WiTP:AE - Guadalcanal. Egan(J) v CCIP(A). BANZAI!

Egan · 05-03-12, 03:15 PM

What surprised me was the proportion of support squads to combat squads that were disabled/damaged in the raid, Especially considering the only the named unit in the report was the 1st Australian who are a combat unit IIRC.

Having said that, I have felt for some time that a large proportion of the Allied troops at Moresby were non-combat. If these reports are even a little bit accurate I guess it ties together. I don't mean accurate in terms of casualty numbers, of course, because that is impossible to gauge without better recon, but in the proportions damaged.

I think.

05-03-12, 03:15 PM	#11
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	What surprised me was the proportion of support squads to combat squads that were disabled/damaged in the raid, Especially considering the only the named unit in the report was the 1st Australian who are a combat unit IIRC. Having said that, I have felt for some time that a large proportion of the Allied troops at Moresby were non-combat. If these reports are even a little bit accurate I guess it ties together. I don't mean accurate in terms of casualty numbers, of course, because that is impossible to gauge without better recon, but in the proportions damaged. I think.