| AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41 9 \9 N( {; k% q/ 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。
 7 u% X/ ^5 N( y. 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& I; T! z+ i. n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
 7 A% F: q! c+ Q9 t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,
 ' j; e/ {! y, R7 z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,
 + @4 k( v% }# }. 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。
 0 S1 @: r% Q* \" L0 t5 q7 [2 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。3 E; ?- r! l1 J: o. P* a# e
 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。% e0 G1 k) C/ g; K3 x- R
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 Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
 " |6 e" w8 L! r6 G, Y  q8 L* ~3 lDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 % y  z3 |0 W! B& E31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 $ d: ?( v2 i( C! |! FJapanese Ships
 1 D# g! m. @# [0 j4 ?      BB Yamashiro6 R; K2 I2 Q4 w+ ~* S. E9 [' }# E
 CL Kashima
 3 B9 s9 D% c, {7 ]; u6 [      DD Tsuga2 R! g3 \# U8 M9 }
 DD Kuri! X; {9 E( j# T- y& {, X
 PB Shuko Maru #5/ O2 l" {) M; ~2 p
 PB Sonan Maru #6
 7 t; D8 z, h- b  `* Y% x% K' B) Z' R      PB Sonan Maru #5
 / O: q: Y8 g" j1 l2 {      PB Shotoku Maru5 R$ J: F# R8 l% @
 PB Shoei Maru* x1 \& @% n# S
 PB Kyo Maru #10
 0 S7 N- p4 I9 w& p; u: p: z: G      PB Kyo Maru #8* w: m; P6 B& F2 p! q
 xAK Kuraido Maru  ~; V. z" k. T( i" T, f. }5 W
 CM Tsugaru
 ' m% R6 D" W6 o0 t# ~/ E7 }      DD Yanagi
 0 r! H  O+ }2 l9 W& ^Japanese ground losses:
 7 a1 x, G+ b" H      18 casualties reported
 6 N1 L1 @4 b) i3 ^+ O         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 6 Q7 q7 e1 i  O2 i& t+ ?: ^         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 2 V% Z$ N- y; O         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! k* S, m6 J4 I0 W
 Allied ground losses:
 # |5 n! P& j3 c# ~      62 casualties reported# K; t. z9 D0 b  d: T& g$ W
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 0 ~, G3 f# _' s5 Z. r, U         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
 3 v( e: f1 y- [: I! }         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 " Z" |3 Y- d4 `---------------------------------------------2 r& s# d+ W8 v1 O* y
 Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards
 0 q% n3 t% M0 o4 L: _; xJapanese Ships, z4 U. k8 e; C& G: H" ]
 BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17,  on fire8 \6 @- c! h7 }' l4 c
 CL Kashima9 f6 _3 V: ?3 \% Q
 CM Tsugaru5 a' y, T  L( U# o3 g) `- c* D
 DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
 % @1 U' H4 P& H& u; \6 O      DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 ]. Z- T* M' K* D) u
 DD Yanagi
 $ i; m! ?' ^) \! J& W" _      PB Kyo Maru #89 J' W! i+ F, O1 w. o. N- l
 PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1,  on fire
 7 |& u% `7 n7 x6 ]% P2 `. W1 c      PB Shoei Maru
 % L" I9 [! b  [9 B      PB Shotoku Maru
 6 d& J- }) ~; p$ M0 p5 A& |      PB Sonan Maru #5
 . p' {) _* o% n- ^% d      PB Sonan Maru #67 C0 M4 g. ^0 c
 PB Shuko Maru #5$ }, B% k5 \& Y. s! E' g
 xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire
 % C& m* e, V- q      xAK Matsue Maru* a8 \5 {9 Q. ^8 Q% N1 r
 xAK Venice Maru- T3 @) Z0 s( B; J
 xAK Kogyoku Maru1 b$ p; d& d( v1 U
 xAK Nishimi Maru
 , e9 J1 l; ?- [4 Q4 ?4 Q! h" M4 A* a5 y      xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3,  on fire$ t0 T* ?. r- ?+ k
 xAK Cheribon Maru
 3 L4 I" e. L/ T      xAK Daifuku Maru
 3 p1 L/ T3 C; `; U      xAK Kuraido Maru
 % D! Q. T4 j( o' J- r+ y" x/ O# uAllied Ships) y$ _  l8 w! L. v# Z% f  a! G" a8 G
 CL Leander, Shell hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage, L  V+ f9 ]9 i4 D) K* U' }. K2 P
 CL Achilles' r, A5 c6 r: n( s; n! N
 CL Perth, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires( G2 w, S1 M& ~3 e4 W( P
 CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1  q; g8 U- }5 t, j: N" {
 DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
 ! Z, K: N0 B; d* C% aLow visibility due to Thunderstorms
 $ S2 }6 l. f- e3 t0 zMaximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards' `7 y5 @, l2 T6 V2 d5 Q- |8 B3 d" w
 Range closes to 18,000 yards...
 - y' ~6 s5 R& V6 e1 d' vRange closes to 15,000 yards...! F5 E  p: t" K6 A
 Range closes to 12,000 yards...
 0 m7 e1 l5 R) a& KRange closes to 10,000 yards...
 , h0 i: I# g+ q# Q9 K3 \Range closes to 9,000 yards...6 t! f5 q) f+ R( X: K  h
 Range closes to 8,000 yards...
 * M/ \7 n8 v( rRange closes to 7,000 yards...  Z/ A( r; v6 ?$ x7 K5 {
 Range closes to 6,000 yards...
 5 x( G! U/ v3 K, Z9 L5 X7 A7 M+ `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
 8 v; {  M* x- _2 ?7 i( F8 AxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125
 ) ?% x; I! e& @* d( O4 nBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
 " W' Z) g7 _6 z: X+ n) XCL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards8 b0 G% Z9 _2 M0 z7 W7 H
 CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards& i" q& H# g) v; F" A* T
 DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
 ; q& e5 F3 }( V! F/ b3 Y8 WCL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards* l6 @& g. G; M  y; ]
 Range closes to 5,000 yards5 l. _5 ?2 ^( k% }; t* i
 BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards
 $ b! j: P# N' M0 o: k( ZBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards+ `$ h' s3 {) v3 `# R
 BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
 : Z% h- p3 _, F7 y* _DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards: [1 T# M( `  x+ s; p$ s
 Range increases to 6,000 yards, V" o; d) w7 j1 j) C
 BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
 8 D/ N( f' F" |) V/ K6 O( fDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards. c* G2 j: X1 z+ u5 C+ V; a
 CL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards
 1 B9 x0 c) x4 hCL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards! G1 ?, Z. x. s. `$ Z
 DD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards" N: X5 e# C8 K* p
 CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards
 7 k! L  _  P1 `$ BBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
 7 J" V& c/ w3 |! N2 c/ @/ tBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards+ u' Z. w; O" ]/ o+ t
 DD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards" c) s, E: l" s* Y! O/ w9 P' `
 CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards8 N+ a* A# q# \  h
 CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards
 ) R* h; X9 N) Y3 k! DWaller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage( k% o' b& H! H4 j, V' p6 f" K
 Range increases to 8,000 yards; E' C% ^) W5 b" L( r; D( T2 O
 BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards( L0 ?  W& \( F; h9 f( _8 U( O
 CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards; }+ t! Z, w0 t
 DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
 : w; y" x+ |% W0 {+ Z) qDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards
 5 {. {6 h: I. s  f" RDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
 h6 h0 {8 m# T; H' D% KDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards) L9 y$ n4 ?$ T# B. N$ C9 {5 S% U
 Range increases to 15,000 yards0 h' x0 g# f/ W" C
 CM Tsugaru ,  xAK Kuraido Maru ,  xAK Daifuku Maru  screened from combat
 / {7 G5 y- O' h5 x  F- escorted by DD Tsuga
 * G: r; @4 I" O8 a3 x/ I/ W+ K4 V  MBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards, \' u+ G3 Z1 M8 `; |* O/ t0 B" I
 BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
 3 g2 c8 r% A; n  \2 dBB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards
 * A2 ^9 F" h, D6 C* [& iBB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards& H% A: T* X( z( X" B3 z) x
 BB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards) w$ H2 j5 \! T8 ?% L: f
 Task forces break off...
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 % m3 D( W* {$ j6 w# b, jMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
 # I, y# v# x) J" ZWeather in hex: Overcast
 + O6 m/ {, e2 ?- x+ h: WRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
 # k3 p. ~1 e1 s, s. Y- `5 fEstimated time to target is 26 minutes 0 x# ?2 d+ {& E# R+ s  c% ^
 Japanese aircraft/ S. n9 G! r& s- d0 g# i
 G3M2 Nell x 27& m; i- k) h3 G/ x3 |8 a% W# e
 G4M1 Betty x 31
 2 P; D5 C! ]* T1 F9 z/ kAllied aircraft& x+ T3 H6 R/ [; J6 ]& |0 m6 ~
 no flights
 $ E3 c3 D* p+ ]6 N8 |) fJapanese aircraft losses7 s9 [9 Z" D+ X; d1 a$ m
 G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged  \( Q" {8 h6 Y  V# a, ~3 {
 G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged6 v+ x7 K+ [0 |. g% ~
 G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak - x. d/ F; I1 N( T2 a+ k* |
 Allied aircraft losses9 A5 u+ f* {5 F% o* L
 B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
 . P' N% e; K9 g      O-47A: 2 damaged) g, Y5 j+ ]  X# T$ `1 _5 k! R
 P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
 # W& n+ |5 v  }; }* o: R      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
 & ~/ d# t" L4 pAllied ground losses:. M$ a+ p' ~- d: i5 X5 Z. ]
 4 casualties reported4 k, k; @. F+ C8 `2 v3 V
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 1 l: I/ o7 W; V7 c. a3 ~  {         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* B3 K2 o  j! \+ e* D8 @3 K/ u
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 4 p+ q# l  L2 S  u) I/ L! X7 K1 BAirbase hits 18
 T% F; p/ a4 P. SRunway hits 41
 * Y3 D9 o, h3 g. L3 F+ @& x2 D# b) T------------------------------------------------------- y8 a0 V6 e! C: }# `
 Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
 " O! H6 I8 Q- j3 ]! W  oWeather in hex: Overcast
 $ G9 q: G% X$ m( d( ^% K+ ^Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
 6 [4 B0 y: s8 C( Y& vEstimated time to target is 19 minutes ; s  O% w% \; z7 K+ L/ l
 Japanese aircraft
 1 t5 r1 h/ c7 j6 x# l      G4M1 Betty x 18
 + _2 Q3 X5 q2 _2 Q1 P  H. x/ n$ XAllied aircraft2 v9 v7 S) R9 M
 no flights
 / y4 C+ l9 X6 ^- g0 l: q) p5 HJapanese aircraft losses& ~7 @, I  K* Z5 F9 x
 G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
 " J: ^" s, d: U7 z  cAllied aircraft losses9 T. P! ]/ [( N" Q% }
 PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged + K6 J: f- H- D: v+ ]
 Airbase hits 7' U: Z: [; ^$ A+ M, t- q
 Airbase supply hits 23 g4 ?  K+ F( Z0 v) Z3 r
 Runway hits 9
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 Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  # V2 b+ K( }6 h5 i. w& ~* S+ Z$ @
 Weather in hex: Overcast 6 @5 @7 n, H+ {7 y  B
 Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
 % b0 @) i8 g9 L/ lEstimated time to target is 11 minutes : V4 U9 w% \' o. F( A
 Japanese aircraft, l+ ?6 D7 T8 M% e
 G4M1 Betty x 13 1 N% ]* z6 ~" S4 Z+ }9 u3 e
 Allied aircraft# A8 i5 \; g; F( v4 n
 no flights . e% G8 x. G9 l" W
 Japanese aircraft losses: `8 g" \* m% u' H5 t1 f
 G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
 3 S2 ?' D1 T; l; w0 aAllied aircraft losses
 8 v% D$ y0 M: n; n/ W3 q; D6 x      PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
 ! m  P5 k' i. q8 M. J      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground # i5 I6 E, }& t- E5 M
 Allied ground losses:
 # U2 |% W" F$ C( A2 w& b2 T      5 casualties reported/ T$ ?+ q  d4 X0 r
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( l3 D: Q" e% ~% E1 f
 Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 q# d8 }! c6 p3 P
 Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 % ]2 n8 _5 T8 {+ NAirbase hits 1% O% {+ [) J) d: `9 w4 ~* O
 Runway hits 10
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 1 ?; g; K1 K, {6 q# {  j3 Y. xMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76  . M% p6 |4 K, Q
 Weather in hex: Overcast 5 \7 V2 W% F2 Z; d
 Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# E- S! n- _; R
 Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 1 @% g/ ^6 Q  ]7 r4 w# i8 G9 K( L. Y
 Japanese aircraft0 e. d. G6 n3 d% g7 z
 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 126 j4 \9 l9 r7 R; b1 r' \
 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21 2 Q6 U* u  @  `' S5 H- N
 Allied aircraft
 * r" m$ F' J4 ]( Y3 \      no flights 6 K# @1 `  x# P/ `8 O
 Japanese aircraft losses
 ' J! b0 M7 q; R      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
 ; T2 D1 K6 {* n  y- a      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged & V9 g2 z9 n- U5 {0 f+ Z- K
 Allied aircraft losses
 0 t, D3 r5 `$ a7 A$ G6 P! k  }/ g/ w      O-47A: 1 damaged; e2 ]2 ~3 ~, z# m! b
 B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
 6 I) D: {' f: f  ]      P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged7 n, _# h5 v  A( B$ k; C1 O
 Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
 0 `' @$ T& Z1 Q# n4 J$ i- sAirbase hits 3
 , U0 G% u$ ^8 dRunway hits 4, M6 D- X* d. r  ]+ I0 }
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 - T3 ?/ C3 M) i0 m' G4 GMorning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian
 % y/ Y/ ]. w1 L9 u6 ~Weather in hex: Light cloud 7 M8 t3 L$ S: C% h
 Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
 * |0 B, F  y4 y) ?7 u$ F4 x  \Estimated time to target is 14 minutes 7 Z+ Z' |+ G3 R9 J7 }8 c
 Japanese aircraft3 O) c' E) u' h& I
 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 0 U0 N$ l4 h- [( n- ]
 Allied aircraft
 2 t6 y3 ~0 C6 i) S/ H      I-15-III x 11 / L" p0 a, O$ x7 J* I) w
 Japanese aircraft losses
 * `% b: X6 @! [4 f      Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
 ( k" C4 x& F/ k& [No Allied losses 1 q; r6 K6 W' c" N
 Aircraft Attacking:
 ) x5 D( v6 n$ F       8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * & R: a2 S2 C: Q- ~6 y/ a
 Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb8 A( X( l$ j, i# U. g+ `$ n
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 " Z6 P+ l* j( C$ x8 kMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125    Z. D3 }/ H  G
 Weather in hex: Light cloud & m! X; m# N. l+ e/ G* v
 Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; h. P' A/ a( F) G/ y
 Estimated time to target is 6 minutes - D$ c  _7 G# l9 ]3 L1 P8 I
 Japanese aircraft
 ; {8 ]- L4 Y! p0 M0 t      G4M1 Betty x 37 : m* f2 i3 D) r4 j+ T$ p' k
 No Japanese losses
 # V6 D: h0 r: |6 L7 r. Y/ h, ^Airbase hits 8
 : H& V( _! o5 g$ ^  iAirbase supply hits 6+ F; W0 \; ?9 k" I5 q5 S( b
 Runway hits 34; \( r5 N( g- Z% B& ~) ]- ?% f
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 2 ^( Y- A4 _% Z. ^+ @& |& [0 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
 9 j: V1 j7 q" t# z. _+ S# QWeather in hex: Partial cloud
 + S7 y, ^; y' S6 t! pRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
 1 R0 S; v# o. _* ~7 P; NEstimated time to target is 28 minutes % g! D- v) H9 B& m" R
 Japanese aircraft' Y# m# d  M  G  O9 ]
 A6M2 Zero x 44
 $ d2 D4 G& ~7 H7 o      B5N2 Kate x 84
 ! b8 {+ R9 p- D9 H+ |- }      D3A1 Val x 71
 0 g& f0 |6 g' W9 k) TJapanese aircraft losses
 8 j, P3 t# y2 O      B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
 4 M/ W, J4 X# _' A( v3 I      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
 4 o" b1 f: Y; y# i; j+ F' E1 {Allied Ships/ m6 }4 u$ G& {
 CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 1
 , p7 C  \  N9 i5 Y      CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- [' C3 W8 X5 [1 n* x$ N& U8 W: H
 DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk& f- v0 [/ R% E( Z+ M3 G% ~
 CL Perth, Bomb hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) Q% x5 N# D. h
 CL Leander, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; Y6 r6 X. C5 m  o- z4 O
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 Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)
 0 T* F, c5 q+ r( iJapanese Shock attack
 & P8 J) [0 u$ p, P0 o6 v( zAttacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
 + [" U7 D+ G4 m  K% x1 ~- s7 DDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 + _  @0 U5 P9 E$ s" E' w1 v9 gJapanese adjusted assault: 23  * x) P: h; O" R3 I
 Allied adjusted defense: 5
 1 N) X* p' r! B! a. oJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)  5 v  y1 {6 ^" L5 e, v) i6 j
 Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!
 : V% w; j. H- @' p5 z' E( h6 K4 UCombat modifiers$ I) ?/ H6 J- x  A
 Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)8 b/ O( s' n+ {' i1 ^
 experience(-)
 4 X5 L$ a5 @* v$ R, Z5 n. ?Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 8 r8 l- @$ I9 v2 @* _
 Japanese ground losses:
 6 m& b" e8 a# ^9 X2 a& f      18 casualties reported; b( x* p0 ?- s0 h- |! f+ ?
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 , f8 d) Q# x  e  c2 p6 Z         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 1 Z  g: r  u' Q% G         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & H0 V( u" M& J8 s$ u4 h/ b
 Allied ground losses:
 & d% _: S2 [+ C      105 casualties reported2 W' \- q3 N& n, H8 u/ y- b
 Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 5 X* F) i2 F& J4 R" `         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
 ' ~' w5 K$ D% t. ^         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
 & ?2 e9 v" s3 _9 [$ m/ d5 l      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 m8 U) F3 [1 W. \
 Units retreated 1
 0 @) N3 ?7 c5 E5 F; e8 B, p8 r' rDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
 6 b" U  U, f! hAssaulting units:$ _" k2 x1 ~) C9 g) U
 16th Naval Guard Unit
 : a4 w: h) h8 ?; N/ Z7 rDefending units:
 ' h0 K/ ~' Z4 [+ M    107th RN Base Force / T2 d% j3 F' M  n" ?) V
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 Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
 ' k" b" s1 e6 GAllied Bombardment attack ; n' {) e3 {7 P* p+ V
 Attacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
 / d: z; X8 I% [6 y5 `2 c' r+ vDefending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
 6 e  f  m! M  JJapanese ground losses:
 9 t6 |# V5 l1 P% O      4 casualties reported
 3 `. c3 {8 ]1 V/ t" Y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 4 m  A5 x# J: k* e8 p) N5 ~$ C' f         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 7 x/ I* A9 N8 m0 r- f! S         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 ) ~' B  u+ @5 Z; R% `( pAssaulting units:
 ' H" l3 u3 r" F* M    B Coy/NG Rifles
 $ C8 `8 v+ \% f: Z    Lark Battalion
 : D, a7 d/ u( o7 a! R2 m8 Y! G    Rabaul Det. Base Force : _0 L5 g8 I, I2 F+ F& q
 Defending units:& Z* r% n7 X% Q6 W* Z" o8 V
 144th Infantry Regiment" C- C, ~9 C4 M0 o6 ]1 O
 Maizuru 1st SNLF0 A: f" T. G* T; z
 2nd JNAF Coy
 3 _; I) e7 G4 h. n+ A$ ?' w7 W    5th JNAF Coy
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