AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
1 w( j, M1 k6 D( X# V6 h拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。; I" I' W( H' z: s1 n, p- c' x$ b2 q
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。
" }$ i' S6 @% l+ ~( [: ]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
0 V7 F$ s. g% U/ ]- ^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,% |& u: p- w: e ]+ ^- L1 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,/ \, X! ^8 D1 o+ e: y+ c: ?7 v/ V" g
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" U% }5 \" e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。
7 `4 a& B) x% U3 O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。
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, \$ j+ s/ O: @1 i+ |Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
: B4 E9 Q# v2 e* WDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force ; |/ y' D u q; _) q
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 3 `5 X5 x/ M+ F$ S! f& ]4 `" D# e. `" {
Japanese Ships2 v8 q. \3 H3 S/ j( |
BB Yamashiro
! C6 m d5 b4 M3 g( v' p& C CL Kashima8 J: z$ b4 @" I9 a9 @) B3 u( X
DD Tsuga0 _. k& t; ^% Z1 h$ U, ~6 J
DD Kuri
0 `% v+ d3 I( P+ i* U. h' M PB Shuko Maru #55 e# f) b7 a( Z" B3 K# q/ F
PB Sonan Maru #6
: S2 W6 C# t# N. F% v0 S. b PB Sonan Maru #5# Q) }( N$ h" W3 a8 o
PB Shotoku Maru1 e5 P( b" m- c
PB Shoei Maru
9 `' w( n, C, H7 C) _9 t) o0 e PB Kyo Maru #10
) g% M% f$ A7 @$ o3 y PB Kyo Maru #8
, ^# }! B0 p+ A9 ~" S E3 q) h xAK Kuraido Maru. \4 U3 B0 e" \: e
CM Tsugaru4 C1 W- h" M6 ]( l1 P
DD Yanagi
# ?4 H2 r/ ?9 ]- n8 v% Y( k( @% fJapanese ground losses:/ K; G4 |# s7 m$ p t9 V
18 casualties reported* y6 @# W) I2 _) H3 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# N, P5 W B: d% B2 e2 o9 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
J$ J! n2 a0 b9 \, H" B2 D8 `- ]; A/ ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! E. x r) l, |0 Z" C7 x
Allied ground losses:
# G* `) p# Y6 |" W; Z) q9 m3 z 62 casualties reported% O3 o- u6 M1 V3 ]6 T4 } Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 E) H2 W: c6 K2 A. _: V2 P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
$ m. L5 I% ] M- V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
" M# l7 Z$ q: p; KJapanese Ships
& I5 |3 y6 b0 W6 K6 s" L BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire4 d: W8 s; B/ e4 U8 ^ R0 `
CL Kashima9 c: Z" c) f7 i* B# h0 W
CM Tsugaru
& z8 w1 v: u' y C; f DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( s0 G; X" b# T. w DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ l3 `3 B9 w) y9 s3 r
DD Yanagi7 M% D/ h& }6 w3 p8 w
PB Kyo Maru #81 _7 ?9 K2 a j" d
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire' `2 V+ w7 B- h0 S
PB Shoei Maru; u3 ]( ~' @$ E
PB Shotoku Maru- ], s8 J \5 T8 \% k) ~, U
PB Sonan Maru #5
$ R, W. a0 Z( ^. `( M9 { PB Sonan Maru #6
5 w* |: s: f, N# T& L$ ]; `' m PB Shuko Maru #5
7 k. \; K/ |( Z% D# f xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire# h- D" A1 {1 {3 I5 ~
xAK Matsue Maru6 }* z" b+ V; d7 b! m* Z
xAK Venice Maru( E E/ d+ I" y& k% H I
xAK Kogyoku Maru
) R0 Q6 z( M( A' L8 i$ L xAK Nishimi Maru
5 H( ~. |1 _# ^& q2 ?! U% A: { xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
( d6 `; B5 D! ~1 E7 ~9 s6 Q xAK Cheribon Maru
1 _, s- @: ]; d8 d xAK Daifuku Maru2 E2 O$ r# \8 b# o) H- ~
xAK Kuraido Maru
) P1 C* B9 f- a! T+ qAllied Ships
9 S3 m; t* C8 {0 O6 d/ r/ M CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage" [2 }. C' n0 J: @/ \" U! G
CL Achilles
! h. D/ x! ~/ O# k! ~ CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires; V% P3 c7 O% r* `5 @! ? _
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1; p ?% z: _ F+ _$ X# u5 V+ \6 G
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 1 r1 u9 ^# P% z
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms$ T f1 N# y8 ?" G$ s- v
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards/ K2 J8 d% y/ ^
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! e! m1 v( p' G$ F/ I! ZRange closes to 15,000 yards.../ h6 I* s( ~7 `- g7 }* ]* X% u4 m, l
Range closes to 12,000 yards...) Z( t9 K8 K! K) n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
) ` U8 |2 \" uRange closes to 9,000 yards...3 R4 I# H7 l) M& [6 |
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' F. v- Y9 j- K* b" w$ j: | Q/ u
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
% o" g5 i2 \3 i- u$ ?3 @0 vRange closes to 6,000 yards...2 O4 n& a$ X+ J) s' ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
* Z7 ?" {5 r6 k# }' R( zxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 8 o/ \5 |) C a: ?/ _
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
% B" }; m: g8 c9 l5 _! aCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards4 e+ b; u0 S- b0 ^5 I+ z
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
7 b5 e z6 `0 z' cDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
* T7 A {7 O. b; ZCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards; ^7 `/ K3 L' k# J
Range closes to 5,000 yards& y) e' e/ n, Z8 ^3 o |
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards m9 `& c$ B: M9 ]( U
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards( v, J% Z ^# u% }& y) z
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
- v% ~+ v8 \- k5 c2 pDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
- o1 o, z- t4 F/ H* xRange increases to 6,000 yards) n) z* d) U! g5 h4 X4 H
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
7 {, a; R1 m" P3 y/ m1 H) w; MDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
$ p% x* i' S4 b+ e# iCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
7 b E( b9 }, C* P! n& h1 @1 wCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards g8 }- p% Z; j9 l
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards3 v; @, [3 a4 W8 c5 @
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
8 \, c9 L& d0 g" B3 I* C, o8 \BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards# k7 r7 ^+ w9 d d2 j) f
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards3 R: p$ o" z# P9 o( q
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
5 h) l& M V3 XCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards3 Q" n1 k! b C* [
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards0 }3 Y T1 _& ~$ n5 X& r' E; J' I9 I3 S
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage2 g8 G: u! n) X
Range increases to 8,000 yards
* D# y3 K, q0 eBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
/ S( z9 h# |* eCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
4 g& C. K D1 `) m: B' v: }5 QDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards! }7 J: F, D7 A* G
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
" k7 p q+ X: P; W& D0 qDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
2 [- ~$ k0 T# ?DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
% Q8 ?$ Y/ r$ R) {Range increases to 15,000 yards
* Q' }* x. I& T R5 C2 O" [CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat) i- u% U, u( @$ _* V8 e7 I1 h- r
- escorted by DD Tsuga4 p: z; B' F9 V& m7 P
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards/ X, T1 j0 p( w3 e
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards$ \, l U M) t: x6 X7 ]
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards4 ~0 a: A0 G8 h% ]) y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards% R" i$ ]+ G( a. r
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
7 c% Z, u$ L! }0 j. zTask forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 ) H) J, C0 ?4 y' O: H1 e
Weather in hex: Overcast . g" L- t' Q7 w8 L" }
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ Z$ d! d8 a2 J- q
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes $ h# H5 X5 \% b* v2 ?) e
Japanese aircraft2 Y3 K! g% w* r* ^% D
G3M2 Nell x 275 ~4 o5 R+ x5 M- N
G4M1 Betty x 31 " H/ |2 p# M( X5 p" G
Allied aircraft
$ {! X4 R# Z0 N/ o no flights
& p( S# w! c, C, U, }, F( J% b/ _) M& TJapanese aircraft losses
# _, i4 q& n. O: [ G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
5 ^3 }' K* e% C0 m: G( `9 W5 t G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
- A" d+ R9 ], `+ n9 Q' b5 r/ G6 j G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak J4 H9 _' f6 f% g
Allied aircraft losses
4 j8 q6 {8 E) Y2 U6 u8 N( ~ B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
! K! r' c: f. S; m- E O-47A: 2 damaged1 `% K4 i" V7 \" F1 x
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
6 ?4 U. u. Q; Q& h PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
) p8 M4 g! I3 c0 kAllied ground losses:
3 i& E% L; m; H0 c 4 casualties reported1 B9 _2 V6 [1 B" y3 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 g( `; V% G' H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 O% Y$ ]" D5 I% M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- h! U9 _3 F! ~$ o; ZAirbase hits 18
, y8 X* n( ?1 i/ F8 CRunway hits 41) x# w/ T/ |: Q# }4 u# B
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 ~5 j7 ]: X) C, O/ o* }# n
Weather in hex: Overcast
+ ^* w u/ h. ?! _; \Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
3 o, ~( b! C- t9 z7 JEstimated time to target is 19 minutes ) Q. e0 O0 X- a9 a+ l* c. Y9 t
Japanese aircraft& b6 P2 L( Q& i5 ?3 q y
G4M1 Betty x 18 1 A. Z- D" s" Y) X9 ~, e) f
Allied aircraft& D& ?; S) ?/ I; u- r
no flights
7 u- d1 X) n# b# Q, hJapanese aircraft losses( E4 I' g5 D, f/ v8 M, P7 ~4 z
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
3 i C x2 O+ X5 o: RAllied aircraft losses4 s! S9 Y0 I0 B: y! I* }" I
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged . y5 @4 { a. J, y
Airbase hits 7- C( N3 Q2 e) C# h/ @2 `
Airbase supply hits 2
) ^: n7 [+ ~2 V0 ^Runway hits 9
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
K2 `9 Z# U( g, ZWeather in hex: Overcast - {! ]9 }( ]. ?; s8 E
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 s; t1 y- W6 p: @5 q5 `. |+ aEstimated time to target is 11 minutes 0 A$ ?' _$ |1 ~
Japanese aircraft8 I% c( M7 B, K/ @' H
G4M1 Betty x 13 " C. M+ h9 B, |8 |* {
Allied aircraft$ C) v& |0 d `7 f5 c' R. E
no flights
+ W; ^: l; J2 E' d8 ?; S- h! ZJapanese aircraft losses
8 t" t% w% p% @, ?1 E G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
& G6 R% I* f7 GAllied aircraft losses+ P/ d1 j+ `9 S# t0 I: J
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
4 s( G' u2 \& T P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
" e. S, N: ^- G0 d3 d: [: N1 [Allied ground losses:
, _& f: k7 K: V( T6 @) x4 K/ l3 }; k 5 casualties reported b |) L b. g: U7 K, z7 i) R; w! H5 v6 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 i' f* X" O: u- _2 r' o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ c1 l" u `% a# {& f% T! S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' K: W# d6 G" V! f1 c- bAirbase hits 1
3 G+ v% Y5 P, f8 aRunway hits 106 \; c e" [ Q& ]
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 b- {, { R: J# r0 _- @: j$ N
Weather in hex: Overcast , Q) @4 X- x7 A0 x
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 @( D0 j6 B3 U, F5 DEstimated time to target is 25 minutes 8 f& `/ @( c! {
Japanese aircraft
2 O8 F5 ]7 p4 H0 } Ki-21-IIa Sally x 122 M) t$ N0 l8 ?1 Q5 _. z; |. c
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
; ]# p( U, K& r) k" [Allied aircraft
9 m+ e, x( K% t. e8 _ no flights
# Y; l1 [& E) k9 F- z* Z: BJapanese aircraft losses
$ z- d5 H* @1 \. u$ E Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged" W( b- Z1 e$ Q( w2 z( ~
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged . A+ k. h! g5 Q9 Q
Allied aircraft losses- n% P" X( C7 F; `/ p
O-47A: 1 damaged/ t; z8 ]) I$ E8 i8 C# c2 S
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
4 _* m# I' k, _; p P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged6 H. T, L, A0 m* B
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
( z3 @( `5 ]- [* F: AAirbase hits 3, w( t6 l+ x0 R# Q( o' k4 j
Runway hits 47 t# a9 z y) t' _# ^
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4 u5 Z. a; w; P$ j, j$ LMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian 6 t& i$ `: J4 {1 _# X9 J
Weather in hex: Light cloud
- m0 D5 Q3 ?* l3 h3 m" _: VRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* v6 i; R2 _- p/ C. R! ~. @6 s
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
0 w. A3 R3 M& h, h" u$ @7 {Japanese aircraft
! E& R$ H K; z, v! } Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
+ a$ H+ o* A, ?1 |9 _Allied aircraft' }9 o7 _# s0 g+ {9 I5 H
I-15-III x 11
2 }3 R! U6 C" ]: a8 J! Y% v. MJapanese aircraft losses, y5 n7 j7 R: K2 S5 K6 F Z9 w
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
T. O+ o, M ^* {: bNo Allied losses
; O8 Z, l* y$ X# s5 pAircraft Attacking:/ `2 F# T7 t2 l+ j; T7 z! L( t
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * ( Y9 s6 ^2 S5 W7 @
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb' C6 m, d" _" C( k. U
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # {) v$ p d# t% V) a
Weather in hex: Light cloud `% L G; i: ^1 f7 ]6 j/ D3 b
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
L& |& Q+ |8 `/ {7 U7 ]8 w9 c. q, ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
@( F) g5 f- l4 J+ g& \5 XJapanese aircraft m# ]- p/ T# \/ k, D3 ~- W
G4M1 Betty x 37
+ x5 G5 d; k9 j1 l3 O1 iNo Japanese losses
. ^$ k: A& E! ]% o+ J9 kAirbase hits 8
; _8 V* s; A+ C3 W4 p5 BAirbase supply hits 69 M. S; c# q/ l: f; p. h
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 + s- }/ ?) [; n/ t& @4 i, p
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 9 _! }+ N0 a& B b& v& ?1 k
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 k- v% Q& }2 H% T: E
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes 3 F c5 t! H% _
Japanese aircraft3 t7 E Q# K- ]( G1 G4 c# I
A6M2 Zero x 44! g* Q3 _9 j5 }0 p4 X1 x6 v' f
B5N2 Kate x 84+ P5 l9 H$ \; y' C
D3A1 Val x 71 % g, M" y: W% h# P: x' f- o
Japanese aircraft losses* }' v5 I. ]* V' P, o5 X$ m/ Z8 _
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
' Z U8 }% o8 L! ?% L9 [$ C D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
% V. x5 S$ t0 u* E; }- J2 ?1 pAllied Ships
' ~# ?' A \+ T" q7 N. C8 e% m( w CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
, T9 X0 A4 H" W, c# `+ ?# p CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( T$ ^" \9 O" O7 R DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
. b6 }& X2 @) }9 Y; p CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ?% O. U' R# P% ], Q+ w CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
# s! f+ U3 g% ?1 [, CJapanese Shock attack
* ^% g! A1 M/ F5 p, mAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
: W' j- L. a/ Z9 K6 _) NDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 4 g- b E& j, i8 C9 _
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 # r, S. o2 @; {0 Z0 R
Allied adjusted defense: 5 9 J" l* w3 p0 T; H% Q% Q6 n
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 2 }( x' H0 q7 P( t1 E4 E( n7 }
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! L! _& x0 I6 \+ K( X: j# o( O
Combat modifiers' I" x# u: v9 n! X1 r! X# ]
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-). @( i/ a3 u, S8 [% N( N9 _- n. u( ?
experience(-)
( T. q0 c* Y( l+ Q; l( F. G1 `9 AAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) ' P- H: a% ? t( O( S9 q* Y2 [
Japanese ground losses:; @+ e. g2 J+ l% ~: U
18 casualties reported# B' \) U; l, I8 [3 D! \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) d: U2 {* F- s1 F7 h8 H/ S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) @2 c. m& F6 Z# J/ j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! q7 {" w# t' N* K/ x$ v; u
Allied ground losses:3 B! ]8 l& w4 _: ~, K
105 casualties reported
" i3 v% `7 l/ F- I; V5 P% x( o3 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- Q, q( N% O2 {& `2 Y
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
; P: W3 Q/ w$ F' r Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled7 `, W1 h& t5 Y! K' I) Q$ K" d# s
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) D! W9 S( q& H( {
Units retreated 1 ( c3 }' B: k; W6 H. B0 I- G( W
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
% S3 @7 _# ]; z0 x" nAssaulting units:
, T) g; j9 f: P, \ x 16th Naval Guard Unit . L, Y$ w+ t6 k2 x& A+ [
Defending units:
5 K2 Q; j- r" c: _7 e 107th RN Base Force 8 q" r1 }- l! K1 O! S3 g+ U
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* c- M/ s' j; _6 G: P! FGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
9 {: @7 V8 f" {: kAllied Bombardment attack 0 y* N. | _, M- m; P' M, u) [
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 8 a! X I, @/ y
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
6 j7 e6 A2 Y, U3 v7 WJapanese ground losses:. {8 M- M( G/ h; p( u* V1 E
4 casualties reported1 {3 R ]' ` v5 \3 C* M" z) T: V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled {9 h* ^ ]' z% P8 _2 V8 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- r/ [# }* S, X" o; f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 a2 `& x* ~3 N8 GAssaulting units:
+ L9 l& }! p! S" w B Coy/NG Rifles
6 {2 ]7 f9 \$ S% {" i Lark Battalion
3 Q+ t( a' |/ l5 m% ~7 | Rabaul Det. Base Force * e7 c. h% q, Q. d' Z% W
Defending units:
0 R' w1 P; H( A" O# i 144th Infantry Regiment
D4 [3 J+ P) J: R2 g3 O Maizuru 1st SNLF: s7 z9 c7 l5 p0 x1 K
2nd JNAF Coy ; @% M) j3 p) m/ c3 B. {
5th JNAF Coy |