AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
- y8 F' \1 e, q. v9 G/ i拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。# [% \9 z- y# r+ ?$ o4 i6 w! `
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。
& h" |# a9 R3 m1 I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
# J+ i j& k# ]- m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,
( o) r2 X* m8 O; V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 T. I5 b+ ]9 akb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 u0 {+ {0 n/ 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 j: a/ \* c
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。. w2 Q; o0 k3 {, E9 y& B+ u
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
- Y$ n4 @, g( MDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 b% f+ @$ h4 n$ R) F! Z8 Q
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 8 ?/ T9 o Z, q& U, k- c
Japanese Ships& H0 @/ q- `! f/ a3 F
BB Yamashiro
$ q6 v: U4 b: n3 \0 Y1 i! ~4 { CL Kashima
. A8 b5 [9 G6 l/ @2 x DD Tsuga* Y/ y# V; x& a" Q$ ^# ?9 e" W
DD Kuri
* H( t) F$ R, ?) [! R5 { PB Shuko Maru #5
6 e. K0 a8 O- a2 B- B J) ?# W PB Sonan Maru #61 c% `0 i" ^# N1 ]; b: `* h
PB Sonan Maru #5
4 q! H4 l" Z R% |+ N* I P PB Shotoku Maru
6 Z5 l# \' E6 ]$ G } PB Shoei Maru; h! B# @6 j- o- u- T* t2 ^
PB Kyo Maru #10
1 s4 Z8 _! j: W# k" C2 V8 h PB Kyo Maru #8
- x7 s" F$ D( z) J9 w xAK Kuraido Maru7 `& y4 I! E% o" b& T3 l
CM Tsugaru8 P2 w, s) B, c+ f
DD Yanagi
1 {8 U- j' M8 W7 s6 @) P. I" ?) x5 P. MJapanese ground losses:8 o' {/ x2 ]2 ~
18 casualties reported
- j) R) [1 q5 L- r- h Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 h' ]9 }* @2 j8 R* l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' w+ p4 a% A% B/ a$ v5 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; {) s5 K4 _8 k& C) f' y) b9 hAllied ground losses:: m0 Q& w* l2 s, H- E1 p
62 casualties reported' G0 y4 G a" R; W6 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# c: H' f: |1 S7 x$ c" { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
" y* i% r' j8 C: l- a) V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards ! e" S3 r5 c: U s
Japanese Ships2 G8 J; Y4 f: j0 f1 a( `7 {$ x* |
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
3 Q! r+ Y3 J( T/ x! s) y9 _% t CL Kashima W7 Y5 X4 K" F4 p# D# K9 e4 e
CM Tsugaru
8 Q a% X' O- C5 }9 s DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 d: b: T7 }: p9 L* O' q* v( ~
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 s5 A# O# [: ~# d4 s. Z* K9 [ DD Yanagi
: a. k- t2 Z R; R6 f# B PB Kyo Maru #8
8 x& f$ X6 u) y8 m" Y2 I" g6 c PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire+ Z+ T( m/ l, D! N( Y. ^
PB Shoei Maru0 n5 X6 F2 R- g) F) \# ]
PB Shotoku Maru* A2 E/ P/ x$ n0 J. b" A
PB Sonan Maru #5
5 W3 u! h0 E7 K$ H/ B5 C5 z3 D1 v3 U PB Sonan Maru #6
1 L$ x& T, G0 _" o PB Shuko Maru #5
' ^7 `5 B& R3 G" a. U xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire) _* I, V' Q/ a% H$ R% `
xAK Matsue Maru
5 R9 d5 V: a+ y" [! Q xAK Venice Maru
6 O# Y3 T4 E, J$ R# O5 q( b xAK Kogyoku Maru
+ w1 F9 g% _& k$ s* w" l xAK Nishimi Maru
: X& J3 A4 L& g# [# N' V xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 t0 ~, {1 h: d- E8 n: x xAK Cheribon Maru5 S! [- U6 }: q9 v8 f
xAK Daifuku Maru
, J0 N# N) _0 E- K w xAK Kuraido Maru
, ?2 k: E' I, X! RAllied Ships
F6 T @3 M& O3 { CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
- s: ^& Y, Q6 p CL Achilles
: v( y; A. Z) O: x0 C- s1 a CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires8 [1 H9 v. r! j! e: E' q
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
4 T- R, x% E- D# c+ n* u1 U( i DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
- |1 a& g" Y4 U7 n% LLow visibility due to Thunderstorms( y4 ?3 @) l$ X* |" k4 Z9 s
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards
4 n$ K+ Q% ^& V4 lRange closes to 18,000 yards...
7 L. q7 |, N$ D! L1 YRange closes to 15,000 yards.... {. P3 I9 l0 ^0 c4 N
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
3 ^& {5 }( H URange closes to 10,000 yards...& A" l9 j/ ]+ S
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
$ a8 u4 l* H( D" |Range closes to 8,000 yards...
- B" z) {5 y k* ~: }+ CRange closes to 7,000 yards...# e+ w7 A2 v+ J8 ?# o& v% T
Range closes to 6,000 yards..." |! j! J$ F, {% L! e2 l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards: C5 j, K1 o" ` y) W4 R9 e% @
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
+ Z1 I4 H& U9 T! uBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
1 i. C# M: s( I5 F! ?7 J1 rCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
( ~6 a! S8 T4 w) gCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
! f0 ^! S2 C' B, I) j6 BDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
, M/ r% G* e: n n0 hCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
6 L8 w4 k3 r! x9 iRange closes to 5,000 yards5 C' ^- N0 A' _- t2 y1 X
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
$ W$ s5 I- h1 G5 [BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards1 C# e8 u) T6 X( b6 {, k: Z) z/ ^
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
/ X; Q4 W! H2 r& P' }DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards0 V: I1 ^* j) T9 c& z/ ~4 V6 h6 m
Range increases to 6,000 yards& p+ g) {) [' B1 k- R1 h- o U& w
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
) h; x- M# g8 ?5 g! Y( LDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
6 L6 K( d$ n0 D C; k) YCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
2 _9 S! |% t3 K" CCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards" {: f5 `: w6 y
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
6 B; B8 g" U! ICL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
- u7 ?% P6 S/ u0 z/ c7 N4 xBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
* k7 i8 E" Q9 S8 HBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
" |1 ]. l# h$ n$ lDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards6 M+ T5 S0 v. }7 D- ]7 l( Q
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
$ j% u$ N) C0 ?CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards) P Z) U# J9 G9 _3 i2 w1 q' T
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
& @8 `. L) g% [" C6 MRange increases to 8,000 yards
! T& A; T7 |2 Z: k" K; ?8 tBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
# T8 ^5 y3 u0 T- Q' X0 A- gCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
+ s; ~& A, w( q3 z! N9 DDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards& W: K7 J& {+ G% a# u
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards0 Z3 o3 \" w# N
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards1 l+ I, P7 R W: R3 j0 P9 h
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
: c% s3 V; g/ N4 J- u2 J$ uRange increases to 15,000 yards
- Y5 y( i" |* J1 H5 v, g" @; Q& | qCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat3 r0 i z- k9 u
- escorted by DD Tsuga! y1 V$ p- F; m; p
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards7 e, h! q' w& k& k
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards& l% J7 V& K9 v" A$ M
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards! K1 m! y8 j6 ?! _/ p7 t
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards% i# F+ G6 _7 ]; \$ f9 u% O0 u) `
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
: E9 U. }: o8 u# ATask forces break off...# U1 c9 o, ^( V0 R% I' r. M
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ) O( v' P4 v9 w+ D1 X' C$ D: }
Weather in hex: Overcast " i2 A; J3 w0 X; Z" m
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 }5 w- L8 _) W0 D5 ?7 _+ CEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
( T8 @/ x* t! c4 ?9 l( G; T) o6 wJapanese aircraft8 a/ a9 L: V9 {, G$ o
G3M2 Nell x 27
( e$ u" \4 c" r' ~- f1 U G4M1 Betty x 31
9 C/ w3 S& g. b) ^% [* o5 Z, ^Allied aircraft6 p: f( B# R0 E8 X) D
no flights
% R+ ^; v# A: {; [, q9 RJapanese aircraft losses* S2 Y+ _& j: e# Q
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
$ b3 j% p- P) n6 e" M G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
7 u: v# D: |, x$ r" V6 O' x3 s G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
1 G8 }3 }+ k9 _$ L1 A. ~/ a& NAllied aircraft losses
& H1 u% i& T, V( q \+ S B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
5 J" Q* w+ Z( S S O-47A: 2 damaged
: x% r: b% S# n4 ^ P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
2 |: V, v7 z+ A n PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged / X5 O. o6 N1 ]2 P9 H5 g5 @
Allied ground losses:' F8 ~2 {9 s0 Q6 Y
4 casualties reported
( L N$ |( N' D' ?# w6 m- z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ F7 a" d8 b! c' B5 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, P& |7 J) i" q( w# Z0 n4 d: ^( |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' U4 ^# c0 w oAirbase hits 18
" {' p; t1 ?; h( Q' ?Runway hits 415 N, ?2 L1 J0 `$ o8 c( K, l
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5 p! f' n- [5 N5 B: mMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
% {) w/ l0 j" _* S; \% j: kWeather in hex: Overcast * P/ }9 A( b. z( p7 J% H& A
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
: V ^2 b8 ~+ i" a5 REstimated time to target is 19 minutes 1 l1 |4 r; A7 f" E
Japanese aircraft
9 ~2 ~8 z u+ `+ C- A G4M1 Betty x 18
# H. Z: F1 w! ]1 OAllied aircraft2 ]- K; Y* E% E1 U8 D }! J2 H
no flights $ ~& O) e/ f+ s, g6 b
Japanese aircraft losses
& [, X% n2 U9 Z8 c G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
; e- ?% l( }1 c; q' PAllied aircraft losses- Q) N/ g8 L% [! ?, Q- ?6 h
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
0 ^" m3 f: U/ e. t5 w+ [) g; }Airbase hits 7
! e; d' Q9 ~$ ?! v9 a1 ^Airbase supply hits 25 n; A, i6 e: a0 D
Runway hits 9# ?" ?0 d$ a6 G8 A
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
1 j* O: a- d& c2 bWeather in hex: Overcast
4 r! ~5 o8 x* g) V" d/ Q% {Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
c: v7 q" _! g% O) s% AEstimated time to target is 11 minutes * y7 E$ `% }5 U* v! N2 h0 H
Japanese aircraft; `* Z$ P1 a% f7 }/ R
G4M1 Betty x 13 P# e0 k/ r6 Z) f1 Q3 x+ {& ?4 r4 P
Allied aircraft
: l E% n& F6 I+ Y5 R7 k no flights 5 _! F' g; i) K @) q7 b9 v
Japanese aircraft losses3 f2 I+ V! a( T
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 2 D, _' {: B+ z& R+ r6 f
Allied aircraft losses
& j* m2 j! N* f6 m% q PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
6 S( a, y& n A P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
2 O- i5 n7 M$ J( D3 ?, l3 V" wAllied ground losses:
# a a+ G1 z: D! d/ L1 q% f 5 casualties reported
" o& J( h, v# @1 u8 r1 T& m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& w" ]1 f) m! m5 ~! g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 \9 M I9 @7 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 0 Q( o/ W5 W2 `
Airbase hits 12 {$ T G% U f+ {* V, M( Z
Runway hits 10+ K4 S3 O2 _, }4 V3 i
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5 N+ G3 d* I, s1 W: AMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : Q- s8 _& E2 e+ A
Weather in hex: Overcast
$ V. i8 E$ i8 T D% T }1 f0 ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% v1 p/ V- L+ G1 eEstimated time to target is 25 minutes ) F/ Y2 F/ m1 R* I. x0 D
Japanese aircraft
4 V& B$ Y' i5 P/ U' ~/ ^, s Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12# e8 {: ?# ]" ^' K+ p$ [5 N
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
* \ S y- N4 p: G" E# u$ aAllied aircraft3 ~9 t& q% j" o% @
no flights
: r' u& N! Z+ V; o2 |Japanese aircraft losses8 e1 ~7 \0 j* I$ n3 v
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
" g H W8 ]9 ]/ T6 s/ J0 w, m, L Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
6 X2 X8 T$ @/ H, JAllied aircraft losses/ `: f5 v! }7 {% k! G4 u, Q
O-47A: 1 damaged
! v, ^8 y! l1 v7 W. L2 Q B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
. O J2 i) n9 t' c# {/ Y2 f8 C P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged* u: f* B: N' p1 H
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
5 n- Q% `1 q- A) I# x9 l8 uAirbase hits 30 {' ^* K9 ~' K, Y- f" p) t
Runway hits 45 D1 P; L; b) I
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8 @& {7 r$ ^4 yMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
# A# I+ S" t, @! j2 Z( c3 {Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 Y+ o3 h7 N" {% uRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* X+ d) E0 C) N4 t: K% y' |
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
2 Y( |2 p2 T& d4 m3 W) W, ]! kJapanese aircraft8 ^+ J# A9 f( c/ e
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 5 [$ s& E/ O* E% L
Allied aircraft
5 X2 o7 k. k4 r* v% E3 d; \ I-15-III x 11
3 h8 Y6 g& I3 ~. x# u XJapanese aircraft losses
X4 X8 |, M# s1 l Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
( @ a. b) H# T' q0 `9 rNo Allied losses
9 _5 R" B0 j( _# ~- IAircraft Attacking:
$ `1 J6 o! }! X. \6 n8 \9 p+ z 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * " w G% C* Y9 f0 ^; R8 Y3 @2 t
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 C4 s- Z5 S. N; r4 H---------------------------------------------------------------: c, H: X, N) ]1 s3 ?' p" R
Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
3 g& Q1 O ]3 ]/ V9 WWeather in hex: Light cloud
; m# f8 E. B8 TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; Z2 I9 m1 g% S! D) X3 W% A/ Y, SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 {; g" h' ~& |" Z# VJapanese aircraft! E% O2 G w+ m
G4M1 Betty x 37 ) `% l3 t! f. ?- W& Y( G1 z
No Japanese losses
% Y- e: m9 K: Q2 bAirbase hits 8
, A5 O u0 t3 AAirbase supply hits 67 \% v6 V1 J K
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
. Q! f+ u4 o' I8 S" ~9 X7 uWeather in hex: Partial cloud
8 C; f, L3 E5 v7 C; ?, ~7 \3 b& |Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 o% }9 F2 W, U1 X: @
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
; F( @! G3 k& \' v$ SJapanese aircraft! Y+ D8 a) l- F* ~7 f3 U& r9 u
A6M2 Zero x 44; o; s. O8 l7 _' m( D& ~8 Z* e
B5N2 Kate x 84+ T9 ?( w; v# Y& g
D3A1 Val x 71
0 M# |& x# S4 g. @; cJapanese aircraft losses
- A3 }; |) V0 ]9 ]+ @! p+ a B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
( L4 @/ n4 o! C D3A1 Val: 3 damaged / w C. _( @+ g) g1 [
Allied Ships
# G9 T3 f& y; c1 k- h CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
4 o% A2 V* C. j/ ~ CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 r; T2 N/ p, S4 h& ~% l0 k2 b9 p DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
8 p6 j# r2 B2 a1 t7 ^1 b! T: x/ i0 g CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ]' ~- C: f0 n9 {1 c6 h" J1 r
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ T# D- h ~0 r7 A
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
& X( z% h2 U/ n7 V' k' s- K! o2 ]Japanese Shock attack
, T' y. @ T4 C8 } B/ J2 CAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 ! b6 O# f! b0 a( Z# F6 x
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
* D& y* D0 z2 C5 s4 zJapanese adjusted assault: 23
8 q) Q. `1 P1 y* IAllied adjusted defense: 5 $ C. I0 v U# y6 V% a2 D6 s9 l, L
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) & O" p, Y7 W7 u
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! - e5 U3 \! y6 x Y4 }8 |1 u
Combat modifiers
, ]4 y. u$ S. w0 ~. X6 u, TDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)5 J9 ^7 i. N4 S- m
experience(-)& n9 z3 U, n: l+ a
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) * ~! g; W1 N% p+ y2 J/ {
Japanese ground losses:$ \5 r9 ?! z! A) [; _/ N
18 casualties reported* T, b4 c8 a! B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; @( l0 X6 S# S* Y$ C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 C+ X$ x0 u7 n1 s8 N; q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 F' n* ?2 X/ r
Allied ground losses: o9 M# ]* p- A* m7 _
105 casualties reported8 f5 b4 o; B( @2 a1 n0 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ^3 g2 X* a0 ^% N5 L Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
. P% |, P, c# t5 v# Z+ S Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
?: }0 Q. f+ J( k9 p Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" ?& |) c, G1 H Units retreated 1
. u% z2 ~( q* \: O3 ~" }Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 0 F7 p9 A1 t* h6 I7 }9 N2 C
Assaulting units:
1 H% L7 D& v# Q, T1 k0 I 16th Naval Guard Unit ; C# I+ c, b3 i( @+ o% r+ ]
Defending units:- O+ K. a7 w6 d) r5 h! r/ ]
107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) , y7 x& P: J* l1 Z; d
Allied Bombardment attack ' B' u; v+ h! W7 Q6 q# g
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
" C4 E1 \( a' M6 G, VDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
$ F. A! ^+ s6 v+ R2 @$ }! DJapanese ground losses:
, ~' K. L2 {/ @$ ~# _, ~ 4 casualties reported
/ D0 s: a# I7 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 {8 j1 }8 w W$ Y1 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 a& ?) R: a$ q8 M; A, ^( T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' e' S+ Q3 z6 _* BAssaulting units:
; S6 a. s# U/ `1 s( a) p& I0 s B Coy/NG Rifles ! O' U) j, j. S3 x0 K7 v& g5 B1 [; ^
Lark Battalion- `% A' W6 m9 _. X2 A
Rabaul Det. Base Force " I' c" S! h$ r1 A
Defending units: l. b. v7 E$ c- f
144th Infantry Regiment$ n1 s8 F, z2 B
Maizuru 1st SNLF
7 o3 ^7 P( h# ^# } 2nd JNAF Coy 8 k8 ~3 m0 s/ u) w- t* U
5th JNAF Coy |