AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41 
: C" \" R# l& 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。/ W: |+ B. P( }  u 
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。& [/ x) p6 R- l4 i 
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 
0 u, U* `8 z9 _' W$ N2 d( x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,# U& E' X8 T# p; K 
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, 
# \3 C, }9 M: ckb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。4 V, u+ s) R/ S/ L 
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。 
" h( _) U  |( Y+ R: l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。) a' S7 _- S" N9 J 
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2 o( V& W: }+ J$ A7 w8 HPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. c* [. }* H: a 
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force ( ^! F$ m$ I. o6 F5 y 
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. , o0 A6 O5 B2 n% j9 Z% B 
Japanese Ships2 `0 ?0 H4 U: ^" T$ a9 | 
      BB Yamashiro 
" u  [) }3 X" D5 E2 o' @      CL Kashima4 J9 {* @2 G9 M' z 
      DD Tsuga9 ]) _) O# L' K9 X3 C" z7 h 
      DD Kuri 
$ s9 I; h: v% _4 W. F( n2 C      PB Shuko Maru #5 
8 y# {% R  K7 D5 }9 D      PB Sonan Maru #6 
3 i! t2 \6 h. {" o7 m9 M      PB Sonan Maru #5 
. f6 V9 K" D2 H7 U      PB Shotoku Maru5 W( ]) u- F9 q5 O 
      PB Shoei Maru, B$ z, y9 i$ c7 o! \ 
      PB Kyo Maru #108 I& R4 ^# X8 w2 { 
      PB Kyo Maru #8 
7 y$ I- p% X9 Q0 X      xAK Kuraido Maru 
6 `/ r$ Y* j# }      CM Tsugaru1 S- X2 \; _' v0 Z9 ]( u0 o 
      DD Yanagi  
6 S0 J7 ^: v( i/ AJapanese ground losses: 
( g  w' x5 t+ f* y$ i  n      18 casualties reported 
+ A' m: s- `: _1 |4 r/ r2 m* c! v         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 n6 C; u: c. S6 ] 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
# I( i. }. N' p( p5 ^         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  
  v  U% X' z5 G4 f" e' Z& a% J" hAllied ground losses: 
7 L3 [) h; ~, p/ g8 x% y2 [      62 casualties reported 
  D- {: u( e7 H- {         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 
( }' D6 \* w, G         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled$ P: \7 v! q+ e 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled  
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards 5 V9 e' Y# W: S2 o0 ^ 
Japanese Ships- Z7 A  Y$ L+ @ 
      BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17,  on fire 
; C: T  J0 ?9 w+ v) n2 C! K      CL Kashima4 Y& n$ X9 O8 Z) u* r( a# { 
      CM Tsugaru 
. `& o( z. F$ h# `  e      DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
, R% O' N) N% H' a/ A2 Q) y      DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 ~9 A. y2 e# m  B8 t2 F2 @2 {, a 
      DD Yanagi* ^3 s4 U0 {# H+ O( v 
      PB Kyo Maru #8 
3 l0 e, j- d6 u# L9 W      PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
! I1 I. I9 Q5 u3 R      PB Shoei Maru 
7 |" Z0 t% D. b$ P/ K  ~9 m      PB Shotoku Maru2 b! U7 E% X; l5 h5 J 
      PB Sonan Maru #5 
+ |6 ]2 p( x% n* X' g3 \      PB Sonan Maru #6, Z' [4 p6 p' Z 
      PB Shuko Maru #5 
* B# S% M4 V$ ^4 U% y  N' q/ ]+ T# Q      xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire 
9 L" R9 |. c/ E+ T9 E  e8 l3 w      xAK Matsue Maru# l, T& Z% I, H0 I 
      xAK Venice Maru/ j* T4 M; E$ E: [5 Q 
      xAK Kogyoku Maru 
! y0 e( C1 p$ r+ L- P      xAK Nishimi Maru 
7 h+ j7 G. q: P# K' B2 U5 Q* Y& b      xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3,  on fire 
. M5 e  d! ?& r" y. F      xAK Cheribon Maru 
% O4 C0 J: W  n8 [/ k5 {3 T      xAK Daifuku Maru 
) S& K" P& y$ D0 _9 A! E( P      xAK Kuraido Maru  
9 [, }! c  J/ w" V4 M- qAllied Ships 
# J( D7 V, K* U      CL Leander, Shell hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage 
0 j  U: w0 i, s$ I6 E& p      CL Achilles, S* t: t$ ?/ J 
      CL Perth, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires 
+ \$ ^+ |% T& q; V  y# E2 h      CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1' {& L3 N# }: n6 v3 v  t+ O3 e 
      DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 3 `% ^6 V8 {) s+ V 
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms3 v: K' N- c1 F 
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards 
9 k# B0 x  I5 n! j( F7 YRange closes to 18,000 yards... 
5 ]. F, P" b) aRange closes to 15,000 yards... 
! \& g4 O7 E- b: z, q9 B! F/ zRange closes to 12,000 yards...1 P. m+ J/ e  B: f/ y& j" z- Z1 h 
Range closes to 10,000 yards... 
+ e: a" b" P8 u) R+ p: v! F. kRange closes to 9,000 yards...8 o6 W2 g2 e# V3 u  ?9 e' j& H 
Range closes to 8,000 yards... 
: d, R; n( S# }8 P5 VRange closes to 7,000 yards... 
- m- E. V; R, s. e+ o1 yRange closes to 6,000 yards...: h, H4 }; Q) x' C0 [1 K0 l$ G4 s* b 
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards 
% q  U( G8 `% V% axAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ! d4 A7 z0 F% n9 y2 M' h 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards3 a* `; G' u1 W' D 
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards) Z, K" a. ^: r+ X! y. N! E 
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards 
! @# E2 r0 ~5 W3 v9 p) YDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards$ M/ L6 \+ V6 G! z* v, x+ ` 
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards 
$ x( s3 W6 a% _1 DRange closes to 5,000 yards 
8 A' Z  o( F- h5 A/ v+ b2 M' vBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards: ?$ ?" N0 e( s  V 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards 
$ L& N+ T1 l6 q: O' x: w& O3 MBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards 
: g, I, j' S- |$ X; rDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards 
3 R3 ?- n* t4 H5 R+ U5 ^$ Z! aRange increases to 6,000 yards 
( h' O" _& c3 a& c0 r, D( aBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards 
/ Z/ O& `! \9 f' P8 x4 |, F! LDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards 
+ @; t% G7 B3 l; n. H4 QCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards) w' c0 M5 @) H% z3 N. D 
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards2 A- Y1 J. ?( O, W1 v3 m4 ~0 O 
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards6 z- M. F7 w0 D- N9 ? 
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards 
! t! U9 I3 K7 F0 M& r* h  i# NBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards 
+ n$ j' Y! ~1 m' |6 G, fBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards 
$ R5 i. n# _' F- r: H. NDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards 
; q3 x3 @% z" D$ I4 x- e# lCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards9 L, w9 E/ [. _9 y7 R1 } 
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards 
7 v1 E, l! Q2 W: o( bWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage 
* ]* [3 q9 A& ?Range increases to 8,000 yards 
2 m6 ?. B  v2 w  PBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards% N: [: y. I+ l; g1 S/ ]8 ^; M  M 
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards 
' o0 C/ J4 p% l# |$ m- G: F, tDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards2 y) |+ Y( D) Y/ R  r; b 
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards7 T; R! z3 X8 o, P) R6 @ 
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards" c! V' E" T* A% A! ]( S 
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards: S# l  O3 F& @: I% J6 D1 v$ z 
Range increases to 15,000 yards 
" Q9 ^, B( t- a0 Y8 LCM Tsugaru ,  xAK Kuraido Maru ,  xAK Daifuku Maru  screened from combat 
  P& C8 r" K* u4 f3 J2 J- escorted by DD Tsuga1 [' U: n* v1 j$ e 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards( q. }- _& C6 o3 ~# o: x/ ~* e 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards  c! |( v, o2 b2 g4 Y* t6 R 
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards 
/ x$ n, U$ k5 x! I. ]: {' c7 e0 LBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards 
1 g! t2 \& @2 U6 A! M' ^$ @BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards 
& G: i) l9 C0 ^2 fTask forces break off...0 T! t; Y' K& M/ H! |4 t" S 
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, A% V* s. D1 X4 G! X# S0 u0 u& aMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76   
# t3 i" T. M2 R6 k( MWeather in hex: Overcast  
- X" G# b" @9 _$ K3 RRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
0 C4 P# i6 T5 y7 [  @Estimated time to target is 26 minutes  
5 E+ v6 r& i+ Q1 b2 o" lJapanese aircraft! v& u  K1 P3 N5 d( n% G 
      G3M2 Nell x 27, l- W8 R( e% S& H  B2 A- c; [ 
      G4M1 Betty x 31  
. B. H7 H) |$ mAllied aircraft 
, D. r$ V$ ]9 t  e, S, F0 H      no flights ! U$ w! K5 e! Z  m9 x" n 
Japanese aircraft losses 
- Q. k1 m  j* H' z6 [9 k; a      G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged 
0 }. P0 H1 S) Z$ A7 h# M1 b      G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged6 F2 R3 K0 I/ W) `+ p$ ^ 
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak  
3 U! W2 v8 j2 v. q# H+ sAllied aircraft losses9 _6 q; n" s5 W1 p 
      B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged1 M- L! x1 K6 W, A! b4 f# j+ t8 Q) [ 
      O-47A: 2 damaged7 Q% V8 a+ H1 m/ s( ]% c 
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged. w. ?$ b) `1 B! j 
      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged : T9 [3 S* `; }& @5 A4 Z 
Allied ground losses: 
2 ?5 \" c7 f% z6 u# R0 H" t      4 casualties reported 
1 x3 _5 q' g: b/ w         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  e% ^; x6 e  c6 ?! m& P 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 Y+ {" j1 z7 ^) U' Z4 s 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 F8 l- p/ I- g" K 
Airbase hits 18 
) z  g5 \2 v6 R' d* E& t9 ARunway hits 41 
4 Y! x' |0 L! v* C( c; e------------------------------------------------------) z8 E! ?3 Z% j3 H/ B 
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  / |) ^/ v7 E( V! P9 N: N7 D# C$ ~ 
Weather in hex: Overcast  
' u6 ~- `/ v# G- J; F$ x/ QRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. 
, j' c! g; a9 {Estimated time to target is 19 minutes ! Z/ K! v- O- _8 s 
Japanese aircraft 
" p/ B. ]0 F" `% G( Q3 U' x* d      G4M1 Betty x 18 3 k5 ?& I0 G1 k 
Allied aircraft 
- O8 g! e' k- i( i- X9 g; x      no flights  
0 @/ ?1 R  u' Z: u. x! T& u! e. f) lJapanese aircraft losses" `* m( ^/ U  m) W: v% I- _ 
      G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged . Q# O8 T* w. f; j- R% k 
Allied aircraft losses 
+ B  S$ @! x+ A' ?      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged  
* e* P: |9 m$ c* y8 SAirbase hits 70 W( `! @6 p; D4 A5 X$ T 
Airbase supply hits 21 r( F5 D# S& Y" ` 
Runway hits 9. G0 M8 E% j% r 
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0 r+ h$ r+ A% q3 N& Y1 A/ f: x4 }Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  ' z2 }/ N0 e- \; D 
Weather in hex: Overcast * O8 m2 v  m3 J8 e 
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. 
- T# b. @/ [' d1 g0 {Estimated time to target is 11 minutes 9 E, Q1 h. ]) w8 ^+ x/ @ 
Japanese aircraft 
% N8 i$ G# I. ^, I  o! \' N      G4M1 Betty x 13 0 @" H: F( ^. i& A2 n+ k( M# t$ D+ F 
Allied aircraft9 ^) s1 ]( c" {7 q: Y" v 
      no flights  
: N4 k1 y, @6 ~) O" KJapanese aircraft losses 
6 N3 {1 o% n* s7 K      G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 6 |5 t/ m8 j7 ]1 ~5 z3 b2 w 
Allied aircraft losses  Z4 E- w/ F1 ]7 a3 A; K 
      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground& @  Z# n5 C& E7 `; R  n' [ 
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground * W: Y+ U4 q  u) O! |% U0 c8 e$ Q! N 
Allied ground losses: 
3 t. I( k! w- c% G      5 casualties reported$ p1 `6 T* r' }! P! q" y: U8 h 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ N+ s8 J, T/ o% ?5 @. Y- Z7 j 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
1 F! g7 J* f0 i! N& w$ o         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled + x8 b% c/ {6 o& z$ L; c7 ^. A 
Airbase hits 1 
9 M' Z& q. [7 Q$ e, b8 O5 O$ F: WRunway hits 100 v  B: G/ J7 e# p, g 
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$ I* L; b( q5 v6 \9 [6 _) J# cMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  ( P; A3 u$ u  g. [/ T3 [ 
Weather in hex: Overcast 0 `) i6 Z- w% _& T, R; |1 }$ y 
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: ?9 j3 ?! X9 ]& t. N0 d! f6 ?9 I 
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes  
7 g) I1 D/ [' Z; t' M. S- ~Japanese aircraft- j! e8 b/ E, _. f* { 
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12 
1 K1 m6 I2 _+ Q6 X! |: ^8 S      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21  
4 {. F. u& D4 x" z, @) V# t, `1 y8 qAllied aircraft 
9 |0 h# c8 i1 B( M      no flights # o3 u2 U! r3 s9 P' k 
Japanese aircraft losses 
5 p4 ^4 d8 n; c% |      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged1 j& I3 {/ f2 z8 \/ d- i 
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged 7 D! i& |$ C! B 
Allied aircraft losses 
4 L; B2 F. W5 @3 A. v1 s      O-47A: 1 damaged+ x' c! _. Z: a4 t  y) a  X2 u 
      B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged' P2 G* w$ t: ]3 o( I9 r) S6 ? 
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged3 ~$ P8 z1 }0 j/ y6 A/ M( D. e0 p* Q8 W 
      Beech 18-S: 1 damaged  
( @! |6 B% }0 F9 E$ rAirbase hits 3) g- r/ w2 d) o 
Runway hits 4' i" \: Y) P) ~& [) E4 @# J3 w 
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, i8 ^8 x+ K, p" B2 t  ^0 EMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian  
9 Y7 A3 P% O: |/ g! ^Weather in hex: Light cloud 2 D7 Z' E2 F$ H 
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' P2 v4 h( A( z7 L 
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes   w' i- d5 i% p4 @& z) @, I 
Japanese aircraft 
- e" ]0 ]& w* W3 J' k" M2 W      Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 : C3 M! L- e0 _) g4 X 
Allied aircraft 
* V4 {  W/ U4 }# _, G  y: A, k      I-15-III x 11 ( @$ I, z; i6 k4 X+ W 
Japanese aircraft losses 
, z! I  l  J. @) o. U      Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged " |: p; @% _/ }$ ? 
No Allied losses  
" H+ K' q! S- {7 D5 p6 o/ [Aircraft Attacking: 
# N* X! w6 d; ]" k       8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *  
/ z5 d6 m: W. `  w8 W7 R               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb( I" x" y6 q$ ^; m" Y, E6 t! O 
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125   
& d1 o& ^9 a! p2 n: [- p: K6 S- fWeather in hex: Light cloud 6 l2 y1 X4 S2 u$ t 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., S5 ?  h- y/ k) p0 H3 x. _, R 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes  
% p: d, P) W3 g& M' fJapanese aircraft 
3 ~, Z% m- S( H( h) R      G4M1 Betty x 37  
# V9 i( o8 a* a. v% g- vNo Japanese losses # w& ~1 o: W% [/ ^ 
Airbase hits 87 m! J9 u3 X$ |, N 
Airbase supply hits 6# _( A; z, a* }8 C' {9 ]3 K5 \5 w6 c 
Runway hits 34 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 9 o% I' E0 E+ O 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud / }) Q7 u- c& n 
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* }9 O/ q; E  G9 c4 H 
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes  
  B2 T& C$ @1 b% z4 q$ [  dJapanese aircraft 
1 h# _" p' b) b) T      A6M2 Zero x 44 
  @( X9 x$ n2 G8 F6 k  F      B5N2 Kate x 84 
& w; D6 @' t7 H3 H9 m* u$ `4 g      D3A1 Val x 71 1 c6 q7 M2 p' N0 E6 u3 g 
Japanese aircraft losses/ W; t/ j/ _5 y* W+ Z# l+ g 
      B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged 
! \) t; o2 f: s      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged  
6 z& ]/ U. r: N( ~7 h; J; NAllied Ships& ~7 f' S7 u9 u 
      CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1 
8 H& ]8 ~: t3 |" \5 z3 I      CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
2 F4 r* n2 w; ?) a5 p7 _      DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk; R" O# k' j- x1 k' g. G 
      CL Perth, Bomb hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
& k5 e/ n# v% d. d      CL Leander, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! J% _! V6 q* a6 Z 
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+ a% [# P  \  m1 iGround combat at Brunei (65,87) 1 c1 d1 _! X) H 
Japanese Shock attack 1 p  y* J7 v7 f- q( k 
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 3 Z7 \, i2 @1 Z 
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1  
0 _! M, f$ _$ r7 h- DJapanese adjusted assault: 23   
0 m5 V% A% W: N% n# z4 A( EAllied adjusted defense: 5  - q; a  U2 i# q5 M) I. m 
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)  6 H# n) {: S) E' N 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! $ j7 G) @% b2 A% O, R9 R. L+ V 
Combat modifiers, l) l' _7 F$ p7 U! U 
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)2 Q; ^# F4 O$ j' J; Q* Q- d& v) Y- Z 
 experience(-)1 O( a  L/ g0 ^ 
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 4 V, g. A0 k1 s5 P 
Japanese ground losses:4 `" X# U+ n( u9 R: R. K 
      18 casualties reported 
: Y: b( ?1 c& Q1 o( `         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 \  Z) e* \- ?. }1 H 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 }* g& f) r2 [0 G. ~& J 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % U9 y# t+ \/ p! E' } 
Allied ground losses: 
2 j  P' H7 \+ Q+ ^      105 casualties reported/ z6 M9 z# @2 w' V2 K& q 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
8 _. E3 J: s. E2 Y  U         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled! L8 F) l) a& k. u& L( U 
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled 
" A# L/ B4 i  f9 I      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 
0 T2 R1 I! v( t& M      Units retreated 1   {2 m  c1 w" {7 C9 ^9 l 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 4 n; {6 u7 }. Q; G 
Assaulting units: 
' _4 l+ y3 Y& u8 Y    16th Naval Guard Unit ) c# W' t5 {+ \- P! v 
Defending units:' j: S7 \4 x2 F+ G" {# l. {. E 
    107th RN Base Force  
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  ~: o8 F+ u2 y% c  k) N- O' PGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) + p+ f# V' |) Y/ `9 ?+ b- W 
Allied Bombardment attack / e4 i8 I" y! o- z( p0 O 
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63  
; p/ N5 i( H6 GDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 " e$ ~" f; q4 D" l* D- p$ F9 m 
Japanese ground losses: 
4 |6 `0 f8 a& P& |5 G( h      4 casualties reported' ?, K# t! X/ B. Z2 Z: z: [$ l 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* P$ h) W) w" Y, d0 ^; D" v: P 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 W) I5 m" [1 S/ R8 p8 x" l& j 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled  
* d& G/ H3 Y* K, B& z# eAssaulting units: 
# U9 m& M. }0 F# [    B Coy/NG Rifles # e! B. {' o; E8 Q- M3 G: ~  V( { 
    Lark Battalion; ]2 |; W- j3 ^, q 
    Rabaul Det. Base Force  
0 N# u8 a% P$ K$ T1 UDefending units:) w8 o& J6 [9 O6 d" M$ }2 m 
    144th Infantry Regiment& y: g9 P' ~: w2 t( H 
    Maizuru 1st SNLF 
0 e. N' ^5 F$ S4 z4 {: l    2nd JNAF Coy ; O5 o: u+ `; p  C* r/ Z4 e$ q 
    5th JNAF Coy |