AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41 Q& K1 E/ p1 Q3 K; 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。
: ?) g# N' d5 N. D f& M( b( T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。
/ L* e: |" s5 L" T0 d8 u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
) o" s7 E' a$ o4 S( ^# W Z; A; r" A. Z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,: z# k! q/ C: _8 L 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,% L, B2 c, T: i
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。" H1 w5 d G6 `/ j; |6 C8 m
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 L) v1 ^) s
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。" J" Q, H5 P. y% N# c
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0 ~' f2 w9 f( d! }Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ f4 E& u5 ]- z- g0 r) Y
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force / f3 W. k) \, ^
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ x3 B' n8 y0 k1 aJapanese Ships K" K& l# E; y% u5 P
BB Yamashiro
* y) X; `, H* T9 _ CL Kashima
, n' I s& t8 L DD Tsuga. Y* `7 z ~& i1 ~2 c
DD Kuri
H* g: A: J: l6 a PB Shuko Maru #5
; J* x4 _: B# _* A7 T PB Sonan Maru #60 M9 C$ o5 r# [
PB Sonan Maru #5/ a& M" B% ]' B0 W1 V
PB Shotoku Maru: A" k" v D% E6 c* `8 I# g
PB Shoei Maru% t! [) C; k6 S3 J
PB Kyo Maru #10
+ G; v7 y% ?, u4 L9 x6 Z PB Kyo Maru #85 M4 C8 _, w* C
xAK Kuraido Maru: `1 G8 I4 M6 E& V1 `# [
CM Tsugaru! V: n+ X' Q% U r" a* w; ^: ^1 I
DD Yanagi
2 I+ S6 P9 C8 n* T1 J* j& Y; S4 p2 l" W9 E& {Japanese ground losses:& g6 ]. b; V4 V D0 J* k
18 casualties reported
) k4 x" f! r5 c8 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ r. ^" `" J( _/ i: p* i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, j& ?" v! e9 j; \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : S$ L: w) P. q. i1 j& t
Allied ground losses:. J" v5 _/ `/ M4 T
62 casualties reported
* K. w4 z0 V9 G% w, ]7 x% f Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ w8 ?" q, U! F0 }) @# J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
! j1 S2 t5 [: \/ i5 y$ l' J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled / n. P4 T) T' F
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& M4 L7 ]+ m: c! GDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards ; b2 p# P1 ^9 W4 l7 O
Japanese Ships5 j2 U2 q ?/ d4 @' m4 `+ k
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
6 O! O. [) T! e" H; r2 c CL Kashima
; P# h9 T5 X7 J/ Z! K9 I# b3 C. Q3 B* C CM Tsugaru2 Z+ ~0 L& b0 e- E6 f9 I$ j# l
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 m6 u3 m' Z. T% { DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ `$ N: L @* C0 y% s DD Yanagi/ Q4 K1 U3 F6 T
PB Kyo Maru #80 a% T. G' h' ~
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
- b7 u. C' U! H0 p1 \: D PB Shoei Maru
7 k3 d( S* g* ]- M* F% ~: W PB Shotoku Maru
$ S8 K N) x5 |4 i/ o- E2 w PB Sonan Maru #5
3 w9 n1 T& l3 b. o4 N PB Sonan Maru #6
8 g' e+ V( Y% c$ { PB Shuko Maru #5# B- K2 M" F$ k( X( _6 L9 i
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire" u' n5 n+ s d7 o5 c6 F
xAK Matsue Maru J9 _4 q/ Y' ?$ v0 c7 p9 {8 ^
xAK Venice Maru
4 u7 t9 p* D, y" z xAK Kogyoku Maru2 F- j, }) K n7 ~9 H
xAK Nishimi Maru) W W1 H5 M `7 T8 d
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, D+ D6 t5 z* S7 `' \! |1 D" x2 \1 U
xAK Cheribon Maru" V# Q9 M) A- T' J# Y
xAK Daifuku Maru
; U* _& _5 f' I7 n# E xAK Kuraido Maru
: e+ B2 D+ {1 L; Q zAllied Ships4 E( ^6 y1 v7 V5 _& G, p4 H$ K3 U
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage" u5 \1 z% t" P4 G) G3 x6 g' ]: \
CL Achilles
& z% P0 v0 M6 S# a( t CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
7 E% Y" l; P/ \- r G! V! ~ CL Adelaide, Shell hits 14 U# x0 G9 P, z0 ]- R: ~( l9 q
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 # a5 `1 `- m+ ]' v
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
# h) D7 `2 o y# B+ v) \7 }/ N% MMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
3 g2 c7 E) l3 b, ^# s, s CRange closes to 18,000 yards...
" h+ j p- ^, D; y3 A/ L y! C# ARange closes to 15,000 yards...! D7 h5 \8 z N/ { X
Range closes to 12,000 yards...) u7 w2 q- C" Q+ ?& J
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& W5 m" }5 m N
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
; D8 |, b) N3 ^7 W7 \* J% DRange closes to 8,000 yards.../ b6 o5 v9 |- F3 Z. P( j
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
" ~/ f8 C+ ~8 jRange closes to 6,000 yards...2 [$ w! \0 d" u U; U& P( V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
) z& ^: ^; Q& t2 sxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
! S' E; w5 T: R# u. MBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
. p q* J6 X4 r- x2 YCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards6 `" s6 m& t: }# H* m
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards3 U& E" c: X s
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards \: i6 k6 e' h1 d, E* W' Q
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards" w& k+ l" c( j7 [
Range closes to 5,000 yards) f7 P/ N6 p O0 u& P& n) o: J' J
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards/ ]: s& _9 a6 o) d' z
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
. ~# K; P$ ?4 g* w6 ?" s2 [BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards, W& {, x4 z# c' t
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
' ~' D6 m4 {! X( e" X" Z8 p! CRange increases to 6,000 yards6 r4 g- T. y$ \3 J
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
0 q5 z9 H/ M: d' j6 KDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
# S9 O2 I k8 `- c C: FCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
5 U2 K" _5 E3 L7 |2 QCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
2 ^' O* s0 H# y8 UDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
% X/ _4 Y. q+ o$ h& j* DCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
: i8 Y& T C R qBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards; I' p2 f9 s4 K* e, t# L1 i8 |
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards+ d- b# ^; b# ]. @1 X" M
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
' R" a! u$ D) C/ g7 W$ nCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards9 ]) W2 Q8 K: ~ e- i
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards/ q% L* O' P, B4 l
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage# q; j5 e1 _# y+ z8 m% }( |
Range increases to 8,000 yards
}/ O9 r6 }3 s. qBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards! u* ^7 Z/ s& L* ~7 P" O* k2 S" n
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards# P( H& T, z8 ^1 ], L! ~
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards& S! a) q: |4 ^; B H1 X: _
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards3 q" A* e$ v8 {
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards$ R( {$ g1 p, y3 D- D( M2 Q
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
( G1 `) v: Q8 @! O) r! u: `, @0 lRange increases to 15,000 yards
. g2 b l/ ~' x) P+ }* d- pCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
2 g/ h$ s) d, T) ]' q/ k/ d- escorted by DD Tsuga
/ j. z9 ^9 ^: `& O; {BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards3 d/ V9 g8 c' [& s9 T4 z' L
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards2 u& I6 |$ q) @2 g4 W% v# }
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
9 P/ z3 z7 I5 H0 q7 i" bBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards1 C2 E4 {- T; Z1 Y1 d
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
0 A9 x x' t! r3 {: lTask forces break off...& t/ \) c7 [: y" _$ D. ~
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
/ O6 A/ B& U# J0 s1 GWeather in hex: Overcast % Q, W7 L) e( { s. I
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& c6 ]2 }( F$ y; LEstimated time to target is 26 minutes . J; g) n' U5 l' n
Japanese aircraft
7 J. n$ q& g8 I6 H: v G3M2 Nell x 27$ Y- `0 R4 v/ p# [
G4M1 Betty x 31 * b$ ^0 c4 i4 f% {; A; H V& p! q
Allied aircraft7 S9 [4 W& I+ q8 z+ |. H9 g7 ^- V
no flights
I' t" M! _( P5 C9 {+ S* a; iJapanese aircraft losses- ?! |# Z& t0 H9 q* X* L
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged9 n+ n' i6 [( W% ~- r
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged, t1 x, Y+ g" g$ Y; W/ l
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak + p; V- ~* C# v2 f$ r: } S
Allied aircraft losses
9 K$ z5 b( }, i B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
5 Z6 ^% g3 I/ \' f8 ~6 ^ O-47A: 2 damaged
2 K$ v: H2 _4 N* _ P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
6 r8 i, }* k" o, L$ w PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
2 f0 @& P* u" I0 Z* d5 CAllied ground losses:
9 J' T' {0 b8 U2 r% u" f7 { 4 casualties reported
9 }* h- y+ X. \5 @. h. ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 t% d) V* y2 h) J# P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ |! E; K# W! O: s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. e' a' F9 q( ZAirbase hits 18
! L2 U }! F) f6 u$ fRunway hits 41- O" P8 k, W4 {
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7 U) n" t# s1 ~' mMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 * `) x9 V6 e3 \- v4 ?
Weather in hex: Overcast
' o, N4 b9 }$ E- F' B. a* Y- ORaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.. @* w; R& H1 f6 R7 B* ~
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes 8 A: a" I$ f( Y# V7 w/ K! M
Japanese aircraft
) }: _+ A) H% O+ U) v, u G4M1 Betty x 18
# }$ y' w1 k H6 L) tAllied aircraft
, T9 Z2 b0 g. O( ]; |& { no flights 1 e; G; A& V1 \
Japanese aircraft losses4 y! Q) I3 m0 s! x) b
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
& t# A% \' s" Y" C% ?0 kAllied aircraft losses
( p" ]8 R+ I3 b- p PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
6 z+ g* T$ \1 Q( X) ?9 ~Airbase hits 72 `' F5 u+ ^ p( R4 C" Q
Airbase supply hits 2/ M- Z% u% X4 \% l, v8 g! i
Runway hits 9
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1 K) \ A( [4 D( \# Q7 i$ oMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
/ Z7 O3 U$ {/ C0 C: u- R$ dWeather in hex: Overcast
+ [3 z/ P# }* T- rRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! {$ ~# S; ?/ B; fEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
$ |2 ]' n$ f, g, c3 fJapanese aircraft \7 z7 m' }( J5 L" s; l
G4M1 Betty x 13 ! b" c* h: \ S4 h9 O! M1 X
Allied aircraft" {1 B" {- Y% W. \
no flights 7 H6 W1 g2 d* `0 s
Japanese aircraft losses
# a' ]1 \) ~5 W+ Y# L G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
- a- Y2 B/ ~9 r1 K7 MAllied aircraft losses N2 [% T, T: C, d, @
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
# N5 C5 B! `8 `, a9 B2 Q/ F% [+ S5 F P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
( `9 E R9 y- k j( Z9 hAllied ground losses:/ D E. ?" ]! X* H7 O. _4 Y/ T
5 casualties reported
: {2 L9 p' i$ P. P0 E Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; M9 u, h6 f7 }8 \0 i- V4 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 A' M7 ]( y( c8 A; D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
|2 t% X* s b8 b6 z$ G5 y7 WAirbase hits 1
' m4 K. ^$ N( P1 a$ xRunway hits 10& L( K5 v7 V& b0 b. P- z3 {' j
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+ L* a2 G9 C* f& o# @$ K1 W, BMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: M: R6 ]5 |& x& J: g/ wWeather in hex: Overcast ) _( ~. _( K# ?% d/ V1 k' v
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( R$ [& h9 C( n# C4 o; H6 \# X
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes ! }, H9 a+ M; \$ E' j2 Q
Japanese aircraft1 `% @" u7 u( `: L
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
5 G3 u6 U) P5 v+ l$ J' ~ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
- h% t! G) J. ^( a. g4 g/ MAllied aircraft
; j8 k1 ]: K4 W4 J4 c no flights # ?: h; l, c3 n
Japanese aircraft losses7 ]* M+ p- p% f/ @- B; ]7 Z, R
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged1 |2 I0 X, d2 z
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
) K1 q; ^+ [2 d3 qAllied aircraft losses+ T2 D$ |( z& o) L# \/ k2 c! C, o
O-47A: 1 damaged
Y1 g% H+ u0 A6 ~ B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
; F! t, r) x+ V. m2 [ P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
j7 d& ~5 U2 x5 E: A- p Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
* u( t' o& A5 TAirbase hits 3
. Q3 G2 b& x$ r; NRunway hits 4: A5 j0 s! D+ z
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0 ]: G/ t. m: C" FMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
; I$ ~ k1 l9 M* d, v3 Z4 DWeather in hex: Light cloud
* S2 C$ z e+ }8 b* t+ k5 a" t4 RRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' J" X' {) G2 W& nEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
% l1 P0 p6 T% C0 Z- s, o, e- [Japanese aircraft% P( y8 `' d# _% ^; l; k
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 2 @; p- a/ |8 }. O
Allied aircraft
$ `' D9 e+ w4 S( N I-15-III x 11
7 \2 S" d" \: w# r8 fJapanese aircraft losses
: e* z8 U- S! K# w" S* d' F& A Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
( {6 q, H- l" z; m0 ?9 [No Allied losses ) J+ q! d0 B0 [: r5 x; Y; |1 m5 ]
Aircraft Attacking:3 F( |$ R! @! L. D4 r* z) H
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
+ i0 f3 j/ y8 t) I, d/ i0 F- ]% W3 I Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 @" t( F, Q2 D. M z! k6 q3 G- ]0 \---------------------------------------------------------------& l# P1 M/ \8 `. f1 q
Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
# |0 S! ?0 P; EWeather in hex: Light cloud + k+ _3 p: L, \* I; S2 x H
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ C$ u: x& c7 F# U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ P3 x1 \$ g# e' ~: Y* e6 }0 b4 }Japanese aircraft
$ m1 p" Z# n" j7 J/ |. N* i# i( N G4M1 Betty x 37 : h& x" x9 G% ]7 A: R# ?0 m0 D/ M
No Japanese losses
2 N1 Q m) ` u a0 r \* s) aAirbase hits 8
" V6 L$ O2 v6 J$ @6 O4 f+ j/ kAirbase supply hits 6
7 A$ H6 p5 \% s, H c3 ]Runway hits 343 B8 J, T) D3 v9 e. Q! m. f
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/ A) w; P8 f. o- G4 w& ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 & I& o2 N) d1 R
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
& s( P9 F. l' {3 tRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 \/ E0 S; T9 c' L6 f7 b5 K2 m
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
: z9 p8 H# h# r0 v1 PJapanese aircraft
! p! ]3 e$ [$ y. W: w A6M2 Zero x 44
# m3 t* q0 c" g/ O, M1 w B5N2 Kate x 84
9 y1 R: s2 y8 i) R" r$ N- [ D3A1 Val x 71
2 y I2 m0 U+ d% EJapanese aircraft losses; \8 ~4 p% k }9 F; W
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged4 J/ U; k: Q% c4 n8 L
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
$ m+ |1 _7 O8 h k. J7 {Allied Ships
: g, n+ O* q( Y CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
: {" A" o, h0 ]# C' U! J CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
X/ Q' F, k n: T$ v$ ~* w3 k% { DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
2 ~5 [* n" x2 X3 O2 z, ^ z CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
: H v- Z' p7 y% d+ I- i$ l CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& d9 @7 q, g, o4 M/ iGround combat at Brunei (65,87) & u& p' n; ?) A/ e. a
Japanese Shock attack 7 Y7 n* F; s" l* a1 p# z L; `; _
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 7 u' T( u* J4 @1 q$ i: d/ y2 ?4 P: s
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 ! }! R. K# P, w
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
$ [0 R) j3 X ]: k6 T: A$ t+ O! `) M$ QAllied adjusted defense: 5 ' F) n$ r/ z! A; e3 h, L
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) * S8 E. U7 ~) z4 P5 {# q
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! ; W# [) F. I$ b. _$ E$ A
Combat modifiers
3 O( T7 Z% H) @Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
. M* D7 I6 J; E( B7 }2 ?0 H3 K. A! { experience(-)! |5 r1 y6 U) N6 Z! I( r
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
9 u1 Y0 G6 O5 i r. |! a1 C. TJapanese ground losses:7 Z- H+ _" `. C
18 casualties reported4 O- ]* `; A; ?- U8 e+ b6 n9 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( c7 L" T& C7 I8 u. V1 @# V2 w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% v6 V+ W! g1 R9 O& L9 C3 m! f% V1 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 h j2 Q- N1 E* E* D; iAllied ground losses:: g' D l' J" ~- z! f
105 casualties reported
! }$ y X) A& U, e1 ?- } Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, ~2 e; C* {# v; L2 y
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled' d. U, g, \7 G" ]4 y' W
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled, I$ p6 m$ k1 m0 M3 O! w$ y) j: b
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 E9 @5 J7 g) H
Units retreated 1 8 c) z4 q/ e* f
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 3 ]. {$ @7 m) R6 y+ u+ J
Assaulting units:
- F) b" R" ?9 ] 16th Naval Guard Unit
+ Q' I& t) H0 o6 m* @Defending units:0 _" Y0 ^; G7 R3 m" h8 z
107th RN Base Force
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6 F% N3 u: ^. @. A: S1 WGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
% W( `7 }- \9 \1 _; TAllied Bombardment attack
?/ [ y( x, hAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
4 V, i% E/ Y( oDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 " y# H9 J" g; X# T+ M# C. F6 n" U, M
Japanese ground losses:
6 i$ C) ]# x. a% [" u 4 casualties reported
9 q2 C7 y y% v8 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 q5 e8 a& U/ D8 G3 E3 f2 p8 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* H2 Z# q; y. k+ @9 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 W# |2 P: p9 k0 eAssaulting units: `1 ?- `% K% g \1 J0 S. C
B Coy/NG Rifles 5 ] B4 B% r A+ B% N
Lark Battalion( F0 z4 {4 t% o/ {5 k
Rabaul Det. Base Force 4 g& [: @( ~7 ~" C2 w
Defending units:2 j `1 M( J/ Q/ R2 h& X' C
144th Infantry Regiment1 |: L5 V$ r( K( Y0 b
Maizuru 1st SNLF7 N8 |6 f: v9 D K" a
2nd JNAF Coy 7 b! ^2 Z8 J! F" k2 j6 S" f, @
5th JNAF Coy |