AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41# e3 r/ H: w" f! J4 h) q
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。: Q* v$ c! ]0 a# o
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。; V" N. v1 K. U6 {$ n. b
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9 I. f7 i/ Y1 Y& b9 ?0 d: L/ z% {
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,
2 H# C$ L/ r& D2 x$ k 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,
2 S8 r3 v! M$ x, G$ `8 fkb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。5 g# V: \8 X! o
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。) N4 a5 B" G, b/ i. B2 t# d/ e
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。9 p% c3 I# u+ v! }# q
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 l3 G7 F2 ?$ }% H3 O
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force ) ^# p9 O* f4 l% i% ]7 {8 x9 O7 `6 K
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
, l7 B( w% e! m4 h; D0 M9 H+ DJapanese Ships
$ [- C5 m# n. \. ` BB Yamashiro
$ n8 F! l, C) B1 P* l CL Kashima# ^; g' p, V& w! C
DD Tsuga5 u# F' ^2 `* Q* R: ?& l
DD Kuri& ~- P8 E. x# U; {& d8 n
PB Shuko Maru #5
B! k, A$ T; ]! ]7 Q0 q V PB Sonan Maru #64 D; q& V7 e2 R: @
PB Sonan Maru #5
5 B3 V2 H2 [2 J [( K6 G: ` PB Shotoku Maru" N$ r9 S8 g5 N) Q M
PB Shoei Maru. m/ w& Y; b, O) j \* P( Q
PB Kyo Maru #10% y$ T' K4 a; f& l" u! L$ m
PB Kyo Maru #8
7 R% S: D+ N$ o5 D, y& A/ s, B xAK Kuraido Maru0 S1 B i2 W: F, L# k3 v% i
CM Tsugaru. `: f ~+ ~' v f, y; p
DD Yanagi 4 r) |7 l# c2 q2 A& H- `
Japanese ground losses:
0 N1 p% m6 m7 Q( y 18 casualties reported! }( f# y' z/ A5 c& M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% K" c" l) Z4 e7 M7 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ]) H& ^( v0 A2 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * B6 E7 h8 |: y2 f8 ^% l
Allied ground losses:
4 X3 M; U- T) Z 62 casualties reported2 z/ o- m( B2 m' }; T, o8 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 J* p6 E# L( _6 M5 g3 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled! q/ M" M/ @# r, ]8 l8 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
8 G. e w/ e* m1 ]3 ]Japanese Ships( s, J/ E: z8 b( w2 s' ?) e" r
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
% Z+ i/ N. q! ^0 }: U CL Kashima5 t. f& o, O! ?7 v6 t W
CM Tsugaru
3 Y' S6 u) Y( Z+ c0 b; x DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ \5 |9 G0 m+ H7 o5 ? DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 G3 c7 b, k5 \. l( M* z
DD Yanagi8 X2 k$ C1 G8 m6 T0 ], u
PB Kyo Maru #82 H$ c, t' E$ F, O
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire! m6 O9 S( [) d3 H* o8 t
PB Shoei Maru
$ y3 Y E0 D. o0 w+ u PB Shotoku Maru* A0 D& ^* ?/ j! N9 O+ J
PB Sonan Maru #5
7 q R/ [! D# L% u! q7 G3 @ PB Sonan Maru #6
4 A) }. e8 D, T% X! n4 { PB Shuko Maru #5; Z# h; s/ v3 c+ H! O5 v7 E) f
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire4 c- @$ w$ m4 b
xAK Matsue Maru
4 y+ z# Z2 F6 D xAK Venice Maru
1 e# `# V# k9 ? xAK Kogyoku Maru* w& x/ r D( I" l2 n
xAK Nishimi Maru4 S3 b6 s3 T. d" M# d" F* I3 s
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire: Z4 k" v* A" v, d6 o5 y
xAK Cheribon Maru2 t" K0 a5 i& d! r& ~( D
xAK Daifuku Maru
$ D3 ]" |. R. p7 o xAK Kuraido Maru
- K! c3 I: w" h o* g2 jAllied Ships
0 L5 L# z. _9 k" W3 W% Q CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage: m+ D- [& g4 v8 }6 @) U- ~- g
CL Achilles2 _+ k0 c& j5 D4 n2 ]0 J I
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
" m! M/ `. L; |( P" ?4 a5 r CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
, L, c( I! r& r5 e DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 ( i. ^$ ?+ w. J) {+ i" {
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms+ F% ^2 T, u. Y( N: o8 c
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
1 F2 N9 g" ]' H A) \; K+ Q. eRange closes to 18,000 yards...4 S" K" G# T( H1 k( S$ u6 R
Range closes to 15,000 yards...) K9 V0 x" X1 ?5 C q0 Q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
8 l- v# _3 G2 fRange closes to 10,000 yards... A; [ `+ I' y2 N
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
$ h5 O B; S9 X3 A# R! N9 b8 FRange closes to 8,000 yards...' f- I5 B( ]- C) h3 K* v0 |
Range closes to 7,000 yards...! U/ Y7 Z& r6 f) S2 |
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
5 A9 \# a4 B/ tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
) {$ _6 E/ g5 b% p) ?, axAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 , x& I# @9 _5 V$ h4 j" k. _- K! I
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards+ T9 ?$ `( X- _6 e9 y0 Y
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards& F: O1 |; p* i6 @7 @ h
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
* B: ^6 Q/ D) v2 S( g! ~7 n( T+ ~DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards5 B$ I3 q7 R( y% N
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
. }# B) o4 W4 F% ORange closes to 5,000 yards
! s3 \% c2 R8 \5 |BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards1 l2 }8 {% N$ @/ V1 a
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
4 M: s5 y$ b2 `# C# s) [+ lBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
y1 T4 r' C9 S' |( oDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards4 ^+ Q% }+ n# f& r0 Y
Range increases to 6,000 yards
8 O% J& |( C I1 ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
i. I, M! \) rDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards( h5 K, S1 A/ R% c5 I1 p( V
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
/ V9 s) g" N9 Q1 N7 CCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
\( H# S$ C/ _& W8 V3 H" UDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards( ]$ u) Q: Y z9 h
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
0 Y* Q5 q0 U: B1 m8 ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
& \" z" w2 n! ]7 C/ yBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards) Z! s8 b6 E/ ^" h' O: v0 T
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards) E6 k- J' f% I# W2 ]
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards9 ?) p. }* S7 C: @' L1 O& q
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
2 G* T8 y+ H0 f7 x" D! C+ c) j( JWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage, J# G+ y: v% I( S7 m" @1 |
Range increases to 8,000 yards' a4 |6 B ]1 `% f3 Q. r1 U
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards$ O9 j5 ]% h3 b k2 k9 b
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
. H* L8 ?" i& t$ t: }2 R0 ]DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards: I f2 _& z. v. N; |0 `; |: S
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards8 @- {/ k5 Q3 V& F
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards' o9 x+ N' H4 c$ ~/ J
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
/ R3 ?' H9 h: N) h4 U8 pRange increases to 15,000 yards$ e$ y1 [; m V3 A
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
$ N7 z" ~2 S4 k' g, ^3 i4 k% Q- escorted by DD Tsuga
$ F T) M( a* F6 M! t! ~1 k4 S6 NBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
9 N0 \. y3 b) c6 K+ g @; B4 t, MBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards [7 d$ Y+ k1 |0 ^) Y. U" w- e
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
T n$ G9 Z g8 [* E' _BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
. Y4 T0 k" ]9 A1 h8 DBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
- ~8 E0 X3 N2 X* w" _2 L5 xTask forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 $ I ?& r8 I: r; c6 n
Weather in hex: Overcast
1 |# J9 }9 R. c+ \Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' d) Y6 n7 C; ~& m- \Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
& M0 w: k4 X/ h, Z* B% PJapanese aircraft
6 X, U# a& ^4 A5 l G3M2 Nell x 27$ F/ Y5 H, f8 I, L+ x
G4M1 Betty x 31 + c; c8 y. W$ G) ^; p
Allied aircraft: j" ]/ q1 s8 g0 Z
no flights
5 h" Z' O# z+ XJapanese aircraft losses0 v* m: n! q7 X, S' [% c
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged8 F; I6 |" c, @0 h9 r: @4 y/ k
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
9 ^* U* _ [* n G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
& N- S5 Y7 T: A7 O& o" x- T, A9 LAllied aircraft losses5 l& E9 X9 p: Z' z. S+ g) u U
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged; P& `. u6 c( M0 s6 k
O-47A: 2 damaged
* ~7 ~! n1 Q, a4 u+ z" m P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
7 y; M$ c v+ G2 ^3 Y PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 1 L1 N& e6 K/ ^+ R% ^& k
Allied ground losses:
9 V, h ]$ x+ D 4 casualties reported, N: `& f* \/ F3 u. m0 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ d# E* n" t0 }, w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 g0 {7 H1 T8 [, ]* m) ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 G# O3 E7 ^0 BAirbase hits 18 q5 A& w& o% h2 t5 b* x3 m8 P
Runway hits 415 q0 }- z4 W* h- a/ k
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 1 C; B S8 R, N' {' v2 t" q
Weather in hex: Overcast
9 B2 @: c( d( i% G. m \Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 O( S' w" U( X; eEstimated time to target is 19 minutes & N. h1 q7 r# g; w0 \1 C. {
Japanese aircraft
0 C: d0 `8 ^$ J% y$ Q. r G4M1 Betty x 18 ! E6 Z, x0 E, X
Allied aircraft9 ~( T3 W8 \: `5 @ F2 M+ O
no flights
0 m; _2 l2 q8 j4 ^9 U6 n1 gJapanese aircraft losses k6 t1 J/ V! B, R0 A" G
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged & g- r( }# I: p& k& _+ K% m8 W
Allied aircraft losses; {. p' |" w0 P+ ~
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged - N7 a) t" G. T/ `$ b( `
Airbase hits 7
. n' ~( E8 Z. F$ H, u6 G0 x2 xAirbase supply hits 2
. T$ ]* X; ~. V8 PRunway hits 9
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9 ]# I8 y# c/ @/ ~ K# y }Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
p u9 j. ?/ i: _$ VWeather in hex: Overcast
- G& A @4 H. Z# H9 _% lRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( [$ N" L6 P7 i1 F: Q. c7 c
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
; s. K" I5 ]0 m/ UJapanese aircraft+ p/ }1 P- e7 |! j
G4M1 Betty x 13 . J0 O$ |+ Q. Q {7 P/ M
Allied aircraft0 l+ A6 d: c" ^7 @$ l( w
no flights
/ H. ]$ ]; B1 t" `9 G) PJapanese aircraft losses9 M& H d. Y: u( T
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged - e; X5 F0 L' @" ?! d
Allied aircraft losses& L+ l' \% U. H$ o- j# N9 e) r/ {8 I" N
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
+ _$ M# ?% D. ]+ _8 P' P P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground ) Y& ^4 G- |' ]" i
Allied ground losses:
# q6 o. e5 X* S5 ~# N9 k 5 casualties reported
% w. Y. d% R5 R s5 E5 {* w. ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% }1 b2 g8 a, @3 a) @ J8 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& ]" d$ r# I% q- z9 D( z9 n2 ~0 L9 W4 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & [6 _* K& ^/ K5 D4 P N- G! {
Airbase hits 18 Q( R! K2 M7 L, _; ?0 R% N4 D! \
Runway hits 10
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7 T$ _/ j7 R6 k; y% N0 b) o/ TMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 o+ p* g4 T; D+ A' X k
Weather in hex: Overcast
, J# U$ z8 O3 S4 ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( J" s4 \7 n7 ^% \5 ?7 {
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
8 `/ d3 g3 r5 `1 X- |/ wJapanese aircraft! ]- N) H; c. M2 d
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
; B; M G ]; V/ T! P& j5 T, f Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 4 k3 @& v! r. m
Allied aircraft
4 }, C( R' A2 O3 a* a& f: f no flights
+ B) C0 z1 ~/ y' G: _9 CJapanese aircraft losses
5 c* w7 E. b. ?$ E- N Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged- ?3 H; w# M' n a9 d) a& L
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged $ P1 P* z$ ]7 B
Allied aircraft losses
# v& E4 a; f7 t+ E O-47A: 1 damaged z& h# c3 }5 Y7 k, H
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged" `% G* F1 L9 ?* {. |/ t6 {
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged! o% O! t/ }- q) R$ c1 E' |
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
& T8 b: W- W" w3 Q2 s( Q! [Airbase hits 3/ j4 J' h$ A2 N. }
Runway hits 4
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- B; Y, k, A( T D# K3 }. I7 NMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
3 Y/ z; F& C! r7 {+ @Weather in hex: Light cloud
2 G- @' f) c# `8 g0 o2 q; n1 F0 M+ H9 U' aRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; t+ Q3 k$ j: n. W4 ~. p; G
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
5 u, Q- Z/ y; [$ xJapanese aircraft
: O- f6 ^& _2 y8 l0 [ Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
2 t6 n9 m3 m+ l e5 F! z, lAllied aircraft
w2 U3 z5 I0 W! K1 ] I-15-III x 11
/ ]* F0 c* w% EJapanese aircraft losses# k0 {6 U7 k1 r
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged , |" c* O' @' ~1 l3 F3 b3 {) j
No Allied losses ' ~6 E. f1 i- z8 d- P
Aircraft Attacking:
% j# h% L8 N; ^" N! t 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
/ J! R2 O: r! A6 R Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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1 N7 ~# U$ u9 U" OMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 : m( p2 d) ^: K
Weather in hex: Light cloud 6 n0 P V) i5 e5 F
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 a( n3 M' o3 {4 p- \, JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
7 {0 d% W7 T! N, g* s+ ]Japanese aircraft
- A. l6 U# J/ [5 x3 q9 X G4M1 Betty x 37
7 R `- T! g, T# I8 ] \7 |No Japanese losses 9 j) b4 n# }% `
Airbase hits 8' N+ D+ }+ R7 u" I$ G4 X
Airbase supply hits 6) c; t* g; a% ~, b+ [: Z) a5 o
Runway hits 34
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: c: {4 [3 J8 B& V4 U1 S% D, d4 m$ eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
% K% S. D5 k( s) YWeather in hex: Partial cloud * y7 C/ _, V. ?! x6 T- T: {6 ]4 [
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 x9 R$ L( {8 m. Q7 [
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
+ L( D* A+ a2 w. B0 Y# I& \9 V+ }Japanese aircraft
# p! P* q# Z( X+ h! p A6M2 Zero x 447 w; R; |( ?( F3 ^2 L$ v; r- b* F% [
B5N2 Kate x 84$ V9 B7 f% s6 j7 u
D3A1 Val x 71
* h$ C; [" M: B) P- y GJapanese aircraft losses% P) k$ {: x# i* {/ d' ?) K. F: |- l
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
6 x$ d$ s2 D8 \ X8 p. G8 L D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
# \5 h6 W4 N, B3 V' bAllied Ships1 G) R+ Z5 r) N9 t
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
0 Z/ E4 l+ ~7 e6 E CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 v. M; Q; u% L% n, ^& ^
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk2 h$ v& ?3 d1 M1 G2 n) M8 ^
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
" l# @! V5 B8 L) ^ CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) % T$ v8 h O a4 G5 M& M
Japanese Shock attack
3 @( P5 x' ^. J( n* c" Q5 @8 v0 H3 \2 cAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 : ?; r- v/ o& ]
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
6 t/ N! b3 ~/ ^2 K! m- I( l7 pJapanese adjusted assault: 23 2 T2 Z& p( C5 l
Allied adjusted defense: 5
0 b; r& M; \& r1 y/ E/ Y5 pJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) U& ~/ A' g% d3 k! G* m% P
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
, ]. \2 I+ c. F! pCombat modifiers
$ s+ ]& e% \- b [Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
2 w1 n3 i4 k& V& a* G8 M2 ` experience(-)) U$ i1 D9 g( ?3 g
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) ' t: v& [1 N- h4 C6 K' m% ^
Japanese ground losses:
: I4 k" Q I% h3 R( {& }. p/ q4 P7 x 18 casualties reported' b1 \ J o0 u3 E; |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 P5 o* Y K( ]$ L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) S: K6 |# f ^3 m& A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 s5 H7 m' l2 ~: I; M4 x" O! y' {Allied ground losses: A5 t' @$ Z E8 o
105 casualties reported/ L* y* L# C- d7 n. m6 e0 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 F: ~. [0 L3 r7 D8 Z6 m- ?- m, R Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
! S. Z2 s: i. v Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 c E$ `& I, }; Q3 L Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)! f/ h+ v$ g, ]$ ` {9 f" m
Units retreated 1
0 k7 u5 A: a" G" O4 G* w7 R1 iDefeated Allied Units Retreating! ' M, p7 _+ |+ Q0 f( s6 Z
Assaulting units:
0 S- \. J) P' R. W+ d3 y 16th Naval Guard Unit
2 {. g! U4 T! ^: W4 x c% e+ }Defending units:
- R+ Z. I1 o; Z) { 107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) ( J1 `, {# y3 P, r3 k# g
Allied Bombardment attack
3 |% u5 M" M k4 oAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
) T7 D" C- ]8 P; fDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
6 S6 D7 [ I* LJapanese ground losses:$ E g- M) G2 K6 C2 q& O; b8 X
4 casualties reported# Z+ g/ F! `" T* i1 P$ y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 ?; S- Q$ q9 e- i( M' y4 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* w+ r8 R0 i# J! w$ K1 F" ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) |1 y* n- d# M1 T6 B0 KAssaulting units:: C! A1 s( t7 K4 r3 X. [7 |2 v
B Coy/NG Rifles
5 ^# h6 Z/ m% t# ^% W Lark Battalion8 U" D# r- G, D, j
Rabaul Det. Base Force 8 S: P9 q- ?7 V: G
Defending units:
0 [! {: c# g* |. I 144th Infantry Regiment
/ t8 P4 T: s8 D Maizuru 1st SNLF$ e( Z7 c5 X4 r4 s6 V2 X
2nd JNAF Coy 8 Z+ [( u. O p' L1 [+ R; q
5th JNAF Coy |