AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
1 a7 e$ s/ m$ u% ~7 Z- L拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。+ H/ L n, {+ E/ a- h7 q& U
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。1 v1 K$ i/ z" f5 r
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2 k" _# s' {# g1 P8 F! y
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,0 Q- b/ U* Y2 t0 p
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,) f- i4 n, X Q3 K
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。$ U% V4 y: O- b, t9 a
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。& g- t( D) ], t+ O, S
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。. y* T" Z7 `' Q2 A, ]
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& i: S! U% j* I4 `Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!1 M) C: X7 N5 V. M7 F" V) i4 d
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force - U; I' K8 i0 w
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. w& k; N I2 ?# t6 m3 f- r$ @
Japanese Ships
1 ?# L6 K* [7 _ BB Yamashiro$ P; Q; h2 G+ {# \9 ? `1 p4 b; o
CL Kashima2 H6 d$ J( C: I& n
DD Tsuga4 W! ~% z3 _( M8 G. T6 n% w
DD Kuri) f8 W4 m3 |+ p' l
PB Shuko Maru #5) y1 R$ q+ y2 `% c
PB Sonan Maru #63 {& J5 d1 F( X" B& v$ ?3 U
PB Sonan Maru #5
4 [; z8 ~6 R' W/ n/ Y/ \5 G PB Shotoku Maru
3 s) s1 K$ s# c) T. k- y1 Z% C PB Shoei Maru" [- z7 L) P7 G. Q2 J- V
PB Kyo Maru #10
( M5 G/ R* |0 Z0 k0 C& s& [% p PB Kyo Maru #8
7 J: l' ]! }! `' o( Y7 b2 r( H* E xAK Kuraido Maru& T0 y$ ~0 ?, b1 A
CM Tsugaru
! I, j' i3 }. Y8 c5 F DD Yanagi : V; D: a& I8 \/ z" y r6 \1 P: A
Japanese ground losses:
" T( b: d3 c8 x$ P% x- R 18 casualties reported
l* R4 e/ T4 J- g* a- z% P5 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 L. K4 J0 b3 U- G, G3 p, y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 w( Y5 d% |6 v1 G4 A7 _9 q9 U; g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% A; e k& e8 W1 ~Allied ground losses:+ `2 B7 J2 ?+ u. d! b2 Z
62 casualties reported
5 c) x/ u( a+ c% a Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' d- z; h: I4 @, i9 v1 Z' u- u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled- H4 V0 i9 z; f3 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards * {1 y+ T8 c& `+ a4 A$ ]4 y
Japanese Ships
4 ` o" B' R6 o: T( t4 } BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire7 ]! _ I# E4 Q) `8 y% z
CL Kashima. ]( ~2 w5 c' }' A
CM Tsugaru
1 T% K1 t3 M5 X% j1 h K- [ DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ _+ g% c8 H# P" p3 U9 a4 j7 t+ K
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" J% O- D8 L) H9 }; \; [6 u DD Yanagi# K. y Q% r; ]0 S
PB Kyo Maru #8
5 c& q* O( P9 j0 j M# E PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
' y( O" H1 Q* U9 r PB Shoei Maru
1 j7 W! g( _8 x: k2 [- D PB Shotoku Maru3 a* b# W* b4 ]+ }( T
PB Sonan Maru #57 C3 e, L" l8 _& i0 R. Q
PB Sonan Maru #6
8 r# [/ F* r) \ PB Shuko Maru #5
, c) ]% Q7 c4 R xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
" U& _ H3 k" T* ]- n xAK Matsue Maru
2 {+ p1 _. v& e, I$ c# ?- s xAK Venice Maru0 S9 e2 ^8 B3 t$ r6 Y; T+ Q1 |0 n
xAK Kogyoku Maru: I5 c+ p1 J1 x1 [0 q6 k
xAK Nishimi Maru5 _3 N) v6 E9 }1 z6 ^
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
1 |! x. k" x% S# Q6 J" U xAK Cheribon Maru
/ ^/ m) g: j4 h2 V xAK Daifuku Maru. Q8 i Y) i; ]3 l( c
xAK Kuraido Maru ; d0 u+ \) h1 c
Allied Ships1 G% S. L2 {$ F- W- ~, ~! ~
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage; O# z3 G' V$ C/ |
CL Achilles+ l0 M7 E9 ^- g( [
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires9 X% g4 q" O* z! l& c' n7 T4 z: |
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 14 o& K) W: i8 k2 X
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
2 U+ K0 M; L: vLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
0 H" I. ]( e2 q) `9 x1 rMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards4 s }0 }* C0 E" s! j7 Z) a
Range closes to 18,000 yards...0 b, a7 P6 F& B+ N2 K$ e1 y
Range closes to 15,000 yards...# y! u: k& o1 d8 }; j. ?& r w, d
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
4 P" }( k% [4 G" l. SRange closes to 10,000 yards...
# Y) z9 Q, K. F+ j( m! K: @& {Range closes to 9,000 yards...
. C. Z& \5 j' K: A2 ?) NRange closes to 8,000 yards...
# H4 Z3 p$ b6 G1 gRange closes to 7,000 yards...7 o3 }0 n1 O0 b, l9 T8 \
Range closes to 6,000 yards...$ B; r- M" d. L2 w- {- z) ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
& i' u6 H- E& M; Z7 t0 N# @$ p Z4 RxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
* ~1 w0 l( s/ L5 `+ \: m: }7 m1 IBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
: |: t \8 E$ P6 d* [CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
9 |7 W& s. K* Q/ e7 sCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards3 |! j- A3 D! i; S
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards0 U$ G$ c: M9 [' Q7 e6 t- l [* T8 @
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards+ u7 u; c5 A; F0 J! _5 C
Range closes to 5,000 yards+ ?9 Q; i7 ^1 l7 G# m
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
$ M3 C+ D* K2 ^4 r' T1 w; `BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards+ ^5 z' K m- k* `$ ^/ \# q2 m
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
7 h( ]+ e- c1 {# t- P9 M) [8 T: m! kDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
. r; I( S/ y2 x0 ]9 @Range increases to 6,000 yards0 i. l7 U3 g6 B7 r, ~; w6 I
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards4 a) O8 m- s) a( q( |
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards( l8 @( [( K7 B
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards' N+ X$ V% ~, q4 y
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
* c: F0 B; w* W6 g0 Z. `; ^, nDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards" b' I+ F2 O0 Z5 @, {
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
9 W) X4 k8 K, T( q6 a9 Y7 gBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards. d8 q2 m* J' b! r. {
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards1 f/ X% _+ d7 T b5 s* {
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards% h+ o$ [ }6 r
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
/ @! h& t' E3 [0 j( s/ LCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
. R8 b# Z2 i; O4 }* ]Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage2 L" v; ?, u Z m9 U5 X
Range increases to 8,000 yards7 d; G- C1 @! s7 w# W
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
5 W b- s7 Q0 o7 Y$ z: i7 yCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
9 b3 S1 r- b: b7 o1 g7 SDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards+ R) N- y& {" F% v# D' ^
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards% Z. ^7 A+ ~) K
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards+ Q+ C% P* e ~3 @$ |& q# `; V1 \
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
' B. Y8 q) B7 b# lRange increases to 15,000 yards
% N" P7 S; A# W0 ^; k* ^) J, cCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat( d7 c# l1 s, g
- escorted by DD Tsuga" l$ F7 |9 M( \ ]- t' i0 Q& f
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards/ S; E# f% ~) b6 ]1 Z6 f
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards+ b3 [: z; E, B
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
/ o& i$ z& X4 W3 l2 EBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
; i* N V- {& z$ ^+ Z4 b+ JBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
% Q6 N: [: J; HTask forces break off...2 y+ g2 z) e, D u' V0 c- q
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
2 x- N6 X6 Y9 q. R2 H8 dWeather in hex: Overcast ( ^7 r9 p$ J! K; v, ~, p0 `1 [; g4 T
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
. j2 u) v- s$ O* ~0 z/ j3 \) j3 mEstimated time to target is 26 minutes ) h1 y8 D* U6 f
Japanese aircraft% d2 X, }: ^* G
G3M2 Nell x 27
! D* V# q9 F) p% }/ ]3 M6 k& o G4M1 Betty x 31
$ p5 h& Y+ U+ |2 M4 zAllied aircraft
' O6 V3 r# H: j' B4 J% x, g no flights 4 A: N; y9 R3 f, i( X8 x. P
Japanese aircraft losses
P7 h1 \6 c* v& M) ~1 a G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
8 S: j9 Y! l7 u4 w+ A G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged- a6 c) H+ n. s; w1 ?# _. l. J
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
7 L3 M7 v% E2 v8 \, gAllied aircraft losses
4 {6 v; c- g% B/ P# l) {; s B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged8 e( D- w8 [. { B
O-47A: 2 damaged
0 {7 X: H* v- k' \$ X. L- b P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged+ T% ^; B, t% B
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged - c+ K1 _( b h( K/ g
Allied ground losses:
) L4 M6 I* f0 k' _ b/ X 4 casualties reported
" T" p& d6 Q" a+ M3 F- N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( L: F$ l2 [, g* Y7 r. n+ d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 O9 N+ Q' U" k5 G; L$ F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% b6 X, p4 K1 l9 }& JAirbase hits 18% n& w. a7 v" S+ a: \
Runway hits 414 Z# k) I' |' }
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( s$ |) p' v5 M6 Z/ u; N( LMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 2 h, a0 o$ ]3 y f9 S
Weather in hex: Overcast
7 a2 G8 q4 e* [6 m3 BRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! W8 E6 S+ G& s% o, N
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
( U: `" K: C( rJapanese aircraft& ^; H/ z8 S! g/ e( p- d5 d0 J
G4M1 Betty x 18
. D" M( D2 B7 Z V! W* e/ F! TAllied aircraft4 J# o+ t; D% Y$ O! m9 m" Y1 }
no flights 4 N/ {9 s% m; `: C1 ^; f
Japanese aircraft losses6 A7 P( ^5 @/ m2 R' h, ~9 u% u3 ~
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
( c* a4 |8 F2 P2 X! L6 IAllied aircraft losses% n2 w2 x& h5 r+ F$ d+ h5 l0 S
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged ; q N- p9 {2 B4 ~7 t2 D( W0 C
Airbase hits 7
3 r: c9 T; p/ M- AAirbase supply hits 2
- R; B% O& ]; X& H5 d7 x0 R7 w9 l7 b% ZRunway hits 9+ s5 M, z U$ Q! ~# X6 z$ Y
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9 h7 P( J: A( s4 H* ?* Y) p( QMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 R4 L% \8 n" P. I. d h
Weather in hex: Overcast
5 s4 K. G+ H( R) [5 O5 t0 @Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ l d# X3 T7 F: W% j) [Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
( V+ M& R7 A1 d- @* IJapanese aircraft
" ~7 j; s) @% y* q2 \- q1 ] G4M1 Betty x 13
[0 J& K! f6 ~& T0 TAllied aircraft! z! w* d7 b1 Q, z( Z, h
no flights
2 p) t: F/ r& l4 MJapanese aircraft losses% B$ l; {- f0 |
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
' \9 x+ ^7 w* TAllied aircraft losses6 x/ w5 s$ K% t* n$ d
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground# F' U+ l# [, }4 E+ r6 g# w
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
* J* D0 u" \4 g! T" p2 s! |# KAllied ground losses:
+ j( m- f+ [7 c; z. Y+ n# T" R4 j, a 5 casualties reported
5 l; z- W# l8 }7 ]% c! N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 {' o) U( I( [4 M+ O1 p1 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( ]& y- w& W4 l3 k9 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, f& v1 N6 N! _' O$ AAirbase hits 1
. b, ~ M$ f% g4 y$ C/ N, PRunway hits 10% Y; R1 X! l2 z( y2 y
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 g! ^* @6 S( z9 V. d4 ]* ]
Weather in hex: Overcast 9 F$ B; r2 ^' ~: |8 F
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.2 t; f; q; T% \9 I
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 1 n; z/ ^9 [$ S; A0 N/ [
Japanese aircraft' l8 K+ f* Y& {& B# ^
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12' m# ^, F; ~0 Y
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 : k4 G1 ?+ \3 @7 y6 w- K
Allied aircraft
/ b1 w* `) u, C j! t, R. M no flights ) z9 m _! ~5 t4 T! o
Japanese aircraft losses" F4 c2 f& z9 t& H
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged( I0 s4 Z3 k$ z" N, y
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged ' G! h: c* }7 h4 X, ^/ b
Allied aircraft losses
2 ?1 R9 ]( H9 r F9 [ i: u O-47A: 1 damaged8 ?& o2 ?( c2 Z9 N; o
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged4 A" B! J6 \- Q f Y, k
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
, f, ?& A: J4 z. N5 K Beech 18-S: 1 damaged - W6 k" K8 M" X [. _. R9 [4 H
Airbase hits 3. m) ^! y) M: p v
Runway hits 4
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) N7 }5 R/ v" v: E% d' f% G) hMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian : b# \% p- U2 _5 t9 q
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& A& p% b) p5 N+ q; }: ]& [/ eRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! G' U0 j4 I( {
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
/ Y% C! r5 W( A7 LJapanese aircraft
V5 N, q3 J% N. [( n Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 3 b4 O$ Y' F, S3 t
Allied aircraft+ _) F. n! p4 \8 f1 h
I-15-III x 11
3 k" ]: k, i4 t# u% ]Japanese aircraft losses. w7 e1 Y4 S! K- e+ A: g" H% r5 r6 u
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
( [6 \4 X& W* l7 a; j3 sNo Allied losses - P: {4 u' ~0 Q
Aircraft Attacking:
2 X6 T4 l( Q$ u 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
1 q% U& e! A, P; f Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 |* H( J, w7 w4 y( T8 `---------------------------------------------------------------, j+ }6 @4 y/ Q) K
Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 9 u- ~6 M9 y* E' l+ U( C
Weather in hex: Light cloud 1 o& U: U% A+ u2 C Q
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 e, B1 ?$ Q5 \% t/ p0 y, H; REstimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 b* W9 \( d1 q6 H& h6 d! i3 h: JJapanese aircraft/ B, v$ N6 |4 @2 y% s, G3 r
G4M1 Betty x 37
8 e) r" [! a9 W/ GNo Japanese losses 5 G3 w7 _. ]9 \; }" G9 g" U0 e
Airbase hits 8
- ~5 w) }, G! Y% g! ^' EAirbase supply hits 6
4 b; W6 Y- j7 U8 e' rRunway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 - E2 K2 H* H9 K+ r' _: j
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 4 k; I+ T: w, r. v( ^& G
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: Y+ L) M$ E% s! c! e
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes , E) f) O+ ]. c6 O
Japanese aircraft+ d& p- E* l. R" I) K
A6M2 Zero x 44
2 I) b# l6 C" X B5N2 Kate x 84* v. n+ z' f4 @. ~1 K5 Z6 i* h3 |! y
D3A1 Val x 71 & T& U7 O, Q7 c8 [ o
Japanese aircraft losses O$ f8 a8 n! S' L" O( v) y6 f
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
% M- N- f U0 I; f3 t% Q! b D3A1 Val: 3 damaged ' U5 ~- G* Z2 O! U8 I
Allied Ships
G7 X: P8 P, @ CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 10 X+ ?" t4 ~ _) r% F2 L
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" E2 t9 ?* p2 g# P2 a& u
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
7 c- {- |6 N) O! |' Z CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, {; b3 u/ s( S* V
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 k" v! B) i+ l. h
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' ^1 @* |0 [2 r, o- G9 s SGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
+ }/ K8 x$ g8 o0 ~# i, _, n& iJapanese Shock attack 0 v' S; l" H! M5 S- g
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 ' p* i( O: ^* S8 l
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 4 Y7 d# h, C$ X# D
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
) v: X) U: v: w& V; N! BAllied adjusted defense: 5
, ^% |. W C1 ` {( Z7 iJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 6 }% ]- Q4 x( D
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! " U& [! ^& V3 x6 g7 W* o; i _ ~) x
Combat modifiers
- k1 u' i8 e6 t% z. H1 _3 U0 RDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
: ~- g" H1 b0 d" z8 N9 T, u, d! K @$ G experience(-)
5 i8 j( W; A6 O/ H/ e1 v6 B1 p) cAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) - I- Z2 K( }4 X+ c1 m
Japanese ground losses:
# i; y8 G3 z9 G$ ]* \- i 18 casualties reported
3 N ?1 k0 W& B! o+ P: y Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ x% _# T* O7 o2 J) l" t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 _$ {4 P! a6 s5 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( _* N9 l" t( ?/ O* }- u. n; ?Allied ground losses:
* p6 h; V# B: f* G$ | 105 casualties reported7 y3 E- I& G; k2 ~% m; G& u& [1 A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! H3 M7 A$ U5 r! Z Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled) J7 O- ^6 }* A" _% e
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
U1 P: Q0 Q* B/ J8 W' ?) _/ b Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 ~1 u- ?0 F/ ~0 k Units retreated 1
* l1 ?; v- a$ q" x/ T: z+ s5 EDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 1 l& c: z+ ^4 g: e2 f
Assaulting units:# u+ e( f- E, }3 F* c& d
16th Naval Guard Unit
$ I2 D4 V/ N2 rDefending units:
& @/ t0 v8 [& G: H 107th RN Base Force
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4 f/ h7 L( n5 F I# D8 V: hGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
# T8 Z+ Y6 q, E" m. o& o5 YAllied Bombardment attack
3 u2 ~0 A4 ]- v. _4 ^2 E+ y! vAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
' @1 x: N* {3 _" SDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
- T* p7 z* N2 h2 g$ ~5 s3 lJapanese ground losses:
5 m1 n8 j$ n2 p. Y6 K# E 4 casualties reported
9 E+ |% Q- @4 w7 i+ d+ }5 o9 P9 T Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 j4 n1 [6 A: _3 @1 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 m9 O V! |- @/ L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 3 Q4 c0 \$ g5 F. Z3 s) i) n3 i
Assaulting units:
& U$ B. M5 D" m8 G B Coy/NG Rifles $ X: x) B: X, x6 c/ {; f h2 a9 c
Lark Battalion8 j$ O+ Z. L, [, I
Rabaul Det. Base Force
" n2 a/ w" \3 O7 _: qDefending units:
6 D+ h% P) G- f9 u 144th Infantry Regiment2 @! @8 w* Y0 K( o3 L( P( Q
Maizuru 1st SNLF
l! y( X& C2 r, u- | 2nd JNAF Coy 7 Y5 t; s4 h0 F6 b5 O1 @
5th JNAF Coy |