AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41/ ]7 d! O- s' F: a
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
D8 U5 f. J& u8 A: D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。
6 C- [ B% G$ @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
, p6 U0 R" [* p3 U! q3 E. Y! U9 F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,8 H- J, u+ l0 V, t- N9 D+ l
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,& e" H' m! i# h) m0 c% H3 b4 M$ e. y
kb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。* _; O( M a+ D" V6 V
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。$ N! U. z* b4 F
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。9 n4 b- ?9 b4 h7 d+ Y
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
) E, ?" a, i9 JDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
& _; Y" _: L R: ~ @31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
/ F5 j" Z" X# _9 C, p) F) qJapanese Ships; l8 @% N6 B* x) h( D
BB Yamashiro
2 k0 b' P! J" S$ i CL Kashima; O4 w' J; C5 I+ N/ n: ]
DD Tsuga( X1 v# O2 Z) V, N- _
DD Kuri
# c; c6 m. z- U( s PB Shuko Maru #51 e( ^4 s# g- S5 B6 J" i
PB Sonan Maru #6
& B: j6 O; b0 F6 O0 O, @5 I) f PB Sonan Maru #5
& |5 T2 _0 u/ o1 m! n4 t* j4 v PB Shotoku Maru
$ R8 t m& x5 ^5 ] e" W& t& u/ R PB Shoei Maru% I' Y4 h8 a" I. l T
PB Kyo Maru #10& @* N3 U& y& S7 x# U- p
PB Kyo Maru #8
+ z# ?9 I, d9 a# N6 t xAK Kuraido Maru
- H0 w Z, i# T9 n CM Tsugaru
5 [0 j) G. r0 z% V' R0 z DD Yanagi ' P- @# x! S/ o
Japanese ground losses:* x4 s1 \% v9 L. U
18 casualties reported
% f0 r0 u' e' m Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" \; i: z1 L+ S9 i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 A. L# W+ U9 I) q& b. {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " X f' {9 ~, Q7 ]. ]7 f+ @% _
Allied ground losses:$ A2 N) o+ i& S# z( w0 x
62 casualties reported( ~7 ^9 N2 {' m& D2 w& j4 V7 Q. U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 T7 c5 a; L$ |, M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled4 k9 c4 U9 j; u/ X# y+ a: O& V7 s9 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled . F" w. l* [6 J* S4 J3 D7 }3 r
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5 j; s @: a- p1 `- Q0 c: \& _, J. QDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
; [1 M N! k6 J* D$ a2 DJapanese Ships
. a9 b% `9 A. D0 U BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire! t9 @* J9 |" S; f, ]
CL Kashima2 {+ O. S8 W/ y
CM Tsugaru
4 R2 }' R% y7 e& y$ Y DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 V& o& S" A0 G/ Y: m4 Q, c DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! [8 y" K5 v$ w DD Yanagi2 q% m, {# h. Y8 ^! z7 p
PB Kyo Maru #82 p4 y6 |$ z" G' m
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
* D9 ^9 n4 p" X0 W; Y* t2 ?* L PB Shoei Maru& N# I( v/ ~8 T' g9 d0 @1 y# d5 H
PB Shotoku Maru+ Z7 H/ O; ^: p4 S. g
PB Sonan Maru #5
- n; _, W) O, m* \1 E* ]5 }+ w PB Sonan Maru #6& w6 e* Q9 ? H! l& A5 O1 x$ I# q
PB Shuko Maru #5
. x1 Z* w8 l' a xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire( ]1 d" z+ w# g1 R8 o) ^7 U
xAK Matsue Maru- L# B3 T$ s" m4 W
xAK Venice Maru1 Z: Q; G4 C2 D g# u
xAK Kogyoku Maru
. t' J0 L) S7 b: H+ B# ^ xAK Nishimi Maru+ t9 R7 u' I* N
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire0 z& r' l: e/ \5 v/ T7 E
xAK Cheribon Maru6 V! I9 X0 J. F) \' d# y6 y
xAK Daifuku Maru8 a( r9 |4 \8 S! U( J6 k2 u
xAK Kuraido Maru
% q3 g0 A. k1 e0 HAllied Ships
/ q' z9 P; s. `7 } CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage# y3 x1 O7 f3 D) x
CL Achilles
' t9 N7 {0 f- D2 L/ y* `0 e4 W# b: F CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
+ H; t% j( n# x( B CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
# [$ u W/ N5 Z* p5 _. t$ C DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
0 T! ]0 V+ `+ V' h4 Y2 [Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
; j2 F+ p$ w$ ?Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards' C4 }) Z+ {$ n) p) b
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
3 P. |8 x c2 v. W$ A) Z2 {Range closes to 15,000 yards...
) I- h: n7 b% y$ O0 S, SRange closes to 12,000 yards..., J' y, W0 i% `* y3 S/ j
Range closes to 10,000 yards...: t2 o1 N+ E6 k) ]5 A
Range closes to 9,000 yards...: J/ x4 Z" h7 j0 H, o
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' {3 \, q2 {" H& c i' B
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
) u" L' d7 ^$ y7 Y. kRange closes to 6,000 yards...: A$ ^3 O1 ]& s: N- a" @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
1 D4 f1 }( p/ j3 IxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 5 W$ m5 U% m- j: U* y' O6 S f" K
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
: J/ [/ M/ D0 x0 H% ICL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards3 C0 S/ \* ~9 w% G9 ?6 f' O
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards2 n( r, z* k1 C) f7 e
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards! H9 K1 P5 H# f. C _1 j! W0 P
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards0 ^0 m! A$ G7 k' D- {! ]
Range closes to 5,000 yards5 D! w3 ~$ I# e" x3 H2 c6 i6 s
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
; _8 g" ?* k7 G, n% kBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards# o1 z7 l: `* u, c- \6 |
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards3 W" L4 _/ K- y! x+ c* `
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards8 Y8 E; }' b! n7 z
Range increases to 6,000 yards: x* g Q* l: i' Y n/ x5 s
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
/ Y3 ?3 t3 c+ uDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
0 o7 w$ Q# b3 }2 sCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards4 {' \; ~' [; I; x
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
+ S4 f2 \8 u+ l; ?* PDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
/ n/ q* `5 i- Q% B' WCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards% k( [, Q9 \- K* F
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
- n9 }4 V1 }5 e7 D: I# yBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards* B2 ]! d2 n# }% C3 Y2 B" ?8 G
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards3 Y2 j* M) ]1 `' f
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards! u' `: K2 s7 x% A! _, q
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
# G8 y; x) v# _Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage; G+ v1 P7 C8 u0 S1 M8 `3 l
Range increases to 8,000 yards
8 E2 x8 M4 n2 U3 A! KBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
6 r4 ]4 i5 \$ w3 V* `9 eCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards& d; q1 S# G* d" r. |6 R
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards/ o( v8 ]: H- M5 s
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards* a7 _% r# j5 u
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards @6 U) ]* E& ^, p, v, ^
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
: ]" l$ `2 ^% rRange increases to 15,000 yards
, C0 Z+ L3 @3 q9 r8 uCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
4 B: y8 G* V8 g2 B8 P- escorted by DD Tsuga+ b8 y; S6 n) _/ i* M
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards' U ~) j; g0 P# ^$ u9 Z. n
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards8 B% T0 V4 a$ k/ h! G: V V: x2 h
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards2 O, D# n! x1 j$ ?
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
- _# S+ ?4 Y7 t: `$ X. Z% x JBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards' c# \" u1 W, A7 Q" u9 s
Task forces break off... S2 R; f; d1 Y) }
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / w7 O( ^* e6 I6 Q# r' `. R0 ^
Weather in hex: Overcast
) w0 h$ C, t9 |" A4 XRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ Z T1 m- X8 `Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
5 H# O5 n% a: l5 yJapanese aircraft+ R9 k9 ~; b6 Q
G3M2 Nell x 27
_9 p) c' y, X G4M1 Betty x 31
" P! y- P6 ?! y6 ?9 PAllied aircraft, Z' I" K, d: P- }. |$ H* f
no flights : o) j M5 g% w' P& \0 r( {! C, x
Japanese aircraft losses
+ s- p* L0 E y; p* X! Q* P G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
B( ~0 z, z8 u4 P+ k) q G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged% d( F' p$ u# W5 B1 e6 ?* W/ o& M
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
( U, z1 r% {) A( q& U5 w8 EAllied aircraft losses
- @; t4 M. o+ t \: Z+ r B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged# |" w" ~7 V5 E, s! ^* F6 F
O-47A: 2 damaged3 C, x9 h- C; Y6 l" `$ \# p% v
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
J8 i- f) x1 u" r/ H PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
3 F" g7 j# z9 b' \# k( Q# hAllied ground losses:' J6 |# D v X6 G' v! Y2 [2 V/ Y( a
4 casualties reported
) r+ r# n" A. v( @* m5 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 I1 U# S* @6 U6 a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 V' X% K: _( d/ i4 t1 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 y' B8 s+ z1 J# q1 E( cAirbase hits 18
: O- N8 Q' t, n0 x" ?Runway hits 41$ d; h8 Q+ q7 y
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 % u0 W( X+ ]7 _$ x6 x/ C: C
Weather in hex: Overcast
# k- T, S* H9 ?7 u4 f! I5 wRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
, a: `) h0 c* k; b! G6 L0 }, ZEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
% E" B0 ~0 Y) P$ K# d7 WJapanese aircraft+ r3 o5 g0 C0 w
G4M1 Betty x 18
( q# Q; o( y6 Z1 L* r7 C/ R& XAllied aircraft
5 t$ w; N' o& I6 I/ @, g; J0 g no flights 8 P" } K* Q. P; `# P
Japanese aircraft losses7 G# Y: ~, j9 o* t, t7 a
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged 0 V9 [8 d, M! s: \2 z& l
Allied aircraft losses" O' X* w1 q' H( p7 N: S
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
- y* A q0 r% P% X( i7 B) ~8 r# f- VAirbase hits 78 e6 u: F' Z7 ~; s
Airbase supply hits 2
8 X5 j" a9 K1 p/ u7 Z7 k5 ZRunway hits 9 _$ h, N; f6 E5 E
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 3 y |, u: {, s X% @7 e& f/ @% ~
Weather in hex: Overcast
6 v ?' e1 n. q2 k; m$ J) eRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& i* A3 O# Y& [2 M' L* ~% f& R) d4 }Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
4 \5 t$ y% y; j/ t0 o0 lJapanese aircraft
: E* Y- i: x. ^; y0 O) ^ G4M1 Betty x 13 6 E) z& I, r' n7 U
Allied aircraft1 f( Y0 r/ {$ ~8 u" w0 x) z
no flights
3 K) k" X* E, q- b' T1 \6 x; g9 K3 dJapanese aircraft losses
6 h# O4 G! |# b) R5 E' Q G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
$ c& {7 q2 |+ U. @; B& S3 @Allied aircraft losses5 ~, U, r+ k i. a9 a, o4 o4 x
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
. N* q; Y" k6 Z- @" }; S P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
/ s* E; g( B( g" Z' OAllied ground losses:
9 I6 A$ C6 K9 F! ?8 c 5 casualties reported
* a p. O9 O: ]: m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; `0 {+ |8 ~9 I! a3 e; a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* q. Z" N. H v8 I+ M* v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled R4 h; {$ U7 P* s6 I' r9 Q5 ~5 y/ s
Airbase hits 16 W; v! d" x% }; l$ m
Runway hits 10
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* I( D, I; U D7 k3 N5 f% rMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 . q; E. G, j( l$ j& D& A& Q
Weather in hex: Overcast
5 i/ b6 y4 _3 u8 K; p ?7 eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 i# ]) u8 e; w2 o: ~Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
9 n# [8 a- u1 |. TJapanese aircraft4 K1 o: v2 `7 H
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
( L6 z: U, D0 Z$ {: ^8 Y Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 - ?0 T* D% ^9 s0 _ @5 y% J) R8 I8 Y
Allied aircraft
: j1 R. x" x- c no flights
; N M3 t% X- |4 vJapanese aircraft losses2 ~3 b: k. L! x8 ?( ]6 ?
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
6 L- w/ S# Q: h, W: C q- ` Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
A: M7 h6 ^, o6 Y: y+ SAllied aircraft losses. {' C# @2 C* u0 V6 y) g7 |
O-47A: 1 damaged! \1 i: [, q3 [6 i* E4 H0 S) N
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged7 H' d8 n2 P3 t. r; y+ N8 r
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
0 C) L* Z, \4 f ~3 S: n Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
; _: K. n5 |) J. P$ I: ]& i( X6 \Airbase hits 3
, T! |7 P" K$ L) g0 j$ c) U! RRunway hits 40 z, y" p& `6 A, H
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
9 E; _5 Q5 O- v1 _+ D7 S$ ^* hWeather in hex: Light cloud : V! F# s* L! U6 r5 |3 m& ]2 C% o3 x
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( {5 ~ p- L4 v; x- ~4 Z
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
* g8 Q" w5 i' A2 t6 j; N! S2 \Japanese aircraft5 v1 d; ~9 U- u7 o
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
% m9 }4 X9 Q- kAllied aircraft! l" q; f* p ?
I-15-III x 11 / H7 ~; [: U) z% P% h
Japanese aircraft losses' i" N& y5 |- Q+ g6 W
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged # b R; b5 ~3 j8 p$ Z/ [
No Allied losses
* o N7 e6 N$ L l* g9 UAircraft Attacking:/ F: z. R" ]' l! E
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
0 W6 n6 R1 O9 d* s Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb3 N2 |2 h5 G* r* c x0 d
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' F- y. X4 m/ \2 oMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . d1 A* ^, X, m5 t% z
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 n) L3 b; ~$ JRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' @* `1 U+ h+ _) _2 g! D. ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ( B& Z+ ~: n; e; Q7 k; E
Japanese aircraft, Q! @& U! R* r1 s- M: M# _& w' p
G4M1 Betty x 37
H' a7 [: X/ }. t fNo Japanese losses 2 j- R' B6 }- s+ V: I( l
Airbase hits 8
/ a/ R! g: q: M6 wAirbase supply hits 60 Y$ u0 u6 J! _ v* o/ q
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 ! g" `1 K2 N K" q
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
! J7 E& w4 G, t6 B0 n. D& l4 uRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" o8 C. f/ d# }Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
" e+ N& D1 H3 ~/ u" y- AJapanese aircraft( `4 h3 \8 e( A. C2 c
A6M2 Zero x 44
# Z- D9 q8 N4 A# y9 @/ D B5N2 Kate x 84
( T* i: n; O3 y' P D3A1 Val x 71 9 _" h: I( T+ ]& R0 L4 o
Japanese aircraft losses
9 h6 m0 b* d; c8 c) M B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
$ R9 W2 D! |7 m+ W/ g2 v( g T D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
( H9 U1 T( s! W! _4 e# gAllied Ships
% g2 P: }+ T/ f% U/ f& @ CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
4 r4 z( g- a5 I6 P' B8 z CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 R* w/ M; a3 y8 z7 H DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk* _) P3 W b1 F! y* x! l7 u5 J% P& G
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 q1 @) n9 y$ O O0 K CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- F3 e) @8 ]! T* m7 \' _/ p3 ]+ V
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) 9 V4 j9 z0 Q4 |8 Q
Japanese Shock attack 3 W. v+ A2 u- B* i. R
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 , G# {* Z8 N+ ?( Q; A
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
4 n1 f* }% K* m4 CJapanese adjusted assault: 23 , H" C9 o7 a% j; M4 |
Allied adjusted defense: 5
& ^7 O3 m- U5 Z# ^/ q8 jJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) U7 Y! z$ [* _) k! ^) h. x
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
% E8 c) i- [( c2 nCombat modifiers
3 i* A' U. x0 Z6 j9 v' WDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)3 o- T' H/ E+ O3 k( W
experience(-)
: H7 j& D9 [' p: E* BAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
0 c: a* _9 M4 u/ A, s& m5 KJapanese ground losses:
; \5 m7 n* X) G) N6 w; p 18 casualties reported
% [/ @2 c/ L4 @- e Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, \6 o) M: q# ~7 w; \& J& }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ U/ d s+ y, H# `, g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# y, Q5 D2 V4 A8 S7 R2 m) u: L0 i$ wAllied ground losses:8 J( U% T* h/ E$ t
105 casualties reported' O+ L. Y/ s8 F0 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 Q/ m$ N* i& E H z# w Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
" S4 r/ o+ m( R: Z Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled8 U1 H- K" n# Z/ W: D
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( f, L, H+ u- }# D6 i% E Units retreated 1 : a& _7 F+ V& K' g0 Y$ B
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
: f q1 X' i3 P3 y$ l5 zAssaulting units:' l# R8 x8 U( k& |! B* S6 c$ H
16th Naval Guard Unit
# t% T W" J7 S+ kDefending units:- j/ w1 W4 s- ]/ S5 w
107th RN Base Force * p- Q" Q% {$ _; Y
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2 T B8 j& ]+ f$ R* s, BGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) 1 _7 D5 z3 J1 m6 w8 ^
Allied Bombardment attack
( a+ Y8 y/ N" a/ `2 l5 q' Q. bAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 / p W- Q. f) }* d0 }% U/ a
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
1 t# W( b: Q5 g" _! kJapanese ground losses:* c4 F5 X/ K. G6 V
4 casualties reported
, _ D2 a) I x8 C- H x# B/ M" R* Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) T4 W; G& E; U# d0 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( q) m; E$ }5 Z! V+ Y! u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 7 q) n k. S2 ?! V: F {
Assaulting units:' A/ `, b, i, P2 c$ E Q
B Coy/NG Rifles 7 m$ @1 G4 z4 j; _3 [- V3 O( g) n
Lark Battalion
' d( ~! a1 y+ b5 x9 J- z Rabaul Det. Base Force
& A, A4 ]" U5 _) x0 f6 EDefending units:
9 u" t* Y, E) F+ R$ }/ `3 e; D 144th Infantry Regiment
6 k6 f: Y( |# R' X% f# L Maizuru 1st SNLF
' \/ P5 ]3 a/ t% J0 L( z* \" S 2nd JNAF Coy
3 i: q7 t6 b" M6 g0 t3 t. A2 ~ 5th JNAF Coy |