Lowpe
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Quiet day in the air...more troops fast transported into Rabaul...big one scheduled for tomorrow plus 125 more mines... Darwin invaded...Japan did not challenge. Ground combat...supplies low at Kodiak; Allied tanks at Seward (some artillery coming); Tank only attack at Rabaul.... Ground combat at Kodiak (181,42) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 7163 troops, 85 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 Defending force 5914 troops, 34 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 214 Allied adjusted assault: 54 Japanese adjusted defense: 369 Allied assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 194 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 522 casualties reported Squads: 31 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment Defending units: Ichiki Det. 302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion 65th Bde /4 11th Air Fleet /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Seward (182,38) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 2419 troops, 14 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 120 Defending force 7712 troops, 77 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 102 Allied adjusted assault: 51 Japanese adjusted defense: 448 Allied assault odds: 1 to 8 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 430 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 175 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled) Assaulting units: 112th Cavalry Regiment 4th USMC Tank Battalion Defending units: 46th Naval Guard Unit 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 53rd JNAF AF Unit 7th Base Force 48th Field AA Battalion 203rd Ship Eng Coy 11th Garrison Unit /1 52nd JNAF AF Unit 2nd JAAF AF Bn /8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 2351 troops, 175 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 758 Defending force 20106 troops, 247 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 358 Allied adjusted assault: 2 Japanese adjusted defense: 989 Allied assault odds: 1 to 494 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 117 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Marine/C Division 1st USMC Tank Battalion 2nd Marine/B Division 2nd Marine/A Division Americal Infantry/A Division Americal Infantry/B Division Americal Infantry/C Division II Australian 1st Medium Regiment 2nd Medium Regiment South Pacific 205th Field Artillery Battalion 134th Field Artillery Battalion 147th Field Artillery Battalion 1st Marine Defense Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd RAA Jungle Regiment Defending units: 19th Naval Guard Unit 17th Ind.Mixed Brigade 14th Garrison Unit 144th Infantry Regiment Maizuru 1st SNLF 16th Div /1 15th Base Force 8th Base Force 4th Air Defense AA Regiment 51st Base Force Yokosuka 5th SNLF /5 4th Ind. Mtn Gun Rgt /2
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