AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41) c# m& h/ ~$ Z# D4 m
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。/ u; d2 N+ s! x/ L! ?+ h! q1 C
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。
3 p) J& E% q/ d4 c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, t) [0 n, B5 |( A
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,
' n( U7 G2 }4 U. 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,
' Y) X) M8 c4 t* w' 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。& F' ]/ i" u, J, A+ @* V! U2 }
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。
3 ~7 G/ p; ]0 J2 P; b; I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。! ?+ U1 |- x% w
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5 U6 b# `! \8 ?* hPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
# v) A' S6 Y% R7 |1 sDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
3 W+ Y1 X- R8 B1 Y31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. + ]1 W! g# x! @8 y* y
Japanese Ships* D! N7 r: r5 M% z- V
BB Yamashiro
' F% E3 w" G) p: `! y6 m4 e CL Kashima1 ~/ j, z- J, s/ z) i, U; y" w7 S
DD Tsuga! ?8 G: o/ _8 l$ U. _* O
DD Kuri
, T. G' _! I' V3 [& @ PB Shuko Maru #5& K" W9 o) |0 D0 i6 o" D* a$ R
PB Sonan Maru #66 i- @7 I" s5 ?( }! Z8 u0 S6 b
PB Sonan Maru #5
! Z- \; _' G+ n PB Shotoku Maru+ R1 n/ N* W0 |* n+ V/ H) i
PB Shoei Maru2 n* I9 `5 Y: w( q- `
PB Kyo Maru #10
2 V* J" @3 ?$ q% E PB Kyo Maru #8
5 k. p. F( p$ l. M/ U+ L7 w! t xAK Kuraido Maru
+ t- o6 J! r/ g9 M F: y CM Tsugaru# P6 W# D; N% r& }: {) N( f( x
DD Yanagi
% x) a/ \4 |" y0 h5 O8 `9 L nJapanese ground losses:& r' j6 I: {5 A- E7 d6 b
18 casualties reported
* p+ u3 j2 C0 Y3 l; P Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 ]6 w5 c) }9 n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# Y' l T: I) q# a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# t* a- a, }/ _3 g, [0 v! k- OAllied ground losses:& {% {; v& Y7 c
62 casualties reported
# U! s. _5 u) e6 m% [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, `. F/ z/ h- z8 r( B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
5 j( H# ]% T, r. E9 y5 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 3 w; |2 [0 K7 k+ ], {6 v7 W! L) |
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$ a0 ?* f; k' F" ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards : s% _3 w2 P" ~2 o0 k1 c s2 u
Japanese Ships7 p" A2 Y% s9 r- p9 A
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire. v$ Z- J ^! ~$ H
CL Kashima; D) E2 N X7 t$ R
CM Tsugaru4 d0 N, {: _( Y" A% t' O3 H6 M
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! X9 X: w- a2 G. t3 t DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 c5 h* {- {2 W$ ^! I
DD Yanagi
& J# G) R5 n% g1 u PB Kyo Maru #8 C; |5 |* X) z8 s4 o9 A2 @' D/ ~3 y7 a. I
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ b `9 l; U3 x PB Shoei Maru
a) N8 }) o: M) J5 G3 S) k; x PB Shotoku Maru% L4 m- M+ f, _( p8 u4 P! v
PB Sonan Maru #5
: C% A; W& A v3 ~6 P. \ PB Sonan Maru #6
. K# D3 B/ n1 o E( V PB Shuko Maru #5& {9 o5 |5 B6 t
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire9 u' t- v Z- [, G# |/ ~
xAK Matsue Maru: Q# ?8 ^: y! n& Y3 v
xAK Venice Maru, l0 i$ M7 _4 K
xAK Kogyoku Maru; D: |9 q1 @" H$ P
xAK Nishimi Maru
9 J( z* ]& }& J9 X xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 T6 ], _' S$ N/ F3 o, ?) { xAK Cheribon Maru9 e* K' Z9 t! q9 f- p
xAK Daifuku Maru
- o0 u2 @8 `$ R/ U$ o+ W xAK Kuraido Maru
' r( Z; A4 V0 x- v& |) J* n( KAllied Ships9 ?9 v, P! T' X" n2 |8 m
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage1 k, s7 f8 k" h) g+ s6 I$ m5 W
CL Achilles4 v+ ?, Z- k a }
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
# n- b* ^- B* @ CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
5 v. s! P& U p/ B) S; v! U4 C DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
5 y1 ~+ R3 p t) x' R) }7 ]8 w5 r# jLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
^) v2 q: Y9 R3 vMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
- V7 v7 |! s+ A% `, [ BRange closes to 18,000 yards...8 P9 E% K3 x; J8 J% Z1 Q
Range closes to 15,000 yards...4 F h" P! y; K' f1 [, B
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 [8 r6 I% Y! p9 j4 Y8 }# v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 U0 c x* D( V2 yRange closes to 9,000 yards..., J, e8 w; D; ` i. L
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ U0 G( D4 K8 y9 f2 sRange closes to 7,000 yards...5 e; V# D8 B! i2 ]( j0 b
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 K7 f8 S U) E9 {& gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards# c" M& G# ?) c# P2 h( M% R
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 8 Y0 P' Q1 J9 k7 T
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
8 E- r, U, S1 qCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
: W5 T/ W( J, rCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards" w) u4 t/ r0 Q# D6 O* p0 I `- c8 z
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
% j) {6 W' k4 p2 m V& FCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
: U/ S* w+ V. c5 yRange closes to 5,000 yards
- {' V' {" G& x4 d5 `( HBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards, }+ J' x( L$ @0 n6 g% r7 {, J
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
, U2 C+ o% k* E* WBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
" P) t7 ]/ ?# ]1 j2 E; f) jDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
. Y4 }/ a- [: H7 URange increases to 6,000 yards+ d% I' j/ l& y1 ~! K s: J
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards, v" i( u8 l( a5 s+ ]- G/ p; Z
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
$ [; B# C1 n% kCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
0 j9 d. v _. i- Z0 H8 u. ECL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
# y/ \8 @ Y' F5 e; |! fDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards1 X& R) \- ~8 Z; v; j$ L5 {
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
* m0 ]% O/ l( @% i! s: Z* }BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards% l/ t$ X: e( p# Z, F/ n$ y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
- I% V! n& P5 y- p$ b% `+ [DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
) F" h0 ^# J w* y$ d5 K" o( U4 I7 ECL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
* @1 n0 l4 \& f7 vCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
" y2 T; i1 ~5 h2 y& I& h0 jWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage' n1 Y( B- a; Q! ]3 a& j8 W
Range increases to 8,000 yards& i4 I; s: ^) O0 u; d8 ~4 [
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards# O" H9 E' p& {; V3 Y' v/ m% E
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
$ S# @+ w o5 x8 |3 x$ \$ [DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards% G- B% a9 p! I1 ?4 }3 q
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards, I) N* `8 Z7 x* M; r9 f
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards) Z% {$ D6 ]7 x2 S; G3 C- E
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards4 ~2 w- \7 E7 b4 t# @8 g ~8 }
Range increases to 15,000 yards
- d% o! V( G8 P6 T( L& `- |9 ^CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
3 `5 N: f% h7 Y& v8 `. @- escorted by DD Tsuga
' ?) A! k+ C& n: m, ~0 L( pBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards5 N3 B$ l5 L R! j" X
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
1 y1 t8 [- B4 I5 [4 lBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
1 `* a; R$ X* a6 o* vBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards% J p8 S. V F, D5 G, Y
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards6 M! f) C, W ? q+ }9 o
Task forces break off...( z, h7 k7 i i0 o. N! n7 F
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 B W+ Z- B0 |; y* k( o
Weather in hex: Overcast
- Z* m' A3 Y0 ~% L/ @# H. oRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
% b4 } D2 ]3 _: m9 y% Y: @: gEstimated time to target is 26 minutes 5 ]6 o2 I- A' @( M1 e( v2 p
Japanese aircraft+ Y+ I) D! N6 Q5 t
G3M2 Nell x 275 f" h: G! J( g* u( w. V
G4M1 Betty x 31
7 G( y- k9 r+ CAllied aircraft1 l2 O$ {0 h ^& Q% C+ m4 q
no flights 9 A8 l8 z3 R" b d
Japanese aircraft losses# B+ j& C2 _& B2 y
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
, `, {9 i8 ]5 v4 R G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged6 R: g d- i4 y
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak 3 h' b P8 N( q2 U
Allied aircraft losses/ ]/ N' ~) m; B! P
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged! L' |7 R! \- z: ~ G
O-47A: 2 damaged
% C! g% x. ^' a+ x, s; K0 \ P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged) g( h; A1 c0 Q. X
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged , U9 Y1 \) j# G0 k4 X1 n
Allied ground losses:
6 t& \" ~) B, @- p; Q) |; R 4 casualties reported
7 d+ d# C- M4 \0 z5 M' s, r3 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& z! o5 j, d# }7 o- `& d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% \' O; r" E+ q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 |" A4 s7 ?9 B, p6 U* A* y4 C: {Airbase hits 18$ @, m( ^/ T# j! o8 T
Runway hits 41 H7 w) }2 P+ [+ `) b' O
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " H# }" w. H6 z2 [- ?8 ]6 A
Weather in hex: Overcast * ^& d- s% ^, w) X' p
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
$ b) m1 N b1 [1 KEstimated time to target is 19 minutes : K" j7 w4 g5 J: C {* \; A
Japanese aircraft
# }1 T7 ]4 _+ ?+ T' X; l G4M1 Betty x 18 , I" w! `" G/ G3 X& R) G
Allied aircraft" t0 @8 l* E) D+ ~% R
no flights
% f; O X) W: qJapanese aircraft losses1 H# L) S0 j/ q! T+ P
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged 3 V5 u! m& t7 t4 h& x/ T) w4 a
Allied aircraft losses& |1 j9 Q2 w, t8 S. O7 C* f6 M
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged * Z; o% i3 q8 h& W, o. U% M
Airbase hits 7
+ p' j. m" ?6 M6 X1 K* PAirbase supply hits 2
1 i8 V# n; j* s5 Z3 L. _8 JRunway hits 9$ m4 w t) `( l6 G9 _8 y
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
, K- g) i& d$ p* c0 y6 P) F# \Weather in hex: Overcast ! j2 O% {2 f- [, Y
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) E ]) E: F" {! Y( e) l
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
" c3 v8 |9 D& d0 O8 HJapanese aircraft
0 O/ y1 w4 n, M& z B& B9 ] G4M1 Betty x 13 % w4 {: F$ w7 L7 X
Allied aircraft# }2 C+ |( X+ T' d( V8 K. y; a
no flights , K4 \/ v+ v& P3 d) Z/ }* r
Japanese aircraft losses* W: D4 E9 K& O4 h9 P" {2 p
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged D0 ~- `' H' N$ |9 O( ~' ?2 _# `
Allied aircraft losses
; x8 p; f( |, l3 b: H' O& k PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
$ N# b- [1 W; T% }8 t P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground ' R& V/ M+ z8 X* h. R+ {4 E
Allied ground losses:
' J" R* S8 O& p, Z 5 casualties reported/ _& Q3 z# Y# f# f; ]" R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* r& b5 b7 k- K5 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ m3 C3 ]9 E! o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : G% ?4 Z& I6 d" u" U5 L
Airbase hits 18 a$ @) L8 ? U. m6 S
Runway hits 10' T+ d2 J! K0 T3 A3 B* G
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; B0 \6 H& W0 ?( l c9 v4 ?9 Q" q; eMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / F+ ~" M( |( S' S0 F8 g, Y
Weather in hex: Overcast
+ f; V* K; X0 i( F @ I: T* TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. A- G$ m9 ~2 |+ T/ O
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
; r7 ?6 r2 j- G* z, H% e9 qJapanese aircraft6 F; \; G3 f% |3 z8 [( h
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
7 U% P( {- a" p4 G: A$ q Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 ; ]- D! K* B7 G: h6 J
Allied aircraft
" I% `- w% F& X9 n' W& g no flights
n4 h4 L# I5 yJapanese aircraft losses
# _8 Y- C1 [7 v3 `6 @4 G/ ? Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
% k" q8 G3 Z0 b( ~0 c Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
9 s+ u: h! y+ {Allied aircraft losses% q+ T$ k) {2 n
O-47A: 1 damaged+ `( | D1 V* q) Z$ g
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
% Q' Q: X; c7 E6 W+ o X P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged' J4 W& z7 N% _9 R" U; X. v, [
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged " x; J4 K: ~, f, [' {' @
Airbase hits 3/ c, [# w8 H, T, R- m
Runway hits 4$ W: [) Y( H9 H3 [7 W
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian 2 j" j1 u1 T8 Y( n4 A
Weather in hex: Light cloud 5 L2 `2 r0 d& H A$ C% w
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 j# O' O; _' Y# f0 `9 JEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
* q% W) l- ], v7 H5 XJapanese aircraft
# V* e$ F, P$ C1 @ Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
" I0 T; |! C( [& n- B! y4 \4 vAllied aircraft6 b( b- [) U2 F( v3 b$ X+ r
I-15-III x 11 6 G9 l# l% J/ `+ X* K+ I" l
Japanese aircraft losses
! h! A! Z7 o' N; V' q' n5 t# i Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
1 ~# I* c* G4 [8 X# H% F2 ^No Allied losses
& K) d2 W, H0 ?; `2 y7 \5 u `Aircraft Attacking:1 \4 d" u# z; e. `4 d4 t' M
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
0 _+ I# _2 C/ U. N Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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2 ]+ b" A) F4 \- N5 ]7 u. vMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
* I7 a# f3 @5 Q; HWeather in hex: Light cloud 7 x, `* H7 \+ v7 K/ H
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& X9 M3 q2 ~1 b5 W4 C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
( t% q$ K7 w( W4 `Japanese aircraft
0 R/ B' n7 t6 ^ G4M1 Betty x 37
e. s2 b4 V. |0 u) ] Q- yNo Japanese losses 0 V0 ]( F8 I' z9 j3 }) G' c2 R
Airbase hits 8- C* i4 G+ a4 W9 c& _9 c/ h
Airbase supply hits 6
* V0 M/ u8 i/ D7 C) i2 PRunway hits 34) q4 Q# ?/ d0 p. \! E' f% \ u
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+ k3 M$ W B2 q; ~( v4 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 7 X0 j( u' v" _
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
$ v4 ]6 E: _$ ~& PRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- z, c7 [: \7 m7 p) k' C
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes & q& H2 H7 {, `2 S) T! w
Japanese aircraft! G8 Y9 x0 W7 K& c5 s
A6M2 Zero x 446 J( M9 B2 @5 i- _
B5N2 Kate x 84
! Z1 @: G1 @6 R( k/ r+ c; B+ { D3A1 Val x 71 ( q; `' |* F9 u% Y4 H5 k }
Japanese aircraft losses. x, o8 A) D' d- t2 G: T! k
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged. ~, p E; z U6 X+ z2 M
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 0 ^) N9 m' L+ k5 p' L- _
Allied Ships) w% A9 K6 }& Y+ R$ j% ~# z7 n- G( ?
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
% l N( a( q8 j CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ J& O1 e+ `9 i4 |6 S DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
. x; ^- _* _% B# N9 c3 T Q CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage. c' J8 E4 E& c9 x$ W
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, T! W7 I8 m7 E( P
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- ]3 u% M% B% \! R: T9 jGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
. P7 @7 Y8 x9 r& A2 n. nJapanese Shock attack 8 f! H& O8 \1 }9 ^1 h
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
# U; `) U3 g ?/ O2 `4 w) g, R1 `# TDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
0 L2 T0 E' }8 k6 s% e* ZJapanese adjusted assault: 23 5 L# B# q& J& U. c3 |0 c7 o3 H
Allied adjusted defense: 5 % Y- ~, ?. w1 `, L2 }
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) t( \; o9 q+ x! K. N
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
. M& \' {) A0 g2 A9 o; NCombat modifiers
0 q) W% e- u# |& k1 JDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)4 R. z4 x4 s1 F5 Z7 a5 f
experience(-)
: U. M& k4 q! M. [Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
$ l' k7 w7 D, UJapanese ground losses:
. W4 C. d; g4 d* e 18 casualties reported( s- X& y ~- y& r$ a) u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( P, ]8 {1 n+ s$ w0 W3 Y7 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 t: o# _) m0 x- z+ M9 p) j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) k9 ^$ L ]% T5 wAllied ground losses:; z( Y3 q' `6 O; T3 j6 p0 P
105 casualties reported
- U0 h- m [. u n; F' z+ p. @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# S* l+ q( H8 u3 ?8 m5 O: T+ \ Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled8 H' J- z W- Y2 O
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled# w' I4 }, ? D3 Q2 p
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 F. B) L& c# t$ j1 P4 c! Z
Units retreated 1
?8 k: j# d) r6 X' r5 ~3 a1 Y+ aDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
& W* B6 Y4 F! c8 V% E* ?# tAssaulting units:
# B, X5 V0 n* j 16th Naval Guard Unit
0 M& W* h) w0 ~, Z- N/ [4 l5 ADefending units: ~) O& G# t# G/ G" U
107th RN Base Force 6 K7 ?/ g" V4 j7 w A
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) " A4 d, j& X8 T! _, y
Allied Bombardment attack
) n+ e9 W3 w$ h& z, ]Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 ! g9 m( o: ^7 t Q& J
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 - g4 D/ E# j& s, r
Japanese ground losses:4 H% K2 T$ p4 u& }! Q' N8 p
4 casualties reported9 q, k0 N& E6 z( @. |2 {1 e5 X. [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; B" C# T" x; b/ x) Y, {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ }$ r5 r# q& V) G1 Q! W% B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: q; @8 I, Y! f6 u' K, ~! ]Assaulting units:
% S* L+ [8 [, P0 g9 ]5 S! `; ` B Coy/NG Rifles
. p( _, n ^7 P! h" J Lark Battalion
: q1 t, _* ?3 x( n. k Rabaul Det. Base Force
/ }% t: y/ y/ H2 ~* y r8 ODefending units:- w! A4 H( j$ n1 a+ q6 X4 O
144th Infantry Regiment) B. ?" q- r3 [1 A) H1 Y
Maizuru 1st SNLF
$ m% \) ~' S' r; t( k 2nd JNAF Coy s5 F. |: s! E( R
5th JNAF Coy |