AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41. E' f9 y8 M9 ^0 N2 G
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。7 S7 n1 M3 p/ ]6 @$ y+ G% r0 r
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。: v* J8 f' q+ N% j% m
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
6 g" W$ f! Y' l6 d) K! v |% v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,0 {. o: z* |, k% L/ n5 O
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,
$ Y9 E$ Q2 [' V7 g& Y- M" _3 x* d3 Fkb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。
) M3 |3 G+ F, }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 z# E% T% s; u8 C* C5 Q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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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
1 ? f0 D; c& X( u6 r$ T# oDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force - c$ k" q \- _6 v% D d: @
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
- H4 C& R$ Y' g, g3 w4 z1 GJapanese Ships
" }; a1 D1 `* p5 A" ^; b: f5 j BB Yamashiro: f+ @( T" w! |- T- l
CL Kashima) g& j/ n6 }) R) m( e
DD Tsuga
( Y$ |1 [1 K/ _ DD Kuri
1 S3 b+ K: v( ^ @3 X7 V6 p PB Shuko Maru #5
( a4 t* X$ V' F9 g, X1 A" Q PB Sonan Maru #6
8 `9 A/ C' h4 h/ w3 T$ u8 i5 q PB Sonan Maru #5. h; r% H, [5 p* F
PB Shotoku Maru
; u& r p& [) N1 | PB Shoei Maru3 B: G# v. E% e
PB Kyo Maru #101 C7 x% H# s1 _. r7 R6 Z4 n8 M
PB Kyo Maru #8
$ P+ J; n* Z7 U xAK Kuraido Maru
7 a! v3 h" ]3 Z! C8 n/ y4 w CM Tsugaru# _* X$ O: i% F+ k! J
DD Yanagi ! W9 d( i! S# t0 O* U W- V
Japanese ground losses:
0 w# b% U- f' D! t0 z 18 casualties reported
2 V; p5 j' F% h9 H a Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 _: }% ^' _8 A5 J) T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
@) t' x, Z" j( S1 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 N' `3 o) \( u9 s9 r% cAllied ground losses:
6 F( |4 ~- D- `; N0 Z 62 casualties reported, s, W* J& o* ?# p5 b1 ]% e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# C/ o8 H0 S6 C+ o4 r, C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
, q! q" c" J9 ^5 C& b n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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! S6 i$ B4 J' E. U8 Y* x, cDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
- h7 K" X' X e& ]Japanese Ships
! Y" t7 o. I* ^0 c0 O, y+ M% e BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire. k4 U3 P7 N8 ?: z# T
CL Kashima
" _) R3 x) i1 Q# m3 ]9 O& p( n R CM Tsugaru& i9 x$ L% J# B! F/ v) a
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk @) o" I) F# e+ t) p. S
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ {( t' x, x0 Y: a/ K* b. a( {" X1 f DD Yanagi! k% U, U% a; [+ E
PB Kyo Maru #89 d5 ?: A& z: p# p
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire) E8 }9 @7 X2 _' D! k( h
PB Shoei Maru
5 w( {1 q2 D: \. u9 ], O PB Shotoku Maru$ v6 l* B* H! w# t! o
PB Sonan Maru #5
- O, \1 a6 f r7 W0 M7 C1 C9 W* R. m PB Sonan Maru #6
6 ~; K8 o3 M. _5 j# \: \ `* X PB Shuko Maru #5- \ m$ N, k1 P3 r( \% `* j
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
* _8 l3 W" E4 c$ R' P xAK Matsue Maru
4 j1 I! t% Y# W! ]. T4 D) W xAK Venice Maru$ X \( s1 S, S3 M, U) C" _' z7 Y
xAK Kogyoku Maru
& A% f' w( O3 s7 W xAK Nishimi Maru
9 I5 G5 d% P4 A0 z: B4 r xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire; \+ h/ R" F% _+ l) R5 S
xAK Cheribon Maru4 |5 Y9 \# U4 U8 _
xAK Daifuku Maru" F1 N2 e# X+ p7 i" t6 X$ G% ]4 R
xAK Kuraido Maru
7 K2 V* n L5 o! t8 ^Allied Ships6 q* z( p* @9 n4 t
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
( o3 G% P6 H6 ?- ?) V& i& l5 o CL Achilles
7 g& x! g# \! {) J+ r CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires: _- q( m; U% h5 K" o: v0 \% C7 p b/ {
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1- |1 R) M! z: ~4 p9 Y
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
0 \, z$ R7 @ C3 l7 g% GLow visibility due to Thunderstorms& ~# J, Z$ Q* j7 {: m+ h/ w! r0 ?9 q* R
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards& d4 M7 o$ y4 o9 s
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; b, G2 F1 [; C8 e) D) RRange closes to 15,000 yards...
* o! A. O2 _; C q; h9 J) c. r, \Range closes to 12,000 yards...
w S4 @" P4 X3 f" vRange closes to 10,000 yards...# y3 O' k# [: A+ P4 p \
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
, M9 c% y, E# [# k7 d3 \* V" cRange closes to 8,000 yards...
+ p+ _; p0 k2 ^+ }' f% v2 `: Q8 @Range closes to 7,000 yards...
9 x- \" d4 o/ K) _0 ^0 NRange closes to 6,000 yards...! u/ n. E p+ p; Q. f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards5 B9 L" }, D+ [
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 1 b: w. O& m/ T; d R& `
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards* H9 u" ~0 b& [9 v
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
# _% ^1 Y- Q! W+ R( g& `CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards- K1 k2 M- [$ \) c0 Z" r
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards9 I" o: L# O' S) n8 ?
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
) H6 o+ f8 ~# U- p; ORange closes to 5,000 yards" m$ j4 q3 X9 N
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards) o3 t& D% K3 S- I" p, N$ t
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards% j- V& \/ z8 x
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards: L- _5 J" v9 @! ~0 M _3 X& f
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
! U9 C! K5 `5 q9 CRange increases to 6,000 yards
' G! u) F; P6 s& L% Q- ~% `' fBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
" T7 ~8 I. D* I9 |$ IDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards! ?3 S" H# _( v; g; p: m/ y0 P
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards1 r& W4 |, n- l/ q/ U" Y* B1 O( J
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
' m* m" R, D+ }DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards( f) l2 e; j' n. c! d* v
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
- k$ \9 w3 m5 p' n4 q' {BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards, l3 {! t d3 B) s+ ]
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
: M8 B( G. A3 p6 L, KDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
' L, G q8 Y9 C0 X9 h6 \, ]CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards/ q+ q: F! U) G8 s
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
( W8 [' ?4 z+ ?- aWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
; n4 \5 [* b+ s J0 `% |' @Range increases to 8,000 yards
9 k, ?* w- v# k8 e7 b" [2 TBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
3 E3 W# u. M3 c6 w# K3 i; ~CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
1 D$ J/ b7 @3 C' SDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
, d5 D7 n* s; P& {DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
m( {3 d+ I# ]; w! D( s5 |' A9 k6 |; aDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
3 ?( b9 M0 L2 j. P1 |DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards6 S8 ~ |# t1 h+ l
Range increases to 15,000 yards
% @; ^& a8 m% {2 J0 E! N+ FCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat! H, n2 m& @5 w" v
- escorted by DD Tsuga
" v0 T' \" I8 C% \* G' PBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards- W8 [$ x0 d$ \; `. W8 h
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
) Z) l- j! A# l. b/ V# N/ UBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards. a$ z2 g: b6 v, U( L: u
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards( [+ \! c. L/ \4 D9 i+ M1 H5 y
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards& M( j& f6 J! f' z! U2 i/ p
Task forces break off...
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; G9 r) U' K0 Z' K2 J; h* I1 FMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / L$ m% i, W5 c6 i5 u+ U: @- O
Weather in hex: Overcast 2 N. j% S6 x% _8 a5 M
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.+ Y6 y$ i" f J! y5 r, s" S
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
3 l' E' ^4 Y3 b* M" g3 NJapanese aircraft. h- ?4 m$ G, K8 k( t1 R8 R7 @" [
G3M2 Nell x 27
; h4 d$ B* k e. J G4M1 Betty x 31 ) E8 W0 x5 y$ x+ U
Allied aircraft
r8 Q1 v* m( R: J' _ no flights " v/ I0 S% |, a: _4 ^
Japanese aircraft losses* R5 s; N: a' G. O2 Q. I
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
6 s- _: d$ A. m. w) G# F- E: S8 n G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged& n5 |) e( B% g4 p
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak / S* z. a2 v5 B1 L
Allied aircraft losses: S: {' B6 v+ M$ o" g+ z9 r
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
1 R: ^% T$ \# J5 U O-47A: 2 damaged
- N9 K* ]. v& ~ F: ^; n P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
! t7 \, k+ F8 F) o9 g* d- b, F- U PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
6 Q/ K6 M3 z9 }. UAllied ground losses:
% C9 T" b$ o# M) ^ 4 casualties reported
" F% _1 ~0 V3 G) j: m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 w" ^2 c1 F# H1 e2 v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled \/ ^8 O% \( q' e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : j1 r- t) z m5 S4 j& O$ U$ Z
Airbase hits 18
# V# C- }$ _" v$ P4 @Runway hits 41
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r6 ~. k3 Z/ y7 y! w- Q! @$ iMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
3 w( t7 |( Z8 L# RWeather in hex: Overcast " C) D# n# {8 ]" A$ R
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.* @& q# Y9 J/ \, v% w3 d, p$ a- I
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes : k7 c% Q8 E1 l, K: e$ r0 E) y0 b. H% ~
Japanese aircraft; R) C. r7 i( y I# u I
G4M1 Betty x 18 7 P9 b# {) J# ]9 |3 x
Allied aircraft( r. X% `& @4 i4 g1 r+ F
no flights 4 f) j' s8 \1 X' a$ m
Japanese aircraft losses
( P* @3 m( W* M G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged $ {- l% y( U j5 s0 a' l
Allied aircraft losses4 m; A4 R2 F3 p' F
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 2 ~8 P* L* E1 b4 m' C4 w/ e p
Airbase hits 7
7 j3 L+ g' g$ e) lAirbase supply hits 2
0 d0 f. {0 r! f- E: |Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : M! H U9 O+ a
Weather in hex: Overcast
; Z9 k* J, L4 [5 \5 b4 R3 {, tRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% Q9 _* \+ I) g3 J$ y
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
% K M4 Q( I# V: k: K: z+ \7 A aJapanese aircraft& W8 [ |9 ]9 [" d c4 S, L. h* o1 ^" ]
G4M1 Betty x 13 . k2 u3 \5 L, Y3 g5 y
Allied aircraft; d f6 B. W& p. r' J6 P( O
no flights 0 e2 G! l# z1 A# u9 Q: R
Japanese aircraft losses: a' w0 j& {8 J. p. @$ {1 ~% B
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 6 t7 Z4 e. H( U2 y4 U! h
Allied aircraft losses' B* S/ {* {. l
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
2 b/ n7 ?2 [% o6 {5 H: Z M+ U P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground % Y" ~( y9 U9 M1 Q5 j- t) Q* z
Allied ground losses:2 _) S. F6 W0 y& h3 H
5 casualties reported s# u( N) w U; B! ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: h- c- I7 a& ? m+ U! L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! R9 U7 {' B! | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 z' D: `4 A2 h0 h" E0 p7 d3 x, {
Airbase hits 1
* l- b" c9 \2 g7 J' _& YRunway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
& |! i, b6 z I3 v6 [- OWeather in hex: Overcast
+ J/ n' Z' [+ |% Q: o% wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ P+ [1 f. j4 D2 v1 V6 @3 ]8 e3 g# GEstimated time to target is 25 minutes & V2 L- X3 K& b/ x+ ]& _
Japanese aircraft; {$ u. P# N# M2 P
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
0 Q; E( \0 Y- f d Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
! K. e0 ^) O8 P1 B5 JAllied aircraft
% f$ E% T- {: |$ v! ]* K no flights 6 N+ q/ z, }, d! h
Japanese aircraft losses# h& ~, O2 i% y' ~
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
; d3 ^8 H1 ]1 K( U3 n Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
y0 r! J7 _% ?& u5 MAllied aircraft losses+ {5 r0 K/ }! E- k- K% H7 ?
O-47A: 1 damaged [* K$ k! f% d( i/ n, H
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged1 j. w8 T8 T3 @$ c, M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
! _: U# V8 Y6 X) r) G8 W6 z- m5 c Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
5 j" K6 E& D6 b2 kAirbase hits 35 f5 P/ J$ l9 Y8 j, w5 I" Z
Runway hits 4
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' y9 z8 m' F. t) YMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
) A4 ?9 M* s: F; t5 G( J7 pWeather in hex: Light cloud
5 ~* s5 V9 X1 tRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 l5 {4 w" k: Y
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
: C" S4 s* A+ E1 o+ kJapanese aircraft
, Y/ _. u- T% @ Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
6 @- q6 V9 ]; l! i0 E+ o# G6 fAllied aircraft6 Z6 n8 U0 n+ W% a6 m
I-15-III x 11
" r+ g# G9 V+ ?Japanese aircraft losses
0 w/ o n& ?& k* a! d* k/ e& b* K Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 4 Q8 U3 X, t3 ^) n. Q6 P# R4 @, A6 `
No Allied losses
- N5 m$ J A5 K5 G9 vAircraft Attacking:$ `3 D* U# L2 J2 o, d R7 X
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * ; I( C. P0 X0 F; _" `6 W
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb) K' O! _5 M5 B
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5 D" N! h! J7 Q9 XMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
@' G: @. _; z m, zWeather in hex: Light cloud : ~7 y9 n! R0 W: y8 a
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 E" ~/ _; J, G! `! `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 L( D1 H) X8 f% y+ Z% x5 R/ e5 CJapanese aircraft) x* x, X' `2 m6 C9 `$ K
G4M1 Betty x 37
' a0 E+ g, P6 Y% G3 D, LNo Japanese losses ! G5 p' r$ P; V; A, i
Airbase hits 8
: P- Q7 I' {% n+ iAirbase supply hits 62 y* u# C& H2 m" ^# u2 ]
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 ! d3 u+ ]- a2 C& x$ p
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ; y5 O/ m# n' E9 u
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 a0 P3 n2 r$ F+ m; DEstimated time to target is 28 minutes . w# ]* @* O, M) T; \
Japanese aircraft9 `# b4 C. l5 g8 F, O4 H5 \
A6M2 Zero x 44+ f; C6 U! q1 a3 i+ Z
B5N2 Kate x 848 U% ?, k& O: Y0 `8 t) e" l& {% Q1 S
D3A1 Val x 71 ! m4 Z: x, F& m/ F" ]
Japanese aircraft losses
$ K0 n& f7 C9 |: m% R B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
4 G& p" R6 w) b0 w" w D3A1 Val: 3 damaged + r, J1 A, @" E! Y0 L- M+ I
Allied Ships9 x' n$ N& T+ }' Z
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1' i5 P5 L( H- t9 V7 C* i2 M% c' ^2 A
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- u1 O2 u5 M% u) G8 x; }
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
2 S$ n9 K: e# _7 J W& T$ t' r CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 D" m. g2 \2 C& F/ a3 a# C3 e/ T CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage) a6 O4 M7 q" v$ z
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4 }# x9 Y# |, D: m6 v* b4 b/ QGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
4 {" w9 i4 [" Z9 `. m9 |. pJapanese Shock attack
) W' i3 V$ m. q) v8 NAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
, O) @- D* Q2 I3 l' ]Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 & ?; Z$ z% X6 W6 f6 D ~; X8 x
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 . H+ u; M* [5 @+ m* J& I/ {4 w9 t- z8 u
Allied adjusted defense: 5
" M7 w, x# G3 WJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) , T5 X4 v( x6 G3 D4 J. y
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
, t! t+ j& ]% g7 yCombat modifiers v# w) g) c7 f
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
+ g7 L. B$ e; {' ^2 `3 L, ` experience(-)
" t" Q. l/ x* Y/ W' N' K" X! \$ j4 V" \Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
: e, t3 j7 Y6 KJapanese ground losses:# {( I* I) c; I, `! J$ v: s d% G( q
18 casualties reported/ O1 p; B6 i Y7 }/ N3 F6 R0 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# D6 w8 f: B2 Q. D o' Z' R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" D) K9 ^' o# N0 e% k- N9 F" b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! U& u' L9 }( vAllied ground losses:
0 [6 ]- j5 ?2 e# O0 x9 n 105 casualties reported$ x" a) v9 l1 J& |5 G- I+ E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 w: D3 C) Y( ~) r# l8 ] d Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 ^' m9 \- T" `3 Y Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled# d+ I& a. e$ j, q
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)! q- z& H3 C0 j" Y8 E
Units retreated 1 $ g! C. r( I' \- g; Z! S8 b4 J
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
1 T9 U }7 i* `7 n, O7 YAssaulting units:5 }- ~: I3 |; ]
16th Naval Guard Unit
" R* D# |0 X5 b- dDefending units:
1 @- _3 `8 N# d; H/ A 107th RN Base Force ; P1 v! ~6 W) O" z, r
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
/ x/ N% C/ Y N# y& V ~Allied Bombardment attack $ z" m/ R, T% U( O N* B. c# z% L
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
/ \$ I& V1 w$ n) y3 bDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 # q" @' k. M# O2 _, x
Japanese ground losses:
% Q- }' ]* E8 j x' a# S4 H5 M7 H8 W: n0 X 4 casualties reported# A5 t' X6 V) g( @: Y9 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) v' Z# _5 ^' i" v+ [2 w$ R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Y2 n( u6 I/ d" S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' i' ~5 E! C+ j0 P! XAssaulting units:8 O* c0 ^' Q! M' m: m/ @% N
B Coy/NG Rifles
1 Z! F% c& Y0 n3 Y0 S8 k Lark Battalion
; Z& V! K# ~, u( Y# N, ?9 R9 e Rabaul Det. Base Force 3 ?# \- R+ }- j8 X$ O* k
Defending units:# g5 ]+ n4 x: Q0 u. l
144th Infantry Regiment6 ?8 C! Y- I% i% t( l
Maizuru 1st SNLF7 N5 O& ?3 K" P5 B7 o
2nd JNAF Coy 1 x9 w. q, G& E9 E& P2 x0 ?
5th JNAF Coy |