AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41 ~# S! q( ~5 z6 S0 Y& B( v1 l
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。+ o5 @% |4 ~2 ]+ D
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。7 I& R. J+ c/ \: k' t( b/ M
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1 j5 O* l% [$ P
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,
, w2 H" [) f5 n0 L6 t i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,1 m6 |, \/ @% U: j$ L N
kb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。# i J+ V" p4 [, P1 g
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。: o6 d2 R4 K- P/ ^* k# n8 G1 X$ 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。: H1 G& e, t7 P$ a
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!# g" P, |6 c: {! _
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
- E5 D+ W' s0 ], o6 j* ~6 z/ r31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
' n6 B9 d) M4 C8 d& h8 b' cJapanese Ships
4 I/ h6 W. @! d. J% ?' B4 E6 J BB Yamashiro/ W& c4 }2 i5 _3 u3 i2 \
CL Kashima; O3 _; F& k% R$ b' K( Y- n8 J; _, |
DD Tsuga
/ O2 F0 s7 J9 \$ | DD Kuri" W- A! M& s- T; ], \5 E& P
PB Shuko Maru #5
. M. q1 r& s$ D$ g PB Sonan Maru #6
. o4 }8 t1 V/ D% f; R PB Sonan Maru #5
" T& r: K v8 Z- B PB Shotoku Maru
; E" D! R' |; S7 H4 y PB Shoei Maru
' U1 \) }7 h p2 U u PB Kyo Maru #10
+ T; t9 c& l/ p( o4 Z PB Kyo Maru #8
2 `6 A* ?4 d) ?0 [. b! E- L" [ xAK Kuraido Maru( ?, W" i4 e6 S& Q8 a9 ]- X
CM Tsugaru
9 {+ |1 s. y/ e D( X DD Yanagi * s" Z1 O0 w" w
Japanese ground losses:* p. }( v2 \( \* L! F8 G' C) R6 f4 U
18 casualties reported4 t0 ^8 S8 J; n* ^! e: M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: j, m ^2 ~9 W/ @: c0 |; e: n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. a0 |+ i' o K) o$ R# U9 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' n1 T0 u+ G8 t3 o. a7 m
Allied ground losses:
" A% X! D" I2 |( a8 X) S 62 casualties reported
' f# L4 K6 i) ?' k% k Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) G/ }1 y) L1 {! c X+ B# v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled5 j$ z* x, n/ m+ h Z1 j7 t7 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
/ y- O8 Q7 w' B/ pJapanese Ships8 u! T, _' G6 c: p1 m% b: c
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire% d3 }; j2 G. H5 G2 \1 B8 Y* C
CL Kashima& O( o; v7 A" P5 q/ V+ L& A4 Q
CM Tsugaru
$ ]5 W4 | ]# ]/ j DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; ]3 Q8 z" Y5 \! z
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ x5 G( g: B) A- Y3 s6 s# S DD Yanagi
" v9 X; P% F6 C7 W/ @- e PB Kyo Maru #8& q7 l( D2 ^6 K# u0 q* d
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
% `( |- x. W6 J) E5 p PB Shoei Maru
4 o l0 I$ S! |1 u8 D0 d- D PB Shotoku Maru+ |3 J# i, q# P
PB Sonan Maru #5
Q4 W ]5 Q7 O PB Sonan Maru #6! `# k5 [% g" V: a+ k
PB Shuko Maru #5
' X0 \: y$ s2 v xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire0 K$ X4 V* g$ z: O! D
xAK Matsue Maru
9 o9 T {/ x, b/ I xAK Venice Maru
4 u1 X$ u2 l- M! b3 l/ F2 P0 M, z xAK Kogyoku Maru
5 r5 J' {: P! }6 c xAK Nishimi Maru
( Z% ?, x6 x+ C8 m3 r xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire4 C$ H5 E) G/ ?) \& O5 _$ R
xAK Cheribon Maru
$ G# G7 Q# Q1 Z5 a: F$ C xAK Daifuku Maru: Z( K6 b" g2 i2 M- `% G
xAK Kuraido Maru
4 N: S- e# I1 }9 R7 [4 gAllied Ships
! h' Q/ F: e$ H7 v8 y' `5 _# M1 x CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage/ E! W, D8 D0 L7 E0 `* T0 H
CL Achilles7 w3 ?+ M. r! U5 U, r1 q
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
* f( d+ t1 x) U" _9 p" h CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
+ Q! D3 `% w% p8 q+ E- c# O5 G+ o DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
( B( K8 t( l s1 N* I- wLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
- c' M; {4 G. g6 C7 TMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards+ \& A; l q$ ]: ]* d. E8 Q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
: \+ V" |* t7 h5 qRange closes to 15,000 yards...; J0 t; S2 z# Y& y/ l
Range closes to 12,000 yards...) @) d/ q4 q- z% ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ Q( {6 r! L) c3 oRange closes to 9,000 yards...
\- k+ ^1 [/ R" E1 U6 Y& N, @7 T8 HRange closes to 8,000 yards...$ g7 L( b. y ^5 s+ E7 m* P. r4 B3 b
Range closes to 7,000 yards...8 V6 k1 j2 t! E9 y2 I
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
( l/ U# u3 O3 F! GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
+ N T7 V# n3 B1 Q$ v% v+ W c7 d$ nxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
/ @5 @# P! f. K% C- HBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
" O( d" {: p# O! ICL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
1 k5 L. D- \% P! |+ XCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
9 i2 ^# P8 W: ?8 qDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards2 P+ C8 }9 T9 n
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
7 Q- F/ V1 ~8 Z. O; LRange closes to 5,000 yards
3 X/ c3 z0 J& D: cBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards, B, U4 F+ j# U5 g- [$ _- F
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
6 e6 z, J* ~, tBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards4 \7 F3 T Q& a
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards# s% S% o% D8 E4 s, O. \$ H
Range increases to 6,000 yards) ?" e' Z( ]) w3 a1 X
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards0 n; x) ]0 R. }8 o" i' c0 j9 ^
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
, X6 g1 Q/ ~1 u7 ^CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
1 E' j1 F9 e; a: w$ R% X+ [4 LCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
# F' f5 b" K0 A2 pDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
: O4 [2 e |' _# L4 @CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
+ u! J+ F6 J& I; | d: rBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
6 G* y) w& a" O7 nBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards- `9 z O |- H; X
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards; G) s$ n+ j1 |8 k# Z6 [+ E2 o$ L
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
- l; U. y8 Y9 I+ WCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
4 q" ^4 }9 r& x0 | U) G; [& FWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage: @+ j+ P' c5 B) ^( c8 Q
Range increases to 8,000 yards+ w. C) r6 g B9 d
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
- q# _# p: N$ @' MCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards; P9 K( S$ J8 V# f6 k
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards+ H, e3 v' h6 y: M @; {5 j
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
. z: z6 q8 e0 M$ R* r. s' nDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
: [3 F) `6 ?0 X+ [. iDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards+ ?* A. m3 x. i5 i" {& Y" b
Range increases to 15,000 yards) o; C' j5 W% J
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat8 B' D4 y1 W7 v, e5 }/ p) L8 M
- escorted by DD Tsuga7 r5 `2 h% P, U _5 z
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards2 c8 Q% W; S+ A1 h% g
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards1 w" W( W2 N! x# ?" e& [4 m
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards9 Y! z2 }3 { u
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards4 k0 M! R) s( \/ ]" _% v' `
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards8 F9 {. K A$ o- r
Task forces break off...) Y4 p6 e7 B/ A2 B! ]
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
# G2 W2 I& Y1 l/ E1 K' ?, V9 o/ SWeather in hex: Overcast ! e5 m8 x/ E8 s9 J* k2 I
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 d r# A7 s. q6 i! [
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes 9 h) u* L0 o; b4 e' P/ o9 S
Japanese aircraft
! n% O- ^+ e, a+ e' a+ Z3 i8 c) j G3M2 Nell x 27! |+ l+ p, N$ n: q8 }
G4M1 Betty x 31 3 Y8 d/ z0 L' ?( k/ H
Allied aircraft0 a+ U8 W0 ] t4 F1 {( L- p
no flights
: u. z: ]) t4 u9 @# K* fJapanese aircraft losses
) _! P: Y9 g; N* R G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
7 j8 ~) x+ `! r/ V G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
! L6 w; F" S7 v$ b G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak 2 t4 e& N& I, k. a' O- ?+ Y
Allied aircraft losses# r" k; [, e' L6 n. ~2 `
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged: V3 q9 z. M, d! d. E; ]
O-47A: 2 damaged9 f" J: V. g; o Y
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged/ { L4 q3 `, D0 {3 b9 [! [6 g( {/ S
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
" i3 W" S* V" Z5 i" c5 P7 S- A3 dAllied ground losses:4 t2 J: \1 j0 B: p" U7 m
4 casualties reported
# D9 {& R1 J& f0 v& | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 R2 b: _0 o6 Y$ v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. |( u( u/ p8 @$ M9 }0 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ r9 H/ m6 g" b- Z+ [
Airbase hits 180 T5 E. Z3 M6 k4 _
Runway hits 417 z/ g+ f8 k! L- p }! H2 k' A) b
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
) B! t% t) J# |" L6 oWeather in hex: Overcast 6 {3 T& P1 Y; q5 K6 B1 ^/ d" n T
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 l, I' w! R2 @ E6 V# {+ F3 S: U
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes 9 l0 M6 A: G- m! Z1 @
Japanese aircraft& @4 S2 @5 @2 d! @5 k( |
G4M1 Betty x 18 4 V/ \7 \9 f( N4 w
Allied aircraft
' E$ y- @& D2 X3 t! t- t6 E* L& ?# I no flights 1 }9 \. X' j& y# l4 K) }5 f% g+ [
Japanese aircraft losses
- P; @7 H; Q* r% K. O* O G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged 8 ~5 i2 A3 K; [/ }& l) w
Allied aircraft losses
$ r: X; x, A, { PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
8 @- P- z$ i d3 W8 j$ F: _& U2 NAirbase hits 7
; J7 |: G( I t2 _9 eAirbase supply hits 2- A) a6 I: G+ S* Z2 p u
Runway hits 9
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- W7 k+ i% J% M/ wMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 0 g: H0 `+ K+ Z3 `* Z
Weather in hex: Overcast # R6 N4 D- Y I
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# L+ D P; M" d: P
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
5 F- T* U6 `% u/ s/ E/ c8 e# KJapanese aircraft
# h& ^# R5 @2 e+ c5 L% _3 E+ n G4M1 Betty x 13 2 X' H, T+ S- Q1 N4 C( A. A
Allied aircraft
/ e5 f5 N1 e. k6 u+ R1 Y no flights
7 U* u a( h. l& k: z* WJapanese aircraft losses$ \0 k! B5 M% N" I* D* ~$ K
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
, f/ f5 G2 O7 G- p* \Allied aircraft losses
4 R& C# d( Z2 M$ W; s- z1 W7 I# J PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
# h4 ^$ \; s3 o( T P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
) S) k9 V+ E( EAllied ground losses:( P' u. b/ v* Q u9 f. g
5 casualties reported, m) Z, w" @, Q( a# x- |6 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! |- w& z( E9 u2 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ b1 P" k* e9 `. n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 f- j, Y; D. p* i$ M9 P, AAirbase hits 1/ m- x: C; @4 R& R
Runway hits 10, q- N& ]: g3 v2 g
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 A9 C, y( u. R" ]7 A1 pWeather in hex: Overcast
! m/ m, m& M& P) \9 g7 M; sRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) q8 U; @/ P0 J- ]" tEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 8 V3 @( L# q/ w. l5 x2 d- T* ^4 S
Japanese aircraft
* v+ C1 D o1 J+ q Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
1 w8 |, u- S9 w' ^8 e2 P o Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
4 G4 P# p% y P) n/ K, fAllied aircraft4 z7 d& r1 i% |: u: F5 ~
no flights
0 P* f! f: @/ t3 mJapanese aircraft losses
4 A, ~8 d/ Q i/ l$ k1 w Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
7 J7 W" Q0 G7 [ J% i. b( ~ Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
: q' g) E7 v4 ~; } NAllied aircraft losses+ ]4 P, u6 Y/ w& Q+ G* I% `
O-47A: 1 damaged
6 b+ p" F5 M/ c* R( B* _ B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged5 O" A7 U7 j9 r6 X9 V, ~, T$ g
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged+ }$ o4 E/ O$ [9 h" @& i
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
3 p: z- B0 J8 E6 ]" W7 B) c5 JAirbase hits 3
) C: C0 F7 `4 A9 P3 \9 o/ zRunway hits 4- ^( S2 H; A4 v' x2 P" H! c" u
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
; ]" Q! v O! ?# pWeather in hex: Light cloud
' ~4 l3 A! n: y2 sRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 W1 O6 k# b( K! w' q" W3 s/ K6 hEstimated time to target is 14 minutes @: R) B9 y9 ~% Q" O e
Japanese aircraft/ o/ Q* T% i9 P- T" @+ W
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 ' O3 v i( ^$ P3 k8 a
Allied aircraft# a) c3 p7 z( A1 c2 w; ?5 B7 ~6 x
I-15-III x 11 - q+ G! t# }2 j
Japanese aircraft losses) |6 h5 s* |3 \+ M6 X/ v
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 3 P. @& e" [, L
No Allied losses 3 A( B! K, R- v4 Z3 m. G& \
Aircraft Attacking:, x) ]; n& o" ?0 D- R" {7 B6 B
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * 6 C5 z, B' d, O
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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$ [+ y3 m* F$ S; h- C" D9 u8 GMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
8 B/ A4 |$ G$ |8 b( y/ g$ K/ YWeather in hex: Light cloud : h0 s) g% ], \1 G5 |4 M }
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& H$ d" F) E: v0 I6 l; wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
: R3 x: W; q# q" \: {Japanese aircraft. d u1 t3 s9 l4 p' S% U
G4M1 Betty x 37 . d$ I! J8 F$ Y1 ^* K. l# q
No Japanese losses , _: L3 J3 N7 I5 y( |
Airbase hits 8
. Y3 y9 E5 V2 }$ c9 |" mAirbase supply hits 6
3 o. U: F6 Q2 L; _$ I7 TRunway hits 34: J* K. c- f! ]$ D: B& ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
$ e! C9 [7 [& T! F$ \/ `' hWeather in hex: Partial cloud
, r# L& W5 h ?* H/ M/ KRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., X" y, Q, z4 @5 s
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
0 {& g+ q& V" x$ TJapanese aircraft
! ^9 ?2 I% S( N2 E* W/ t/ F, f0 ^ A6M2 Zero x 44; n& R& o$ ]" W; ^0 _; U7 n
B5N2 Kate x 84
, p* s2 G; ]; y. W9 X3 L D3A1 Val x 71
d4 U( q3 ?. `Japanese aircraft losses
5 A+ m: C* d4 c% I1 Q: V B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
) v) n* w" _8 `8 P: w( ` D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
, D/ `1 g* r7 F2 {% wAllied Ships
r& T8 e' D l7 c. o' H$ B CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
: k5 f' U& J) P3 X" W( ^! j4 @ CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 f5 M7 v* @7 Z, {/ @3 o: v/ t: E DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk, q" B: Q5 a. j1 D( X, _& |
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# ]$ f6 }8 T# _5 S- N* ~! C CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage' ?4 a6 k8 E3 y
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4 G7 t: {& C5 }* B iGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
; ^ k% N" R0 EJapanese Shock attack 5 L9 h# k+ Q3 i5 }0 R
Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 h" H/ H8 E3 L, O+ k2 ]
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
; f- p2 V0 E* }- Y6 @, r: f: zJapanese adjusted assault: 23 9 @' h$ y# I( ^1 K6 T. u; M
Allied adjusted defense: 5
3 y3 w, F# h) P) ?3 p+ P: I+ R. n3 DJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
, L9 J$ _: o) [) A9 H+ yJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
. V6 i3 B+ l& i3 ?, `Combat modifiers
. w. o9 d1 a6 BDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)# c% u+ Z. x& p" K E
experience(-)
% t8 S; K9 G9 s5 ^' {# \Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
5 H p2 Y6 P+ h* oJapanese ground losses:. u. j w. x( J3 Y8 z: a: ~, O
18 casualties reported
$ W% ~; U9 K# Z( C2 e7 X, N Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# y4 n' ]# @% I1 V' ^* i% P! r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' c# a1 A" P* W8 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 i7 m) |. C. E" [: I( `/ @( V# EAllied ground losses:
4 ?2 t6 {" B/ X. t5 L* Q8 y 105 casualties reported; W$ `3 V. s1 o/ W, T I3 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" u6 N) }! N! }4 a' @
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled4 I7 }$ k# S* ]& i3 a
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled |1 w/ @: J1 a7 J/ J/ l8 K' q
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) z: E) p! O" a O, u
Units retreated 1
9 H X! c4 U, F4 O; j0 YDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
2 y/ u( j0 G& V4 a! lAssaulting units:
4 Z+ X0 l# M) R5 t0 i3 |4 F# T 16th Naval Guard Unit
. Z5 Y8 P! G1 }( p) PDefending units:, v3 O9 \4 m- @9 a: D3 S% X- A
107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) 2 @# {, s( Y! d$ W* H- u# ~3 i6 x
Allied Bombardment attack
( b* F! A3 n4 c \Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
^3 `& W+ Z9 WDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
I) M+ q& O! _* |- P4 SJapanese ground losses:$ W! [, n$ ^6 y7 g/ _0 h, f
4 casualties reported) ^% m8 {! A1 ?6 {$ `* n& Q3 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& p# h) j( ~# w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 U; C7 n0 E i6 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" Y7 ^, e; v* I: b: I0 P T, UAssaulting units:
- D& P9 Y5 v: B: b; L w B Coy/NG Rifles 5 Y8 m+ p" I j8 C% ]3 D! s
Lark Battalion
# J7 ~) ]0 F5 ]# T' I Rabaul Det. Base Force 7 C5 i3 ?7 J3 S# k7 }2 ~
Defending units:
2 k$ b, T- O" g& }/ I 144th Infantry Regiment& C, g$ u. ]" y/ `4 k( r6 y: {( d
Maizuru 1st SNLF2 o! X2 b5 `( B0 H6 e
2nd JNAF Coy + i" N( t6 R" Q# ~# w$ w7 E w
5th JNAF Coy |