AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
: e( ?% K s8 M% x& h. _" J% \% ]拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
; f9 U7 g9 }9 V# T& B' g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。/ c* d* k( K+ R9 w7 u; f! r* R
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
% C7 G& E, G+ L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,
, `; P9 N5 g' d0 j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,8 x1 T" H. F0 O4 b4 |9 f Y5 y
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。! C0 a+ q5 K* E h0 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。" A5 Y0 x S* M3 @
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。3 G+ d! g R3 j, ~8 r2 E( _8 h
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: Z$ @, N# A! N' i6 Q0 @Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
& |* I! o! M: M4 U- R3 }Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force ; Y3 s6 w% e# ]4 G
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
, L( v1 m5 w$ ? TJapanese Ships
2 Q, d$ \+ U; z4 l+ o+ ]( n BB Yamashiro6 L/ _; `9 Z, Z6 o+ ~
CL Kashima
8 I, j0 Q+ Q e. u, e! k DD Tsuga* }* W* u w; ]1 j+ y }3 L
DD Kuri
/ M+ s2 i4 b6 {1 z& O PB Shuko Maru #5
# x9 G+ t$ g$ X D" x2 G) e7 K PB Sonan Maru #6
7 |6 y! P2 H1 Z: K+ j0 a$ ^ PB Sonan Maru #52 f$ U* I# t K% `+ o6 ]
PB Shotoku Maru! `: @+ P" ?0 X' k5 s7 u
PB Shoei Maru
' D& F3 S6 S) m4 F0 Y& X- h0 p PB Kyo Maru #10
; Y" m3 I3 F7 V% Z* R& Q* o2 n PB Kyo Maru #8) Y# v A5 M+ A8 p+ F; I9 R6 ]
xAK Kuraido Maru
! f! Y4 D% u6 A% C1 J CM Tsugaru6 F3 `9 D- ?7 H+ O
DD Yanagi ! J; e: K L/ ?0 S
Japanese ground losses:
; ]% R* N$ Q) o- x$ L 18 casualties reported6 k( [, Z: J* H2 J8 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 Y6 C) G& ]0 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. n- C6 `5 u. a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ b5 v2 d, B, {: h, ?3 ]% J
Allied ground losses:+ E0 T' F1 Z5 h( ^. _
62 casualties reported `0 v' _ m( U a% T4 l4 {1 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 B% l0 A$ k2 H2 c9 T$ |3 Q5 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled* B3 w/ b; f. z: j& S1 ?# [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 c# q6 f8 v( t) B" x2 h( ]---------------------------------------------+ t5 A0 o5 E+ ^4 j; I% \
Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards ( R: N" J0 ^( g
Japanese Ships- S# k2 i* S u0 g1 a8 t# H
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
. G# v$ f( }' W" D. J! h, f6 D CL Kashima
/ G9 d6 a8 h D4 [, |9 t) c( S CM Tsugaru
6 b% P. q' X2 A- N3 D( ]/ c' f DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. ~4 ]: k, D* Q* A9 K% O
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# h0 N+ Z5 s7 W; W5 t1 H- J* }' g
DD Yanagi, o1 z- O" P( @
PB Kyo Maru #8( \* ~/ h( ~, V3 f/ @
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 {; N1 E: `- w, _( C" h1 W- ~: h PB Shoei Maru
! a* P0 O5 p1 Y" X) S" d7 X2 M PB Shotoku Maru: N+ T8 A! R& m2 s4 q* F) ~
PB Sonan Maru #5
4 H+ C( U7 p% J* O. U PB Sonan Maru #60 V1 \$ i: F3 Y* S/ U ?; {
PB Shuko Maru #5
C, K! |" S: ~8 C4 p xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire% V3 ?8 f. Y) Q: |
xAK Matsue Maru1 Y% w" }" V5 r
xAK Venice Maru% @1 X$ J. T! K6 q! @( ~+ ^2 \
xAK Kogyoku Maru. e* J- o/ a* ]1 @
xAK Nishimi Maru9 p G6 G$ A" q+ j7 m) ^
xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire4 m, S" @' |; H ^5 X5 B: D
xAK Cheribon Maru( g$ s/ w V3 x3 F
xAK Daifuku Maru
2 P% ~ Q9 s/ K) F xAK Kuraido Maru . C; m! p! H: U- b1 p
Allied Ships8 g( r0 t0 \6 a: O
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage9 Q" X: m% W7 ~5 K3 Z% W& v H
CL Achilles: o9 X2 ], @- L- e
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
8 J- m* v3 I1 R+ i- ` t* p4 D CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1& E; n, |9 g3 N+ }; l& l) z1 _# c
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
6 S: ^( C7 o( G) n" eLow visibility due to Thunderstorms( |0 |, y8 T% ~/ q
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards2 f( S- v8 q4 T
Range closes to 18,000 yards...3 @( O% s& a- e* f4 L3 w
Range closes to 15,000 yards...' {/ V- ^% Z; P; o) P3 G
Range closes to 12,000 yards...; Y* P9 f, E, ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards.... L% q! Q! G3 t
Range closes to 9,000 yards.... N2 t! T' A7 h5 C* I. L
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
8 i) q$ f' O6 I7 p8 v$ x0 Z- YRange closes to 7,000 yards...
/ j* V4 G4 H+ _1 |) J* ]Range closes to 6,000 yards...
5 T; G& v. R7 b6 M6 I& E) I# M8 lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
) R% n7 s" c) |xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 . m( O& Z" J6 \5 j
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards3 X. ~3 o# j4 L5 K" U) z
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards N) M, p# p% b+ E3 z: @0 Z
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards
9 y- p% x5 H! x" F0 ~! IDD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
. b, i3 }3 f8 Z0 [ U, x3 LCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
7 y! f, q4 X u3 c( wRange closes to 5,000 yards$ j- @, z. {: s- b1 I8 N' p( }
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards4 J {3 {$ ]8 C. [! f! t" I5 N
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards0 w9 B B% U1 z
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
6 z8 z: F4 I- E* |0 Y$ S) VDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards
0 j; E. J4 h! }# x) ~0 k+ ?Range increases to 6,000 yards
2 g0 P- b5 y5 S8 XBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards3 z2 Q( V N; d8 y$ p* u
DD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
, p9 N# D' e b- |- y" iCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
7 [. g& Y- T5 ^CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards+ z" E: o$ w& F# b+ q" T6 K
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards
% ?" T3 X( x8 d/ aCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
, S! K$ Z) q0 o' `7 y4 cBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
' V: B. U R' Z$ h/ x+ ? mBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
+ q2 l" S* B0 j( hDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
- f7 N' v. a: j9 {CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards# `* D4 r* D! l' z
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
( \- S! s1 }5 b" s" o) JWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
9 _: [# |9 C8 Q% ~/ s- ]9 L% XRange increases to 8,000 yards% C R0 h- \/ }+ v1 g
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
1 e; z- X0 g5 B4 q/ T7 GCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards! k, F/ Y$ e. y/ X( i$ n2 ?! I' V
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards/ ]+ i! H" S* a2 @6 Q
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
- _* w$ h* N9 S0 W7 i) aDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
) C3 a$ Z3 h- {% N6 ADD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
3 K5 f/ t8 E) I5 @4 kRange increases to 15,000 yards
. _& J4 X1 [( [7 [2 ]/ X& W/ ~CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat/ S, \. F' {& c( O4 _3 I
- escorted by DD Tsuga1 h' |& e+ ?) B4 u
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards2 f N0 a& ^+ u# U6 T9 x
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards# f0 V d% T! m0 T, m. z: G0 w* u t
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards5 x. Q" s& M. k4 N& _, ?( n
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
0 g* K. ]# f" P, s6 k q3 ]BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
7 K7 Z% C7 h( XTask forces break off...
1 Z9 h* B" _( S( M0 _' Q: |$ t( i-------------------------------------------------------------1 P. J7 L- Y G8 N! }
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 : d9 b: O2 M7 N" C6 t+ m
Weather in hex: Overcast
4 \6 a, w, r9 o& v" ORaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 I8 N% e' H& r1 |( c' E Z/ w# }: bEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
) p8 v7 e. y9 ~. VJapanese aircraft
3 ^5 Y7 ~; k& h9 w, } G3M2 Nell x 27
6 m% ?) f0 [$ Y* ~ G4M1 Betty x 31 7 G1 g3 k. R7 u! j( c m* ^1 w
Allied aircraft2 r& b8 J. g/ l2 g, I* D/ {
no flights % W$ C1 }. u- N% ?1 K
Japanese aircraft losses' N: P' E( b8 Q) u" g
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
: k# m' s) A$ q4 b G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
5 U6 n& G* C2 s# Q G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak ; B/ J% }2 P. A k. q
Allied aircraft losses A) w7 ~. F2 U6 j6 R% Z0 s
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged1 _9 f: h: N/ T. o2 p
O-47A: 2 damaged
3 D6 k! ^3 U( h7 L% C: }: O# U P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged9 v9 {% U5 Z b/ L+ G _! K; `/ Q
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
9 M8 H' x$ A" SAllied ground losses:
9 s$ ~- N+ V) N& m% o! Y 4 casualties reported
0 k/ ?' b8 T" T# \5 i( O# i" W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ h0 G% e3 L9 j i$ D6 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ ~. l+ D% i% f! X9 g- L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & R: U" A3 N) }0 ]) E5 ]) N
Airbase hits 18
% H! e @; ~! g7 j" PRunway hits 41/ p/ S1 P5 H! g8 U, Y2 d; q% e
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+ N5 c' R. [! U) y& oMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 1 C. w* C: b! N. Q7 q. m2 W
Weather in hex: Overcast
6 `. }4 w$ k! y: X4 r- B* o% @) ORaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
- r, Q! e l. d0 u* r7 u4 W; cEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
1 L% F" C2 `# E' U% j- f; t% D: {Japanese aircraft
2 |! \8 ]) S) `4 w G4M1 Betty x 18
9 f" d/ o8 t4 H( s6 q, Q8 I5 ~Allied aircraft
" H5 B& A; a- W9 ]8 }6 H5 d no flights
: B/ k/ x; s4 l! x8 ?Japanese aircraft losses2 J5 x. s8 a! m |6 a$ z
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
& h8 n; W5 s' I% l# L. vAllied aircraft losses
6 F: d8 f' m8 { PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
4 X: \! }4 q s$ J7 ~/ ~Airbase hits 7$ e# D/ V( a# B0 u
Airbase supply hits 2
6 ~; M1 `3 j* {/ B" P/ X6 `" P" P7 _6 @Runway hits 9
+ h( a3 w4 ?; Q-----------------------------------------------7 K- M* p. e- Y9 B
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 # D1 O1 A" X: z% V
Weather in hex: Overcast
' u m; u) f H- y+ a' ^ CRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% G& Z" u% }: `- l
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
/ G1 W3 [% {" V s9 c- }4 kJapanese aircraft
1 ^; ^1 O2 U; o( ]0 [ G4M1 Betty x 13 % U) i5 L+ g0 j; f8 t# q. L- e) q
Allied aircraft
- o# o6 Y; J6 T no flights
6 D' P: A, Z+ u9 N4 ] QJapanese aircraft losses
: D X& ^9 B% t- Q& G# p9 J( Y G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
) z3 ~7 M5 a! }) n5 ~/ S2 \Allied aircraft losses' Y7 c2 \. Q. m# o0 L7 i7 p
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground7 I9 f% y: d3 o6 y5 G) E
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground 6 w. t# F- T7 x6 y ~9 Z6 C
Allied ground losses:2 r; e; n" y: O- O0 T* {; |
5 casualties reported
& f# ?. T) F5 }; w- P; t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 q3 K# d$ g0 R3 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! C% J# F4 G' t; Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; q! l; X# [9 |: H
Airbase hits 10 ~& i# P5 R/ q
Runway hits 10
# r# E, T3 F7 K; f5 a; k----------------------------------------------------------+ k# u/ g/ e5 G$ e" W5 e
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
; b, F- x6 E) D6 S4 K5 i; A! K& AWeather in hex: Overcast
: U4 ^( K2 i% r& n; G4 k, aRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 K. U" a: U2 ]- Z$ o
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
9 y9 l8 J& H# h% t q) FJapanese aircraft- i$ o- }! \( ]: Z
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
6 B& S3 K: i) ]. h9 W( O8 `# \2 X Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
" \/ A' ?" E5 b( q0 fAllied aircraft3 Q8 z& R4 s$ W% \8 q
no flights
' P, S5 [6 w# C, mJapanese aircraft losses
3 X. Y& Z! E; N$ b3 t( U8 D Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged( C2 ]' @" N, r2 {: Z* M% X$ a
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged ( R! d+ X5 R2 C% p# I) J3 z9 N
Allied aircraft losses
u- F5 Q @" |0 Y9 t" N O-47A: 1 damaged
! u, R+ {7 s6 }8 f B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged' P% z& I( W2 c& A( V5 i
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
* u0 n3 g$ [8 O2 l) m7 O# { Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
0 r& \2 W! h" P. [! ~6 CAirbase hits 3
/ U3 e5 |3 W6 S4 F/ ~Runway hits 4) E% r% F. _2 N$ f' b Z
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian 0 {0 D+ N8 N9 B
Weather in hex: Light cloud % m+ M9 Y% d! Z# |! ~! Q2 l/ @) n# T D
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* m G5 t( d8 x' I4 s. X" N* WEstimated time to target is 14 minutes v' z6 w: {/ p9 I0 P! N( Y: y
Japanese aircraft+ m: k% s' U( }7 j
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 2 b+ ?9 F5 X% X, A
Allied aircraft
0 J4 u n/ W. ~3 U I-15-III x 11 1 [0 A! }9 H. ^% f
Japanese aircraft losses
2 ?/ V0 }; k; A Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
) \" x9 X1 h8 m+ c; U4 bNo Allied losses
: p, h) ]( q' U" C2 h- {9 |3 TAircraft Attacking:
i$ h4 X" ?/ v5 I 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
/ \: V6 e$ t7 S9 } Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb4 I' }9 H. N% S+ W
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
" G9 V$ j3 ~. H# N- DWeather in hex: Light cloud
7 p7 h. n. y3 ^Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: B, d8 {# |/ r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
X+ q9 ]8 w3 Z0 K [% UJapanese aircraft
6 m$ U3 R2 Q Z0 B: B6 m5 c: t G4M1 Betty x 37 ' g0 u3 f5 Q& l% S
No Japanese losses : r; b5 G# X$ ?3 @1 p9 O
Airbase hits 8
B" A. g9 y/ `$ R% G2 CAirbase supply hits 6
3 M! u; e+ S; H0 B% kRunway hits 341 Q2 d) z( s4 g% K6 \* {0 `; E! @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126 * E I. W& ^( s8 p
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 1 R3 I* W! v9 }8 Q5 s
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., m2 S; c4 r0 J& j
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes 2 \) p7 c$ G8 J. C) v) p6 j/ l/ ~
Japanese aircraft. Z) x. X( P& ?8 K- ^" ?
A6M2 Zero x 44
5 A% y+ N+ N5 j B5N2 Kate x 84
8 v. {( T3 ?3 h" Y" j D3A1 Val x 71
: b+ I4 R' a t# H" z% v u* OJapanese aircraft losses
$ F3 f n0 u% C3 O B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
2 H1 K3 S8 U$ { D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
, ?' v' A+ o% H, [; K wAllied Ships1 g8 P' `# w: ^9 r. i* I6 E
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1. O' b, \* O) H4 U0 t
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% B$ u$ W) |, C: G, l' |6 n' F DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk* L, F4 _+ m: P/ v. J. o
CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ d8 {: V) s0 o( T9 I
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 i; \2 b8 V. O( i7 J, u. [" ~
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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
7 `+ S- d" O7 a a8 oJapanese Shock attack
5 t* I$ `' W3 N% K) R) z& i, E! SAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 8 b. ^- f E& n \9 l+ I
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
7 c' `- K2 E- }. vJapanese adjusted assault: 23
, P' `8 w: R! E U ?; B: I7 E9 qAllied adjusted defense: 5 ( f9 ]6 ?. e" O, u, r |) [
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) ' }, h/ r$ z+ I& p {5 J9 N
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
0 q, i$ R. w& TCombat modifiers- p. I- `/ L% L" q
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)9 j) h& W; |% u5 L
experience(-)
0 U5 W: C. e! f5 B3 G) s$ G2 ?Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) : c1 \5 Q/ P1 c" I/ o b* {
Japanese ground losses:
@) p3 Y( u8 a- S9 m 18 casualties reported3 T0 A& ^5 R) r9 z* ~3 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 w: c7 x2 K2 h8 z: D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 g ^6 X3 s) X! ?& V$ a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " E& f; g7 N N9 l n+ F
Allied ground losses:
# r. O# q* {# O! @0 X2 `% O 105 casualties reported
$ ?# ]* {9 [, p1 a3 f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ t7 D- |6 X; o I8 k Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled5 F: d+ E/ O) B, y
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled4 f# N Y- v6 }# v/ [
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 a9 T0 @$ H* b d O+ j# B. n% I
Units retreated 1 1 c& `' F6 I: @: ?5 q6 @
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
6 W/ T6 }6 i* r3 E8 p, qAssaulting units:' O! U) I) b4 Y s9 u q3 s
16th Naval Guard Unit
8 A m* }6 t0 _6 x( FDefending units:, K p9 ?7 R: J& ?* S0 l# c
107th RN Base Force N& u# r8 X7 b- G! s
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- e, H5 {9 @$ h& C5 SGround combat at Rabaul (106,125)
) V. ]4 `; @/ G* tAllied Bombardment attack
! ]3 Y( \/ H& V( v/ o' b& WAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 ) r _, s7 P# j# r( U6 |
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
, w6 i! R9 I; i( m1 {' G% N: uJapanese ground losses:
% Q! a. D- c& H1 E" {0 F$ X/ v! I 4 casualties reported
% Z9 g' I2 ?. g1 d; l2 {$ m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 K# }) O0 @; c( h/ S2 \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 }: Z, u5 j# p5 w0 `" K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
?) p$ z; e h( X6 o4 O3 LAssaulting units:& f5 u: u0 M5 Y g+ {
B Coy/NG Rifles ! T$ J- v% L' h+ G: s7 e
Lark Battalion
( s& i v8 j& w- i Rabaul Det. Base Force 0 ^, {- e$ C; _4 J" H( s( f9 _
Defending units:
" W2 d6 W$ D8 L" l! z 144th Infantry Regiment/ B* N- G. C8 p
Maizuru 1st SNLF; O5 S' N0 M+ i1 b' C e# P
2nd JNAF Coy : `6 M6 Q% U/ T
5th JNAF Coy |