AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
: @% o6 e& 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。: ?3 Y& S: M8 r6 h, [1 e
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。# k0 m: x5 X, V3 L. d: b8 f
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 J: T( B3 y0 K/ z% Q) p, X0 @ M* S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,- C2 C* X0 f" c$ R# t" Q7 }5 N
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,
# u: @8 M! d) M: F4 pkb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。1 z4 G0 v x$ [, l
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。2 H+ V" x& h4 i! G
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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# ?% o6 ?( l6 I# Y" E# ]Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
9 G1 n c6 n/ R1 \3 P# hDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force M. x& p( M3 V1 A0 ~. j8 l$ C4 i
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 0 w2 C. ?, p: E# F' e8 t
Japanese Ships
3 s- L) K/ X2 _: b/ m( v BB Yamashiro( |4 |* Q, |3 K* x! N$ c
CL Kashima
/ Z, O( {6 W; e4 u B3 s DD Tsuga
$ R0 ^" `/ c1 Q) q9 R, l! h ` DD Kuri) Z/ V/ R/ q+ e2 F/ V) Z
PB Shuko Maru #5
4 E. m# z4 U( p- o PB Sonan Maru #6% v& u3 R7 V1 k8 A- C* @, L
PB Sonan Maru #52 j4 ~) x( U0 C y7 U& J2 A2 t' |
PB Shotoku Maru
5 e. [) T) }! \6 T PB Shoei Maru$ i+ U; g ?4 y
PB Kyo Maru #10
, h) t, k8 G1 B PB Kyo Maru #84 ]# }, @3 l9 v% U0 p' k5 \' l+ q( j1 |
xAK Kuraido Maru
! |9 D& y# D) `( q. u; e CM Tsugaru: Q! O1 }+ p; z) y- B
DD Yanagi 0 S6 p) A9 J% V1 n
Japanese ground losses:
' K4 ?: e3 q8 U! P; p 18 casualties reported0 l4 T2 e6 u R! L9 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 I; a0 o. C# w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) I7 b$ f: e5 G9 u1 Z) @7 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 h- s( u) w& T; h. ]( RAllied ground losses:
* d7 V% |" [4 `( b& D0 n% f 62 casualties reported$ s/ ~8 N& p7 ~' {/ d$ I% v1 Y% x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 Z! ?( w& n* |9 A" i, @! ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled/ X) r$ j# d, n. Q( e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 9 i9 n# u' I, T* Z
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards ' D' C' }- t0 t B! Q" k
Japanese Ships
5 N- x& t+ ^% Y8 K% v BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
! ^: R' L; d: Z7 h( ~ CL Kashima
6 T+ k! B5 }7 m& s CM Tsugaru
. g: s, |1 v+ Y5 A8 @( N DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! q, g8 T! X' k) g6 o+ a
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) Z4 s6 v5 n% J
DD Yanagi
' j- A/ R# ?, E2 H/ L& t+ ~ PB Kyo Maru #8% R+ R$ R ^9 z' L& Y
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire+ Z) P' P+ U! U3 {8 i
PB Shoei Maru
3 J9 z# O9 R- y2 o! i( } PB Shotoku Maru- m7 j0 T# W* A4 K
PB Sonan Maru #5+ f: i( U0 N" B9 q$ S8 y
PB Sonan Maru #6
4 X1 Z. T, c$ H$ y PB Shuko Maru #56 M% l- g. g0 V6 w& m& ~1 P
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ f) o( w" ~ J; Q! B xAK Matsue Maru- ^4 g9 ? T3 h9 k4 f) h
xAK Venice Maru
1 x) c4 w! }' g7 `3 V- L1 B* f xAK Kogyoku Maru8 K0 L+ H0 j3 s n; g% b0 o$ k5 X" O
xAK Nishimi Maru
# B% d" h4 Z2 e: x! l4 c xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
b8 a8 }* e4 `; b# t2 L" ?; T xAK Cheribon Maru: L; v' c$ m& `
xAK Daifuku Maru
% @3 R1 A, ~) |+ e1 e xAK Kuraido Maru
& n2 Z3 Z% w9 v. j, OAllied Ships6 Z) D, m/ K7 j* o/ H" W. @
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage, p; O) D& \! h/ m
CL Achilles, I1 @% c& X; ^8 k9 D. H/ m
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
2 }! \. E& k9 Z$ r% p3 X' x5 H CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1: ^* m3 @& m e& |
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1 , c2 G; T* z+ f: u- f
Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
7 D) @$ B2 ^& }) D+ TMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards# R! d! a6 L! H3 x8 Y$ b/ H5 r$ Y0 H
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
9 C( k7 T. J& f8 }Range closes to 15,000 yards...0 ~3 m# M) P% F( X* e3 j- d! l! M" _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 B! h1 M4 C( S2 Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ M4 q) J8 V% f; |6 w: f. bRange closes to 9,000 yards...4 ~! B/ j: z+ D4 W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) O, B9 A0 N8 a# m" c& Y; E" PRange closes to 7,000 yards...
* G( y! O/ z* o( A pRange closes to 6,000 yards.../ |- Q' M" K6 n6 S' g1 X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
; J: B2 @5 ^# t _) v0 N9 p% MxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
& g0 v! b d. {6 {BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
- f) [3 X) _5 F. {) W& ]CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards. a1 \0 w" r2 W2 l/ g/ d8 _ Z
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
9 h7 h! T8 r. w" J5 Z0 b9 W! ], u/ U TDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards$ s6 T5 |) A4 w0 u! z* ~: m
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards$ x0 \' ?4 k' {/ H: \; L8 p+ E; O( f% j
Range closes to 5,000 yards
6 x: L' J: r! y6 W" XBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards& }0 g- E' ^4 E( o9 D. x8 H$ F
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards" t3 V: R0 h, h: F/ ^8 w
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
( q! y+ G: E2 l( K3 FDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
" o( D( d- t5 f$ sRange increases to 6,000 yards
! Q* A' I. K( ?" A3 k! e1 ]BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards z6 v0 v6 W- ^$ x2 A% d
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards* C* M) C- O- h5 ~# ? L1 ~) r
CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
! J$ n) B4 m$ E, t- z6 pCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards0 Y/ _. W) V) A$ b7 U$ s$ V
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards4 k% @( |9 Q, Q3 y0 x
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards( ~" B/ I$ W; J! X: I, ?
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
0 u/ d/ I' \1 }* CBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards6 l5 j8 k$ T: r; P0 |# @
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards$ f5 Y/ [& w1 w& [$ J/ c6 [2 P
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
: L( `0 \9 ~' ?7 }, ]CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
/ ` x; ?4 v: r$ ]7 U' \; ~Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage8 W- m9 D P: r2 @4 Q
Range increases to 8,000 yards) E# H4 @3 ^8 J4 L T; x, _$ v
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards* z2 r3 {2 ~2 H) f
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
6 a. K; W/ c$ R: e6 |9 \DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
+ e) K8 g9 e7 y6 W7 j* |! ^DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards# U# d0 U8 d5 ~' ^% g r
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards$ h& [; J; h% V* P5 q! d
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
' Q1 B% [9 Y) \# Q4 S7 d9 DRange increases to 15,000 yards
: Y# J7 w! a& @CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat* l! B3 B$ e0 B' M; l6 R
- escorted by DD Tsuga
9 j- k' L* \' _4 yBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
9 E* _; O6 x9 Y. q+ y/ J0 XBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards2 G. u9 @/ ^! p4 G1 I6 H; X }2 L
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards$ ?2 P9 U) j: w2 _7 t' b/ u: g5 q
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
# u% F/ d1 i8 q( ~BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards" d1 h: e" Z$ R. i
Task forces break off...
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+ b" D Y/ R! _* R' XMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 Q/ f* O+ o$ T+ N) LWeather in hex: Overcast 9 l; [; p' m' s s( r0 ?
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ P1 O0 c/ M, I; D
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes " _5 C! a: x* A1 u
Japanese aircraft
/ c( X( N: e$ d, I+ E G3M2 Nell x 27
5 R2 ^) Y: r( w' ?4 }/ g1 G2 Y9 p/ ~ G4M1 Betty x 31 % o1 W( [1 o3 ?2 d+ L" Y& U4 u6 e
Allied aircraft
" ^9 i; i, E. R7 o! c. _: \. y% X% t no flights
" @$ Z* y1 M" {% YJapanese aircraft losses' R$ |% t! o& }7 ?4 p
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
- K3 A0 y+ e% |& l. ~- y8 w1 V G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
9 ^7 \( l) @: I* P! M' z G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak ( K( F7 @! d0 @* I/ I3 L& C* U
Allied aircraft losses
1 Y7 c% f1 R6 m- K9 ]: o6 O B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged `- a$ K3 i9 z6 C& g8 @
O-47A: 2 damaged
: J. q- [; D9 N! ]* J7 C P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
8 Q$ t6 d! p" u1 K% I0 ^ PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
1 U5 H. Z( Q: F {Allied ground losses:. H2 D1 e7 `4 U1 d
4 casualties reported, w/ p9 D" h- v2 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
^ h2 r7 |" G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, M/ U, W: e- I: W% D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & h! _- l s/ l% K0 V
Airbase hits 18- C- q, y5 |% |" A: x
Runway hits 41
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3 P& u8 v A: H! K& h S- cMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 2 U3 _" P* e$ L* v% X, x
Weather in hex: Overcast # P4 ^3 _7 L3 N6 _2 @; N
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet., X: o2 d' K- Y1 \, v8 c1 |
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
1 t, B3 \7 a, bJapanese aircraft
/ x" ?% i8 S. X0 z8 p% Y G4M1 Betty x 18 2 ^) F/ W% B* F
Allied aircraft
+ e+ l6 O6 I" m+ g) s no flights
2 O; h1 U$ w: f! c# {8 Q# r( MJapanese aircraft losses; H. e1 B0 t4 X# ?& ]$ t
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged 3 n: v. K4 [1 _* a A2 C' c
Allied aircraft losses
c) r3 \6 y' F' i. H: B/ a PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged . v5 ]5 J: G/ B! I+ E
Airbase hits 78 e; {% ^- {1 P1 a2 m
Airbase supply hits 2) |$ l9 P7 R$ n4 m/ W
Runway hits 9
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+ y- x' I, V ZMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " s0 a L& O3 `: ]5 n1 t
Weather in hex: Overcast
7 |6 {$ B/ c+ V- ^& F3 f- GRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( h/ g! O- {. {+ XEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
# p4 n" \- v8 N! p" D0 o/ S: C/ z LJapanese aircraft+ t) o+ a8 N4 k; ?
G4M1 Betty x 13 4 I6 }% r4 e0 n0 s4 l1 z7 V: l
Allied aircraft
' B0 j' J% P5 { no flights ' z1 @: D# {0 l# G0 i+ ?: k
Japanese aircraft losses7 O$ A- X, W, p8 [
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged ( `4 y( ^/ @, _) {- v8 _& T
Allied aircraft losses
0 F8 N/ H+ e- z/ ~1 f: ~ PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
7 |* N6 Z( U! |6 _ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground & H, G! u- w. D7 h: R7 H- B- K7 G
Allied ground losses:
; m* }3 h; L* w) L U 5 casualties reported
8 u7 I$ }/ R( N% O% X7 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. U# x- z" a# {( Y( W; |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; O; F& O) U! E* Q6 F9 j3 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 v9 o7 v5 A" ZAirbase hits 15 G9 E8 I5 i8 S! w7 W5 t& L( j9 z* T
Runway hits 107 C' R! l2 c: s, a
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 Q% w7 S5 C# ~3 c9 S& c7 Y i A/ f. D
Weather in hex: Overcast
# k: y% l5 P3 X# I6 @9 t$ FRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% e1 i: \& j4 _) PEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
) h) E/ l# C. YJapanese aircraft
( r2 ~% o7 g2 F+ S: Z Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
; E: S# `% s* g! _& m& @) Q* n6 b Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
; ?8 a1 V5 t0 T+ q$ e! u1 cAllied aircraft n, V; M; P) L0 g1 y0 K: ]
no flights
! R9 ?6 a! M! B, e' N' y* [Japanese aircraft losses6 U6 O- \7 _- E
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged3 ?' E8 w9 b2 Y/ U1 ]; B; L! @
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
; X+ y' y! `! v( BAllied aircraft losses* H6 }5 D! J/ d B
O-47A: 1 damaged+ d" R0 c7 l1 T( i( ~
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
- q1 C+ [; V( @) \ P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged% M0 e9 U7 l4 m# h0 J$ S$ D# M
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged 7 [ s+ A+ o' G
Airbase hits 3
4 ~' _. Z4 Q/ @Runway hits 4, ?. w0 P$ K+ Y& {0 O+ I5 |
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4 x0 K, F2 T. I" s& h0 Y- W# |Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
0 K: Q& e, ^# |! D; C) DWeather in hex: Light cloud
( w4 o% F- P j Z1 w; z6 URaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# A5 L/ M6 [5 R7 M& aEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
7 |: |4 d" m. GJapanese aircraft- N3 N, W1 c1 k: q8 w
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
) ^* w( N0 G) p0 q+ kAllied aircraft' g, m) _" e# _3 b/ t. u' R
I-15-III x 11
; x" s2 V+ L; X q M* CJapanese aircraft losses' u0 X8 f0 a( X% z7 j9 ?6 b
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 6 _ f, ?0 P6 v0 ?+ h
No Allied losses 3 I8 _4 N& g7 C9 A/ J/ z
Aircraft Attacking:8 L$ }* X+ ?5 ~0 x' b' r) m
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
: x5 x/ B9 Q" z$ D ? Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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2 J% u. W( u, `% u/ b7 Y, sMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 p3 D0 b, {, {$ h2 V8 s
Weather in hex: Light cloud
9 K& d+ o5 K) N9 s# F% FRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% ^% ?/ F* u" r' _7 W, ]- f+ ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
: J3 w; V; d2 y, t! YJapanese aircraft
2 ~, E6 P& R" g2 ]3 F G4M1 Betty x 37 9 N& v0 R2 v, r. J0 [, A" ?. d5 _8 x& @
No Japanese losses
7 K) _6 _0 E! z/ |5 R' [Airbase hits 8
- Q& C1 ` m6 T8 j* _Airbase supply hits 6
0 E; Z9 K7 S% _' V" MRunway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
/ z" G% Q- i. g: vWeather in hex: Partial cloud 6 p3 D( f* u1 g. g
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' A7 O$ O: D9 b. yEstimated time to target is 28 minutes 3 e/ K; x- V- B/ }) r& j5 m2 R% L
Japanese aircraft% D* L& q* x( U6 q
A6M2 Zero x 44# Q* `$ Z1 ^) v _8 P
B5N2 Kate x 84
6 V- r* l j4 G H D3A1 Val x 71
4 e7 _! B6 Z0 Q0 d& }Japanese aircraft losses
: ~+ Y$ [" c$ C2 y* S- f& L B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
# n2 M5 L( F0 \1 b: l4 Q D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
4 \; A M$ @0 `" fAllied Ships% d/ P# o" w, A D& x4 d% f
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
4 C, @5 \' F+ o# L3 t) r' p CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' _* t9 d7 u, ^( T
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk k$ j+ B! a' \! [- P% I
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage) `* q& T6 `! j4 R' q. s* r
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
7 y( }9 q: D. e# P8 H: ~6 vJapanese Shock attack
1 a1 k& J& _5 t! z$ R+ y1 G- x; oAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
$ o6 V% R8 t5 s6 z; p8 y- T0 [Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 3 J: c" t7 S5 O, e3 _) t% a7 n
Japanese adjusted assault: 23 ! I7 N# z' v8 j3 }" B0 d! b$ Q
Allied adjusted defense: 5
9 T) r; B$ |/ @1 C' o2 tJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
* _" c/ W7 n% I0 O! ~- X! u1 t4 `Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
5 F/ \/ ?) U9 R. c2 ?& i. RCombat modifiers
$ ?, _# H8 Z/ r+ }5 |Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
0 y5 \& j& W, ]& L6 G9 c( V experience(-), {2 p3 p" x, ~% l1 C. U' K
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) ( ^% K$ s0 g: U+ [ H! Z5 }
Japanese ground losses:
* w5 C$ a/ \; l o" G: d. p 18 casualties reported
* m5 d* l9 {1 {/ |3 f7 O. c Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ b& d0 V: C# B6 X. f/ s' @/ n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& f4 f8 i$ |3 D+ {* [2 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , @- G) v; R; ^3 m! f- v4 O6 z9 V
Allied ground losses:' T% z" h& J1 u1 i
105 casualties reported" }4 d+ c9 V: b& a- A* F8 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 k0 `0 ^" K2 W$ l! C
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ X: R( O5 T% f# q# p Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
f; ?* j+ b% ~7 K% P9 \ Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
: l k3 Q8 |$ n1 r% \. S Units retreated 1
6 r/ t% E' j3 o# |3 D; n, D1 A K' |3 YDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
* N% Z5 d" s7 q8 n: EAssaulting units:5 m7 N5 g4 `# |3 r0 S, S' _
16th Naval Guard Unit 6 c( ^4 t* }8 k8 T- r: Q: }0 M
Defending units:$ C- o3 n8 u/ M! _
107th RN Base Force . Y! {3 |* W, q
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
+ R3 r- e; K. i6 ^4 T& IAllied Bombardment attack 4 L6 \ |5 S2 A% _4 ~3 U: B
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 `, t2 b7 r" F3 a! N+ C5 G
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 0 b- x# S; d$ m( v( j$ h
Japanese ground losses:- @% O! y; A& E, B" ?, ~8 {
4 casualties reported
, `$ l, p& ~$ q, o" M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* M4 z3 Q U9 ?* I" j. N1 S6 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 Y ^8 r9 j1 z5 b7 }( g5 Z9 p% p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled " N$ _6 E; `" Z) P; O
Assaulting units:
. B6 Q9 u: A. u# O B Coy/NG Rifles
3 v3 G4 r* b t6 q Lark Battalion' m8 N3 b1 Q. e/ o' T. D
Rabaul Det. Base Force
7 K# u- }. G! D( c2 A' L2 |( t7 ADefending units:! ?2 `9 y- C4 b! B' e
144th Infantry Regiment' ?- f- N5 r7 q% {+ Y
Maizuru 1st SNLF& G* _2 K' Z( ^: p( p
2nd JNAF Coy ( o3 x* {% X: {
5th JNAF Coy |