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, m/ J! @, lAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 45& l0 @' H4 e) C9 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
% t8 y2 R5 O& a1 M. B, n8 p, c E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
( a0 S. F# O6 F' v E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
- Z+ k w5 f! E3 Y9 L/ E xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 I3 y: n) v2 N; x( z- { xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 u0 s1 Y5 x$ y! W, m7 \- [+ m* ` xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( k" O/ t! L- r; h: o3 o/ |
xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships6 w2 o5 W* Q3 `( d, }8 d: M! d0 R
DD Halford
: P: L9 r( p0 {) R. d) \, b: | DD Halligan( s; p( Q) e x* b, O6 n
DD Hazelwood
* Y6 c7 k8 g2 k! H DD Healy
% f( B+ ^/ f3 t, D DD John Henley; C0 R* q4 g6 J# j4 m! `; f
DD Hickox
' s; S+ J% o4 }* Q1 `* n DD Twining
, R! C+ n. m. K& _9 R9 F$ z* D DD Uhlmann
$ y1 U8 e# S6 ^& D. B DD Wadleigh
7 u) N# l9 y8 U7 v4 s DD Wadsworth# v& [0 I$ K9 @& Q; g' M
DD Walker
3 _8 y8 q' L) }" m8 j DD Waller
4 r2 a. c8 @: o' j2 b4 d DD Watts4 T. M% ?* u7 }6 o
DD Cushing II
% I+ Y9 W$ K0 ?# x% m" C8 u z" V t DD Benham II
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards6 M. M+ u0 S* c
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Japanese Ships
# w8 {( s+ K! J! C( y* q TK Kenwa Maru
' v6 W! X: x+ p' i( A' R TK Okigawa Maru3 _6 ?" |! S% s. I9 @( `
TK Anjo Maru
0 D/ j7 W5 x3 I% n, |. _" J9 b8 } TK Kotai Maru, m0 F3 C4 q% |* Z
TK Arita Maru ^( B2 R+ s) \) |
TK Amato Maru1 k. J+ }% z m
TK Ryoei Maru
! N4 J9 [8 x \* M: n+ m+ m TK Eiho Maru" V- Y) p) Y! f% l
SC Ch 438 |0 c' Z$ h" K) F* f/ m
SC Ch 58
m7 R& l- _ H0 h+ V4 f TK Shiyo Maru8 Q1 r" m: Z: m
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Allied Ships% n( |/ F( O) ?
DD Halford: O q) O4 ?7 U4 ^1 [, y2 C v
DD Halligan
, d9 s. g- W6 B7 s DD Hazelwood
0 t" _% H, m S, g5 Q; M1 Q DD Healy7 F: ?$ B: ?9 g5 B! i
DD John Henley# x! j1 b+ H3 R
DD Hickox3 L% H" J- L1 @/ _: ?% L
DD Twining& R: E/ f: `2 H1 q7 @5 ^5 s6 F
DD Uhlmann
4 \8 k0 W! P& y& t; F* J" W DD Wadleigh
" n9 B7 N0 E" s) n$ D DD Wadsworth( P% V0 |( ^( z/ ]( }
DD Walker* V( A# _: e8 ?+ R. G
DD Waller
: z- `; I: Z" Q5 y8 u DD Watts) }( h5 @! v1 @; e6 V
DD Cushing II) h0 u, Y: f4 b1 d4 F% A) Y
DD Benham II; @, O3 l$ ]% X8 H# o' ?
. F: W+ J& _7 c: s8 ?$ C2 U7 V$ pRange increases to 30,000 yards...; ]( J* t z0 K8 L- \1 z
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape( s; A# h7 Y" L2 e5 u& D
Japanese Tanker TF evades combat4 r6 Y: F8 p' P3 G# d2 B
! ?5 x7 N5 s( F9 |) d5 Y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。2 i3 N6 D7 P5 f8 {" T3 s
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8 I) D/ ]4 ^) q% t" CGround combat at Darwin (76,124)/ _% m5 k; c a% E/ }5 | o
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 37207 troops, 699 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 2328( N' J% _3 O$ W5 ]4 [: l2 `! j0 y
6 X' n% k$ M2 H$ ]4 qDefending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
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* X' v$ q: m2 Y5 r# Q+ ^Allied adjusted assault: 1957 % S$ M) z) Q+ H9 e" j1 d5 L
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1 5 {: z! V/ p3 B o* I
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Allied assault odds: 1957 to 1 & \. u# ~# j# [8 ~* G3 ^3 O" E
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Combat modifiers
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4 s$ q2 {: U/ x% P# T" yAttacker: shock(+). p0 A0 ]! c9 N4 m' }% C; ]6 g; l( c
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Japanese ground losses:
1 C$ g* ^! X0 v2 G 49 casualties reported
9 }6 h j+ g! B, o! K5 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* d, W# t5 N4 @: s( }$ l9 M: I Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled$ K5 d+ Y, } Y& s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# I! \' Q0 T6 o* N4 G- b Units destroyed 1
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6 k5 ?. f* C2 @0 L/ tAssaulting units:$ a, ^6 g- ~: m+ T+ }+ \7 J6 `
18th British Division! y+ {% a8 N1 V# r
31st Armoured Division" i9 N. P0 A; |9 V
4th Armoured Brigade4 P* C* M; {, z- q! O1 y& e" v* Z
254th Armoured Brigade& W9 y0 o; k- W/ o `( ?
32nd Army Tank Brigade
8 }( e+ i( `5 }2 v, }. v/ j 3rd Carabiniers Regiment
* b$ Y3 w; j! c9 n3 @4 {9 x Gardner's Horse Regiment
. ^3 L6 y0 I4 M% t' c 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
4 o/ C# o7 ~6 I/ ~ 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
% A v3 {* P: n( X! { 671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
0 v* z* i. ]( m$ j# @0 _; i 632nd Battalion
: W5 b8 x4 e8 R, [9 L/ r- D- Y3 Z 51st Highland Division! N' J9 B. C1 h& E- p" L
49th Aviation Base Force/ r" l! _# @. ?# g+ T: w
Provisional GMC Grp 7 ~+ U P4 G0 y! m7 H0 i
1 ML-KNIL Aviation ) [7 \3 t* }1 c8 g: H6 A8 G
4th USN Naval Construction Regiment3 \$ N P3 o# b) Q3 J/ K- r
Sixth US Army
# u- U* N- B# h+ b 2nd Medium Regiment s' x: O: G* ^& T! N
XIII US Fighter Cmd 1 H7 j5 `5 K$ M: j& Y
57th Australian Lt AA Regiment
( Y) C0 Z6 l% V O- j' n6 f& t 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment4 n6 f& _( T& O7 y, N8 S
428th Coast AA Battalion
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% Z$ g* Z4 d0 x2 i0 i* RDefending units:* K) U1 u/ h, w, O
51st Air Flotilla /8+ z+ e* |, _' {; L) b: J N+ A
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' x/ a6 Z( ^- eJapanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Milne Bay by attrition!!! |