AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
, M/ G' P! d$ d7 V) ~1 B拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
% }" {. s$ O! v; J- {" M% V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。$ u6 ^6 h3 C- @5 x
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
% h, g) O% O7 ]) q3 Z/ j/ k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,
3 Z0 V3 a \, M1 o0 P/ a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, L T" \* h2 T' {# O# ~- s
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。
. M( X0 }$ b8 e9 U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。
8 T" m" E9 V5 y( o4 `$ d! 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。8 G4 k# L( {) v, c; m) e, e
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
, n) k7 Z6 u; ?2 IDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 ~* t* v: c+ x Z; ~
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 0 W0 z2 S; G2 N
Japanese Ships% R6 j: l. z) J" |. @/ ]3 [
BB Yamashiro
- y0 V- }& d5 e5 x( ^; i$ b CL Kashima
8 ?2 \" S2 n0 k5 z( N- h DD Tsuga
( }! N. v: S. X: j6 y/ `, \8 U$ m DD Kuri) a6 s) O/ I8 n/ }( q, e8 p
PB Shuko Maru #5
- i6 s4 J% J( L, p$ I: }( M PB Sonan Maru #6% H2 B' i8 }! s0 {4 T0 [
PB Sonan Maru #5
; S9 L/ S7 H+ t8 d PB Shotoku Maru1 \3 P& M3 j( M- i& T0 b7 a
PB Shoei Maru
+ U; Q' J! \) F' m8 z* f6 X PB Kyo Maru #10
( Z$ E# Q6 V$ t& L l PB Kyo Maru #8
3 l1 x, V* e. @1 t; x xAK Kuraido Maru1 m' `* T1 C2 i; K
CM Tsugaru; P9 Y* }, P# [0 ~. a3 e2 C
DD Yanagi W0 z( p' r6 M' u; L' h6 V
Japanese ground losses:0 d& M: i0 e! G' d
18 casualties reported W4 n3 W1 O- U1 G# c* V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 T `9 O# G6 x) g; F8 x5 n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& v' ^" q+ Q+ d+ V7 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. b" W K: k6 t8 T# n T- w% |# o5 ^Allied ground losses:' i. { Y+ t! F$ |' g( B4 N
62 casualties reported
* k3 X" ~ j- w4 T Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& g/ S ^% V3 `' } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
# O* z% B: b9 B: u% m8 p- h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
1 p$ @9 t- ~# t0 k" V2 c- mJapanese Ships
1 O! v' k8 z+ h* }+ D4 |3 G5 R BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
, y* V) O6 @" e, g/ e CL Kashima% X3 ^8 [0 j, b3 S7 | L. g/ F
CM Tsugaru
' }4 o0 m5 h/ f* t$ p" E DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. d9 ^* l8 |, T% K% v6 t
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 j! y3 n9 u! o* j DD Yanagi
6 S( I _& Z- {( f' L7 u PB Kyo Maru #82 D& C/ x. X C% ~3 h" ~
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire% W% D2 B/ n3 I# }
PB Shoei Maru# i! j9 A; ]) D% K; @
PB Shotoku Maru
3 _9 |: c' ?' X, G PB Sonan Maru #5
7 W1 C; A) E7 x: D PB Sonan Maru #6
( I! M3 O' y% z: M4 h* h! O PB Shuko Maru #5
: p. c2 O, i, K, w+ D2 ` xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
. R3 h; }* v7 u; Q' b& S0 M- C xAK Matsue Maru( M+ _1 y2 W" f5 m6 q
xAK Venice Maru
* X9 W3 O3 l: ^2 t xAK Kogyoku Maru1 a6 g& t' T/ z9 _
xAK Nishimi Maru
4 w# I9 a/ x$ U xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire( H: K! L4 h8 ^
xAK Cheribon Maru( {. g( q% i) g& f8 ^
xAK Daifuku Maru
. @4 E! s o) _4 X3 o xAK Kuraido Maru $ M& e5 B0 R8 x( r! W, i
Allied Ships
9 ?/ b: {3 o |6 H CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
" d J2 q" V1 W8 V CL Achilles
# S& R2 a7 L6 v7 J# t CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
6 W/ D% f: X0 e, }3 E CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
7 I3 e9 E8 a) ~ DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 . q- J' o- }( `" A
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms. T% Y3 P a4 C# `8 C3 P
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards; A" l/ o0 A3 u$ u+ \
Range closes to 18,000 yards...0 P! N& y0 ?9 ^9 L# u
Range closes to 15,000 yards...: b5 R4 d. `: B0 Z c k
Range closes to 12,000 yards...& {/ S4 ]' P' b) [- w
Range closes to 10,000 yards...$ l! ] F1 e. x& g! }+ o
Range closes to 9,000 yards...+ T9 M! e, s" m) ?* z: b0 r$ m- e
Range closes to 8,000 yards...2 c' d/ D2 H3 g2 @
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
% e0 y y4 h, e% @5 y" r7 ^ R4 kRange closes to 6,000 yards...1 r: p7 b0 ^1 m) l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
8 D) Z7 O" S3 W6 w' XxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
8 W1 Q j2 M( V. H: g7 G$ s. d: j- lBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
3 E& b5 E$ h1 CCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards, a% d/ C/ \4 |
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards0 q* b, J5 X; `. l9 M W
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards$ B. ]7 k5 x z i3 B; H
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
- M8 p/ \- Z5 E0 {: Q+ I2 y KRange closes to 5,000 yards
; {& g% G' C9 D% I) XBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
3 G1 U4 }5 A: q t+ e! j1 uBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
/ N u& T0 F* n c, E: a/ y) @BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
3 A! l6 \8 ?9 C: S4 e9 vDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards! W/ x+ @4 h9 D
Range increases to 6,000 yards, Q. g0 a' f& i: o8 [: I, H0 R
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
; u8 K* G( n( Q7 o, d3 {9 LDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards! D2 y, M9 `: V, R! E7 \' u
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards5 `" [' L) ?* x3 c9 ?: f
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards+ m7 D% P' f0 z4 x& Q
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
1 K4 O: D5 l5 K% ~) yCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
5 w! g/ m: p1 @' YBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
( Y+ ^* D* m+ v5 CBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards4 W4 F1 C- B# z$ [
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
3 ]/ g& t( ~5 t1 \( g# s- e4 XCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
8 i. i, l: b. Y. @8 rCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
( d/ J/ \, M' _0 Z6 [Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
! W9 x/ _5 Z% nRange increases to 8,000 yards7 U3 Y5 B4 B8 N) z1 a- b5 F
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards/ E+ f7 P) A4 C
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
6 @# J& d2 Y& n9 f6 M% w5 TDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
( m! F4 H5 R9 I" HDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards0 N0 a H! [+ G& B% |
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards2 h2 l% u4 p8 e8 _- g8 M
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards. A# \: a7 A; T4 P" U# {
Range increases to 15,000 yards5 i1 _9 `* Q; E/ P8 s; r
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
$ {5 p+ z6 v8 N7 Z- escorted by DD Tsuga
) r" A9 e9 c( X% e6 GBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
& c0 n: k7 }7 QBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
# |% X2 F, \8 @; Q# y4 ^) T7 {BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
: {, B* `- Q, E% q3 l7 r4 ]; JBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
+ G. z6 F# h1 p' P2 h3 G5 G; tBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards& Z/ @( D+ X* Y& O
Task forces break off...
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/ z2 x! q4 c% s) \7 {Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
$ o7 k, Q$ z# {+ mWeather in hex: Overcast
: L0 @! d# u: G$ F6 c, ORaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) ]8 C6 \. G* E* n u9 I! hEstimated time to target is 26 minutes 7 k: m$ {' k# b; n9 y( g' e* `
Japanese aircraft
. w9 O- K$ x) C9 S G3M2 Nell x 27$ O1 b3 @& i( ?8 R8 K$ {# S
G4M1 Betty x 31 % Y. \& {; B4 u' Q* s
Allied aircraft$ f) T1 Q4 i. Y; Z" t& r
no flights
' z3 O( ]3 J( E2 D! QJapanese aircraft losses
; n4 r- n8 x. I( u9 ^9 i G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged" E( C) Z3 j" H7 F
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
4 f( ^! r ?" A+ _; k G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
* U0 I+ D& u! }7 _ f D7 cAllied aircraft losses
7 Y5 G) {2 {9 @9 G6 I* u B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged: D& C( w( P9 }9 @ k/ r
O-47A: 2 damaged! R! D. d' }( p4 m5 c+ G* O
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged7 r7 u3 a& F0 f0 A! T
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged $ o# `$ F; n, y* [: ?3 ^
Allied ground losses:/ A: F7 h7 a( G
4 casualties reported
& h3 \3 @) `( _7 B7 V+ y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( X3 N/ s9 l/ @& F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* q" @) s% l; ~/ n) P1 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # ^, J s( F7 _) Q, ^4 e$ L
Airbase hits 18
' {0 j$ d# i1 Y5 ~$ v4 yRunway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 * I. q# _5 B) v. [8 c
Weather in hex: Overcast . M# O2 Y; z( R
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet./ Q$ J5 l& i$ x- l' v. S$ f
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes ( g! N- W' b/ c( [% V
Japanese aircraft. I, G; [! H' ]7 H! B2 U5 X2 {. z
G4M1 Betty x 18
% q- t" ~( Z. k4 g/ b8 A3 RAllied aircraft s1 T- F" `( b1 ?1 K- f
no flights ; h! e" X# k$ u5 t) ~: }, W
Japanese aircraft losses
; w3 ~* k3 a" y3 t G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
9 y! H; E/ ]% ?: C$ h8 [- PAllied aircraft losses
7 S: t0 }/ }: G8 P3 G PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged % I0 n: t/ {) J d- ^0 ~8 d; J# p9 f
Airbase hits 7
- G3 k, g) o5 e/ F/ B6 I- ^, V$ |Airbase supply hits 29 S7 G- G5 `7 O6 R+ f3 m: e
Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
4 w7 ?4 w: A1 ?; zWeather in hex: Overcast
$ J' o$ d7 A4 m9 ]; |" o* \8 WRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ C4 O" ^% s6 o. _Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
y l# l' j7 i% v5 q6 o' ZJapanese aircraft
9 L( f- W+ J, F1 g) k& X' b7 Z G4M1 Betty x 13
4 A2 H0 O0 T( O, V2 pAllied aircraft' W# }, U" m$ \, e( h! H5 `$ k
no flights 1 H7 J/ ?# ^- G2 y% @8 C! E- h
Japanese aircraft losses# r3 S% N* F, \2 U' m
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
5 r- O6 k% K2 EAllied aircraft losses. {5 t) ~2 C" {. O
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground/ J# l3 g6 r8 ]: P+ ^5 R
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground 9 {* A0 i H. h
Allied ground losses:1 d# N, w, z5 ?! u* d" R$ [2 B. f
5 casualties reported
, ^" P- k5 W: O) ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% w. K4 H. ~# O o4 ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 c0 q- X8 N \0 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 0 B' C3 G) l! c5 ]( J' @
Airbase hits 17 d* F9 v- u! u/ c' x
Runway hits 10! i5 J4 O. M6 J, _$ b; z
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9 P8 U( t$ {. X+ T! sMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 . c$ x( ~; e' M/ q
Weather in hex: Overcast
- q& k2 M4 P! s1 N( E+ d5 E5 aRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 e5 G% s0 l) UEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
. e8 c! T" y( WJapanese aircraft
+ i5 [$ c( H' D. B- K( l7 Q Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
$ K" k3 A5 T' k# o- y Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
* J5 i$ H n# M, ]Allied aircraft+ y0 |2 h. w' }
no flights 6 o4 q# O2 Y; f! ~5 o* t
Japanese aircraft losses% O9 c# e& q5 B2 l% e5 ?! d0 Q- q$ H
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged+ S3 v& Z2 v8 x
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
4 {& I% R$ _- T; b% ]Allied aircraft losses
" t5 [0 k2 l" s! j9 k7 t/ I O-47A: 1 damaged0 _2 Q& t! h, E$ Y$ \% \ T
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged9 I! u& D" g* b& q% \
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged$ h6 D) K& [- W8 m9 n
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
h( ~# t9 ~) O0 ?# KAirbase hits 3
9 Y3 U. i' Q$ O" v6 l. r- \Runway hits 4
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/ u8 F. I* h* o% R& y* sMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
; R r8 k O" H" E4 \( S" ]Weather in hex: Light cloud
; u6 a( o1 ?: G' h2 b; f( B2 JRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 ?" ~8 ^& V y) }5 g, q. S8 G: H. p
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes 5 Q2 E; y% o+ b1 S- P% J/ B' l
Japanese aircraft2 L: ?7 t$ `- {( H- Q+ h; m8 N% c" C, y
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 1 A9 F/ c6 @8 r1 N- ]
Allied aircraft
7 {8 V" |% j* _/ o' ^ I-15-III x 11
+ |+ b9 w' W7 a( cJapanese aircraft losses
7 Y7 b/ i! \9 _* H Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
. B8 f& b" `( w3 \, L) ~No Allied losses
# s I+ h t$ C8 x' h) ?" M0 XAircraft Attacking:
7 B( B3 Z1 v! k+ { 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * f! z: @6 T' {, C
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb2 o2 J# R* }# B( Y( a+ L/ ~
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) s% j A' [6 }+ K4 K3 ?Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
* S% I- y k; }Weather in hex: Light cloud
& q. R. M: S6 G k: dRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. `/ m; ]" j. B0 A( b; L1 T7 u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
% c! p& R6 I4 M( [8 {Japanese aircraft: g7 {, v- V( _5 o
G4M1 Betty x 37 ! m9 }, P! L" U0 Z# a
No Japanese losses
- ~, P$ \ b. l- i6 s8 I6 ^7 x" zAirbase hits 8
6 x R+ I6 g. d5 @7 R) I$ \Airbase supply hits 6* e0 ^, t9 V0 x! v) U
Runway hits 34
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. L6 o8 ?1 |2 @$ o, [& a6 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
. `! P$ N. ]: u Q0 V x$ W8 w7 H- {Weather in hex: Partial cloud
. v5 B. q/ u9 U( F$ Y3 r. `) {Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ |: D1 ^7 w) W2 A" V6 i2 W: p& B
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
3 L8 g# j, X. Y$ f$ ?: BJapanese aircraft
* D, T# y" b' F9 g9 u A6M2 Zero x 44: ^; n7 P) r: B @) m" T+ E/ {
B5N2 Kate x 848 i) S. ] q) j" Y: X
D3A1 Val x 71
' ]# z* E7 y' ]# W' v! \Japanese aircraft losses: [6 T: S0 D# c( s; Q e
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
, Q) J: T) v, i1 }/ X( |5 N" q D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
7 U8 s; v% y" X: |: P$ B, ?Allied Ships( u3 U0 o5 \! P# W/ I; b
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
" S% Z: J! X+ |$ T, _ CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- h# b$ r0 f% T* O
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk' I+ h4 ]$ [6 G! s4 U* f
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 f2 {* y: }- {: s2 y, L1 t CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& X4 H# g$ p" ^' U) p L E& w
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
3 v% K; K; i" ~; m) \Japanese Shock attack 5 w- N; b. M v+ S+ t3 C0 `8 Z' M
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
1 h+ E% @7 L6 i) u6 Z6 f% kDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 ; J5 x7 B3 ~. N
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
. n0 N6 W8 _) y' U) {) S; YAllied adjusted defense: 5
! g3 X# a0 } i- yJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) , d: s* e6 Y! j9 K
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
, e! v0 [# N; ~& L( Q6 S6 oCombat modifiers/ q# ^5 D8 m" i% C7 V" Z& ^
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
- U7 i1 m3 ]" D- C experience(-)
+ F5 [2 m- b! G X qAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
) j. }7 t9 M5 G5 q" d$ b' ~- xJapanese ground losses:
: |' ^" k4 W! s7 u: G7 H 18 casualties reported7 g2 j) @6 s! Y! i- a! n: i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 K! o1 X$ e5 Z: O2 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ \" y- |$ C) C7 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 n) G, I' [. Z0 ^# mAllied ground losses:5 p* k* u' a0 @3 W5 g
105 casualties reported& u# e& R/ A0 w. H: w! B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 i- K+ E0 E! Y; A Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
* H# Z, X: R, w( Z- X Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled* s& E- f' G1 c) i9 ^
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 n0 ~- i2 ]; G0 k) q# t7 n Units retreated 1 3 c! n$ p1 K+ [+ [3 W2 G
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ; _) V2 j' D5 v* P
Assaulting units:% @/ J1 L( u* W) x6 g0 d
16th Naval Guard Unit
) w4 {+ Q: f$ UDefending units:
" Y' v4 D( k+ n: }1 P3 s7 s 107th RN Base Force & T( o; `' ]4 o4 h
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9 {; E* X' I% z7 Q' h4 O0 zGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) * k6 |) U) W) d0 A2 i
Allied Bombardment attack
( d9 s, m7 L- @. n. HAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 2 L: @! A! ?( `( T
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 ( p$ R3 d: g' q; a. e/ C t
Japanese ground losses:
# Z/ e" }2 M8 {3 R- \ 4 casualties reported8 K; \3 A1 ]. z5 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 S( F9 Q3 O4 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 k/ r: E: [3 V0 P" F% H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 ^! z. V" _2 C) V4 {" m7 m. R& yAssaulting units:' f: U2 T" W1 H l! j
B Coy/NG Rifles ) C( f/ f! D6 H& S
Lark Battalion
, K( r" ~- y% X% n% T$ r: D Rabaul Det. Base Force
0 M; y# V* V _$ k, f+ P8 \0 kDefending units:
3 C$ m3 h; g2 I7 c) Q 144th Infantry Regiment+ I, _! d/ f# Q# g% M7 ^
Maizuru 1st SNLF
' T1 B7 d7 i: S" W1 x 2nd JNAF Coy + Q b; C- B. ^3 s1 B( X& c3 Q8 N
5th JNAF Coy |