AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 415 x- N+ p7 h* e" d# ^9 m
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。7 T5 _. |* ? }. c' d5 Y( a; G a
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。+ {3 B( E' p, \. ^# g8 k
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3 `( D* v) s) j3 U
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,1 V2 Z" S( u3 x1 z2 x) o2 [0 Y
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,
0 W9 S o, ]) w$ T* b- I7 Ckb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。
p u) g4 B# w0 ^# X+ 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。
! @' n& }& H+ T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。2 \1 X: R+ L2 V! E/ F3 }% u. U$ K' N
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
) L9 v0 F! P5 U) SDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force 1 Q& k5 l- D4 p* x) n5 S
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
) i/ A9 k7 h: m0 dJapanese Ships# H" }7 K) v( g
BB Yamashiro: U- P0 x1 b. X& E
CL Kashima
/ O) B: k8 ?, I& I DD Tsuga( Q5 w' e$ g3 o6 `8 Q
DD Kuri
5 T3 J+ Y6 Y& ?8 n4 T& R PB Shuko Maru #5
8 D1 R* o' j# c* U PB Sonan Maru #6
" {! U* y4 e5 H. T% f& ? PB Sonan Maru #5' v* S' Z1 r8 @9 o" U. |
PB Shotoku Maru8 S3 ]& o3 W" u/ |
PB Shoei Maru: g2 t9 M9 h) B
PB Kyo Maru #10
5 n0 ]4 c4 q* G/ [- o9 o2 \7 g6 _5 c PB Kyo Maru #8* K0 G2 B; J4 W' v' E1 r3 ~
xAK Kuraido Maru; |9 ?% [9 m$ k! a
CM Tsugaru
8 k. l% [+ G8 @ G8 X0 V9 J DD Yanagi + t$ b" t b$ _0 }2 l# U( k3 N
Japanese ground losses:
, s7 `+ c; {7 R1 s5 C 18 casualties reported5 z# t9 v6 f$ A0 S$ j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 _0 q5 Z0 g4 ^* O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. z& |" w1 ^ a" i( p/ E1 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # I1 n2 r/ Y: H9 ?( ^ C
Allied ground losses:
2 c1 V, v# D3 D) F& \$ _) H8 y, V 62 casualties reported
$ {9 N/ l( K v' f3 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 j/ X9 H0 n- c' f; ?0 q- b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled1 C' T: b7 ^ g+ _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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+ ~( s1 Y0 e4 t Z `Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards " r( L* K7 T, q$ j8 m
Japanese Ships
/ ^1 \. O- |7 N BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire' i6 ~! B g+ D2 u* J9 S$ J6 x
CL Kashima
1 H& m4 I' L! U! V CM Tsugaru
3 v, T' {8 Y8 ` N! } DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 V i o( B! q# X4 U( E1 a DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ^1 Y$ Z% O& |' o9 ? DD Yanagi. x- s2 P: u* p2 l0 z( |
PB Kyo Maru #8
4 S, s5 L6 \6 u3 o( }4 [ PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire+ B! ~, e8 v: p( c, h" h k$ G
PB Shoei Maru; g+ [2 a9 s y y% \: v
PB Shotoku Maru
+ W, C6 c: ?2 |& `& C3 i PB Sonan Maru #5
f# W5 P" i8 i @5 V9 E% i) g PB Sonan Maru #6
0 M! {1 F+ q; R1 n- I1 h PB Shuko Maru #5
\) P' h$ v1 e) v0 Q8 _ xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
% M7 O5 G1 A- v% N; q xAK Matsue Maru+ U5 u6 c. y3 c# W! e: H1 S5 A3 W& y
xAK Venice Maru3 [. u; j: {. q a: @) R
xAK Kogyoku Maru
6 L# z! a$ M( z; U4 q6 f xAK Nishimi Maru8 c. |3 y; v* P2 w4 J1 H/ g) D! ~4 q
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 w3 Z7 u% G ] xAK Cheribon Maru
# | n. K( i Q3 \ xAK Daifuku Maru
: D) f ^$ D# j5 G1 _4 ^ xAK Kuraido Maru
, P5 O0 p b( P, s1 gAllied Ships
3 o: @/ ^3 ^/ l" t- @( @% i CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
4 @1 m) T( {6 e+ I. F/ @& A CL Achilles% l$ T- F0 V6 F4 C5 l& m8 `
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
: E6 P+ H8 v5 l# K: u CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
, R3 Y1 p' _7 r' N) o( q DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 9 J* c0 n& [8 ?
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms7 F' w$ T$ J! f9 k; b4 g, v- X( T
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
# H" X- z1 n a5 d7 T$ M3 v( x( K! oRange closes to 18,000 yards...
( r) j) U! n* n1 [6 P! o% SRange closes to 15,000 yards...
6 s( A8 j0 T6 U6 |Range closes to 12,000 yards...+ g% a: D+ U/ @, ^$ I
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
0 P3 Q( O5 C" w' y( bRange closes to 9,000 yards...8 c- H, |7 b- I( ~# y- u8 X& \! C
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' ^/ |2 V6 ^9 B/ ]" A' \
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
; y. u4 x N+ t6 E* m3 j S! zRange closes to 6,000 yards...) B+ n7 k2 O9 T0 h0 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
4 m' N% v5 @1 l5 ^7 f. B3 SxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 " A$ C- l: ~5 O4 F
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards( B4 z- E9 z. Z8 Y8 V1 x# T
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards$ \7 z2 B6 T& [7 D9 J+ b5 d! n1 m; P
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
; f1 h1 _6 m/ k8 x( f7 E' i: v5 gDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
/ b$ D* }1 [6 `: m BCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards; Y& C7 c6 l! y! e6 `# o
Range closes to 5,000 yards! @ A8 u2 f2 t' `/ |; B
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
6 c" E2 {+ Q4 ]: b9 ?BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
3 v: u. u! g+ h0 o7 cBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards+ i6 }! F' Z# j, }8 D2 N9 s7 Y
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards' w; G% s, ?. X. l% D. R; }
Range increases to 6,000 yards
! G; {$ O1 x9 X, t, [ EBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
& w- n# p P9 kDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
+ I# A9 @* L6 rCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
, h3 ^- S+ z% S4 z3 j* ?, rCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards) {+ y& K/ w2 X7 s: r; m0 ^* {" D2 y
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards' e0 e2 k9 U( W/ k( f- l. I7 L
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards/ E9 Y2 N- d) l, m
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards5 I4 ~7 x- W5 N, W* c5 T: e* J5 ~* R1 p
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
, o+ Z- b9 E+ p5 ]DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards0 l) f& L* h3 r# [
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
4 S$ w# s! a, ^3 D/ F. uCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards* ]" l v6 j: c2 `
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
2 d: m( w3 l5 f! y$ J% V9 J7 t/ {Range increases to 8,000 yards
! U. C( ^/ b" o& @. v/ W- NBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards; M! ~4 w- C7 t2 D) w) ]' ?
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards: d' y$ H9 G; [! ~6 \3 j. t
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
& B$ x# V; y {7 y8 mDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
/ l) q. y y }; w* V7 Y& s, IDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards+ b+ S; e; H8 \! F" f' H& Z5 s# K
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
# |7 H% K5 X1 _Range increases to 15,000 yards
( R8 c0 A, N4 {, e: ~: e% VCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat0 |" `& M; |3 Q3 j1 Q
- escorted by DD Tsuga0 X' t% S% p) L- X( [- Y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards5 S: @; k1 w# w3 s# D
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
8 F. L; F) i2 r2 ~' W" k0 ]BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
3 J* |# j, C# C- GBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards, o) R* z, f! J% }- B1 W7 B% B
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
6 z% K. L. V' }* Q& gTask forces break off...% f% U2 C7 L$ c0 a! C. A
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( y: O$ u2 E6 z; QMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & y6 T/ E2 e5 U: C% r, `0 y* o
Weather in hex: Overcast ! P8 [! k2 H# a3 P; ~& C" V
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# h O2 R! G" d& N9 G( R$ rEstimated time to target is 26 minutes 9 k+ T9 w/ b) b# Y' { r
Japanese aircraft
" r3 Q r2 n- |1 H G3M2 Nell x 27
, O7 X1 u6 o% N" @; s+ K G4M1 Betty x 31
+ ^, I# Z0 k4 m0 p& j2 v- g) HAllied aircraft
. Q- H. S0 A, [3 F no flights
2 `' A) F6 a4 f2 \! a; oJapanese aircraft losses- v @2 q+ z) h! r9 P( o
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged- v2 `' l0 u4 K) K/ x& J
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
1 z& n3 c3 J3 F5 x G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
1 ` p+ G( a) J7 z5 x4 CAllied aircraft losses
( ~% r! h) V/ ~ B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged6 {6 o7 q/ g% Q6 T) n/ U" u+ h4 t
O-47A: 2 damaged
6 K' m5 r7 y1 L( X P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged: M( W# q9 v- W/ y7 E" ?$ O* H
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
0 K0 D! z$ j6 B* X% ZAllied ground losses:
; ?" P( P* ^- Y 4 casualties reported
; U& a7 g/ `% G" L V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& ~! q$ f8 w; t& o7 \* ~; M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 w! J8 c) n' h( B3 Z' R: {7 T6 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 0 D/ ~: n: n1 q% D- j2 D
Airbase hits 18% K" J' R, o+ q9 L5 O
Runway hits 417 {1 e5 {& q6 ^' s$ A+ |2 E
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 & i5 p2 W2 F/ g
Weather in hex: Overcast
- p1 b9 u/ m' C9 SRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.- @. t: Z% u5 s+ @0 ?" M+ p
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes / r* ~1 r' [9 s0 [: Y5 A- c
Japanese aircraft
+ F& b- i& _0 a) N9 W6 L. L G4M1 Betty x 18
6 Z. _$ u0 R" Q Z# xAllied aircraft$ f* C* y6 X- o
no flights " W5 F8 V/ |. c: r4 n2 \# S; n
Japanese aircraft losses
5 i; k- \% Q8 ~' v G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
# r8 [2 r0 h% ~1 U$ Y. ^" d) cAllied aircraft losses
: O% N4 z- j( |) e; x1 F PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
5 u! t& @# ^. t$ d( m7 U) oAirbase hits 7$ b* X; s* [. o9 m0 _) \ L5 o
Airbase supply hits 2( |3 Z- p2 V( W( v! r2 `& E; `7 Q
Runway hits 9
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5 q* R" H0 \: @: R" `Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
' ]/ I0 K" }5 ~' \Weather in hex: Overcast
9 n" Y. R6 @/ ^3 _Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 d7 B2 x: @6 c6 L; }/ d7 n" r# k
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
8 N% v" p7 W ?2 L& ^Japanese aircraft# d: H/ M e) q- {, u. d7 d
G4M1 Betty x 13 4 p& A8 ]! ?1 L( H. F- ]
Allied aircraft
. j+ `1 E) _" f! g6 i7 y* @ no flights # Y, m1 T9 b" d7 j4 m
Japanese aircraft losses
" h$ |1 x* d& M7 h/ A0 z3 O G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
( z+ e T6 j4 Y) I! a' qAllied aircraft losses8 H6 }$ O" z7 i: ~5 X
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
2 u: ~4 B! _) g3 z9 W P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground $ Y) X8 j4 J4 I) Y8 N
Allied ground losses:
5 Y$ D+ z8 k/ D. x# P" M 5 casualties reported
+ \% a/ t6 h4 ~% j# }1 ]; s& O Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. I/ Q8 S- A3 Q) B$ _* U! |& g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) P* y1 y) e6 l! s( n) O3 g2 M/ G; c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; E: y9 w! u8 A- M' t) D% Q2 XAirbase hits 1
0 Q( v" o- D2 l) x) h0 }. gRunway hits 10
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7 j6 ]2 B( k' s% IMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 6 H8 r- e5 t7 z% E- |+ F
Weather in hex: Overcast
! O6 _, P' I6 |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 e0 v. P# K) Y5 X: d4 ?Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
! I' ?6 g$ o4 }6 y! [Japanese aircraft! z$ k1 j* J. [0 {
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12. `) D, k2 Q# d
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
6 g; @* z$ x/ l3 }: EAllied aircraft
) y5 r. d6 v) n5 S2 t/ o4 B no flights
0 N# p& j R: w! q; ?( {Japanese aircraft losses$ F4 k! V# e$ c, [
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged" R. y" `/ o4 t* u& e" x, ]; l) ~
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
8 b' N1 V" Y4 W% BAllied aircraft losses8 j$ t& ?2 X* i5 i$ P
O-47A: 1 damaged, j3 y7 r: \) L7 m/ w+ N9 H8 e* I
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged8 [' A- a' E# g, ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
8 i1 x, p1 T: w7 ~6 l4 L9 `2 B! k Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
7 c3 l p3 ~2 \3 a( OAirbase hits 3
' @5 A+ W0 P1 q* Z wRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
6 S0 g. f+ Z! R# s' nWeather in hex: Light cloud " {1 S( q1 X, s& u6 M
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: Q- a' _; A$ E l! o' ]0 }/ a
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
% @# e' x I& d6 iJapanese aircraft
( @+ Y* {4 t1 W I Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 2 T5 v/ L0 T, g* j8 Y" `( \: ^/ g
Allied aircraft% a, T3 u- h' Q, |( C
I-15-III x 11
) P3 e* ?: M0 EJapanese aircraft losses
" |9 `4 _, r' r3 ^, U Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged $ | m2 W+ r/ E2 b. z
No Allied losses
: Z3 D+ |. K; l# ?+ N% TAircraft Attacking:
' `: }% ^7 a) n1 V. v8 z9 Y 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * 5 Z6 L8 w7 b' o- x9 r3 Y* b
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb! l- Q; L! j6 p$ r! u& x6 C# `
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
+ }9 Y3 P; H' K2 S7 i9 M5 FWeather in hex: Light cloud 9 I- v& n3 v; R% t5 X
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* ]0 s1 C% V( b6 ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
# D6 T; N; u. E6 H, l9 GJapanese aircraft6 p' h0 i5 ~6 Q* Q1 }( K
G4M1 Betty x 37
( k& W( \ k4 a# ?: i9 e6 z; [No Japanese losses . d1 P7 f7 S3 M% C$ {6 ]0 w3 \* X
Airbase hits 8$ X& b; y2 o" W' W; [% ^, B
Airbase supply hits 63 A3 A8 P# V" i- ]$ p
Runway hits 34
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; T7 R9 H5 X" ]6 X9 Y& xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
, a1 e3 Y: x n6 aWeather in hex: Partial cloud
+ s4 `+ H: r |" F' `3 pRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( q/ L1 R8 _% L+ U
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes + m+ u- V: E0 t7 e; z. r
Japanese aircraft8 E, L( z. P. C( w2 L" H# M/ X
A6M2 Zero x 44& ]! }, q6 [% S4 m- u- V/ B" J
B5N2 Kate x 847 E3 i9 J( I3 ~( l. |8 T! u3 y" U. Q# `
D3A1 Val x 71 # e2 l. S7 E$ G0 [# ]7 M
Japanese aircraft losses% e. g) ?9 A, O H5 h
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged2 j* [" j9 y8 v% _
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
" J; ^/ I p0 F9 N7 T4 P2 UAllied Ships
$ K* [0 Y# }% i9 e CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 13 |6 x0 n8 G# y& P
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ n6 N7 K: W: Y6 Q
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk" m z+ i) X' }- I
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage ]2 |6 z* O4 _( B4 K) C: A) @
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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* c, S ?3 }7 ]. U4 ~Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
! f" ]3 p, }7 y9 n: P7 C+ \Japanese Shock attack
, {- G, \. M* B( G" QAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
+ e/ m$ m l4 \Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
' D: M# |- b \, J1 tJapanese adjusted assault: 23
# W5 ^2 w0 N) [8 O0 H+ dAllied adjusted defense: 5 / }7 t4 s" j% N% Z$ F
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) ' T! D/ b) j" I! u
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! 2 B4 X* O. I; y0 D1 `5 I
Combat modifiers5 A6 O/ y( O* G- J$ ?
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
/ Q5 C b1 C: ?! x3 i7 n experience(-)/ j/ O M9 E0 a4 k8 g
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
% \1 b0 I. c dJapanese ground losses:
! {7 _) K9 D U 18 casualties reported
0 [* g: V1 S4 \+ ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 @( m$ Q# ]0 P5 g9 W3 o! j6 K9 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* _0 d! G, x1 u7 | E" r& e$ X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; G: r! B; R' H. T. P1 g k
Allied ground losses:
- f7 o6 ]5 }# q P9 c 105 casualties reported& [1 i1 I! z$ Y D/ {% d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 T) v, ]5 D$ U9 q0 W$ A; n3 b Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled' ~9 n, O- ?. L, d
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 Z7 W" o; I3 _5 B Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 _" @5 D6 ]# M9 J! y
Units retreated 1 4 }3 N K: [* p7 b
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
) s+ a* x5 [3 m& \# x4 qAssaulting units:! c' [) I c& E0 O6 C! E2 a' ^7 x
16th Naval Guard Unit
, C# h6 u( A& _Defending units:
' x# a- h1 ` B2 C4 p q a 107th RN Base Force 3 D' d4 [" o# J2 T: N
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$ w m. d/ A2 j- r G* [4 QGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
, k8 A- j0 b# w9 T# qAllied Bombardment attack ; i& V0 h) w- c6 J# Y( a
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
% m, O( d& y' |8 IDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 $ r" B/ B/ j8 O% S/ S
Japanese ground losses:
" X5 s' j2 t" O$ T 4 casualties reported2 a2 U) q, T7 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ e9 A0 d4 z" C3 @6 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 `/ E4 M8 R0 C2 P/ y: P7 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" Y, E ~2 L, Q: v' Z$ S- cAssaulting units:' x0 O" }+ |- n
B Coy/NG Rifles ( \3 x G% |) C/ M* p+ b7 k
Lark Battalion
& O- I8 C) w, ` s. V Rabaul Det. Base Force 7 [0 p0 c" R y, Z8 X0 E: I
Defending units: B* {& f& x3 E0 i3 Q$ Y2 p: s
144th Infantry Regiment
& z# Q3 ]5 o0 T" N% {* B# ^ Maizuru 1st SNLF
, G/ C, w4 Q* S4 y: `/ J 2nd JNAF Coy : W/ F) J G8 l
5th JNAF Coy |