MORE HITS SCORED

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1943, Page 3

MORE HITS SCORED

SHIPS AT RABAUL

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) (Special Australian Correspondent.) SYDNEY, January 26. Diving through an intense antiaircraft barrage, and a searchlight screen to as low as 200 feet, Flying Fortresses of General Mac Arthur's command scored direct hits on two Japanese ships in Rabaul harbour early on Monday morning. A 2000-ton munitions ship exploded and a largfc hole was torn in the side of another medium-sized merchantman. '. This (was the seventh raid on Rabaul in nine days. The present air activity in both the South-west and the South Pacific command areas is the: greatest to date. , '. The most regular target for our recent attacks has been the enemy's base at Lac. Many 10001b bombs were dropped with devastating effect in the building and supply dump areas in a raid on Monday. Some observers sugfest that these persistent attacks on ■ac are forcing the Japanese to divert their main New Guinea strength to Wewak, nearly 400 miles north-west of • Lac. : Considerable enemy fighter opposition has been encountered recently in this area. ■ In contrast, little Japanese fighter opposition has been met over the nearer bases of Madang. and Finschhafen, which are also under fre-1 quent attack. The harbour installations at Finschhafen were ; raided on Monday. Japanese aircraft made further light night raids on Port Moresbjr and Milne Bay, causing negligible damage.