AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41: w q5 M/ [! e/ y6 q* 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。$ p7 d+ c8 E% {2 M. @
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。
2 o& X0 e/ ~9 `4 J) Z" ]7 V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
x) z/ k5 u& J" Z3 d# a% 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,& v& K/ }$ S- ^. i; W
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,- U0 n) N. i3 c0 P: J0 \( b
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。2 W) U% {2 T/ z( A+ c a/ D* v; S$ 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。' U9 d2 w4 A" A
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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) a* J4 {. q& s8 i: `* g7 J% ^! pPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
' _1 s! k, ]; @Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 O& w6 F W/ [# E6 E: O+ J, u
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
# C; N. [( T, u& sJapanese Ships
% x. ~# L2 Q5 k6 E. q4 Y BB Yamashiro
9 b6 ?7 y# n* R# L8 @# }1 U CL Kashima
! _6 g6 l6 ]2 U9 ?3 ? DD Tsuga
/ w% F- c! Z6 u DD Kuri6 t9 ^6 G& A& W! E
PB Shuko Maru #5
|( D$ R6 Z; s8 ]4 j! o, F PB Sonan Maru #6
3 g4 |) A% t- { PB Sonan Maru #5
7 d8 m# G% h% S" g" D PB Shotoku Maru/ O/ ^1 x1 V% K/ u
PB Shoei Maru: W7 }6 p/ S- y
PB Kyo Maru #10
- [+ B1 M7 q6 s) \7 n/ P1 {# |, [ PB Kyo Maru #8
7 U3 Y. O. ~& k1 Z `% B) U xAK Kuraido Maru, w+ `; s& P: u, e/ ~+ n+ ]" Q$ t
CM Tsugaru5 ~& K) O: k9 W7 Z
DD Yanagi ) z, u( U: {. I) ^
Japanese ground losses:
& {( [2 v y9 t6 O- L' r% w' S 18 casualties reported
3 A9 U K' x: Q3 z& s Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# i: [5 q# R& d: b a6 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) P0 W8 }" o) r* t+ U' o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 [. V1 l1 z0 a5 A: sAllied ground losses:
( W7 q. C- C! o% H3 _ 62 casualties reported9 f! V7 r% a' m/ `, r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 F1 ]4 c! S, r, m( w; f0 p! w! O+ c7 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
, w- b+ ^+ d, d/ j9 Y) x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled + F1 z7 D4 o1 ^ P7 y& U0 w
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* o6 k& J6 S V' m! W( ?/ K$ UDay Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
$ X( S6 t8 X# B2 AJapanese Ships
$ P1 S9 i3 ?; z# f! B. Y% D BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire. C) }" V, p/ o
CL Kashima1 l8 F6 y8 l) H; d4 ]: z1 R& d
CM Tsugaru) ^; x% r* k/ ]
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 v& n; P! ~$ Y DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. n+ z" O9 j5 _
DD Yanagi7 v( _9 z! W5 D5 k* ?4 l. F/ @( }& k
PB Kyo Maru #8; o$ f4 m; A2 E4 y$ h; O
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 ~9 L9 }2 x [) _0 j) T PB Shoei Maru
7 d7 c; S0 n# j3 R3 ?* D2 ^+ I PB Shotoku Maru9 `7 N# Y2 b4 ]4 S+ _9 u
PB Sonan Maru #5% w. ^5 `4 s4 Z% ?% Y
PB Sonan Maru #6
1 f b/ n1 q. l+ h" C. u4 K PB Shuko Maru #5& O6 u4 S& g( Z' @; @+ T
xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 @+ L; o: ] w* u# L xAK Matsue Maru
# u. q" P. T) Q% C* B9 | xAK Venice Maru. a4 J4 \" L% b Q( Z0 P5 S' {
xAK Kogyoku Maru
; E# Y- w2 A' m) T& K1 Z1 b xAK Nishimi Maru
- q8 y0 H% c k, ^; S3 e4 {5 e xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire& l! a/ R7 Z) x* d1 G4 y
xAK Cheribon Maru
& ?5 h3 e1 b& H/ u9 w# v) z1 v' O xAK Daifuku Maru
7 U( f1 U N! O: [2 K6 i xAK Kuraido Maru
; w6 \7 w2 P X7 k% kAllied Ships
/ [! j0 A4 p6 [( G8 T$ Y CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage3 R( g7 |3 |% r: A5 `
CL Achilles. F$ x R) p2 b; q
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires( | K/ c3 T" |$ g
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1: B& ?7 n) L( L/ t0 R! O
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
1 M' h- }& n& Q2 O* c# jLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
+ l+ H% }* w6 ?5 s& r pMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards( S% [# P6 Y& c
Range closes to 18,000 yards...2 e/ v' I- _ a A$ z1 t, g5 t/ M
Range closes to 15,000 yards...; U; l+ G( o1 B1 K% w1 p
Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 o) s, F: _* |. [
Range closes to 10,000 yards...1 n1 Q/ @" v, z
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
/ v6 q6 Y, B2 ^4 p D* PRange closes to 8,000 yards...
- ^' e( G4 u& q3 o' ERange closes to 7,000 yards...! t# y2 D4 e9 n9 U
Range closes to 6,000 yards...2 E; Q: Z: \6 e7 j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
# k4 ?% I# s6 ?7 E) qxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 4 K0 H5 X# [9 h
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards5 |" `9 a2 Z* D2 \
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
1 l% Z! t+ d% E- U4 X$ P1 b% [' kCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards; N) l8 {; m5 `
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards+ ]; D3 H" Z2 n+ i+ c
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards$ C9 b; Z4 x" T2 M; H$ N7 g
Range closes to 5,000 yards
F A' o0 X8 E5 R. TBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
( a' y. [1 I9 C8 NBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards
: E: N1 y/ P5 T% E( dBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
4 c* t. ]# @7 ^+ wDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards. g5 w/ s4 z2 y" F4 x. W
Range increases to 6,000 yards
0 W% n4 n$ R/ r; ~. fBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
/ E# d4 o" b/ n$ vDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
4 h) E0 H( U8 d/ L& NCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards4 ^, b" g: J1 n# Q3 W/ ~7 a7 {
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
7 W# {. c. z& v3 ?DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards9 i# h: ~/ c9 |3 _* ~% [
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
1 Z* p$ c! y4 V0 m; L; v; G- x1 ^BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards K; e; ?! ^4 g6 i
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards+ Y9 }( g8 `' o# W) y
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
5 t ~9 z" \: }" s" v# O* [ O9 ^CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards& J/ `7 }2 c" r" O7 g+ h
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards, V4 k; c% t5 H3 b( Y
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage) X- K. {' D& U$ \8 c1 s/ L- S
Range increases to 8,000 yards
! r6 P" t0 J0 ]2 A1 I3 j6 zBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards3 j0 B1 }( E, V+ e' y+ I T
CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
- ~1 ?& E" {1 m+ v3 CDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards3 s5 M ]8 N0 g6 o1 R; H& z n5 D
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
% M4 C6 s' |3 J" w1 @4 y* `* kDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
3 B" A* b E" D) f: t5 P) L' v$ `! dDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
7 ?; X7 b' v x- d+ x. `5 NRange increases to 15,000 yards
2 i$ u; p ^: K* A0 R1 LCM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat
]2 w2 |; @" w. g0 W3 L+ Z" P- escorted by DD Tsuga! _4 {1 B. N0 B
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards K7 u) S$ Z6 l- O; y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards4 {& r6 ^6 [0 N
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards: X8 o a2 s; H3 Q/ l
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards$ X4 Z. J' P( h+ k
BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards% J8 [; Y9 ?+ @& G% X2 R5 d
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
" k) F$ [' D2 a# q' xWeather in hex: Overcast 4 A, G' e* K1 o$ o6 E2 O
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ @* X9 U7 g8 J; _6 ]* ?: @% AEstimated time to target is 26 minutes # t: G2 ^) L' e3 _& j4 Y
Japanese aircraft" a9 n8 ?! t g6 _9 |8 P8 j, B
G3M2 Nell x 27
* g! I l' k' d G4M1 Betty x 31
. E: ?3 n8 o- h" z7 @& {/ uAllied aircraft/ H# H3 g: c3 J3 H' ~& _; k6 D
no flights 1 {) P, Z& z0 ?* j1 W: b
Japanese aircraft losses( t/ ] ?. X+ d7 a4 h# H+ D5 T
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged, ], A; W: q. A* ]& q
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged1 u! ]2 h" Z0 `' H( S7 e$ H
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
! m% u. ]! e+ R. b/ u3 M. }Allied aircraft losses
. q2 Z3 I7 e/ Q- u& u7 B B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
0 A+ Q, g0 V- L: h2 g; w4 \ O-47A: 2 damaged" s+ E" r0 {# t! d! \6 X" U2 T& F
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
+ c M4 k& b. V' c PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
1 ] T X: c: |0 rAllied ground losses:
: ~0 l" ]& |+ T& s 4 casualties reported7 }: F1 X% K- ^; T! o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& p. H0 n; f: i" ^- i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 C/ H+ j7 M) C% r3 y# F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & F( u# \5 u$ o( D% \: J- W
Airbase hits 18& ?$ T5 U6 z3 a J8 E* p/ n
Runway hits 41, g& Z- d+ x' t+ W+ {8 P
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 4 {9 n, c5 y+ W! ]1 v3 j& z. i* A
Weather in hex: Overcast
) _8 d, J2 ^( \& O" Y7 ]4 t8 YRaid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Q3 ^6 F3 r+ i) j% I8 PEstimated time to target is 19 minutes 8 `% ]) y, y! t( p }
Japanese aircraft
1 q+ Q4 u& |3 b, o( j: ] G4M1 Betty x 18
& a, v0 g; v# l5 LAllied aircraft' {" {" X8 [. i3 X+ a
no flights 5 \% H3 }* @6 L! Z; A e
Japanese aircraft losses
( k7 ^, j- D7 j7 u G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged 8 w; N- P6 u7 [' Q8 [, I: i! Z6 s
Allied aircraft losses
7 S# s0 }7 P" C/ F4 j PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
- l) W5 U- x" W' Y& a( d. WAirbase hits 7
- `1 S9 h+ C6 P! Z: x# L0 k0 a' L6 hAirbase supply hits 2
) G" x- A: R, C9 @' TRunway hits 91 C5 P. F) F9 P" O
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7 F) O5 v& `. W! w+ BMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " _) b. H1 t3 N4 c, |0 |% k. x
Weather in hex: Overcast
5 T, s# N6 T$ k/ G3 ARaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' D0 K( T7 H6 X& a5 S1 H) N" E
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
8 p5 k6 t5 Z) A% Z: R' J9 R, YJapanese aircraft
* V4 F- W& i2 z+ a+ z G4M1 Betty x 13
, Z, O. Q5 d' x$ |0 y* W, G) cAllied aircraft9 D* o* m; j0 R ~5 l' U
no flights
; d8 P* q! g9 j) U% S0 R/ lJapanese aircraft losses
4 F1 b/ b/ @& x G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged ~4 A( j3 {% G, S) @% t
Allied aircraft losses
" Y) c/ K& d0 J$ r' s PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
6 g* }: S4 v2 r# l( ]/ k P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
( S7 s; W& ^, j9 l! l# w& kAllied ground losses:4 @0 U& U! Q6 L9 t- p
5 casualties reported+ L% S: g* B2 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 E0 p+ a2 X/ S& R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- b2 ^5 ^4 k3 O% C' b- Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1 v r: d8 Y- \; P" u" d
Airbase hits 1
) v: y* E+ \8 @" pRunway hits 101 \6 s" |; @& D) d/ |
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& M" D4 g7 G) ^' y7 e3 KMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
5 V, l$ _: V- Y; UWeather in hex: Overcast 4 ]4 N a: ^. x! D O4 m
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 }7 }( p& ^4 P; f; {4 ?/ }2 \" VEstimated time to target is 25 minutes ; h" v0 r: v2 t% }! k: H
Japanese aircraft' q4 f, r1 S1 ~9 k4 K* Y
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12
) U3 a A% z( z9 A! |! J Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 8 P5 e# i% r$ i( w
Allied aircraft+ ~1 }. S7 t/ }: O
no flights
' L$ ?6 l6 D4 @" C r- u0 J( bJapanese aircraft losses
4 g0 g" D8 c( Q" V Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged8 J; ^9 w! [* U I- {
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
2 y7 J( i! e+ [ _Allied aircraft losses
) w- J/ h4 |& q2 p! ?2 y O-47A: 1 damaged
- {2 ]( ~8 S% h) F' f& B! I B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged1 U! Z+ ~& u7 ^9 f: C1 \
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
- {! p% e9 T& q L; F4 U) G8 g: r Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
- d* M) ~3 y1 m7 \Airbase hits 3& e2 q7 X/ n' Z
Runway hits 4* \0 l# l' c+ K
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
7 B6 j# ?6 Y& W- p) | E. @3 k/ bWeather in hex: Light cloud # j; g9 [: X" J$ e& T h
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* J/ ?" e5 _$ F
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
; P2 c6 v. L2 x1 |4 QJapanese aircraft$ \! @* J- B! r a# g9 Y, d
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
: ^: }* l o7 J* Q. BAllied aircraft. X7 @6 b7 ?) j
I-15-III x 11 - I/ @8 R ], z3 P
Japanese aircraft losses. s, D" G; g- B- z+ y1 @
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
- X* ^" D4 k) y: x n; RNo Allied losses * A; @2 x3 N8 t4 l8 g( n, O- u
Aircraft Attacking:
) J% f, Z' G1 f6 W# k$ F# M- j 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * 4 g8 m K: X+ ^+ W7 X% i$ ?" H
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 2 E5 ~2 E5 y3 z, |
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& ?; i5 t8 f7 MRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# A% ]5 H$ r1 e& \ D6 |6 cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
& S1 Z$ J* w3 j. q, cJapanese aircraft7 S0 a8 K% S4 @" x
G4M1 Betty x 37
' e% o9 v$ n' uNo Japanese losses ) [3 B5 V% l) v, V8 F, S+ d4 V! a H
Airbase hits 8
0 O" _/ c, d7 W# NAirbase supply hits 67 w; ^' M, D$ F
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
" N0 \6 Q8 a3 m+ V9 v* UWeather in hex: Partial cloud
5 x1 v1 e. X7 a- nRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ Y" P3 X* {" W# n, L% D" f4 IEstimated time to target is 28 minutes 5 R" M2 P5 [' p
Japanese aircraft1 O6 N) E$ K6 S0 K
A6M2 Zero x 44
+ a$ H1 m4 p/ W3 S& p B5N2 Kate x 84
8 O" U; L. ~7 f4 L D3A1 Val x 71 ; ?% ^( Q# f& d' t% V
Japanese aircraft losses
3 |2 V- w: M8 M# E' _ B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged4 V0 ~! ]0 B, O0 ?. l( R
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged ( r: e( o, f6 c1 U7 h7 y1 |
Allied Ships
2 _/ k: v& Q. [4 ^* O1 V CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1( P. l" u) y' n0 ^
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* ]6 V1 H% M. [6 d DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
6 t6 E% F' o8 D) m% r CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ]* M5 o5 ~$ d1 E% E CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ U& _$ J* T/ I; d8 \$ p
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( Q- u$ l9 _" ^- G+ ^Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
, h7 |0 o( N$ y9 E% t' cJapanese Shock attack
& [& b4 O/ a5 z: e& g7 ]! h* m: ?Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
3 X5 m; f/ y/ b7 S5 Y' j# fDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 : S3 v, W& k0 d! ^
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
' h; ~# O* j7 y' }0 [% xAllied adjusted defense: 5
# j( u l5 p- MJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) . {* s# N- Y% p, s7 f' w
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
) c }7 n: m9 S2 q7 c' oCombat modifiers) q0 @) _! l4 x# L" L' S8 y
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)# S" ^5 R& T7 w3 l9 B
experience(-)
9 H, r c( w/ J6 p6 W7 u" AAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
& y- w$ o! u j9 e% SJapanese ground losses:
$ ^$ F) b( x/ r/ m# U( T9 N 18 casualties reported+ x+ p& B/ x) \; l. \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) ~! B% X9 l1 c7 h( O8 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 g& E9 w/ \( j8 Z# i; d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled + D+ N8 U6 U, q8 b- ~( H
Allied ground losses:. q3 }" J8 L* x5 @
105 casualties reported0 m( x2 X9 R! }; {" r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled W( }4 n" p0 e
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled/ s7 p ~& f5 c1 M: S& |. [% \
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled1 v% u8 ^0 h1 @" |8 ?* O3 i
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( n$ |3 u6 }) R( n Units retreated 1
. c4 K1 C5 b" j/ q+ g3 g+ A9 g: ^Defeated Allied Units Retreating! % R7 Q4 ]7 _ I! A9 [
Assaulting units:
& U6 c, b8 `4 p- x$ F4 ?3 f 16th Naval Guard Unit
D, k! G1 W7 y- V2 {8 v, NDefending units:
! u; x$ V o# H$ Z8 A 107th RN Base Force # \. V) b$ z* ?
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) 7 A7 Z6 D* h0 C5 R
Allied Bombardment attack 3 n& h0 \8 n- g5 r5 c
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
+ N9 p# G6 L( ~: p6 WDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
, D0 f. V+ X1 q( ]0 _! O7 iJapanese ground losses:, R# W3 a% K4 \
4 casualties reported
* m% K+ ~8 r/ L* R* a' Q0 @# | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& _2 v( [ e- ]: B2 K3 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 C- [ j# a9 R! n5 p$ U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 Z7 i0 F, Z7 j0 a: SAssaulting units:* Z6 a( v4 [9 Y7 c* b1 [8 w
B Coy/NG Rifles
' Q8 z7 H9 X* I; v+ q3 N% S6 Z4 ? Lark Battalion
; F0 X5 T5 s7 N8 V/ b Rabaul Det. Base Force
% u0 Y ~2 S( H _9 E- n9 w( _Defending units:
) q) G+ A) u8 K$ n* h) @: T6 P$ v 144th Infantry Regiment
3 t8 ?. x9 n' o8 Y; n7 z Maizuru 1st SNLF3 ]9 t( \4 h' v! \
2nd JNAF Coy
& F9 R* y* g, e, t( t1 F1 `3 n 5th JNAF Coy |