AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41' h% B! L0 i( k
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。5 h- X( M" P* S1 ?
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。
- s! m! K& j1 b: h6 L% ? a9 {& z. S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8 S" U" H& d/ Y1 v/ O+ p' [7 l" ?6 I
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 }/ |; q- z, 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,
) o' D' }* X- R' ukb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。
! B) j0 W; A4 i7 a7 |/ 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。: R/ L5 n6 o3 a
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。$ c! D% K+ w9 R, K) [9 V$ F
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$ ]2 x6 R" L6 p# `Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
3 S& U5 v n4 T: Z; H! c3 \3 kDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
9 T' U7 g- R# Z31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 4 G( N2 u" T% H& H* z: @) [ w2 S
Japanese Ships. p& S& O' I$ B
BB Yamashiro3 v0 n! c. c! y9 H& F( Z
CL Kashima6 p: ~' R! X7 O& q
DD Tsuga
0 D. D9 @- C# D' w( X: L DD Kuri/ W9 v; L) ?. C6 w0 c
PB Shuko Maru #5! m! i7 ]* A4 B' V0 W7 p a
PB Sonan Maru #66 H- K! C& X8 E2 a* k u
PB Sonan Maru #5
+ n4 Z4 E8 [' U6 Q5 k. O PB Shotoku Maru" k, f0 K* s$ m
PB Shoei Maru+ I w) l% g: a) u5 H
PB Kyo Maru #10
* |. P3 z* s D* C! h PB Kyo Maru #8
M/ N0 Z% n; e1 t" _, U$ ~ xAK Kuraido Maru
6 [: ^+ b9 g) ]7 @ CM Tsugaru
- U2 D1 v: g6 |( l$ N DD Yanagi
% |3 n! \. `+ |3 W) k$ d1 `Japanese ground losses:
0 J t, X1 q9 }% e# C, ^* Q$ U 18 casualties reported
+ E g8 I& v& q$ m1 E) r Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ h# ?* H) V7 T/ V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 P; K# y4 w& Q6 r H+ U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 p; }6 T" D, w) H5 t) _6 }Allied ground losses:
6 q3 m2 v$ J1 o6 X- K 62 casualties reported9 I* A' H' p: T+ J F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
I* h9 f3 ~1 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
" W& y7 z" A9 n) K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
A7 C+ L/ ^6 S- \5 y" `% dJapanese Ships- y9 f1 v& i8 }( ^5 a5 f) H
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire& A, ?( |1 R3 s5 J* h' S+ u8 `( l
CL Kashima; y7 m/ d' M* x* D& s, W+ y4 I
CM Tsugaru8 f* J& t9 d3 t+ t
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ C0 P' @ A; n$ K' q6 G( e DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( u- J! M; @4 H7 R/ Q$ V# p DD Yanagi2 ]' {/ s4 u, W, e1 ]) t
PB Kyo Maru #8
9 G/ Y9 o. n7 i! H @* x6 ^, g6 M' O# r PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire5 f. L/ `; c( C7 Q9 ]5 ?
PB Shoei Maru
4 n" H. p- l* e1 d7 A4 d PB Shotoku Maru
; o4 u6 w. R d PB Sonan Maru #5
$ ~0 k5 m% q0 @& R- F# E8 m PB Sonan Maru #65 M- G2 t. n! Y' w h& w5 E# z
PB Shuko Maru #5
/ U) [: ?9 w' D8 I6 G3 |% ~ xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire8 D, c1 h: L% k" T# Y2 Q$ a
xAK Matsue Maru& f, L0 j6 b$ O$ _( }0 \
xAK Venice Maru
. V7 J f9 W6 y1 Q2 \ xAK Kogyoku Maru
( g8 y1 U, ]/ d4 O' s+ E- D; b xAK Nishimi Maru
( U# N7 f7 o+ k. \6 ? xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire$ j- C5 r5 p* ~ w% j
xAK Cheribon Maru" h* F- I5 B' C' y. h% E
xAK Daifuku Maru
4 c4 U, m5 _% S* {' _. t xAK Kuraido Maru
( [$ S. i6 l' N5 {) S4 w0 UAllied Ships
: {9 Z. q l; L$ W! s& T4 p3 A( S6 t CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
6 N' U# S# F9 } y S$ A" Z: B& ~3 f CL Achilles/ j6 W& u1 z" z% f. @
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
" e0 ^+ e; H9 E4 m CL Adelaide, Shell hits 13 ]; ]2 [8 Y3 {( x
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 $ ~. Z' R# X, {) i) ]6 _
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms) E! X7 ~! j Z+ g' Q5 U
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
; G: V5 `. p% |. K+ J) LRange closes to 18,000 yards...$ w7 ~! Q5 h4 T# ~6 o- v
Range closes to 15,000 yards...+ @+ C; w) n& O. K+ K8 @/ i3 D# s
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
8 P7 [' e/ W W# jRange closes to 10,000 yards...
2 q' q \2 a7 j3 d) ORange closes to 9,000 yards...
7 b; o$ ^& v0 E( ]6 c% SRange closes to 8,000 yards...* q8 V* E5 w# ~
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. c- n2 O3 C9 a7 b% F0 TRange closes to 6,000 yards...
- i1 s0 w+ W8 X' i' G9 b% c. [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards1 ~3 p! ~' p4 r8 e# t) D* C9 i
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
+ M( G6 E& R! {! {" vBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
) e, y! U/ c' w, \5 {+ b6 ?CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards" `3 H+ r2 q# e
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
, ]# y( B/ R0 n6 S& a% C+ Q! mDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
( W. m* C2 x9 u! PCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
# f: {) D* R! ^& u; \$ D3 ?Range closes to 5,000 yards
2 M5 C6 c# n% _$ R2 cBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
2 E1 l# a$ G- ^7 T/ i4 `4 T3 d! \BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards/ L( W. \" U# ~, k" k1 y# E5 N
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
, j/ s# G8 ?; E1 JDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
; Q/ _; W( K3 @ a! aRange increases to 6,000 yards8 f2 A, w3 d% _! X
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards) o5 z. `: C4 s
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
5 O( T4 q" x) @5 N1 n( L1 oCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards) q6 U* j5 R0 |- O0 m, x
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
; z4 w2 {6 k: g) ?6 M9 VDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
- _- o n9 s( F2 `/ TCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards I, M' x1 a7 r; v/ p
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
$ M. v) o d& B% r1 KBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
3 I+ q) a: r% h% j5 Q5 yDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards7 K% O* ^- A/ ~
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards; y- A- d8 C: Q6 w2 m% \% |
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
% {3 ]" x9 q8 {: b; `Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
7 Q. C) y; c4 ]6 {3 k4 l2 ?Range increases to 8,000 yards
9 E9 n! I2 c9 ^% [4 e1 JBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards; d7 [& e) k3 O5 R/ x, G
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards6 n1 g. Z4 s* s0 ?: O
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
! Q: y: @- T7 D2 ^' WDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards7 i2 p4 O6 u3 f7 D6 _
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards( D! a% \- e& s( q
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
6 ]( g4 ~) ^) S! k( H8 y& t# ZRange increases to 15,000 yards
8 B6 Y7 M. f" N% H! lCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
* k. ?* v! B: h l& R- escorted by DD Tsuga1 a5 U& X7 }! r
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
' D- ~: O: U- ~BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
5 s/ u2 D5 m+ E2 a7 Z, vBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards& y; Z" l; @% D
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards3 ~4 W I% ?& l. d* r* b/ J! O9 |5 o
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
/ E' ]/ M4 X" Z* f# ~Task forces break off..." Z H% V5 \5 Y2 Z. g
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
/ b* [+ P# q$ C* n8 U+ N9 QWeather in hex: Overcast
/ D$ H4 z; h( l+ s" s8 wRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 Z- X; V, o1 q7 d( a. EEstimated time to target is 26 minutes $ m' c( e4 G. Q) @( Z
Japanese aircraft
+ x3 C" J, {8 U6 e G3M2 Nell x 277 h" u4 Q/ x' h2 ~4 r
G4M1 Betty x 31 * z, }3 F: N7 b: f9 N
Allied aircraft
0 x( `( ~/ r( G# m no flights
2 R& t& A& r5 \. VJapanese aircraft losses
: y/ m- z* I7 X( q# Y9 e7 d& l) W6 ^ G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
* H9 z' n" v5 }4 j G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
+ b- L9 d" t9 E* S5 d( ^. o- } G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
) s- M; y5 p# D6 c) i- S2 R/ VAllied aircraft losses6 t! T" B ~) D# ?3 S( Y
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged6 Z2 C4 Q) o0 U& d
O-47A: 2 damaged
1 S r: v3 [) S7 V9 S# |# ~ P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
1 O y+ s% K. X) I PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
6 O7 v$ O7 M1 E; |% \Allied ground losses:9 L+ V6 m; w' c: [2 |: i! Q7 g
4 casualties reported
5 G" S" G; D; |' s: i9 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 `. Q$ [. g( }7 w5 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# S" O2 P$ y6 \9 l0 C" \; b Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - _4 j; k h( \" H; |- J5 G2 }% s
Airbase hits 187 {4 S6 c) p+ n8 j5 {+ T. k
Runway hits 41
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# J' d- N! j) O6 A# hMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
" S( _ |' a, v# A6 L" bWeather in hex: Overcast $ a5 B# i4 [) T1 s% \
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* u! ~8 k M3 Q$ ^; SEstimated time to target is 19 minutes , w7 c$ w8 y' E3 }
Japanese aircraft3 g' _* y1 I. e( B
G4M1 Betty x 18
( t9 |& a6 C0 d9 hAllied aircraft
% l3 l! s& p( Q4 U no flights % |6 ?: ~8 T. L9 z
Japanese aircraft losses
$ ?# W* ~4 p1 G# z3 [ G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
# Z9 ~4 j( _ {1 t a7 ?Allied aircraft losses' E! Z L3 v9 g; [( A/ a
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
2 b8 m8 {3 T! B$ v! b1 uAirbase hits 7
, \9 S+ M( c2 }: l9 cAirbase supply hits 2
, ]. U" B( l3 dRunway hits 99 f3 Q/ G- z2 Y* N3 S% T
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 3 f3 i& b( [& }: d
Weather in hex: Overcast
" q% k! D4 s9 a, J3 l# Z. N nRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 ]- Q6 u w+ C
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
# Y3 \+ P" B |5 f& Q# [Japanese aircraft
' J8 B5 p8 W" k2 j/ ` G4M1 Betty x 13 0 d; v% s* S7 W# U
Allied aircraft% [- `; n2 z: B, Z" e( F. I
no flights
9 p0 k9 \) O+ ?/ _# N8 Q- \Japanese aircraft losses
! }9 X5 m- Y; s6 p7 K1 w G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 5 w0 X! a1 l/ U- G) B$ u$ t' H+ L, y
Allied aircraft losses
7 J' n% f9 H9 L PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground" ?+ l# e" Y) I' B9 Q
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
2 Y" L" y& z% Z! R9 T8 mAllied ground losses:/ d, M+ f: J& Z
5 casualties reported
. x( \: G, f* P+ e$ e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 B1 D4 h/ w& T* B9 ]. v6 R' d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 ?: |* d W; q9 z& m( k& ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ r# i! v( a! U) d3 n9 c
Airbase hits 1, m) t7 n% f9 Z( `: `" D
Runway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : ^) M+ J, C) i
Weather in hex: Overcast ( h; {% I0 Z& k0 t
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* A( O0 t: w0 J* I9 H
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
0 j( D2 q4 u: }) o# e/ WJapanese aircraft
2 p4 h% ~( O J; Z1 @ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
8 t/ ?# x9 `/ h) c" A ?5 j Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
7 Y+ t# A5 a% T' N, zAllied aircraft. F4 x# s) H/ O! m0 [
no flights
. m, F s9 H6 ?( D! ^$ b1 F& }Japanese aircraft losses" S6 j7 y/ G C+ `9 ^( @7 g3 }, F
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
: e( r1 Y1 O- Q) @ Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
2 i6 M" k6 Z; n4 z7 aAllied aircraft losses9 x, s9 p( u5 o9 m# @; S
O-47A: 1 damaged
# m' d7 `( a2 A B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
0 n; e* D5 G, x$ b P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
9 D' c; s8 _- g* r" i% W$ ~+ S! l Beech 18-S: 1 damaged - A) R, \9 O& u* m8 W; \) F7 E
Airbase hits 3
1 r. ]% q) Y4 tRunway hits 4
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( }0 m, I8 Y: Z3 `5 WMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian : m0 y& m9 D J; J9 T
Weather in hex: Light cloud
@; [: d' z, D9 eRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) m* _3 z" n9 h' J; E2 R' vEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
1 ?. l1 P' m1 q) d7 C9 c ?' O/ rJapanese aircraft
6 \2 S2 u5 D; t& h Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 ' Z1 }! {8 U' C8 b- |1 E& [) _
Allied aircraft
; e0 u; H1 y# j4 S I-15-III x 11 ! a/ u" v/ _$ r5 Y0 K' h3 N) ~
Japanese aircraft losses/ L2 E1 J- V& v" s" ~* f3 U6 z
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
4 F9 p$ L b4 z5 }No Allied losses - u& l0 J+ p% u) P8 A
Aircraft Attacking:! w! q ~) v: Z7 z6 D3 Q& F! q
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
& \* I3 M4 O# h/ w7 Y4 j Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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! j7 H; c& V! M4 c) S- Z8 k! Z3 M8 z0 oMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 N2 A2 {, b( ?/ O( w. \
Weather in hex: Light cloud 9 N: e9 E( O. k: C4 }: E
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 b9 w4 t, W- _# _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
* E) J9 k3 n- s1 M6 d- H8 nJapanese aircraft
3 x. c/ d6 D' P$ N% `+ z% c, _* a G4M1 Betty x 37 5 W4 H- f) p# I# d+ r$ |
No Japanese losses
0 [7 K2 N+ o8 e2 s4 r! BAirbase hits 8
; B9 X7 f0 e9 X2 sAirbase supply hits 6
2 [( C( [' A' [- dRunway hits 34
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d8 ^. Z& Y6 Z( O& O+ o# x# H KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
8 M! x: v) b9 g" ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud + ?4 J# u3 e5 o) N
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 d+ J) V5 v, B1 t6 x; D. xEstimated time to target is 28 minutes ' K/ [( {: [, E
Japanese aircraft
j0 W! l( f X3 h% L! H A6M2 Zero x 44
S, A9 B& w6 K& O# F b B5N2 Kate x 84# F, c: O8 x3 a4 _$ C6 V' Z
D3A1 Val x 71 6 N' u1 X/ X4 C; G1 k2 P2 b
Japanese aircraft losses
3 x, ^; U8 U/ t5 ^2 L; F7 W! P B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
6 @- y' W# a8 P7 e D3A1 Val: 3 damaged - O" H* p& P! A: j9 L. n2 @
Allied Ships$ a9 ^5 t7 f; ~5 Z
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 10 w. N3 Q) ~2 { E# l
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& B' Y9 _8 h8 w$ p, q! `
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk: z- X3 e3 t c6 h9 F, w0 {
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 z- A, q6 g( l2 g7 k/ i
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, L7 d: _8 S, c# H1 Y1 v% g& _
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) . M+ q* H# L; l; L
Japanese Shock attack
: @% s* P# |& zAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 + V5 B6 c; W# k/ G
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 3 S; S* |% n$ Z* m5 r
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
8 n7 P% y8 z( a j$ L+ ?Allied adjusted defense: 5
: b0 t) I# O' r4 L; |- GJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
6 m3 U) `$ I1 gJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! ! d. s8 q' D T7 S" N: U6 V+ ^+ l4 s" Q# }
Combat modifiers
8 s: n) I8 _5 K7 {1 N# M, ^Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
$ u1 M/ X& d; w; ?+ c6 @ experience(-)
: Q9 b b8 K, c( O9 u; aAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) ! Y& F; S$ t2 d, ?5 C* n: }
Japanese ground losses:; e7 ?! i; `& n' k+ H3 y9 a" _: @
18 casualties reported# v, a6 m- T7 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; S' @- |! k+ q# s4 e3 p. m7 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( w' Q# r- q% M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& X/ U/ e8 g' o, iAllied ground losses:
( O Q- L4 C6 A3 t& W2 W4 l 105 casualties reported
# U6 B1 Q- Q7 E% w. }6 K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 K1 y- {0 R% n- i8 b
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 V- l, y1 z: A8 _. s$ I: q Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
) g# s& |' e$ o3 x) U/ _# {' ]/ X Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ _/ K) B0 n5 Q$ |, E
Units retreated 1 - A. d7 d4 N* A3 ~$ ]) d" S& Q
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! % c$ e4 v3 c) w. _0 A0 s1 h
Assaulting units:
* B: B, N2 s: l) w) f1 S 16th Naval Guard Unit 3 G3 C+ a. j" ]4 y- c2 G5 j' |
Defending units:
5 i; H6 z, w/ x3 X+ f4 s2 z N 107th RN Base Force
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) _' ~. a& W0 L3 @ m# e9 mGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) : q! U0 h5 D! _. o! W7 D
Allied Bombardment attack
2 d( q) ~. L+ d- p+ LAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 / g# m; F+ d& K6 r3 X8 H) }! Z
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
% L1 w4 X- c S, qJapanese ground losses:
8 w" V/ \7 Z, ` 4 casualties reported; q" a& [$ |" x+ ~7 m7 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% j" {* W }2 V0 C, @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 ?) W, l# I% l- w D# X9 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( s2 ~5 ^5 e# [# D, Q& d( ]& ~7 aAssaulting units:0 [7 o0 o" P# U5 s7 {; S
B Coy/NG Rifles
/ Z* i# E S! }5 |) a2 {: A Lark Battalion7 v8 c8 S) q0 @: z2 X2 \) c: M
Rabaul Det. Base Force
$ L1 H* V6 z) P4 Q T7 E8 jDefending units:% h7 w5 r$ g' Q, g' Z. G1 q
144th Infantry Regiment' y; p( Y! P' g$ Q0 F' o
Maizuru 1st SNLF$ l6 U( m9 |- k/ Y( _9 a, ^& |
2nd JNAF Coy
( D: }, N1 C4 B' q 5th JNAF Coy |