AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41- }$ N7 [1 z) }! w1 \1 p
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
+ E3 W: i2 I6 T6 p j4 ?( @0 B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。' }$ r# I) R+ H h
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8 h0 V/ a$ ^/ F2 S4 [7 M4 h
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, m4 g' j ^# ~% M/ Q ]
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," j3 y. c, w- I" e" P- o1 t" ^
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。
/ e/ Y w( e$ D1 T0 N. r1 n7 i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。" F6 z q# b) [2 j 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。
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9 j8 ^- a; O1 J+ m5 uPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
/ b6 M" f2 t9 [Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 7 G5 y8 u* \) u) X4 ]# H) p% c
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ' w* D) b: e5 T9 Z3 G! J9 _
Japanese Ships
! D5 I0 ]2 `6 v" C) i BB Yamashiro
% T3 M8 ~7 A/ L/ Z8 V, V( F% I CL Kashima
% _/ H* t; E% @ [3 T G& \8 }$ G DD Tsuga+ |4 k7 F/ Y) |) b
DD Kuri+ U5 a* j* Z! B) ]4 O$ Q
PB Shuko Maru #5
! ^+ @4 R9 O% H: }$ [* g# }1 N PB Sonan Maru #6
. N: I6 l/ n. W PB Sonan Maru #5
1 R8 U8 ^) D% z PB Shotoku Maru
9 m6 e+ ]- b5 D# K0 f% n6 C) ? PB Shoei Maru
( k a: F: A* ?" A7 E/ ^ PB Kyo Maru #10/ n I" u1 {) f" h( I- x
PB Kyo Maru #8
3 a) x1 o) c- O) t xAK Kuraido Maru
( P. S, o# [" d! Q+ E" o( W CM Tsugaru
2 m# c) ?0 c! O, y } V DD Yanagi , ?* B! c3 S2 P* R
Japanese ground losses:
" ^$ h4 r- M+ C& O 18 casualties reported( w8 V& q4 \8 p' H9 W/ V' k, s3 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& ?$ ^' Q& \& S: ^3 |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled G! t# E) r7 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. k1 c' \8 K9 S+ VAllied ground losses:
4 s! T0 b; ?3 S2 D0 V 62 casualties reported
1 f4 g, Z& S3 Y/ Y" x" } Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled ^" V% R, G, Z) A. k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
$ x) t3 }. Z, {! ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards - i% n0 \6 k8 W& U2 {
Japanese Ships' m6 _3 V, P# s7 ?8 Z
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
: Z; P; |# h$ s CL Kashima+ w" G4 z' Z6 k! r2 T
CM Tsugaru% h. M& x9 y; E2 c1 [
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) Z) x* B2 H6 ?7 R- Z DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( S: s* I" |4 }+ ]9 y DD Yanagi
) e5 ]* b- d$ y% c4 N6 x2 D: ^ PB Kyo Maru #8% [9 ]$ e- N0 u% v% T; p h( ?1 t: w0 b
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire0 F8 b0 ~# V3 b0 @
PB Shoei Maru, D0 s2 N, y: j, O# ?& g( _# G
PB Shotoku Maru- g7 P, J @+ L: a; o4 l
PB Sonan Maru #5
2 \/ c( f1 o q: q _4 s7 T6 y PB Sonan Maru #6
' `% |, d8 \- D* f/ z6 m7 A PB Shuko Maru #5
8 V ~* j. K0 q$ k xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
( i1 j. P% @5 J2 w& e. a$ r2 b xAK Matsue Maru
. ~' l$ D5 q4 U8 i* c( J4 Y xAK Venice Maru# I. K: k3 m. p1 b& x
xAK Kogyoku Maru
2 s O9 |' o2 {, g( r e xAK Nishimi Maru
8 A3 B3 l/ d- f# P4 _0 ?) k, L xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
. G* u8 }" Z. \( N2 g4 B xAK Cheribon Maru
; k" F, h) @9 R; E% s xAK Daifuku Maru
& A2 G( R& s* g0 ^# f9 b xAK Kuraido Maru ' y' k: l5 F/ x' s, Z T: }
Allied Ships
9 Z: B: b9 T( S1 z CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage) A* R2 u* U2 N
CL Achilles2 K: Q( m3 W T
CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
. G( e/ q. p: P5 L CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1/ `7 ^8 G% C# Z5 _1 ^
DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
* V5 u' Q3 V' L* \# n( {6 D( qLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
- [; y7 K% c8 a/ H+ f! Z+ R) JMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards; D; d' t) t! u# n$ A0 C
Range closes to 18,000 yards...; L& \) D* j* E( W/ C
Range closes to 15,000 yards...# c5 ]! r% s- G
Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 @( ?; ^- Z$ O' a2 l9 L4 ]1 ]; F
Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 _# H# h$ c" y$ y$ b
Range closes to 9,000 yards...1 s. o5 i) i( b {
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
9 ~( z" E- O/ X- X2 \9 pRange closes to 7,000 yards...9 P# X4 B1 u) i* {
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 h/ R5 T m3 p/ l7 g$ Z5 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards' O% o6 j7 F6 U" L
xAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 6 Z4 u" t) n: K& z
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
, A v4 F, y8 N/ G" Y9 R" tCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards
$ K% c% H5 K- q+ \; TCL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards- G2 Y7 d: w+ I: S" f
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards$ w+ V' t }: N
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards. v3 V( r! v, D7 t; C/ g
Range closes to 5,000 yards
7 G) M* e* W. v' v `4 P+ L+ |9 I/ oBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards& u7 Z, y* f, s& E
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards' ~2 f% c: d/ L4 t# K
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards7 S; Z% m( e! ?
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards- X; ]8 _' E5 w+ V6 `8 Q
Range increases to 6,000 yards, ^* E( G3 o3 S; u% D5 W
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
4 Z% I2 J5 E; ~* r# PDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
3 w( i7 y( q+ r/ e& OCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards: u1 k: D* p4 q8 u X# F9 z
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards! Q' u- d2 d8 b& a/ k
DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards6 r Z, g! P( r5 E0 }$ O. Z
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
' k$ _6 g& K) O& L$ O, Q0 e4 FBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
1 j0 ~0 f3 p/ E3 h4 |. bBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards; @6 W$ n% `2 j1 ]* Y) L+ K
DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
" l3 d: u4 {' T" l8 V. TCL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards
5 I2 Z; M% ~1 }' h2 _2 O5 CCL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards" y& ]! e( @0 e* b: r: O
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage
5 E3 V) y8 b4 KRange increases to 8,000 yards
3 g4 w) m1 Y( L6 X* \6 IBB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
% _( H) C% A3 F# o" x, jCL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards, B8 M- M: w. ?0 Z5 o1 L
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards: S5 i* ~2 b, z8 B. h
DD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
# c& ]: h# |0 m8 t9 sDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards" O" r. I5 @ \" i+ A
DD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards
2 Y) L" R) P& ]% vRange increases to 15,000 yards& e4 f& z) E2 Y u7 S
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat7 m! c! Z+ R& C
- escorted by DD Tsuga% t8 x7 r% i6 R$ K M/ h- m0 x
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
* [! O# S! D! M2 k" X" Z5 x0 UBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards( q( f1 x- \( S _! D6 }& @2 K
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
) P4 |: G9 O. c3 E, H/ _, l7 tBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
0 b7 i, }! L2 s; c+ ~# FBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards$ t2 s9 z5 `( ?8 H2 t8 `$ O
Task forces break off...# d' y2 J: V3 B( R
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- S' H$ {/ k6 i0 [Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 " e- W' ]1 X- [2 l8 W% }
Weather in hex: Overcast
, r) v. g+ N7 {" N6 FRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 U% E& J* U' K6 i9 I& x% GEstimated time to target is 26 minutes 2 V6 x6 C; f. j! F7 {* K
Japanese aircraft
) a9 P9 i# z6 o' @. ]( v+ I G3M2 Nell x 27( M! y1 m9 W |! N
G4M1 Betty x 31 ! A- z" N( |" ~6 s! w. Y
Allied aircraft
" R. \0 a6 v9 o, p) {9 `& v5 ? no flights 5 ?9 u& V) V$ b& ~
Japanese aircraft losses
+ o7 j$ V5 [6 u G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged
" ^$ _# W9 Z! s& W E4 T G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged' ]) x3 u0 `8 D+ }6 A) R
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak . w) v. U/ W3 I% ?6 x* q
Allied aircraft losses
# b) e: V- @" B B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
" T8 W9 L5 Q8 M* G# G! \ O-47A: 2 damaged# i/ L2 i$ a& B, h: ]
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
, I% _1 h% _/ c7 |8 ]% s PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged * a- @/ w: h8 @& I, f( h
Allied ground losses:3 a" c4 L4 r; C) V! x' a
4 casualties reported
* |4 Y- q: X) n4 S! }* p- o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
E! c7 F3 F- ]! L; O: h. T/ U; U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& k3 Q2 h! F; T3 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, \* Y: a+ A0 _8 c; xAirbase hits 18
% u) u( h& b# B4 ?$ kRunway hits 41
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
& X2 ^, A7 z3 J8 Y4 hWeather in hex: Overcast 8 N* V$ j; L/ V; w( q6 C/ X: J
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) I+ F( q$ N! T& ~3 B$ W) [/ x7 CEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
- k h% s% A5 X0 Q5 EJapanese aircraft
X* m+ Q5 @% B; ~7 O G4M1 Betty x 18 + P4 v, s R8 [# {" V
Allied aircraft( w# \5 m. q- B3 C! C4 G
no flights " {9 }& D9 Z1 L- k
Japanese aircraft losses, D3 [& {- b$ S
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
8 F0 y" j% q2 \( ^; g/ C) z+ tAllied aircraft losses
, T5 r, y& R. K" U0 E PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged 3 P5 h# {& s) u- W; G
Airbase hits 7
6 U4 T8 e2 H) D; c. S- qAirbase supply hits 2
2 J8 @4 ?' P/ {Runway hits 9; i" Z: q8 V: W4 y8 ]
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* ~ d8 E" B' v( NMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
, E7 s/ \, B/ yWeather in hex: Overcast . z7 S o8 i; }+ j9 G
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 {* j" N1 C( g ]+ I( H8 XEstimated time to target is 11 minutes ; C: Q7 V( c( P5 t" b: ^# W
Japanese aircraft
$ x- Q: o5 |* D G4M1 Betty x 13
: ]: x1 z/ i# H3 E/ |Allied aircraft
0 w+ t) L! f. c. q. G no flights 9 o* O' W" v: i6 t
Japanese aircraft losses
7 l: Q! i ~) Z; Y" A7 ?% Y G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
9 ]0 {& Q1 k$ O1 B3 iAllied aircraft losses
' N. ]8 U1 r0 v" S' y5 d6 e+ \ PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground2 @) H: d3 E. K+ i- ?& _
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
) x) c# v% d, r. x3 IAllied ground losses:
2 z: b( Q) |" Q+ g; j 5 casualties reported, W) [8 W& m$ H: A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 B# U/ ~ H8 ~- C: G5 A T/ T0 P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 a1 u0 F" K* H6 H ]* r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , G+ J, D$ {/ Y6 Y% H0 ~- V2 w
Airbase hits 1' v: _3 ~+ ] l) m% g# v
Runway hits 108 X- k+ h+ @: m a7 P, C% Z+ m0 M+ G
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
8 ?7 k5 Z$ D1 M5 `& U& zWeather in hex: Overcast & v# Q3 L' }8 W
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# }# T. X5 E" ^! B! u' `: aEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
; S$ L* C" G" f/ Z9 sJapanese aircraft
: H2 w" n! D" R2 O8 s, N Ki-21-IIa Sally x 127 R" h+ ], w W" j. L0 |' Q+ n4 m# k" \
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 " a. ?6 g# s/ y3 d8 @
Allied aircraft* U) `! a p- g* Z( }
no flights
& R* l" a. Y, X8 _% H5 ]Japanese aircraft losses& S; X9 n `& P( u
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
4 }& }) E4 M8 N4 T6 O. u) e# o Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
% H/ i' p8 `: q; ^6 L! TAllied aircraft losses5 x+ {; Q+ `; G. V) B
O-47A: 1 damaged
/ M3 b- f; p8 T/ T* V7 ~+ @" D: e B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged1 U8 b: D K5 j( a- H$ A
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged2 \' x- D& N1 P9 W+ |3 l3 Z1 }- p
Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
, c- B* n: v9 O5 D5 O. V( G) TAirbase hits 3, m/ e' Z; ]0 g
Runway hits 48 B4 ~! w7 K" |' H$ Q; D1 P' e
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u, s, g$ g* S! R! O G0 E6 T# A- N% JMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
# Y) y; `; [2 B- f' C: Z4 NWeather in hex: Light cloud ; W2 @. f4 B! l' s( }/ r4 I
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* _4 q6 D, l# yEstimated time to target is 14 minutes ( V4 ]' [% x; V ^+ n% B ?8 ^
Japanese aircraft. K/ s5 I- i4 a" `- y6 K# R9 ]4 m
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 9 k1 f+ N6 A& |- r2 u1 i
Allied aircraft
3 p- ^; a5 G' R6 \& h0 V I-15-III x 11
! P q( h$ o7 Y \Japanese aircraft losses( v# [) l6 g; p: ?8 h
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged / _* \' f$ s0 V) P& S) o
No Allied losses + L" b+ r, I" G/ t( r
Aircraft Attacking:( m& Q. l* x; e
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
% a2 _( F6 X2 M5 ]+ i Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb8 K5 b( [$ \& ]: R* q2 D
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! h3 M' _) j" b/ ]; l: NMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " g" O7 D. i+ I" P
Weather in hex: Light cloud 9 O# b- s6 @; B: p- h" _
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# l* l7 W1 C9 p, i* m3 xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
J' v* c# R& BJapanese aircraft
* u$ X+ e( o( p$ C3 G G4M1 Betty x 37 4 C6 A. l F1 ^1 H0 }4 i
No Japanese losses : A% Z) H9 v# `
Airbase hits 8 j1 q; _0 }- ~- E7 H' H7 M0 ~
Airbase supply hits 6
' `: j8 J7 ?7 i: T! X2 dRunway hits 34' Y+ D" {" z/ v% }
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1 B; u$ t1 k$ T1 M4 a( s( A9 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
, R: v$ e) f' f" gWeather in hex: Partial cloud
* B8 Q1 ~0 a" @ C& V' uRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: p- a' M2 N& ^0 j, h4 JEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
1 _, B" S( B1 } u( n9 v# uJapanese aircraft4 h n* U' R" r' h
A6M2 Zero x 44
, B I7 {. B; s5 G2 f6 l B5N2 Kate x 84$ p D! l x, \7 c6 B
D3A1 Val x 71 ( _* x3 N9 K) u; M* ^) A
Japanese aircraft losses8 p" e+ T3 d" `$ ~: _' `* ?2 k
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
' _( v2 B3 F& l# H# n D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
4 C) a5 G* [; z5 JAllied Ships
d- e8 V& {2 t( M0 m CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 14 O! x. a6 U# X$ D* L
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: f& S1 M! ]" E7 r9 L4 d DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
# O% K; M- B( y" \1 k' g CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ L# `, K7 w0 ^ P0 `5 p- n, [. Q6 t CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# ~8 V. M, y8 S5 [1 R, n2 ?Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) 8 R$ U* F7 Z+ r) ~4 f/ H$ V
Japanese Shock attack
, T6 C, M2 E# E& {( }: Y9 j5 A1 C6 VAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 2 @& J0 ~ U5 l$ ]6 v+ o
Defending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
3 y. P4 A* |6 W/ Y$ BJapanese adjusted assault: 23
* U5 {6 m. _4 R5 s& R& t8 A+ JAllied adjusted defense: 5
; v; L- @1 I9 q( x: bJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) 1 ^! c- z! q" W) j' t" x
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! * }& b) M) K5 S& j
Combat modifiers/ a$ W# U8 ~0 ^7 o$ Z
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)! }+ k6 I" d `0 U
experience(-)
( j5 Y0 y7 c3 K. ^% B% u: tAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
% ^: W4 s3 c5 l7 @Japanese ground losses:
: W/ M2 b5 U+ ?4 ` ^. d# j, l 18 casualties reported
3 h. y% P- \& L* W) t/ F" w Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 S: {5 t. Y5 C/ X" k& e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ [- L5 ~7 M( b4 ?& X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled : u* ]9 l( ?' s% P3 B
Allied ground losses:0 L+ A2 d( {/ e$ B' F5 W
105 casualties reported
0 [0 G8 c: b# o6 x0 G) H1 y" ]. R! k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Y% r% ]: g `- Z! }2 w Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled% \- M* M: y2 I
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Q& T( r$ c! ]" ]
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled), s! ] @4 l6 F$ @
Units retreated 1 4 E# R( ?3 j. B. F
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
! L- A8 l( B7 L; kAssaulting units:
3 m: [8 J* u: V+ `- H. J 16th Naval Guard Unit % o1 ^, h& l5 `2 |; J, w. e3 c
Defending units:* h, |1 b) D5 [, b. ]6 n* M
107th RN Base Force
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% I+ C% G, ^) r ]Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) . }) E8 B2 C. H; G0 P! V4 `
Allied Bombardment attack 2 [' _/ `' o6 Y' S4 P
Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
4 K1 |) q$ c! p5 O2 TDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203 ( r) H* \% a! Y! A5 z
Japanese ground losses:3 G4 {9 y4 v/ I+ \
4 casualties reported8 E/ F+ s1 I0 v% o2 K! c& y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ p) |# \9 i# z6 }+ `4 x! c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 h0 l; r! J; m! ?1 ?7 G, ~+ B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 7 K6 r) X, r) R
Assaulting units:
. B: @1 R' A4 _# c, o: c B Coy/NG Rifles
" m. X2 e/ ~1 J* w& b Lark Battalion
) t! p8 }6 C' v Rabaul Det. Base Force + W2 E$ Q3 ~9 p/ d ^( Y9 B+ z4 I
Defending units:5 U6 B" p* S/ p: r6 o. z, r' m# u
144th Infantry Regiment
8 T7 G C/ `, N/ W# J, m Maizuru 1st SNLF, _7 k) B7 C4 ^5 F6 ]( |! M' `0 M
2nd JNAF Coy
, B8 i4 h; ]. }1 ]! T1 i; M! X 5th JNAF Coy |