AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41: u6 t% m) }( u& S' |# h- h3 q/ @7 z
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。# c/ e5 k7 C" @* u) ^9 ~
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。
( j" S4 p1 x0 A; z- k3 _: j/ 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* P$ k4 s$ [' \0 q
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,0 j0 N0 C! P2 d) D8 a2 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,' a) _9 g% T% b4 U" {9 m1 h
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。, a9 L+ E' @, m }
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。0 h$ B* `1 d- ]1 B8 k
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。* t; }) a) H0 L2 y) l5 M8 N. X& u+ q
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% c' D6 ^+ | N: f: Q% |Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 F7 A& w' i7 g7 ^- }: c9 d( S
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
; r& T E9 l l3 K' l& Z) y31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 d$ G$ v0 U! w# @! y( RJapanese Ships
0 T0 M8 X- b5 G O0 _ BB Yamashiro. a9 s8 K! d# d4 ]2 h2 ^& D: ?
CL Kashima% [2 T/ x2 j: r, f# E$ B+ b
DD Tsuga
. ]0 x3 N. ^ W) [ DD Kuri/ ~& Y2 l+ J$ z
PB Shuko Maru #5
; R0 B9 k2 s9 F3 ]5 C* w0 h PB Sonan Maru #6& h% V/ O3 K! h3 i' _1 K. X
PB Sonan Maru #5
0 o* u' y) ? }9 r; D! z8 D1 Y PB Shotoku Maru
. ?3 u" j2 k, v( b, S( _- B1 z: } PB Shoei Maru' C7 x- ^( k, ~$ g, l+ j) [1 S3 R, A
PB Kyo Maru #10
9 |0 ~! o7 O! l( L# u% i: o6 J PB Kyo Maru #8
]% ~' |' A- p1 C) x! J1 t xAK Kuraido Maru' {; S5 A! H3 b
CM Tsugaru
- d. s4 `4 |) O( K DD Yanagi
1 m @9 Y3 ~3 [( m+ k' TJapanese ground losses:$ o- s6 m" l0 G* [/ f% K
18 casualties reported
. J! O X. `& D; J. x. ^& M7 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* p. q# A0 b$ u8 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Q9 k1 h/ T7 ?) \9 K. C9 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( X x3 ~3 d# m" ~
Allied ground losses:
7 F* f6 o! d( T3 {# ]0 C: |8 R 62 casualties reported
q( n' v) ]8 M8 u% z# M Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. K+ u; `4 G# n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
8 A+ V5 |2 e6 s5 }$ C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 1 U* P N4 J9 l) G; i
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
# [4 K. d1 V+ I6 O* t' xJapanese Ships
" G3 W; v' y: @: I& h6 N BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire4 ]+ V" u3 r2 U. i! |
CL Kashima$ a' {, J3 [9 I5 y% n
CM Tsugaru
* O8 x# N: Y4 x2 R' a1 e" ^. f5 q DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& l6 F- ]; x% E$ X- A: H8 L7 ?
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 O% p9 b. U" w# c7 C: `2 Y
DD Yanagi% y8 V- ]6 c; ~- H0 i7 c0 W
PB Kyo Maru #8& D6 x, f. I% ~0 L
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire. q1 A% ?! Z* X3 j5 U0 {1 K
PB Shoei Maru
/ b3 i; h" r- S6 j- w- S0 s PB Shotoku Maru
3 I6 o4 K4 i! v, W7 j PB Sonan Maru #5/ z0 O9 ^* }8 b( Z/ o* J
PB Sonan Maru #6
8 A5 G3 `4 J# p; @ PB Shuko Maru #51 m. A: ]2 E( l9 y1 a3 F6 X
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
. r g) m9 u" A; k$ ~ xAK Matsue Maru
5 w" I* z O: ?, R x xAK Venice Maru. d3 T+ }# r; @1 b
xAK Kogyoku Maru
5 H, q& W% |9 i xAK Nishimi Maru( j( D+ B9 i6 y7 h' c- V1 S
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
. v# _5 E6 C& |' a5 J! G/ R xAK Cheribon Maru
! i( W; | `- ?" _4 L( r' [; u xAK Daifuku Maru- ~$ p; C$ q* T% L
xAK Kuraido Maru 2 c+ p$ x4 Y& R
Allied Ships1 `# _3 S, S% h
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
% P* J$ F$ R8 g/ Z3 ] CL Achilles% K9 e, D+ p# h; O2 d
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires5 K7 l6 U4 P6 b( \- z; {3 I/ B [5 e
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 12 {; l/ g5 b: H) s
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
8 N9 i& ~; q. \7 L" J8 A, `Low visibility due to Thunderstorms9 G, K3 s6 _5 ~: `. e5 Y: U) _
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards+ o: A9 a3 `9 c* W; }& G3 W
Range closes to 18,000 yards...0 @) x1 x: m6 z7 _3 j. F1 ?
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
4 G& n" N! K( T2 XRange closes to 12,000 yards...* H6 f- F2 \! S2 r3 H$ @
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# V6 O5 Q9 u7 e+ c7 b$ S4 m
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
7 y" s" F3 i8 ^# x# N& V/ dRange closes to 8,000 yards...
& p2 _8 M9 }! t7 j8 \, vRange closes to 7,000 yards...) `) y3 I; t! s& \
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 p. s( n* I) n) T& N7 d+ ?0 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
3 @4 g; T7 r1 i- @xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 5 W' J% y$ T' Z% y8 r. K
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
2 \) ~: {5 s; Z: p5 SCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards8 b) J5 y) ]4 W1 i& K6 r3 Y0 r3 L
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards/ j4 \: B5 ^/ v+ N# j K% [+ Q
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
# o" f0 |7 j' s0 q% Y, _4 \6 vCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
' K% U5 l' J. R5 v5 C6 N! m7 o! SRange closes to 5,000 yards* t8 Q* l, _! \ i/ a
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards5 D+ j5 D: P8 f/ |4 c- _
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
1 J) l% |. E! O* @9 I1 UBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards- W* G9 n& D* E: o
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards# Z/ r5 S8 W1 ^! N+ j; W
Range increases to 6,000 yards" @2 D/ J0 r( Y2 X4 J6 d
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards6 q9 m/ e4 ~' ~4 ]' N; ^: A
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
) _. s. {1 t% d' G- B5 U6 PCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
) e0 F' _! H4 ^* B8 _CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
0 i! V2 U: M( ]; @3 D; x) ~DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
/ l) @9 f2 d8 Q. w0 B& m8 X% {CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards: P( g* Z7 B% v4 A3 Y! [5 \6 t* n& b
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards/ [. X( Y* Z' r2 B
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards; j+ q& c5 d: l1 m
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
. _$ i' J. p! N) {CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards! k# v1 e4 j1 V8 M/ e
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards$ _5 f/ t+ z. X% B
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
/ ]7 j" a0 O* K. d3 h- Z: l2 rRange increases to 8,000 yards
4 b9 ~4 @. _& k$ {) M7 FBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards0 g- p* d$ I3 P* @- p# a
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards7 Y& r3 z# m$ a; P
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
% i* ^1 z$ J# `# E2 W6 X4 T: O, L) p lDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards& O8 L- P% `- i4 E8 X, A
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards0 ~. Q: |: G% M
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards/ H* `! h; G. ?: H; M$ `
Range increases to 15,000 yards* ^& F& S& E0 D4 _' d4 z
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
9 H" Y' n9 ~' M+ k- escorted by DD Tsuga3 O2 d6 `8 z5 [0 y4 b
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
/ F5 ^2 z1 R+ L$ P3 vBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
0 a2 K5 {0 [) LBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards6 V3 t" i( M! N7 d" o$ ^
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
$ {5 S# k9 K8 D9 ~0 ~BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
) ^5 T' N' k5 K& |# F' CTask forces break off.... K' I' S% r! z# K( o/ T, ]
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 z' o, o3 R2 ]6 J
Weather in hex: Overcast
5 }$ c5 J1 \8 k: m, t" jRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* P5 @/ v; [2 B
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes 4 H/ o7 C8 `0 M0 n5 B
Japanese aircraft% L9 @% S4 h4 u* |) z( V
G3M2 Nell x 275 A" S1 W) I" j2 l+ t
G4M1 Betty x 31 3 [( h' w/ b2 ~7 a' s
Allied aircraft
8 i! _7 v. {4 G no flights
8 z5 |7 S2 C2 {+ A& |9 o. @9 zJapanese aircraft losses7 _6 u `0 E/ j+ D. A& ]
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged0 |9 Q' l9 v, H4 ~2 Q! p' ]; x
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
% w( \! n- {! [0 ?1 [ G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
3 M) s1 S& s, F2 J, z: {$ VAllied aircraft losses
" y7 U9 O/ Z7 g: u4 S0 } B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
# z# Q8 s8 i/ f O-47A: 2 damaged) m4 b" C& t2 C$ J. M" r! k: \
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
: N# b9 G" G2 L& }7 a9 P PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
5 d8 @4 N% o% s3 {4 h5 yAllied ground losses:
; q7 w+ Y" J5 m- U+ M8 |% T% N$ M2 A- L 4 casualties reported
3 _7 _" s& M4 e: D& d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( { |! c* W) E- L# t# X5 D' {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 d k5 v) _& L- I1 u; k* P; S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 F2 t) r2 `! j( a( _: M
Airbase hits 181 j9 I0 ~5 U/ H8 J z1 k4 i( o
Runway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
2 X% Y" z- A( k* S: U9 J% nWeather in hex: Overcast
& `8 R& w% l, O+ \ iRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
$ \) {/ Q* P: R X3 vEstimated time to target is 19 minutes 2 ]9 P6 N4 L' h
Japanese aircraft6 e" n% M1 U; _3 |9 S$ F
G4M1 Betty x 18 9 s+ C, N) s& u+ {! ^
Allied aircraft$ H# V6 l; T* s- H$ a9 s$ ^4 `
no flights
4 _4 }* m# |# Y3 K# x9 dJapanese aircraft losses1 b: `# n/ S `/ |
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
9 H0 I; x7 V* `$ M" @ s8 h- HAllied aircraft losses
9 b( `" b- D! p PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged - J& N, C Q* R4 B) O$ D
Airbase hits 7
4 ~" m# D0 r8 w, j, B4 KAirbase supply hits 2
! K, `8 S; S4 t, m1 D: Y, U" ~Runway hits 94 [/ |9 k! H5 m# V. P) t
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. @) t* Y$ o. ^+ @2 V1 E( @ _. QMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
2 Z2 D$ A8 h& s5 a" [) t0 aWeather in hex: Overcast
4 l* U# H1 F2 zRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 K. r! c1 u" v9 ?
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes % }+ f$ T, y2 J: _
Japanese aircraft0 o8 f7 h* U4 r! d
G4M1 Betty x 13
! d& }/ ~9 W- Z! M( z* c& c NAllied aircraft
8 D1 b$ o0 _" p no flights
" N7 j3 y/ T, J+ RJapanese aircraft losses
8 Z! o, M/ N) o+ J G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
8 D s. |, f6 Z/ }' I2 c: MAllied aircraft losses
" L. H8 z; [. z5 h PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
- M$ Y' N: b( A2 l P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
) w3 a5 {6 x5 m* m$ KAllied ground losses:
- P: \' O1 T5 B8 V: \ }2 A 5 casualties reported9 P/ w8 n5 R0 ^6 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' f9 v) W; w0 h# L; ^! z8 Y8 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& n+ R. {( J9 J4 z# H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 S/ K/ `0 N' L+ C! Q- l+ j( iAirbase hits 1
8 R" U. U2 g5 E0 O% B/ f5 ERunway hits 10
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9 G& i: m) x* q: k9 R0 JMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
: n7 j1 i. F1 {1 {4 EWeather in hex: Overcast ( [+ K) Z/ E% a X3 E% g6 u
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, ^' k( F, A: L% N5 ?$ [Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
% \3 |* N" X0 J! YJapanese aircraft
! r+ k# K0 c2 p/ L. s+ x, J1 A9 z. ^ Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
* v, W1 b( N2 U4 a Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
/ s" ?3 L1 j2 a. r( V- iAllied aircraft Z; j7 R" t( x: l# X; o! u
no flights
" Q! n a3 W2 E* i8 b1 UJapanese aircraft losses+ a+ X9 y4 p3 V# i( F' @
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged: d: G6 _- R4 o9 d) Y9 n) G
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged ; P7 R' r+ h. | A6 l% ^
Allied aircraft losses# b* H! I1 I1 c
O-47A: 1 damaged
: u) R3 Q8 a4 g4 Y4 M6 l7 m" O B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged# [% Y N* {+ x T+ ^9 B) R; D
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
* w4 S; X6 s- Q( M Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
, y; J9 l8 S; x9 `. ]/ G+ D3 AAirbase hits 3
; Z5 @8 H- {" _& mRunway hits 4
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+ [+ z7 l- \2 ?. v% ?Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian ; k; W6 ]; c5 C
Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 v8 J4 k3 A2 b' IRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ h4 w7 X k. {% q" D
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
" l; O4 c1 |* e6 V* m( ~: SJapanese aircraft
' {4 e5 D* O& \0 m9 [+ G Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
. c( G+ P0 _ ]0 ~, j4 pAllied aircraft
; @$ C! [$ W% c/ \6 }& U I-15-III x 11
$ } e: K/ a' t! c8 cJapanese aircraft losses* X+ p, g; a; L, n9 O- s: N. ]
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 9 i& P$ G7 h( F6 w% Q. n
No Allied losses
! _& Z3 r& O9 M# a# QAircraft Attacking:
9 F. @5 e5 Y' ^2 _ 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * ' o6 T2 c* B: B9 y7 Z# G
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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* G6 w% C4 v! I& K$ _Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ R/ h F1 }: D4 T3 h& z
Weather in hex: Light cloud 6 m4 P) ]5 D& @- [! v0 W& b
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; Q; y) e+ s6 t' O+ k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
$ @' q2 z$ T* K0 WJapanese aircraft3 j4 |/ t) E0 A+ y
G4M1 Betty x 37
- c2 U- _' P) w0 O3 f9 R; m# C$ FNo Japanese losses
3 @2 q3 \0 k" ~5 F. ~+ c2 zAirbase hits 8
2 L( }2 v) G1 W1 u& CAirbase supply hits 6
) J1 C: t! J, O5 yRunway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
8 R# I& F0 z( c) e4 HWeather in hex: Partial cloud 4 g& ? R, S" N9 `+ R2 G. V$ G
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., A7 b( O2 A- s. J1 e
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes ' D# [/ w. `* |7 k5 `* J8 Q
Japanese aircraft! U6 Q* f% r: I0 L4 A
A6M2 Zero x 44, K2 B- Y% q6 q5 `0 `
B5N2 Kate x 84
; W, q5 \2 _% P D3A1 Val x 71 " d8 ^6 V& S# H$ g1 D( O7 b+ p6 I
Japanese aircraft losses! B- w( r/ G$ `( r2 d0 A
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
6 X: e: Q. V* Z3 e. g4 \ D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
3 Y* J9 b: B2 d' K4 [Allied Ships
9 s. q$ D8 P" r# {/ M$ e CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1' f$ H2 s/ w1 }4 F; J; |/ `
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ y# p( e. r0 o4 R" g
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
: \2 g. B4 d' @0 x6 x5 k7 y0 s$ P CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ U1 ]1 _3 W6 u0 y CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% `% E7 l% Y, V+ L$ ]Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) 5 I; d4 @/ p5 D
Japanese Shock attack
% |& Q# H @& ~1 n) X7 K. z5 nAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 0 j5 o9 b, t+ X+ }
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
: @! m( g# c6 L% D5 ^5 |Japanese adjusted assault: 23
' [7 f+ a, L d/ ?Allied adjusted defense: 5
6 c9 D4 J. o. {: w7 q- s0 CJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) $ S/ d3 o1 c4 {$ a
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
9 d3 n# Z9 t* j- v aCombat modifiers5 p. ` p0 C/ i' p* m
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
0 j' q9 k# W6 i5 Q experience(-)
1 l4 Q8 I) g" o5 d6 }# b! FAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
$ h& P$ n( R3 g( M% lJapanese ground losses:$ Y* d0 k- o1 V; Z
18 casualties reported# r7 h; ~% k- {9 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" @& T" ^: [ I% Q) X8 d5 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) V) s& [6 e6 t% Q5 R, T' [0 e* Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled + T4 w; P. B1 J
Allied ground losses:+ [4 n$ z5 g' T4 V$ \* @: Z7 v
105 casualties reported! z# m9 s! R# i* k: z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 B* q. x1 g& P* F3 r Z( c5 c0 S Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 o3 I1 {' `. |4 o Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled* s' ^; F8 Y9 H& J! ^
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 B& e* V* G. y& G7 s9 x Units retreated 1 ; V- I& K- s K, @
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
A6 N9 P7 d2 m& m' y9 N% N/ @Assaulting units:% Y& b" P' \! B1 W. Q0 G$ u
16th Naval Guard Unit 6 N/ |6 o9 n- ?" z1 B: |7 I$ t
Defending units:1 t3 t1 q, [9 d: m; t% A- O
107th RN Base Force + a) H- o, F' i3 t! O* ^, `% J
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/ w3 D. @ _4 o1 S0 I% wGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
. q# |& Z" [8 i9 k2 T. |Allied Bombardment attack ) H0 C1 y0 Q5 a2 m4 s7 H
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 - z% ^; D, h; ?
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
5 @5 B" n2 {, Q! Y4 YJapanese ground losses:; y2 Y: O3 t% Y7 s
4 casualties reported
+ |8 t9 R: Z( _% U5 _1 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 S( k# a7 H& O! A; }7 k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" o) E+ A" r) s, M5 ~5 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 O# N% z; c5 \1 q RAssaulting units:( S4 t8 g5 N6 W8 M) h
B Coy/NG Rifles
8 a5 r4 E" o$ s+ J @/ Q/ G Lark Battalion
: [# Q8 E2 c0 k7 s2 ` Rabaul Det. Base Force # A9 B' t. g( w* {/ N# Z
Defending units:7 \9 ]9 @& ^- @! W& `* X8 C3 @
144th Infantry Regiment1 C# {/ g; ?9 @
Maizuru 1st SNLF1 Y9 x9 |" _; N1 R7 A" l9 N7 ^
2nd JNAF Coy 1 K2 s( [' I) `6 o, M% |3 b
5th JNAF Coy |