AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41 e* W: z* S* A+ k2 K
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。$ q/ Q9 V( O0 w) x; 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。
/ x" b9 V% }6 G6 p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 R5 E. X9 J6 o
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,1 V/ U- X6 h% z5 ]; w' i: r, e
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,
* v) a9 J' {, G' g3 xkb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。
6 ]9 ~& k) n4 e/ v* z7 x# F( ^ h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。
3 O2 z0 M% S) X9 N4 }9 J6 }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。" n% D* I0 e# K& [
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8 Q5 E% N p5 f0 p7 g) APre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
9 J$ F. k8 y1 ^$ @Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force : C! K. q3 U& _5 ^5 Z+ b0 t
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
D* }5 z+ q5 N) y5 y. ]4 @Japanese Ships
* S( ]! s+ i# ` BB Yamashiro
3 c3 n8 t: B! W5 F CL Kashima+ ?9 o$ b5 g- ^) \3 L
DD Tsuga! e0 z @! u3 T7 R3 m' @, Z3 M
DD Kuri
& k( ^; \% U7 `- T, ` PB Shuko Maru #5+ o; I7 O) e' H) L- q$ W
PB Sonan Maru #6
1 b, M* Z8 B% j8 P4 O: d" o5 c7 m8 h* i2 V; Z PB Sonan Maru #5
4 J5 h3 [8 e" Y" M. n PB Shotoku Maru, c$ D X# S* N' @$ D
PB Shoei Maru
/ P+ Z% }. W) _$ F6 u# M PB Kyo Maru #10& p1 N5 ^4 O* R/ F \5 P! j; n
PB Kyo Maru #83 q+ o q2 ]) q9 ?" g
xAK Kuraido Maru3 H4 t1 F. a) P: ?; @: h
CM Tsugaru
6 Z8 {( X$ _- G1 J DD Yanagi
* u, ^+ O. ~/ {) M- PJapanese ground losses:
# D7 i ~+ z7 r, I& @$ Q, T 18 casualties reported* K. K; ~ J! ~7 J8 a4 R$ B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 g0 H/ n' @& l( p( k, X; j7 P- `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* N& B. I# S1 O9 C6 |- r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ f1 [; a, V0 \6 i5 ZAllied ground losses:
2 {" u) c. ?( F/ ]1 U& t 62 casualties reported* W& j8 s% `. O, ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! M. E- l2 o. ^ ~# D& m; A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled! N Y- ^" y$ i; e2 h& k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 9 `7 ]% e5 R$ g$ m. U, h
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
2 |8 N, d/ r% M) Q% TJapanese Ships8 N4 _- S3 v3 l/ K
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire1 T, R l; z) V3 a
CL Kashima$ Z+ j. `( ]- ?) z
CM Tsugaru% }% r$ p& I/ N4 v3 w2 ?! U7 ~
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- b0 |- M1 i7 b2 f7 h, N DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 H6 t% j% g9 w8 B
DD Yanagi" F/ E# S( j9 X- y1 g; C
PB Kyo Maru #8" a* i/ G+ H8 o3 ]
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire6 t. h: N/ O8 ^
PB Shoei Maru
/ [4 J1 V% `+ j9 }- V' p2 E PB Shotoku Maru9 q# B! f2 z* Q, ^8 w
PB Sonan Maru #5( r8 G, [2 n8 r
PB Sonan Maru #6) w! O9 C9 W. u% e+ ]+ r: K
PB Shuko Maru #51 H" S* G% K" n7 {" O
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire6 h4 R/ ^6 n' W$ F* f5 \/ ?3 D
xAK Matsue Maru. V/ p% v# P# @
xAK Venice Maru" V+ _& n8 E: m2 _! z- L' x
xAK Kogyoku Maru" x+ `% H& Z7 k; ]$ A; m. x
xAK Nishimi Maru
! I% H5 z7 k6 U, U3 u xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire7 ^5 m5 W' ^( \- e
xAK Cheribon Maru
/ F: Q1 e" l) q2 K xAK Daifuku Maru; S3 E% A1 P# r _
xAK Kuraido Maru 4 j H" b% R4 z# G
Allied Ships
& A r6 y% ]7 L0 ] CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
+ P2 P6 f' i4 @6 i3 M CL Achilles
% z! S" b" H3 ^5 m* L& h4 @ CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
6 _$ c! {; M0 D1 z( V CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
m$ z- O# m3 i" N DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
6 z& m4 C& r: `. {, C" CLow visibility due to Thunderstorms* ]" C' g# z4 B8 X- e- V
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards9 l% F4 q* V+ h! s& k& h# a
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
) n% t: `4 M* j7 VRange closes to 15,000 yards...
% x6 l* A$ ], R u9 hRange closes to 12,000 yards...5 C- o* U, R9 E# R# |
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
( P1 x" [) N. D7 nRange closes to 9,000 yards...' j# k+ m/ ?: g3 I/ S4 ?
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
5 A( \" G! Y# g3 c, ERange closes to 7,000 yards...: C5 \ }- H; R3 g+ L- F
Range closes to 6,000 yards...4 }8 D# V% B, b$ y& S$ r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards2 V- }2 S/ `$ e) s
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ) K h4 g2 b0 c, {
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
$ Z; c: A9 H4 E/ e0 J5 E, JCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards2 Z8 d5 E. N5 `( [$ o
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards/ b* H$ j8 a: j2 _1 [
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
2 r; d. e0 u3 p1 Y# NCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards3 e i( X, w( O6 ?1 C* c
Range closes to 5,000 yards
, B n/ _) e) \; [BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards2 C T# h1 ~/ \5 V4 i4 _1 e
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
" m' {+ }" y, o2 A+ \BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards3 K, W# f4 w" P
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
6 V& S+ ]5 }" u( VRange increases to 6,000 yards
( x+ W y7 ~" E. }8 v* e5 MBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards7 W! h" ~0 m/ \5 }4 Y) s
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards3 q1 T% Z( r, d6 M
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
9 z! s# e1 m- M* jCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards6 C7 K+ R& o3 ]$ g
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
/ h k4 N% u9 F g3 s+ m; hCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
' q& l" C }9 CBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
, t6 q- j8 U1 KBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards0 U5 S8 E, }5 R. R$ s
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards9 Z! u% X: j/ i( V
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards2 X( [' U6 q$ i5 a( |
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
& m6 Q; D0 U8 @7 v1 tWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage$ h0 k9 T9 R0 e+ {7 Z
Range increases to 8,000 yards
2 n% I3 g. S* d( n- UBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards0 c' B: y% }) l
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards" P* Z6 H' i0 X; @, t3 a; L; c
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
3 m8 ~; M3 f# F' X0 cDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards' ^9 b( I D( \# P! S
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards8 I+ K4 b5 |& [2 ^
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards/ y9 c. c! q7 g/ }7 F6 @0 l
Range increases to 15,000 yards
: i1 o' `" [0 wCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
# t' ~) @# t7 F: @! |- escorted by DD Tsuga
* S) Y6 w) T8 x6 j! |% m2 U+ n7 pBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
/ d1 q7 ^$ [2 O6 @$ f1 O' O: FBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards/ p* }' n7 l. {3 u7 S
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards2 I) s# R5 d6 X9 H. m) }; v5 i
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
# }- x r2 ?9 W1 rBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards2 J' I M0 X5 A; p5 I1 }- v
Task forces break off...6 d; M9 K8 R+ \ m4 Z4 l, s) H+ ?
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k! O4 E. ?: XMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
3 q. J2 a8 ?9 eWeather in hex: Overcast , P0 a) Y# H6 {; b+ ?$ z- ~
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." t1 z/ S( k! B, J
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
0 D" O J7 @0 g! V* ?) B8 sJapanese aircraft
: f/ N8 C- F9 G/ ~# o4 G f G3M2 Nell x 27
3 ^5 H( P0 ]3 {; {3 @ G4M1 Betty x 31
8 w5 f# i% H8 `" |3 K. M. l3 [Allied aircraft0 p; b2 ]7 B8 y
no flights
( W4 w6 e& Z5 P" P/ o) V; l$ MJapanese aircraft losses# Y+ a- [$ K: L/ R6 ]8 f
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
! h, G' K- X! p, ?. C G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged/ p5 B+ v: |5 L% _
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak " K |, L" {% x( l5 f% ]0 f
Allied aircraft losses
9 _+ B( ^0 q, Q- x4 F" w B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged5 N, V: x0 C" N' |
O-47A: 2 damaged
4 {- H, \- h6 Q6 Y7 l6 V0 e P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
5 d; P5 h% [3 a1 p9 i1 W8 x. L PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
$ Y) ] U G! a" \3 tAllied ground losses: S" D' l8 d: o! k+ {
4 casualties reported
) j" m" M& X# ?' E: C9 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. ]6 `& Q: k7 W2 L6 I# u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& j2 ~* B: r% e7 s( Q; [+ @8 `# O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ t6 O/ Q: ~* u$ N- Q. sAirbase hits 18
) R1 m+ o9 D) LRunway hits 415 a9 o2 s( R# ]; A4 w* a
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- x- a. h0 X+ r7 `: {6 ^Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & N1 Z2 D+ \* b5 N* C9 P- j$ \
Weather in hex: Overcast
4 ~0 y9 @1 G- z1 _# {5 x5 BRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 C0 @. u6 Y/ w$ v$ e* J% z$ WEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
- R3 B( D* J" w* G5 Q& p4 P) tJapanese aircraft
7 o8 Q( s0 z( t. f$ ?; E+ [ G4M1 Betty x 18
+ o- g* X# R' `% {Allied aircraft
9 {! N+ ?) x/ F1 O0 k$ E, S no flights
* i( [2 N. q4 K" _% pJapanese aircraft losses9 i; I6 ]8 r+ S0 t/ B' B$ |$ C
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged $ L& h; g# ^& V! h2 b( q; ~ @" `
Allied aircraft losses( @3 |; R2 H) G( A
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
' ~* E* l: c' m: t0 D1 T) Z' m- W+ YAirbase hits 7
5 X# k. H+ _- [ u: B) PAirbase supply hits 2
- F& W7 ] m, o3 A* rRunway hits 93 E. m3 v6 H3 D% K
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) f! @' z5 X5 ?) v4 u- a* M3 `Weather in hex: Overcast 6 {, e: o% ]2 p/ }7 ^) Z, i9 h4 S
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 k3 R1 f) z l+ ~5 f$ v
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
# V6 n ~: ]' a% `/ SJapanese aircraft
8 M! L1 e# k' t4 n, ?0 ]! h5 s G4M1 Betty x 13 3 b S5 [) S2 z5 J
Allied aircraft
7 T1 k$ ~7 s8 q. y" ~5 w8 }0 [ no flights 7 ^4 q% W0 j6 t: p( K+ {
Japanese aircraft losses
1 w* G+ x* y! _0 q8 K. g G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
4 t+ I- X/ f. \Allied aircraft losses
/ r9 ]. C; `" G# X7 A) h; P PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
: N; W. T; z0 p$ z) B3 C; m8 t P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground . @7 l3 b- T; |- t
Allied ground losses:
+ d* h$ E, S7 F" \. i& g, Z 5 casualties reported
3 w# } o, A1 N8 b Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( i `. l2 `9 y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 F6 M: r* o, ]& Y2 m% |# A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
d# P, k* ~4 g+ x X0 DAirbase hits 1
0 D! S! V5 Y% W! \0 | f3 {Runway hits 10" v8 F. |1 r; y! y! U, Q
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5 L) k. r; w2 y( c$ q5 qMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 2 F. C7 M( k% U; s. X u: U
Weather in hex: Overcast , f: P6 n) x! Y+ m( [
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." {7 S* s9 _4 z0 n* Y& M
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
8 b; M; j0 G$ G9 |Japanese aircraft% n+ r" R. F) Y+ N5 J) D9 s- Y5 k
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
* I* S- H0 w' @7 w% d, I3 d y Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 $ `- _& |1 H6 G( ~ I" a9 `' V
Allied aircraft0 |/ \$ ~+ C! s6 h- w, w4 V% @
no flights
, B: D W9 B. r1 q6 n; AJapanese aircraft losses) ]& L% g% {% E/ ~1 `; f* h% F
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
) N8 y' ]# `# i; S. C2 ]! | Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
# n6 q3 N9 i8 ]Allied aircraft losses1 e/ }$ @* R$ {
O-47A: 1 damaged$ ~: S9 j. f0 i* Q6 y% @$ M: |
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
1 \8 r) v! u3 p4 e7 Y* b P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
# ?: s7 d0 C4 n$ G5 T Beech 18-S: 1 damaged ; c' q5 c1 {' X" v
Airbase hits 3
- }" Z7 F1 I, c) uRunway hits 4+ l/ m8 Z1 N! x4 t/ l
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian " Z1 t9 ]. A" w* T0 ^0 j* n; m3 ~0 X1 S
Weather in hex: Light cloud
! J1 f `6 E/ P/ S! Q) B5 ^, xRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 u9 k: Q: E8 Q% QEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
4 B1 b! F* c1 G& |; OJapanese aircraft
y/ ~ w4 q/ O& `: d& r2 S Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
; Q: j: b" e: r1 i: ]) |! Y; v: w" JAllied aircraft
) K, K7 D% T9 V1 u5 t! X, g I-15-III x 11 & s2 ^! h" d1 a% |$ Z$ |# F
Japanese aircraft losses
! S- T' @) w1 J. U' t; L, O Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
& K0 ^- j6 \& E& m7 UNo Allied losses
% n* u, m" N" ]- F8 kAircraft Attacking:
6 B! W4 r/ x1 \ 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * $ [( w7 L Y0 D6 E$ P5 A( Q# W @
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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7 d% U, d) q Z' M4 x4 T! r- v* aMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
5 |# z4 B) u) M/ OWeather in hex: Light cloud
- d; c0 [ t* |7 `Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- J* e( ?/ |, ^4 ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ g* ]" O6 p4 ?Japanese aircraft
/ ~* S: V# J1 t+ o1 I) F8 n G4M1 Betty x 37
6 ]$ o9 a9 p8 y9 pNo Japanese losses ' F) o2 H% l7 R# L2 V, Q& z y
Airbase hits 8# ]" {# b7 {8 f3 Q" L5 s( {
Airbase supply hits 6: W5 A( y A7 G7 X
Runway hits 345 m+ a. h `' M( \& U* k2 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
& \7 k5 b G3 d0 [+ UWeather in hex: Partial cloud : u$ F2 c+ z3 l! d/ R
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 I) M8 B/ d7 L) u% ^! t( ^% [' e
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
1 _- ?% f( G/ k" EJapanese aircraft% e, `3 H, z, _
A6M2 Zero x 44 L. i% b: `4 d. v
B5N2 Kate x 84! g3 T. K8 }$ O/ M( ~) u' _/ }
D3A1 Val x 71 & b" i& J% q6 I( Z# I
Japanese aircraft losses
4 [5 V8 J- q$ h" F# `/ P9 w8 [2 w% ~ B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged, ?4 P# u+ Y: b0 Y1 }
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
+ V+ ^" H2 _5 S& ~+ L+ TAllied Ships
) \, V4 N& j8 |9 t3 i CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
: p" C. V* s, O5 N- ~+ v CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" n, t R% |# A) Z DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
r) t( K: Y- D" I- M1 w6 y! a* E CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage/ W! g8 d ?! h! O- k t
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
d" C6 V) p# I9 o8 G. b" ^Japanese Shock attack
! a& s" [+ s% z# \, g- HAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 % u7 s7 a: u" f; i
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 % m& k3 Q/ N; P4 |! S" P# ]+ B5 s
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 & u2 G. r; u& ]1 b3 F
Allied adjusted defense: 5 ; O- z* i& _2 q0 a4 @! |0 |7 \
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
, D {$ \7 s2 E6 O6 p0 u/ `. d& _Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
/ n, N( N5 F9 x: d0 s9 q/ E. H: dCombat modifiers
! ~! b1 @( _. S: R+ dDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
! w) ?5 z9 c0 u7 _7 d" a8 M4 { C experience(-)
) k+ t0 c/ C) X) y9 r$ OAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
$ X0 S3 d q0 a; n' B- n; OJapanese ground losses:
& r# f; n. m# Y. g$ J 18 casualties reported( B+ G& [3 g* f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: ]8 l/ `# n6 T. v; f3 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 M! T/ W1 r: Q4 \ m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' j! U. x7 G8 j8 F3 W* G
Allied ground losses:: C2 j- d7 _3 J( J( Y
105 casualties reported
5 L$ L; R4 y% O2 A- H+ S Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 @& m0 e8 }$ j Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
; Z3 X/ I5 k/ l, c: E2 N Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
& _5 a; g& F& l6 w Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 t# a9 C# [8 }) K
Units retreated 1 ! B3 J; c% |" L5 T6 K+ t2 L
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 1 G2 H5 d! z( {- _# [
Assaulting units:
3 @ v, l7 y( h- w: O1 c 16th Naval Guard Unit
* } m& n4 W- }' I2 EDefending units:" h8 r+ ?# A9 L. S' B4 |! B
107th RN Base Force * ^4 O' M6 L6 @; U: r
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) ! L5 g6 O5 B9 u! D q6 a
Allied Bombardment attack
$ A$ V0 v! v6 @8 G2 @Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
* z% z0 H- H# X3 p! o S' [; ADefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
+ U6 Q; V# g1 B& l) N0 I' v* _# PJapanese ground losses:
7 A0 W9 w) f" h; Q8 `, y4 C 4 casualties reported
j" N$ B5 _1 g# `3 S0 R, A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% k W4 f6 E9 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 G5 { s% M$ | k- D0 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* \1 Y6 b. @; T3 H0 @Assaulting units:
# D2 q: z% h+ [$ f* f B Coy/NG Rifles : Z+ g3 S1 m) }: {
Lark Battalion
' J3 }. s0 r% A7 E( J Rabaul Det. Base Force - D; P9 ~1 R$ ~$ F1 \. z) ?8 }
Defending units:
2 E/ h' R4 |1 y4 V! R2 [ 144th Infantry Regiment
4 ], i7 V0 u9 k4 r Maizuru 1st SNLF
& \0 e$ M0 Y; ^2 d 2nd JNAF Coy
" o! {, G+ N! y% ~$ t& F 5th JNAF Coy |