AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
$ R7 m8 `9 |1 Q4 c* \拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
9 |, X6 N8 ~& A7 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。
( N$ A6 d$ z, J* V. ]$ [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
$ q/ G0 I5 i. Y, ?2 D# @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,; c7 g3 P; ?8 J$ e6 ~: z) Z& @
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,
1 y) m" a% j! e) P6 W' Ykb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。4 y$ m% y+ ]; ~ _" \
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。8 j( q( p: h- E+ [, G2 G
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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/ q3 ^7 j8 g! F% x# t2 V3 vPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
2 y7 \3 ^7 z$ R3 j* B* g4 p$ d) ?Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
1 M* e5 m8 q% }* q* c' L: ~9 x2 q2 J31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 1 B1 h7 R1 ]6 c9 J
Japanese Ships
+ h# D& ^2 H6 \1 y- c BB Yamashiro
/ Q+ c: r; N' R# E6 {9 c% N. v CL Kashima
# h) U* h) {0 U# a! ^- F DD Tsuga- c0 ~% g# D' Y, U- j6 ]8 [* U
DD Kuri
! ~. j: T5 O4 u# M$ W. ] PB Shuko Maru #5
H/ t O. N: k$ L( k0 ? PB Sonan Maru #6 w6 j! Z9 }' C o8 y7 j
PB Sonan Maru #5
|, q9 O; O4 P3 c9 } PB Shotoku Maru# D |: j( u/ n4 W9 [, {; g
PB Shoei Maru* R2 ~: [ T* B8 v, m: D `
PB Kyo Maru #10' b! Q3 m2 f% E) @ j+ z8 y
PB Kyo Maru #8, H5 t* O2 A; j& Q) y
xAK Kuraido Maru
, ? A* Q4 F* x7 {; S- x- j, L CM Tsugaru
j7 d: C- \# k+ m DD Yanagi
$ M/ g! |! F1 t- s: qJapanese ground losses:4 W+ v+ U6 X( I' A1 A- j
18 casualties reported& f( E/ \, [( W8 R2 h8 d- E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 Y2 r0 @2 g. j2 P: f0 a" [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 b' ]+ r& }$ J! A, v% x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % B; Q/ S/ s9 D3 ` P% Z
Allied ground losses:
+ w( g7 ~/ g. }9 ~. I% Q 62 casualties reported, s8 C: g, c) v% D( Q U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 R% d& t. F$ m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled7 f, X! ~" W: _( D( [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 8 ?( r" i5 k" r. J+ X0 Q1 Z* S, C
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5 V0 H) S* N- U0 I' [. O! n! J2 KDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards 7 T0 b8 S% v' w' C% X
Japanese Ships
4 p9 Z- S" S3 m" W7 O BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
9 V, }' G$ H s, Q6 b CL Kashima
$ [9 j4 J; X6 t9 S! O/ x CM Tsugaru
% q. o( u2 \! u5 |6 i6 Z) c: N9 O1 ~, w DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( D$ `7 W6 U+ V3 y6 q& W: j DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ ]; D! h8 j' G# w! M5 z" i DD Yanagi
& J+ W4 H% s- h$ A4 q+ Q$ O4 j PB Kyo Maru #8
( v: k i! V/ Z PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire* ^4 A" E/ S) _/ e1 {1 Y. _
PB Shoei Maru w( X2 _1 g4 d2 C
PB Shotoku Maru
$ ~; F1 c5 l- v8 Y }4 _$ Q5 O1 B! C5 S PB Sonan Maru #5! d" ~; i, s. w, h! U
PB Sonan Maru #6: x/ U3 W9 \0 D5 _& T( G
PB Shuko Maru #5
; _% k7 k& u% Q' H% Z xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
# d0 H) }4 @; q0 C! h0 C$ S xAK Matsue Maru; P: y3 f( u, G* |% Q) U s- v) |. _
xAK Venice Maru
9 H9 }. L9 p- ?+ v# Y6 V% t xAK Kogyoku Maru
0 l! _& G& ~7 G2 v4 k6 b h xAK Nishimi Maru
# W8 p+ X% j! M xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire- R! D! N! ~, g1 J' S* i
xAK Cheribon Maru
1 B6 B* ~) h4 r7 Q xAK Daifuku Maru
0 @ S: e3 _" h' [# C- T { xAK Kuraido Maru
! [5 U5 Q, S) [Allied Ships
) N1 _7 ^& v# K9 {3 {3 \5 p6 v+ t CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
# Q3 C7 H7 a! B L4 ?( ?" Y: q& } CL Achilles
# A1 L6 q0 k" [! O( D. \ CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires4 q5 ?5 K! u, L7 i4 T% F5 |
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
1 S- _ q9 z9 o: [ DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
* l# E A( ]& D6 V" DLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
' v ~! u5 k/ a2 d( FMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards2 D$ F( \. E* c; x
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 a* _% e1 b% y: O" X p% g W( V
Range closes to 15,000 yards... T1 _) ]# F5 {7 E* a# M
Range closes to 12,000 yards.../ I( ]- V# [+ w1 b2 m
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# O- ^ s, [% i# W$ ]
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) v. z! ^5 z$ W/ l1 f# ^Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! o; q( A4 L1 NRange closes to 7,000 yards...4 z/ @2 B5 U- d5 x2 ?
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
8 d1 U+ [4 N4 Q+ k3 F5 _1 ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards, x# M9 u4 y5 M9 D$ J) K f
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 : P: x3 Y& `4 c' n- O
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards' X$ z1 c" S! d& h4 F8 B9 V
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards4 Q+ B! k1 T: x/ H3 j3 ^. f
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards4 g* P2 [3 D6 ]( Q
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
) V: i0 |' [$ f. }2 x1 ECL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards, S; q' g+ I% F. b: h6 @1 | Q
Range closes to 5,000 yards
2 L \: F% g2 y4 M3 Y4 ^BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
" c/ w. b+ F: iBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
4 y" D' g4 e2 j/ @) FBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards# Y# P6 g& p0 y8 p
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards' g" a* I w% `- q* y
Range increases to 6,000 yards, d* m9 ~- X: u
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards' t/ k1 g+ g; ^! U! t! U; _, f
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards) }2 E4 H8 E; C& Z. S
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards5 c8 {( A8 p6 z" T
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards4 M' k+ X8 t; J
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards5 z- J: [& l4 V
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards. Q d1 Z5 ~5 }, C0 b
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards( Y( i$ W% a$ k& ~
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards9 ]# c$ \- c; k% A) B- E
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
/ e5 w0 k& R0 x8 O- D: n9 hCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
& D- k7 m' \4 e. U9 N9 ?+ ACL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards- ?5 P4 v5 `, I$ ]4 S7 y I
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
; I! V, w. V5 b/ i$ KRange increases to 8,000 yards
4 j& d. A2 D3 sBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
- Y; _% a/ f* A* e: _. f& U. FCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards$ K1 ]$ `0 D1 G( M8 O8 w& \5 x
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards$ D! x( `8 y/ ^6 c
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards8 Q, l! B: t. H2 ^$ f! c8 N
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
9 j; S9 m2 P& m2 T" }$ t9 \DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
0 t5 ~9 f3 G, l: q) i. ORange increases to 15,000 yards2 l8 T, m! M0 |8 n
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat- a% M, [% L s# o
- escorted by DD Tsuga1 P9 c- o6 T& z" w( ?: |- _
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards+ X, {0 G9 A1 S3 K+ z: l, J1 r. I
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
& U7 L0 T$ q: ] w5 Z6 pBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
9 W$ x9 V% W5 [. ]: mBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards& @- R$ T1 B8 {6 W& }
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
4 G( E4 O2 L% k) o& l6 u; x% U* j% }Task forces break off...) i2 ^! Q9 v# x5 v1 H1 m0 A$ Z
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 x( s; _1 ^6 \) R! E
Weather in hex: Overcast 4 T' U) u7 n6 l# X. ~+ w
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' E# h) I7 b; ~0 {" r8 \+ r( P
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes ! E9 L( ^, n( U, A" L1 J
Japanese aircraft: m, F: ~; Q( i
G3M2 Nell x 27
" O* c- z: L+ I, k2 m V* K G4M1 Betty x 31 + g$ A8 t9 g' {$ }
Allied aircraft
$ S/ y1 Y$ n& g% ?- \$ E no flights
) B4 I; O1 b9 lJapanese aircraft losses
. T! p& `5 ]) E6 t. Q# z G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged7 }9 K: n8 g7 ]1 S3 r
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
. ^, v, b' E! s; V G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak / o9 `& O' g; r6 K. G
Allied aircraft losses; a* Z2 Z0 j% L8 N8 u4 }4 H
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged8 L- L }0 a2 _% D2 U/ x
O-47A: 2 damaged% F+ h# a4 n H
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged) f: {6 }+ l! j1 M' J$ }" }: \
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged * G' o8 l* U. j5 v- S* R! r
Allied ground losses:
$ n2 T- _0 e. J2 N' q) Y 4 casualties reported
2 G/ I! M* ?, I f( O$ F p' D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 j4 M7 D! S3 G5 s, d% [& s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 e9 g2 ]7 ~+ K9 ~$ H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! ~9 i4 Y! S8 r' D, Y3 IAirbase hits 18
6 z! L2 q: L( SRunway hits 41# e& _! `) t: b4 J. h
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
6 a) ]: q1 F6 H Q$ `! {" m4 _Weather in hex: Overcast
6 x2 ]; H, \0 I' \( KRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
' l: ]0 e- J: ]! }7 iEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
" S3 A* l2 i- G9 A' SJapanese aircraft; J# b7 u( b/ z' H0 Y' D( }
G4M1 Betty x 18
7 @9 P8 _ u- k- s gAllied aircraft0 D) G) P+ u* ^) W0 [0 ?# x3 e$ O
no flights
$ I. V* W( Y. L2 T4 tJapanese aircraft losses1 J! Q2 q/ m: o" L! P* e
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
/ X* `. k2 L6 R2 n& Y1 V* Q! I! |Allied aircraft losses
0 E$ S' S3 g- G0 U7 J PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged ' v! G- i% Z q1 X# f6 \
Airbase hits 7
$ I* ~; n+ M/ |$ ?, R& C% B9 oAirbase supply hits 2
" I4 l; v5 u0 {- uRunway hits 95 N. T2 {) k( T) l c+ q3 E
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* a' T0 \% u- J h4 n- F, \Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / ^* N2 v* H/ j3 K
Weather in hex: Overcast , h) l1 r+ Q1 D8 b. @8 r0 T
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 S" n( w9 r* k* @Estimated time to target is 11 minutes $ k5 l8 r. j, [2 z8 h f
Japanese aircraft
! o( v" i" @! @6 c9 q0 m G4M1 Betty x 13 : G+ k2 [ Q! Z! \- d" r
Allied aircraft% ~! T" T! ]) p* D- u3 O& E
no flights
1 l2 L& I7 U- F3 w! D4 AJapanese aircraft losses
7 I5 ]$ L8 G' a9 y& B6 K G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged # Q% ?) V/ o3 ]& X
Allied aircraft losses s+ _5 ?/ V0 x' }1 D
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground- {% Q9 T$ [ a2 A" `9 n2 n
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground " B! J ]0 M# s w
Allied ground losses:
. i/ e5 l5 P" v 5 casualties reported' C: @$ J) d0 }8 u6 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 [; ~+ @6 L# I6 {% n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% f. ]; M7 p6 R# C0 M7 ^2 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ Z/ D/ Z& j% [6 f7 R0 ^. B% A* @4 ^
Airbase hits 1
4 s0 v, {- H. ~Runway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 * ^$ E9 N! K- |2 E. P
Weather in hex: Overcast
% U! P1 n6 }* [; j$ |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 P* n1 F ^% W* q* ^Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 5 W1 V" H/ j. Q! m8 o& q
Japanese aircraft$ X! H% |! z/ z
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
+ U9 B# O6 i% f1 @ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 . E7 j% A, V- o9 v9 U; A$ m' l( Q4 z
Allied aircraft" _6 w- G+ ?& I. S3 t6 }) d8 y
no flights
: P( W: w' _6 EJapanese aircraft losses
2 }. ?4 `+ M" W5 ^2 G0 F6 Z$ j Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
3 U) V( i: A- r8 |# f( @ Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
3 P- ?6 h* u2 C+ u: [; T$ z' K: |Allied aircraft losses
& w' O: n$ \% v+ m/ `. ^% W O-47A: 1 damaged
: X; A4 j3 i [ B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged# q4 V* |; V" h, B& c& s
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
- J, N& A& ]2 c M3 L# p Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
0 y7 K# {9 P* h: v9 v9 JAirbase hits 38 m- [) t5 x& L& g3 v
Runway hits 4
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0 X" ~$ G5 k; I& ]Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
0 I$ }! N8 U+ yWeather in hex: Light cloud ; h8 p9 y2 D( _7 {. x4 g$ I0 |
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 C/ b3 d. M5 i) {+ Z# t! REstimated time to target is 14 minutes
: p; e# o- O7 RJapanese aircraft
- p7 G0 ?' g8 p J' M5 P# N Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
+ d0 A; z$ Q$ g4 c6 eAllied aircraft. w: J5 L n8 {* Z4 u
I-15-III x 11 4 g6 Y* h, {# {; h6 Y, J V
Japanese aircraft losses
, I( G- q% t- N" U: o Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
# X% m' ~- p9 m* RNo Allied losses
) L$ g$ i6 h! g* `/ L5 {9 x# _Aircraft Attacking:
8 _: K4 m$ O+ \6 f/ l% r 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * + y$ q9 r- c8 F0 Y5 Y
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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; Q [; r( ]$ p d+ g7 {2 lMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
4 X0 G/ y/ {3 v* PWeather in hex: Light cloud ( r1 X- U; C$ P9 r. U/ X
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 I% D5 \+ h4 s1 X
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
- S- n0 ~. e' RJapanese aircraft2 z0 u, Y0 h; J, {# G% ]
G4M1 Betty x 37 ' S+ P: ?5 L- t# M, v7 l
No Japanese losses 2 q5 N- k! ^! b x) K0 _% V/ X4 w
Airbase hits 8
) Z' ?& u9 F0 _' J7 e. rAirbase supply hits 6. Y3 ]6 c y; v" l! u( U: \
Runway hits 34! S5 c" p! u7 M% R o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 9 d& U t6 ]0 r/ x
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 0 m+ U: H2 o- F
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& q4 V# L+ M- E& T
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes 9 J2 Q& O; q w# g' `3 t2 ]
Japanese aircraft+ e: k7 Z* G1 r$ T
A6M2 Zero x 44
1 H4 |5 |3 {* E4 u+ }1 ] B5N2 Kate x 84, x) v4 G" Q. o' g
D3A1 Val x 71
& T0 }. u( F- R2 nJapanese aircraft losses
; w) k+ o1 h8 {! w" D B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged, ?/ G+ s4 S0 G
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 4 h% L$ {! w: K# F
Allied Ships, U$ I! C9 U4 D% \! A% A
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1# ^. L: W% N' y& h3 }9 s6 C7 h
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( d* U# E0 W, E
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
: j/ ~. b* y8 A! y9 V8 F8 u CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 D# G, ?2 |8 c2 B% g) @, M( K- S
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 G: A# Y3 K/ V% |6 i" CGround combat at Brunei (65,87) # h5 ]8 A+ B& d
Japanese Shock attack - j1 ^6 v4 c' g; J$ Z1 D
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 $ z2 L3 W' D# ^! \7 B
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 & r2 O# G1 {; I- e$ N
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
8 d% | N# `/ [/ H6 E4 `+ e8 S$ Y2 RAllied adjusted defense: 5 " Y! u2 H4 B& V, [
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
! S5 f- G5 p& S# [/ e1 b: BJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
( n8 C' q. P- p- O" Q& BCombat modifiers" t8 D. p' P# E9 h
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)- {. F( N1 ?( [4 o5 b3 P; `
experience(-)
( A) n/ D; ]% v* }( Y2 _Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) % ]- ?& M3 i% R8 f, V4 G
Japanese ground losses:
% ~6 _6 r$ F, v% n ]( r2 C7 G, B 18 casualties reported
9 ]; n5 [$ `- g' e8 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ m" K+ d4 d% Z5 \$ E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 ^' X, d+ y9 `6 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & y4 \6 Y% w a$ t* v
Allied ground losses:0 j2 K1 i' F$ p" y. Q
105 casualties reported: }% D" T; P! n; R+ M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, G) X( M9 D6 w& @4 L. K
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled( v7 D6 h% K! e8 M4 `3 Z
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
# V/ [4 e6 r( T3 I0 \ Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 u& w8 Q9 |4 B$ Y4 r# P/ l
Units retreated 1
8 J. P* v. y" x2 Z4 u6 x6 K% |( a) cDefeated Allied Units Retreating! $ } c3 \2 F n4 t0 L2 ]9 Z
Assaulting units:
4 W8 e* S; v" p" g4 i' k 16th Naval Guard Unit
. {8 T8 K7 w" o# B1 HDefending units:1 F$ q. p L4 Y8 d0 i0 u# z1 k
107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) 9 h5 @, S( _0 \! H; D/ `9 I ~! b
Allied Bombardment attack ; s, e4 ^1 F" f
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
9 G8 z+ k) r* @; _Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
, ~9 {: T9 A5 b8 q- x0 rJapanese ground losses:
1 z) [, f/ m2 y E- |: I 4 casualties reported
B* K K' p$ p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! g# m) ^0 u; K- b M. A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. e6 p) a# h, e' d) C' V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. X2 Q( d2 k* b( ~1 _8 Z7 PAssaulting units:
* H- V- w4 C( Z6 E; v* L' l3 n B Coy/NG Rifles ! F/ l3 {6 k9 a, [8 _4 E0 ]
Lark Battalion. t0 b6 y' ^" C% i5 q
Rabaul Det. Base Force
) k: G% ]/ X6 e/ X0 _+ W& \Defending units:! M+ R9 Q; K* t, b0 a
144th Infantry Regiment
2 |6 v' e' X4 m3 x) M& a6 o" r Maizuru 1st SNLF
+ J- G( c/ I& t: |1 A 2nd JNAF Coy + ^8 _2 W2 G% D
5th JNAF Coy |