AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41/ h9 F4 x3 g! x5 }! k1 n, n0 \
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。8 s7 B/ p3 Q, x1 {2 Y6 G
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。
5 D1 t& B& f1 f: ?# e0 z. ~, h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
& ~3 k, ~- ^5 H6 l2 e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 s1 @' X. n* a" y# P
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,
( p |, A% R$ p7 [. b; Zkb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。 {5 C% W5 I4 ^; B* U- q, ]3 Z
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。
: D. t2 z5 D7 Y+ J9 U+ d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。& S' F( l9 M! b @8 t& d, o$ m
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8 c$ l9 L1 z$ e1 q0 m& yPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
" ^2 d% V: T* PDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force ]/ W# y. d* ]9 T
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
f8 ?1 z$ F d B( o9 zJapanese Ships
e% [" j: l! H3 G BB Yamashiro \8 ^, T1 l. U' D
CL Kashima
V; v7 P4 d) C9 `9 Q DD Tsuga
' G( M- p& A2 I2 ~+ s: F DD Kuri7 w2 B- i/ w. e' l5 z) e6 D' |
PB Shuko Maru #58 N# m$ y, s0 a1 F5 T. s2 y. z
PB Sonan Maru #6
% g4 [' i, R* a: }* z PB Sonan Maru #5- l8 E9 M& c4 q+ c
PB Shotoku Maru4 O5 Z5 K2 ^1 K0 q+ s7 M
PB Shoei Maru7 x3 A3 p4 j3 ^3 K7 E0 j" ]
PB Kyo Maru #10
; E& z. Q# ~, c' j PB Kyo Maru #8
4 {# G' j; X: V- r, w: m xAK Kuraido Maru
. v. `. ^0 y" O CM Tsugaru
5 y* \+ _4 W$ Q5 g& p8 D) K DD Yanagi
7 v, V+ G3 _. d$ FJapanese ground losses:3 x8 B& h9 e- l5 B* ^
18 casualties reported
! M# }% {* p$ w1 o; D/ m | Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* G' _9 \" A' m9 H# T' @# {: \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 n; L0 x$ a8 _0 }& a6 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' @: Q4 R0 E8 S8 i
Allied ground losses:
* W5 E4 {, S6 _- l 62 casualties reported8 Q6 e) h+ T T; x8 j* j2 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" f! [0 T+ |0 X1 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
% C, Z8 p( I0 n. { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 3 x- n* J4 |2 D2 E/ p& u! w
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2 X- y. C7 b# n7 p: H7 k4 N9 V, S, YDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards " f' H z4 q2 u% u6 X5 [4 |
Japanese Ships, T) ]( \6 B& C3 K6 u# E3 d5 ~1 H( ~) Q
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
3 ?- R( c6 Y9 b/ e X6 ^# Y CL Kashima
+ s( t$ V, k( b+ r CM Tsugaru2 ^7 k1 j0 E2 I/ u
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" G( V4 _; d# j( I& t8 r DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, l# c; a4 |1 Z, g DD Yanagi! D" J' ]5 l# v" y; ]) D6 O5 \8 {
PB Kyo Maru #83 o0 j7 o+ K: V( F
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire( G5 r# O: H# v( j% P5 T/ j
PB Shoei Maru6 z u" L v$ d7 X3 d
PB Shotoku Maru
5 K- q4 J7 q# |; ^; P& B PB Sonan Maru #5
( }0 x) t% h$ U, T; i0 I% s PB Sonan Maru #6
6 f7 U7 H8 B Y: M) l F' H PB Shuko Maru #54 Q( n6 V- H: p, ]5 u2 S, ^) n# W6 @8 Z" r
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
% j, W* a* Y! K xAK Matsue Maru
0 _- k( }7 }8 `4 T$ K7 @6 W; a( @ xAK Venice Maru
8 O( Q' h0 m& _ xAK Kogyoku Maru
3 J0 p! V- O7 F. R xAK Nishimi Maru
6 k- g, Y! H: t0 [8 v0 W' x g1 X xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire. M! |% v. t- ~4 B% f& v
xAK Cheribon Maru
0 m5 F) O( \$ x6 [ xAK Daifuku Maru
( n5 p% r. e3 l9 }$ X* e, v xAK Kuraido Maru ! J* _& {# N @; {# ]- E
Allied Ships: d5 N h5 {) T- H
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage0 [7 x% ?6 p. {+ i( g! P
CL Achilles
9 \4 v; |- j% G CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
( p1 N8 W* {, b1 G+ D) M5 N* H6 j0 m; x CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
& L- T8 _* A/ a+ |/ I# E$ ?0 g. H DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
! ^; I& `3 K7 u0 a3 j6 f7 GLow visibility due to Thunderstorms3 g8 \- [' {8 q. V
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards4 G0 s( c# {( Y7 U; h5 O# y; T2 }; ~
Range closes to 18,000 yards...- ~0 a' A% z$ i( Z& H- f2 M
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
% a% X n, n9 T2 ^, \7 nRange closes to 12,000 yards...
$ C* j* I& ?4 q9 ERange closes to 10,000 yards...9 J. B& T# F) d+ N4 t9 c* {
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* J+ E. h2 x- k9 ~% w; B$ DRange closes to 8,000 yards...
+ X% _& i7 e0 ^7 G0 xRange closes to 7,000 yards..., _* y. b; b% Z; H
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
5 T' b; }+ h+ C- B. zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
1 ^: V% l: `; r& l& BxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
% T9 W* F5 m5 l! F% XBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards( j. U+ z7 u# b' ?+ _
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
5 L" A; m$ V9 hCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards$ y N+ G& _0 G1 I' f
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
6 W# N0 |+ x6 l, Q q! v \CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
3 \0 r- F0 T) N7 x* a* Y7 mRange closes to 5,000 yards# F, i7 w& I8 v. J/ X" [
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards0 w1 X! `2 O( U4 @ L
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
( `" _9 v0 f; a: r7 e1 t O6 wBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
! B) _5 ` I- D- n1 [6 G( I) IDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
3 Z/ C9 i/ A% F# Q6 E$ SRange increases to 6,000 yards7 Z. R$ F& r; @6 B6 r
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards# z8 o2 \/ S$ w& N% P0 A1 F
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
( i' x& W, R1 u& ?( [. GCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards+ R& i% \) y9 I: }
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
0 ^" V- v# p' N, @DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
h F A3 ~; z/ p+ C; R) \) h; hCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards2 c1 q* C- G7 v/ v
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards1 A+ l# A$ [) @
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards( p! `; c+ S1 W9 \* N
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
. [3 e9 B% r4 _. E: s. ^CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
9 h6 e9 z3 Q9 Q; K1 WCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards- U3 m9 p0 o i0 K! I) T
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage4 L) x; |+ U# p9 R) ], w" {
Range increases to 8,000 yards1 F [: S0 n* j" u* N! Q4 b" }
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards9 a( X, n: ]6 s+ N& j4 E& l# m J! C
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
1 F( h: X. C# Z8 E' D3 a- oDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
- P$ m6 X# h: j# I' q8 D HDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
6 K: j$ }5 `, P9 I! ~DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards' v( S! ^ t. c2 C: o' j
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
. }" O9 l$ g' D0 ~6 J& HRange increases to 15,000 yards* Y* H" e; y: y# [
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
; h# S- P- t& Q- escorted by DD Tsuga5 y" J9 C) w0 a1 n" m j7 }; b2 H
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
1 y9 |) d8 Q' S) H e2 EBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
6 D, U4 ?% @ s% J% ~* \4 vBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards/ J; J; x! I* h2 a5 F" F
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards! O$ K$ U4 j, I3 S0 P+ p
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards, a2 U6 H( |& I. {' A1 Y6 Y
Task forces break off...
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) ?" Z3 J3 v' t/ qMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
6 g R4 ~+ o$ R1 zWeather in hex: Overcast
! r5 i! z- y( Q u$ {' s, e2 P oRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 D" O0 l! H1 b# c* Q9 G
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
0 _7 {: f9 Q! qJapanese aircraft7 ]0 Q" i' v7 O
G3M2 Nell x 27
$ t: m. A/ B# W- E. J# ^ G4M1 Betty x 31 ; u" Z0 p8 i8 {$ M( [
Allied aircraft
5 [6 k# V$ n- S no flights
4 I; F" R; W% E/ j$ |8 \+ [# \Japanese aircraft losses
! Q/ t& E8 v# |4 G! ^ G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
& J! g6 m: S, Z' x5 N5 o5 i G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged* y" S8 V6 d2 d# D; f/ c9 \
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
; X6 Q/ i( f4 R% }& W$ HAllied aircraft losses
) F6 Y7 H6 e/ e& E+ _1 P2 S B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged9 V7 P4 K) ~1 k. [; j9 m
O-47A: 2 damaged
1 W; q, d- l8 Y, S P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
# c4 X* f; d+ l9 I1 a" H3 B PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 1 o7 t9 E$ x6 L5 D
Allied ground losses:
' I6 r* a0 |9 f. |7 _ 4 casualties reported
7 }, y9 |$ i+ l8 o% `" f" ^6 { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 s2 Q. A+ R! X7 L2 b0 L: r8 h7 u' [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 E9 U1 s. D% P! R: {6 x! A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ n) {- r" o6 A3 ~7 }Airbase hits 18% j4 J& r$ D, A( D% ^ b
Runway hits 41) w2 ~0 O \. c/ V' m
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
1 a7 T4 t7 v9 gWeather in hex: Overcast
( @1 }& g& V& H. ?0 b4 F! F5 gRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
0 u# o: F. q* }" t! AEstimated time to target is 19 minutes 1 |; `- _9 v" y
Japanese aircraft
2 }% u, W6 s& @; L5 h G4M1 Betty x 18
: u0 e/ {/ a! A8 f2 iAllied aircraft
6 ~1 j6 r5 h' D; E* t$ e no flights
X2 `" a1 a0 b6 @Japanese aircraft losses4 m, U n* w9 Y4 K2 R
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Q/ {4 d- i- ~" `* N. v' G
Allied aircraft losses0 U4 F9 s6 |/ D) {# j& _
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
9 `! Q- l0 d3 L, X2 R1 B9 vAirbase hits 7( |% F) `0 Q0 o: C5 O- A5 i
Airbase supply hits 2 Q, \1 d- K! @. ]( k
Runway hits 99 e% V6 x2 L" h) q$ Z
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& D* V3 k9 ^! G' f5 ^' i( |Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 8 a; a0 n- Z, f
Weather in hex: Overcast 2 t/ n7 Q+ W. U/ x* k8 ~
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; t8 q; U$ ]3 v; @& o6 i, K1 |Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
0 I' M8 S3 Q5 f. V9 `Japanese aircraft
* W G! O# F& w3 S* w1 I3 l G4M1 Betty x 13
; N2 F; V: v5 v: \Allied aircraft+ U" ]3 P# i | |6 M; D
no flights P& W+ f8 N9 ]$ \" D% l5 K5 |
Japanese aircraft losses4 Q Q1 m. O1 J4 `/ @
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
. a4 S' ^; G/ Y" mAllied aircraft losses4 r5 Q! b+ _2 r! M) ^, _* J8 T
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
+ Q2 W$ `: p* H- S P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground ! M1 x7 h- b* J
Allied ground losses:
$ [) Y6 Q$ n, S0 O% E% U% a 5 casualties reported' l% A2 j0 ?' \" [4 B7 f" l, m: h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% V8 ~% W$ O1 ~% ^9 h2 P8 M1 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 c! P! {, G( u2 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & G5 v! q+ p6 [- d
Airbase hits 1
) r$ O; P$ u4 R' V; LRunway hits 10) Z+ n \- K. o7 n# b
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% g: z0 Y" `: |2 H4 O$ KMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : Q0 N( w' C n7 [5 S
Weather in hex: Overcast * |: a; q! ~0 H, m2 P
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& r1 n5 [; n5 c4 I# L$ Q: W: u5 oEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
/ b& [8 D$ o" x( J9 W5 nJapanese aircraft' Q8 U' J# B4 \
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
; E C2 h# @8 m4 i) e: z7 ~ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 ( `+ K; I0 L. W6 ]2 A$ r! v7 D8 P
Allied aircraft% S" |' r6 h+ \/ @/ _
no flights
$ g/ O0 E! k4 RJapanese aircraft losses- B ~% N2 ? Y& I5 r& q6 n" z/ M* R
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged3 ~0 `7 B! [7 J
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged : e) S: O, Z7 p$ }
Allied aircraft losses
; [/ w* v; U) R) G O-47A: 1 damaged
8 C( k i' p8 W B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged: l7 t+ l, v$ j* M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged3 V( O+ m3 s8 `/ z# I
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged 5 F, R; u$ ]' J
Airbase hits 38 e8 q+ E5 G$ l
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian ; M9 D& r r$ c# }
Weather in hex: Light cloud
2 E0 R: O% ` z+ f d5 HRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) @; W5 ~5 v( R
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes - b5 q5 o4 U" Q* ?* K
Japanese aircraft2 B2 U' r2 z$ r; u
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
7 q0 Y: a9 P5 U' _3 w- V+ uAllied aircraft
$ \' n8 D* ]. l$ J y I-15-III x 11
0 @' ]$ m2 R- t' O% X5 GJapanese aircraft losses/ m0 n( G0 W6 U1 N. `
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
- m( y) l6 E2 z* m! ]9 zNo Allied losses 8 o) ]! c. K, R" b1 ]
Aircraft Attacking:' O: U$ k6 S% w4 J# e0 F% C! c) J; q
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
, r5 _! n" ~( A o& Q Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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X: X7 g3 K! UMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ t8 \' j) H& \/ d" R- _
Weather in hex: Light cloud
! K# l+ G% N& |; X& C: c HRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ f7 I! j5 J( G4 b4 x V# [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ e5 T$ p/ ~7 P; L! XJapanese aircraft
+ R; K1 C9 G+ T+ b( W2 } J G4M1 Betty x 37 0 W/ o2 e$ n) ^2 G- h \) D/ ]* i! @5 h
No Japanese losses
# u. k, C) {# y' y. ]* U# d$ dAirbase hits 8
+ ^0 I- Q* ]) |9 qAirbase supply hits 69 M1 e+ q, R+ L0 d
Runway hits 34% `1 A, |8 w1 I8 X* [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
c ?/ w0 O C3 g2 P$ Y/ eWeather in hex: Partial cloud
0 B$ A& _: }% W0 [0 ^$ `/ IRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& O& ]8 f% T$ ~. B4 a: S2 L
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes ' Y; B6 r" p3 n/ s
Japanese aircraft
, O) A) Y; Y2 l l$ d6 {' |4 P( Q* w A6M2 Zero x 44
9 g% f; o9 w+ r' g B5N2 Kate x 84$ ^$ T; p) H( y- R1 \% M( P" C
D3A1 Val x 71 * T/ }- G* U( y5 i
Japanese aircraft losses3 O4 C* e" k# U _) J
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged: M3 g2 C/ f6 B& a5 a+ W2 ~* B
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 5 W( C" @9 \, b5 O$ m2 ?
Allied Ships4 V! Q9 _; h L: p) Y C
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
& g) w9 U8 y( P' f# V- T8 g CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ j" k" E! b3 x( g8 F: o5 `, ]
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
7 v2 G, P9 o, a! ?9 f: }2 C' v CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ x: |: R1 Q6 i) ?
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( _8 ?; r& E+ E0 c
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) 5 H+ V( Q% m! A* R
Japanese Shock attack
' _& D8 h8 L3 _; o. L; [0 kAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 ! J, E7 P4 Z4 _7 i% ?! y! t6 U$ G
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
7 A0 l# x6 ^& e* F' R- _3 oJapanese adjusted assault: 23 ( x# { r: t- q6 B( c
Allied adjusted defense: 5
5 ?% [% A' J$ k6 A- _7 g1 h @5 [! ]Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
' S: Z6 g( w) i! x" y; IJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! 8 x: K* G) o! G o4 E P& v
Combat modifiers* C1 g0 s7 m; G6 S9 m
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
. U0 i6 G F# z' S5 }2 k- ]6 M experience(-)
- j+ T) N! c, j4 K- z9 N) u( ^" zAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
m" l3 @( i, J7 jJapanese ground losses:
! L7 j$ P7 n( e# H: b# \ 18 casualties reported" Z- L; E1 Q2 \+ t" O) L7 ~# g( z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ ]: V2 S5 f3 K q8 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 v n( r) y9 D4 i `$ Y% w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled + M7 d# i) g0 P4 q8 @
Allied ground losses:
& [0 s! W* e" Z# K3 o 105 casualties reported
7 |( l# x" P$ I c% D+ |2 [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ P* w) G- Y& I2 Z9 B
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
& _, \/ |* u1 T5 o6 M: l9 w. V Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
) C3 l0 q2 x8 D+ P; J: K- Y Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! Y( G7 C% G' P3 _ Units retreated 1
% z) M% ?/ [% d5 F4 FDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
/ _. G. D+ b1 m1 R/ _1 RAssaulting units:
6 g. x+ X, ?7 N* u+ n4 ` 16th Naval Guard Unit 8 E+ D3 ]8 N R4 K. f
Defending units:
1 a/ A: W- J* X+ b4 H+ q: `7 D 107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) [7 n5 i% a) Y' s" Y( w
Allied Bombardment attack * u& M2 o( m8 z6 p" E( G
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
0 p, x8 B5 X- r$ @- p/ rDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
+ {6 t$ Q2 j8 W% M- tJapanese ground losses:
2 p3 v6 S" V" d' ^" k 4 casualties reported
% p" ^6 x' A4 ~2 h5 R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 l+ W/ A1 ~/ Z" s2 a) ^' N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. g. T+ J* @9 ]( O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' n; N' Z3 k2 Q) P9 G/ F# ZAssaulting units:+ [- \0 ^1 {9 T9 m0 m$ U
B Coy/NG Rifles / c3 }) }1 _ b, g5 O7 L2 g
Lark Battalion
& t4 W5 Q/ T* r2 e2 f0 s, N Rabaul Det. Base Force
4 D/ I& P9 z* Y1 q% mDefending units:
" D9 g! P6 b6 C8 H9 p' W; F 144th Infantry Regiment, C. l' m+ B& x" x& `% V3 q
Maizuru 1st SNLF
2 m7 b+ E+ t* E/ R8 y. k 2nd JNAF Coy & X! i$ N3 C7 @
5th JNAF Coy |