AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41/ C) A2 ~: u' V% Q7 w7 ~
拉包尔登陆正式展开,BB山城也加入了登陆编队,展开炮击。
' ]5 }* m5 q1 V+ ~+ Q$ J- _4 X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。
5 d* q. O$ [0 x" v& S7 h$ ^- n" T8 O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3 [* B* @0 ^. N0 a% h6 ?+ W
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,
1 {, E* @. c# k0 x2 L4 K- h F4 P& u/ l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,
0 ^6 t( S) q4 g( A# E* Gkb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。
6 l i. C; s+ L# {) m# s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。- i# z* k* X, z, s" a, f0 s; v' X
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。* C2 k& t% O0 p3 O
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6 ?& k3 ?, w# d8 M$ N) IPre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
, Z: H- }- N! |& h- G" z- KDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force & y8 J3 o1 o) B. E
31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
. ~ O+ _5 R1 u; S4 nJapanese Ships* j3 d2 {1 }+ S1 c$ ^
BB Yamashiro% A# S6 `* p( {* L, Y; Q
CL Kashima9 D/ b8 e* Y, r0 X8 m
DD Tsuga
, y) `% l8 [. } DD Kuri
3 t/ Y' f. e* r0 A7 t PB Shuko Maru #5
/ |9 @0 b/ F" d' U" @ PB Sonan Maru #6% T G6 W* e) T: p( c% |/ j
PB Sonan Maru #5! ^7 X. y4 ^0 L
PB Shotoku Maru: P, L/ R. p9 c) c8 E
PB Shoei Maru
0 y) u3 }$ s" ]1 a5 M4 y, I' _ PB Kyo Maru #101 O5 ?, e; P1 @# `
PB Kyo Maru #86 {( h, e" d9 c
xAK Kuraido Maru, a y) ?( A: D- ^
CM Tsugaru
( @( G6 j( y7 d6 X4 G9 q4 @) S DD Yanagi , u/ @1 U+ v4 }% G# \! O
Japanese ground losses:& @, n- C: W/ y
18 casualties reported
- D( w8 U6 m- | Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) H' }4 M; A/ S: ], }" O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. D* i( Y( t4 l6 P2 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! B O+ }+ ^, u; Y2 w% Q4 sAllied ground losses:
7 g" M7 A/ W! y( ^+ M4 r( n 62 casualties reported
+ e |2 z2 ^3 \* w8 E5 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- p; p' ~7 Q4 J4 {! R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled: I6 @& n( o, i3 e8 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled % g7 y3 j% W- `! w" N) ^! s. s
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 6,000 Yards % e) c. Z4 p* B6 f
Japanese Ships% n5 ^; }) b( V: {
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 17, on fire
- b5 j* T8 A' H' U1 H. e CL Kashima
2 U9 q! `; K: P CM Tsugaru( C( @- d1 N: |* }5 ~& U! K# t/ l
DD Kuri, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) b6 d' R- T6 k; C% Z0 N" {' w+ I+ u
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( h& B% v. I2 y$ _# ]% P
DD Yanagi' ]0 @1 j7 W& i' _; d; E' Z1 Q
PB Kyo Maru #84 k2 k, ?- ^; ^* n- E/ v; P
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 1, on fire8 h! v5 s: L! T! h
PB Shoei Maru) |; G2 K8 i) @$ n2 t7 n: f) `: y
PB Shotoku Maru3 v2 ~' B& [: {: P8 K- c
PB Sonan Maru #5/ B4 c& Q, |& `: |* ?# f; h
PB Sonan Maru #65 f; }6 x2 p/ Z- r
PB Shuko Maru #5
# ^2 h! W; V$ O5 e3 C xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire/ w& T! V* C( p. g1 I# M
xAK Matsue Maru h1 k1 N6 q+ S# d9 y& V& b
xAK Venice Maru
, t# m4 l3 J1 ], {+ U7 ^8 K xAK Kogyoku Maru) N1 Y, ^3 K: U. X+ k/ u# i
xAK Nishimi Maru
! Q( q0 b6 F6 C4 t& p xAK China Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire& K& Y; c' v5 k. F9 y/ b g
xAK Cheribon Maru
- P1 ~$ Y @* O xAK Daifuku Maru
! C% K _ S* t; h h xAK Kuraido Maru ' t. N6 B3 N* p: r9 g
Allied Ships, q9 L* X' N( Z+ z" m) C
CL Leander, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
8 p+ {/ h8 o+ E. `& [8 R, K1 C2 c& B CL Achilles
- V5 T" w( d2 W, `' n4 n* } CL Perth, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
8 h+ f, K' K+ _4 s' R CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1
0 ~% q2 |; H( ^( y. i DD Stuart, Shell hits 1
8 C$ E. ^ x1 ?) ~) O, P0 I( JLow visibility due to Thunderstorms1 `; H/ E9 K$ u7 G
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 6,000 yards v9 v' G- f, G$ X: B6 F6 c
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
9 N1 G1 ?/ }. a* t* b8 K0 x" jRange closes to 15,000 yards..., F1 ?: ?% i+ q" H, G6 h
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
8 h% Z; p1 b1 d- Y* S. z: Q+ wRange closes to 10,000 yards...( T ^$ Y# L# q; z9 ]# `% g" \1 T2 D
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
9 k, _6 {$ w% [; v5 vRange closes to 8,000 yards...0 F7 O; ^8 [4 ?' s# x; F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
2 Q7 e$ n2 v1 ^; }% n, n; PRange closes to 6,000 yards...7 M, d4 K# q3 j( B6 b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
1 v; k5 B8 U8 y) R6 C ^ j1 P' z3 GxAK Cheribon Maru collides with PB Kyo Maru #10 at 106 , 125 ; u- e8 x; { U: V0 C3 N' K G
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards$ U, c, c {- z* J1 ~, ~' L
CL Kashima engages CL Achilles at 6,000 yards7 U9 o \& P: c; T& B
CL Achilles engages DD Tsuga at 6,000 yards1 l: j! Q/ s- D% _: p- c
DD Tsuga engages DD Stuart at 6,000 yards
) S4 M4 Y# K0 w |CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards; a8 _, ~4 P# Q6 ?3 H" w( M% l
Range closes to 5,000 yards
7 m; }' ^. j5 G# A2 T, j/ }BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 5,000 yards% n6 @) I1 Y8 E$ E. g
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 5,000 yards$ _: w% A- B+ C" z' `6 v: C1 U
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
" o) t! q2 q2 P, I: FDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 5,000 yards3 Q9 V! i" E: ?9 }/ m" b6 A) R- ?
Range increases to 6,000 yards
" ]+ x3 ~3 b0 k" o4 |BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 6,000 yards
) ~# ^$ g. t6 r- L4 O4 a0 {" wDD Tsuga engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards
% X9 |& ]7 {, H/ I2 u* bCL Achilles engages BB Yamashiro at 6,000 yards) r( t5 r6 M- I, d8 d; Y# s
CL Kashima engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
* E/ l' ~7 M& C+ oDD Stuart engages DD Kuri at 6,000 yards' a9 A ]" o& E" B& f/ C
CL Perth engages PB Kyo Maru #8 at 6,000 yards8 V1 W& {& W; d3 ?* u* ~5 q$ Z8 w6 @2 f
BB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards, P7 ?: q* I t" i6 N$ }
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
- m) d! T- c5 \( }4 DDD Kuri sunk by DD Stuart at 6,000 yards- a% ]: p& T1 f. \% D/ G& r% m- G
CL Perth engages xAK China Maru at 6,000 yards5 D# M/ H8 [/ T
CL Perth engages xAK Yokohama Maru at 6,000 yards) q+ M1 U- N: u: |# v; J ]2 v) j& [9 w6 p
Waller, H.M.L. orders Allied TF to disengage$ Q$ d9 ~. _- a: G: `" D0 w, r
Range increases to 8,000 yards0 C. S+ D0 W) {9 Z$ p, \
BB Yamashiro engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
5 K6 P3 Z+ c0 T4 ~' T* {CL Kashima engages CL Adelaide at 8,000 yards
: N1 s/ {0 D4 l6 BDD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
/ w. H3 z1 j# q0 b% p. V) sDD Stuart engages DD Tsuga at 8,000 yards- k9 H% d9 {9 s7 ]' u
DD Yanagi engages DD Stuart at 8,000 yards
9 a3 t) H* C* BDD Stuart engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards$ e; B7 ?, v3 f2 M* B
Range increases to 15,000 yards6 R( T/ V. I0 u I! f0 J
CM Tsugaru , xAK Kuraido Maru , xAK Daifuku Maru screened from combat2 A5 k. U! p8 X5 W
- escorted by DD Tsuga
' l/ }: V! v! e) h& PBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards
+ [6 ?( O* \5 N, [! B/ P: ?# FBB Yamashiro engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards4 K* c0 b; l& E7 j6 C3 ^5 J- y
BB Yamashiro engages CL Achilles at 15,000 yards$ o6 s- i3 S! n- O0 d+ e
BB Yamashiro engages CL Leander at 15,000 yards
+ h+ L9 c* i& g$ w, VBB Yamashiro engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
( S) A6 O: j: y$ J3 hTask forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
# L& E) I* }3 Q* iWeather in hex: Overcast 4 J) O6 E6 o5 c" c! ?% [, V7 o
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 B: K1 ^) F2 E" M2 N
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes ' F5 a5 Y1 j9 V8 }% j* z: y; j3 v
Japanese aircraft( \ V( k! h( |% _
G3M2 Nell x 27
6 c) C) Y H2 L+ C$ Y; b" v3 K G4M1 Betty x 31 ) ~% r( z0 k1 w, H# k3 G
Allied aircraft
, j, \1 u9 z2 _7 s' y" d/ {$ v no flights 2 k5 M7 [6 E7 _: O
Japanese aircraft losses- C% m8 h d. }; q& M7 |5 v* b
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged* P' x2 `) V4 @) v2 b! e5 Z5 L+ |" g
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged9 R. ^$ B! \/ z5 `) Z
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
R( [# x7 P5 ?! d) h, P4 N, a) gAllied aircraft losses
. Y4 E; h C* _% \$ ~ B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
9 b$ u0 t1 O# H" P/ g O-47A: 2 damaged
, Z1 A2 V7 S# E: q P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
# h' T0 _0 i6 D( J5 { PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged ( g S6 X+ j1 z5 M f
Allied ground losses:( p3 {; m& O# P8 K
4 casualties reported
1 ]* I/ x- e" O; U, a+ o5 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 p! B# r% u/ k6 x+ E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, h0 a1 y0 \2 v* c$ e; ]/ q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& O- V3 A3 J- w: ~Airbase hits 18* O! K b$ @5 ^9 z& q
Runway hits 41
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- q/ `" k# R% E1 u. x( ]Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 7 Y9 x4 F( K4 c( J0 ?
Weather in hex: Overcast 9 e6 h% r& I9 x/ `* e, W9 J
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( x& F& C" A2 ~! G
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
# R# t" n: K* T/ A2 w8 s$ _Japanese aircraft# e- \) C. g9 j. a! _% j8 p. U9 B
G4M1 Betty x 18 6 _3 x9 }9 b, V0 G9 h# J
Allied aircraft. E/ O- C6 T+ p
no flights * k) X0 `4 r) ]% t) l& z/ O
Japanese aircraft losses
% c8 @# c4 H% |4 |# g8 S* \8 }: o G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged * S/ `( M& A0 q# t& p' l/ b6 e, |
Allied aircraft losses$ @" b9 x$ W" w
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
; a, T8 s( x' }2 t! \) ]Airbase hits 7
8 y! |4 \) R2 _8 B; {" F+ H4 U tAirbase supply hits 2# j: u; l% A$ r l" P. @! ?
Runway hits 9* s8 i0 `: R) g
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+ ~- z0 v, |' s; @5 sMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
& i$ C* ?2 Y5 E) Z/ eWeather in hex: Overcast / I* o6 w) R2 K0 A5 l, K+ v
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 ] M b- M- b8 z0 ~1 ]( w( rEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
7 }3 d( j4 m. O6 {' ZJapanese aircraft
% m" p6 @: B1 v' Y0 u G4M1 Betty x 13 6 G9 X1 a) H3 }$ O8 O" M; L
Allied aircraft
! y: m% _2 T o* C no flights
% R' U. f9 F8 v# ^9 \Japanese aircraft losses
4 T0 V7 S- o* ^ G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged + @* T9 b' k+ {$ @; `/ f
Allied aircraft losses
4 s( O' y f+ W- ?8 k& V PBY-4 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
2 i) M `9 w2 \# n, o P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
" z5 S* c8 _. U9 A+ uAllied ground losses:/ n5 B$ Y7 D4 i
5 casualties reported
& K( E5 \$ `" f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! Y$ f/ _& L0 s7 B- a7 D8 v } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ Q& g0 Y- `; e! n9 M' \ e$ I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & S5 r D# s. I
Airbase hits 1# C$ o- S9 R+ H1 B7 r2 z& q- Z. H4 A
Runway hits 10
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5 W* M; d# U- R8 g" z7 dMorning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 % \# `- j2 X4 f8 o Q/ N7 X
Weather in hex: Overcast
+ g( R1 E5 q$ Z5 s* ZRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. W: ?. I5 F" u. X, }0 G- H
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
; G1 {! L& D- {( M7 bJapanese aircraft% R' R5 B; V! U& V5 F0 G
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12( a: d# b+ o3 F1 D& _, ]( g' o" F
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
: Z! n2 m( c$ N8 G- L' PAllied aircraft
1 b9 i- E6 f3 e no flights 3 R1 _1 j5 Y3 r8 q" U# Q: o
Japanese aircraft losses
0 p: I6 {- G9 z Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
8 I2 ?! ^2 f- O1 J9 l/ E Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
2 | z! [3 S; n1 }/ v; o& kAllied aircraft losses T* y2 H. e& O. r7 Y, X/ U
O-47A: 1 damaged
6 _& X! f& K- O* v/ q& H- _ B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
; f3 [' x m+ P% j) l P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
3 Q/ i' r( \! B6 a3 p9 e# Z" f# ^ Beech 18-S: 1 damaged
8 N- @/ o8 c5 F K4 IAirbase hits 3. P% \: Z7 Q- F+ C: q
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian , x+ s) }- ?3 a
Weather in hex: Light cloud " I; I& ?+ T& d1 g/ V& |) Z% ^
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 i/ K9 k0 w& D% Z# c
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
5 k" `, U2 H I- V! HJapanese aircraft
* t2 f5 X* G O1 _9 M7 _ Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13
: H% m" @9 p# I9 d9 HAllied aircraft( j) {3 a8 |% z5 g4 u9 w, p
I-15-III x 11 ( K& v( u5 I2 \
Japanese aircraft losses' ]' Y4 r1 \, {7 c C( U
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged 2 M# w m; C! |% g: k0 o
No Allied losses 8 a2 W! d0 Y5 W2 b
Aircraft Attacking:6 V% u# X0 ?$ j
8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
: ^! Z3 X- y& [' C* a Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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8 n* Y! ^- S: X% E6 S qMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
5 u/ @+ O" r) Z# ~3 [: C4 TWeather in hex: Light cloud ! h. D0 x7 N6 |3 M
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 w, {2 E J) j+ z* x- v8 @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes - F& r2 W# i) M8 b
Japanese aircraft
+ M" P8 A$ U+ e* h. Q G4M1 Betty x 37 4 I* p% `3 G# w% i/ d& V$ W
No Japanese losses $ k C/ U7 w4 h
Airbase hits 8, o* e% p5 b$ s: W( L
Airbase supply hits 6 R0 m: O, A4 H G( ?$ D
Runway hits 347 h. f. ^* O2 T" K) @9 |7 q! L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 107,126
* F. p) r# f& U2 |Weather in hex: Partial cloud / q) g' G2 Y& q/ p
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 [4 H! ^! A. p6 j/ W
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
. z6 V" f9 N5 H$ t3 { D% xJapanese aircraft' I7 E4 p8 I: g" i. J* j* f4 ]
A6M2 Zero x 445 O9 c# p2 ~' T9 @$ K& u
B5N2 Kate x 84
1 T' P1 y- K# h+ Y9 S( {+ o6 o D3A1 Val x 71 0 Z' q4 ~- C) x/ A+ g. M9 a: t
Japanese aircraft losses7 Q6 @5 @& L( a' Y- B b, x
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
& f% _( ^! y9 |. W D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
# J( [' i3 Q7 I2 g2 T# \, HAllied Ships( ?; n7 [0 v/ l/ o. n. x+ i& Q
CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 14 W% Z" Z8 h7 Z G# V
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk }# L* H/ W3 A2 T# m5 {
DD Stuart, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
5 Y4 p& y; f; | CL Perth, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
. r" V7 |, H: l+ Q0 P: c/ O CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, R1 I! O: w2 \) \" n# Z' _" T* t
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: j+ O4 ~: X9 h5 I. o) v4 R7 iGround combat at Brunei (65,87) , J4 O' w+ D5 O& g
Japanese Shock attack
* m% G" ^- W" o4 U( [Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
! [" f1 d$ \6 {. M: Q& v! A$ xDefending force 344 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
; P2 G* d$ h: N+ NJapanese adjusted assault: 23 9 l, d4 z* T Y0 V+ R# \; C
Allied adjusted defense: 5
z" }' h' s) ~3 _1 |Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
; r |1 v4 o- ~Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! & g4 T7 R. X) H; i @0 K5 u( \
Combat modifiers- B& S, h, U. G" G
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)7 m; c& [$ S+ u( i& M3 t
experience(-)
& Q( R& N; w1 |3 @Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) 7 U) a7 i2 k4 r- _. k4 N
Japanese ground losses:& L& D! b9 N# ]$ M' {3 w7 K4 W
18 casualties reported
6 Z1 |( k, {( y8 ], G Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' ^: v" Y7 S1 s8 j3 P4 B( U* h: ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 ~: U5 t ~0 \8 F! H- c5 B# h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled + ]5 H7 O' t: U& |$ t
Allied ground losses:
8 _1 f6 d' Z7 b1 W1 p% b& s 105 casualties reported
: i" q7 x$ |& w) y6 ^$ i; w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled c' n- e# C, e: ?% H2 \) S$ U
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled& w! [% q& E" `( u
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled% B) H0 I* Y3 L) y# ?
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 ~$ r. W% ^9 k) ]/ n
Units retreated 1 3 W9 S) q* F4 i/ d' R) |7 A
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! $ f) m! a3 M# C+ e
Assaulting units:
: _4 c! C6 @" j4 {2 Y) h 16th Naval Guard Unit * t* C- }. c3 |3 J9 o* m* f
Defending units:
5 ^( E9 w. z2 `3 \$ ~ 107th RN Base Force
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5 l$ _+ Y2 {( d0 q/ p, ZGround combat at Rabaul (106,125) $ P) B! w4 D6 Y! a% f5 x
Allied Bombardment attack
. h4 l8 u: F' m7 M/ nAttacking force 1129 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 , [) ~4 v1 q& L3 D8 b; T, B- g
Defending force 6101 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
/ C& a2 |$ Q2 ?- R; ?4 i$ bJapanese ground losses:
" C' ~. ]9 h7 B" e" [6 Z 4 casualties reported+ ~5 M( M! a5 e3 V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& D6 |) ]1 K' N2 f* r4 l' _2 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 C3 |' I$ [! T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled + I$ m; i M4 P0 j h- o" o! ^
Assaulting units:( d/ x' W( O1 f. P5 k! ~
B Coy/NG Rifles
+ m- q& C# P' t$ f& ~ Lark Battalion
. | f+ p# f% R3 o! K* M Rabaul Det. Base Force
3 u' r7 d5 T1 k2 |4 K% p: Q2 d" fDefending units:
6 B* ^/ }+ K( [) O) [# D* m 144th Infantry Regiment$ G4 y6 D/ m. g0 u1 R
Maizuru 1st SNLF! b6 K+ h2 V* h3 b4 P. f
2nd JNAF Coy . [! W2 R, I% V3 s8 Q3 g
5th JNAF Coy |