AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41+ I$ y: F6 ~6 g' @; D
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
8 Y* C1 K- j9 n2 k, 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。* u8 Y, i! A0 h6 s. P# I9 J' Y
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* v9 D8 f- Q7 ]. b8 m9 z5 D! r; T* g- H
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,6 F+ o9 L1 w9 b+ `) 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,- m5 j& n. o7 c, T7 ]; I- {, G. I- q
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。
' {8 A% Z9 G6 I1 M* `/ E ?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。
# D4 | F1 [$ [+ h" m$ D2 F. k- 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。
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
& k/ B! E5 Y5 _! V. G# iDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
9 P! y+ |0 O& O. O' W" Y! P31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 8 f# K" K$ V4 T+ n: U7 r
Japanese Ships
5 f7 ~+ v0 B$ c. z/ X BB Yamashiro; Z0 o0 G3 ]% K
CL Kashima
$ R; Y! y* l! k4 y/ Z# q DD Tsuga3 g+ E- h- T# P4 i: ?: U% i
DD Kuri
$ L+ p' b! D/ G6 w% ], r1 N+ J PB Shuko Maru #5
: k( Q1 B: {/ k, \/ Y PB Sonan Maru #6: }0 o- E ^; T" A9 f& M
PB Sonan Maru #5! I* c- B; {0 A- `" q' B
PB Shotoku Maru1 o# K! F/ f" [ a9 T
PB Shoei Maru
9 ^& V+ {" t7 ?$ g# q+ f PB Kyo Maru #100 h/ Y; U+ ?/ p" `( U! R% `9 Q
PB Kyo Maru #84 e- \7 A5 K, _, U: h
xAK Kuraido Maru
5 j4 [6 m; Q0 T+ V5 K: b2 W CM Tsugaru& H. ?; |8 A3 Y1 I
DD Yanagi
& g1 f3 y# b5 J; ?/ g+ g9 }Japanese ground losses:
5 t2 f' X' G; u* z% w. b, i 18 casualties reported* S8 R; k' p/ j# t) }- s/ G. P1 `0 o/ i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 S0 \. Z% L- D0 w+ ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, S( @& K6 s7 J: ?8 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' O# Y4 k, X( Z( I2 R
Allied ground losses:, q7 |! n2 q9 I R* }. j
62 casualties reported5 E. |/ z' H+ m2 `: _8 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 [; \/ W5 @( d) x3 p' ?# q6 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled; v6 Q* v: w1 C2 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled / S. M+ t9 `# g$ E$ `! o1 d* H" X5 N
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8 J( Y# L6 L; ]. w$ W: O4 NDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards + I/ U) W# a3 |
Japanese Ships
( v$ J; U6 ]* B$ U+ W6 ~; s BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
6 v" V$ U7 G( J x CL Kashima `% i# i. D) M$ e8 y1 } @6 M
CM Tsugaru$ k# d# v9 @$ }6 R9 U
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) y- p1 x) S' ?9 F( F) x5 I DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 g; z- a3 f% x/ b$ _* c DD Yanagi2 p0 r, ~7 d7 m4 u( ]' ?
PB Kyo Maru #8
7 n$ M: B" ~$ H0 F# y/ L) W PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ _1 ^5 ?+ x- C6 r: q PB Shoei Maru
4 j' u& j7 M9 k" i7 I" L PB Shotoku Maru
" @7 A' A0 t/ X7 A: Z* W$ f PB Sonan Maru #5
6 G& ~/ Y- Y+ J. ?& p PB Sonan Maru #6! R% A( E' F# W* I& Z
PB Shuko Maru #5
4 r% s% q0 {/ C+ y" t8 j xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 W* K* @9 ?3 p2 O2 N" U xAK Matsue Maru9 P( G; w0 w" }" K, S
xAK Venice Maru
5 T4 E! P. V0 h' S* c/ U xAK Kogyoku Maru5 m6 O+ b: \: K6 c
xAK Nishimi Maru
y' F0 N- b+ a5 u, u xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 `1 y3 u: O) p% f5 ~ xAK Cheribon Maru
" ^! A" q+ u- N+ q7 F/ G xAK Daifuku Maru- y1 p4 a1 q+ M% s6 c. q% l
xAK Kuraido Maru
1 P5 ?# I0 @8 \Allied Ships) R& S7 d. t0 n! O, P' H! N* B
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
2 k% f- q M# S2 Q y CL Achilles
7 b) O% R! [+ E. M CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires: @( p, C! G1 h3 b. g
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
7 h2 E& T# e% F, @4 m' S DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 $ u" G, Z' W2 ^ L/ U$ K$ m! g
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms: Y# f, J+ b: G% g0 h9 f$ M
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards4 [6 L/ ` l7 x- q7 p
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
0 A6 L' k3 ^4 L) h3 ~Range closes to 15,000 yards...* R, I3 @" P k8 j9 Y
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
# K/ }: M: {1 H! Y/ GRange closes to 10,000 yards...
& v3 Q/ w- b( c8 p3 Q6 c: g+ _Range closes to 9,000 yards...
& k2 L, z5 \8 m3 V' C- p3 WRange closes to 8,000 yards...
. @8 {5 z/ I; o( ~" WRange closes to 7,000 yards...+ Q7 n9 ^6 u: h, a
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
3 ]3 f: H6 o% G& TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
, w/ O1 V8 s$ b1 q5 hxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
( Z' P: r) ^) M2 {2 ~BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
9 ?2 L9 w8 I1 b0 o1 `4 b g% p: aCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards8 X( k* M. ?! k" N
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
# t! i* [. M' u, t) ?/ s' }) kDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
# F! ^; V0 {+ i0 K; ^CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
+ r' c- ~. w7 d0 b3 M& sRange closes to 5,000 yards+ R, C, }: r' w `& l, ^- |2 Q# S
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
. X. `% ^/ H0 c G! z) i* JBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards% S4 z: j1 D* H6 |: l# ?. |
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
+ _0 S; c& Y4 GDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards! H, g+ y0 S6 Y. J% Z
Range increases to 6,000 yards
& J, i8 ]3 |# T9 k' k' m: ]- OBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards# H+ Q( \& F! x7 \8 g0 Y" `" W
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards6 ?- Q8 U$ s# s' w
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
- m! ^$ z/ p o- DCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards( }7 c& [3 ?; `- G
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards; C. q+ c0 P* ]& f6 r% z F' S
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
' C; u6 F0 L( ?! G$ K/ i6 W/ o7 ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards Y$ v3 ^6 z5 w- B; ?
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
1 y7 o) G( _' {. wDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
7 R3 x: i5 g* dCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards2 w- u% n V# X7 W# _/ |
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
' q' D; j( E, IWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
8 q0 ?4 v% i' F' oRange increases to 8,000 yards1 G4 S: n9 R9 z% G& n. u" g
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards; J) E5 ?! Q2 r' I$ r
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards- q( P% R- M1 Z) F8 I
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards6 h! j6 s* g' \- }3 {# ^$ W9 J$ Z
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards1 T K* h6 u/ W: t: G* d3 U; ]9 V; \- E
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards1 ]+ x7 t/ A/ k q
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards0 y% O# D$ R: R* J9 }. Z$ w, l
Range increases to 15,000 yards
1 x- }7 R" S0 b. I) rCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat% t" ^( C. P- G& f, }, D' {
- escorted by DD Tsuga
7 Z* H" p/ M7 ]8 s6 _0 A" ^BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards$ l! q, Y% E! |! s. v7 W
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
5 W* b7 Z' s& v4 n& m$ {# qBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
- v/ w8 k, w$ D( C5 z: |BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
+ A. x0 P8 V" b/ ~* ]BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards" S% m- r; M" b* c/ h7 i
Task forces break off...0 T/ t( [) P, F6 `! i/ z
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1 E8 Q C* z, S0 h L3 I% H/ eMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
+ d9 s) g+ ]! E" x3 aWeather in hex: Overcast
3 Q% O5 Q0 P, x4 \) p: FRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: m4 M6 K; t- [- l# W0 m( o+ ZEstimated time to target is 26 minutes 8 Z k$ l- I7 b' b
Japanese aircraft$ l5 O% @1 J' I$ ^8 ?- |
G3M2 Nell x 27' y* G% x/ i, Q" _1 A; ]2 A1 r1 U
G4M1 Betty x 31 % w% t) H$ c. d! V/ o
Allied aircraft
+ u6 A# R1 m( @5 x- ? no flights
& E9 {# H( a# C/ C2 [Japanese aircraft losses1 P& Y2 l! h% } O; @" p
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
, ~& p* m! F, A4 C9 L4 y- R @ G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
9 E3 C) }9 [; s0 d5 }, K G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
8 N; ?# d" F7 k* Z, d4 bAllied aircraft losses8 `/ v( p# w" Y* j$ ?
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
6 A8 v: c1 w+ {* s4 y, E O-47A: 2 damaged5 [1 A8 F5 U5 k0 o/ i; G9 g
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
, B; Z+ e4 ]+ Y9 Z g PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged + g) H1 Z0 u0 @# G# z
Allied ground losses:
$ J- Y2 _& K3 V$ t/ r0 m% d, b 4 casualties reported; ?1 T: x' ?9 l: u! A5 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: }5 Y" T" U6 C% e" H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& G, P3 d* V7 z. x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & m3 r6 R& h" ?3 P$ F# z7 `/ Q
Airbase hits 18
. A8 v% F1 k- F9 K* ORunway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
4 b2 c8 A1 m2 f3 ~. x. fWeather in hex: Overcast * \3 L6 k$ i1 Q8 r0 W
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
4 A& |% L9 s( M* k$ U. c w& lEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
5 x$ Q& a& H. b; a! h# KJapanese aircraft) u- u# R- X( X
G4M1 Betty x 18
! y% p" X% u4 k& J- y/ N5 r# PAllied aircraft
! }5 B& R# ^+ K t' v L- z no flights # t, V, m6 _0 X, O3 P5 R6 [
Japanese aircraft losses
# I5 L* O _/ v' x G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
. Z/ O8 h8 z0 x0 o0 ] VAllied aircraft losses+ R2 n1 _- D; r6 ~
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
5 B5 ^9 F7 @" b7 k) w2 \! EAirbase hits 7
# i/ z/ H/ L7 W' sAirbase supply hits 2, M. ^. `5 r& j9 ]. I
Runway hits 9
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H4 k( d' J; a2 B, y, jMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 / T0 r. W, |* J5 U/ e) N: W, k
Weather in hex: Overcast ( k2 }. a0 n1 M3 R7 K
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# | V& n6 R4 N
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
, r }6 n0 H! P8 r% tJapanese aircraft
: }" N$ q- W4 v) l, p6 w3 U G4M1 Betty x 13
& W: b G2 B& W4 S4 AAllied aircraft
/ d* t c% C% p; ~ no flights
* I( z7 }) e1 T; YJapanese aircraft losses
( c& I2 U! }! Y: v% l G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged ' g% t8 X! B) z z& w
Allied aircraft losses% o0 a+ U% \8 T! R9 O/ o
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
- Z- F6 ^# T/ x" Q: q' L P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
5 n, Q3 i4 c, e4 RAllied ground losses:
3 x! I: u$ l' O' y 5 casualties reported( t/ J$ `9 I# q { N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& p" B5 w% t# K& Q% u: X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, B$ f( R! g: r; l, I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% P* ?2 O j" SAirbase hits 14 w6 t0 D9 O$ _ V( h9 T
Runway hits 105 X7 }4 t9 {3 v% r) H+ O# F
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 1 w( E6 @7 ?% {8 v# t1 Y1 }
Weather in hex: Overcast ) V L/ a5 V0 F; Z
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 ]9 h0 p! a9 i& a' oEstimated time to target is 25 minutes x7 F9 u2 m7 } W- G
Japanese aircraft. R/ Y/ f% V* W' D
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
8 o. O s* u" O8 l1 K2 o9 [ Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
8 v% q" ?+ q( g. |4 Y) ` aAllied aircraft
; o5 C3 m& i* e' J: F no flights # F3 b9 Y6 T' O) b
Japanese aircraft losses
5 V( I8 |0 Z+ {0 E" X# {8 \ Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged& F* r6 t @) T" I( e: ^$ j
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
- y8 S# n( t$ z* R! ~& b( cAllied aircraft losses
* N" Y, p. p8 y, R. h O-47A: 1 damaged h) l1 Q, u" P- r. T
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
" n Z4 ]' m5 } P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
1 b- U/ `9 d$ r Beech 18-S: 1 damaged 9 ?6 }9 n" s8 F7 Y) e
Airbase hits 3
+ `3 ]5 e: e# m1 Q- c# N! X. A) xRunway hits 4 t5 ^+ N @4 d
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian 5 f! o. r# _. R! q1 R
Weather in hex: Light cloud
( q- F- m( w6 gRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 C3 S2 n; l$ N% S) c% oEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
( o* v6 D9 @: j. s2 _! uJapanese aircraft3 c" J$ C6 J' S9 Y! L
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 . j) n) d& V g, x/ Q
Allied aircraft. _% Q) D+ Q# S) R- Z1 |4 d
I-15-III x 11
w' M7 `/ D |. E7 \Japanese aircraft losses: v! }3 @: x/ e7 ~
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
& [: P4 `' m# l. L# jNo Allied losses : E. G4 s9 j8 K- J
Aircraft Attacking:
0 f+ I* Z- [ U# f1 ~" V: S% R 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
% R7 f' ?$ q3 Y( G3 ~- d Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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) U8 q# q2 m+ G6 W! xMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
H) J6 @9 B/ B* \; P5 wWeather in hex: Light cloud
% g W$ s, U( L6 y$ m# ?Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ @, @! u- C$ z! u1 C, Y. x( L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes . o3 A0 n, B- h) D
Japanese aircraft
3 [8 C6 ]& R+ K8 V0 a G4M1 Betty x 37
3 P3 \( E3 z( K3 ~No Japanese losses
9 g7 P0 n4 s7 p# U9 K7 AAirbase hits 8
- @. v3 y9 k6 ]+ j2 SAirbase supply hits 6
$ b& J M( P: ~, }4 ERunway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
8 H0 u* A/ k& m7 F6 Y) c/ DWeather in hex: Partial cloud * {6 S1 s* F/ M: O C# V: j! `
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& H( G! C8 g \% g5 t6 L/ f. R' b
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
# h( r/ Q& F6 G" J+ qJapanese aircraft
4 k! Z( b1 s4 R4 |! H A6M2 Zero x 44
' S2 h8 D! I7 }; ^7 v B5N2 Kate x 84
7 ]) Z: d6 l8 W# e7 o# B, C) G D3A1 Val x 71 . B8 p! H4 m2 \. a) E
Japanese aircraft losses
) q" [3 F4 F# U2 b) t B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged/ E# O( [" z: D5 C6 Z
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged , M5 W; t! j9 k5 l1 Z& j7 T1 g
Allied Ships
: H U; D0 J0 J CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
3 ~- t( ^. n& s7 ~+ e( e CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 l+ V0 |# P. j DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
) ?9 ?, U! M8 S5 S: f CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage6 f! E6 z+ K+ G6 {2 z& U* k
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
2 u% v8 q: L! ^$ I2 A' qJapanese Shock attack
6 \8 r6 H4 t* Q; }( mAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
8 `! A. z; S b" J& Y; O8 K+ _4 j$ HDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 4 C6 F3 c) g' {1 O3 A ~3 L) }
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 ) `8 m& y5 L3 q, c
Allied adjusted defense: 5 ; B2 Y4 w" \6 d
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) ! P& x3 x+ ?+ X: }$ D
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
) ^, S4 }2 q) A6 O& ]. i# I' |Combat modifiers9 P Q8 ~9 `* @, |1 n9 \
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)& R- C: C! q! \1 K) |
experience(-)
+ X. y: f' h$ q/ JAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 2 A8 r7 j* q! N
Japanese ground losses:) j& L; A, c) {0 e2 _0 L
18 casualties reported
. `1 o+ H o v( {* h( ]6 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) F" u! _) E# V9 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 F7 m! c( F6 z5 g c, m. _9 r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( v: I$ N/ K- e0 X+ U
Allied ground losses:5 B7 Q. q8 C: X, G, H$ v
105 casualties reported) J: B; `4 }5 m* ^5 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. x( V4 W+ p+ r; ?* A Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 t" Q/ w8 z% J; b: G* K Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled6 F! \+ G' w( U
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( r) `& L0 q/ K0 c Units retreated 1 9 N) [: M9 v$ S
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ; P0 k3 t* [8 ~2 R) t+ c
Assaulting units:
6 B# w! p$ s. I7 ^) [ @ 16th Naval Guard Unit
3 u, w2 |: z# @! m( f' a5 y( h3 }: }Defending units:5 R# ]% s' |- y: S- n8 h6 q3 _/ x
107th RN Base Force
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$ x/ b% m2 H3 K, UGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) 8 d, u% s: n. [: Y1 X ^8 v
Allied Bombardment attack
; f+ a! p6 a& {Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 % z! P* R* N0 a$ N) Q8 y% p
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 & d1 V' r1 ^/ s3 m
Japanese ground losses:" B+ r: w$ _5 A" W5 M" T0 e% h# ~
4 casualties reported! i! z+ x9 X2 Z4 {# Z i5 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& T( ]$ Z1 V) B1 f) L& k: K1 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 }+ k* g$ w# y$ u0 E# X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ N z0 E* n7 z5 dAssaulting units:
+ _+ s6 e. Q4 F- H B Coy/NG Rifles
4 \! K! G2 u( J& M w Lark Battalion; }; t/ M# N+ L0 `
Rabaul Det. Base Force 5 E( l0 A6 C. y! |
Defending units:0 f3 V9 N/ Z" S5 T- X+ V5 i! H7 e9 G6 i
144th Infantry Regiment
! W8 R4 m% E5 X+ v' y( F& C Maizuru 1st SNLF& L5 R) `1 i$ r7 u! Z6 O6 Q
2nd JNAF Coy ) S5 I' Z7 f1 H" _* S4 D6 }/ W# O% R0 A
5th JNAF Coy |