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。
( v% D r! D u) GAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 45
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3 @5 \% M. }+ z# U! KNight Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 h0 j5 m/ B# M$ q% o
E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk4 [5 w3 r* o* \7 W. @
E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
* K2 b, ?* o8 L1 o& p xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 P- a) q8 y- E- u! j
xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ?; X5 c% W; L0 X2 c. { xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# G0 ~% Z* @! x+ G
xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# U7 W- W. H4 w0 u o
' D9 q1 |9 T5 N" A. N6 HAllied Ships
8 @+ Y Q, ]$ i* ?; K DD Halford. L O# h; M! X: t$ _
DD Halligan+ u- x! q8 J' h5 T3 r2 Y' g
DD Hazelwood
/ }1 Q& Q! ~5 I* K8 i0 h$ w DD Healy) m) x" Z' N1 m4 t
DD John Henley! s; y' [4 s" ?6 k& I
DD Hickox
1 \2 P7 L! ?! ?; F! a* I ^+ ? DD Twining0 ?+ C$ m7 p, w3 E7 ^! b
DD Uhlmann
" e3 y2 K* N$ S: P DD Wadleigh% q2 ]' V' X8 s! m9 a) G
DD Wadsworth
% ^; N% u) x7 F: p, h6 [ DD Walker1 v x- ]9 ~# {3 p: L
DD Waller. Q! C( u A0 n! b, G
DD Watts
8 h. Z, k0 J5 F DD Cushing II
, _+ L+ n0 M3 D/ g- o; c) I( c% g DD Benham II
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! s: V9 M6 t, N$ G' y6 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards" r `7 V# d$ C- Z& N4 z/ L O0 x
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Japanese Ships
1 Q* d( D. U/ @. a. Y8 l TK Kenwa Maru
3 ~1 E, A p1 Z/ z _. W TK Okigawa Maru
9 S3 f* {! U9 M. N. j' q TK Anjo Maru4 Q3 Y8 c& c8 X, p- L" h. E
TK Kotai Maru
; Z$ k$ c( F$ H/ c8 A" R9 t TK Arita Maru' a. N4 _6 Y5 ?. Z( |! ~
TK Amato Maru6 v6 J0 z' M$ ?" X
TK Ryoei Maru. C; r7 T% S8 S: G3 O4 C
TK Eiho Maru
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SC Ch 58! F& j# r2 m' N! G4 k! n
TK Shiyo Maru
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Allied Ships0 @. M( o8 U+ v- c
DD Halford
/ U/ J) V3 [* Y' { DD Halligan1 ]9 i, \6 g+ I/ M& O+ X
DD Hazelwood
0 ?! F( ?/ T+ X4 j DD Healy/ u6 G7 L! ^- t
DD John Henley
. A$ O/ \9 s8 M7 D; I% }/ H DD Hickox
; K) R6 H# X* Y& M c DD Twining
( t! g( |7 _5 W8 V DD Uhlmann" v6 I" ~- H7 X3 v( g* N
DD Wadleigh1 w0 `9 z9 t4 M& W/ ?2 l
DD Wadsworth
( l' x3 x6 A6 k7 r- D DD Walker
) G% F6 _1 W2 }1 Q DD Waller1 _+ A5 E: M! R8 ~7 F
DD Watts
; T& q% `$ w& ]/ w' l, v DD Cushing II9 u$ Q U- x. A
DD Benham II; _( k- Q9 Z* k2 O' i
1 @& I3 h9 { `$ d. H, w/ IRange increases to 30,000 yards...9 n# k/ G" Y2 e9 o$ Q9 B
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
' N2 b) U* O$ S4 ~- wJapanese Tanker TF evades combat
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+ R9 k C w: ~, M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。8 T# W7 \) v- ?% d
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8 ]/ C* B: }- v: V& A! A+ i l5 y9 u; bGround combat at Darwin (76,124)- M" a7 T/ K. C8 Q. J9 y( c# ~! }
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Allied Shock attack
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! I, [2 t6 p" q* U9 t7 LAttacking 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
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Allied adjusted assault: 1957 ) Q4 E Q9 R) d. y: u) S8 d% x
/ b3 Y; P$ ~" i' @& F3 r* WJapanese adjusted defense: 1 , H2 R' t* ~* S6 E
% ^( t v. C' u( k1 A& y% P" ]Allied assault odds: 1957 to 1
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Combat modifiers0 @- Z: P+ w: `3 Y4 [1 X& b. g
Defender:
9 Y( b9 c/ f8 b% G: U4 E+ s% L* mAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
5 G) K. ]! S0 L* k# r; I5 W7 Q% o 49 casualties reported
+ z6 m/ r6 u2 e- |1 `# \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# W0 M/ r3 ]$ X0 _, a Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 l3 C. ?. J$ i5 B9 k7 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ f, f* }5 |% T I6 f; J1 [/ Y
Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:' {1 B5 q% c. h1 O$ [6 N: m3 i
18th British Division' }4 S9 w& G' Z+ _
31st Armoured Division
4 a- Y' i0 d" K) f! v 4th Armoured Brigade
- W* ^# Y5 p% k! g- g t' I1 f: s 254th Armoured Brigade
5 P5 Z; Z7 L7 j8 F: P- V. h( c 32nd Army Tank Brigade6 \: \3 I, O4 c$ r- |
3rd Carabiniers Regiment3 j' d& G: u9 \. D% ?6 F3 o0 c. x
Gardner's Horse Regiment
$ k6 d: Q# u# T; j) P 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
' \) \# |& ~2 t1 V. \8 _ 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
7 }7 J1 K6 m; e) D2 Q' t 671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2 W* C0 g' x% D- ~; X6 `% d6 \ 632nd Battalion
- x. ]. v" E# f+ ?, N 51st Highland Division. g& d, K- v2 U H; b, u
49th Aviation Base Force. ]2 d; V* }; N Y7 E9 b
Provisional GMC Grp , L- N$ [' v" f
1 ML-KNIL Aviation 0 l* C9 J9 `. r: V
4th USN Naval Construction Regiment
# B+ c# ], F6 ]$ ^1 n r+ d Sixth US Army
) R- R, g( t1 F) q: d3 P 2nd Medium Regiment
$ n |% Z- o+ f* F/ Y. ?: h. T XIII US Fighter Cmd
8 Q- l, z1 g1 ^4 m2 i- ^- E+ D+ w 57th Australian Lt AA Regiment6 l* ~$ i$ p9 l7 I+ W
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
6 Z: }- Y9 K l5 A* D+ e! w0 j: y$ l 428th Coast AA Battalion
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Defending units:4 A4 `7 h9 @+ U5 s+ _1 J$ u
51st Air Flotilla /8& o( E2 \! i5 e. E& B* _0 L
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: d6 P C U- Z6 P4 f! zJapanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Milne Bay by attrition!!! |