AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41# F L. i. H% G$ I
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
% a- r z7 j6 E4 p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。
- G7 `' p0 N7 x/ ^" p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
Z; X$ |# t; u5 j$ r: T/ q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,; `! ]% {' P: ~ V
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,
% Q# t8 v* B) m3 u# Y& s; I* I8 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。
1 |7 k0 B; s% k( Z* W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。' ^- v5 h f( [5 Z; M
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。- ]0 I& x2 X) V: ]
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. O4 ~2 M$ B2 }4 W; o" n s
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
! A; h5 \" C; a0 \. _9 A' c31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. : F+ V @9 [! `1 ?' Y
Japanese Ships
, b& S1 r. G$ E, L0 Z# x+ U BB Yamashiro
( J: j1 p! U/ [9 X5 L8 M; r8 M$ z CL Kashima- ^. [4 o+ t8 f4 B+ f5 l
DD Tsuga. \" l3 a) E8 q8 u) V- ~1 A
DD Kuri. Y' `& C c! q
PB Shuko Maru #5
. P8 J2 Z2 J* i+ U) R$ i- S PB Sonan Maru #6
6 R3 R, T' s7 k1 K2 b; i PB Sonan Maru #5
% i& i* O0 d/ Q& F PB Shotoku Maru
) A ~" J( }& r7 d6 M PB Shoei Maru
2 k: f; o1 n8 s. v) R3 O% U' e, g7 P7 \ PB Kyo Maru #10) K" b* b# B7 W
PB Kyo Maru #8
) L3 X" {6 y! k& V xAK Kuraido Maru
* K H8 Y$ K8 O9 w7 u8 c! d: C8 ` CM Tsugaru6 `% F/ b: H/ ~( _7 o5 ~
DD Yanagi
+ R! W( L" `& z! EJapanese ground losses:
& m* N9 S d3 V* U1 u: m" z 18 casualties reported
$ a8 X! Q `+ Z/ ]1 K Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 F9 [' q3 } _- t) P& ~+ K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* S$ t5 e1 r- o( d9 c" | R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
U2 G$ m0 j7 `9 E! `4 J [Allied ground losses:7 a. E" {* ~$ f- j) D
62 casualties reported
. {( |. B9 W2 r; O* S Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% s# J/ J5 Z* \1 U2 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled# ~/ e0 G* T- _: H( [" g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled ! ?. A0 X5 ~ y- t- f2 {7 @2 U
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2 f d" I+ T! s G# s3 M" T& FDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards 5 A6 O- C' v; \* G1 ?. n
Japanese Ships& l# @& e- X4 z, \% i( n T' E& J
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
) y$ r+ e/ b, K6 O$ B CL Kashima
3 L* H' P' u h. P, }' \ CM Tsugaru
5 H7 Z8 n3 X4 ?0 K0 a; F: ?. D DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ M0 [& l) @$ f
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
o5 A0 K7 u1 @$ n A DD Yanagi
+ e) ^* a, \2 U& E- l8 ] PB Kyo Maru #8" u8 j% O/ M: Z9 }$ m- _
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire& Q3 C6 V, l% b# m% ?2 S
PB Shoei Maru
/ U/ X1 G( j$ a% w( e1 }; y7 t PB Shotoku Maru4 ~8 z0 a- S2 Q9 Q
PB Sonan Maru #5
p6 s0 J _6 M+ |& u F$ G! T* j PB Sonan Maru #6) \# z; U: G" {) o: \ J, ]
PB Shuko Maru #57 v' N0 P3 h, v, C0 `; t4 D+ p' L
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
- K. s$ R& w6 w, f2 d7 P xAK Matsue Maru8 ~: J% x% |6 O) {3 E. [
xAK Venice Maru1 r& l2 x- @9 S' o" c; G
xAK Kogyoku Maru
) p. ?: |; B8 o) X! w xAK Nishimi Maru
" d% w& U, H) o& J xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 h `- w9 ~& o I* p* B xAK Cheribon Maru
% ~) b7 D8 q+ W9 {, J0 M) Z& B xAK Daifuku Maru
7 O, }8 j, y/ |# \9 H' k xAK Kuraido Maru & {& s/ O _- E! i; \$ `
Allied Ships
% c C& E9 h9 r/ ^, c+ U y CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
8 D) `. B, z3 @1 x CL Achilles& T, f/ S$ Y8 o" R
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires& X" c- k; x( T9 I* p7 i4 Q
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1- L) i7 [( O' D
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
! |( G, C7 t! v9 ?, @- C7 V, B% D# ?Low visibility due to Thunderstorms; G2 l" v4 e* j h# F& ]
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards V( ^# Y' _* n1 D$ w
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
+ {; j: X# l' B; hRange closes to 15,000 yards...) |$ u8 w- B2 N+ k. u% J8 D. m
Range closes to 12,000 yards...& _7 z( b8 o8 x6 p, d
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
+ t) u( a; g m' f6 BRange closes to 9,000 yards...2 T6 f: d, R4 x8 {0 N$ o/ j
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' x, H+ _2 P! j S5 Z
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
' E7 C# ?$ {1 M& jRange closes to 6,000 yards...
! z/ [( U2 R- q/ @/ RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
0 R$ Q/ B9 f: J: g- CxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
9 x) r; v- I2 d/ [BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
. Y3 P, A# j9 C7 C& z) e+ pCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
% E0 [2 m m g, ~ I/ q3 _6 {CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
* e8 E, k) u7 \9 h/ J S% JDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards3 R7 X! o$ ]( o8 r; N
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
6 ]$ @, ^$ `! bRange closes to 5,000 yards
4 a* B) F+ Y3 O* zBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
! B0 i( q& s7 w( V$ C5 cBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards1 t D- R% p$ e g* C0 y% o
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
/ [2 g k) \. k8 G4 p7 h1 d8 YDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards. p0 \+ h) u' i8 K- g4 U6 w
Range increases to 6,000 yards
6 |6 t, ?3 P9 a# o) VBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards G' i, p- L% u! W; R
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
# ?" z0 X9 ^, o. MCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
& C" G m4 ]* E: s' g5 oCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards8 u) K4 h$ z% H* ^8 r
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
- J; E9 m! w& m' \* |CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards; x8 M* t7 o4 J4 {0 b
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
. B' v, t6 H0 Q( xBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards# F% V3 r$ f! M" W$ A/ c0 X! N
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
8 a: p# b& Y0 a) UCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards2 }9 p% E- U6 Y: m# B( `- B8 I+ z
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
. v6 K( E* B D2 b3 z; }" c' B# pWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage- D' L! t2 _2 G( H( P
Range increases to 8,000 yards9 R0 y: r P) M f- _! _& A
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards! P3 X+ l0 v' a6 e# a. T: ]
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
% h; `- J; o2 V7 c/ gDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
$ ` S1 m6 T9 D. bDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
$ m# o/ ^1 J. }( m8 A) v2 W( uDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
# m% U) _- r& l6 V5 J* S. X! b$ _% ADD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
5 n! Q9 V$ J0 _, P$ h$ G, U0 }5 x8 m3 gRange increases to 15,000 yards
" L5 j+ a8 q1 L4 T, NCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat; [5 D# R0 _/ ?/ T& `4 e
- escorted by DD Tsuga
$ c3 f3 ^: `$ x* ABB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards: P) w3 L4 O- m* \2 u5 s7 ^
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards' t! ~! r) R+ ~9 j: p
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards+ `* z o- E$ p: _# z/ X
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards* N( ]$ _0 z; m4 l; f9 N
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards0 y7 G& y7 H* r t U( M2 ?8 B0 ?
Task forces break off...& _- d& N8 N3 l( z' n8 O
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5 Y' {0 M+ ^: T" t; hMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 $ e$ C% S T- w- ?
Weather in hex: Overcast
) G$ p5 `& P2 D, {5 ~Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! k6 ?" \, z# ]) Q- Q
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes - i; H! L* G) H" E& w! {; U
Japanese aircraft
% j$ J& S; h/ ~* }7 `) z G3M2 Nell x 27
( l. t1 c$ h+ x( Y G4M1 Betty x 31 4 o+ d3 y5 L. v, U2 p1 m
Allied aircraft
2 t" E6 W4 P9 D' E% c: j no flights + N# f' D' l* v+ w6 J6 W4 B* T
Japanese aircraft losses
1 r1 e/ W3 d8 o3 ~- j, R4 [ V0 J G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged8 W; M# v8 _& ]/ I& o6 f
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged1 Y, T7 ?) b( K
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak + w) b' K- O4 w/ r3 U- M1 w
Allied aircraft losses3 m1 X! ?7 K1 O, o$ ~$ z+ x
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged7 V+ L* H# H9 L: ]3 {
O-47A: 2 damaged
- K h1 A' B- n9 P h P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged9 G' p9 v* d- i# X
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
8 g* G( d! o- E$ Y+ K* Q* l4 d5 c+ W9 rAllied ground losses:) _3 d, `* U6 p5 r: j& S
4 casualties reported
4 T" D# G! {3 s9 ]' D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: B$ f) g( _; y; _2 w7 R1 y- ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. F& `) B: h4 L+ u/ e/ ]; g( I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ h( B. }2 d/ Q6 l2 X0 I
Airbase hits 18
; e" I$ d+ X/ ]2 i) ^+ ]% BRunway hits 41
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. b5 `' y2 [, h" bMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 . X% ?7 V! r. U
Weather in hex: Overcast
1 j/ v5 A& N7 iRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.$ ?8 z, P! S/ }" [
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
+ I0 R, d$ a( W/ K2 AJapanese aircraft0 v3 M- S k/ G @6 r
G4M1 Betty x 18
J' c' s8 @% ^# g8 v3 cAllied aircraft
! D n3 u7 m; A7 H( T0 V1 S' [ no flights v0 X, }/ T3 y1 Z& {' V
Japanese aircraft losses' o) u ~% o% ~3 I6 z
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
5 Z1 A1 a8 Q8 M. x4 \1 OAllied aircraft losses
1 m) x9 ^1 [4 j! y% e. t PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 5 q. f3 P2 V! `- ?# N
Airbase hits 7
9 G5 `1 M7 ^/ ?8 g- VAirbase supply hits 25 C& v- d" C+ ~- _% @* H) f( q7 G2 N1 Q
Runway hits 9* M) s7 y+ Y' K. Y) e7 g2 t$ w
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
, S' u! s e2 j6 s4 @! HWeather in hex: Overcast ' Y( ^: P9 U5 d [# r! X
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 C( Q$ w& {2 @; j0 m' O$ F# G
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
; j( H9 h3 ~- \. g: Y9 t! LJapanese aircraft5 \3 q. l! r* S
G4M1 Betty x 13
* V6 c$ H7 L" ^. IAllied aircraft
9 o* a, W/ w7 u5 t0 @+ [ no flights / V8 r1 K+ k3 ~8 |0 z( p9 g* X4 i+ b
Japanese aircraft losses* c7 v. I0 `* G) M& A1 e' P Y- H
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged : w2 B* P' q( c0 Y9 Z, S
Allied aircraft losses
3 I- H& G/ Q% w' W! t3 B$ x' a PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
9 ~: @& w2 X" A( O7 t+ a& R; S8 @6 h P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground - [9 N# E. h/ D$ l
Allied ground losses:7 X3 c, E! m8 R" `- e
5 casualties reported
1 f' |4 M- R4 G! z+ `& k: o# @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 t6 U) j4 M+ ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 L$ N# D4 u0 B- }$ o0 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * ]! V* L, K) o5 d2 b8 i
Airbase hits 1
* M5 |' \8 k6 P7 [% X$ y0 hRunway hits 10
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4 ~! T# {" _' `# T1 UMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " U9 L9 s- o$ R! Y& i0 B/ R
Weather in hex: Overcast
3 U1 ^0 u7 B7 a3 Y. C jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* S5 q% A- S% t/ q' B; jEstimated time to target is 25 minutes ( _" i% k4 B2 p: R
Japanese aircraft: a. g* g7 r6 L) J
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 126 d# L4 C9 Q% x/ a; B4 ~0 T1 y
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
! I" ^# J7 \0 \9 SAllied aircraft+ C0 j) [7 J; W L+ ~
no flights ) R# q \6 }8 Z! F
Japanese aircraft losses2 y/ q! `' V1 f* }* w# ? A0 K! |
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged4 V4 k; I" W+ ^. L, }( o1 S6 v9 u
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged ?) f5 G5 p/ t% M& e% g; P
Allied aircraft losses
0 a! {0 k G: i0 P+ V, V O-47A: 1 damaged
2 A, Q$ | ]7 o* K+ c B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
( c9 X' ^% Y6 h8 l P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
: C' M/ M8 b3 i2 ` Beech 18-S: 1 damaged 9 g: w X" \- r! n" {* P
Airbase hits 3
( v& P+ e4 I6 f. TRunway hits 4: M' P) m! x; \6 [
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian $ }! L/ N! X1 L* p% T) Z3 S$ w; i
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* i3 h* n) M0 F( L# QRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# m, T* O. w. n* T& _2 Q4 J
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes 0 @. K4 D7 {3 P+ l/ w
Japanese aircraft
! F. w2 S I" M3 C Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 ) m- p: |( T: c, l
Allied aircraft
) \1 |5 m! {4 j. ?0 ]% ~ I-15-III x 11
9 m `0 ~( y- |3 \/ b+ OJapanese aircraft losses
8 J) Q( P9 _+ { Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
$ n8 Q. e) g# c% F: U, Y- Z3 TNo Allied losses 7 O) @3 i, n0 `) Q) V& T3 s
Aircraft Attacking:4 w! a7 h# f1 g/ u# \' \
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * % y @; l4 p, S4 N! z$ F, i
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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& I- z7 L/ S6 j7 [5 d+ qMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
3 d! e) V1 I+ S5 {" t! {Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ D; B0 r. F4 l; [2 Y( t- \- n2 TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 `* t& r( h; q; h- T0 ^+ QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ q H: o( a; D% iJapanese aircraft9 G% l: A6 M j; w1 K
G4M1 Betty x 37 : `1 c `2 s2 n0 }
No Japanese losses ' r3 P: r: U+ \6 O1 c2 z, j/ a8 o
Airbase hits 8
4 `: u% k/ m& Z, p, xAirbase supply hits 68 s; t# G; A# D* u7 k' o
Runway hits 34% Z9 b- I3 K. I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 / h2 m+ d; \" g# H! C
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
- I+ Z* }5 D# E1 p9 d* ]' g5 U' QRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) P& _' R7 y+ g! u- u
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
H% d, a- M* J/ S) ^( T: g8 OJapanese aircraft
L; z) S) r% T) U. V8 m/ Y: n A6M2 Zero x 446 w8 u4 I* g8 c, g
B5N2 Kate x 84
3 N, r3 s$ @8 S/ R! u D3A1 Val x 71
* [0 z; v- f6 f Q% q1 NJapanese aircraft losses
. }" q7 H { o; Q- f( a, x B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
- p4 W, F5 m+ ^ D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
- K! }. d- `) kAllied Ships3 Q. ?" [% a$ A2 a* @1 R% L! A, J
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1 K4 H1 p" s- U! g8 c0 C0 z
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 h8 X: Q* k6 c; C DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
7 E" R" B5 h7 [3 d" w2 V CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage6 u; K. j5 V# L* U- |- X2 b* j$ i. k
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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, v' k1 n+ h. y1 e$ } I* T1 hGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
+ Z3 {9 f% W. \& V8 B* m' T1 O1 tJapanese Shock attack . m# ?/ u. h8 {. }* Z
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 * L: |; N h% J' g5 G, X; U
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
, u9 e1 C2 P& A/ T& ^9 vJapanese adjusted assault: 23 9 C, `# B7 `& E, L8 J
Allied adjusted defense: 5 & J8 H3 D- j; W6 Z8 V
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 3 d) C' T$ D' T0 e3 d
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
0 B& h! r+ }% `* `Combat modifiers. O3 `4 v% v6 r% _
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
' T I. T1 B$ \/ q k0 D% d( d' \% ` experience(-)& d6 p3 ^3 O$ _ l: ~3 r }: }: w& m
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
0 B# D& t {$ GJapanese ground losses:
, h+ I* t5 @+ N+ @. M 18 casualties reported
& a2 m" v( k8 f5 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' ]* T, E$ |8 {7 b" |" @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 m5 y$ ~+ \7 w& _! @# G+ y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& l# F+ F. _; b5 t2 r! P4 kAllied ground losses:
- s |. V# s: W7 Y6 n 105 casualties reported
; O5 e& J! W) B6 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' ]3 t3 l' {/ f# ~8 [6 U Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
k. P+ o- R/ o$ I( ~ \' q Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled+ r) a4 ~" N- j& T/ n# {
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, a, e! u# p5 R0 }3 O Units retreated 1 9 S" M/ ~9 z$ x) y$ T4 n, y0 C
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! * z" R" ?2 {3 B. C( m
Assaulting units:
* t. S7 _5 a: {. x; i, V 16th Naval Guard Unit
1 {* H: e0 `9 e) n' zDefending units:3 |: L7 e6 j' N2 p- D1 M
107th RN Base Force , n, e' r Z: ~0 U; i, X) E
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( z0 z( j }2 L7 t4 `Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) $ W$ ~- B; I$ h
Allied Bombardment attack 2 R/ I1 Z6 Q# ~) T" `
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
% `: z; H! @$ V% UDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 + x1 b+ i( H- A
Japanese ground losses:5 T3 Z# [" K. `4 h
4 casualties reported- m" Q2 R+ X: O! Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! w6 P0 O: r* Q9 R& } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% U% B v; M. V$ J( p5 O3 H9 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled # X' Y7 H2 J/ u
Assaulting units:1 K) m# z: h4 H/ }8 ~$ u
B Coy/NG Rifles
# t# n9 Z2 w* h4 U1 X Lark Battalion2 S- {+ g3 j _8 |4 Z
Rabaul Det. Base Force
7 }2 Y c! Q/ J4 f% M2 p7 TDefending units:
% m9 v2 w" l, [" g0 ^6 p. a 144th Infantry Regiment
/ q. b( { M; Q9 h8 A Maizuru 1st SNLF
# [# c$ c0 K0 L/ b- }8 U 2nd JNAF Coy
( k- X; W$ Q$ Z6 r1 D8 i 5th JNAF Coy |