hickox
$ @ O" t' M t$ a% v, J1 P DD Twining% h5 N& S2 V I" {* ?( e# k" v
DD Uhlmann5 v% s9 m; E( I [( ]5 A6 y9 C9 G- d
DD Wadleigh
! v @, M6 h: q4 I' i; F; ~! V4 ~. Y DD Wadsworth
9 s+ G9 L9 l! y0 v. `3 ^ DD Walker: W/ ~2 `. A# h/ Z' ^1 d) Z7 p
DD Waller2 M, W& \1 }, ~) b- }
DD Watts* S# C% c; k# u
DD Cushing II
( b8 b$ \1 Q' _4 B7 y- Q5 { DD Benham II$ ?8 {9 a% m( \9 ?* x o' h8 q* T
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Range increases to 30,000 yards...1 p" E+ t; D2 n) I+ t" L
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
5 R* P; |, l2 a9 l; [Japanese Tanker TF evades combat6 h" L; R \0 a9 e P& u# h# o
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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。, |/ U/ ^7 d2 i' _
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% _4 U3 ?1 z" J( T- m0 \# vGround combat at Darwin (76,124)
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Allied Shock attack5 i) }* m5 J7 J% E% Z W
5 e2 P2 g5 N6 ~2 T( vAttacking force 37207 troops, 699 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 2328
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: }1 G7 V! U& YDefending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 _2 P$ C1 c. o1 C" H
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Allied adjusted assault: 1957
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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% |0 [2 b# c l; dAllied assault odds: 1957 to 1 " W+ M, q' x6 w0 Z
3 B% K4 _- S" f! X1 K( bCombat modifiers
8 K0 ]) N5 Z" q _Defender: 8 l+ ^* M( `( g6 i
Attacker: shock(+)1 }) k5 P) S+ _( K. j+ r
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Japanese ground losses:3 N2 e) T: n# D8 K* e
49 casualties reported' F5 B9 k& h7 W$ w i( ?0 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) R$ D4 p e! }. Q* B
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled& e* M) A3 p: n+ |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. l6 v; t9 F7 U3 d! }4 w
Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
! K8 r9 K3 u9 @' i' t0 m% J5 f 18th British Division
" M7 U$ K: p- t* N2 _! | 31st Armoured Division
* P. V, _3 \ j! G( b0 E! h 4th Armoured Brigade
4 f9 p0 Z6 v( m j+ F 254th Armoured Brigade/ Q* e3 z* j$ N7 z& W& D
32nd Army Tank Brigade; r% i: I8 e3 R6 k3 T2 s
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
3 d3 y$ e9 O7 F d Gardner's Horse Regiment* q. M# u* j" ?6 v. w
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
( _7 _& B! ^2 i% t4 \" V* n 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3 d7 ~9 ^) k- H) O1 v 671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
* r/ N) h0 |1 F* m7 K5 v 632nd Battalion
/ ^8 R8 a6 o3 J' v ~- o$ e1 B$ g 51st Highland Division) s1 ^* |( v5 U9 w3 a6 F
49th Aviation Base Force
; B8 X: I/ O% `5 _( W3 G Provisional GMC Grp ! R# J; }; C! A- q
1 ML-KNIL Aviation * c. u, a. X0 g
4th USN Naval Construction Regiment9 ^7 b# ^. Z2 ^& A
Sixth US Army# T( @+ @3 A% l8 w7 q+ u y
2nd Medium Regiment! s& d+ C: B7 j8 R8 m
XIII US Fighter Cmd $ b7 W& A- z q$ z9 a1 e. [
57th Australian Lt AA Regiment1 o L5 e' D% v n4 G
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment0 l: ~6 P5 P Q2 V3 C4 z! S
428th Coast AA Battalion
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Defending units:
3 H4 ^+ z/ D4 s. W3 ]+ M/ h1 u 51st Air Flotilla /8
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Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Milne Bay by attrition!!! |