AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 414 y0 j- [1 B7 g
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 P/ r0 Y) Y# A* s6 l
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。( L/ ?7 e8 ?$ G* _4 Z8 z# N/ 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
7 i3 U5 h# C% Z2 i- U/ @' O' a0 H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,9 ^& g9 s# i' c" j8 c# ]
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 L7 d+ I, |5 }1 Q, W
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。) U& c1 l. t7 [8 A1 f
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。
- j- m3 ?; R9 b3 Y5 T' }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。( k4 [% k0 y, s5 ]
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" R/ b4 L7 o9 W" N
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 `# Q% Q0 N4 ?& _3 H
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
. r& \ S6 l9 E' i" J7 v6 p% rJapanese Ships
% v/ m, |9 ~/ C% E% n! @ BB Yamashiro# z$ m! Y7 d1 Q
CL Kashima
5 M! u9 i( `! u; n$ X" Z, O DD Tsuga
: K5 a* j1 m4 o) d# K3 S" I DD Kuri
5 A [0 ?* Q1 ~& R PB Shuko Maru #5# h0 a/ ^, V3 B8 n3 ?+ \8 ^. i) I2 _. x
PB Sonan Maru #6$ h$ V% {+ L, F: e# i, {8 ~6 @
PB Sonan Maru #5' q1 T1 U0 s- T$ B8 `/ I
PB Shotoku Maru
) i8 N5 c: ^* n/ e1 c7 Y% S( H/ A PB Shoei Maru
: C# [2 g. o: h* {' s- `) Z PB Kyo Maru #10; e7 p# ]- S* U% @9 \
PB Kyo Maru #8
( Z1 N" t% M+ w' B9 f* \ xAK Kuraido Maru
. L$ B+ ]; }3 ^. Z8 { CM Tsugaru
7 t2 E! f; }" }" L; |* c* q/ n- Q DD Yanagi 6 W5 q5 U0 c9 l% ]+ ?5 j* T
Japanese ground losses:3 b, m$ g4 n$ q
18 casualties reported
; ~$ @) Y2 w$ W- o' Q- ?6 Z* x+ W2 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 v, k, N* Z3 x8 k7 m' u6 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& ~8 d5 I; G4 G( i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 N% ~% T% x/ D% U2 C& yAllied ground losses:' f* ~! R; F/ M# n
62 casualties reported
6 ?' _7 S, R, h Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 ]6 E7 q0 O: P, d/ Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
. _( K: O- Y1 }$ z! G8 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 9 c* V# u( l @9 h& k' x; z( M9 ?9 b
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# I( \9 ?4 A S) y& DDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards 5 \* s# T7 r/ f% m$ u: V
Japanese Ships5 m; A q2 m+ m$ a+ z6 {
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
7 e6 Z v" q' [9 b" V$ P) V2 o, S CL Kashima
$ F( E% {( A5 g$ F! ~6 w1 T- ^1 Q CM Tsugaru0 S2 i2 S. L6 X Z" h! d$ {
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( l2 Z+ q3 m) d
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
I$ D, D, r$ t4 @5 u# o DD Yanagi
/ Z* u. f3 M B PB Kyo Maru #8) e/ c' f8 ]$ ?# {/ b3 X
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire! x ?( e3 z$ \6 s8 ~7 Z
PB Shoei Maru: o3 |, _% M3 W8 m
PB Shotoku Maru9 a6 y+ E) L0 V7 L1 v" p0 R* s
PB Sonan Maru #5/ L r* R' E/ c5 f5 |' C
PB Sonan Maru #6
2 U' s' C# ?4 \7 |4 V0 B5 Q PB Shuko Maru #5; |/ A" I% S4 W9 `7 z- M& o1 T5 e9 `
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire& I! d' ~5 a. P, A" j
xAK Matsue Maru
$ j/ z1 W) Q% y7 Q xAK Venice Maru
3 T: b' o- j' n% B. k/ C xAK Kogyoku Maru
* e& z5 s+ D( R! V9 P7 H* a5 R# j xAK Nishimi Maru, X! I8 o& R4 W; M/ g7 E- u+ d
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
! K; \" W( g) l* ^+ N1 [8 x/ w xAK Cheribon Maru
7 N' F: g ` [8 F# \) C xAK Daifuku Maru0 M+ u" N2 i) H5 F. {6 N* W. F9 X C/ A
xAK Kuraido Maru
" D7 K/ A; S* `5 v9 O+ PAllied Ships
# I, b) S3 I, E& n Q( u. V CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage9 n, v* `' D: u3 w. c- E
CL Achilles
5 T( V+ o5 S* H0 r( Z. G CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires: p3 P' y. x' k1 z# r$ g5 Y2 u
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1( U H/ p" b3 }) h, X+ G# f$ y* R
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 s- @1 A$ I# H; K$ Z6 S1 S
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms+ F; |5 I7 a" C8 a- l
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards r7 ~. G/ Q. t; U7 Z0 Z) v
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
4 x- S5 B0 c2 `1 ]- v; CRange closes to 15,000 yards...
7 Y3 r2 I' K9 v( n* C3 |% c' LRange closes to 12,000 yards...
: z P% ?. H( gRange closes to 10,000 yards...
2 N7 i' L& e$ S. s, MRange closes to 9,000 yards...1 L+ Y4 P9 R9 M+ Q5 u$ C1 H
Range closes to 8,000 yards.../ w) T" r. ]! ~* c w3 o+ V
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
' ]' q; U3 r$ H1 L8 c: ~Range closes to 6,000 yards...: x7 S+ z: q1 k3 K$ @. j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards8 B: b6 S7 z' r& b3 p
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ' B( y1 G' h$ f; B
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards( [) u! f4 x. i
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
6 s0 z$ H% L" z. w8 hCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards% x8 N5 {5 K9 ~& X: ~7 K" K; w. Y
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
: g# @: h% a% d! @( o* H! uCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards6 }, Z/ ]9 z2 D6 e, z2 \5 P: X( {
Range closes to 5,000 yards
, o4 p6 m* ?! M' m4 gBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
& y7 @6 ~8 z* Y" i* W( _$ ?BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards: K9 U% v$ D% e
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards* h6 N: Q: ^. `: @) q
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards; ^% C' ~3 G# Q) V5 [1 w
Range increases to 6,000 yards! y: z8 @: E2 c$ F- R1 J9 f1 p
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
9 e K8 D% E; Y, J2 q7 r/ sDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
! O) a o! w7 m/ X9 u# u3 ACL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
. F3 ^$ q( x& q4 P' f% A4 CCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards: G+ c, i q, I+ ]; s: O. \3 K# @
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards& i. i2 N/ c K3 ]4 e$ n1 _2 a9 {
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
; R/ H% P7 M8 d& \" q; A; OBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards3 M7 |7 x U, G) ~6 {
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards* ~3 {* p( H3 B' }# N4 l0 G8 @0 y- d
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
* H; n g- U4 p) Z% e% o k- r( P& X0 \CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
+ V* g/ q( L% q$ ^1 v' kCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
# X: a2 q1 a* xWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
0 }; I8 O$ \0 f) \5 ^4 a2 `$ G& ORange increases to 8,000 yards$ M" F9 q6 ~" i( X" ~6 ]0 g' p
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
0 I6 B7 C f- k; ?% xCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards- M7 _2 z8 R0 |! H/ b( Q$ g$ b
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
0 Q) s# R" L! eDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
# X5 X1 ]3 c5 _9 n% s! GDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
! d% j5 v# J! aDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards8 u2 C3 ]' L$ |# }# M d
Range increases to 15,000 yards, H e1 Z) ?5 D6 `1 s F S
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat. e. [- k0 h# D0 `0 ^# N8 v
- escorted by DD Tsuga ^2 J) l. |. ?/ _4 {% [9 a
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
7 v$ n" k) i% r2 _# T4 vBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards& q5 e7 c& G) B2 ?/ ]2 _2 K
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
7 t% c# K" U, J, r" ?( B2 NBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
# |3 l( F! w/ N: f$ j' ^$ C/ jBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
l: T q- b7 c* D# _: XTask forces break off...5 R. U+ ]# f, A& O) p
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 8 }0 `. B$ E7 ]1 i" ]: Q6 t. I
Weather in hex: Overcast & p8 y% A! |. K# P: \) @5 T
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' B' a$ [3 _/ p v0 xEstimated time to target is 26 minutes & l2 r' V& q2 U8 F
Japanese aircraft
; k) ^6 N% p" ~3 V) r/ M, N G3M2 Nell x 274 o: W, l5 q% G( b9 y$ Y
G4M1 Betty x 31 * s1 _+ i2 k9 A+ i" ~/ S( S. x
Allied aircraft
. K2 } |5 U r no flights - q" z+ R$ b4 ?, c) U2 L/ B
Japanese aircraft losses
|7 n0 Y3 V7 F9 m G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged5 b$ o, ?( M3 n0 c: ~! ]3 L
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged, y2 n6 p) m: J
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
9 w3 M0 v6 Z6 e. F! PAllied aircraft losses
3 m( x! N: u9 K0 P2 t0 b B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged9 ?: [0 a4 D" P
O-47A: 2 damaged' l' b1 ~& e6 J3 d" u9 K
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged" j; ?7 \1 l5 z' w& o2 n
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
" S3 ]8 B% @( JAllied ground losses:: a) Y9 z8 y6 r/ w
4 casualties reported
: M1 G$ Q H" x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 G" a2 S4 ]+ @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 H* {( Z+ R/ t' }$ ?# Q7 A" c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& ]/ a A# d/ ^+ ]) z: i. {Airbase hits 18
9 W% K; L# _& p; x( n% b8 VRunway hits 41! |5 ?8 Q, {: U' F. P: Z" X1 o
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% ?# |4 U4 I, J! x* N, oMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 3 j/ j; D& c/ M7 T7 A/ b. u
Weather in hex: Overcast
- q! N* m) {6 P' G6 r0 T# j( aRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
# i }7 t2 S2 @Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
, t N8 k4 B. {$ VJapanese aircraft! n# h/ |" X4 b+ L, J
G4M1 Betty x 18 . J7 K) q0 v w7 h4 k( W/ J/ Q% I, l
Allied aircraft4 r4 \6 `% ^ L1 O9 Y3 a
no flights
) m2 Z# ?/ x( z6 V. V( JJapanese aircraft losses
. V7 [$ M: z' ~: V" b w5 a G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged & {& m' m& Z1 q
Allied aircraft losses
$ G- e2 h6 h' u7 |& E PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 2 ?' @/ m4 |1 }: E5 s9 z
Airbase hits 78 q" t, E9 Q* A( Y+ W; w* P2 @
Airbase supply hits 2
$ z1 [: o) _8 V/ L% h6 lRunway hits 94 k# c/ M j% q- S8 s' w! @! Z. c
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
, h: ]- K# A6 T$ S" H1 ^% O, uWeather in hex: Overcast / y& n* [1 C K! S
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( A4 R' `2 c1 g) Z9 qEstimated time to target is 11 minutes ! O {/ H& P- S
Japanese aircraft
- Z: F: [" D C, u0 q G4M1 Betty x 13
: x; |5 }! C7 D0 `Allied aircraft* P% t8 G y2 }" X0 |
no flights 1 G: p: A2 R; ]* Y( W% o
Japanese aircraft losses& P. Y; h# H+ S8 f9 w7 F- ~
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 6 G; B9 b9 j4 Y! O8 z
Allied aircraft losses0 Y! ^- k$ T$ Z4 o1 c
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
- n$ a9 u% [% N: t( E$ w P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground R1 J" Q# {0 n* e! P9 t
Allied ground losses:. U/ j) y4 F& N- C& ]
5 casualties reported) k+ f1 N! B" Q0 e/ ?& D+ g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* K2 w* o9 }$ d' n' j; [# J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' J9 D4 O Y0 ~, H) W: s, C+ D- T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. n& A: q* N1 M/ w& \/ G" Z+ OAirbase hits 1
; t3 z0 {0 e3 M+ NRunway hits 109 T! S0 _3 ~& e
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0 g) |+ t# W. KMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 y$ m0 b+ M BWeather in hex: Overcast
' v' O, G1 Y7 ]' i# f) p4 |8 @4 NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 p# p+ x7 s7 m2 X$ ?( `
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
" a$ R/ g' U8 a+ gJapanese aircraft
2 f" a; N. l0 A6 K6 T8 @ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
8 [1 w: C) G$ M" Z* d Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
/ u2 ~, p w' J. ?Allied aircraft
+ \1 c2 d" v* I. y3 ~5 s$ M no flights * Y6 |4 a, A& z: Y+ Y+ d
Japanese aircraft losses! ^5 p3 H" ^) R$ d& V3 o( V8 T: ~
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged* Q! M3 I9 b2 R/ o
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
: y l8 v2 E0 ^$ dAllied aircraft losses
: E5 B2 d* O2 q O-47A: 1 damaged
& B! E' }( |" F$ O B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
& Z9 u- c+ ~1 `4 `1 o1 _$ o# y P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged+ Q7 x* Z) A2 \9 ^# L
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
1 k0 K0 j1 E7 s3 fAirbase hits 3) N" K% l- k+ y
Runway hits 4
9 r- I3 I* q4 b3 k2 L7 n- v-------------------------------------------------------4 U$ ^7 h2 L$ w0 F
Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
) h$ D, Z; t/ L8 K& x/ F; E( cWeather in hex: Light cloud
' F- o7 U C7 \Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 G7 g5 F7 s. W6 T; K! G% l6 q3 ]Estimated time to target is 14 minutes # y1 \/ \8 |; [. `4 N
Japanese aircraft' c$ Y1 P0 m" ^# q) H
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 7 k5 d- q( ~& c6 |/ F( E
Allied aircraft
. y# }% y9 ]% D+ g+ x* A1 z1 D H I-15-III x 11
, \8 V# E; b! L/ A2 ?Japanese aircraft losses7 y% [& \* A. H6 R1 `$ V. d; w
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged ; e+ m4 j" I9 f
No Allied losses
9 [1 E1 G9 A3 E5 X; j. f" H/ ?Aircraft Attacking:
* K/ A& b, l, `7 O; i 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
y" w9 s# a6 @+ I Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- [' F$ n! f3 K, Q) c- y---------------------------------------------------------------9 ], E+ a; c+ N+ b9 C3 _5 D' Y
Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
$ A- H# ?8 a+ J+ ?( J/ FWeather in hex: Light cloud
# y. L% n- U# L v$ ^% v, xRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 k5 X, J5 f7 e3 h. G8 T( d2 u+ Q' S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ; i) X" E. ]9 F. t1 m2 A
Japanese aircraft
" \ Y% \) v6 \1 e* A9 h% K5 ?( F G4M1 Betty x 37
% o( R4 Z% `0 K5 p+ v6 \No Japanese losses
7 b8 \& Q9 P: Y5 z) lAirbase hits 89 k5 U( ^- {1 n
Airbase supply hits 6
/ x3 `5 C; M0 B3 tRunway hits 34! m7 G" U. Q c0 s3 H
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; r8 V/ y( L: K2 C+ T. D7 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
( S f# V) N* E; B; uWeather in hex: Partial cloud : J+ d% C1 l1 `$ j7 s+ s3 \
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 O$ @5 m- }! S% |9 ^1 Y* L* Y) w: R( o
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes 2 v5 p3 H( R* h# {
Japanese aircraft# ?0 I/ w' Q% Q' d0 |- @1 g4 F
A6M2 Zero x 44
" m' N, F+ J' W( q B5N2 Kate x 84( W$ O! v% q7 D5 j' e1 s
D3A1 Val x 71
% ]9 B( F0 T: T! e- E( @Japanese aircraft losses
" }: ~) I9 g& X, A/ W B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged3 f9 U( _- u! C3 f# V0 l
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged 4 _/ c/ _& n: @
Allied Ships
2 c+ C: {. Z# [4 N CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 17 x7 U# J$ _; N1 g9 Y. }. @
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: V# |; M( R3 B. `. a. O/ n DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
1 y+ x) q; i8 t% H k CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 x: E, f7 R: H7 ?* N
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' J1 B- k# f, l5 U9 F/ cGround combat at Brunei (65,87)
1 o% k6 M* n' K; K0 s; n5 m5 T8 \Japanese Shock attack
+ p% j; z# v" t' o/ @4 g# xAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
4 B% P+ f5 @, o. _Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 9 ^9 E' }% H2 d& y+ n
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 0 T& U+ ?+ X* D* o$ J" G
Allied adjusted defense: 5
, |, E# S- |1 w5 NJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
% i& s o P' tJapanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! 9 L: v3 F, o% X7 l. ^; {& D/ [
Combat modifiers
( k( q8 \1 R; pDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)3 |9 c1 h) P$ p* G s
experience(-)' Y4 v7 d0 i- v- ~5 H# a
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) ! d0 g0 m- c# _/ l" U# g9 r# o* d. n
Japanese ground losses:& d+ Y$ x) v/ L
18 casualties reported
! r1 F3 m1 f+ O$ X$ v" B- G Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 E1 ]. o, U1 c! n5 p" Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. a- J; ]9 G4 I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " l; l" U) ^0 T8 q: Z y0 @4 |. [
Allied ground losses:
7 t& y" Q% i$ \; r7 g) ] 105 casualties reported
5 |3 ~. e* q. T% F2 O/ o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 g! t3 M! d% ]$ s# \* h( j5 D
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled7 ?( k1 `4 W0 @0 \) Y) K
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled; ]) u. ~, ?+ }% k
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ r+ L2 M; d% f, K$ d- r) y+ k
Units retreated 1
% P ^; u2 q6 g, W: p" g" GDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 1 J2 p. L$ Y1 X6 H0 K( d
Assaulting units:4 B% I3 A* G& a4 V7 w Y
16th Naval Guard Unit ) t( v( t* U8 w4 v
Defending units:: F% I }' V6 m8 n' _! c0 a3 n3 q# ]
107th RN Base Force * `+ |1 t, Y7 b: x7 k C; e
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
& g3 h: E w! p: Y- a, A# T4 T; ^8 eAllied Bombardment attack
7 {% p% D) v. A' @2 v( RAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 2 b7 E1 n: P% y, |
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
( l1 e! e6 A2 K% s1 W3 S& g jJapanese ground losses:
+ K, P* b2 B T2 w8 [ 4 casualties reported$ ]5 A& _/ h! G! c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ D( @2 f& V8 F/ F, R' ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Y" j# Z# h7 q5 V. r8 H- G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ! I, c, ?- p( h8 Q
Assaulting units:
! _3 Y! l- I2 ^& B. ~9 x8 X) D B Coy/NG Rifles
: r2 B- `2 j" L0 l Lark Battalion
% z( A$ l2 z. X) K' n1 Y, r; {; T Rabaul Det. Base Force
, R( \7 E, C% l& m; N4 _Defending units:2 ] U& w5 E: v7 \; X1 f. k/ e
144th Infantry Regiment4 ?. }( U; l* Q/ j
Maizuru 1st SNLF3 U, \) s4 T1 q
2nd JNAF Coy : }0 n6 @8 k# p) @* Z/ ]
5th JNAF Coy |