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Rabaul has many places of interest, though over the years with the devastating volcanic eruption of 1994 many were laid to waste, many interesting caves were filled in or collapsed under the eminence pressure of the common aftershock ( guruaers)As discussed in Scenery the great crane over the years is rusting into nothing.
Yet a little down the road the large cave used for the hiding of the five Kawasaki Badges ( now only three). The site is of interest yet is the state of disrepair
The Toku Daihatsu Class or 17m landing craft was a type of landing craft, used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was a larger design of the Daihatsu Class landing craft, with a bow ramp that was lowered to disembark cargo upon riding up onto the beach. It was constructed of a metal hull and powered by a diesel engine
Designed to carry a medium-sized tank or two eight ton tanks. The landing craft was used extensively to run troops and supplies to isolated garrisons, referred to as ant runs by the Japanese. The Allied air forces and U.S PT boats undertook increasingly successful raids at intercepting and destroying these craft towards the end of World War II.
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