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。
H R1 @6 q' \6 d3 iAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 45
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 10,000 Yards% }' x" j6 H2 c$ q' n: \1 o6 q3 ]
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Japanese Ships
) G1 Q5 N/ O4 Q) g" B7 n E No.7, Shell hits 30, and is sunk/ A9 u2 z: \# j% Y2 h) T
E No.19, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
8 Y/ E5 S5 ~1 i; I: @2 n1 w5 Y xAP Brazil Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' v0 k) Z9 b6 [; o; Y+ M1 j- e
xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
( d9 \+ u5 g v3 ^! K; m xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 s4 H* ~4 i4 V5 D U# G
xAP Mizuho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; K; M! d7 U4 M$ p
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Allied Ships
0 F3 m9 @% W+ S$ H0 U2 @ DD Halford, g* g H' t8 U b& q9 w; ]
DD Halligan
' k6 t1 W, w! T: O( h, i DD Hazelwood1 A0 |4 H% ~! r- c$ H3 G5 F' I
DD Healy
7 q, r+ t% k8 F) j0 f DD John Henley8 r Y% C0 T5 A7 M0 z4 H% `! o
DD Hickox
; u5 _$ s Q/ J5 X. J* P; u, L DD Twining
( b. ` U' ~0 s _ DD Uhlmann9 K8 ]' f9 q* i7 h1 v( u
DD Wadleigh8 W7 ^4 |/ ^# @ U1 [% [8 N0 c
DD Wadsworth
6 ^' X* e6 l Z U; _ DD Walker; U7 d6 B: R. ]3 X
DD Waller
: I0 K7 j0 h! z! D. K DD Watts
- h1 F0 B/ L6 U: s DD Cushing II+ _! o& C* b% M- [
DD Benham II
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3 E* m$ v4 k% |! p3 l. n8 B3 Q, xNight Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 30,000 Yards$ {" A! i# v5 ?
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Japanese Ships
/ l- u7 p- b) v7 u! z TK Kenwa Maru& R- M$ }/ ]6 Q0 Z L, j! y
TK Okigawa Maru
# z0 k+ G" v r) S3 @) n TK Anjo Maru
2 u' S1 z0 q, |+ b0 j- [ TK Kotai Maru
) a7 e+ Q" ^( [. ^ TK Arita Maru
! h g, F6 j. R3 Q/ s TK Amato Maru6 m: T9 O. e; H0 ^4 [9 Z9 U
TK Ryoei Maru; V7 d* n3 U" A9 [5 i
TK Eiho Maru
1 Q1 z5 U7 L. k5 [+ E0 N& D5 ]3 j% _, y SC Ch 43
4 ^ t8 a; [; V B: ?6 N9 c. M) [4 Q SC Ch 58
0 D0 u! ^& u; Y# M" N2 q TK Shiyo Maru
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DD Halford
6 i8 }% u, y5 y7 O! H; E' o, v DD Halligan2 S( O8 }: e M. r* L
DD Hazelwood
+ D- t5 F% R9 r3 |: r L DD Healy
3 J' I1 `# f9 j8 n" f+ m DD John Henley
( j$ N: O8 q9 ^3 x DD Hickox
8 S; G* W0 P7 d/ S) U: W DD Twining
X1 |% d+ q" c8 Q1 {9 g DD Uhlmann9 h9 O8 _7 r: u: D3 I5 N
DD Wadleigh
+ ]: n4 k( N6 i" ~- N" K; V DD Wadsworth
* W4 B9 _% {) o DD Walker8 p; C% }0 N# C& v [7 {& g
DD Waller7 q5 c: J$ c* E/ T0 e* q
DD Watts0 v) f* Q7 n7 r" d; n4 L" O8 ]% A
DD Cushing II
+ u/ {/ ]1 w; o8 B( L" ] DD Benham II' |% B" X* ]# q( @3 U4 g
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Range increases to 30,000 yards...
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7 v2 g% M+ v U2 sJapanese Tanker TF evades combat$ J, r7 _. X; ?3 ^! k
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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。
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Ground combat at Darwin (76,124): b3 f$ q t1 N% b; J/ A; [! g
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Allied Shock attack
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9 n$ `$ Y* [+ uAttacking force 37207 troops, 699 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 2328% B/ S4 N ^: G, S$ v
5 {" e5 A8 r2 ^Defending force 45 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 W) k/ B' l% p9 }! W
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Allied adjusted assault: 1957
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: m$ s- C" Q+ p5 l) h; `3 qJapanese adjusted defense: 1 0 G5 a0 F) l6 F1 d
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Allied assault odds: 1957 to 1
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Combat modifiers
+ ~6 W m! f( j4 ~" f+ ODefender: # H; [ p4 K1 S3 ^) j! @
Attacker: shock(+)# n8 A/ `1 M$ l
0 p0 ^8 i u$ P2 q. |Japanese ground losses:
' Z0 C) i' C/ n/ T+ M+ H 49 casualties reported; A6 V! R7 a1 R3 Y5 H6 o! I: q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 }6 f6 y, J$ q% Q* A* Z% O; L Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled# o" @' c7 T8 S) q. p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& e; Y; M5 p" M4 r4 [
Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
+ }0 R4 I8 P; W3 y3 g5 L* r8 f 18th British Division& i) z- J" _$ e7 `( y0 N
31st Armoured Division! O8 l) E; x2 h% u3 x7 \
4th Armoured Brigade' i ?2 v1 c2 W$ g3 ^
254th Armoured Brigade. C5 J4 b7 e2 @$ A: A+ E
32nd Army Tank Brigade
1 d e6 g# S+ z4 J/ V" x0 Z1 T/ \ 3rd Carabiniers Regiment O4 x. T- Q$ o1 y" ?$ k& Z7 H) Z
Gardner's Horse Regiment% r( `& Z4 u7 }2 Z
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion2 X c. p, m' R
670th Tank Destroyer Battalion2 u$ y0 S( w. G7 Q
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
0 D/ s: B* o9 N0 I 632nd Battalion3 C1 N2 ~' Z* M( X U
51st Highland Division N3 a8 h; R2 z7 P; y) H
49th Aviation Base Force
" b3 G; q& t# e! {$ i& ^/ O Provisional GMC Grp
3 z/ @$ C- ~4 L5 E: Y2 e; b Q 1 ML-KNIL Aviation
/ }4 {' L2 ?5 Q2 s 4th USN Naval Construction Regiment5 {/ I, w3 @6 i7 i$ W; [* N
Sixth US Army4 p' H- v4 ^2 K, c$ [% m$ z; p
2nd Medium Regiment
8 X a! x; t* P XIII US Fighter Cmd " l9 z* K f! l p/ J/ z+ y8 ?3 r. i
57th Australian Lt AA Regiment
5 [: x& T# w9 R9 N' h" {- { 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment) a9 b% g- d2 g% K5 d4 F
428th Coast AA Battalion: i8 e6 m5 f( G2 D9 ]" C2 o" n h
" U, H* _+ ?& d2 ?Defending units:
. w2 u5 A M( \* b; V3 S" I! ] 51st Air Flotilla /8" b. R3 l, Y: O( }% u
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