AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 410 D( `$ L: D4 Q
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。- K+ D# q' r* S2 |) B; J3 i
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。/ ~# j1 ^; G- l
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
, k1 I1 v3 y/ Q$ `. g; K' l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,
" I, L2 X- l4 c. G& J! 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,9 [5 k2 Y8 ?( z2 F* i% J! z
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。5 S/ ~& P5 e1 a0 c
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。
* Z. j6 c( L! \; 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。4 I1 n ?& A0 ~; a' u- Z8 s& Q
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! H M: ?5 r4 T" V! J! i- z
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
( @' Q' B/ p5 s) S5 q/ k3 m31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. # U! W; l( U- H7 |+ F0 K0 M( U- x4 ]
Japanese Ships
' E5 ^( r* n/ v* j4 J BB Yamashiro
" j. p9 Q- o( Y$ x: a2 C CL Kashima5 W L3 F1 @* A; R' o& L( h9 k
DD Tsuga9 p1 o" s: Y" H0 F; Y- q- ~
DD Kuri r' h9 N! @; C
PB Shuko Maru #5
W8 S+ {; P' E' Q- Z: M* b, _ PB Sonan Maru #6
. e# ]6 Z8 u: v- b: Y k2 a9 Q5 A$ N PB Sonan Maru #5
" k9 ~: O- |3 {% j' D/ `, t, G% N PB Shotoku Maru$ X6 n( L, t. A0 t' \; b o6 V: S( o
PB Shoei Maru
3 w" x6 o6 ]! i- L @ PB Kyo Maru #106 A+ g' k) V- p" n. ?: l
PB Kyo Maru #8
) e! J4 n/ i$ `5 c* m& l xAK Kuraido Maru
8 G/ _: v/ T: F CM Tsugaru
( E/ o5 E6 s3 e0 P) K DD Yanagi
, c. T# H4 F: N& vJapanese ground losses:
" ~' ]( T, h# m1 W 18 casualties reported
. ?$ m# b+ E, E; ]; C Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. v) W- r! V" s8 {/ ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled }7 w, o6 v+ T* Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 0 P4 t6 w$ n9 r* d2 e; ^& @, V. q
Allied ground losses:% j" R7 k5 m# k
62 casualties reported
" Q- z- t$ B% i% k+ l) H/ w7 E Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( P& e8 e e; T) E: B7 q8 o5 |4 _8 S8 x& S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled+ J9 g3 {, o% w/ {; p& l: E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 6 y9 k& F2 B3 |" o# q2 q
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% h( k3 _+ i8 tDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
- s" U I! j$ ^% q+ ~& i. zJapanese Ships
$ f; @' B9 ~' T9 c9 _ BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire# O# Q. _. b6 N5 m, t4 Z
CL Kashima- L3 T% [8 `- t
CM Tsugaru
$ z1 {9 q7 S( s: y7 w DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 o% X, L( `7 ~
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 `, F' X" Y$ w3 F3 G3 O: F- v
DD Yanagi
6 ^( m) G5 Z' d% d' ]8 E- L* \5 v PB Kyo Maru #8
6 }& j8 q6 P4 {- Z8 m PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire) K5 Q0 {& Q v- o# U5 u
PB Shoei Maru5 E. J# `- h- {" O7 V4 {. L
PB Shotoku Maru
0 T3 g0 r# x) H; e$ g0 n) t' s. r' h PB Sonan Maru #5
" X' N! x: B$ K7 j PB Sonan Maru #6! i2 z3 O, K! b$ L- E- f! s
PB Shuko Maru #5
5 I" G' o, Z/ i2 F xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire p8 ?' }! J/ c0 w
xAK Matsue Maru- ^: A. n' Q# R2 A9 G# L
xAK Venice Maru
% Y! B( H# H" T H% ~ xAK Kogyoku Maru; [# i$ m# u6 L& O
xAK Nishimi Maru
) q1 o) D, O8 m% n1 g, R% p xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire0 D% q9 j2 T- U' V5 ~
xAK Cheribon Maru" j+ w7 m T4 {
xAK Daifuku Maru
; P! Q) b# X* K! D( K# b xAK Kuraido Maru 2 j; t N+ D0 e7 ^( c; ~
Allied Ships
( y, o! g K% s n1 l8 Y2 Q CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
2 M* \& T w4 m! f: r) r3 l CL Achilles
* c; t4 Y1 [9 O CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, z1 l$ C) F( K5 _
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
6 W5 S- |* u) e+ v ~- @ DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
) G6 }) O" l& I$ x/ z/ _$ hLow visibility due to Thunderstorms$ T, K. e! s: E2 M! G
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
3 M& ^' J. q. A g9 j8 n( v( \Range closes to 18,000 yards...% M% C3 p5 S7 S3 _$ w9 s+ a, b% ^
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
" D* w4 w$ s8 O% XRange closes to 12,000 yards...5 K# ~; {2 d% v7 z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& V0 d ?6 q5 k5 w" k6 WRange closes to 9,000 yards...
8 l/ p- n* T0 y) V. D) k; M. NRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* F! r) L( v1 a `, p3 yRange closes to 7,000 yards...1 F/ i' a* x: U5 @* T
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
* F2 D! Y# s3 b( PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
, T+ i' b$ ^5 x0 i' |xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
% t1 Y7 }" o j, a4 qBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards) }0 L) ]6 u9 r. w% Y5 u1 C
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards, t7 L: A" x" r1 Y% C& i
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
0 L C7 X+ Z8 GDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
2 L' y# I# {; Q( D; X/ SCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards' G8 S7 H' q2 D; f: K
Range closes to 5,000 yards: S6 r( y$ B1 q2 K' `% i: H
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
2 [9 r! G7 x$ J& YBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards' h: Y7 r8 S3 d* Y- u% A/ w: C
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards# ?' S) {! h3 G! J
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
' f+ T! N! d0 r8 _; g* z9 x- }: hRange increases to 6,000 yards
. L9 ^8 v' r& I; ]" Q$ OBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
( J9 k2 O; D! p+ {+ @) U6 d0 QDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards8 r2 @+ G2 G: T' K. j
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
$ V( I0 |& P) h5 f' |: XCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards4 d5 H7 V6 i. w3 `! H# y; ?
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards, U, t1 ~7 S& N/ h! ^0 E: ^8 H
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards# D( V; R8 P( Z/ g% h
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards- U |" g' U: u) s: g# S1 D6 S2 ]; S9 v
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
$ l, o, E9 t* J8 A: e+ pDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
$ [- o) m6 U3 ]0 d* i7 e( B eCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards! N# [. R A8 s0 f* ?% c8 P
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
5 j+ ]3 h: F+ {) S7 f9 K% E ?Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage, L: ^9 ^/ U/ r' F
Range increases to 8,000 yards
* _* R1 P! o1 h! o) n; wBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards% {( r3 T' u4 m; v; k* Z. X
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards! b: g1 P% D" r: J; w1 |, D* S
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
+ W2 U8 L- w- t7 G) K2 Y+ B2 [$ rDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
, y" o! `8 G. gDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
6 M8 L4 |. Y/ k& M# Z' rDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
/ S; W/ l5 p6 k! }. V# d7 @Range increases to 15,000 yards' k# O% o; `2 I7 ?8 Y p
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
% C2 q/ j" N* Y l3 {- escorted by DD Tsuga
" i. [+ @7 x1 ]0 i/ M% O! WBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards, o" i& d5 n6 I2 e$ O
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
* U1 b, v; s, ]8 U$ [BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
! H: T. } S$ D. d S" Z' `BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
, ?0 @" S) }* S! K% DBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards5 g+ K* E m! B j
Task forces break off...8 d+ U: e9 @/ w( _( |$ F
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 {! t0 I3 T% Q3 O. @) AWeather in hex: Overcast 5 C: M( G2 L8 y
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& z9 |7 o& |& d* q' V" z. L' j9 hEstimated time to target is 26 minutes 1 \4 p! n# u7 `. i7 Y
Japanese aircraft
% v$ S) \3 O! {: p5 a G3M2 Nell x 27
( X- P) c' v5 c B+ z( j+ J* Y9 O G4M1 Betty x 31
# z0 d9 F* z3 D. BAllied aircraft1 A2 a- I1 t/ T+ Z4 E ]" F' z# q: M
no flights
0 C& L0 Z W# I/ cJapanese aircraft losses
) y3 X4 v) X/ B G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
' m5 S2 |$ g9 J; c G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
- U, [1 J2 s) z G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak ; V/ {+ s) `$ _/ m" w3 j$ v
Allied aircraft losses
F" }2 d* s7 }% E1 J; m# ` B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged5 V+ `: u& E) [$ t: B
O-47A: 2 damaged
+ y& q. J! @, s! s& h P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged; N& q6 h$ Y! E7 m' J# N
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
& s \; I! _; W( D4 \Allied ground losses:1 B6 b# ^ H# F5 P2 ?$ X# ^
4 casualties reported' n" ?, E, y. U& J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 ^( E- W5 P9 P0 y- `- R; N. [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 b3 p8 e) Y$ f) n/ o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled e% Z' N3 S0 d7 b. ~
Airbase hits 18$ z. T; E r8 @ |
Runway hits 41) \% b' ^2 }0 b
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/ X" j3 u6 i: \" _Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ( E) }: F5 M9 ?
Weather in hex: Overcast 3 {6 c& f$ b$ o5 v. c, f
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.% o( a1 U$ o$ J, ~; e
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes 3 I; |" H4 ~9 S# m
Japanese aircraft8 i+ G# z v3 ^: `0 u+ {
G4M1 Betty x 18 ; }: `. n( m' Z# S% v4 \0 t
Allied aircraft7 J d9 R" l2 d, x- h! \- l
no flights 6 T# T" c* s" t
Japanese aircraft losses
0 c9 j! {' T7 m) i* G. r G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged ' s$ z; I9 r$ Z7 C# ~
Allied aircraft losses
, o# j _9 D1 U7 F, G0 U& P/ h( {/ v; k PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged + j7 h W3 S. Q
Airbase hits 7
: [3 `% B. u4 v' N) U" A1 j3 iAirbase supply hits 2/ F. S% P8 d# }! L/ k1 y. K9 w, [; ?
Runway hits 9) G* G4 I, Z0 d" h7 C! y
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 j9 ~' g! F0 B! ~/ {+ t7 i9 g: N
Weather in hex: Overcast
( g3 @% R9 L! b5 QRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! N0 v0 V- h* c/ Y9 v3 EEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
; Y F! B0 E8 _9 b4 g: F: x0 FJapanese aircraft
7 V7 q6 V9 p5 i" _2 ? G4M1 Betty x 13
# {1 Q5 N5 c& [- ^0 z4 D: ^$ |Allied aircraft
; X, c6 y& T5 A no flights
5 C1 U3 Z1 U. cJapanese aircraft losses
' A& n8 J% B2 U# S7 ^/ ] G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
; u" E$ D/ H% v. Y* \2 b# jAllied aircraft losses* l: C/ D6 x R' {8 m+ F2 s
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground( X2 o8 L ?2 Z: W, f
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground % H+ ^8 Q0 v% H
Allied ground losses:
8 a( H( v7 [0 Y0 W 5 casualties reported
5 v" F Z2 G! e" w/ b& M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# Z* p; e, L, u1 D9 }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 B% m; k5 H3 ]( `8 b; \6 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ F; @2 x% ?* c8 qAirbase hits 1
* Q, h/ x' \' L- I8 `* f* URunway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
0 [5 ~: Y& H, [ y- I1 kWeather in hex: Overcast $ P5 U5 y7 \8 D: V% U0 m7 p8 h- h
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 Q9 |* ` @/ _# e) g
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
& }; U2 R& l8 UJapanese aircraft7 h7 G4 e' w3 _. V* u; B# ]: [
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 122 n1 B) ~' Q! y3 e" s; m4 f
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
6 O' ]5 Z' ~. m0 O2 FAllied aircraft
# J# P$ [# b; @. y+ o9 q no flights 4 a; }) |& \5 z( Y G$ F
Japanese aircraft losses
8 |# e5 O# F) q. N- F3 k2 N! y3 @+ F Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged M/ ^) n7 @4 s( a E
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
; T9 r8 k+ _8 s( |) N' JAllied aircraft losses& ~# J- j1 f$ A
O-47A: 1 damaged! s# l6 l" M$ J! e5 I" X! Q8 b8 J5 {
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged- b) I. G. A- R1 d& {! E" w& x
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged M. P$ B H( B* z$ R& ~
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged " [# G% s4 M+ ?% p( n+ J7 A
Airbase hits 3
! C k Q/ N( ?9 g$ zRunway hits 40 w6 T7 ?7 K& r {5 r% @7 l; g
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) u/ c. g9 e/ [$ M4 l' c+ GMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian : B8 R4 R6 u A* ]3 U* a2 z
Weather in hex: Light cloud
! M2 Y( C: r3 y) nRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. ?& F1 F0 F( M6 l7 c5 [0 l. nEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
+ K/ @, e% ^( O4 c, SJapanese aircraft$ o) r' p$ L4 z1 @
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 ) f! ^# s1 s0 G) e3 W
Allied aircraft
2 a$ l" V8 A4 @* m I-15-III x 11 4 Z( e) v; U, z$ y
Japanese aircraft losses" v O: l7 i8 ?6 q9 m1 X, `# m
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
' Y6 M1 w5 R$ n9 O! ~; X$ @: ]No Allied losses # ^. B2 Y1 J& C4 _
Aircraft Attacking:
" x* i ^ ?4 N$ F% T- f 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
) L& f" t3 B0 n0 t; r" b" B) c( m Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
7 `# T, a1 \' T8 sWeather in hex: Light cloud ' E7 }6 f5 e7 |) }. C
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 e8 p: I) o& W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
# z+ _0 Y) r+ u8 U2 i/ LJapanese aircraft. ^- ^3 l+ X+ i
G4M1 Betty x 37 0 |& }7 i0 J( z# r
No Japanese losses
; _; I; [" q* W/ k" j0 c CAirbase hits 8
+ L6 P! t/ {2 @4 UAirbase supply hits 6: b, H2 b/ G9 E3 w
Runway hits 34# } i% j8 V7 F8 T1 K2 |6 S- i0 z7 Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
9 C4 S- i3 z/ E; O, M% b& YWeather in hex: Partial cloud
* a. J1 c+ W/ P& GRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 H5 Z g# g4 ?! R/ N
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes 7 L# Q/ [# G1 b2 g6 ~! Q; o# t, e
Japanese aircraft" _3 U9 Z p& l. `* C
A6M2 Zero x 44
5 s8 N- _0 @" Z# L, s B5N2 Kate x 84- p! q9 y5 X ^6 C) b
D3A1 Val x 71
2 u. [4 K. u4 C6 J, h- S9 ]Japanese aircraft losses
& x* @1 b6 `5 R D1 z e7 Z0 h B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged4 i( G# c8 m/ Y1 O) z/ }' ~' F
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
$ g9 [- u) {- J) W2 ]Allied Ships! p+ y2 ^* U. ^& e- I1 v
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 13 f: b! N$ r3 X( K( V- X1 K) E2 U, Q
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
e5 H/ ]! Y/ B" V' @) H" p; b. d DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk6 V+ q$ Z2 Z) l, y3 O) S7 Q
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 e; u% `; J* i" B* T
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) / H! r( i! g7 V4 K$ @ l/ b
Japanese Shock attack
1 n' ^* X2 `3 wAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
6 `- E4 c1 Y) X6 C; [Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
, P7 U/ Z; K- H4 r! lJapanese adjusted assault: 23
* v/ `6 r5 r7 w$ z% C: m4 g4 Q* GAllied adjusted defense: 5
; |. b/ A: B0 N, gJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) & y7 @( Q, u, _% h$ S! H$ Q$ v. V3 E
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! : ~% w6 ~4 i) O& L c+ [
Combat modifiers' ^' w# v( [2 C' l
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)$ F) i$ ?# b2 }$ N" a: Y
experience(-)
+ l. r3 h. _/ a' \% YAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
9 h7 F. [! P; m0 YJapanese ground losses:, a* H2 V6 m5 g- V
18 casualties reported$ \# g7 \' D Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: ~, i7 u; R# V ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% h) n/ n0 O! Z( O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ `2 ^1 K' }$ H" Y2 t
Allied ground losses:! u/ N/ W3 C$ f2 g8 t; w
105 casualties reported
# x2 \" ?9 \5 h. N3 `& i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! s9 a; B e+ r; m U- z1 A
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled3 G$ g* n7 p* ^/ e/ Y
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled( k4 W4 X' d3 s% [
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)% H8 I5 X5 S6 j, R$ o
Units retreated 1
; \- Y) E# V' l1 g% R) A& MDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
( w% ~0 m& |+ D: T+ }6 m, dAssaulting units:
4 {1 h1 {* A8 u Y# j# C) S 16th Naval Guard Unit
' Y8 r1 s& b2 q7 U1 B1 {4 kDefending units:% v. }3 \- r- v2 N$ L) W
107th RN Base Force , H1 m1 u1 p- ]- \0 }/ Z
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4 q: o% }+ H" g5 B" ]" [Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) * F/ L: N) d* \& Y( g6 v7 d/ X
Allied Bombardment attack : V5 h: }/ D! c$ R$ N! f
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
" s( ?/ Z9 {6 ~8 TDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 % G$ r5 A, R7 g" c) \. s- i. a( H: N
Japanese ground losses:
+ U: t, b( U6 b3 H+ G- ^2 K: z L 4 casualties reported
0 E# `4 ]8 ]) u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% a/ ~: x7 _+ }) J( k, f& Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ v/ d% U; s4 }2 y/ I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ; X( d" e3 \# y- H
Assaulting units:
$ X: z3 L2 [% S) s B Coy/NG Rifles u2 A# o* j8 y) u$ b+ R- v b
Lark Battalion# V0 x* G. r; n. b* X, ]* u
Rabaul Det. Base Force ' f8 ~- L+ r! i
Defending units:# ]( M8 ^" N2 [4 _
144th Infantry Regiment
9 W0 p" l: J3 [1 Y# c3 k: H" X Maizuru 1st SNLF( H5 s3 G2 ], u( l) E6 Y' y
2nd JNAF Coy 1 B& O& }# H$ M& f0 U: Y
5th JNAF Coy |