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。2 Z5 F( J* \5 Y, ]0 ` b3 o
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 45! B ^; Y; L2 M: @5 D1 f' `" M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards
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E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk6 k$ r& Y0 N2 s' t' @
E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk5 m# y0 X S2 f- D6 s
xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 X8 C0 i8 K o/ Q, J6 S2 K xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
) a) q# ^# O/ Q( I3 x; X1 T/ N7 }# \ xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 d. ^/ `8 j" V; _2 T% C: p* ~4 x
xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships4 V. B0 g/ h/ a9 O( k8 p4 [# Q
DD Halford
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DD Hazelwood5 p) I C; N) q- M; M5 }
DD Healy9 `; b* r2 h2 H( R5 x. R
DD John Henley
3 L6 M) m; p0 `8 c4 d7 y DD Hickox0 }! U; Q7 j+ S$ ~9 O
DD Twining$ g1 J! X5 C) w ~1 b
DD Uhlmann' q2 ]- |# ?9 ?9 e* }! j
DD Wadleigh
, F) ?8 M6 X5 s DD Wadsworth
# `- F% m7 w; S1 W. `+ Q DD Walker! S7 v" S& \) M+ U, T
DD Waller5 ?4 r J; ^+ J' M+ N0 F
DD Watts
: @8 I) K1 l) c7 n DD Cushing II
8 l1 ?0 F: a) a/ _4 @: ]' | DD Benham II
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/ N1 e3 t4 @2 z- I1 J" S1 @Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards
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/ U8 P( [8 x/ o5 b$ d+ ]Japanese Ships
: L/ P- c& e! T8 H: f% C9 V TK Kenwa Maru& r3 D" M5 h, z- c+ F; C0 f1 j
TK Okigawa Maru
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7 ]8 \% l: A- v+ h TK Kotai Maru
$ b/ H3 }9 X0 t k7 h7 `! K TK Arita Maru8 ~* w, ]1 M/ `3 [- U9 F. b* ]
TK Amato Maru) Q5 o6 Z1 U' d7 x5 S5 W* K$ r2 e
TK Ryoei Maru* `. a8 q5 D% Z: D
TK Eiho Maru4 W* D! M# O0 V/ H' p) |
SC Ch 43. F0 J |% ?" E$ g' z
SC Ch 58
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Allied Ships
+ v+ M* c* P: L" A DD Halford5 _7 r4 ^, q* e6 A# k" U
DD Halligan" \% G( ^ b( x0 R( g+ t
DD Hazelwood
& v+ ^! W |) B: d DD Healy
) y- W* ]9 ]0 V/ t+ o* p7 T DD John Henley% t7 s0 q+ s! x+ f/ C6 V5 y
DD Hickox
* {) B8 `" ~ a; \9 L$ z" N DD Twining
& P, j; y! ?# V& i) W DD Uhlmann
8 r N. p9 F$ H# V DD Wadleigh) E* b7 C8 |* \( \) I
DD Wadsworth
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DD Waller
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DD Cushing II) f$ Z, q8 j+ |: V W3 f- o
DD Benham II
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Range increases to 30,000 yards...$ i/ I# O* Q z8 ]
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
M: m' @5 {( ?Japanese Tanker TF evades combat
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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。5 h. G, c8 j0 H3 R% |
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0 j& I1 @ c" ~7 @0 u9 _9 b+ MGround combat at Darwin (76,124)
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Allied Shock attack
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/ M% S& B! n% h$ Z- @- BAttacking force 37207 troops, 699 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 2328$ S% R. a/ H: W$ U, z. ?1 U* I+ g, c0 ]
5 T& e9 Q g9 m' g! B" i9 pDefending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
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, q2 {) }7 n3 g; }/ a/ Z- d+ rAllied adjusted assault: 1957
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! \. m5 A" e% c3 FJapanese adjusted defense: 1
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: {" H6 B) r1 t6 u8 {Allied assault odds: 1957 to 1
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Defender:
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Japanese ground losses:1 V" h; e% ]" q2 Q! w9 ]9 k9 Y
49 casualties reported6 V- O0 Y' u+ Y- p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; O( s% L: [7 x) h( X2 G
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Units destroyed 1/ P. v/ G; E/ Y
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Assaulting units:7 k7 ]8 K2 u5 d8 l, H* a8 |
18th British Division1 ~( f. p; C" ?% l
31st Armoured Division
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254th Armoured Brigade
0 G2 r8 M( u; T* r6 m6 `) a3 p 32nd Army Tank Brigade
: B- c# V+ B( F2 B# K) c% w 3rd Carabiniers Regiment
2 B8 |% U, L! p; V Gardner's Horse Regiment
. |+ g- _" ^0 z6 n' G6 ? 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
! i' h# w& r: l, z, i: c 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
9 c4 N- J; Z& a9 h* }8 J+ q 671th Tank Destroyer Battalion) m& h3 y" k; y* X3 u4 j- G2 H# Y4 b
632nd Battalion
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$ e3 E7 D1 {1 ^6 o1 t$ P1 i: @0 h 49th Aviation Base Force. ?4 d5 y, r; A1 u" V' ]: ]
Provisional GMC Grp 2 ?( `! r" g- N# A- C6 i% a2 U
1 ML-KNIL Aviation 8 E b M7 X% e9 H
4th USN Naval Construction Regiment% S% P) Q- C4 r3 g2 u$ r9 P' U
Sixth US Army
( ]9 N$ n" A8 ^0 j5 b 2nd Medium Regiment' A( R! j1 x" A' z9 B2 F: q" C
XIII US Fighter Cmd
/ C2 R7 p* M% A. U. _0 G; i# H l 57th Australian Lt AA Regiment
2 W$ K& n5 ?, u4 d+ s 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment% V$ k0 d0 X9 \, }
428th Coast AA Battalion
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51st Air Flotilla /8
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Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Milne Bay by attrition!!! |