AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41' ]) A, O% @( h5 `% ]
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。( Z0 w* v8 X* ]+ X5 D; W ~
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。* F* d3 i( z( v. x1 @+ ^
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& Y3 Z' l3 V0 [ b B# _+ ?* H& @( t
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,4 B2 u/ Z8 X' 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,* d a+ W' q. G4 n! J: i) n- e
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。
8 k2 @- @4 e$ L0 Y w+ c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。
1 u; k7 M" m% O. A8 w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。1 m9 p( V7 s9 o, v
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!9 M+ y0 i+ F/ ^: M3 T
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
: r' m/ f8 b& U, `/ A$ Y31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
5 v, M) N3 Y" L. E9 pJapanese Ships
9 ^! F; b* U- |+ K BB Yamashiro3 {7 ~ L# a" |1 y
CL Kashima
/ ^/ Y5 ~3 a2 }8 }; [2 V% Y DD Tsuga
6 ?2 E5 j/ w; o" v4 T. f4 a6 z DD Kuri" o) H; X6 G* Q6 P9 @ d
PB Shuko Maru #58 g0 i! r# _/ K$ s) [
PB Sonan Maru #6
x# j$ x. }( g5 z5 P4 W& y" K: _ PB Sonan Maru #5% S5 B! {* c& l. p5 c1 Q
PB Shotoku Maru) f. \# {9 Z. M2 S8 ?
PB Shoei Maru
3 @/ E j$ }2 e4 y; H PB Kyo Maru #10
0 h) ^! Q' r/ D" [9 e2 o PB Kyo Maru #8) x" Q( W; q% l7 g F* w/ `
xAK Kuraido Maru
1 u. s- R: N+ r, H CM Tsugaru; K7 F, x8 c$ Z5 t8 G$ R
DD Yanagi
* X3 a. ` y' c. @* x- UJapanese ground losses:
; f+ x, o# x5 O; q5 `) N 18 casualties reported
! b/ N$ c5 J. W/ ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( |! {$ ~9 }. R% c4 Z7 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" S( l" N& s1 {* z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - j# O# Y* i, ]6 G! j' e
Allied ground losses:
3 H. `0 z, K3 @8 [- C& u! n 62 casualties reported! w( V6 a) [, \1 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' J& s' p3 d# D1 ]; s C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled# D8 T7 y3 x' B) V7 n0 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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- B3 b8 F0 J YDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards : S+ K! Y! n9 j1 A+ G" O# q
Japanese Ships
. Z# ~1 `8 J) m) v8 T; L BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
: X( b K0 S9 _' }: q( D) F CL Kashima/ G9 j9 a( S8 }+ r3 |- W) D
CM Tsugaru- x& Q1 N: ]/ v! p% V% }+ j1 n! a
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ m' @4 ~% q Z, {
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 h5 B7 ]. S1 O# H
DD Yanagi: O. n% v. `4 _& K5 t8 Z2 R. ]/ n. k. K" M
PB Kyo Maru #8
% j! Y/ z" X- z& N2 o PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
; y3 O8 i; M2 o: j; N# t8 r PB Shoei Maru
/ H6 k) h7 d; [ ?+ S PB Shotoku Maru
& W% S6 N8 p4 b1 l! m PB Sonan Maru #58 S. u5 X9 E2 W b
PB Sonan Maru #6
+ b' A9 r; X) Z) j0 N2 D0 O PB Shuko Maru #5( Q k/ d8 c0 m. b
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire5 f% R. ` Z/ c$ x: ~: T- \
xAK Matsue Maru
6 e+ e# d# ]- |. c xAK Venice Maru
; h7 T: j$ X$ i; f+ B8 S: q xAK Kogyoku Maru
' M7 z' x$ J) L Q" ` xAK Nishimi Maru) v3 c4 d$ a; H. ~9 t' Y
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
" s$ G, P4 {3 S/ f& z3 H5 ~ xAK Cheribon Maru
7 L, R& q: x$ w8 i7 W, D: q xAK Daifuku Maru
, l! D+ N ^2 y1 y, E, X7 u xAK Kuraido Maru
9 a: U+ P) ^/ W5 K. `Allied Ships
+ w$ y, O" x' z5 b9 }: v T CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
0 s. C# }- h9 w; C CL Achilles
; z5 [5 P* P* a. u: q CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires7 b2 i5 N) [9 x, J3 k: ?
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1) p1 E/ M h$ F' f: a* N' Z6 R, u
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 ' @( j3 ?0 ?7 x! a
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms0 T7 h5 w! x) f' P& u7 b- w5 |! b
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
) h! h# q- R( k& SRange closes to 18,000 yards...2 p4 Z( A" j- E
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
1 r( z) @2 U' x8 J. |Range closes to 12,000 yards...
" U. o# l5 A5 P4 |9 Z, e3 }: }% z5 N; NRange closes to 10,000 yards...
' c- U4 u* z4 d6 p0 ?Range closes to 9,000 yards...
6 b- l4 z+ y& l I: Z, D- ARange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 s! [7 U8 }% W) f; E; _% z* {% h3 aRange closes to 7,000 yards.... K# Y6 m! U' Q, j0 ^' I
Range closes to 6,000 yards...3 b9 g! l4 h$ U, _$ F* K, N7 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
. ], J6 V) H. w6 i. V* b) cxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 $ R; d% y$ Q& Q8 q7 A
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards5 C1 @. |1 K8 k7 b6 f) Z
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards6 Z" ~& @- m% N- E' r
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
7 D/ L7 a* l4 h8 G9 ]! gDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
5 \3 j6 v9 [3 N3 Z( _CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
& V+ Y+ o* N3 L5 b( VRange closes to 5,000 yards
% L. s7 H, ]) Q, Z9 r! HBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards% S5 F: i7 q/ A3 _) U* I
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
1 D; y) [: B9 I( u3 rBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
0 @) S0 J( n p9 N% jDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
) j6 [' ]% n. n( R' o" LRange increases to 6,000 yards1 \7 T% @0 T* h! p5 S
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards# b9 e5 d0 T) `2 c4 i
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards0 T" I: u8 x, r8 I" c( c
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards5 l8 o9 A! u$ J9 a+ ^& ?
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
7 L) S# c |6 B+ l7 P( RDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards- K4 U: k/ l- s6 Z
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards% n7 }; A; o P6 j, J7 [3 u
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
3 n( | Q& [: T; JBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards! E3 N7 @9 k: u! w% s5 d
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards' P& ]! `, }0 P' E1 [% b$ c# ~
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards) V6 G4 J) }1 K% ?
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
) @ m# @+ ~% h% a7 xWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage1 m% m. p( l% W/ q
Range increases to 8,000 yards D$ l: a4 h9 h4 P
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards C6 I5 ` Q4 `3 A
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
: k6 M* w/ f( ?9 @4 Q. b# d8 QDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards1 R5 o% [) b6 s3 O: {" `: R$ W
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
. ?. _6 a, E3 O6 B0 R( ^6 s2 o. JDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
$ h5 A5 Z4 j G2 ]" r) @DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards- w1 P) K/ B7 w
Range increases to 15,000 yards0 y1 p# Y" l' |6 U2 w+ n4 Z1 ?
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat' I4 T" G( o2 A0 r7 m. ]
- escorted by DD Tsuga
+ Q7 T6 N5 F" S' q7 l+ c# ]BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
7 H! `0 w4 E+ D! b: O- Q- |BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards% E$ `" D% F4 X5 c. v2 s
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards1 o2 w1 T! i- f5 N4 N2 @. {9 S
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards! e5 f. o) y" p2 `
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
0 j% Z" b! |2 ETask forces break off...1 q/ `" f6 X+ ^' ~) T
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0 S7 M3 X8 [: o3 f4 d4 pMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
. G' \$ ?1 ^2 \; f# ~: vWeather in hex: Overcast 7 y) }6 l9 q( I+ i, j4 e
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) _' O2 |3 f( _) |* H/ r
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
/ z6 t& y" N. b DJapanese aircraft
8 c) _& L" A) W; t5 s G3M2 Nell x 27+ S" {4 N; G7 R w s2 B# s# m
G4M1 Betty x 31 ! \8 p$ |" R. C% Y
Allied aircraft- ?, i1 I/ q& g$ d+ _- ]
no flights
* J: |) ~1 ]1 S( e0 U/ B* k) C* ]Japanese aircraft losses. j" [/ _6 D( Z! M
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
/ {; h% r# B ^& q: V4 G G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged9 |3 Y% A2 I: K* V' F! i$ M
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
3 e, v+ {4 Y9 w6 P5 n' `Allied aircraft losses6 b6 i i$ l* `) Q2 w
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged7 b: c; S* a' c( K _
O-47A: 2 damaged, R; a0 }; Y# \2 c
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
( Z* P) Q O/ Z3 t$ ^# Z2 k& k PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
/ i) C/ T/ n$ }6 ?( ]Allied ground losses:7 f! S+ B. d4 r2 e
4 casualties reported$ G+ d1 U: k7 u+ b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 ?4 g" X- b" R4 P* B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 T2 t/ j' n/ m' J7 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 ]1 W& z# j; z& C- W
Airbase hits 185 L: J0 b- F/ v
Runway hits 41/ M( m. T: g/ @ a
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2 x! k8 Y8 O( `$ @4 D0 S* K, J( B3 UMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) A& O# u) a4 X5 P0 j! [6 H: I" i1 zWeather in hex: Overcast
/ B; B% g3 D8 c8 X$ hRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
7 x2 A3 A; w: u0 B* }Estimated time to target is 19 minutes ; A; ]6 M% y K4 I3 e/ F) ]
Japanese aircraft
$ F, @' B$ H) D G4M1 Betty x 18
8 P9 b) S1 w! a7 \0 r ^Allied aircraft
4 a5 @, w' ^. L& Y4 g4 N no flights
# Q' a+ i" A0 C3 gJapanese aircraft losses8 G$ g+ w% `& ]' ] _* P7 P
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged $ ]( R# t3 M1 I) `5 r
Allied aircraft losses
. [6 F" w) d3 W( |: K: M& F PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
' a7 }+ c' u2 K1 L* ]Airbase hits 7
% _3 z' R- A& g1 a% Z wAirbase supply hits 2" Z" {1 Z. Q! s# Y
Runway hits 9
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# F3 Z) ~$ D4 T% ?Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
& I+ p! f5 A8 m" t& DWeather in hex: Overcast
" }- k/ }" ?$ d VRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( }, W K( J' P! Y
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
0 g% t; I3 G! {# C; ^2 U/ iJapanese aircraft
5 ?6 u7 \+ F0 G: i, Q7 F G4M1 Betty x 13 4 u. E! |- I8 @8 ^; b1 P4 ^: X2 O
Allied aircraft% C6 V6 M1 n3 L7 l' i# M* d- V
no flights : G% t v( G7 ~/ ~& h
Japanese aircraft losses
/ r2 z) C1 l% h7 C' R; @) I! W" R C G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged , S/ T! Z7 ]9 }- d. o6 d7 K6 _( n
Allied aircraft losses5 {' P9 u5 @2 |
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground- W( L; B1 p! K
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
* m# C$ H- h `3 l, M1 H# @: uAllied ground losses:9 o0 ~& n9 d! _
5 casualties reported5 I$ {/ ?' z+ H. K$ G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) b: j2 [8 h. @. a n) L9 @% W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ l! c' a0 g1 R8 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; W+ R5 ]& e2 o4 U$ K; Q7 d
Airbase hits 1
; [+ i5 z0 E% v, `9 ERunway hits 105 W9 ]' o8 l v2 ^" c4 V& h
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
! R9 c; i& W: m$ RWeather in hex: Overcast 9 b5 e0 \- l# o: P# h
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) L; d7 k- g, ?) \6 l' x, ZEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
. V) _$ }/ X' w& u5 vJapanese aircraft/ T+ [9 [& M7 j' P
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12* p5 e- ~. d7 K$ u
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
7 t4 l& ]9 s' V) z9 o1 o: xAllied aircraft
1 p& u2 z* N5 y no flights
" S5 O5 _$ i' D8 O" oJapanese aircraft losses$ i) [5 o- j. y; O0 o' K& s: l
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
) `6 _' B* R2 |( \1 i/ X( C$ ` Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 8 c5 S. \2 e; B7 |+ m5 q
Allied aircraft losses, l: ^% v% {% ?1 s* Z$ k, W
O-47A: 1 damaged# i* k% c5 D; P8 v/ X8 u1 H
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged* Q4 M& ?1 }2 I2 k
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
: e2 ^. g6 ]1 p* a7 m Beech 18-S: 1 damaged : x! ]- O0 Q, l. L' q( h) M
Airbase hits 30 ^' D' m9 k% b& r
Runway hits 4% i8 R f! Z0 l: ~# F2 o* i
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
; F$ g% b" f# y& ~ KWeather in hex: Light cloud - v; ^% X C1 ~6 }
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 K* l7 V5 I* k1 i; i4 h9 p
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
' P, p% b |) k: GJapanese aircraft
$ |7 C; Q. S1 p Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
/ K w+ p6 k) c: ?Allied aircraft
H. ` w: X9 |: F3 Q I-15-III x 11
! ]+ c2 ?5 @0 J4 c8 z5 IJapanese aircraft losses: ~2 Y; ~7 K1 Y0 I2 b
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
& ?7 \9 }( j; B! C I3 e* G2 pNo Allied losses - | R, q5 x7 x$ t, j
Aircraft Attacking:
4 O$ B& m, I" ]% k 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
6 C6 W4 H' n* `" ]& ? Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # @1 C ]4 `( C3 {9 X1 P
Weather in hex: Light cloud Z% B3 O B9 G4 f9 c; t2 W
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ z; _ X2 \# DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes : e2 c2 B9 \! Q
Japanese aircraft+ r- z% p4 ?3 `9 b u9 z- T+ V
G4M1 Betty x 37
' |8 x6 d3 N; R/ V: m, h) YNo Japanese losses
. J7 d% j5 \' N+ Q7 [Airbase hits 89 j2 N, q- i4 _# o: V# a* R9 O4 Q
Airbase supply hits 69 L1 K- }9 t# A/ p# J% i$ U
Runway hits 34. n$ B9 \2 o% u
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+ D) C+ [3 S3 a! z! xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 7 p' [ w- Q) K4 {) O' ^
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
+ m% e6 }6 @; J6 J/ m, e& f! nRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% g" f, L; y8 m- t, \$ eEstimated time to target is 28 minutes * q/ d% F/ S! x. d
Japanese aircraft5 N6 e" u; Y8 ]8 O# p7 D
A6M2 Zero x 44/ s3 {- w* C) S3 B
B5N2 Kate x 84
: v f2 C) N! Y, S0 K D3A1 Val x 71
) P1 _! ]& g% H/ a AJapanese aircraft losses" j- o1 p$ i( L( k
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged1 Q w; ^7 O! U. m. J/ y* q
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged . q6 U3 G4 l2 [$ G! c9 @2 \# i- |
Allied Ships3 z- v$ |& w4 R! w
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
" D9 H2 k2 m6 O! s CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- j3 s8 r. U3 l
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk; g* g _1 l4 D3 E. ] Q/ H
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
* m8 h% ]" B ]+ K9 o CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
/ U1 F4 p$ |( w6 a8 u; P; IJapanese Shock attack 4 ~9 E5 m) z% M: h3 ]
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 * X% y H) Y; I6 s o
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
2 U, c# }4 s+ RJapanese adjusted assault: 23
6 Q6 A* k/ L5 n" L( o& H6 ZAllied adjusted defense: 5
4 s$ U" v% P9 ^9 _( `Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
P a5 U9 n, h% kJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! % ]1 L' z! R( ~8 S
Combat modifiers$ `0 }" T1 ]/ T- e/ F
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)& `( R ~: `2 J8 L" `
experience(-)9 ~2 K" m& R; f; {- C7 g
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 6 l# c) q# l* Q3 a
Japanese ground losses:
9 t2 I4 K( j7 p4 y) W1 W" f 18 casualties reported% a% }" D4 G: j3 |8 j/ X/ [! o( t6 v( F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: Q4 d% v9 X' V$ Z6 y7 _- g a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# _$ i0 m+ c9 e& V# d7 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 6 B% }2 K1 Y% u6 k" }# Z* I
Allied ground losses:
+ S9 j; T* w+ p' { 105 casualties reported
: p5 h C0 |: V8 q* e- G: o3 V& k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' g) ]: V- m& R. M A% r Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
' H& l7 M8 H G$ n) A Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
% m4 @* z/ J0 { Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
W' q8 j* U1 g Units retreated 1 8 c* Q8 M G5 I1 c& f
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ; a/ \& V* M% G( d5 {
Assaulting units:
5 l9 W4 q4 f( z: K/ U y 16th Naval Guard Unit
% |$ M7 r: T2 P* cDefending units:
% {" R" P* Y" P4 m; G9 R# e 107th RN Base Force
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9 c* u3 O( X% T z/ _Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) * O9 J- V% [7 m8 |$ H
Allied Bombardment attack
" H, w, j3 ^# k# P0 z5 Z6 K7 V9 V( kAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
* K% _; f+ ?& X1 _- pDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
( ^. d$ {1 T( c R6 M5 B# q0 I. {, [Japanese ground losses:
9 Z/ }9 E# n8 [; X# k 4 casualties reported
5 w7 a0 |( R; V: y1 \; z7 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: E/ s7 J' J; u" D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ F" h, D% {, M9 E3 B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ I0 v m! m5 f5 iAssaulting units:' {. Y" d! ^" u% t# X
B Coy/NG Rifles 1 ?) W7 X: r$ a* E8 f! w
Lark Battalion
. q3 U' A3 A) a! M8 W Rabaul Det. Base Force
N' Q; ^# C9 b; |1 q, a3 zDefending units:
2 S. c" ]$ v8 F1 q) }5 i 144th Infantry Regiment$ n& S. @7 L1 B2 {- f1 a, j9 x
Maizuru 1st SNLF( ?4 @# _% y1 S% S) ~
2nd JNAF Coy
: N; R7 i) P: l: [: k" ?( h 5th JNAF Coy |