2月5日夜,攻占了达尔文的盟军舰队不甘心没有收获,组织了一支高速DD编队偷袭了位于东帝汶的劳腾港,拦截到一队运兵船和一队油船,由于攻击运兵船给油船队起到了报警作用,盟军舰队仅仅击沉4艘XAP,宝贵的油船队趁机脚底抹油,及时脱离了危险范围,不过盟军的这一行动也给日军提了醒,此地离达尔文仅仅9格距离,处于盟军舰队夜间炮击的范围之内,需要部署防御舰队保护机场和港口。" b" j( }" R7 P5 ~$ C* j; v
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 45; w8 u! R8 r. m: r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards, T5 V% i5 l) E1 @
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6 E! S4 s5 b$ ~1 ?' U' b- x8 I E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
: P& y" f% i7 j+ w7 q. c1 I E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
/ _5 S0 a9 e- q xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 ^" @* g( y3 w5 ^ xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ O) y5 i U& S8 w7 X xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: f6 |- C1 ^2 {: W/ i% E3 O xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships" f: d- K: U) V0 w/ y. t
DD Halford: H8 @9 B- T2 G% r9 a$ [8 I
DD Halligan% C3 L' u- ` W& R* R8 e8 J( k
DD Hazelwood
* x/ C0 ]* X' j3 w5 ~2 g! B DD Healy, `5 P+ b+ C, p* L3 w! v
DD John Henley+ @3 [! l. y" m$ W i
DD Hickox
0 \; @8 y6 J. Y" p/ P7 b DD Twining
( M- W, S- F8 j9 C DD Uhlmann% t2 @( }5 a3 T8 D* w8 M2 _
DD Wadleigh
4 T; K- V$ a7 h& ~$ Z DD Wadsworth/ a4 J% K! \' |8 a; \( o/ {
DD Walker
" I& }; y# b( ` DD Waller, k0 K; T+ h, B% R$ X4 Y
DD Watts
9 G2 f1 ?+ ~. r. T8 f: J2 S DD Cushing II
* X# v/ k9 g* h$ ]+ m, `, T! Y DD Benham II) l- Q. b* S- K6 g9 c- @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards
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) A, O" n4 f/ [1 M: z TK Kenwa Maru0 e* z6 ^" e1 K4 X! [; R& B. S/ V
TK Okigawa Maru
5 ?( F/ C' |4 v" Y6 g TK Anjo Maru* C0 L+ `1 m/ [4 `3 l. ]1 V
TK Kotai Maru5 v/ b: |6 a* g9 H
TK Arita Maru
9 i/ a! f; }6 G; k {9 c% k& ~ TK Amato Maru
! D" O) H3 m, p3 Y5 U TK Ryoei Maru
7 i2 u+ ^" d4 n/ P1 n7 N TK Eiho Maru' [9 P7 F$ w5 [$ v
SC Ch 434 B$ F1 |) [% h( S9 H. t
SC Ch 58
& K& F" ^: i' a& J TK Shiyo Maru. X4 d, ~; T2 J3 I
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3 [7 C1 H: S B+ ~2 H7 Z6 M DD Halford% h0 s7 m, X2 {1 A m" s+ _, q0 T& k
DD Halligan! \ N- f' }' n3 T
DD Hazelwood
$ W' A- s. D( Q DD Healy
5 Q! _! h% r7 C V9 S; B DD John Henley# p9 B* N# e8 s2 K1 o8 G
DD Hickox- l( }7 @, j4 [& R% q
DD Twining0 R. f4 |0 M& h
DD Uhlmann9 P) i% D: p( y0 [/ n
DD Wadleigh
0 _( u8 Q8 b1 g! V DD Wadsworth) n" e1 @+ X, o* k9 R* M* k& e
DD Walker
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DD Watts' ~# J! p7 V( ]) R: O& g( Q
DD Cushing II! A& T; z9 _0 p$ L. d
DD Benham II
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Range increases to 30,000 yards..., [2 N5 j2 Z% X; K2 u1 G
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
1 Z) D) u5 v8 r- ~3 f7 U7 AJapanese Tanker TF evades combat
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当天盟军肃清最后一支日军城内残军,宣告正式占领了达尔文。9 g- a* v) C+ i" ^" X
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/ ?9 q6 {; h+ g) C% IGround combat at Darwin (76,124)
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Allied Shock attack+ s8 }* |8 \- R( y, I- Z' Q/ f1 l
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Attacking force 37207 troops, 699 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 23283 d, Y' c7 I! b) [. b; _
" O; F7 Z% A7 a# |8 f) rDefending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1& Q8 d4 H2 Y3 C0 s" i# P k
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Allied adjusted assault: 1957
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7 C/ U1 L f6 m7 {Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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4 ?) A: [& c* r* F! `) H8 y' R! X" |# lAllied assault odds: 1957 to 1
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/ ], j6 ] w4 OCombat modifiers
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& I9 e0 J$ m9 f( e( q$ A0 f' X4 ]Attacker: shock(+)
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6 f" l1 W+ S7 YJapanese ground losses:8 a5 z' {: }% M3 z: Z; u
49 casualties reported
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3 R% {+ d9 ^9 m6 Z& d Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Units destroyed 17 w) \8 [3 g1 R- p- [# ?5 ~
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Assaulting units:( k y0 A: ?* x% Y- [
18th British Division
1 X1 Z; v; j; q3 F 31st Armoured Division, ^- Y+ r. g. w6 i$ m0 O6 K1 U; K3 B
4th Armoured Brigade, M3 h5 O9 W B* v1 x
254th Armoured Brigade
: r8 }, w' d( c9 l+ o. A 32nd Army Tank Brigade- {4 `* g& i; P
3rd Carabiniers Regiment. r7 w' e; N2 [1 T) y/ Z
Gardner's Horse Regiment5 W9 K0 Z% ?, P
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
# { E i0 c. w& b5 e 670th Tank Destroyer Battalion1 l' v6 h7 i6 h) f( p
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2 P7 {: {( g1 k' P 632nd Battalion
5 i& F# Y n7 n+ ^( F, d 51st Highland Division7 }- ?* ~4 M) t8 I3 X3 `
49th Aviation Base Force5 U, o! T- w- z% r0 Q: k$ e p
Provisional GMC Grp
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4th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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2nd Medium Regiment
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57th Australian Lt AA Regiment. L( f$ w& a9 U2 b# n6 G
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment1 S0 V3 e' r# n9 l2 G, u# S
428th Coast AA Battalion
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Defending units:
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Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Milne Bay by attrition!!! |