AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
& B4 H1 D; h5 g9 e9 I5 M) u拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
$ ?$ _" b, m% l, m% S% 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。
( c4 o9 W* b0 g4 r1 J& |- @ r4 c$ }& 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
9 v4 S+ L! k, [5 |$ {0 y' O* ~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) l5 g; y6 y) 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,
4 Z7 y4 J H" D2 t% E! M. _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。
1 p0 z" W5 V L( N$ ~5 F$ E, w, 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。( z5 D. I/ j) o5 M% w* p( k& ^# O
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。
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1 W2 M, l8 X; E( h+ I6 ]' aPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 H0 c& p% `$ v& P
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 1 ^6 t- s% U9 o! A l
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
) g0 G* m( v9 Y+ I6 F! k1 E' EJapanese Ships
, }5 k/ m) \1 L( C6 w; x BB Yamashiro
+ O* } D' T1 K. O CL Kashima
% V, ]7 ^' O2 O2 E3 U DD Tsuga1 c9 k7 D' S2 d3 c) H
DD Kuri
y$ K# ~. t* p5 u! P* N" J PB Shuko Maru #5
0 d2 G7 G# i1 @7 K& H6 F PB Sonan Maru #61 r/ ]6 e6 a! x$ J: T
PB Sonan Maru #56 w' V$ c6 z5 v- W1 D+ Z
PB Shotoku Maru
. d) u; X! C, ?# z6 N PB Shoei Maru- V% s& f7 Q- j' _' g
PB Kyo Maru #10
$ x; S( @) n! G6 m- f) } PB Kyo Maru #8
3 t7 {4 Y7 @4 Y( B: \ xAK Kuraido Maru1 H7 q# T1 P) p! F: H5 e L R
CM Tsugaru4 @; w2 c- l( l: f
DD Yanagi
F8 }2 N' t1 G) q6 R$ U& RJapanese ground losses: J0 [& M; J* v
18 casualties reported
6 t3 f, m* X8 T6 Y" K8 K/ G$ L Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ U0 k- X4 e1 M$ {# {( J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" S( B0 R6 y' ^& P: [: i- _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , `1 i; @6 I% B0 E0 M+ B6 G- d6 C" O/ d
Allied ground losses:; r3 r' a" C" [2 h; g7 R: f1 Z
62 casualties reported m2 [5 U& W8 h& x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' @5 K. f* j- `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled4 W& y2 @+ o, D/ f& n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled : d; U- \* I$ x
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2 ]; Z$ X" N+ v+ CDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
]6 o& {& i0 i/ d% `Japanese Ships6 y, W o! p+ J# _5 m H$ `0 J. Z7 c
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
# a/ ^$ ^5 M2 ^ CL Kashima
, z, d' F7 M2 u3 b' k CM Tsugaru
+ o' `8 Y8 b8 r& t T( o DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 K3 v) `4 P6 B! `! E& L DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! D r9 U: I4 g' ]0 U5 F. Y. ^ DD Yanagi+ q7 p1 o: d- l/ Z% p2 z' L
PB Kyo Maru #8
; o* @& f9 @# P( h PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
( \0 f" O! y+ \' l% a" g% D PB Shoei Maru' f7 i, X6 c' L( K- D
PB Shotoku Maru8 K8 a# @. t: }0 V5 I& m U2 D
PB Sonan Maru #5
`$ l4 E! D& Y( f4 M+ H ]/ K PB Sonan Maru #6
8 q7 Y0 l+ O; X PB Shuko Maru #5
& R7 B+ x# F4 I. T xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire5 K. X7 }' `5 T3 A. b
xAK Matsue Maru4 c) |6 D6 R5 w- f! ?
xAK Venice Maru# `* B9 h2 S- s5 g, C! u( L
xAK Kogyoku Maru, u# K. K1 \9 J5 x; Z% `
xAK Nishimi Maru
/ H! w: ?. E o4 W% k2 f: l xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire6 f, D$ d m$ ~! w4 Y
xAK Cheribon Maru
5 P. z' F! w" i/ M; d! j/ ] xAK Daifuku Maru" ^6 a4 W: Q. @6 t
xAK Kuraido Maru ' b1 {/ M- q9 I0 `* G
Allied Ships
7 a$ u$ `! f( N" } CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
1 h2 q% d2 A7 d) f! t D CL Achilles
, ^/ z4 H; g& S- }# F; I" ^ CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires9 Q* y4 R. B0 p+ V4 X
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1- w$ m; w. Z) K" A- y% q
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
$ c* K; ]/ A+ T8 t7 R3 ~2 qLow visibility due to Thunderstorms& m& M) ]$ [# E5 P
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
2 G2 p8 P. D: c# W( oRange closes to 18,000 yards...+ S3 T4 N# k7 B& M
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
7 w$ q; A% G' b4 Q* g) d) ^) YRange closes to 12,000 yards...
' m" G2 J7 \$ M9 jRange closes to 10,000 yards...
, N, j, s3 l! V- g% XRange closes to 9,000 yards...1 m2 k% [' e/ }
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
& K3 V6 L* X S; y1 MRange closes to 7,000 yards...
) L% M6 d$ x5 [$ u. l( V: rRange closes to 6,000 yards...
& q# ^5 _$ i1 l- B7 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards# E1 ^% z2 s: C/ u! O/ G; q. }
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 3 p* u* G( G" [. T
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
# }) i$ V; l6 z' w. m5 B7 rCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
( D9 Z3 p0 l8 X: ~$ E- Q* YCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
# P; P1 ^. S# _6 ?! dDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards5 q* r- j0 d% K/ h3 B
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
$ B- Z! |- s) }7 C8 Q3 S' jRange closes to 5,000 yards2 ~* {; A, n6 f L8 I0 Z' ~
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards1 ]+ N! q" t. U4 e
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards1 l( t0 G- ?) ^, a) R5 M
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
/ q+ ?6 o; N. h* T: UDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards$ s# q5 |3 q0 ~0 Y7 B& S; w
Range increases to 6,000 yards
2 F" K' C5 V- V8 jBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards$ F8 V" U, ] i g
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards% z4 H/ @ E* q* C5 k3 w- d
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
( _( Z4 W; `- M4 fCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
0 d7 c5 `* Y( e% U! P R; \ vDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards# {) T; Y. t' ~6 B) @1 u
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
1 w5 N) T5 _. m# F& Y) q1 U+ }BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards/ j8 c$ ?3 J5 c, _0 z. k' Q
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards+ c+ a, s4 ]9 J5 ]% _) F
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards, P# S0 B. ?: F6 S0 `
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
" |1 Z, a8 I9 H4 X$ h& LCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards& w- Y5 i9 A2 }5 K2 f
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
" a/ g6 `0 X* h& ]0 o9 xRange increases to 8,000 yards' K% s H, x; W! \- W
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
l- U d R2 I+ RCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards, j, w. p& W1 G0 i
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards/ D# U9 l$ c3 w, I! h/ ^; _
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards$ ]6 r) Z) q" T9 h
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards* ?& F+ X7 K7 k0 s
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
9 V4 e) |. X( n; c/ O# x+ sRange increases to 15,000 yards
3 a, b/ @; R7 E( m2 [% v: HCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat( u% x. y+ i( D+ ~+ e
- escorted by DD Tsuga
9 j% h) k& V6 o! {) _' }$ UBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
4 f+ W% d$ p0 x1 ABB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
" v8 V. {; W3 R) c' g3 v: ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards* Z, \. |. m9 s+ Q# u
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards' q Z; c8 X& x' z$ t6 s0 C2 U
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
$ F0 E4 R) h# F$ X2 Q' cTask forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
G1 M% R3 }4 T3 T' eWeather in hex: Overcast & y) z/ `0 G) \; V* w9 @
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 W; M0 w, n. l& }4 H/ d, h' \
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes 3 _4 V! Q' j- h. P7 c! T; E/ y: x
Japanese aircraft
/ }0 f% |1 Q0 ~& H" u G3M2 Nell x 27( |2 G# Q5 K5 ]
G4M1 Betty x 31
; a$ c& u( Z/ P* ]9 hAllied aircraft
- ~0 @& B% H9 v \! J no flights 7 a# d3 h! A$ \# a
Japanese aircraft losses. O7 U1 ]; n# J; T. B
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
" B+ A: Q+ C' ? G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
2 h% ~7 B% y4 u G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak " B, t' m$ V! Z; u8 M
Allied aircraft losses
* q/ ~; e9 N( ~& g+ n6 B- q6 [ B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
, }& C T# V7 ~) F O-47A: 2 damaged/ m3 L% Z; V; v: [. }
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
1 D8 ]) s! _9 k. n. K PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
$ g# A1 R" ?$ c2 g* lAllied ground losses:
6 m" U$ J; K/ P. y0 x& f 4 casualties reported
" f2 ]9 K6 Z3 F5 A' X4 Q3 z. [; @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% _3 U4 V5 K; z$ r* a8 g7 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 p) s& K) \* i& \# ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' j' _& Y8 ~* n& BAirbase hits 18
6 Z( r- ^5 P7 p$ }" O, v. WRunway hits 41/ ~4 O3 _0 E, Y
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9 A e* T, J" l2 n7 r8 aMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 . w5 t7 Z2 i2 F, Q
Weather in hex: Overcast 2 ~+ ]7 ~5 c7 Q. d/ t
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.6 N& @) [- y! d$ U4 ^2 P
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes " T- A) }5 s. A3 W2 ~1 g# }4 `" P
Japanese aircraft
1 I2 _$ ]3 n2 j0 A0 b G4M1 Betty x 18
: t% W+ x2 u1 a) {: VAllied aircraft% s' t3 r% @8 C' W- n( n: z1 E
no flights
# j v2 F. h' _; N- Z- Y \* r b1 dJapanese aircraft losses1 J8 }! c" H( y# o
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged , R M [& i! Y- L
Allied aircraft losses) U2 S7 V: [. z, ?, c
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
, d) O8 p0 }: O9 I, b( nAirbase hits 7- L$ z. S3 z: `2 I6 q+ ~1 e
Airbase supply hits 2
3 t4 m+ ~/ k* A' j8 r- ~: \$ v' PRunway hits 9
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! G; {* E! I! O m6 ]% F2 AMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
; ?9 {9 q) Q; ?- @+ s7 UWeather in hex: Overcast
o8 i, H" H+ J- }' R& BRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* U7 U! Y% A1 a8 Q
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
7 K2 e# W2 E) vJapanese aircraft
8 k5 x) @( ?- [& A5 ?+ \: r7 [ G4M1 Betty x 13 " u; w! p2 H- j* w$ k" [
Allied aircraft: h' V, z# D$ H5 j' u& ^# G
no flights
% G# e. n4 b0 E+ lJapanese aircraft losses
& _# }! u. M( T0 l5 q G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 6 |6 E# t- t1 {" {7 m8 t
Allied aircraft losses% T3 y R7 z. b6 |) Y4 A
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
" _+ I9 }, W- I+ i+ u P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
: F7 x; U+ E% J4 xAllied ground losses:- G# ?% [1 m" N( V% z
5 casualties reported2 E J8 v D4 ]- p4 j. V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 f/ w3 K2 P- y3 a3 j! p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% y& s4 t% x r% O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ |. h! m* Z0 d( `Airbase hits 1
# @1 B( f( K& IRunway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 |. x1 {7 e0 N5 I% G
Weather in hex: Overcast
# y1 l) Y# [% M" b1 o9 X0 U! aRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& |* _$ m& A, n; Q* mEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
' N3 E( b8 O7 F" v( j, }Japanese aircraft
) y3 ^+ q4 c F( t Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
* ]7 o3 d$ q: R4 s D+ @$ |$ n: \ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 5 A' i, t5 X; E3 S, e% u
Allied aircraft4 Q% x2 d* _1 S/ G$ W, s
no flights G# a. k5 R3 [/ V4 Q
Japanese aircraft losses) D+ X! c& K i! F+ U( m7 O
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged$ C. @* l E: E
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
( }1 m7 Y7 V' F! L4 E9 J ~Allied aircraft losses/ O2 W* g g8 t; ^# C
O-47A: 1 damaged' I* G( }1 G9 j
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
+ A4 r' J2 H1 g: V5 I/ k' m P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
0 v: H. d+ O5 ]# w Beech 18-S: 1 damaged 9 d+ ^6 _; k; `5 U& b* ^5 U% x
Airbase hits 39 ~6 c. ?; \ s7 j3 o: R- Z+ x
Runway hits 4 M* H+ F+ D7 n5 K
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian ; q# e' A' V. M, G! s
Weather in hex: Light cloud 4 X( d: S, y0 t' u* W
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: t- k# c0 e* _7 g* `5 j5 X, `
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
* q* I1 D% w% e2 G% OJapanese aircraft
3 h3 W ^, b' t6 v* }# q% t4 P Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 / K$ _5 T( D8 ]2 P( {2 A
Allied aircraft6 f! I' J6 h) ^
I-15-III x 11
; G6 d- d5 \" xJapanese aircraft losses
2 _$ S' A# V" X Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
* @$ e# G; z' E- S( K0 x, Q. {No Allied losses 7 h- k- O' [: Y+ E1 u
Aircraft Attacking:# ^2 x7 X6 V* T) R( w4 K" L3 _6 H6 \
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * 3 r$ P' N" V: O# S" J3 |+ y. s
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
4 N/ F2 n3 Q' _Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 L, j* k" a( ?0 P2 a; J( XRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 g5 y' I( v) b5 h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 6 K, L+ b* R" U2 F
Japanese aircraft/ M0 `0 o* Q+ T5 {
G4M1 Betty x 37
- p( {+ b6 u: ~ ^( E5 \3 m+ xNo Japanese losses
' K7 j: C* x+ HAirbase hits 88 B0 k; Q& ~3 B. e( a% A
Airbase supply hits 6' u( J/ b( f+ U- b1 @
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 . m: Y0 J; C* m0 i' n
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
. |- m. N8 @0 g! oRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ q# A" ~* B5 K
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes ' |/ N* B& w) Z7 p: S
Japanese aircraft
; g$ t) P1 U. Y( e A6M2 Zero x 44
- z. S9 D" p6 x) P. E1 J B5N2 Kate x 847 u+ S6 L- J/ C) d- Q, t! I
D3A1 Val x 71 + K- G2 e5 P( N9 |2 A
Japanese aircraft losses+ U8 H9 R, {; I: n' S1 W
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
z. T& d; O' `! L \ D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
1 O: p' D* D% L3 z5 [ z* [( ~+ e; i* e; gAllied Ships
. B- ?, Z0 F- b( @0 m CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
M9 B* Y5 q4 I* m6 R CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) @* M W% n$ w
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk# a$ C% D) Q$ n
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
. h1 B# ?0 H/ S4 @ C CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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$ x4 `: h8 u$ Q4 F; }2 |0 U( T+ zGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
4 ^$ f4 P7 }) P5 ~8 ?" U8 A1 gJapanese Shock attack 1 z/ S5 {- b i
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
* I# e7 E, a! R) f* QDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 ! `, O: J3 r6 q5 w5 R( S6 s
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 - `: H5 \8 z4 ^6 j* e
Allied adjusted defense: 5 2 @: c: r6 k( G z) e B/ K) d
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) ' D9 S( z z; k4 r8 j' f
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
% ]% M$ v" r1 r+ e/ t% l I6 ICombat modifiers) E' s2 w) E0 ~
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
9 U1 O q1 `6 f5 L. D$ { experience(-)+ ?1 L; G5 B# o% g7 }
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 0 l( J. S, G) Z# f) m
Japanese ground losses:5 z# R6 c+ M8 ?) k( h; J
18 casualties reported% v! _4 I( J- j: ?: y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& G4 l+ I" v, w |- G, M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 B- z4 p( I' q( N, G- j: ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% y( N4 p: J, R/ @' k, CAllied ground losses:
. \3 w$ y2 O' f Y. j 105 casualties reported
4 q: P N$ e0 G: o" Q4 A/ [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" Y. O9 a6 l1 v7 w1 R" ?
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
* i1 K0 v6 o6 e: a Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled& a; V* b. }8 A' b
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ H. V5 ^6 s. B+ h& X9 h4 D! c
Units retreated 1 3 W2 M i. H7 ^
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
" K1 t! ~' J, n7 ^$ s. GAssaulting units:8 o& H* b" M" _3 e# V" N4 n
16th Naval Guard Unit
: G& {0 Y' a9 I) z/ _: F0 LDefending units:
5 H E% `( Z8 S5 x 107th RN Base Force
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% }: t1 Y2 }' j1 L. E. `6 uGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
7 K/ O, o5 Z6 Q) g5 S. n6 j5 l a* AAllied Bombardment attack
6 H$ v/ e. q3 A$ M" RAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
, a) ~/ \9 L$ X MDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 - W$ r* n+ v2 G i$ _3 S
Japanese ground losses:+ Z% G- @, r1 ]4 w. M8 _0 D
4 casualties reported6 q% I0 `# R/ \2 R, O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 o- L0 W6 w1 p. |1 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 t' I9 _7 ?' [* C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 4 T# S; I3 |- h" B
Assaulting units:% Z8 q: e- }# J
B Coy/NG Rifles
* {" @' V( K" W8 v' ^6 u Lark Battalion1 `! |9 e% w& M% `0 P
Rabaul Det. Base Force * B3 g6 X" Q( S, A" P, y: C
Defending units:
9 M/ ~1 c% m5 H3 a y 144th Infantry Regiment: E H$ B% M3 `3 V2 ]$ Y( \
Maizuru 1st SNLF
* }% u. P! m- x6 E 2nd JNAF Coy ! T6 P8 A) I( L3 n
5th JNAF Coy |