AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41: h/ r1 A) ]' T5 Z) `$ 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。
* z, c% f% _2 e/ b# H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。
* j7 q* F1 t% ]! a8 @6 a5 P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
/ @5 j) i" Y0 V5 x/ z# R5 z K/ J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, s8 A r+ m6 C2 ?$ H4 Z
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,
$ m0 X0 O- F1 K# w- c( m- Wkb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。6 B' g! Q: w7 `8 k+ B8 J
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。
3 y8 \6 N) K4 O6 s M& v6 X# {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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! [7 S% l+ r1 t/ I" DPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; s; Q" _/ R9 _8 L5 J3 X
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
3 e' o0 H$ t' q3 h' W31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 9 A6 M+ Q& X" ~) e ]8 X
Japanese Ships, {# ~" k; [: X, I) U: f
BB Yamashiro& F5 @0 C6 y3 J" Y F
CL Kashima
+ ]0 [6 r) w8 y2 H3 m" s DD Tsuga! W0 R/ W1 f q4 ]
DD Kuri
3 @* I- W2 u" `( K" L: w# N: i PB Shuko Maru #5
4 ]* F4 } |) m3 M. U2 S* X" Y PB Sonan Maru #6% h. a$ ^6 t, |! V" d1 H. z
PB Sonan Maru #5; F/ T i6 k: v$ o: j; j
PB Shotoku Maru! E/ ?- \- s: \
PB Shoei Maru: h$ U1 M$ J( o! g3 [1 y6 p9 Q# `
PB Kyo Maru #10& M- J9 i3 {! O2 P7 Q
PB Kyo Maru #8! G* p. S8 M* f6 p4 K" K5 p$ X
xAK Kuraido Maru
5 j/ p8 @; r- c CM Tsugaru5 H6 E+ C" h" j: U" x; ?
DD Yanagi / ?, d& m J4 \6 |6 a
Japanese ground losses:: S+ j3 G: R2 O7 Y4 f. ^+ u
18 casualties reported
# @: [+ x$ K$ [. r+ f4 s2 G, W9 U4 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ \6 @: C: t- L) L2 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 F. n: V1 R. X% s4 X( T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! T/ c" O' Y& t0 S' \
Allied ground losses:9 j4 E3 o9 y( @: r) ]
62 casualties reported/ j; M8 w. ?, `. ~* H) _! ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ T7 x: q; X4 t2 u+ i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
( @7 g$ @" u/ W3 o R- I, O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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9 m; H: Y/ \4 a" i, Y; \Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
2 j/ i# p3 X3 w% M8 k7 J4 rJapanese Ships
' \5 k6 P- p, u% K8 m0 T9 ] BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
% m# H* P' }4 h6 p" `, h CL Kashima
8 q: F! M7 v+ p h X _0 D' S CM Tsugaru
- p1 \5 p6 z" q: b M- y DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! W2 y7 X$ ~/ ]6 `; K DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: @6 \# {$ k/ N/ _& \$ N- `9 t& o" ~ DD Yanagi6 N) y/ d$ W5 l2 E; u, t! S2 e
PB Kyo Maru #8
! U8 v. W5 i: U6 U0 Z PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire( O3 N9 k2 H# Y+ d! k0 l* z
PB Shoei Maru( u9 S+ X$ g2 { b: e6 W: f/ R1 a& ]
PB Shotoku Maru
6 v* f* m, d5 s: z PB Sonan Maru #5; }1 M$ r0 S% w$ |1 K1 ?
PB Sonan Maru #6) M5 A: d6 [9 x& ?6 R
PB Shuko Maru #5
* R$ G2 G( o6 a4 r xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
, Z+ \9 W; ^9 ^4 M xAK Matsue Maru
& A* e2 r, R' o+ s g0 t1 r% W8 Y xAK Venice Maru
3 p0 Y3 O, _, S9 S& W4 k% b* ` xAK Kogyoku Maru- \8 R. b! L; E
xAK Nishimi Maru
0 N* B& v9 ]( f; T+ f& C2 R xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire; S F+ O7 E+ l
xAK Cheribon Maru
. m3 C, M8 B& t- B2 h xAK Daifuku Maru- s5 C. P1 B& O" h, k
xAK Kuraido Maru & g1 H7 [5 o# F6 \. r
Allied Ships
/ O. y& r u0 i9 d CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage, @5 t+ C# g* U# M/ M9 l1 z
CL Achilles5 [8 M/ a0 ^9 l+ v
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
* A2 ~& ^& z+ Z* f CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1) c7 |# n! {' Z8 r6 \, N* }# F) b, t
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 5 U5 L4 ]: z2 A( `0 d$ y% Q
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
* [0 L. m! K' } k0 \& R/ cMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
9 J/ k# X% [; P( l QRange closes to 18,000 yards...
" o5 `" }$ e9 f/ { |Range closes to 15,000 yards...) ^ o3 \1 w% w0 b, m/ Y
Range closes to 12,000 yards...) |, `5 X2 T! z z) Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards.../ b" j9 z* z/ i: r' r' M5 g
Range closes to 9,000 yards...8 X% i$ P$ f: A" A, ~
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ N: S& M( X M( E' N- A5 eRange closes to 7,000 yards...% H0 ^& s/ A' U
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
% e B! H9 t& D7 Z* m% a/ ]: x) |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards8 H0 H8 T0 q5 P9 ^# k; h
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
5 r7 Y- z: ?* ]1 \% ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards* s8 C" d+ O$ s( ^
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
- y9 N) D( t$ ]0 mCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
9 R( A7 N& U( A0 e: p, lDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
. F" J/ A: Q# } S" W6 qCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards4 i# w" H% T: I3 o, t" Y$ J
Range closes to 5,000 yards4 V- C" u/ y- B: m3 o/ v* T& M
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards p# [$ O# R% J* _1 E9 r
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
/ j4 M h0 W* s0 IBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
# y3 j6 I% B# Q2 Z6 h/ WDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards# ^0 ~7 Z J _1 i) \
Range increases to 6,000 yards/ _/ `, Y' G- d/ E- [
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
: y7 k$ \5 M4 R: J+ `: S6 Y+ _DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
' L/ l3 t( }/ N6 E- L, U9 OCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards8 M) T6 y, F$ j6 J3 v3 `. H0 l
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
- f/ N/ ]: T5 j( WDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards9 f: ~/ D& d" a0 r) t4 _
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
5 j0 Z9 m# M! W% sBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
! y7 p1 |1 ^6 O: jBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
2 X* m$ Q# J; F) TDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
0 s) E, S0 H' j jCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
7 g, _2 p# D1 C$ j2 t( cCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards; `2 Z1 g9 }4 n4 _/ d2 u
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage+ }/ x9 @, j1 F2 O" c- m( ]
Range increases to 8,000 yards* O6 F6 B; l. _( r& j. o4 e8 @
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
8 L# U3 P; ^4 V) GCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards# o: v+ l$ m: e+ i9 l; B, b9 B
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards; N$ S0 x: ^* c" t. I
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
0 z a; P) N% RDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
( D$ _9 P) S0 ^) mDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
$ O' e3 B$ D9 @* S0 q' eRange increases to 15,000 yards
4 n' X1 Q7 \5 C) d ?CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
7 Y; v: B2 {) Z! Y4 U: m- escorted by DD Tsuga
$ @: i1 b& |( l) `5 cBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
$ y4 F3 ^4 L/ `, n3 \9 ABB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards- Y; G n6 v* @. Y9 b' L8 p
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards: A0 \! }, X- `2 k
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards# v) ]6 X6 q: B }+ a( {* B
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards# v! l; b3 Y) ?! Q$ c
Task forces break off...0 m) Q9 z0 G9 Y6 g4 L& }
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% M/ y7 O" T: V; j! sMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
, d* z5 F% B; s$ PWeather in hex: Overcast
3 W2 g2 l7 ]% }8 @Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: l8 ~. `7 p# V7 { D
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes ) {; f! I6 j2 R
Japanese aircraft; |$ c' b1 g% V- u" u. a2 D+ s8 s
G3M2 Nell x 27$ e0 F: }& n; ~
G4M1 Betty x 31 1 ~% q( _8 d( F* [" W* j+ s
Allied aircraft" A, Y& J/ C9 m2 b8 Q: j* k; ?
no flights * z. R+ M A$ W# L4 A
Japanese aircraft losses
- [# j7 H; i! P G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged" f( P8 _7 h/ g5 W) h0 h
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
1 h4 Y. t9 o* w w4 f: I+ u1 T G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
8 u W6 O' a7 M! mAllied aircraft losses( @7 q f. N# W( g9 S0 J
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
, x8 @ L, d, X$ D5 `% F O-47A: 2 damaged Y! z! j0 \ r/ W' i2 U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged( ^3 E4 g! E3 l! P9 \" b% c
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
. |3 c. m Q) f' x4 N9 T- B4 h+ e1 LAllied ground losses:
7 P. a, E& k% H+ v6 b8 L) c1 {) R X 4 casualties reported5 B" \- Z" ~+ m4 L/ l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ ` j( i2 R9 o0 j9 M% S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, v J% N6 y% o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; |7 M1 j# d; h* \5 M9 p& hAirbase hits 18
: Y1 ]3 W) b9 @/ N: @Runway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
7 H8 r9 H: \( K& n# {8 Y& [5 i* |4 LWeather in hex: Overcast % `& ^) Y7 ^" L: Y- g$ o/ f
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. C, F4 x% L3 J) S6 J+ Z$ T( rEstimated time to target is 19 minutes " W1 {- Z5 i: |1 S# @
Japanese aircraft4 _3 u5 _ l% W4 h- @
G4M1 Betty x 18
* G1 g7 T- l$ X7 T' o! z5 yAllied aircraft
5 f, h( V7 |# Q4 @ no flights
5 p- @/ }% T% X/ ]- A( x3 k3 UJapanese aircraft losses
# ~0 S8 R1 Z0 [1 }+ y1 m/ F7 Q" q G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged & g. q' y8 A, Y! Q" {1 D% Q/ b
Allied aircraft losses9 s$ N" ^- y+ f9 `1 i4 p
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged Y( C2 k R4 j0 [& j3 k& z
Airbase hits 7
) V/ k" u! Q, b& n8 AAirbase supply hits 2# {$ Y2 Z5 |/ e* d! _; F
Runway hits 9& E. U) W( K) t8 I
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
; Z0 ^* K" B3 [9 vWeather in hex: Overcast $ }/ d" }0 d! B& k: i! c
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, ]; L/ S$ d# YEstimated time to target is 11 minutes % W8 ?' q) e5 h& D/ r0 g+ u" H1 o
Japanese aircraft
: ]: E5 S+ u$ _3 ?" K G4M1 Betty x 13
4 ]; F8 o0 W* I& N: fAllied aircraft/ K) N) H$ w+ I
no flights
* B2 I+ {' S# e, I3 q" d, FJapanese aircraft losses
4 y* X. w8 A3 ^3 q( W7 y, t G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
* l* ]4 }. T; a' i& YAllied aircraft losses
5 M' Y( ]! `1 L PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
+ \3 V, T _. _5 y) W P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
/ M% P( y7 {& o" aAllied ground losses:
- E/ g# @" t6 Z: q9 u; u 5 casualties reported8 y8 n5 V6 u% y/ r3 M4 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" i5 f: ?! ]. h- u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 j9 T6 S3 C8 l6 {- y( {7 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( H5 }6 ?0 P! x
Airbase hits 1. I7 r+ E8 X; V2 F6 W
Runway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% ]. X, u+ @% O9 E9 PWeather in hex: Overcast
- s3 h9 q9 e7 S1 o8 Z8 mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( z. K. Y# U3 g8 j* `/ o4 C) x
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 9 b9 A' |9 u8 R- D, f Y7 h
Japanese aircraft8 {: c3 M: [, Z/ N8 f0 c- X
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
' W4 t8 U' r P Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 + O8 v7 s( A, ~+ D8 G
Allied aircraft
% ~( z( I8 r0 ~1 s no flights
- k1 |& m% ]- ^: u5 B# F( ]Japanese aircraft losses1 Y+ R9 d! q& D1 r' Y+ A4 Q7 }5 q
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged9 q, R0 v( J5 F' T W. y7 \
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged $ r5 Y$ A+ h6 y% |9 O: j
Allied aircraft losses
' Y6 ~' [/ T1 X4 m' ] O-47A: 1 damaged
4 [8 O. u2 y J9 g# g$ Y B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
6 |6 U& r2 J0 R, F' h& w. F P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
' n( v& m9 m/ L- V8 ~ Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
6 `. S6 g: B: u6 p- N# W2 TAirbase hits 3
+ I9 C$ p( M$ l* k; D% x0 \( M$ @) aRunway hits 4- O3 F- i+ P- Q" \+ a
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
j! n, f# a* u/ G" u' f+ F, vWeather in hex: Light cloud
, J) L9 I# q+ t. q0 `7 rRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 v% A' l: w- n- e6 }0 EEstimated time to target is 14 minutes ( q6 g! A: \0 ~! {
Japanese aircraft
1 O% l2 E5 C) Q0 N4 r+ q M4 d9 B Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
& o) }' J9 @' v" R0 b: CAllied aircraft. x' f$ `" G* I* P3 C3 |
I-15-III x 11 8 M4 {$ v9 O3 q& S0 H- p+ ?
Japanese aircraft losses" k& b7 Y; u$ m# ?6 B: }, o Y
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
% G% v, U' P0 ]# Y# A- i# pNo Allied losses 5 [/ p O9 @8 ^3 ~! e- B( [7 ^3 C
Aircraft Attacking:
2 q ^/ c$ ^; H7 R) [% V 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
" w) ~# g( p8 x& m7 m; \ Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, O( B5 _0 x7 E: ^
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$ x9 x% h" b. vMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . v1 T; j/ \7 C' J" A- T0 `
Weather in hex: Light cloud - j; X6 p; B0 \- L7 Q1 X' W/ f2 U
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 w! n' C7 Y% D% V0 u- g6 G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes + ?& T" c7 U% @2 O5 \3 t7 N
Japanese aircraft; C4 E* Q& }' V3 `" l* }& m
G4M1 Betty x 37 & y0 ]( o1 k" Y- M! M7 r& ?
No Japanese losses
3 ?0 o" I2 y& C/ n- k' qAirbase hits 8- H: t0 H. F; }) D
Airbase supply hits 6
' o9 K4 F% \3 z7 v) W) NRunway hits 34
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N' j6 T/ J# O9 o: f* b; UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 9 G( j @/ W3 B2 V0 q7 q' t( a
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
$ p: {/ `2 r# J3 xRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 g) j5 _& m/ g4 S2 v$ l
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
H/ X9 R3 z" ]! r2 }/ aJapanese aircraft% e- D8 p+ P8 ^) Y) d2 m6 S
A6M2 Zero x 44
I3 s: d2 `4 I' Z$ ~1 y5 p B5N2 Kate x 84& s K. Y; Y$ A% C$ W/ t) s
D3A1 Val x 71
3 v6 {1 w7 X O: u4 ~$ h, wJapanese aircraft losses7 T3 J3 ^( o" M: t( Q
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged9 H2 e" y6 z. t. q. j
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged % b' ]- C- D6 v3 n. p! ^6 M
Allied Ships8 r. f. C e! \( S6 E
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1% f0 Z- A% V G
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! l% m4 [& N! |! G! K
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk0 V% v8 I- k; `8 ~* L
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, R# |- X* Y( R, {2 I CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ B/ \ v J& ]8 wGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
& x7 U; Z G& w5 {& q$ r1 FJapanese Shock attack
$ ^# ^& o* y; X6 pAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 ; H& F& l/ K, I; F' N& ?. T0 ~3 O
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
: Q9 L+ G" r: T+ |8 u' b7 ^$ pJapanese adjusted assault: 23 " W! j, }4 J! |7 t
Allied adjusted defense: 5
5 G/ G( O* y6 d+ w& AJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
" w3 i, @- x' |& d ]0 IJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! 7 ~. b- \6 [1 ~9 u! Q+ e4 y k
Combat modifiers
0 X/ e" V6 @( C ]* bDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)& Q6 v1 w8 |; z4 R& Q
experience(-)9 k. X1 D2 y" h m: t: `; I9 F, f
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) ! ]: Y) P* ~- B6 Q
Japanese ground losses:
9 b4 n4 M! b& u+ i0 p7 d; W 18 casualties reported: ~/ t, w- l9 B% g( o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; q; p( @. x$ h! b0 Q, J4 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! n- k3 q8 B! b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ) W# h- T1 g b/ z
Allied ground losses: }, |; r5 c- |6 s
105 casualties reported
8 b8 {; C) g8 M1 p" d* s Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' }+ T, F9 Z' H
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
' _- }3 Z4 \( a8 F+ j6 V Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled$ t) S6 d0 l9 O7 R \
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled). {0 w6 ~& S8 [: Q
Units retreated 1 ; U6 _& W' y5 h t* R) A, p
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
$ l2 X. R6 v# H6 _7 K( ~* |7 {Assaulting units:
6 V7 A" H7 R% p* p$ ^ 16th Naval Guard Unit $ G# l; t% \2 C
Defending units:8 `. v6 i2 p/ m
107th RN Base Force / [! H, c5 W" p' Q9 D
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+ [4 y5 w4 ^( m$ q& w: B7 lGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
7 h9 A4 K' s5 bAllied Bombardment attack
, I1 T( M8 M" a2 {Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
* ]; P, J- u7 d; c" K+ _, nDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 " I" ~+ z2 h6 H2 N
Japanese ground losses:( {/ U2 w* K" |" Y0 {5 t
4 casualties reported: T4 P" Z' S) L3 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 u' p9 w# a; A1 P3 A& z4 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& ?/ @7 {# H9 E+ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- C! g7 F# M1 j/ H3 DAssaulting units:
9 j! |: F" G' J2 N+ n B Coy/NG Rifles
' {6 J. ~) S1 p% p' T# R Lark Battalion
5 P( c$ F2 I, T* m5 ?4 k Rabaul Det. Base Force : j2 E' U) U& e7 o& w& d" F/ n
Defending units:
# W/ r1 @( M) [ 144th Infantry Regiment
' w! p2 Y4 b8 A* i+ b6 W Maizuru 1st SNLF
2 }. I+ [# b4 v; D 2nd JNAF Coy $ x/ G3 r7 Y" |( e- d1 {
5th JNAF Coy |