AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41/ \& }5 i4 o% X
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
' t+ s7 d8 R3 S5 w- L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。
" X+ b' T; }( Q1 `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- r) o, ?3 M& ^. V# 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,* P# _2 _2 C+ J4 N
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,
+ ]7 Z, e& S) l$ ?! pkb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。
. r. i$ d1 v6 Q7 \# h- 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。
: c% r3 G1 B) O* Y# C1 E0 ~; H( W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!
2 B/ s% L5 ]0 \Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
/ ~( Z& C; R: C9 R8 u: R4 [! G* i! ~31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
7 e* Z: w9 {, i" `# e% EJapanese Ships
3 u9 i( R; w' |( Y) w3 o+ N BB Yamashiro
5 \3 j9 G& J5 K; I3 z& m CL Kashima
. q8 D: ^, K! Y DD Tsuga3 [* r) |( Q0 T" K8 ^4 x
DD Kuri
$ t* V! A& p8 P; s& Z PB Shuko Maru #5
* y1 @6 D7 ~8 H PB Sonan Maru #69 `$ k6 w# j3 K6 z6 \4 a& C
PB Sonan Maru #5
( j5 Q4 N$ j4 g PB Shotoku Maru/ @' I7 b$ C1 t9 e; R& n2 P2 b
PB Shoei Maru; B$ t- a1 O, k+ U4 L8 Q! L
PB Kyo Maru #102 J: `1 p+ i! n$ n; n2 g5 n
PB Kyo Maru #8
; v) k3 J% ?0 H% R& \0 e1 Q2 Y xAK Kuraido Maru. b- i1 s2 F: o4 u3 P: I
CM Tsugaru
7 ~4 K' t0 r; q- X, D1 g( L DD Yanagi
# u1 o8 F. G2 @! \9 i) d9 eJapanese ground losses:- _+ C% q6 L1 T; A i% I
18 casualties reported
+ y4 Q: u0 L8 [6 }$ S+ K Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# B" c3 E; I! s k! o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, j8 y7 I8 W7 P/ i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 ^3 v7 G K# n7 Y# P% D
Allied ground losses:
6 E; U7 u3 i% r5 O! O1 a( q 62 casualties reported
; g" r- {4 s! g q5 x u0 `0 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 K3 N( j& n4 G, e& @. V! y" X" ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
4 H7 r0 T/ T1 ^+ U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
W0 {; V& Q9 V8 n( S ^Japanese Ships
. U. r8 n( ?5 F; |! g2 O BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire& N$ X. c" O2 |* C3 ` ]# Q' P0 e
CL Kashima
7 r l2 A: l- k2 E6 _+ [ CM Tsugaru p0 J, f$ Y6 W& L
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ {% R' C) J+ Q1 u. K/ p( F* N DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 i4 z+ c2 ]1 V4 l! u; [+ Q% ~ DD Yanagi6 g7 Z, a- k! {
PB Kyo Maru #8: K- ?2 {7 C6 d
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire# |: {! a o1 L, I
PB Shoei Maru
- k: @6 O! i, Q: b7 F PB Shotoku Maru
7 I* o* o* _: L PB Sonan Maru #5
. G7 E3 T% t( y! D1 R6 r PB Sonan Maru #6
0 e- }. O: | r0 R% u PB Shuko Maru #5
8 i. l9 T/ M3 k$ n, Y1 ~ xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
b: D5 `) i" l0 g& s xAK Matsue Maru& g m2 B( ?6 J' Z
xAK Venice Maru
7 j$ T! H" e9 |* c4 A xAK Kogyoku Maru
$ O( D" H% Q; D7 v% { xAK Nishimi Maru3 D" D0 a# K! X
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire8 b3 J5 k4 u b" @+ |8 F
xAK Cheribon Maru. X8 ?. ?1 q4 O& V% q3 y' K* z4 x8 k
xAK Daifuku Maru
- c9 m' t* D0 Y xAK Kuraido Maru
, V8 f& s: `0 W: u# K7 Q: dAllied Ships7 e! o& O- Y* |) f9 S3 {
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage; r6 P6 f8 R5 Q, Z; `
CL Achilles
) N' L/ R# `5 k& t. I CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires j6 C5 S. o& G/ S- F. W# u
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
0 f1 d4 @6 A5 X& J2 O0 c) ] DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 / s; ?: j' c. ~) v. f
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
8 k! j# W8 O, ~8 \0 ]& h& m4 _Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
4 j6 { E! V, K! D4 H* I; BRange closes to 18,000 yards...+ R; M+ H! t0 D+ A+ `5 z; S
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
# \# t/ x1 b6 @. H; c* ?8 LRange closes to 12,000 yards..., ]% u3 v* T) ]
Range closes to 10,000 yards...4 n; I3 Q4 s S: k* b# t/ Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
% G5 A. Q) R$ k* Q" J/ s0 xRange closes to 8,000 yards...
3 e% f8 `$ u" D6 \4 MRange closes to 7,000 yards...
' a& N9 h" m1 SRange closes to 6,000 yards...
, Y! c& D, B/ Q/ UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
) _( P0 c- P. S- @xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
* u$ W* z, Q8 v: Z: P8 L3 S% J IBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
/ A/ D% ]; o/ i8 nCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards) L7 r/ g8 U# A) {) ^6 M# k
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards; [& M* O y0 r( t7 r8 Z5 s
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
" X; t* A' B) f! x. WCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards* l8 u7 k8 ?) ~6 K! m
Range closes to 5,000 yards/ k$ | }& T: |# z
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
& z, h. O6 g5 y7 z2 q. M4 ABB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
; Q4 R- ?9 K1 u$ D2 q$ s: s) ]BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
, K0 J% ]+ ^9 [, mDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards* @ h; ?2 x+ O; A7 @! V
Range increases to 6,000 yards
0 ~$ C7 V! H, H+ G$ |- U0 ~5 `BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
( N* h m3 a; n6 ]3 ]8 B Y0 qDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards' ?$ M! E' {* H1 ?+ W9 P4 b8 y
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
2 Y' p7 x9 d3 S4 _CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards0 c$ j* G7 G% @4 g1 m4 A
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
" ]- @9 w0 c, G1 M/ H, i! GCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
$ D7 d. ?& \4 Y7 ~BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards$ e$ Q1 W: k0 i& K$ u& E2 P5 ^! _
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards, {) u5 L* v. Z
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards. a. r" l' h! u" ~# t
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
) j/ Q: G6 v6 P: l9 Y5 y2 u1 U- SCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
' i; @7 n3 Q1 h3 I/ }( TWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
e$ Q8 w2 j9 S. l0 J8 FRange increases to 8,000 yards
. t% i& u; t5 d1 |BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
+ o6 d+ y: ?$ `- H( R' a5 j+ ^CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards' |& p9 |/ j8 W% l
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards: C2 S0 q# I7 u2 z! K+ n: q( @5 L
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
) J2 ] s6 J q( u0 x. \/ xDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
/ Y; c2 h; ?+ P: e! YDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
7 G# ?( G% A% a) }4 f+ j" C/ QRange increases to 15,000 yards
8 }0 S/ {% _$ q8 V; JCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
& {$ W; ~- W; H% h- escorted by DD Tsuga( \) R; `9 S; F) @# j
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
6 ~1 {3 T" Y* F7 h' n3 M% ABB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
& H6 {1 [' R8 m1 \/ p+ rBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards$ ^* h+ h. @. |. Y- K
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards' {: r5 s, l) b8 Z5 w B
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
( b( D" Q- p- K5 GTask forces break off...
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$ i7 s# |: j+ O1 ?$ zMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
- B: i+ Y& k! b, rWeather in hex: Overcast , X; }) K/ K9 X2 k6 X# u$ Q. }- g" h
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& n' [" @! M( W& q5 P$ E! a% w: F: FEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
$ w s7 G5 H: o0 O: YJapanese aircraft
4 r2 U, P- O4 _; L" i G3M2 Nell x 27. F0 i- {* u8 \( S
G4M1 Betty x 31
. g& v# u" f8 {- F- kAllied aircraft3 r$ }0 e7 T3 F: \6 u) i# @
no flights 2 S" z/ G1 ~ p1 h, l) \$ `8 f
Japanese aircraft losses8 s; ^5 y5 `5 {# W6 o- h
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
6 Z* o- K9 B6 A/ f G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
2 w+ X# W, }1 X7 F1 G1 f G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak 8 X1 H* A& F! t" ^. \/ d% i$ L0 c
Allied aircraft losses
3 V: O1 c* a2 }$ j+ c- v B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged4 z8 f3 m* s! e+ d
O-47A: 2 damaged0 T1 N! F4 C5 L" n' S
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged, a8 p' u( S# K! Y4 Y1 p
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 6 E4 j3 `+ A1 f' l. r
Allied ground losses:
, b N# @0 Y( @: I, N2 L% B 4 casualties reported* Q4 n% S! J- H4 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, e F7 Q; a5 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; _, G9 w5 [3 c5 p4 s* s) D8 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 D4 ~9 L1 g. |9 J4 f6 u `Airbase hits 18
. H" V: x$ H1 r9 O' n, ]! \5 ZRunway hits 418 r/ Z0 @; a# |5 Q8 y2 E: g, V
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
( N% M# } J3 _1 lWeather in hex: Overcast ( s/ P( D1 w- _6 l$ F& Y
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 z7 j# ^( O' @9 l1 a* X# L
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
+ P7 a* [! B% ^+ d8 v9 w3 G; b. wJapanese aircraft% m J7 r. B1 ^
G4M1 Betty x 18
5 B) R" J2 ~' O1 j* b lAllied aircraft7 B7 M( g7 v- J @
no flights
/ N9 T3 B: t# Q& W% ~+ `0 }% KJapanese aircraft losses" V# L% i {- a \8 |0 j7 V3 N4 r% c
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
- t" M) E0 T. {- m& v3 |, MAllied aircraft losses
& L7 S$ b5 W, f/ Y' I* t7 e, n4 x PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged , t( V2 ]/ i! ~( x/ p/ F
Airbase hits 71 h+ {3 [" l! Y! z
Airbase supply hits 2' ]1 P8 c2 m8 r- v
Runway hits 9
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9 |* ^# B. `! G7 ^4 UMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 K; r0 b; l" ~& O7 X6 q
Weather in hex: Overcast
5 |$ L8 b: q4 j" c& e5 E6 C4 X! eRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* ^# F |5 H! Y! q9 W8 O9 ~3 t3 E! OEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
2 L0 ^4 y, h1 F4 O. HJapanese aircraft$ z- c& X: D" V( H
G4M1 Betty x 13
9 d3 _+ |" o4 O, F7 S% v; WAllied aircraft4 p0 d R5 H$ `0 |. q G) N! v
no flights
( o6 j& ~5 }: E U: h- t2 b1 ^. MJapanese aircraft losses
: \' e* t# u- T. n { G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
7 T4 Q( R5 H& sAllied aircraft losses
( M% m- g6 d/ n5 F PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
1 m1 ?! [9 C7 J P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
& C: Q# J. L7 [* v l1 X3 s* |. D, YAllied ground losses:
! ~. r* i: U4 {- H& q0 m 5 casualties reported" {/ g% A5 r! z7 x, ?4 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 y: H/ U# d. A! Q: q: e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& L o7 B8 _. n$ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled M) h4 T* {% l7 j) T5 Q( |4 j
Airbase hits 1" B$ a) I7 }# u$ w6 ^/ b) ` V
Runway hits 102 E2 Q6 [$ X) M' V, Z' k
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
- P) i: v3 D" NWeather in hex: Overcast
! D [9 w$ m* O; a* pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& Q, T* W! S9 l; E0 I/ B+ E) cEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 2 ?$ h% g8 }7 a8 _* n9 [
Japanese aircraft
1 j, ~- G, J+ t; r2 Y- P Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
, f6 ?# _7 h- w }, x; r# L& z Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 7 C( T$ u8 ~( z1 h
Allied aircraft
3 B& f: ?6 m" t* O% X5 y: W no flights ' Y) ] i3 f' i& g& h- E7 B
Japanese aircraft losses
# b1 P, p5 X* S- b Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged; |" y8 u+ \5 l1 ?! e$ m* w7 Y" A
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged " b+ u0 Q' ~! k& K
Allied aircraft losses
! \3 ?' R' \. b0 @+ R& ^ O-47A: 1 damaged
7 r+ @7 ~4 Q* ~; c; c B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
. z! v6 f$ j# m; ~! X% c P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged% N* u; H! b7 @- `* k N
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged 7 t1 i b( {: j3 a" M6 J: I( i% P
Airbase hits 30 ~6 E3 Z* d' X; b3 ~
Runway hits 4
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l+ s8 R6 {1 u3 `8 SMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian - m' \$ ?- o1 k! ^
Weather in hex: Light cloud ' {" o' x% Y$ a2 d* n
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 [5 U7 h3 @+ I; ?6 _
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes * ~% @3 r1 q4 F% v# \& s
Japanese aircraft
8 _! Q/ O5 [/ I% G Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
5 K3 s( Y+ O) x7 n" l4 T& r8 kAllied aircraft V: F z5 E! ?9 N, |2 \- W' S% }4 @: i
I-15-III x 11
- c/ n# c5 I( w: qJapanese aircraft losses3 }7 P8 K9 m. j" q6 J
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged ) \" D( e3 g9 e5 n
No Allied losses
, Q% x- ^& K& F. i7 OAircraft Attacking:# x+ z/ h0 y7 w2 A
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
! w1 I5 ?9 \+ y' V, p Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb6 {! N) X& o6 P2 [; q
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1 M2 A ?1 _# V7 U8 iMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
5 \# P4 C- I6 u6 wWeather in hex: Light cloud
% C# i6 S6 D$ d+ ORaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 ?& F$ _% Y& R5 l% L$ B* {9 J3 NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
& K4 Q O$ d F5 e: n1 eJapanese aircraft
g, `- i' ]! e1 b$ h3 f, _' B G4M1 Betty x 37
9 h# k; M3 ~% Q2 a* a/ xNo Japanese losses
9 S& D9 @" r# W" J- HAirbase hits 8
$ l6 J& `- v* R8 x6 KAirbase supply hits 6
6 \& [9 U" B+ G; [, D, Y jRunway hits 34+ g7 J# c1 R& T" m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
6 w7 @& N, B3 U* }6 F; [Weather in hex: Partial cloud 8 k- e% W! } B$ _5 I2 y E
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 H1 n2 {/ B) a* c9 iEstimated time to target is 28 minutes 2 ]- W: X# j! S6 g5 _
Japanese aircraft
- y5 [' v# P: o u A6M2 Zero x 44
* B* G* B' G% Y& Q% Q B5N2 Kate x 84$ K) F, W" w" T$ r1 O1 j$ R: N
D3A1 Val x 71
3 K# z+ V8 \. n7 S' Q$ WJapanese aircraft losses! D4 s0 J2 H, i! Y
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged& k" p0 k6 W2 ^% n8 ?
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged , G) s7 Z6 x+ |
Allied Ships
+ N( w) P& T4 m5 T CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
# l$ ?# p/ w9 p; `: G; s0 w CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 o# g' ]' h3 \1 l6 I, H* [
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
4 E) J3 y) W: P8 h) L% @. X6 ? CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ t$ t1 b! R' b" x CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
0 a1 Y/ w; c8 F5 ~Japanese Shock attack 3 x) {8 z8 k5 u$ _- o+ p+ y
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 3 @! B1 N6 ?3 V% z- J
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 2 O6 D9 {) d3 N/ m9 g4 L% e) q
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 * E/ }) D0 A# Y2 J1 D J, O A
Allied adjusted defense: 5
" J6 r2 a& w Y- l7 O6 HJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) , F% K0 y; w ?2 i6 V* l {
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! ( J- j& |( e) J* ~" ?( h
Combat modifiers
0 @* F- E5 \1 VDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
5 @3 l9 X/ x" ?2 a) Z, a experience(-)8 I' B2 w7 g% O4 O
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 7 V* b$ y1 J6 [! w
Japanese ground losses:8 o3 v0 m5 t" u$ b- ] R" J
18 casualties reported
4 I. U4 m" R5 x7 c4 d7 n! ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% B# n' P$ t0 Y1 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ i7 B8 q; C3 k' c* ~& g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 l1 a/ |. a- o& M; m+ {, p& J1 x2 n3 O
Allied ground losses:& k' J4 ]. T/ w; ^1 t
105 casualties reported
0 k4 _" c% K7 }' s Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% z# \% O3 a4 s4 W) ] Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 n/ {( U5 |$ }8 `6 A Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 @ ~$ m6 z9 A Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)" S; s6 e6 b+ q j. }, r5 [
Units retreated 1 & ]& w9 X) u7 s$ Z/ d8 d
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ' |; A$ m* \, D2 M; V( Y
Assaulting units:
" l* e* r8 \/ X3 N 16th Naval Guard Unit Z. u& p/ ?, ]/ z% r1 H
Defending units:
, o) p7 E( J K2 ~ 107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
1 ~; H0 D6 K; S1 e- R) @/ BAllied Bombardment attack
. V; I6 W% Q; o: r- e1 z EAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
% [6 j+ j9 M' I% IDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 7 h$ I+ `: T$ G- }9 m. p# F1 h+ k" g
Japanese ground losses:* s1 n0 w8 W0 N; C
4 casualties reported4 f6 E E# u q, B: H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 J9 p {. Y0 l. ]/ o4 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! |! T$ t5 n9 \2 \! O# B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled % m2 u" x- ~- n _' U: ]' E% i
Assaulting units:
+ \' p5 ]# x0 x3 O/ z B Coy/NG Rifles - \: I: ]$ j8 H+ b4 R8 ^
Lark Battalion
# ~2 ^* i# N a5 T0 P3 ~ Rabaul Det. Base Force " H! @2 G8 }4 P S
Defending units:
" {5 k, [" b% x 144th Infantry Regiment
4 J3 E; H# d) X Maizuru 1st SNLF
0 O0 g* d4 o9 ? }6 M! K 2nd JNAF Coy
; L6 z: u* O" ~: G, `2 s) a 5th JNAF Coy |