昭和16年12月22日夜、トラック南方で潜水艦の襲撃画面になりました。嫌な感じがしたのですが、予感は的中。ARD DublonがSS Troutに雷撃されました。一発目の魚雷は不発だったので期待してしまったのですが、2本目の魚雷はしっかり爆発してしまいました。ラバウル占領の見込みが立ったので、昨日トラックからラバウルに向けて出港させたばかりでしたが、あえなく沈没。日本に一隻しかないARDだけに、重巡を一隻失ったくらいのショックです。
前のPBEMでは、ARDのつかいどころが分からず、トラックにおいたままでした。ARDは艦船の浸水被害を修理するための浮きドックですが、アメリカのものと違い日本のこのARDは小さいので、潜水艦の浸水被害を修理するくらいしか使いようがありません。しかし、潜水艦が浸水被害を受けるのは、遠くでパトロールしている時です。大きな浸水被害がある時はシステムやエンジンにもダメージが及んでいることが多く、トラックに帰れるくらいだったら、内地の造船所に修理に向かわることになってしまいます。ARDはASの在泊している前線の基地に置くべきだと感じていました。しかし開戦後しばらく経ってそう気付いた時には、潜水艦の被害が心配で動かせなくなってしまいました。というのもARDの航海の速度は1ノットで1日に1ヘクスしか移動できないのです。そこで今回はラバウル占領の目処が立ったらすぐに移動させようと予定していたのですが、それも裏目に出てしまいました。
夜が明けてから、マニラ、メナド、ラバウルを占領しました。マニラは無防備都市状態でした。マニラよりもクラークフィールドの方が地形的に守りやすいことと、敗れると後がないマニラに対してクラークフィールドで敗れてもバターン半島に後退できることの二点で、ルソン島でなるべく長く抵抗するには、マニラを放棄してクラークフィールドに防衛戦をはる方が有利だと言われていました。最近、フォーラムのAARセクションにほとんど目を通していませんが、マニラ放棄は定跡化しているようですね。
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 41
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Invasion Support action off Rabaul (106,125)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PB Shuko Maru #5
PB Sonan Maru #6
PB Sonan Maru #5
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
xAK Cheribon Maru
PB Shuko Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Sonan Maru #6 fired at enemy troops
PB Sonan Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAK Nihonka Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Tama
75mm CD Gun battery firing at xAK Nihonka Maru
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Sub attack near Truk at 112,109
Japanese Ships
ARD Dublon ARD, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Kaiun Maru
Allied Ships
SS Trout
SS Trout launches 4 torpedoes at ARD Dublon ARD
Trout diving deep ....
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PB Sento Maru
xAK Kuraido Maru
PB Sento Maru fired at enemy troops
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Amphibious Assault at Rabaul (106,125)
TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1
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Invasion Support action off Rabaul (106,125)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PB Shuko Maru #5
PB Sonan Maru #6
PB Sonan Maru #5
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
xAK Cheribon Maru
PB Shuko Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Sonan Maru #6 fired at enemy troops
PB Sonan Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
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Invasion Support action off Rabaul (106,125)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PB Sento Maru
xAK Kuraido Maru
PB Sento Maru fired at enemy troops
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Invasion Support action off Rabaul (106,125)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PB Shuko Maru #5
PB Sonan Maru #6
PB Sonan Maru #5
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
xAK Cheribon Maru
PB Shuko Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Sonan Maru #6 fired at enemy troops
PB Sonan Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
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Sub attack near Truk at 111,111
Japanese Ships
PB Kaiun Maru, Torpedo hits 1
Allied Ships
SS Plunger
SS Plunger launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kaiun Maru
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAKL Kaisho Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Tama
TB Kamo
xAK Nihonka Maru
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Kaisho Maru at 10,000 yards
TB Kamo firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards
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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1016 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 37
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 35
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 35 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
48th Recon Regiment
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3209 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 119
Defending force 1429 troops, 2 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Japanese adjusted assault: 81
Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
148th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
Manado Garrison Battalion
Manado Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3966 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164
Defending force 169 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Rgt /3
15th Base Force
Defending units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
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