2月5日夜,攻占了达尔文的盟军舰队不甘心没有收获,组织了一支高速DD编队偷袭了位于东帝汶的劳腾港,拦截到一队运兵船和一队油船,由于攻击运兵船给油船队起到了报警作用,盟军舰队仅仅击沉4艘XAP,宝贵的油船队趁机脚底抹油,及时脱离了危险范围,不过盟军的这一行动也给日军提了醒,此地离达尔文仅仅9格距离,处于盟军舰队夜间炮击的范围之内,需要部署防御舰队保护机场和港口。. |. T. |8 E* ~
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 45
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2 l& O5 L1 S, E2 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards1 ?9 Q) G! F+ u% N. n
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Japanese Ships
( y! s2 G* \$ m E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk' J( x7 t3 w1 h: U1 N$ f; V
E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk! U; J8 s, }6 K
xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 D6 O) x5 l, k/ r6 J7 w
xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage7 g9 R$ t3 S6 d, f
xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Q1 z8 z6 X( V* K8 j: O/ L) e xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& I% j; B+ @# \# W0 y0 s: Y
$ z( p0 M6 j+ V- GAllied Ships$ R7 E) X: ?4 F# z" A! o
DD Halford
, ^3 D+ x: m$ Z4 x0 w7 @ DD Halligan* \3 e+ z4 }" n' R/ D) E
DD Hazelwood/ ~! N7 K1 q4 P+ F0 H: \6 i( R$ X
DD Healy7 H' N+ i, B* y
DD John Henley
6 G2 l5 A; s1 u' p9 B7 x DD Hickox
. a; w) c$ G" C; u- L( M0 E' K7 C DD Twining
( @+ p4 }( [1 v' W DD Uhlmann; q# P. ?6 ]6 F- N
DD Wadleigh
( s5 G( O) Y$ a" j DD Wadsworth
) ]2 n: `- w9 D DD Walker
/ U ]3 n: ^( Z6 y8 ]0 O% v DD Waller. a9 F3 N+ w/ M" X! W1 }
DD Watts; E/ H# Q4 ]1 _" t) F; k. G) H
DD Cushing II, _1 z4 j. r# L
DD Benham II& N& j$ K, u* k/ S5 H7 d& Q% U
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3 M; o7 p) k+ b- |5 A* UNight Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards& @& M" G* q$ I' o
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TK Kenwa Maru
& Z& L: Y2 D7 ~& z TK Okigawa Maru
a% _9 W& K7 O+ O M" } TK Anjo Maru
" I' q+ v0 u- L' _# ]+ |4 f* U TK Kotai Maru6 c5 {8 }( i3 p0 s! Q& S
TK Arita Maru
" o* N3 m& l! ] TK Amato Maru- f4 c2 a4 d" A6 p7 [, b
TK Ryoei Maru
5 I) f6 K* R# G9 u/ H& {4 l" ?2 ] TK Eiho Maru6 M$ N# q; A2 t
SC Ch 43* U' P6 F! M; F. k' y( o% r
SC Ch 589 G" Y* ]+ M0 O
TK Shiyo Maru3 q+ m5 l& a# ]( U% B
# a4 z' n7 i$ g# YAllied Ships
) o; |" s- G% _: {) G! e DD Halford, E1 s f3 _: ?# v; B
DD Halligan: a% G- L* E Y) E% r6 H, W' f
DD Hazelwood
* u5 M6 g1 @6 v3 Y DD Healy# n: Z4 o7 L8 B G/ ^: C
DD John Henley
8 ]3 T0 U6 I* r. u2 J& y8 L DD Hickox% _8 v# b3 O8 u
DD Twining
6 `0 q* {5 n/ I) ^- N) g( U DD Uhlmann/ I! l* l' E8 ?' p( a5 ~
DD Wadleigh
K& z! a _0 k* t2 Q2 E DD Wadsworth
- S" h, l3 K& y0 ] @7 B5 x DD Walker/ ]% [5 Y5 S3 X: b+ L
DD Waller
2 t6 s/ y; r1 K# |! L DD Watts
: i" Z, n# d) Z. j* j/ p8 D* w; Q DD Cushing II6 f8 d1 _" ?9 {' J6 L; Q" A$ }
DD Benham II
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Range increases to 30,000 yards...
! I% i4 L' ~ `2 hJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
! P$ R; E9 }0 I4 w( P0 r" bJapanese Tanker TF evades combat
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, O, s$ O" [% R) w- o当天盟军肃清最后一支日军城内残军,宣告正式占领了达尔文。; g m4 A$ }5 l6 | @ f
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Ground combat at Darwin (76,124)" H3 E9 W( s Y5 A, F
* O8 T: U* z2 r7 bAllied Shock attack; p( K/ z' ~! z- @: q$ V
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Attacking force 37207 troops, 699 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 2328. e9 F( g5 E, ?6 ]
I# E0 Q; \" YDefending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1- {7 a) k2 N+ k
) O: U' s; C" MAllied adjusted assault: 1957 1 J0 P, Q. G L8 s3 S3 M. h
( n4 z+ H- B& N# v2 EJapanese adjusted defense: 1 2 o& u6 q0 x! Z' @
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Allied assault odds: 1957 to 1 y* v9 a- v; g) B9 l0 Y+ r
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Combat modifiers( M1 N0 {' z: ~9 R3 M
Defender: 2 p; Z! K2 r, d
Attacker: shock(+)9 p4 u& T( W- F7 U. q
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled; Y6 J( q8 W- k9 O9 ?$ _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( X5 T$ r, g5 J. `! Z Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:6 y: h' p4 o% @9 p' k, f
18th British Division
5 R; c& K# {( p8 }( p g3 ~, V5 ? 31st Armoured Division
! k8 Y4 L3 c% f; D1 e 4th Armoured Brigade
' [1 \+ G; R- b; Q# Q z0 z; C( V 254th Armoured Brigade
8 c# C0 v) j' _9 T7 W 32nd Army Tank Brigade1 g0 I( V! v# u
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
8 K+ p e2 e: D o; f" }: \0 h5 d Gardner's Horse Regiment" F; ` E j$ E/ W9 z
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
' m2 I" X& G+ Q8 ~ 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion
. B# [' L5 K% o9 V8 B. q 671th Tank Destroyer Battalion1 L+ W# Q' l6 v4 E% Z% k2 \, D! ]5 \; j
632nd Battalion9 H, Y$ d( {& Q4 d r3 B0 v" ?
51st Highland Division
8 [ w% w% }% B# y8 n- ^* I7 Y 49th Aviation Base Force0 Q+ {% a" G7 n# \8 u/ _1 _, ]
Provisional GMC Grp
# F! n1 E( @0 n3 w& b% i 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 8 u8 z0 l+ w9 j( I: y
4th USN Naval Construction Regiment- D# L; h+ ?0 g) A2 N1 y8 t
Sixth US Army* q6 n) Z7 X! w
2nd Medium Regiment
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57th Australian Lt AA Regiment
' C+ A. H6 ]! Q4 s9 N: s 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
! ^ b- U3 C; f) l8 Q+ @ 428th Coast AA Battalion- w* ~& [, K0 x( C
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Defending units:
" j9 `( n3 v. x7 `# Z4 X4 z# ]6 k4 _ 51st Air Flotilla /8
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7 X3 ]! [8 {3 {Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Milne Bay by attrition!!! |