AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41/ b1 ~6 Q5 B9 e* S0 R" u
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。0 Z w& m( M6 ]- X* s0 d' Q+ z
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。' u6 y7 o+ X- 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
# @2 r( w8 p1 q+ E6 _ D; C1 o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,
. J+ T: i7 q2 X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,
6 Y6 v2 q8 H3 Jkb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。
, [" P9 P- r9 I% h$ N$ b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。
! H- N8 p( U" J/ @( Z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。8 b- S! i8 x7 _
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8 j% k: f& B0 Q% aPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
& d* A; P( m! W7 w/ |( Q8 EDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
; i- N# R4 r2 W/ D7 H31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 1 y) z; F' e- A
Japanese Ships
/ G1 A$ U! O5 G& V6 `; A! n# a BB Yamashiro
8 P+ V, b2 [' _6 F( s& s$ D9 A g CL Kashima
w/ c' ]" D; e6 S% q, h+ P* D DD Tsuga
6 w. ]! W: p( ^- f3 K; J4 v# u: ^ DD Kuri
" m$ Z; W2 L" n( G" \ PB Shuko Maru #5
( d6 E: H0 H$ w9 ^+ n PB Sonan Maru #6
* W, _6 E& l6 l' x, D PB Sonan Maru #5
4 j" C+ L6 w; n PB Shotoku Maru; M+ \% Z8 T$ u) C; b0 S0 E
PB Shoei Maru& P$ b, C. O2 `5 L; S
PB Kyo Maru #10* E, u- o. W% T: \& d! w
PB Kyo Maru #8
* c' r1 b# E7 J" `- @! | xAK Kuraido Maru
, f+ l5 n- I3 H E! H: h CM Tsugaru
) ~7 I% {( ^5 n$ l DD Yanagi
( S$ i5 n% f8 f) KJapanese ground losses:
6 t- |5 w) ?( l' Z* R; q2 J 18 casualties reported0 I% d0 j" C, a0 K; N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: S9 y& r' y+ V! ?8 n6 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' I7 O" c& x7 n* Q9 [- n1 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled . C: s7 I, b' r
Allied ground losses:6 l$ r4 v; h! A
62 casualties reported
/ t7 p! d2 Q+ H& g* _ N. q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: E6 a: N2 k& \8 w2 f( d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled$ j( A; Q; c9 r9 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled ; j+ \& I7 E; s
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: s8 H+ l6 l! Q) ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
* l K7 q6 \- P6 r% OJapanese Ships" _/ R- t4 H+ L( u. h$ x
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
5 J: r5 x2 G1 t! _ CL Kashima
; f1 ?$ [: y- C! o; r* H$ j x9 m0 l CM Tsugaru9 @. N2 B% b" E2 G; y1 ?2 _
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" r: \5 j% w! R# a6 a" P5 I
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 @! s' [3 K7 m: | DD Yanagi
* b7 b# ~" o- ]4 Y+ x5 T2 S PB Kyo Maru #89 g7 }* e! r0 F6 s' X3 c
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 A. T0 U/ L9 y8 {( H PB Shoei Maru: s8 C A9 h6 Q- R: ^
PB Shotoku Maru
# D; m2 i" A" p7 P PB Sonan Maru #50 t! g5 |6 h) e3 q% i0 E
PB Sonan Maru #6( I1 V! H; y8 i4 Z9 r; _3 x
PB Shuko Maru #5
/ g" I" V7 j$ ?+ O xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 d( U; j$ W* J( G xAK Matsue Maru
( A' r0 W& }- ?% M; f, x' I6 B5 f8 \ xAK Venice Maru6 E& w" j6 o3 E, y# s
xAK Kogyoku Maru' `+ m. S% }9 |; t9 C
xAK Nishimi Maru
. u/ ~8 e% [8 Y% X xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
, }. H3 o) I# p/ t xAK Cheribon Maru
4 _) X8 X1 g1 l1 s' ]7 C xAK Daifuku Maru! x2 R& s- K( c9 c+ ?7 F
xAK Kuraido Maru 2 ?; K: A+ x7 U( W* ` I: ]' q
Allied Ships8 ^' b j& ?! A8 ?( L0 M
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage) D i9 n& A: g
CL Achilles) K# i6 j" ^: u3 p
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires7 J7 Z. V# f+ |9 h- d( Z
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
1 c; R5 w0 |# G0 D- R' S DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
! S; |! o0 y/ G, m- uLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
" \1 o! U. z* x5 bMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
$ W. D0 D' V/ Q) _Range closes to 18,000 yards...
8 L% A4 b. }, G' p9 KRange closes to 15,000 yards...
/ w( D" J6 u8 u, x8 RRange closes to 12,000 yards..., q4 Q: K( b4 ?. e5 I2 q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 O0 U- B( X3 J9 r! X* x- G4 b- w
Range closes to 9,000 yards.... n8 r1 g( V, f- y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 _8 K1 n5 E5 S7 Y# ^/ yRange closes to 7,000 yards...% y/ ?/ u( ]# \
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
! d- K* ~) X( S9 `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards/ t5 s2 c- r8 L3 b6 A7 b% L
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 $ N3 s: M/ S# q
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
: {$ j2 b/ J: A5 ^4 o2 {* p4 aCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards! g3 d: e! \: i) q, A) |
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
$ |1 _- ]6 e, K3 I7 rDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards2 Y% C) E+ Y( x0 _7 c$ k3 ^
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
5 y2 Q/ v( C2 H- F V! t' QRange closes to 5,000 yards
U# d; \ S6 d+ sBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
1 K B( H, v6 ~: `* a0 gBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards% Y% v/ m; @5 _0 g$ `( S$ s
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards" ?0 w; G5 T* a Y+ O0 \! ]$ q
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards4 A7 \" s; C2 N; g& v
Range increases to 6,000 yards
9 V; U$ X4 e$ M' B$ EBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
9 b* {2 b x$ E/ }DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards, G, b1 f/ L+ ~6 U' t7 s6 N
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
. }* g) E ~- a/ b$ T& ?* G' P7 FCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards' ~; I, x1 X; F9 ~7 X
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
' E! c) y, Y" W% n. h9 R2 lCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards! Q9 k+ Q% t& E" r) s: L& Q8 j) U
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards: K! G5 d1 W8 M- A% U
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards, A# b; g# ~% v/ d$ r
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards f5 O% M$ _) S
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards; {6 U5 G( d2 D, ]( k# K+ f% ?
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards6 }9 ?2 S* S% f% `
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
/ {: m/ x) J: D/ O T2 l" sRange increases to 8,000 yards+ f5 J' ^: }$ e, _, I' b6 u
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
! y. Z# j3 e1 M) p3 o WCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
$ f$ z" c5 F9 d; b3 E' h, f% S+ ]DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards) W& |; e3 r& i/ W. z0 I
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
- p& b: v1 r# Z. z; l! y2 GDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
/ K( f, i% p/ R3 XDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
, r9 w. M1 U8 ]) B- sRange increases to 15,000 yards
9 \# |! e& u) F& i( ^CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
& k' i& [- x% o" q4 m/ l- escorted by DD Tsuga2 h8 b. r! ~% o. E6 N5 L
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards0 Z# h- N# i3 X1 _3 ^7 B
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards; B, ^2 x- X% Q" T! r7 w7 c m
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
5 c/ Y& G+ c1 H5 ~- r4 `BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards& j$ n8 O" `0 ]$ g+ ?2 n& D
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
$ s9 C$ e2 b7 D( g0 R' vTask forces break off...
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, S+ ]. }, u/ t) e* i' h+ O: ^Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 5 w: Q- C7 s; W& b# p, Y# w" _! z
Weather in hex: Overcast
: f5 o g3 k' T5 v( u; E% u! hRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 F# r! \- D% Q# ? `
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
9 z1 l2 d5 C( p2 w: u5 R# GJapanese aircraft
x, s, c" ^2 N# M/ X G3M2 Nell x 27; A. z* Q( a4 J0 A" Y# ]7 p
G4M1 Betty x 31 / n8 W, r8 X' l
Allied aircraft9 [9 B* j# y: L1 |% Z' v/ k
no flights
. X. _" b: }8 D/ M, ?Japanese aircraft losses5 r' E% b W6 a* w8 [! F: y! \
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged2 a. s8 i) ]" X& i( V/ I
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged* W, u( T9 z3 y) N
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
$ A+ m i e4 I) ^$ B1 @Allied aircraft losses
. j) |5 N$ u$ z9 I0 |7 r B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
) e2 ]' d: q" v$ c" ?# _ O-47A: 2 damaged. q9 @' L. U; r. j0 B( W8 ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged2 ~& v! I6 W, g V+ w
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged ! m0 I3 H+ v. m1 x! F. c
Allied ground losses:* L7 T% C; k" Y' E$ }$ r
4 casualties reported. t" w1 _0 k- ~2 o8 R( e8 B+ a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" O# F: W! D( v/ o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& |8 p# R$ z) X. i# s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( x u4 J# a; O& }Airbase hits 18
7 f9 A& T8 Q; ^& p% W" lRunway hits 41% A) x* v# C3 ]; G
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8 c& v3 F9 }6 Q9 Q6 q- `0 X3 zMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " C6 |; a$ X: W) a* w! O; E
Weather in hex: Overcast # g# Z) @, p- o+ e# a
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.% }+ R9 m% n. o% q7 X
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
6 }. ?: |9 o- J+ U6 M- r" tJapanese aircraft3 T" }( o; r, ~/ T
G4M1 Betty x 18 3 c# K! L! k! r) o
Allied aircraft5 X/ X/ `' ^2 e( ^. P; i
no flights 4 e5 P5 K. B I' Q$ G! K, F
Japanese aircraft losses
4 e3 ~* i! P% y7 s, \4 Z2 Z; r G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
0 Q0 j) L( v" gAllied aircraft losses
$ T2 [0 s. X/ ~5 H7 y/ f PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
H1 P }* N4 z8 o) @% @Airbase hits 79 B7 j2 v* a" e$ W4 v( P4 O7 d
Airbase supply hits 2* U$ n% u* T0 I5 V; s' w
Runway hits 9
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4 m b5 g% u$ }" M, K8 QMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
4 P" z2 }" r9 O. h; V# O$ A0 U) K. n; TWeather in hex: Overcast
/ `- P. K0 L8 y2 r2 bRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
{2 K" G4 x* |8 C) B0 u4 fEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
: F# R' f$ A: r% l3 y1 [Japanese aircraft
( J1 P3 k, A+ J% K3 B G4M1 Betty x 13 : \* l, u( |2 t! ^. F6 G3 A: A
Allied aircraft
3 A$ v' {! G' Z7 a1 o; z# c- N( y no flights
& L, x( o! m; Z. b; c. M& HJapanese aircraft losses% Z9 J+ ~- A% [/ r \9 I3 v" i
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
- V0 b( j% x8 V7 V0 }# OAllied aircraft losses
9 d. m3 Q- w- x& a' A" g; K PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
1 W5 u m4 s @' z, {0 F' ]3 q+ G4 O7 w P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground - \: m/ }3 o- Y, [: U8 X4 ~
Allied ground losses:- z' _' d. k- r# d: @
5 casualties reported
7 l1 O3 b" L8 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' R( \6 _- Z, F* L# g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 K& C3 q7 _$ } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 X+ x3 e p5 L8 z$ e$ @0 P6 V0 tAirbase hits 1
, p3 I( _ @; S- p# zRunway hits 10* {0 S) X2 w2 p' j' _8 \
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
6 {2 A6 k' N, d! fWeather in hex: Overcast 5 O' O! O' p! W$ P9 j
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 m3 E+ B' h" \6 vEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
! U% g7 D6 c$ uJapanese aircraft" r1 D/ `3 f" E
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
/ P) g/ w5 R0 _% y Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
5 I0 k8 X* `, `- G2 E$ \9 p" ^Allied aircraft( ~5 G2 H% _& I% @! o/ I+ F3 @
no flights 4 d& R" U% f' @; D( f" j
Japanese aircraft losses
# ?5 e' K" a+ ~7 H8 V Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
% k, @9 |' o' U0 n& A/ a. w% P( G3 z Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
7 }: ^+ F2 B8 jAllied aircraft losses" z2 z7 E3 @/ c" q) f5 D& r$ i7 K
O-47A: 1 damaged: J& C6 @0 b& S0 Q6 C9 d" a
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged. L0 I3 G+ w0 a1 u) {2 e2 u; c! R
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged! \1 `6 i" ~# f$ F# Y+ w
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
1 G5 M j) O0 k1 g3 _: d' dAirbase hits 3
& ~* S b6 _7 E$ v4 E" T3 K7 L- lRunway hits 4
9 X" Y6 v; K( b0 G-------------------------------------------------------5 n# \- J$ E$ ?: Y+ Z
Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
& ] e0 }" E, BWeather in hex: Light cloud * w: P) ?8 f- l e% }' i% ?* w
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" m% j& G0 r/ EEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
) c P/ j" i* P1 R, u* RJapanese aircraft/ K% i R# g4 b9 Q) m+ B) c) n
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
; W; p* k" q1 }7 _$ `) x, qAllied aircraft0 H! g. Z* t+ e7 J6 p( K# i3 y7 x
I-15-III x 11
5 L0 M5 I' U& L( A8 }8 e0 t% q2 DJapanese aircraft losses
1 \7 F2 q( H$ R2 W" y( u Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
. g" \5 C! B$ P+ \; m; VNo Allied losses
/ z! g5 p% [$ W9 [# Z$ qAircraft Attacking:
% y) U% A+ T% R+ I3 V/ j* | 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * / W3 ~4 |, y' g- D- M
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
$ H0 f. N/ @" \, tWeather in hex: Light cloud / N9 D" B$ E' h& L5 y1 f5 K5 K' |
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! f+ \8 C- ^4 TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
# t; C9 ?. b3 n+ O& _% M0 y* ZJapanese aircraft8 ^9 _) c( F$ k. }" M4 @5 e
G4M1 Betty x 37
3 D" c2 \; D" u5 dNo Japanese losses
' u7 m: Z0 K% H: lAirbase hits 80 }* I5 W2 Z7 M4 Q& a( @
Airbase supply hits 6: F) D" G4 x. d' {; {- [
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 6 d# Y2 a% |, |
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
1 _ a. [3 Y- K$ b6 nRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( J5 O g3 u8 h0 @5 I9 [2 HEstimated time to target is 28 minutes ; u* a D- h, u" R/ C: I1 K3 L
Japanese aircraft2 O) l6 H9 P& m% s' V$ X2 ]
A6M2 Zero x 44
5 h1 O; N$ S5 { B5N2 Kate x 84
@) R; {8 \! I- d8 U. m D3A1 Val x 71 + G9 C- G: p+ R" x8 ~
Japanese aircraft losses
# i$ t% a/ o2 n4 x G B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
0 P! ~: A2 R8 ? D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 5 e& e- B* |" c# h* Y* S0 V6 A5 l# J
Allied Ships
* m( z2 u) }) ^ CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1/ S x6 @, Y6 x8 L( z" ^6 g
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% r. X+ s9 O0 _! R. V
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk; }' w; \; u8 v
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
) k4 H& T) `4 V5 A CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ g, \- _, N) ]( [# U! `) HGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
! [+ V7 [( x) I! d8 t v; XJapanese Shock attack
% P+ m4 W% ~6 \% @+ u' PAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
# {7 J' \$ l& y5 {3 l! hDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
# l3 n: v' J' L( t' L$ v) |' F! E* jJapanese adjusted assault: 23
z' `$ k" `- a$ O; u' S! @Allied adjusted defense: 5
, w) _0 L- V! j/ j& R/ CJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
. ~ s( i$ X" c0 f oJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! / k9 u* l3 h0 |$ a! f
Combat modifiers2 w$ g- U6 z% }: H0 L4 O
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)' V+ C( [5 I5 L! k! b4 ^$ G4 [1 ]. A
experience(-)
2 x- V6 X9 a$ q! O7 J; Y! W. A6 uAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
Z9 S2 ]+ i& `/ ]7 V3 v- }Japanese ground losses:4 Q7 `1 G0 x6 S2 \" F7 k D
18 casualties reported$ a# Z7 m# b7 @$ d+ U$ N# n# t' X S5 _6 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; t& e! R% f! I+ D% [$ w" S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) T( ~1 ]0 C6 ~) I7 K; n0 o' a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' e8 B/ d4 e0 a# BAllied ground losses:
8 ]4 @$ k4 H% @$ X' A3 }- X: ^0 Q% A 105 casualties reported
& B+ D v: h/ W- I4 \' h6 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) {& y T+ K# ?) U Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 m; y( q! `- R# n/ a/ |) z8 e I# }- b+ E Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled7 |; N: {( z. Q3 S6 u3 I `; Z# y+ j
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 R! X6 M: g1 J$ v Units retreated 1 ) n, k# L; B) O6 F
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! k+ l' k( G4 @& `- o6 o
Assaulting units:
( L5 E! q/ D7 J' Y q) Z 16th Naval Guard Unit
' w2 M% \, B/ t) t5 i) _3 HDefending units: _, L6 b9 Q5 x# G* O Q6 a) E$ c
107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
9 `/ v0 S' w$ c. T( A0 M+ m* A% Z' wAllied Bombardment attack : ]( y. F3 e3 |9 Q
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 + r* \8 w- \8 f3 ^4 i
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 . A% o7 O" b! V# {5 H9 P( Q
Japanese ground losses:! g/ B% M4 z5 w5 A/ ]
4 casualties reported
2 i- i! }$ B3 O7 {7 F8 ~9 }: x) l( p0 D* x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' a- z; @; n; l$ x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* W0 A/ V Y: G0 V6 L2 U9 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! ~. M* a6 B; i+ eAssaulting units:
d6 A6 e% N( c8 @ B Coy/NG Rifles
# R9 n- w) ?7 `8 h7 J8 s Lark Battalion9 A2 c1 Y9 X9 ?3 E7 r
Rabaul Det. Base Force
6 {& ]: W9 l" f3 `9 lDefending units:
% k2 c/ p- H! g! Q( I 144th Infantry Regiment
% d5 F# b ^) P7 P2 t( }7 c6 X Maizuru 1st SNLF
, \: i4 t$ u2 X2 N! q 2nd JNAF Coy - A5 _; L, l6 Y' i l3 j
5th JNAF Coy |