2月5日夜,攻占了达尔文的盟军舰队不甘心没有收获,组织了一支高速DD编队偷袭了位于东帝汶的劳腾港,拦截到一队运兵船和一队油船,由于攻击运兵船给油船队起到了报警作用,盟军舰队仅仅击沉4艘XAP,宝贵的油船队趁机脚底抹油,及时脱离了危险范围,不过盟军的这一行动也给日军提了醒,此地离达尔文仅仅9格距离,处于盟军舰队夜间炮击的范围之内,需要部署防御舰队保护机场和港口。0 ]0 c9 W0 l3 r
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 45
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards$ x2 K5 N. j8 Y, }; d C
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Japanese Ships
4 A+ n: v' \+ m: s$ w& @) o6 x( n E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
0 u3 f1 K2 D% C) _, i9 g6 | E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
4 e! i0 l4 X: ]3 e xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk @, O+ k) g5 q" ]* q) J, S; \) Y% m/ U
xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage) h: e# V [' B" `
xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 S- h: [ d: u) E8 F9 L xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
+ Z# g4 Y; o; C* K9 ^8 G" s DD Halford2 V6 Y8 h: ]% x/ f c# ?5 H
DD Halligan; I n3 ~, P1 _* M+ L
DD Hazelwood9 {/ w) ]6 X6 J& b
DD Healy
, ^" U+ T G7 t DD John Henley- h2 y; w1 ]3 h0 S- h; ~; e, H6 H
DD Hickox6 J$ V7 s+ [' M2 I) | Z
DD Twining
7 `; s9 f3 u4 d& Q% Y, N" V- Z DD Uhlmann/ m% F0 I* `) E1 O7 y( u
DD Wadleigh
9 \& t2 y- C: N DD Wadsworth
4 r( b7 U* ^) `+ G DD Walker
) a/ Z1 f4 s8 F% R: V5 D DD Waller) r" X+ P# b4 y! N- U& L( s- I$ @0 u
DD Watts
! Q. B# y( ^8 B3 I DD Cushing II3 E0 N( Y/ y0 r4 P3 e+ t
DD Benham II
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards
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3 Y0 A' L _, e& i, T% Y- | TK Kenwa Maru& l5 O7 ^7 T! A9 F2 M
TK Okigawa Maru5 n6 Y; E% U: n. e3 {
TK Anjo Maru( O$ Y- m1 y7 z$ ~4 Y( r9 {4 L6 s
TK Kotai Maru
9 N- C8 T. [, c4 `% S TK Arita Maru
( z' r( C3 i; w% i, ~ TK Amato Maru2 H" @% B# c$ K
TK Ryoei Maru2 e5 s1 N; F& R& Y' e( Q) r% M* i
TK Eiho Maru' d4 T, ]1 q' F) x, Z
SC Ch 431 r1 G4 p$ X8 E$ C6 j, b' {
SC Ch 580 J. e1 C4 w) g L& x
TK Shiyo Maru
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6 P0 l" T, G; }( M1 a- CAllied Ships6 h3 F# B' d0 J7 b) @
DD Halford
) `. v1 r \! a" ^/ L+ F DD Halligan
4 X8 D, [5 j9 B7 {5 ` DD Hazelwood
8 f/ Y% Q/ S! v! G* Y/ x DD Healy3 F' k: {0 q$ C I
DD John Henley
& H. r/ u; x0 i& Q DD Hickox
# L/ S4 a, b5 c" L DD Twining
* R& l: `! R1 ]' j5 \: ], p& o/ c DD Uhlmann
$ k% \" [ p# ~3 M DD Wadleigh0 [$ w# ?0 h: d- c s& S7 l. s
DD Wadsworth$ y2 {# Z$ s/ J% `& i8 m
DD Walker
/ F" ]* p! [1 e+ K; D/ G DD Waller
7 I- v# p( }* S/ Y5 Z DD Watts9 W2 q) Y& Z% h7 D" G, j( _, B
DD Cushing II+ g6 c5 X9 H, h2 F
DD Benham II) [! n& F4 G$ g9 t9 A
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Range increases to 30,000 yards...( {4 F y& G3 Y c0 k/ {
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape5 E% N( C% Q. C" w1 r# u
Japanese Tanker TF evades combat
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当天盟军肃清最后一支日军城内残军,宣告正式占领了达尔文。! T# T# u4 D, s9 j
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, z; `2 q0 z4 u) q: H: S+ UGround combat at Darwin (76,124)
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8 y$ H7 N" X3 T4 k5 wAllied Shock attack5 Q" N1 G. t6 O$ @/ t" z1 i
H0 }! c5 s1 f6 v5 @+ x+ dAttacking force 37207 troops, 699 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 2328
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Defending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1# a1 e( W; d3 B) J$ y
6 Y" q! j" m- LAllied adjusted assault: 1957 ! k4 _( O; e5 `6 Z
0 z2 K P" ~2 K, ?% xJapanese adjusted defense: 1
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) S9 K0 H: ]4 i, ?1 `: }Allied assault odds: 1957 to 1
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker: shock(+)9 F' O& U1 S+ c1 Q/ d
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49 casualties reported
/ f, W0 n. [" j2 Q# [: M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 g0 S; I f7 ^ Z3 y' u
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled( S3 o; }; @. `$ m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 K; W9 u1 N3 y7 k Units destroyed 1
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; B! m0 L5 l- s9 sAssaulting units:, W+ j5 g& v3 C8 @' \
18th British Division
! C- _' r! n4 q2 [1 S$ a: E8 Z 31st Armoured Division
6 K1 I7 E# D4 Z$ y. \% U 4th Armoured Brigade
+ @* j7 g( i3 c 254th Armoured Brigade
4 [% P) v$ E, E# x 32nd Army Tank Brigade' j; q" `( _6 L9 T
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
/ a% w6 d4 s2 ?* M) f! i Gardner's Horse Regiment
S T; S, Z7 x 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion# Z4 d$ i, g# s/ z
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion5 A3 H" E& }6 C( E. T" ?" d
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion) m* `) X3 G e
632nd Battalion/ B8 ?, P. `& f* ?4 A% M; j
51st Highland Division2 F2 l2 f6 K' D Z8 J
49th Aviation Base Force# _4 A: |4 t& _5 B t5 H
Provisional GMC Grp / r' o% a8 F8 l- o2 z
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
; q( Y3 ?; @+ a: t 4th USN Naval Construction Regiment: f' A$ c1 @) L) }8 y
Sixth US Army
7 z( z0 J: }1 _5 ^1 b1 u 2nd Medium Regiment, c2 H, k' O9 Q
XIII US Fighter Cmd
' h% @* B5 m2 w' W 57th Australian Lt AA Regiment
# F1 W9 \# Q9 ?3 l' T: M3 P3 H0 z 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
( _2 F* w$ ?) |) \ 428th Coast AA Battalion
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Defending units:( A$ y/ {: n T% J
51st Air Flotilla /80 C" l6 S! k- Y( V2 A* J
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