Buna – Gona jangi: Ittifoqdosh kuchlar va jang tartibi - Battle of Buna–Gona: Allied forces and order of battle - Wikipedia

Umumiy Tomas Blamey va general-leytenant Robert Eyxelberger Buna shahrida qo'lga olingan bunkerni tekshiring. AWM 014092[Izoh 1]

The Buna – Gona jangi ning qismi edi Yangi Gvineya kampaniyasi ichida Tinch okeani teatri davomida Ikkinchi jahon urushi. Bu xulosadan keyin Kokoda Track aksiyasi 1942 yil 16-noyabrdan 1943 yil 22-yanvargacha davom etdi. Jang tomonidan o'tkazildi Avstraliyalik va Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari kuchlari qarshi Yapon plyaj boshlari da Bunga, Sanananda va Gona. Buna-Gona shahridagi Yaponiya pozitsiyalariga ittifoqchilar tomonidan ilgari surilgan 16-chi va 25-chi Avstraliyalik brigadalar 7-divizion va 126-chi va 128-chi Piyodalar polklari AQShning 32-piyoda diviziyasi.[1] Jang paytida yana to'rtta piyoda askar brigadalar, ikkita piyoda askar polklar zirhli otryad 19 ning M3 Styuart tanklar joylashtirildi.

AQSh qo'shinlari va xususan AQSh qo'mondonligi tarkibidagi 32-diviziyaning jangovar samaradorligi to'g'risida jiddiy tanqidlar bildirildi[2][3] va keyingi tarixlarda.[3][2] Mashg'ulotlarning etishmasligi ko'pincha ularning faoliyatini himoya qilish uchun keltiriladi.[4][5] Bir nechta tarixchilar, shuningdek, jangda qatnashadigan Avstraliya militsiya bo'linmalarining tayyorgarligi yo'qligi haqida fikr bildirdilar[6][7][8] garchi ba'zilar ularga tajribali kichik ofitserlarni "qotib qolish" foydasiga ega bo'lishgan Avstraliya imperatorlik kuchlari (AIF).[9]

Ittifoq kuchlari Buna-Gona sohiliga etib kelishidan oldin, Richard K. Sutherland, keyin general-mayor va general-shtab boshlig'i generalga Duglas Makartur, Oliy qo'mondon ittifoqchi kuchlarning Janubi-g'arbiy Tinch okeani mintaqasi, Yaponiyaning qirg'oqdagi istehkomlarini "shoshilinch ravishda" "shoshilinch dala kirish joylari" deb atagan edi.[10][11] Yaponiya himoyachilarining kuchi va umumiy jangovar samaradorligi juda kam baholandi.[12] Hudud xaritalari noto'g'ri va batafsil ma'lumotga ega emas edi.[13] Havodan olingan fotosuratlar odatda qo'mondonlar uchun mavjud emas edi.[14] Ittifoq qo'mondonligi artilleriya yoki tanklarni etkazib berishni samarali ta'minlay olmadi, chunki havoni qo'llab-quvvatlash ularga bo'lgan ehtiyojni o'rnini bosishi mumkin deb juda xato qildi.[15][16][Izoh 2] Dala ichidagi ittifoq qo'mondonlari, hujum qilayotgan piyoda askarlari bilan yopilib, ularni bosib olishlariga imkon beradigan darajada Yaponiya pozitsiyalarini zararsizlantirish u yoqda tursin, bostirishga qodir bo'lgan yong'inni qo'llab-quvvatlay olmadilar. Logistika cheklovlari ushbu kamchiliklarni bartaraf etish harakatlarini cheklab qo'ydi.[17]

Kam, xabardor bo'lmagan razvedka MacArturani Buna nisbatan osonlik bilan olinishi mumkinligiga ishonishiga olib keldi.[10] Kampaniya davomida Makartur hech qachon frontga bormagan.[18] U o'z qo'mondonlari va qo'shinlari duch keladigan sharoitlarni bilmas edi,[19] hali u aralashib, ularni asossiz natijalarga erishish uchun bosim o'tkazishda davom etdi.[20] Erning tezligi va shoshqaloqlik uchun doimiy bosim razvedka uchun vaqt oz bo'lsa ham borligini anglatardi.[21] Makartur tomonidan qo'llaniladigan bosim ham jang davomiyligini uzaytirgani va ham ittifoqchilarning qurbonlari sonini ko'paytirgani bilan bog'liq.[22][23]

O'qitish va jihozlar

AQSh 32-divizioni

32-piyoda diviziyasi a Milliy gvardiya birlik (militsiya Michigan va Viskonsin shtatlaridan,[24] jang boshida general-mayor tomonidan buyruq berilgan Edvin F. Xarding. U 1942 yil aprel oyida Avstraliyaga yuborilgan edi 126-chi, 127-chi va 128-chi Piyoda polklari. Bilan birga AQSh 41-divizioni, shuningdek, Avstraliyada joylashgan bo'lib, u shakllandi AQSh I korpusi, general-leytenant qo'mondonligi ostida Robert L. Eyxelberger.[25]

Xodimlar zobitlari AQShning 32-chi diviziyasini jangga tayyor emas deb hisoblagan.[26] AQShda bo'lganida, bo'linma Evropa urushiga tayyorgarlik ko'rgan. AQSh armiyasining odatiy amaliyoti shuni ko'rsatdiki, diviziya bir yil birga mashg'ulot o'tkazishi kerak,[27] ammo 32-chi 3000 dan ortiq almashtirishni tanlab oldi lager bo'linish to'satdan Avstraliyaga yo'naltirilganda.[28] Avstraliyada bo'lganida, ular uch xil lagerga ko'chib ketishgan va ularning har birini qurish vazifasi yuklangan,[29] bularning barchasi divizion mashg'ulot vaqtiga katta ta'sir ko'rsatdi.[30] Harding, bo'linma mashg'ulotlarini sharhlar ekan, shunday dedi: "Fevral oyidan men o'zimning vazifamni olganimdan noyabr oyigacha jangga kirganimizda, biz har doim harakatlanishga, harakatlanishga yoki ko'chib o'tgandan keyin joylashishga tayyor edik".[31] Avstraliyada o'tkazilgan cheklangan mashg'ulotlar ularni mamlakatni Yaponiya hujumidan himoya qilish uchun Avstraliyaning orqasida jang qilishga tayyorlash edi. 32-chi o'rmonda jangga tayyorlanmagan, jihozlanmagan yoki tayyorlanmagan yoki yapon taktikasini o'rgatmagan.[10]

Iyul oyi boshida general-mayor Robert C. Richardson, kichik, Bosh qo'mondonlik, AQSh VII korpusi, 32-ni tekshirib, ularni "boshlang'ich bosqichlarida" topdi.[31] General I korpusiga qo'mondonlik qilgan Eyxelberger qo'shinlarni sentyabr oyining boshlarida tekshirganda, u diviziya hali jangga tayyor emasligini sezdi. Mashg'ulot rejimida biron bir o'zgartirish kiritmasdan oldin, Makartur bo'linmani darhol Avstraliyadan Yangi Gvineyaga ko'chirishni talab qildi. Eyxelberger qulayliklar mavjudligini his qildi Lager kabeli, 32-divizion joylashgan joyda etarli emas edi va keyingi harakat zarur edi. Ushbu kutilayotgan harakat 32-divizionni Yangi Gvineyaga joylashtirishni tanlashda og'irlik qildi.[32] Blameyga 41-divizion 32-chidan yaxshiroq bo'lganligi aytilgan edi, ammo bu 32-divizion joylashtirilgan paytda haqiqatmi yoki yo'qmi, aniq emas.[33] 127-piyoda polkidan kam bo'lgan Port Moresbiga o'tish 28 sentyabrda yakunlandi.[24] 127-piyoda polki ergashdi va jang maydonidagi bo'linishga qo'shildi, rivojlangan elementlar dekabr oyining boshlarida kelib, so'ngra polkning qolgan qismi oy o'rtalarida.[34]

O'q-dorilarni oldinga siljitish. Jang maydonida qochib ketgan loy va suv yo'q edi. AWM014244

Mayor J.H. Trevivian, bo'linishga Avstraliyaning aloqa xodimi sifatida tayinlangan, "zobitlar o'zlariga ishonib topshirilgan odamlarning farovonligi uchun hech qanday mas'uliyatni his qilmasligini" va AQSh GI lariga "qoramol kabi qarashganini" ta'kidladi. Aksincha, biron bir zobit biron bir zobitga yaxshi so'z aytadiganga o'xshamadi.[35]

Faqatgina 32-divizionning mashg'ulotlari etishmayotgan edi, balki Yangi Gvineyaga kelganlaridan so'ng, erkaklar tezda qurollarining bir qismi va kiyim-kechak va jihozlarining ko'p qismi qoniqarsiz ekanligini va tashkilotning ko'plab tafsilotlarini o'zgartirishlari kerakligini aniqladilar.[36] Ularning og'irligi ringa suyagi jangovar kiyimlar noto'g'ri rang edi. Kokoda Trek kampaniyasining boshida avstraliyalik askarlar o'rmonga qarshi ajralib turadigan tan ranglarini kiyib yurishgan. Ushbu tajribadan o'rgangan amerikaliklar Brisbendagi kimyoviy tozalash vositasida ikki xil formada to'q yashil rangga bo'yalgan.[37] Bo'yoq ko'proq bo'yoqqa o'xshardi va matoning teridan namlikni olishiga yo'l qo'ymaydi. Bu "jungli jirkanch yaralarini" keltirib chiqardi.[38] Ularga charmdan hojatxona o'rindiqlari berilayotganda[39] ularda machetes, hasharotlarga qarshi vosita, dori-darmon yoki shaxsiy ehtiyojlar uchun suv o'tkazmaydigan idishlar yo'q edi va har kuni kuchli yomg'ir yog'di.[40] Ular xininli tabletkalarni, xlorli tabletkalarni, vitaminli tabletkalarni yoki tuzli tabletkalarni olganda, odatda bir necha kun etkazib berishadi, ular erkaklar ularni cho'ntaklariga yoki paketlariga solib qo'ygandan so'ng deyarli parchalana boshladilar.[41] Bo'limning og'ir texnikasining katta qismi transportning etishmasligi sababli Avstraliyada qoldirilgan edi. Shunisi ahamiyatliki, bu uning barcha dala artilleriyasini o'z ichiga olgan[3-eslatma] va uning 81 mm eritmasining uchdan ikki qismi.[24]

Uskunalar bilan bog'liq muammolar amerikaliklar uchun alohida bo'lib qolmagan. Namlikka sezgir bo'lgan har qanday narsa muvaffaqiyatsiz bo'lishi mumkin edi. Radiolarning ishonchliligi alohida muammo edi.[43] Dastlab, amerikaliklar tomonidan ishlatiladigan granatalarning katta qismi portlay olmadi. Bu avstraliyaliklar tomonidan ta'minlangan Mills bombalari. Muvaffaqiyatsizlik ularning ho'lligi bilan bog'liq edi.[44]

127-piyoda askarlar, 32-diviziya, USS bortida miltiq tekshiruvini o'tkazmoqda Jorj Teylor yo'nalishida 1942 yil 18-noyabrda Avstraliyaning Brisben shahridan Yangi Gvineyaning Port Moresbigacha.

Amerikaliklar jismonan urush og'irligiga tayyor bo'lmagan edilar[31] Yangi Gvineyada yuz beradigan og'ir sharoitlarni u yoqda tursin.[45] 126-piyoda polkining 2-bataloni 14 oktyabrdan 12 noyabrgacha o'ta qo'pol bo'ylab 130 mil (210 km) yurishga chaqirildi. Kapa Kapa izi. Ularning erkaklarining uchdan ikki qismidan ko'pi qurbonlar bo'lib, bezgak va boshqa tropik kasalliklarga chalingan.[46] Ular bitta yapon askarini uchratmadilar. Bo'linishning qolgan qismi, asosan, quruqlikdagi sayohat paytida qiyinchiliklardan xalos bo'ldi. Bo'limlar Fasarsi (I / 126-chi) va shimoliy qirg'oqdagi Pongani va Vanigeladagi ichki chiziqlarga etkazilgan. Ular II / 126-chi ketgandan keyin ishlab chiqilgan.[47]

Bo'linish jangning birinchi kunida juda jirkanch edi.[48] Ular "hazillashib, kular edilar va oson g'alabaga amin edilar". Ular kunni nihoyatda silkitilgan kiyim bilan yakunladilar. "Endi ular yaponlarning qo'lidan olgan maullatdan hayratda qolishdi va hayratda qolishdi."[49] Noyabr oyining oxiriga kelib, katta talofatlar va kasalliklar tufayli ruhiy holat past bo'ldi. O'ziga etkazilgan jarohatlar Amerika qurbonlari uchun tobora ko'proq javobgar edi.[50][51] Milnerning yozishicha, "Ular deyarli ikki hafta davom etgan janglar davomida birorta ham yutuqqa erisha olmadilar".[52]

General-leytenant Edmund Herring, GOC Yangi Gvineya kuchlari, 25-noyabr kuni Amerika frontiga etib keldi va Amerika piyoda qo'shinlari "Bunada ustalik bilan harakatsizligini saqlab qolishdi" deb xabar berdi.[53] Eyxelberger 2-dekabr kuni o'tkazgan taftishida quyidagilarni yozgan edi: "Orqa joylar kuchli va oldingi chiziq kuchsiz. Ilhomlangan etakchilik etishmayapti. ... Bizning patrullarimiz botqoq va o'rmon xavfidan hayratda qolishdi; ular patrul qilishni o'zlari xohlamadilar. bu faqat o'z manfaatlarini himoya qilishi mumkin edi. "[2] Polkovnik Rojers, keyin I korpusning razvedka xizmatining xodimi, o'sha paytda o'tkazilgan tekshiruvda quyidagicha xabar bergan:

Qo'shinlar achinarli edi. ... Qo'shinlar hujumga o'tishi kerak bo'lgan vaqt ichida, ovqatlanish, uxlash bilan shug'ullanadigan kichik guruhlarga bo'linib, oldingi chiziq tomon yo'l bo'ylab tarqalib ketishdi. ... Oldingi chiziqdagi tulkilarda bo'lgan 150 kishining tashqarisida, jang maydonidagi 2000 kishining qolgan qismi hatto zaxira deb hisoblanishi ham mumkin emas edi - chunki uch-to'rt soat ichida ularni tartibga solish va ko'chirish kerak edi. har qanday taktik vazifa.[2]

Amerikalik askarlar Buna yaqinidagi bunkerni tozalashmoqda.

Keyinchalik polkovnik Treysi Xeylni Uorren Kuchlari qo'mondoni etib tayinlagan polkovnik Klarens Martin Rojers bilan birga bo'lgan. Keyinchalik Martin, Yaponiya mudofaasi bilan bog'liq bir oz tajribadan so'ng, uning tekshiruvini o'tkazgan kuni hujumlar davom etganini tan oldi, ular muvaffaqiyatli bo'lmas edi.[54] MacArther xodimlaridan bo'lgan podpolkovnik Larr birinchi haftadan so'ng Bunga jo'natildi. U shunday deb xabar berdi: "GIlar yaxshi o'qitilmagan va dushman bilan yaqinlashishni va o'ldirishni istamagan, qurollarni tashlagan va botqoqqa qochgan".[3] Leks Makuley shunday dedi: "Bularning barchasi AQShning 32-bo'limdagi barcha darajadagi doimiy va milliy gvardiya zobitlariga yomon ta'sir qiladi".[55] Aksincha, xodimlar serjanti singari kichik etakchilarning ajoyib chiqishlari mavjud edi Herman Bottcher[56] va individual jasoratning ko'plab harakatlari.[57]

O'quv mashg'ulotining etishmasligi va bunga bag'ishlangan vaqtning mavjudligi 32-bo'limdagi tanqidlar uchun aniq javobgar bo'lsa-da, Makkarti buni avvalgi darajani ko'tarishda erishilgan natijalar bilan taqqoslaydi. Ikkinchi Avstraliya imperatorlik kuchlari (2-AIF) xuddi shunday qisqa vaqt ichida.[36]

Avstraliya militsiyasi

Adolat uchun, Avstraliya militsiyasining askarlari 30-brigada, o'z ichiga olgan 36-chi, 49-chi va 55/53-chi Batalyonlar, bundan ham yaxshiroq bo'lmadi. Ushbu bo'linmalar ko'p vaqtlarini Yangi Gvineyada mashg'ulotlarda yoki jangovar janglarda emas, balki qayiqlarni tushirishda yoki yo'llarni qurishda o'tkazgan. Ko'plab erkaklar foydalanish bo'yicha birinchi mashg'ulotlarni oldilar Bren va Ouen Jangga jo'natilishidan bir necha kun oldin, frontga etib kelganlarida qurol yoki granata uloqtirish.[58] Oddiy askar Kevin Barri ushbu voqeani esladi: "Hozirda men hech qachon miltiqni qo'limda ushlamaganman, hech qachon o'q uzmaganman - bu haqda hech narsa bilmaganman ... Keyingi daqiqada biz o'sha erda [Sanananda] biz esa 7 dekabr kuni soat 15: 15da saf tortamiz, sobit süngerler ... "[59]

49-batalyon AIFning tajribali ofitserlarini "qotib" oldi. 26 oktyabrda birlashtirilgan 55/53-chi emas. Unda birlik va mashg'ulot etishmadi.[9] Ushbu ikki birlik 7-dekabr kuni jangga tashlandi. Kun oxirida 55/53-batalyonning 8 zobiti va 122 kishisi o'ldirilgan, yaralangan yoki bedarak yo'qolganlar ro'yxatiga kiritilgan. Shunisi muhimki, ushbu batalyon tarkibidagi keyingi o'zgarishlarni hisobga olgan holda, yo'qotishlar 28 kishini tashkil etdi NKlar. 49-batalyonning yo'qotishlari 6 ta ofitser va 93 nafar odamni tashkil etdi. Birgalikda bu yo'qotishlar hujum qiluvchi kuchlarning deyarli 60 foizini tashkil etdi.[60]

39-batalyon AMF paradda, 1942 yil Kokoda yo'lidagi jangdan qaytgan. AWM013289

Batalyon diaristi 13-dekabr kuni erta tongda 55/53-kunlari ishtirokidagi hujumda, ularning zobitlari "qo'shinlarni oldinga siljitishda katta qiyinchiliklarga duch kelishgan, zich o'tlar esa nazoratni va yo'nalishni saqlab turishni qiyinlashtirgan edi. Qo'shinlar quruqlikka borishga moyil edilar" va shu tariqa o'zlarini ekstraktsiya qilishlariga to'sqinlik qildilar olov va harakat."[61]

22 dekabrga kelib, brigadir Selvin Porter, 30-brigada qo'mondonligi, ham 36, ham 55/53 batalyonlarni qattiq tanqid qildi. Vaseyga bergan hisobotida, ular erishgan har qanday muvaffaqiyat "haddan tashqari jasur xodimlarning ulushi tufayli" ekanligini aytdi; va "mohirona tajovuz natijasi".[62] U ularning mashg'ulot va ruhdagi kamchiliklariga murojaat qilishda kostik edi. Makkarti, "agar biron bir avstraliyalik bo'linma birinchi harakatida shuncha foiz yo'qotishlarni boshidan kechirishi va juda yaxshi natijalarga erishishi mumkin bo'lsa, bu juda shubhali".[63] Sananandadagi talafotlarning yakuniy natijasi shuni ko'rsatdiki, avstraliyalik militsiyaning yo'qotishlari ittifoqchilarning u erda ko'rgan umumiy yo'qotishlarining deyarli uchdan bir qismidir.[63]

1942 yil dekabr oyi oxirida Brigada shtabi quyidagilarni ta'kidladi:

... 39 va 49 Aust Inf Bns-da o'qitilgan va qat'iyatli rahbarlarning asosiy qismi qurbonlarga aylandi, qolganlari esa bu erga kelganlarida bo'linmalarning standartlariga mos kelmaydi. 39-chi Aust Inf Bnning etti a'zosi qo'rqoqlikda ayblanib hibsga olingan; bu holat 39-chi Inf Bnga xos emas, chunki boshqa bo'limlarda ham ko'p hollarda bunday choralar ko'rish mumkin edi.[6]

Bunday jiddiy voqealar militsiya bo'linmalari uchun alohida bo'lib qolmagan. 23 dekabr kuni kompozit 2/16-chi - 2/27-batalyon "ikki askar odatiy [razvedka] patrulida qatnashishdan bosh tortgani uchun hibsga olingan" deb xabar berdi. Moral keskin tushib ketgan edi.[6] Xuddi shunday, Dekanning so'zlariga ko'ra, "49-Bn 1942 yil oxirigacha intizomsiz va o'qitilgan deb ko'rilgan. ... Batalyonning tarixi" o'tmishdagi qarashlar bilan, armiya qo'mondonlari yoki hukumat qo'shinlarga etarli darajada tayyor bo'lmagan holda yo'l qo'yib berishi mumkinligiga ishonib bo'lmaydi. 49-chi urush zonasiga o'tish "."[6] Xuddi shunday, AQShning 32-diviziyasi ham jangga yaxshi tayyorgarlik ko'rmagan va yetarlicha tayyorgarlik ko'rmagan holda kirishdi.[64][4-eslatma]

Aql

Jangga rahbarlik qilib, ittifoqdosh razvedka Yaponiya kuchlarining qirg'oq boshlarida joylashishi va jang maydonini bilishi jihatidan juda kamchil edi. Yaponiya himoyachilarining kuchi va umumiy jangovar samaradorligi juda kam baholandi.[12] Charlz Andersonning so'zlariga ko'ra, "... razvedkaning katta xatosi, ittifoqchilar shtablari front qo'mondonlariga 1500 dan 2000 gacha dushmanga duch kelganliklarini va yaponlarning taslim bo'lishlarini taxminan 1 dekabrga qadar kutishlari mumkinligini aytdilar".[12] Boshqa razvedka xodimlari yaponiyalik himoyachilarni "kasal va to'yib ovqatlanmagan" deb ta'riflashgan, aslida esa kamida 6500 dan Yapon imperatori armiyasi va dengiz piyodalari Maxsus dengiz-desant qo'shinlari qirg'oq boshini ushlab turishdi.[12][46][5-eslatma] Ular asosan tajribali, yaxshi ruhda, yaxshi tayyorgarlik ko'rgan va yaxshi ta'minlangan qo'shinlar edi. Filtrlangan narsa GI 19-noyabr kuni hujumni Yaponiyada Yaponiyada faqat ikkita otryad bor edi.[65]

Buna kampaniyasida shunga o'xshash kuchlar qo'mondonligi generalining hisobotidan asl fotosuratni nusxalash. Ishonchli xaritalar va fotosuratlar, ayniqsa jang boshlanganda, mavjud emas edi.

Brigada generali Charlz A. Uillobi operatsiyadan oldin Makarturga "Ittifoqchilarning oldinga siljishida kuchli pozitsiyani ko'rsatishga urinish kam bo'lganini" aytgan.[10] Bu hudud haqida ozgina bilgan narsalariga asoslanib, ittifoqdosh razvedka Buna-Gona hududida keng tarqalgan botqoqlik kuchli nuqtalarni qurishni imkonsiz qiladi deb hisoblar edi. Kam, xabardor bo'lmagan razvedka MacArturani Buna nisbatan osonlik bilan olinishi mumkinligiga ishonishiga olib keldi.[10]

Hududning Avstraliya xaritalari, asosan, faqat eskizlardan iborat edi. Ular shunchalik noto'g'ri ediki, tog'lardan oqib tushayotgan ba'zi daryolarni ko'rsatdilar.[13] Hududning aniq xaritalari yo'qligi artilleriyani aniq joylashtirish va nishonga olishni juda qiyinlashtirdi.[66]

Havodan olingan fotosuratlar umuman mavjud emas edi va mavjud bo'lgan fotosuratlar etarli miqdordagi nusxada tayyorlanmagan yoki o'z vaqtida komandirlarga tarqatilmagan.[14] Sananandadagi 30-brigada frontga etib kelganidan deyarli ikki hafta o'tgach, 18-dekabrga qadar ushbu hududning havo fotosuratlarini olmadi.[67] Brien jangdan keyin «podpolkovnik Ralf Xonner, buyrug'i 39-batalyon, tarqatilgan bo'lmagan juda ko'p sonli samoviy razvedka fotosuratlari bo'lganligini bilib dahshatga tushdi. "[68] Fotosuratlar katta maydonni ko'rsatishi mumkin bo'lsa-da, ular noto'g'ri taassurot qoldirishi mumkin. Zich o'simlik ko'pincha ko'plab muhim xususiyatlarni yashirgan. Yassi va nisbatan ravshan ko'rinadigan er maydonlari ko'pincha kunai o't yoki botqoqning katta yamoqchalari bo'lib chiqdi.[69] Shuningdek, ular Yaponiyaning ko'plab mudofaa pozitsiyalarini aniqlay olmadilar.[70]

Bunkerlarni birlashtiruvchi aloqa xandaqi (oldingi pog'onada) kokos yong'og'idan tayyorlangan kamuflyajlangan yapon bunkeriga (fon) olib keladi.

Erning tezligi va shoshqaloqlik uchun doimiy bosim razvedka uchun vaqt oz bo'lsa ham borligini anglatardi. Yaponlarning mudofaasi va joylashuvi bo'yicha razvedka ma'lumotlarini yig'ish, agar umuman urinib ko'rilsa, ko'pincha to'liq bo'lmas edi.[21] Kapitan Garri Katekar, Yordamchi ning 2/27-batalyon, keyin yozgan:

Bizni dushman haqida kam ma'lumot, havodan suratga olish va davom etadigan narsa bilan tashladilar. 25-brigada o'sha paytda biz kirishi kerak bo'lgan joyda yoki aslida nima bo'lishini ko'rsatadigan hududning to'g'ri rejasini ko'rganimni eslamayman. 2/14-kun bizning o'ng tomonimizda harakat qilardik. Hamma narsa shoshilib ketdi va shuning uchun aslida sodir bo'lgan narsa - yaxshi odamlarni o'ldirish kutilmoqda! Axborot olishning to'g'ri usuli - bu patrullarni yuborish. Siz har doim shunday yo'l tutasiz, chunki dushman qaerdaligini oshkor qilishi kerak. Siz hech narsa bilmagan narsaga qarshi shoshilib ketayotgan to'liq kompaniya bilan kirmaysiz.[21]

Logistika

Qo'shinlar adyolga o'ralgan o'q-dorilarni yuklaydilar, ular Buna-Gona hududidagi qo'shinlarga yuboriladi. Blamey katta qiziqish bildirmoqda. AWM013836

Keyin Milne ko'rfazidagi jang, ittifoqchilar bir qator samolyot qo'nish maydonlarini rivojlantirishga kirishdilar.[71] Maydonlar Yaponiyaga qarshi havo kampaniyasi uchun oldinga tayanch sifatida Yaponiyaning kelajakdagi qo'nishlariga javoban ittifoqchi kuchlarni tezroq joylashtirishi va qirg'oq bo'yidagi jangni qo'llab-quvvatlashi uchun qurilgan.[72] Ular AQShning 32-diviziyasining bir qismini Buna hududiga joylashtirish uchun ishlatilgan.[73][74] Polkovnik Leyf Sverdrup bilan taqdirlandi Kumush yulduz[75] va Ajoyib xizmat medali[76] Yangi Gvineyada, shu jumladan Fasari, Embessa va Pongani aeroportlarini qidirishda va qurishda qilgan sa'y-harakatlari uchun.[77]

Kokoda kampaniyasi davomida avstraliyaliklar uchun qayta to'ldirish uchun uchta alternativa mavjud edi. Ta'minot va jihozlarni Papua portersi portdan Moresbidan olib o'tishlari mumkin edi, ularni havoga tashlab yuborish yoki oldinga havo chizig'iga tushirish va u erdan odam bilan to'ldirish mumkin edi.[78] Topografiya avtotransportning quruqlikdagi yo'lini rivojlantirish istiqbollarini bekor qildi.[6-eslatma] Ta'minot mavjud bo'lgan samolyotlar soni va Ouen Stenli poligonidagi parvozlarni to'xtatadigan mos bo'lmagan ob-havo bilan cheklangan.[90] Fuqaro samolyotlari va uchuvchilar talabni qondirish maqsadida xizmatga jalb qilindi. Ular asosan Avstraliya va Yangi Gvineya o'rtasidagi parvozlarda yoki oldingi samolyotlarda xizmat ko'rsatish uchun harbiy samolyotlarni va xodimlarni bo'shatish uchun foydalanilgan.[91]

Ishonchsiz xaritalar yoki tushish zonasida yomon ko'rinish, ta'minot ko'pincha noto'g'ri tashlanganligini anglatardi. Parashyutlar cheklangan miqdorda etkazib berildi. Natijada, faqat zarur jihozlar, o'q-dorilar va tibbiy buyumlar parashyutlar bilan tashlab yuborilgan.[92] Ratsion va boshqa ta'minot "bepul tushirildi". Qadoqlash ibtidoiy va etarli emas edi.[93] Tiklanish darajasi past, sinish darajasi esa o'rtacha - 50 foizni tashkil etdi.[94][95] 22-noyabrda qilingan pasayishdan faqat 5 foizga yaqini topilgani haqida xabar berilgan edi.[96][7-eslatma]

Buna – Gona uchun jangda ishlatilgan yagona 105 mmli M3A1 гаubitsa orqali tushirildi bomba joyi Boeing B17 Flying Fortress eshiklari uni Avstraliyadan Yangi Gvineyaga etkazish uchun ishlatilgan.

Havo transportidan foydalanish odatda og'ir texnikani cheklab qo'ygan bo'lsa-da, ba'zi artilleriya buzilib, Buna-Gona hududiga havo yo'li bilan etkazilgan.[98][99] Yana bir diqqatga sazovor istisno - 43-umumiy xizmat polkining jihozlari. 25-noyabr kuni polkning 210 kishisi ko'proq uchish-qo'nish yo'laklarini qurish uchun Doboduraga jo'natildi. Ular bilan ikkita traktor, beshta o'roq mashinasi, qo'y oyoqlari uchun valik va greyder olib ketilgan. Bularning barchasi qismlarga bo'linib, yuklashga imkon berish uchun kesib tashlandi va keyin joyida rekonstruksiya qilindi.[100]

Dobodura va Popondettada AQShning 32-divizioni va Avstraliyaning 7-divizionini qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun havo liniyalari tezda ishlab chiqildi. Doboduradagi birinchi vaqtinchalik polosani 114-muhandis batalyoni kompaniyasi tozalashdi. 21 noyabr kuni, bir kunlik ishdan so'ng, yakunlandi.[101] Popondettadagi chiziq 19 noyabrda boshlandi[102] 2/6 Field Company tomonidan. Ikki kundan so'ng qurib bitkazildi, 21-noyabr kuni birinchi qo'nishni oldi.[103][8-eslatma]

Dengiz orqali etkazib berishning alternativasi ham xuddi shunday muammoli edi. Urushdan oldin qirg'oq savdogarlari Yangi Gvineyaning shimoliy qirg'og'iga yaqinlashdilar Rabaul, orolida Yangi Britaniya.[105] Ushbu marshrut Yaponiyaning orolni bosib olishidan bosh tortdi. Milne ko'rfazidan qirg'oq yo'li xoin bo'lib, aniqlangan xavfsiz dengiz yo'li yo'q edi.[106] Kichik kemalar assortimenti tomonidan boshqarilgan Kichik kemalar bo'limi ning AQSh armiyasining ta'minot xizmati (USASOS). Kemalar "magistrlar, mototsikllar, motorli startlar, idishni kreyserlari, ketchlar, trollar, barjalar va turli xil kemalar edi, ularning aksariyati qadimiy va zanglagan edi".[107] Ular AQSh armiyasi tomonidan ijaraga olingan yoki rekvizitsiya qilingan va asosan avstraliyaliklar USASOS bilan shartnoma asosida ekipajga kelgan.[108] Dastlab, ushbu kemalar Yaponiya samolyotlari tomonidan doimiy hujum xavfiga duch kelishgan.[109] 1942 yil oxiriga kelib ittifoqchilar havo ustunligiga erisha boshlagach, bu holat osonlashdi.[110] Kichik kemalar bo'limi 500 tonnagacha bo'lgan kemalarni ekspluatatsiya qilar edi, ammo aksariyati bundan ancha kichik edi.[111]

1942 yil dekabr, Girua daryosi, ratsionni tashish uchun ishlatilgan hujum kemasi.

Oro ko'rfazi Buna-Gona operatsiyalarini qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun port sifatida ishlab chiqilgan eng yaqin joy edi. Doboduradan janubi-sharqqa 10 milya (16 km) joylashgan. Oxir-oqibat ikkalasini bog'lash uchun qurilgan yo'l 40 km uzunlikda edi.[112] Hech qanday rivojlangan ob'ektlarsiz, do'kon va jihozlarni qo'nish uchun barjalarga yoki ikki kishilik kanoetlarga o'zaro yuklash kerak edi.[111] Hardingning rejasi, Oro ko'rfazidan Xarikoga yuk tashuvchilar va qo'lga olingan yapon barjasi yordamida yuklarni etkazib berish orqali o'z kuchlarini qo'llab-quvvatlash edi. 16 noyabr kuni kechqurun ushbu sayohatni amalga oshirishda barjasi, kichik qayiqlari va pontonlari bo'lgan uchta bagajerlar kolonnasiga o'n to'rt yapon hujum qildi. Nolinchi jangchilar Sudest burnini aylanib chiqqanda. Uchta qayiq va barja yonib ketgan. Ikki 25 funt ning 2/5-dala polki barjaga yuklangan narsalar yo'qolgan; 24 askar va 28 papuiyalik o'ldirilgan. Yana ko'plab odamlar yaralangan.[113] Ertasi kuni ertalab yana ikkita bagajerga hujum qilindi. Ulardan biri yo'qolgan, yana biri Milne ko'rfaziga ta'mirlash uchun qaytishi kerak edi. Faqat bitta yuk mashinasi qoldi va Hardingning kuchini qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun etarli emas edi. Oro ko'rfazidan dengizga etkazib berish amalda uch hafta davomida to'xtatildi, ammo bu yo'qotishlar yaxshilandi. Cheklangan ta'minot sohil bo'ylab belkurak yoki odam bilan ishlov berilishi mumkin;[114] yoki quruqlikda qadoqlangan. Jang arafasida vujudga kelgan tanqisliklarni hisobga olmaganda, Hardingning kuchlari vaqt oralig'ida etkazib berish uchun havo qo'llab-quvvatlashiga ishonishlari kerak edi.[115][16]

Ittifoqchilar bor edi jiplar do'konlarni oldinga siljitish uchun uchib ketishdi.[116] Bular Papua yuk ko'taruvchilarining ish yukini sezilarli darajada engillashtirdi.[117] Ango, Soputa va Jumborani bog'laydigan transvers trassa ishlab chiqilgan korduroy uchta Ittifoq jabhasi o'rtasida aloqa o'rnatishga imkon berish.[118]

Jang boshlanganda ittifoqchilar o'q-dorilarning va tanovullarning tanqisligiga duch kelishdi. Amerikalik qo'shinlar deyarli bir hafta davomida kunlik ovqatlanishning uchdan bir qismi bilan yashashdi "C" ratsioni va a-ning oltidan biri "D" ratsioni. Bu kuniga 1000 kaloriya miqdoriga teng edi.[9-eslatma][93] Avstraliya qo'shinlarining soni shunga o'xshash edi.[119] Jang davom etar ekan, moddiy-texnika holati yaxshilandi, ammo kelishuvning belgilovchi xususiyati bo'lib qoldi.[11-eslatma] Infratuzilma va salohiyatning yaxshilanishi asosan kuch hajmining oshishi hisobiga iste'mol qilindi.[12-eslatma]

Dengiz yo'li ochildi

O'tish qismidan Milne ko'rfazi - Keyp Nelson va Oro ko'rfaziga.

Oktyabr oyida ittifoqchilar Goodenough orolini egallab oldi Yaponiyaning ozgina qarshilik ko'rsatishi bilan Yangi Gvineyaning shimoli-sharqiy sohilida. Yaponlar qo'lida orol shimoliy qirg'oq xavfsizligini buzishi mumkin edi.[128] 1943 yil boshidan ittifoqchilar uni oldinga tayanch sifatida rivojlantirdilar.[129][130]

Shimoliy qirg'oq va D'Entrecasteaux orollari hech qachon aniq jadvalga kiritilmagan edi. Uni transport boshlig'i polkovnik Uilson "dunyodagi eng xavfli qirg'oq chizig'i" deb ta'riflagan.[105] Milne ko'rfazidan Vanigela, Pongani, Oro ko'rfaziga va yuklarni etkazib berishdan tashqari, kichik kemalar bo'limining kemalari. Xariko, ga qimmatli hissa qo'shdi ichki qismni ochish katta yuklarga. Masterson shunday deb yozgan edi: "ularning avstraliyalik ekipajlari dvigatellari buzilganda yelkanlarni buzib tashladilar va korpuslari o'qlar yoki jag 'marjonlar bilan teshilganda favqulodda ta'mirlash ishlarini olib bordilar". Ular bosqinchi kuch elementlariga tushib, moddiy-texnik yordam ko'rsatdilar. Yaponlarning hujumlaridan saqlanish uchun ular kunduzlari daryolarda yashirinib, "tunda xaritasiz suvlar bo'ylab harakatlanib, riflarni bo'sh neft barabanlari bilan belgilab oldilar va kuzatuvlar va tovushlarni yozib oldilar. Keyinchalik ular jadvallarda ishlatilgan."[107]

SS Karsik, Oro ko'rfaziga birinchi yirik kema.

Bu sa'y-harakatlar kelishi bilan kuchaytirildi HMASPaluma. Qirq besh tonnalik tekshiruv kemasi Milne ko'rfazidan Oro ko'rfazigacha bo'lgan katta kemalar uchun ishonchli yondashuvni qidirib topishni boshladi. Tadqiqotlardan tashqari, kema chiroqlarni o'rnatishi, razvedka uchun quruqlikdagi partiyalarni tashkil qilishi, kashf etilgan kanallar orqali radiostansiyalar va uchuvchi kemalarni o'rnatishi kerak edi. Noyabr boshiga qadar Paluma Keyp Nelson atrofida Kichik kemalar flotida katta kemalar uchun mos yo'l topdi. Keyinchalik katta kemalar bo'shatildi Porlok. Bagajlar u erdan oldinga tashish bilan shug'ullangan. Gidrografik qism Avstraliya qirollik floti (RAN) mahalliy harakatlar haqida bilib, qo'shimcha yordam ko'rsatdi. HMA kemalari Warrego, Stella va Polaris Milne ko'rfazidan Keyp Nelsongacha bo'lgan yirik kemalar uchun xavfsiz o'tishni o'rganish va yaratish vazifasi topshirildi. HMAS Paluma Oro ko'rfaziga yo'nalishda harakat qildi. Ushbu birgalikdagi sa'y-harakatlar katta kema konvoy xizmatiga aylandi Lilliput operatsiyasi imkoniyat.[131]

Oro ko'rfaziga mol etkazib beradigan birinchi yirik kema bu edi SSKarsik.[13-eslatma] U hamrohlik qildi HMASLitgow, 1942 yil 11-dekabrdan 12-dekabrga o'tar kechasi Karsik operatsiyasida. Yuk to'rtta edi Styuart yengil tanklari avstraliyalik 2/6-zirhli polk uchun yetti kunlik materiallar 2/9-batalyon.[132] Karsik 14-kuni Tramsik operatsiyasida ikkinchi tank yukini olib qaytdi.[133] 18 dekabr kuni Japara hamrohligida Litgow Milne ko'rfazidan jo'nab ketdi va 20-kuni Oro ko'rfaziga etib keldi. Ushbu safar "Lilliput" operatsiyasining muntazam ta'minotini ochdi. Faqatgina istisnolardan tashqari, Lilliput konvoylari gollandlardan iborat edi KPM AQSh armiyasining ta'minot xizmatlari nazorati ostidagi kemalar avstraliyalik korvet bilan kuzatib boriladi.[134][14-eslatma]

Ittifoq qo'mondoni

Makartur 1942 yil 6-noyabrda GHQning rivojlangan eshigini Port-Moresbiga ko'chirdi.[136] Ittifoqdosh quruqlik qo'shinlari qo'mondoni Blamey oldinroq yuborilgan va 23 sentyabrda Port Moresbida qo'mondonlikni o'z zimmasiga olgan.[137] Ikki ittifoqchi bo'linma, 7-avstraliyalik va 32-AQSh, general-leytenant Herringning qo'mondonligi ostida, GOC Yangi Gvineya kuchlari. Herring 28 noyabr kuni soat 20:00 da Popondettada tashkil etilgan rivojlangan shtab-kvartiraga (Advanced New Ginea Force) "qadam qo'ydi".[138] Blamey Yangi Gvineya kuchlarining Port Moresbidagi orqa shtab-kvartirasini boshqarishni o'z zimmasiga oldi. Eyxelberger, MacArthur tomonidan yuborilganida, aks holda ikkala ittifoq bo'linmasining plyaj boshlarida haqli ravishda qo'mondonlikni o'z zimmasiga olishi mumkin edi.[139] Blamey va Makartur Avstraliyaga qaytib kelgach, Herring 12-yanvar kuni orqa shtab-kvartiraga "orqaga qaytdi". Keyin Eyxelberger Berryman bilan bosh shtab boshlig'i sifatida Kengaytirilgan shtab qo'mondonligini oldi.[140]

Makarturning bosimi va holati

Yangi Gvineya. 1942 yil oktyabr. AQSh generali Duglas MakArtur tomonidan tekshiruv o'tkazilganda, old tomonidagi oshxonada choy dami. Orqa fonda, chapdan o'ngga: general-mayor G. S. Allen, Avstraliya 7-bo'limi AIF qo'mondoni; Janob F. M. Forde, Avstraliya armiyasi vaziriUmumiy Makartur, Tinch okeanining janubi-g'arbiy qismi oliy qo'mondoni va general Ser Tomas Blamey, ittifoqdosh quruqlik kuchlari qo'mondoni. AWM150836

Makartur, Filippinni tark etishga buyruq berilgandan so'ng, Tinch okeanining janubi-g'arbiy qismida ittifoqdosh kuchlarning oliy qo'mondoni etib tayinlandi (SWPA). Makartur Admiral bilan raqobatlashishi kerak edi Chester Nimits markaziy Tinch okeani orqali Yaponiya tomon haydash rejasi.[141][142] Port Moresbiga tahdid qilinganida, u Avstraliya bosh vaziri Jon Kurtinni avstraliyalik general serni yuborishga ishontirdi. Tomas Blamey, komandiri Ittifoqdosh quruqlik kuchlari, Yangi Gvineyaga. Ushbu manevr orqali Makartur Port Moresbi yiqilsa, Blamey aybdor echki bo'lishini ta'minladi.[143]

Avstraliya qo'shinlarining ko'rinishi

Makartur generalga ma'lum qildi Jorj Marshal "avstraliyaliklar o'rmon urishida dushmanga teng kelmasliklarini isbotladilar. Agressiv etakchilik etishmayapti".[144] Jons "avstraliyaliklarning kambag'al jangchilar ekanligi haqidagi fikrlar Makartur shtab-kvartirasida fikr yuritgan".[145] Yaponlar orqaga chekinayotgan paytda, Makartur 7-divizion oldinga siljishidan norozi bo'lib qoldi. 8-oktabr kuni Avstraliya general-mayori Artur Allen Blameydan xabar oldi: "General MacArtur keltirilgan yengil talofatlar dushmanning tirnoqlarini siqib chiqarish uchun jiddiy harakatlarni ko'rsatmaydi deb hisoblaydi. Siz qarshilikning har bir nuqtasida dushmanga shiddat bilan hujum qilasiz".[146] Makarturning bosimi Bleymani Allen va avstraliyalikni tinchlantirishga ko'ndirishda muhim rol o'ynadi Brigadir Arnold Potts buyruq.[147]

Matbuotni boshqarish

Aftidan xavfsizlik uchun Avstraliya hukumati teatrdagi operatsiyalarga nisbatan Makarturga ommaviy axborot vositalarini boshqarish huquqini bergan edi. Makartur bu kuchdan o'zini reklama qilish uchun ishlatgan[148] AQSh jamoatchiligini Tinch okeanidagi urush uning harakatlari bilan yutib chiqilayotganiga ishontirish. Press-relizlar shuni anglatadiki, u aslida janglarni Brisben yoki Melburnda bo'lganida frontdan shaxsan boshqargan.[149][15-eslatma] Milne Bay va Kokodadagi g'alabalar ittifoqchilarga tegishli bo'lib, Avstraliya kuchlarining hissasini noaniq qildi.[151] Buni iloji boricha yashiring, AQSh qo'shinlari ishtirokida hech qanday qog'oz izi yo'q edi: medallar bo'yicha tavsiyalar, qurbonlar ro'yxati yo'q va harakatlar to'g'risida hisobotlar yo'q.[152] "U boshliqlariga ... SWPAdagi urush avstraliyaliklarga topshirilishi mumkin deb o'ylashiga yo'l qo'yolmadi."[151] Makartur o'z qo'mondonligini ta'minlash uchun g'alaba qozonish uchun bosimni his qildi va unga uni ishlab chiqarish uchun Amerika qo'shinlari kerak edi.[153]

Talablar natijalari

Taktik vaziyatda yuzaga kelgan qiyinchiliklarni murakkablashtirish - bu general Makartur shtab-kvartirasining qirg'oq boshlarini tezda egallab olish uchun doimiy tazyiqi edi.[154] Makartur Admiralning rivojlanishi bilan raqobatlashishga majbur bo'ldi Uilyam Xalsi Gvadalkanal dengiz piyodalari.[155] Yaponlar qirg'oq bo'yidagi pozitsiyalarni kuchaytirishi mumkinligi tahdidi ham mavjud edi.[156]

Kampaniya davomida Makartur hech qachon frontga bormagan.[157] U o'z qo'mondonlari va qo'shinlari duch keladigan sharoitlarni bilmas edi,[158] hali u aralashib, ularni asossiz natijalarga erishish uchun bosim o'tkazishda davom etdi.[20] 20-noyabr kuni Makartur Blameyga "barcha ustunlar yo'qotishlardan qat'i nazar maqsadlar tomon yo'naltiriladi" deb aytdi.[159] Ertasi kuni u Hardinga yana bir missiyani yuborib, unga "Bugani har qanday narxda olib boring" deb aytdi.[160] Jons urushning dastlabki bosqichlarida Makarturni kuzatgan:

... general Makarturning muvaffaqiyatsizliklaridan eng jiddiysi, u nima bo'layotganini bilish uchun hech qachon stol ortidan chiqmagan. Bir necha marta bu muvaffaqiyatsizlik frontdagi qo'shinlar uchun o'lim yoki o'lim xatosi edi. Agar Makartur urushdan oldin Filippin armiyasiga dalada tashrif buyurishdan bezovta bo'lganida, ular yaponlarga plyajlarda qarshi tura olmasliklarini bilgan bo'lar edi. Agar u Batanda o'z qo'shinlariga muntazam ravishda tashrif buyurganida edi, u o'z qo'shinlari tom ma'noda ochlikdan o'lganligini tushunar edi. Agar u Yangi Gvineyada frontga ketganida, u "xarajatlaridan qat'i nazar" o'z bo'linmalarini oldinga yo'naltirgan dahshatli jangovar sharoitlarni ko'rgan bo'lar edi.[161]

Eyxelberger Buna stantsiyasi yaqinidagi Uchburchak hududida yangi olingan erlarni tekshirmoqda. Oldinda turgan pozitsiyalarga yaqin joyda u ko'zga tashlandi.

Makartur AQShning 41-divizionini Gona oldiga o'tish uchun qo'shimcha sifatida taklif qilganida, Blamey rad etdi. U "ular jang qilishlarini bilganligi sababli" tükenmiş 21-brigadasiga ishonishni afzal deb javob berdi.[53] Bu, albatta, Makarturning avstraliyalik qo'shinlarning jangovar qobiliyati to'g'risida kamsitilgan bayonotlari uchun o'z samarasini bergan. Blemi Makarturning noqulayligidan mamnun edi.[162]

Avstraliyadagi amerikalik zobitlarning, Avstraliya armiyasini masxara qilgan hazillari butun Avstraliya bo'ylab aytilgan. Therefore, when we've got the least thing on the American troops fighting in the Buna sector, our high command has gone to General MacArthur and rubbed salt into his wounds. [Major General Frenk Berryman (Blamey's deputy chief of staff at the time and simultaneously acting chief of staff New Guinea Force while Blamey was in New Guinea) to Major General Eichelberger][163]

By 29 November, MacArthur had become frustrated at what he saw as poor performance by the 32nd Division, especially its commissioned officers. He told the US I Corps commander, Major General Robert L. Eichelberger:

Bob, I'm putting you in command at Buna. Relieve Harding ... I want you to remove all officers who won't fight. Relieve regimental va batalyon komandirlar; if necessary, put sergeants in charge of battalions and corporals in charge of kompaniyalar – anyone who will fight. Time is of the essence... Bob, I want you to take Buna, or not come back alive ... And that goes for your chief of staff, too.[164]

MacArthur told Lieutenant General Edmund Herring GOC, Yangi Gvineya kuchlari, "This situation is very serious. If we can't clear this up quickly I'll be finished and so will your General Blamey."[165] MacArthur’s concerns were for his own personal future and his reputation.[166] His constant exhortation for speed had led to the very situation he had feared.[166] MacArthur was faced with a personal disaster, much of his own making.[167]

After Harding was relieved of command, MacArthur continued to pressure Eichelberger to achieve results.[168] Eichelberger recorded multiple instances when MacArthur urged him to hasten his efforts to rapidly defeat the Japanese. On 15 December, MacArthur sent his Chief of Staff, Richard K. Sutherland with authority to relieve Eichelberger and orders not to return until Buna was taken. He did return though, and made a strong report endorsing Eichelberger.[169]

(L-R) Generals Vasey, Herring and Brigadier Wootten visiting the Sanananda front. AWM 014308

On Christmas Day, Sutherland delivered a letter to Eichelberger from MacArthur.[170]

Where you have a company on your firing line, you should have a battalion; and where you have a battalion, you should have a regiment. And your attacks, instead of being made up of two or three hundred rifles, should be made up by two or three thousand... Your battle casualties to date compared with your total strength are slight so that you have a big margin to work with.[171]

Vasey wrote of the pressure being applied: "For weeks and weeks now I have been trying to make bricks without straw, which in itself is bad enough, but which is made much worse when others believe you have the straw."[172]

In public, MacArthur stated after the campaign's conclusion that, "There was no reason to hurry the attack because the time element was of little importance."[173][16-eslatma] He told the media, "The utmost care was taken for the conservation of our forces with the result that probably no campaign in history against a thoroughly prepared and trained Army produced such complete and decisive results with so low an expenditure of life and resources."[170] Manchester comments that with this statement, MacArthur "stunned his victorious troops".[175] Jones continues:

This is an absurdity and an outright lie. The battle of Buna (commonly referring to the Buna–Gona–Sanananda area) was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II [for US forces]. ... According to D. Clayton James, "the deepest resentment felt by the veterans of the Papuan Campaign was probably reserved for MacArthur's audacity in depicting the casualty rate as relatively light." These men were, James continued, the same veterans urged to "take all objectives regardless of cost."[176]

Soldier and historian, Gordon Maitland, squarely attributes many of the Allied casualties to the pressure applied by MacArthur and contends that the pressure applied by him was for "his own publicity purposes". He reiterates criticisms that MacArthur failed to visit the front or gain an appropriate appreciation of the battlefield situation. Furthermore, he states that MacArthur caused attacks to be mounted without adequate preparation or support and that, in consequence of this and a failure to appreciate the strength of the Japanese position, such attacks were doomed to failure.[177]

Muqobil ko'rinish

Historian, Peter Dean, acknowledges the general interpretation that the actions of MacArthur and Blamey leading up to and during the fighting at Buna, Gona and Sanananda were "to salvage their own positions at the expense of the troops"[178] but offers an alternative rationale for insistent pressure being applied to achieve an early result. Dean reports that MacArthur, himself, was under pressure, citing a cable from the US Joint Chiefs to MacArthur of 16 October, "reminding him that they viewed the situation in Papua as 'critical'".[179] Dean also notes that this coincided with the relief of Vice Admiral Robert Ghormli, Commander-in-Chief of US forces in the south Pacific who had operational control of the forces engaged at Gvadalkanal.[179]

Dean rationalises that MacArthur's actions were in the face of "complicated operational and strategic contexts", stating that, "an understanding of these contexts has been poorly done in most accounts of the fighting at Buna, Gona and Sanananda."[178] This is encapsulated in correspondence from Brigadier-General Chamberlin (MacArthur's operations chief) to Sutherland, of 30 October 1942: "the key to our plan of action lies in the success or failure of the South Pacific in holding Guadalcanal ..." (that is, that the position at Guadalcanal was tenuous).[180] Dean also refers to a potential for the Japanese to deploy forces from Timor or Java.[180]

The Gvadalkanaldagi dengiz urushi (12–15 November 1942) has been analysed as a defining event in the Guadalcanal Campaign.[181] Dean states that: "While in hindsight this emphasis on speed from MacArthur downwards does not seem legitimate, at the time it remained a critical part of the considerations for the campaign at the beachheads, and these were only exacerbated by GHQ's original underestimation of Japanese strength in the area." Dean's analysis does not report the extent to which MacArthur was aware or otherwise of the strategic impact of events at Guadalcanal. Dean's rationale assumes that the position at Guadalcanal remained precarious, notwithstanding the capriciousness of war.[182]

Yong'inni qo'llab-quvvatlash

Ning roli dala artilleriyasi (and fire support in general) in the attack is to destroy, neutralise or bostirish the objective and supporting positions and to deny, delay or disrupt the enemy's capacity to support the objective positions while also preventing enemy artillery from fulfilling its role. It can also be used to deceive or cause the enemy to divert resources from the objective.[183]

Gunners of the 2/5th Field Regiment manhandling a 25-pounder off a captured barge at Oro Bay.

Allied command had failed to make effective provision for supply of artillery or tanks as the Allied troops advanced on the Japanese positions at Buna–Gona. It was believed that air support could replace the need for these.[15][16] The air support provided proved ineffective in achieving the effect required. Attacks by Allied troops were repeatedly stalled. Allied commanders in the field were unable to provide fire support capable of suppressing, let alone neutralizing the Japanese positions to an extent that would permit attacking infantry to close with and overwhelm them. Logistical limitations hindered attempts to make good the deficiency in artillery by either type, number of guns, or the availability of ammunition.[184] While tanks were available, there was initially no means to transport them.[185] Several authors have commented on the lack of naval support and either directly or indirectly referred to the potential of naval gunfire support.[186][187][188][17-eslatma]

The problems of providing effective fire support, the solutions, and the lessons learned were fundamental in developing future Allied tactics and doctrine.[189] The failure to make effective provision to support attacking infantry both protracted the battle and increased the Allied losses.[190]

Artilleriya

The Allied forces commenced the battle on 19 November with two 3.7-inch mountain howitzers avstraliyalik 1-tog 'batareyasi which was in support of the US 32nd Division.[191] A further mountain howitzer, from the Left Section of the battery, had been flown to Kokoda to support the 7th Division.[192][18-eslatma] Also available in support were 3 in mortars,[195] the US equivalent 81 mm ohak,[196] nur 60 mm mortars in American use[196] and the equivalent 2 in mortar in Australian use.[197]

Using the one lugger that remained after the earlier attacks, two 25 funt of the 2/5th Field Regiment arrived on 22 November to support the 32nd Division.[198] On 23 November, two 25-pounders of the 2/1st Field Regiment were flown to Popondetta. A further two guns were also flown to Dobodura on the same day.[199] This was the first move by air of 25-pounders in this theatre. The guns were not made to be transported in pieces. The pieces were heavy and there was a real danger of them going through the floor of the planes.[199] Shortly after, two more guns arrived at each location. One 105-mm howitzer of Battery 'A', 129th US Field Artillery Battalion was landed at Dobodura on 29 November.[200] It took three FZR 47 transports to move the gun, its crew and 200 rounds of ammunition.[99]

Flat terrain and thick vegetation made it a challenge to find suitable vantage points from which to direct fire. AWM013856

In context, a US infantry division would have an establishment of thirty-six 105 mm (4.1 in) howitzers va o'n ikki 155 mm (6.1 in) howitzers in its four field artillery battalions. Each of the three infantry regiments had a cannon company with an establishment of six 75 mm (3 in) howitzers[19-eslatma] and two 105 mm howitzers.[201] An Australian division would have three field regiments (before adopting the o'rmon bo'limi establishment in 1943). Each regiment would have two or three batteries of 12 guns each.[202] It could be expected that the two Allied divisions deployed might field between 144 and 180 artillery pieces. As a corps-level engagement, there may be additional non-divisional assets allocated, increasing the total of guns even further.[203] Exacerbating this shortage in the number of guns was a severely limited supply of ammunition. The plan for the final attack at Gona on 8 December was only allocated 250 rounds of artillery.[204] For another attack at Gona, Russell reports that only 40 rounds were allocated.[205]

The task of destroying Japanese bunkers was found to be "beyond the scope of 25 prs".[206] Brigadier General Waldron, the 32nd Division's artillery commander at the start of the battle, was more forthright. "The 25 pounders", he said, "annoyed the Japanese, and that's about all."[207] The gun's flat trajectory and small explosive shell was not suited to destroying emplacements, but rather for fire support against exposed targets.[208][20-eslatma] The high trajectory of the mountain howitzers was better suited to this task but, while a larger calibre, they fired a smaller 20 pound shell. The 3.7 in howitzer was considered accurate and capable of a high rate of fire; however, these particular guns were well worn, and accuracy was compromised as a consequence.[193] Shells used by artillery were armed with instantaneous fuses, causing them to explode on impact. Hits achieved by the artillery were comparatively ineffective.[208] With adequate observation, between 100 and 200 shells fired by four guns were needed to reduce a large emplacement.[206] A delayed fuse, to postpone the explosion until the projectile had buried itself deep in the target, would have been much more effective. None were initially available, and when they were, their supply was limited.[209] The Japanese defenders referred to delayed-fuse shells fired from the American 105 mm howitzer as "earthquake bombs".[210] The Japanese defensive positions remained substantially proof against shell fire.[211] The use of delayed fuses at Gona on 8 December was critical to the success of the 39th Battalion, when attacking troops spent two full minutes under their own artillery bombardment as they stormed Japanese positions.[212]

A Wirraway directing fire during an attack at Buna. AWM013954

The difficulties faced were not confined to the numbers of guns and the quantity of ammunition. The flat terrain, with dense jungle or open strips of tall grass, provided no vantage point from which to observe and adjust fire. Maps available for plotting targets were inaccurate and lacked detail.[213] A workable map was constructed from air photos.[200] Ovoz balandligi was used in place of observation. By "skilful calculation", fire could be delivered to an accuracy of 200 yards (200 m). However, well-trained infantry would look to advance as near as 30 yards (25 m) to the fall of the shot.[214] To improve visibility, forward observers would take to the trees, making them targets for Japanese snipers.[215]

The solution to the problem of observation arrived on 28 November in the form of "slow, almost weaponless Simli yo'llar "[216] ning No. 4 Army Cooperation Squadron, RAAF. One of these aircraft was allotted to the 32nd Division and one to the 7th Division, to work with the artillery, initially for two hours during each morning.[114] So successful were these planes, their availability was quickly increased, operating from both Dobodura and Popondetta. They were used to adjust fire, to identify targets and to lure enemy AA into disclosing their positions so they could be attacked with counter-battery fire.[200] It was a dangerous job as the Japanese ordered that these planes be made priority targets.[217]

The number of guns available was increased over the course of the battle. Two more guns of the 2/5th Field Regiment arrived on 8 December.[211] About 20 December, one troop of four QF 4.5-inch howitzers keldi.[218][21-eslatma] Eight guns of the 2/1st Field Regiment were landed at Oro Bay on 7 January.[221] Milner compares the effectiveness of the 4.5-inch howitzer favourably with that of the 105 mm howitzer.[222]

Carson's Gun, "Freddie One" placed between the airstrips at Buna. AWM014021

With more guns available, Eichelberger was able to risk bringing one of his guns closer. He believed it might be more effective firing from a forward position.[211] A 25-pounder, "Freddie One" of the 2/5th Field Regiment, was tried in this experimental role. It became known as "Carson's Gun", after the detachment commander. It went into action on 27 December, sited forward of the bridge between the strips. Observation was from a 70-foot (20 m) high banyan tree some 1,300 yards (1,200 m) ahead of the gun, in the bush, off to the southern side of the strip. Solid, armour-piercing shot was generally used by this gun to lessen the risk of injury to the Allied infantry close to targets. The first shell disappeared through the 12-inch (300 mm) square embrasure of the target and destroyed the 75 mm gun which the strongpoint sheltered. The gun then fought a two-day duel with a triple-barrelled 25 mm piece. Carson's men claimed they eliminated three opposing crews before the 25 mm was completely silenced.[219] The gun fired 1,000 rounds in five days. It silenced eleven bunkers. It claimed a further two 75 mm guns, a mountain gun and "many machine guns".[223] Both the Americans and the Australians had experimented with lighter anti-tank guns in a similar way but without the same degree of success having been noted in either of the three principal sources.[224][22-eslatma]

Herring asserted that it was not the number of artillery pieces in action that was the limiting factor but rather, the supply of shells.[229] It was not possible to provide enough shells for overwhelming artillery support without sacrificing the supply of other essentials like food, medical supplies and small arms ammunition.[23-eslatma] Author Peter Brune supports the assertion that pressure by MacArthur for results was a factor that increased Allied casualties, but argues that it was Herring's willingness to respond to such pressure that exacerbated the issue; he also argues that this pressure resulted in inadequate provisions being made to provide sufficient artillery pieces and shells.[235] Continued pressure for early results meant that precious supplies of artillery ammunition were consumed rather than stockpiled for a concentrated effort.[24-eslatma]

Havoni qo'llab-quvvatlash

General-leytenant Jorj Kenni, Qo'mondoni Ittifoqdosh air forces in the Southwest Pacific Area, argued that artillery support was unnecessary. Although he had no knowledge of jungle warfare, he told MacArthur that tanks had no role in ground action in the jungle.[16]

Beaufighter of 30-sonli otryad RAAF over the Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea, 1942

Tanks and heavy artillery can be reserved for the battlefields of Europe and Africa. They have no place in jungle warfare. The artillery in this theatre flies, the light mortar and machine guns, the rifle, the tommygun, the grenade and knife are the weapons carried by men who fly to war, jump in parachutes, are carried by gliders and who land from air transports on grounds which air engineers have prepared. [Lieutenant General George Kenney][15]

Kenney's optimism that air superiority would compensate for the shortages of artillery pieces and shells was misplaced.[237][238] Aerial bombardment was even less effective at destroying the Japanese emplacements than artillery. Allied aircraft dropped 2,807 fragmentation bombs (28 tons) and 728 demolition bombs (124.5 tons) on Buna alone.[239] Fragmentation had little effect against bunkers.[240] The results of such heavy bombardments were much less than expected. A reliance on area bombing was, in part, to blame for this lack of success.[241] Area bombing could not be used effectively against forward Japanese positions, particularly in support of an attack, as Allied troops needed to be withdrawn to a safe distance.[25-eslatma]

The constant presence of Allied aircraft did, however, have a significant impact on the morale of the Japanese defenders.[244] The diary of Private Kiyoshi Wada, garrisoned at Sanananda, recounted Allied strafing and bombing on a continual basis. On 1 January 1943, he wrote, "Not a single one of our planes flew overhead, and enemy strafing was very fierce". On the next day, he continued, "It would be good if two or three of our planes came over."[245]

Squadron Leader K.R. McDonald (second from left) and his crew in front of their Boston bomber aircraft "Retribution" of No. 22 Squadron RAAF, which operated over Buna–Gona. AWM0G0078

The doctrine relating to the employment of yaqin havo qo'llab-quvvatlashi by Allied forces was in its infancy and the Buna–Gona battlefield posed particular problems due to the nature of the fighting and the terrain. The dense vegetation and camouflaged positions made identifying ground targets and distinguishing friendly positions extremely difficult.[246][238] Procedures and protocols for co-ordination and control of close air support had not been developed. There were numerous instances of "friendly fire".[247][26-eslatma] This led to the development of procedures which differentiated between targets in "close support", requiring close co-ordination with ground troops, and "targets in depth", where the air force could operate freely, without risk of endangering friendly forces.[248][249]

Despite this, air power played a major role in other areas. The campaign in Papua was the first military campaign to rely heavily on air transport and resupply.[250] Air resupply was essential to the outcome of this battle. Air transport also expedited the evacuation of the sick and wounded.[251] By the end of the year, around 6,000 men had been evacuated by air.[252]

Air superiority was crucial to maintaining lines of communication, both air[253] and sea, and providing air cover over the beachheads in support of Allied ground forces.[254][255] The air force presence over the beachheads and at Rabaul[256] was instrumental in severing the Japanese capacity to reinforce and resupply their positions.[257][258] Bombing harassed Japanese forces landed in support of the beachheads near the mouths of the Mambare and Kumusi Rivers. These missions were supported with target identification by the coastwatchers, Lieutenant L.C. Noakes and Sergeant L.T.W. Karlson.[259]

Most noteworthy, was the contribution of the Avstraliya qirollik havo kuchlari (RAAF) Wirraways. On 26 November, two detached flights (four aircraft each) were based at the forward air fields at Popondetta and Dobodura[260] These were the only planes to be based in the forward area. Their role of target identification and artillery observation was invaluable. They also provided reconnaissance, aerial photography and close air support. On 26 December, Flying Officer Jack Archer downed a Japanese Zero – the only such victory for the Wirraway.[261] Of the Australian Wirraway crews, Eichelberger remarked: "I never hope to fight with braver men."[262]

In tribute to the American Beshinchi havo kuchlari and the RAAF, MacArthur said, "Their outstanding efforts in combat, supply, and transportation over both land and sea constituted the key-stone upon which the arch of the campaign was erected."[263] The experiences at Buna–Gona were certainly a milestone in the developing role of air power in modern warfare.[27-eslatma] MacArthur announced in a press release of 24 January 1943:

The destruction of the remnants of the enemy forces in the Sanananda area concludes the Papuan Campaign. The Horii Army has been annihilated. The outstanding military lesson of this campaign was the continuous calculated application of air power, inherent in the potentialities of every component of the Air Forces, employed in the most intimate tactical and logistical union with ground troops. The effect of this modern instrumentality was sharply accentuated by the geographical limitations of this theater. For months on end, air transport with constant fighter coverage moved complete infantry regiments and artillery battalions across the almost impenetrable mountains and jungles of Papua, and the reaches of the sea; transported field hospitals and other base installations to the front; supplied the troops and evacuated casualties. For hundreds of miles bombers provided all-around reconnaissance, protected the coast from hostile naval intervention, and blasted the way for the infantry as it drove forward. A new form of campaign was tested which points the way to the ultimate defeat of the enemy in the Pacific. The offensive and defensive power of the air and the adaptability, range and capacity of its transport in an effective combination with ground forces, represent tactical and strategical elements of a broadened conception of warfare that will permit the application of offensive power in swift, massive strokes, rather than the dilatory and costly island-to-island advance that some have assumed to be necessary in a theater where the enemy's far-flung strongholds are dispersed throughout a vast expanse of archipelagos. Air forces and ground forces were welded together in Papua and when in sufficient strength with proper naval support, their indissoluble union points the way to victory through new and broadened strategic and tactical conceptions.[264][30-eslatma]

Putting the lessons of the battle in their "proper perspective",[263] Kenney, in a letter to Lieutenant General Genri X. Arnold, Chief of Air Corps, said, "we learned a lot and the next one will be better."[263]

Role of armour

Disabled Bren carriers in the Duropa Plantation.

Artillery and air power were unable to provide sufficiently effective close support to the infantry. Commanders looked to the tank to break the stalemate that had developed. Although the expectation of Australian commanders had generally been similar to the American view that resistance in the Buna area would be light, provision had been made to support the operation with tanks. On 13 November, orders were given to dispatch a troop of the 2/6th Armoured Regiment, equipped with M3 Styuart tanks, from Milne Bay. When the first tank was loaded onto the only available craft, a captured barge, both barge and tank sank. There was no immediate prospect of moving the tanks. As a temporary measure, a platoon of Bren carriers were sent instead.[185]

The carriers had been designed for reconnaissance and the rapid transport of troops and weapons across bullet-swept ground. Their light armour was intended to stop small-arms fire but not from close range. They were not provided with overhead protection. Doctrine was that carriers were not tanks and, "should not, indeed could not, be used as such."[200] Each was armed with two Bren guns. One fired forward through a simple firing slit. The second was unmounted. Five carriers were brought forward from Porlock Harbour to participate in the attack on the morning of 5 December. These were manned by crews from the 2/5-batalyon va 2/7th Battalion.[269] This was a general attack by Warren force, at the eastern end of the Buna position. The carriers were assigned to the left flank at Duropa plantation, by the water's edge. They were to support the III/128th Battalion. One carrier was hit by a mortar round but fought on until its engine failed. The others became bellied on fallen logs. The crews were attacked by tree-top snipers or with grenades tossed into their carrier's open top. The five vehicles had been immobilized within half an hour. The losses only served to confirm doctrine: that carriers were no substitute for tanks.[270] Attacking troops were pinned down by heavy fire and withdrew to their original positions.[271]

An M3 tank bellied on a log and temporarily disabled. The original source indicates that this log had been deliberately intended as an improvised tank trap. An anti-tank mine had been placed beside the log. AWM013932

Eight Stuart tanks of the 2/6th Armoured Regiment were transported in two lifts by the Karsik, from Milne Bay. This was immediately preceding commencement of Operation Lilliput. Their arrival coincided with that of 18-brigada.[272] The M3 Stuart was a engil tank uchun mo'ljallangan otliqlar roles of reconnaissance and exploitation. The tank was only lightly armoured. Its strengths were speed and mobility. The tank's cross-country performance was severely limited in close country or boggy conditions.[272] It was armed with a relatively light 37 mm high velocity gun. It had a .30 calibre machine gun co-axially mounted and a second, ball mounted in the front of the hull. A third was provided for an external anti-aircraft mount. By conventional wisdom, it was ill-suited as an infantry support tank and not designed to operate in this role. Piyoda tanklari were more heavily armoured and relatively slow. For these reasons, the M3s were likened to "race horses harnessed to heavy ploughs".[273] It lacked an external phone for communication with supporting infantry and the crews were not trained for combined arms operations.[274]

The Stuarts were committed in much the same location as the Bren carriers. They were to support the attack by the 2/9th Battalion on 18 December. Operational orders were issued prior to the battle outlining some basic visual signals for infantry to use to communicate with the tanks. However, signals were often missed by the crews because the tanks had poor visibility.[275] No time was given for rehearsal or liaison between the tank crews and supporting infantry. Much was left to the ingenuity of the crews and the infantry as the battle developed. Communications between infantry and tanks, and between the tanks themselves, was very difficult. The wireless sets in the tanks were practically useless in combat.[276] American hand-held wirelesses were tried but the operators drew too much fire from Japanese snipers.[277] Targets were identified by firing flares or by getting the attention of the tank crew by simply climbing on board.[277]

A corporal climbs aboard a tank to direct its fire during an attack at Buna. AWM 014002

The plantation was littered with coconut logs and stumps which were concealed by the undergrowth. At least two tanks were bellied on logs and immobilised.[278] Japanese infantry showed little fear, attacking the tanks with petrol bombs and setting fires under tanks that had bellied.[279] Mutual support between tanks and infantry was essential in achieving success.[280] Two tanks were burnt-out after the first days fighting.[273] When the tanks withdrew to rearm and refuel, the infantry were left exposed to counter-attack. From this lesson, it was found best to keep a number of tanks in reserve so that the armoured presence could be maintained when refuelling or rearming was required or a tank was disabled.[281]

From 18 December until 2 January, when the Buna position was finally captured, the tanks continued to provide invaluable support. First, the strip of land from the plantation to the mouth of Simemi Creek was cleared. Then, on the southern side of the creek, from the new strip, along the length of the old strip towards the Triangle was cleared. A link with Urbana force was made at Giropa.[282]

29 December was marred by errors. The supporting tanks failed to arrive at the start line until hours after they were due. They then bought fire to bear on attacking troops of the 2/9th Battalion, forcing them from the positions they had captured. These particular tanks had only just arrived from Milne Bay.[283] Inexperience of the crews, unfamiliar with conditions on the battlefield, and assumptions in command and coordination undoubtedly contributed to these events.[284]

Tanks and infantry in action near Giropa Point. The tank's performance was limited by close country. AWM013961

The tanks were confined to operating on firm ground. On more than one occasion, tanks became bogged and attacks had to proceed with limited or no tank support. On 20 December, as the 2/9th Battalion emerged from the plantation near Strip Point, two of the four tanks bogged and were held fast. The left and centre companies had to continue the attack without tank support. Only on the right, by the coast, was it firm enough for the remaining tanks to operate.[273]

The tanks were vulnerable to Japanese anti-aircraft guns employed in an anti-tank role. On 24 December, four Stuarts advanced over the open ground of the Old Strip. They were knocked out in quick succession by a Japanese 75 mm anti-aircraft gun. It was thought that this gun had been disabled when it had actually been maintaining silence as a ruse.[285] It was hoped that an attack with tanks on 12 January would break the deadlock that had developed on the Sanananda Track. The terrain was entirely unsuited to their use. They were channelled along a narrow track by the dense growth to either side. The three tanks engaged advanced no more than 60 yards (50 m) before a well-concealed Japanese anti-tank gun opened fire. It promptly knocked out all three tanks.[286] Without room to manoeuvre, they were easily targeted. The attack, involving the three battalions of the 18th Brigade failed.[140]

An M3 of the 2/6th Armoured Regiment supports infantry advancing through a coconut grove at Buna. Note the machine gun which is firing upward into the trees against snipers. AWM014008

Referring to the use of tanks at Buna–Gona, the American historian, Mayo notes in On Beachhead and Battlefront: "These tanks, and those following a few days later, had little effect on the battle for Buna ... "[31-eslatma] but this is contrary to the opinion of other authors.[289][32-eslatma] While the role of the tanks at Buna may not have been decisive or critical to the outcome of the battle, they did, nonetheless, make a valuable contribution. They were able to destroy or neutralize Japanese positions, allowing the supporting infantry to overwhelm them in a way that neither artillery nor air power had been able to achieve. Where tanks were able to be employed, greater gains were made with fewer losses.[280] However, the effective use of tanks was constrained by terrain.[291]

Dengizni qo'llab-quvvatlash

Samaradorligi dengiz bombardimoni against shore targets and in support of amphibious or land operations in coastal areas is well documented.[292] Allied ships in the south-west Pacific were heavily committed to supporting the Guadalcanal Campaign, which was strongly opposed by the Imperial Japanese Navy for its duration. The Gvadalkanaldagi dengiz urushi was fought between 12–15 November. Heavy losses were incurred by both navies. The scant force of remaining destroyers not committed there, were thinly spread in the essential role of convoy escorts or patrolling the Coral Sea.[293]

On 19 November, Blamey sent a communication through MacArthur and tried to persuade Vice-Admiral Artur S. Carpender (USN), Commander South-West Pacific Force, to provide support. "The bulk of the land forces in New Guinea have had to move into positions where it is impossible to support them and extremely difficult to give them the necessary ammunition and supplies to maintain them."[294] Carpender would not commit destroyers to the mission in poorly charted, reef strewn waters limiting their manoeuvre and sea room under air attack and suggested corvettes and night approach the best plan—one instituted in Operation Lilliput.[295] On 8 December, Blamey directed a further request to MacArthur.

This requires at least two destroyers and two corvettes. I understand that the Navy is reluctant to risk its vessels. I desire to point out that the Navy is only being asked to go where the Japanese have gone frequently. Further there does not appear to be great risk in making an immediate reconnaissance both by sea and air by naval officers to select a reasonably safe route in view of the daily protection given by our Air Force. Enemy destroyers when bombed in the vicinity of the proposed landing have moved freely in these waters without meeting with disasters from reefs or other sea dangers. Preparations for the operation will be continued but unless the Navy is prepared to cooperate the risks are great owing to the reduced numbers that can be transported. It is somewhat difficult to understand the Navy attitude of non-cooperation because of risk. "Safety First" as a Naval motto — Shades of Nelson.[296]

HMASBallarat at McLaren Harbour, New Guinea with troops of the 2/9th Battalion embarked for Buna, 14 December 1942. While destroyers could not be spared, corvettes of the Baturst sinf were made available, performing escort and transport duties.

By so writing, Blamey evidences he was "out of his depth", and had made serious mistakes in his assumptions regarding such naval forces, for example stating, "the navy is only being asked to go where the Japanese have frequently gone."[296] The Japanese had never operated large ships in the waters between Milne Bay and Buna. Japanese ships making attacks on Milne Bay had used a route avoiding that passage. They had access to the pre-war route from Rabaul and could approach Buna–Gona from the north.[297] The main concern for Carpender was not the vicinity of Buna–Gona but the approach route.[296]

These requests that were made were for transport and escort duties and not in direct support of the battle. James commented that if the Allies had provided only a token naval force, the capture of Buna–Gona would have been completed within a few weeks instead of months.[187] A small force however, even if it could have been provided, would likely have been severely threatened by Japanese air, surface and submarine forces operating out of Rabaul. It would likely have lacked the capacity to both counter these threats and effectively operate in a fire support role.[293]

Jang tartibi

American forces deployed included service units but were largely bereft of supporting arms units.[298][Izoh 33] Australian units were well below establishment, especially those that had come directly from fighting along the Kokoda Track. Most other Australian units deployed to the beachheads had already been engaged in fighting in New Guinea. The 36-chi va 49th Militia battalions, which had not seen previous active service at all, were significantly under strength before being deployed forward. The 49th Bn arrived with a strength of 505 all ranks.[299] The establishment strength of an Australian battalion at this time was 910 troops including all ranks.[300] The American forces were deployed to New Guinea at something close to their full strength and, notwithstanding sickness, arrived on the battlefield with a force much closer to their establishment than the Australian forces.[Izoh 34] The Americans deployed a total of 13,645 troops to the combat zone.[302] It is estimated that the Australians deployed in excess of 7,000 troops.[35-eslatma] The Papuan piyoda batalyoni Kokoda Track Kampaniyasidan yaponiyalik sayg'oqlar uchun patrul qilingan, ammo to'g'ridan-to'g'ri jangda qatnashmagan.[303] The contribution of Papuans conscripted as labourers or porters was a significant part of the Allied logistic effort.[111][304][305] 3000 dan ortiq papualiklar urush paytida ittifoqchilarni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun ishladilar.[306][36-eslatma]

AQSh birliklari

Troops of I/128th Bn being moved ashore at Oro Bay in outrigger canoes from the ketch in the background. AWM069274

Bosh ofis, AQSh I korpusi Commanding General (CG) Lt Gen Robert Eyxelberger

Piyoda askarlari

32-divizion

126th Infantry Regimental Jangovar guruh
III/126th Battalion detached to 7th Division at Sanananda Track
Strength on 21 November: 56 officers and 1268 other ranks.[63]
Returned to command 9 January with a strength of 165 all ranks.[308]
128th Infantry Regimental Jangovar guruh
127th Infantry Regimental Jangovar guruh
Arrived from 4 December (advance elements) [309]
III/127th Bn Arrived 9 December [211]
II/127th Bn Arrived by 17 December [310]
I/127th Bn Arriving from 17 December [310]
41st Division troops arriving at Dobodura airstrip 4 February 1943.

41-divizion

163rd Infantry Regimental Jangovar guruh
Arrived 30 December

Artilleriya

Battery 'A', 129th Field Artillery Battalion: One 105 mm гаubitsa

Arrived about 29 November[37-eslatma]

Australian units

Bosh ofis 7-divizion

General Officer Commanding (GOC) Maj Gen G. A. Vasey
A 37 mm tankga qarshi qurol in action at Buna Government Station

2/7th Cavalry Regiment (Cav Regt)

Trained and employed as infantry.
Arrived 16 December. Strength – 350 all ranks.[312]

2/6-zirhli polk

A composite squadron of 19 M3 Styuart tanklar[313]

Piyoda askarlari

25-brigada AIF

The brigade had been committed to fighting along the Kokoda Track since 13 September.
Withdrawn to Port Moresby on 4 December.
Soldiers of the 128th Inf Regt on the move at Wanigela as they head towards Buna.
2/25th Infantry Battalion.
Strength on withdrawal: 15 officers and 248 other ranks.[314]
2/31st Piyodalar batalyoni
Strength on withdrawal: 9 officers and 197 other ranks.[314]
2 / 33rd Piyodalar batalyoni
Strength on withdrawal: 8 officers and 170 other ranks.[314]
3-piyoda batalyoni AMF (biriktirilgan)
Returned to fighting on Kokoda Track on 3 November
20 November – Strength 179 all ranks[19]
Troops were continually faced with having to move and fight through the mud and slush of the swamp around Buna-Gona. AWM013971
Chaforce (biriktirilgan)
A composite force initially formed in September from the fitter men of the 21st Brigade and initially numbering about 400.
Initial strength of each company by parent battalion at the start of the battle:
2/14 Bn – 6 officers and 103 other ranks.[315]
2/16 Bn – 6 officers and 103 other ranks.[316]
2/27 Bn – 6 officers and 105 other ranks.[317]

16-brigada AIF

The brigade had been committed to fighting on the Kokoda Track since 20 October
2/1 Piyodalar batalyoni
18 November – Strength 320 all ranks.[318]
Withdrawn to Port Moresby 17 December. Strength: 105 all ranks.[319]
At sea, off Papua. 1942-12-14. A photograph taken from HMAS Brom, with the Australian corvettes Ballarat va Colac ahead, all three ships heading towards Buna to disembark troops of the 18th Bde. AWM041250
2/2 Piyodalar batalyoni
2/3rd Piyodalar batalyoni

18-brigada AIF

Dastlab Buna shahridagi 32-bo'limga biriktirilgan
2/9-chi Piyodalar batalyoni
16 dekabrda etib keldi. Kuch: 26 zobit va 638 boshqa darajalar.[320]
2/10 Piyodalar batalyoni
19 dekabrda etib keldi. Kuch: 34 ofitser va 648 boshqa darajalar.[321]
Avstraliyalik minomyot ekipaji otishma, Sanananda, 1943 yil yanvar. AWM030258
2/12-chi Piyodalar batalyoni
30 dekabrda etib keldi. Kuch - 33 ofitser va 582 boshqa darajalar.[322]

21-brigada AIF

2/14-kun Piyodalar batalyoni
25 noyabrda etib keldi - 350 barcha darajalar[315]
2/16-chi Piyodalar batalyoni
29 noyabrda etib keldi. Kuch - 22 zobit va 251 boshqa darajalar.[323]
2/27 Piyodalar batalyoni
25 noyabrdan etib keldi. Kuch - 21 ofitser va 353 boshqa darajalar.[317]
Avstraliyalik 25 asosli qurol ekipaji. AWM 013855

30-brigada AMF

36-chi Piyodalar batalyoni
15 dekabrdan etib keldi.[324]
49-chi Piyodalar batalyoni
4 dekabrda etib keldi. Kuch - 24 zobit va 481 boshqa darajalar[299]
55/53-chi Piyodalar batalyoni
5 dekabrda etib keldi

14-brigada AMF

Bosh shtab 31 dekabrga etib keldi. Ikki AMF brigadasiga batalyonlarni ajratish xiralashgan edi. 36-Bn va 55 / 53rd Bn ushbu brigadaning tarkibiga kirgan va o'z qo'mondonligiga qaytgan.[221]
A Simli yo'l Popondetta chizig'idagi № 4 kv. RAAF. Bir reys oldinga Popondetta, yana bir samolyot Dobodura tomon ajratilgan. AWMP00484.001

2/6-mustaqil kompaniya

Uorren Forsning 32-bo'limiga biriktirilgan.
Oktyabr oyi o'rtalarida Vanigelaga uchib, keyin 32-divizionning avansi bilan bog'lanish uchun Pongani tomon yo'l oldi.
20 noyabrda oldinga sotib olingan kuch - 9 ofitser va 109 boshqa darajalar.[325]
11-dekabr kuni Port-Moresbiga olib ketilgan[326]

39-chi Piyodalar batalyoni AMF

2 dekabrda etib keldi.[327]

Artilleriya

Bitta qo'shin 2/5-dala polki (Fd Regt): to'rtta 25 funt

Bitta batareya 2/1-dala polki (Qo'shimcha): o'n ikki 25 funt

Bitta qo'shin 13-dala polki (Biriktirilgan): to'rtta 4.5 gaubitsada

1-tog 'batareyasi (Biriktirilgan): uchta 3,7 dyuymli tog 'gubitsa[38-eslatma]

Qarang artilleriya tarqatish tafsilotlari uchun bo'lim.

Havo

№ 4 otryad RAAF (ikkita alohida parvoz)

Shuningdek qarang

Izohlar

  1. ^ Avstraliya urush yodgorligi.
  2. ^ Tarixchi Adrian Threlfall va boshqalar shuni ta'kidlaydiki, o'rmon sharoitida havodan taktik qo'llab-quvvatlash boshlang'ich bosqichida bo'lgan va ko'rsatilayotgan qo'llab-quvvatlash miqdori etarli emas.[17]
  3. ^ Dastlab 105 millimetrlik gubitsalardan hech biri bo'linish bilan Yangi Gvineyaga ko'chib o'tmadi. Keyinchalik Port Moresbiga 105 mm lik to'rtta gubitsa uchib ketildi.[42] Oxir oqibat faqat bittasi jang maydoniga uchirildi.[42]
  4. ^ Ixelberger tomonidan keltirilgan Bunga o'tish - Ikkinchi Jahon Urushidagi 32-chi "Qizil o'q" piyoda diviziyasining 2-qismi.[46]
  5. ^ Papualar G2 divizioni, polkovnik Gordon Rojersga uni Buna shahridagi yapon garnizoni batalyon haqida ekanligiga ishontirishga yordam beradigan ma'lumotlarni taqdim etishdi.[46]
  6. ^ Yangi Gvineya kuchlari ko'rsatmasi № 13 tayinlangan Avstraliya Yangi Gvineya ma'muriy birligi (ANGAU) vazifasi "McDonald's-dan [burchak (Ilolodan narida)] ga yo'l qurish. Kokoda va Kokoda tumani kuchlarini ta'minotiga xizmat ko'rsatish. ... Yo'l [1942] yil 29 iyundan kechiktirmasdan boshlanishi kerak edi. "[79] ANGAU, ittifoqchilarning urush harakatlarini qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun Papua ishchilarini jalb qilish va boshqarish uchun javobgardir. Leytenant (keyinchalik kapitan) Bert Kienzle ushbu vazifa topshirilgan va keyinchalik 7-Avstraliya bo'limiga mahalliy mehnatni boshqaruvchi ofitser etib tayinlangan, u 22 dekabrda kasal evakuatsiya qilinmaguncha Kokoda trassasi va Buna-Gona bo'ylab xizmat qilgan. U mukofotga sazovor bo'ldi MBE (Harbiy qism) ushbu lavozimdagi faoliyati uchun.[80] Kienzel nazorati ostidagi mehnat resurslari Kokoda trassasi bo'ylab aloqa liniyasini saqlab qolishga to'liq tayyor edi.[78] Bert Kienzle harbiy xizmatga kirishdan oldin Kokoda yaqinidagi Yodda daryosi vodiysidan rezina ekuvchi va oltin qazib oluvchi edi. Keyinchalik Bert Kienzel yo'l qurish rejasi haqida: "Bosh qarorgohda bir necha twit xaritani ko'rib," Biz u erga yo'l qo'yamiz ", deb aytgan".[81] Bu "xayolparast tush" deb ta'riflangan.[81] Keyinchalik Yangi Gvineya kuchlari eksperti leytenant Noel Owersga Kokodaga boradigan marshrutni tekshirish vazifasi topshirildi.[82] Owers Kagi (Kokodaga yarim yo'lda) ga boradigan marshrutni bayon qilgan.[83][84] Reja talab qilinadigan resurslar hajmi amalga oshirilganda bekor qilindi. Jip trekni Ilolodan Nauro, Kagi tomon uchdan ikki qismigacha uzaytirish,[85] o'rniga boshlandi. 1942 yil sentyabr oyining oxiriga kelib, bu yo'l bekor qilinmaguncha, yo'l faqat Owers's Corner-ga qadar ishlab chiqilgan edi.[86] Owers burchagi Port Moresbidan 38 milya (61 km) masofada joylashgan.[87] Taxminan 7 milya (11 km) yo'l qurib bitkazildi.[81] Kokoda Track esdalik veb-sayti[88] va Jeyms[89] trekning kesimini bering. Kesma, topshiriqning ulkanligi haqida, ayniqsa, bajarilgan ish hajmi bilan taqqoslaganda bir oz tushuncha beradi.
  7. ^ Mayo, kutilgan joydan yarim kunlik yurish amalga oshirilayotgani haqida xabar beradi.[97]
  8. ^ Dobodura va Popondettada bir nechta chiziqlar tozalandi.[104]
  9. ^ A 'D' ratsioni 3 ta shokolad baridir.
  10. ^ Makuley Mayoning so'zlarini keltiradi [124] uning manbai sifatida. U bu pozitsiyaga qarshi chiqadi va buning o'rniga g'alabani "yuqori darajalarda egiluvchan va qobiliyatsiz" deb Yaponiya qo'mondoni deb atashni taklif qiladi.[123]
  11. ^ Milnerning ta'kidlashicha, "Buna-da etkazib berish, qisqasi, joy uchun kurash tugashi bilanoq, muammo bo'lishni to'xtatdi".[120] Harbiy Tarix Markazining nashrida ta'minot "operatsiya davomida favqulodda qiyin muammo" bo'lganligi qayd etilgan.[94] Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari armiyasining nashri[121] ga qo'shimchalar deb tushuniladi Buna kampaniyasida general buyruq kuchlarining qo'mondonligi haqida hisobot. 1942 yil 1 dekabr - 1943 yil 25 yanvar. Ushbu hujjat Buna-Gona shahridagi Amerika kuchlarining moddiy-texnika talablarini qondirishda dolzarb masalalarni sanab o'tadi.[122] Makuley, bu bayonotni AQSh 32-divizioni polkovnigi Bredli bilan bog'lab, "Ittifoqdoshlarning g'alaba qozonishini da'vo qilish fantaziya edi, chunki bu yuqori darajadagi o'yin tufayli edi; bu Yaponiyaning izolyatsiyasi va juda yaxshi, ammo mustahkam ittifoqchilarning logistika tizimi bilan bog'liq edi" . "[123][10-eslatma]
  12. ^ Misol tariqasida, Milner Hardingning 127-piyoda polkini jalb qilish to'g'risidagi iltimosini etkazib berish darajasi oshirilgunga qadar rad etilganligini yozadi.[125] MacArthur xabar bermoqda: "Yuk tashish resurslari va etkazib berish ob'ektlari ushbu o'lchamdagi kuchni tashish va ushlab turish uchun cheklangan miqdorda soliqqa tortilgan edi ... ... Bu ob'ektlar qo'shinlar o'z pozitsiyalariga o'tkazilishi bilan bir vaqtda ishlab chiqilishi kerak edi."[126] Lilliput operatsiyasi natijasida quvvatning sezilarli darajada oshishiga qaramay[127] ("Dengiz yo'li ochildi" bo'limiga qarang), ta'minot darajasi hech qachon "g'ayrioddiy qiyin muammo" bo'lishni to'xtatgan darajaga etgan.[94] Kasallik va ayrim qismlarning yengilligi tufayli sezilarli darajada eskirgan bo'lsa-da, jangni boshlagan ittifoqchi kuchlarga qo'shimcha ravishda to'rtta brigada, ikkita polk va zirhli otryad yuborildi ("Ittifoqdosh kuchlar" bo'limiga qarang) va artilleriya soni ko'payib ketdi. oltidan yigirmadan oshiqgacha ("Artilleriya" bo'limiga qarang).
  13. ^ Karsik nemis edi Sonek Niderlandiyaning Sharqiy Hindistonida saqlangan. U Bataviyada poezd paromi sifatida ishlatilgan va uni Buna shahridagi ittifoqchilar kuchlariga tanklarni tashish uchun moslashtirgan.
  14. ^ Havo orqali maksimal ko'tarilish 14 dekabrda bo'lib, 74 reys bilan Buna-Gona shahriga jami 178 tonna etkazib berildi.[135] Milnerning xabar berishicha, 31-dekabr kuni Oro ko'rfaziga har biri 350 va 500 tonna yuk ko'tarilgan ikkita kema keldi. 11-31 dekabr kunlari to'qqizta kema yuklari taxminan 4000 tonna yukni etkazib berishdi. Bu shu davrda 32-bo'limga havo bilan etkazib beriladigan tonnajdan uch baravar ko'p edi. Kichikroq kemalar bilan birgalikda dengiz orqali o'rtacha ta'minot darajasi kuniga 200 tonnani tashkil etdi.[127]
  15. ^ Jons Makarturning o'zini reklama qilish uchun matbuotdan foydalanishi va uning shtab-kvartirasidan chiqqan "haqiqat va noto'g'ri ma'lumotlar" haqida bahs yuritadi.[150]
  16. ^ Ushbu press-relizda Makarturning shtab-kvartirasi yo'qotishlar kam bo'lganini, dushmanning yarmidan kamiga, jangovar qurbonlar va kasallarga tegishli deb e'lon qildi. Ushbu qulay natijaning sababi sifatida hujumni shoshiltirishga hojat yo'q edi, chunki "vaqt elementi bu holatda unchalik ahamiyatga ega emas edi". Communique, Birlashgan Millatlar Tashkilotining Bosh qarorgohi, Avstraliya, 1943 yil 28-yanvar, yilda The New York Times, 1943 yil 29-yanvar. Eyxelberger shunday deb yozgan edi: "Bundan keyin Brisbendagi muxbirlarga" yo'qotish juda oz edi, chunki shoshqaloqlik yo'q edi "degani mening hayotimdagi eng kutilmagan hodisalardan biri edi. Dala qo'mondoni sifatida menga tezkorlik zarurligi haqida ko'p marta aytilgan edi. " Eyxelberger muallifga, 1954 yil 8 mart, OCMH fayllari (Milner tomonidan keltirilgan).[174]
  17. ^ Milner, jangning yakuniy qismida, "Artilleriya, havo va dengizni qo'llab-quvvatlash" umumiy sarlavhasi ostida dengizni qo'llab-quvvatlashni muhokama qiladi. U dengiz bombardimonining potentsial roli haqida aniq aytib o'tmagan bo'lsa-da, kontekst bo'yicha aniq xulosalar mavjud.
  18. ^ Makkarti[193] Kokodaga bir qism (nomidan ikkita qurol) joylashtirilganligi haqida xabar beradi. 5-dekabr kuni chap qismdagi ushbu avtomat Buna-dagi 32-bo'limni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun batareyaning o'ng qismi bilan birlashdi.[194]
  19. ^ Ushbu huquq 1942 yil avgustdan 1943 yil boshigacha qisqa muddatli edi.[201]
  20. ^ Yassi traektoriya, shuningdek daraxt soyabonidan otishni qiyinlashtirdi.[207]
  21. ^ Ushbu qurollardan ikkitasi 20 dekabr kuni Doboduraga uchirilgan. Yana ikkitasi dengiz orqali tashilgan va 23-dekabr kuni Xarikoga tushgan.[219] Milner dastlabki ikkita qurolning kelishini 18-dekabrga beradi.[220]
  22. ^ Makkarti[225] a ga ishora qiladi 6 asosli (57 mm / 2.24 dyuym) Sanananda yo'lidagi pozitsiyalarga qarshi ishlatilgan 2/1-tankga qarshi polk. Makkarti bu qachon sodir bo'lganligi haqida aniq ma'lumot bermagan, ammo 8 dekabrdan biroz vaqt o'tgach paydo bo'lishi mumkin. Amerikaliklar zajigalka bilan ishladilar 37 mm tankga qarshi qurol.[226] Manbalar taklif qilmoqda kanster turlari odatda amerikalik qurolchilar tomonidan ishlatilgan.[227] Ushbu quroldagi quti yaponlarga qarshi daraxt holatida samarali ishlatilgan.[228]
  23. ^ MacArthur xabar berishicha, "ta'minot va uskunalar oqimi eng zarur narsalarga cheklangan edi".[230] Harbiy tarix markazi nashrining ta'kidlashicha, etkazib berish "operatsiya davomida favqulodda qiyin muammo" bo'lgan.[94] ammo, ayniqsa, jangning dastlabki qismida.[135] Port-Moresbiga kelib tushgan barcha so'rovlar favqulodda deb belgilandi.[231] Makuleyning ta'kidlashicha, amerikaliklar ratsiondan ko'ra o'q-dorilarga ustunlik berishgan.[232] Harding vaziyatni "qo'ldan og'izga" deb ta'rifladi.[233] Bleyklining ta'kidlashicha: "Ratsion va tibbiy buyumlar artilleriya o'q-dorilaridan ustun bo'lishi shart edi".[234]
  24. ^ Milnerning yozishicha, "bu rasm, ayniqsa, operatsiyalarning plyaj boshidagi so'nggi bosqichida aksincha, qo'shinlar juda ko'p yo'qotishlarga duch kelganda, qurol-yarog 'qurollariga nisbatan miltiqdan ozroq ko'proq tayyorlab qo'yilgan dushman pozitsiyalariga shoshilib oldinga surish paytida. , pulemyotlar, minomyotlar va qo'l granatalari ... shoshilinch hujum bo'ldi leytmotiv aksiya. "[22] Bu erda Milner, ayniqsa, Makartur tomonidan qo'llanilgan bosim tufayli paydo bo'lgan shoshilinchlikni nazarda tutgan. Qo'shinlar hujumlarga muddatidan oldin erishilgan, ammo muvaffaqiyatsizlikka uchragan, bu ikkala ishchi kuchining ham isrof bo'lishiga olib kelgan[21] va aks holda saqlanib qolgan va undan samarali foydalanilgan bo'lishi mumkin bo'lgan materiallar. O'q-dorilarni saqlash uchun o'q otish tez-tez cheklangan.[236]
  25. ^ Eyxelberger, Havo kuchlari hozirgi vaqtda samolyotlarga hujum qilish uchun qabul qilinmaydigan xavf darajasi bo'lmasdan samarali samolyotni qo'llab-quvvatlay olmaydi deb hisobladi. 22 dekabrdan boshlab Amerika kuchlari havodan yaqin yordam so'rab boshqa iltimos qilishmadi.[242] Makkarti buni Gona, Brigadaerda eslaydi Ken Eather "havo hujumchilari to'liq o'ynashiga imkon berish uchun" o'z qo'shinlarini xavfsiz masofaga olib chiqib ketishni buyurdilar.[243] Veysi shuningdek, tayyorgarlikni artilleriya bombardimoniga ruxsat berish uchun qo'shinlarni qanday qilib oldinga olib chiqish kerakligi va bu yapon himoyachilariga qanday foyda keltirishi haqida fikr bildirdi.[140] Watson va Rohfleischning ta'kidlashicha, 13-yanvardan keyin Giruva hududida kuchli patrullik sodir bo'lgan va "qo'lda to'qnashuv natijasida havo qurolidan to'g'ridan-to'g'ri qo'llab-quvvatlash urinishlari oldini olingan".[238]
  26. ^ "Hech bo'lmaganda olti marotaba Beshinchi havo kuchlari samolyotlari o'z qo'shinlariga hujum qilib, talofat ko'rdilar."[238]
  27. ^ Makartur so'zlarini davom ettirdi: "Ular urushni havoda o'tkazish uchun yangi ufqlarni o'rnatdilar".[263]
  28. ^ Dushmanlikni, hech bo'lmaganda qisman, Makarturning Admiral ekanligini bilishi bilan bog'lash mumkin Ernest King uning Janubiy G'arbiy Tinch okeani mintaqasi oliy qo'mondoni etib tayinlanishiga qarshi chiqdi.[266]
  29. ^ Makartur nasihat qilgan Marshal, Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari armiyasining bosh shtabi Ittifoqchilarning operatsiyalarini jiddiy ravishda buzish ehtimoli bo'lgan press-relizlar uchun. Bir misolda Yaponiya kodlari Ittifoqchilar tomonidan buzilganligini aniqlaydigan etarli ma'lumot oshkor qilindi. Jons (Jeymsni keltirgan holda[267]) bu alohida hodisa emasligini va "Makarturning shtab-kvartirasi ko'plab qochqinlarni jo'natishda davom etganligini" qayd etadi.[268]
  30. ^ Ushbu press-relizda MacArtur haqida ko'p narsa aytilgan. Bu, ehtimol, o'z-o'zini reklama qilish bilan bir qatorda, havo kuchlarining harakatlarini maqtash bilan bog'liq. Unda artilleriya batalyonlari havo yo'li bilan ko'chirilganligi aytilgan; aniq yolg'on bo'lgan da'vo. Jangni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun havoda harakatlanadigan qurollarning soni bitta artilleriya batalyonidagi sondan ozroqqa kamaydi va tarkibiga diviziya artilleriyasining bir qismi bo'ladigan og'irroq 155 mm gubitsa ham kiritilmagan. U havo kuchini jalb qilingan kuchlarning ehtiyojlarini qondirish uchun havo zaxirasining imkoniyatlarini va havo quvvatini samarali havo yaqinligini ta'minlash uchun oshirib yuboradi. Ushbu iboralar dengiz kuchlarining kelajakdagi ishini kamroq rolga tushiradi. Bu, ehtimol, MacArtur va Nimits o'rtasidagi hududiy farqlarni ko'rsatishi mumkin[265] va Makarturning "muhabbat etishmasligi"[152] AQSh dengiz kuchlari uchun.[28-eslatma] Shuningdek, Makarturning bayonotlarining ittifoqchilar siyosati, strategiyasi, kelajakdagi operatsiyalar uchun niyati va taktikasini ko'rsatadigan darajada ehtiyotkorlik bilan ko'rib chiqilishi mumkin.[29-eslatma]
  31. ^ Ushbu bayonot bilan Mayo MakKartiga asoslanib xabar beradi.[287] Makkartini qayta ko'rib chiqish ushbu xulosani qo'llab-quvvatlamaydi. Bunda, Makkarti[273] ularning dizayni bilan vazifaga yaroqsiz bo'lganliklarini kuzatadi (shuning uchun Makkartining taqlid qilishidan kelib chiqadi) va aloqa kabi masalalarni hal qilish kerak edi. U ularning ta'siri kam bo'lgan degan xulosaga kelmaydi. Ehtimol, ular Sanananda trekida juda kam ta'sir ko'rsatganligini tasdiqlash uchun to'g'ri bo'lishi mumkin.[288] U erda ular zararsizlantirilmagan tanklarga qarshi otishma va ish uchun yaroqsiz erlar bilan mag'lubiyatga uchradi. Shunga qaramay, natija boshqacha bo'lishi mumkin, ammo tankga qarshi otishma uchun.
  32. ^ Anderson shunday deydi: "Tanklar darhol o'zlarining munosibligini isbotladilar".[290]
  33. ^ Amalga oshirilgan manbalar Amerika piyoda qo'shinlari bilan ta'minlangan qo'llab-quvvatlash birliklari haqida aniq tasavvurga ega emas. Boshqa tomondan, Avstraliyaning qo'llab-quvvatlash birliklari batafsil ro'yxatlangan manbalar mavjud. Ushbu tafsilotlar amerikalik hamkasblariga nisbatan hurmat bilan qoldirilgan. Manbalar jang davomida turli bosqichlarda birliklar uchun kuchli va yo'qotishlarni beradi. Bu erda manbalar bo'linmaning jangga kirishda qanday kuchga ega ekanligi va jangga qo'shilish jarayonida ko'rilgan yo'qotishlarni aniq ko'rsatib beradigan raqamlar keltirilgan.
  34. ^ 126-polk jangovar guruhi 18 sentyabr kuni Brisbendan kema bilan jo'nab ketdi. 180 nafar zobit va 3610 nafar harbiy xizmatga kirishdi.[25] 14-noyabr kuni divizionning oldinga kuchi 6,951 sifatida qayd etildi. Oldinga kuch 126 va 128 polk jangovar jamoalari va bo'linma shtab-kvartirasining old эшелонidan iborat edi.[301]
  35. ^ Hech qanday aniq raqam aniqlanmagan. Bu erda aniqlangan alohida birliklarning kuchli tomonlari bo'yicha taxmin qilingan. Hech qanday kuch haqida xabar berilmagan joyda, bu kuch brigadadagi boshqa birliklarga o'xshash bo'lgan deb taxmin qilingan (masalan, 49-Bn kuchi 30-Bde ning boshqa ikkita batalyonining vakili). 39-Bnning kuchi 300-ga baholandi, 21-Bde batalyonlari uchun berilgan kuchli tomonlarga asoslanib va ​​batalyon ularga o'xshash xizmatni ko'rganligini hisobga olib. Hisob-kitobda qo'llab-quvvatlovchi qismlarning kuchli tomonlari va jang paytida alohida birliklarga qilingan mustahkamlanishlar mavjud emas.
  36. ^ Nelsonning xabar berishicha, 1942 yil oxiriga kelib ANGUda Buna hududida 5500 kishi ish bilan ta'minlangan.[307]
  37. ^ Makkarti[200] va Milner[311] u 29-noyabr kuni etib keldi. Gillison uning 26-ga tushganligini qayd etadi.[253] Harbiy tarix markazi nashrida 26-noyabrgacha etib borganligi haqida yozilgan.[213]
  38. ^ Milner[222] 26 dekabrda tog 'гаubitsalarida o'q-dorilar tugaganligi va "janglarda boshqa ishtirok eta olmasliklari" ta'kidlangan. Makkarti[219] shu kuni ularning o'q-dorilari tugaganligini tasdiqlaydi, ammo bu ularning jangdagi ishtirokini tugatganligini aniq ko'rsatmaydi.

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