AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
$ }* Q4 [ p& X* c拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
, L. S. S* x+ {; q- K+ ]# ]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。
+ K+ C/ q& U% l3 ]. X6 n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& a, J: G6 N: y# o% @$ ?3 E
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,
. X9 u4 X5 a% `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,0 n; h2 z: a9 U9 M# _7 C
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。
' c: e6 H, W& ~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。
& S& }% X( ~6 `: 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。4 Y& g) f. ^7 j$ Q7 u
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!& p, R+ O. u8 p: |. \; S. d
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force : Y" {* o9 m3 S3 a
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
) `6 q) A; x- bJapanese Ships) p- U9 T; l! ]8 u/ X. A
BB Yamashiro0 \3 S7 ^7 J7 X2 r# P' {$ Z
CL Kashima C7 ]. _$ x7 f+ Q U$ m
DD Tsuga
* }* y& a% u: T+ E) ] DD Kuri
- Z+ F2 p2 x/ \1 L% R PB Shuko Maru #54 W( O! `$ k) h6 [# m
PB Sonan Maru #6: N0 M9 m3 r) t9 Y% c! q( k* p9 N) l
PB Sonan Maru #5
* m5 k: Q& G: P( W1 n% K p( g, z3 P PB Shotoku Maru
# L6 `7 E! V& a: K2 h) A$ e. N# I4 I PB Shoei Maru: {5 v; r, N: g* U8 B. j. K8 Q
PB Kyo Maru #10
% ~6 F. `7 Y' p: \% T) z PB Kyo Maru #8 U- g: ^+ a! l) Z
xAK Kuraido Maru* ]- o# @" c2 k( B. u
CM Tsugaru- D9 Y h8 T4 e X8 T! m
DD Yanagi
. x: `8 A- d' }Japanese ground losses:
1 R3 E. r+ T0 y/ i 18 casualties reported! _2 y* q( p% r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. M+ p- v6 e% U! ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ ^8 O. v7 a% v( x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: m9 Q; f5 J# ]1 j. xAllied ground losses:5 v& j2 j. `) \$ W# ^- l
62 casualties reported5 s) n4 C' N/ {) V( \3 C5 \: i: i8 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 l5 r/ Q4 P [8 [" a! P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled! H- u1 ?. u9 m# g+ ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
' m1 X8 ?5 m! w) T2 z2 n$ oJapanese Ships# {7 |( j/ U0 C1 }! M
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
3 ]) `# E" Y( v; o, v% C CL Kashima+ f+ {! W. |2 H$ [7 L' E
CM Tsugaru
/ O b @, J+ t) h8 y) u DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 {; q; N3 A3 ]7 Q DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" b, P1 o/ }! r u' M# M; T
DD Yanagi9 N' t3 d- t% j5 P" ^
PB Kyo Maru #8
( m& D/ [( L4 J! X PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
# g9 D4 T1 O" e8 W2 H PB Shoei Maru
/ v: @2 c# o0 H; P! _( [8 W" l PB Shotoku Maru
; A; X1 N/ E+ y2 q7 n1 o PB Sonan Maru #51 y7 S" i9 n# `
PB Sonan Maru #6) j4 b* u* z+ n) L( x. l1 }/ |: c
PB Shuko Maru #5
) Y) D* ^& u' [$ Z xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
% d0 \& c3 [2 p3 y2 e/ |% c8 u xAK Matsue Maru5 o" `! z9 C1 ^
xAK Venice Maru( R4 l2 D: g6 w; i8 A3 c0 }" w; K. R0 h" A
xAK Kogyoku Maru
U0 k5 }% C; c) y; `( p2 f xAK Nishimi Maru, Z: r0 D" u1 j% r/ m8 j" U
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 ^5 J- l* J {( I5 t. \8 t xAK Cheribon Maru' f! n1 X t4 s4 [
xAK Daifuku Maru/ F3 i0 x+ M: W/ u7 ]( w) S; X
xAK Kuraido Maru
! G4 J/ b' g1 H, m0 m/ l, P: ^Allied Ships& o# `0 B) t; _9 l$ S' ]
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage) I2 z! j5 ~9 Z& i5 `+ o1 w/ G. I
CL Achilles
( V$ m3 @7 Q7 c3 F5 V CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
3 M0 r+ p0 d( k9 e CL Adelaide, Shell hits 19 ^1 Z' u- p! Y
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 1 t7 k, Q. Q0 |2 w1 a
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms6 Y- z9 F. g* _% n
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards, H% A( ~2 m/ u6 ~+ y/ n1 ~
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 z3 J9 p2 m* V' p* Y4 H% e+ n
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
7 v% _% s+ e0 A1 g6 \Range closes to 12,000 yards..., _* F% [ [2 ^7 `, y" P
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
, L0 w. U- ^1 G1 {3 f& PRange closes to 9,000 yards...
. G3 {- K7 G, N4 C. m- V+ Y1 ?Range closes to 8,000 yards...
6 p" f: U6 W5 e5 L) RRange closes to 7,000 yards...
7 ~: _# w w+ v: U, N$ i6 }3 tRange closes to 6,000 yards...
7 H7 Q& u2 k+ M% o6 D. x1 ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards% r8 ~- C0 _. _: O3 C4 E. Z
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ; t7 j" o* }7 D7 X* {
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
: V0 i) Z p7 ]CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
5 Z0 I: M& b" S, m6 a2 e1 sCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
. |% W D9 R) u1 O$ K( i" cDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
1 L' f" P+ n5 f+ z4 n$ bCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards- h' [' T% |7 I
Range closes to 5,000 yards* \% B# |! s0 K# Q! M; x5 A
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
7 u2 |! g/ i/ HBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards& Z# @1 j8 |, r6 i" V7 H
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards9 b. v- n! Y% Y& {6 R! p
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
$ ]8 I8 n' R" KRange increases to 6,000 yards
: A8 Z4 l" u, `BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards' s+ {% ^/ n" ~5 ? M5 w
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards+ a, k, e* w+ \$ _
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
9 c) P1 W* W8 H- r4 H& X5 A1 ZCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
( t: n. \$ _9 b7 ADD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards8 e7 s4 W% b/ L% Y
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
/ H4 B; w. `2 ~# M1 j& l% PBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards' o2 C+ I0 m& _" { I: H
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards9 Q( d# s0 R9 Z% d) @% c9 D
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards1 ?" f% D3 T3 D/ n
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards5 o; A) ~( P# m& m, ?4 J+ L
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
$ f7 M2 v/ p8 {Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage2 Q d2 Z _+ l* k6 |
Range increases to 8,000 yards+ m9 b( u8 {( e" l: Z+ M# i
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
- o& }" L1 j, z* S; PCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
7 M% b m8 Z: b; ], I1 F7 WDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards2 p* N/ \+ i' ]2 i4 Y! e
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards" ^# L1 X" B# k0 t4 o
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
5 N& D0 K$ i% ^* BDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards- Z7 U3 v6 n2 n0 D, u# C. o
Range increases to 15,000 yards
/ H+ K. n9 j0 x, h7 O) o$ zCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat9 i ~" G' x2 h0 @& E
- escorted by DD Tsuga' e5 F1 `6 [, p W
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards# F+ n0 H& s- ?5 D$ T+ a6 ]
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
: {4 E& w8 B& b; ?6 E! D# LBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
0 K' H. u: h% ~3 I0 y2 F% _BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
3 y! Q8 J3 c. v! ~5 pBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
* d7 A- r/ A. v4 P0 o$ @Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 p$ T9 k: m6 o3 M- d
Weather in hex: Overcast
. U h5 B' q- R9 w+ B9 nRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ b$ g9 G" K# q( DEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
& f8 ?* r+ g7 M8 z6 BJapanese aircraft1 A& I' v R7 J2 N, ^
G3M2 Nell x 27
& S3 a& D8 O7 e; h' p+ ?( ]0 v2 J- P G4M1 Betty x 31 ; W6 B# J' A( v9 Z
Allied aircraft
* Y5 N4 Q0 j e7 x/ }/ K1 g no flights , ~: [( I9 E9 Z/ c+ A1 r8 n
Japanese aircraft losses
% F$ V* }9 P L d3 R' B4 T/ u# T3 m G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged7 }2 L2 E2 D; n. U2 J, J8 d. F$ I
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged% I2 h0 y( i' m/ \( I
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
/ n$ n8 R2 ~+ b) C9 g- SAllied aircraft losses4 B/ G2 |, {: m8 H% X( k
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
( W; {9 u7 v6 L5 n* N O-47A: 2 damaged8 S9 d @* O, s3 U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
! A, E. t. S) q8 x, ?8 K. E% M PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
2 v2 ?! c/ n yAllied ground losses:' ]( K$ H" K3 M0 Z
4 casualties reported
, n- \9 @1 a, E4 f; s$ E% q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ^2 p! b7 m- l2 ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 [0 i0 P2 c' {# O1 Y7 W* K* C0 a0 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 `6 g, o) Q, m2 K% p' Z; r" m
Airbase hits 18
6 v: \1 Y' Y$ l9 p5 I M1 K+ LRunway hits 41
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: R' @7 v' c9 v. v; W& v% ]Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
* I% s7 {: R7 l# V8 F$ Y6 R# x( SWeather in hex: Overcast
7 u, H: v; h) a9 ~" ?* FRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 S: a- @3 g v9 ]
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes . T( S d; p. \1 ?4 Q- Z. F
Japanese aircraft# N, X! ]2 Z+ q
G4M1 Betty x 18
. v+ D6 s( ~+ U4 d( J' ?Allied aircraft; W: u5 p: C) c% `
no flights
7 Y( b* r- Y& v. L/ D$ P; XJapanese aircraft losses9 T+ T D' X( Q# S6 x* u
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged " o5 l8 _+ [1 W) b( |! t
Allied aircraft losses2 N4 R& I4 ~4 k3 P( {7 d
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged $ D7 j; g, t0 ]3 w) q2 ~
Airbase hits 7
. Y2 O! i0 L. V0 {Airbase supply hits 2/ V6 N8 [+ F1 @" K. S
Runway hits 9( U( k$ b1 s* ^( e0 Q6 h3 q
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 * b4 P. t" p& O
Weather in hex: Overcast
2 ^6 ]/ b- N7 q; b. Q6 M4 w1 bRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% w% Y( q. R$ n" V" R( N4 k+ h/ \
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes + }; q0 f) f" O% u3 X
Japanese aircraft
( o$ c" i6 d# F( D0 x3 | G4M1 Betty x 13
3 u9 F2 T0 @$ ?7 U% QAllied aircraft
: h0 j; }& {1 E no flights
7 B- K0 R$ W' ]1 A7 T9 VJapanese aircraft losses: O3 s' Z) C3 O) w
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
- s x% H8 {4 g/ hAllied aircraft losses
5 E1 L8 y$ E+ J! P' P PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground/ `: t7 P9 N M' C# | S/ X
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground - O2 W" t; ` f% s+ v W0 P+ s! ?
Allied ground losses:
; i6 r; H& u& x9 m5 d+ f0 _ 5 casualties reported: w2 Q. i( ~5 D }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ]( e+ @) S! f0 x9 J% A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- r# e q0 u$ \# W7 K0 N+ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 m1 @5 J" }8 O4 o! e1 wAirbase hits 1: J( Y2 J. d) |0 `5 e4 v% F
Runway hits 10; e$ x$ |3 Z/ O- k% \4 `7 p- [7 L
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 9 ?% _8 ~0 u7 C
Weather in hex: Overcast i- a0 p o) W; G4 i- K
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 j, F! P3 a3 L" r' F5 k% jEstimated time to target is 25 minutes - k6 h3 ]# F/ C( c
Japanese aircraft
5 S! v; O; O6 B# r6 T* R Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12- L. m7 |0 ?/ s( w9 ^5 e
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 H0 X( \7 Y7 v( u) ]6 K
Allied aircraft& t# f/ ^# w9 D! g; |
no flights & M( [4 U$ e1 ^6 A( ?* ^) N& D
Japanese aircraft losses
- M9 S6 x; K1 n2 M& w \ Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged" o- ~% D' L7 G3 i# H# ~
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
6 q8 Z# K! x+ ^Allied aircraft losses2 l& e: m. X/ _
O-47A: 1 damaged
# n* |- Q. G/ m0 T1 h B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
& n! N. p0 s6 L8 N d7 J5 S3 w P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
& p4 T" Z' y/ q$ M& |7 T' V- ]9 \: L Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
, }2 V r( j0 A7 PAirbase hits 3
5 |1 j F8 [! C4 cRunway hits 4
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) O, H9 Y# S# ~% }3 O9 JMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
& E! b: V9 }0 u oWeather in hex: Light cloud
3 q/ R1 @/ E5 y r5 U1 |; PRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 g c3 Y9 B: X0 {0 U9 h x
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
$ ~- v+ i& \2 [Japanese aircraft) f# ~$ S* M; G
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 ) o) R' M$ R5 f
Allied aircraft6 A& S7 r5 {( z. D2 X" \$ Q# k
I-15-III x 11
9 E) r$ d* M6 `# u. bJapanese aircraft losses
) z) Z& V, n2 G* z4 G! a8 t6 y Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
9 N; @; p( F S6 f2 j3 ANo Allied losses ' O) F! B! f8 ~8 \- e; b u
Aircraft Attacking:
2 q' y, ~/ `+ Q, c0 Y8 F 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * : O0 T( O$ `4 m2 z
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb8 W3 g2 z$ U9 n( V) f
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 / @: t( E$ w/ i
Weather in hex: Light cloud & u$ J( P' \1 t! m* K
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
f' y3 P. L, @( U7 y zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ [0 x& R& h) u' X* [Japanese aircraft
7 U4 v/ n& f' g' ] G4M1 Betty x 37
5 ]: {7 ^. I0 V* c2 [No Japanese losses : j+ |/ X5 w* E9 S
Airbase hits 8
/ z2 f* b' f, S( RAirbase supply hits 6& n* z8 [: S% s5 Y6 ^
Runway hits 34
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$ e" G4 T4 t. XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
# |0 {0 u: j- pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
6 ]$ v3 c1 S _3 MRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 u: z& j# J; R TEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
& d" }+ B; e( Y' q: l+ WJapanese aircraft$ h- L& R3 B" C4 u
A6M2 Zero x 44& {: N& Z3 \) i/ ~- }3 S
B5N2 Kate x 84
+ u2 {/ \9 [2 X4 c1 l- z; l D3A1 Val x 71
+ [' n3 B( s/ C0 J: [' K* M6 l* X4 vJapanese aircraft losses
1 ~. X' d. x( e, | B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged8 m0 `& _: `, S" y8 Q, P+ C# h
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
4 d" S/ c5 k/ ]Allied Ships
& q7 M. ^6 I) }8 ` CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1# r8 g/ V9 c( m1 g/ x" B- _
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 r: h b; p1 w G! c& H% s DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
* n! B8 w0 ?( r! f CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 b* F) D H) P) \4 m" W
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ]5 p6 E g9 b- @3 T9 O" \ |
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. {6 D' b. o/ F% ^2 pGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
1 d$ R/ a( o; K/ j$ bJapanese Shock attack
0 {3 | P6 P4 f1 yAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 4 m& }7 g! a/ b2 t: N1 ^/ _# S0 g
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
5 Y0 z; G; {4 K; B$ b5 E" u7 ZJapanese adjusted assault: 23
. o" z! J+ C1 a2 r! ^: |Allied adjusted defense: 5 3 s4 a+ U% n5 O }% @: V/ N
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
6 k! S# t5 W& N e1 HJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! # v- g4 ?* W* w' j- L
Combat modifiers
6 f" e0 K6 W/ g8 }Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
( I2 ?, B* Z4 D/ T experience(-)
+ [8 Q1 m; g3 y, ], e: JAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 9 P' D+ O9 U: I( N+ V
Japanese ground losses:8 E9 Z5 L( s8 c S6 {7 j
18 casualties reported7 D+ X' t. {" @3 t5 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) [1 C0 K/ h2 h+ `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" s2 P/ r. X! U" N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" p7 E0 J9 W+ Q& X3 w+ IAllied ground losses:
/ S4 O' [7 y1 K 105 casualties reported- a8 g' E4 v1 g. r8 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 R1 E% {0 B- {9 [! Z) z- N Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled* O7 ?' K @* q0 o
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ Q& Y8 h* [, g Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)# r, {0 f& D h% @. @, j+ b0 V
Units retreated 1
: v) f8 J5 W7 ^+ Q& m7 wDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 0 r, e" R7 d" A# l
Assaulting units:2 v* w) @2 s G8 X% r7 _: Z' s. M
16th Naval Guard Unit
3 K, g+ ]9 \4 b* t1 g0 a; xDefending units:
! M6 s) u$ w+ d9 y0 J 107th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
. d$ I4 }/ a3 V4 [5 yAllied Bombardment attack
# P9 v" {+ w8 R- QAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
6 V) D+ P1 c/ Y+ d8 tDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 ) e: |+ P1 B4 P1 Z4 z
Japanese ground losses:* f2 }+ v' z' B6 l3 ~* p3 U
4 casualties reported$ \$ a9 F) ?+ {$ J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 I/ \' @! d9 H* D& h, f, [" K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* O/ Y3 R! X% P' G# ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled & N H; o2 t5 e1 {6 ^6 q' j* c$ l
Assaulting units:0 H9 A9 I9 J E3 h# q6 c1 [9 H; v
B Coy/NG Rifles 4 Q& c7 g% M! f8 L3 w4 P0 T7 u& _
Lark Battalion
( T3 q: I; t+ n# B5 ~, J Rabaul Det. Base Force
7 L, D, [) G6 P0 E" DDefending units:7 M8 ?& ?" P6 u, r& L
144th Infantry Regiment
) K9 P' w3 |3 w) |: U- X Maizuru 1st SNLF( |- O" k/ t9 x$ ~$ ]% }# y
2nd JNAF Coy : F: R' C4 g* w' {) l7 j
5th JNAF Coy |