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强袭拉包尔基地的盟军4发机群遭到日军战斗机群的拦截,损失比较严重,一天之内丢了超过30架4发和20架闪电7 ^' a) ^; K0 B6 S% N: r% w: C4 I0 B
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ( V7 ?- n' W/ ], x X" g2 q) P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 w" C" R0 H& l F) `
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 w, j- U" x- |: m% ?Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% U& f% W6 W; U9 d* ]2 H N1K5-J George x 185 l+ ^5 \/ v# [9 v: N5 Z8 ~/ R/ W9 _* f
Ki-83 x 46
. T( O0 U, r# F/ g: I9 v Ki-84r Frank x 47
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{4 ?9 b. G$ A1 NAllied aircraft
* K- A% P- [( d& | B-24D Liberator x 6
3 P2 C: g) E: F$ N/ d B-24D1 Liberator x 30+ F8 o' r* a+ P- ?, r
P-38L Lightning x 24. T6 K: A! n6 W: _# x5 [. }6 U8 w
7 S" p8 O& g$ Y: |1 a3 K9 v* cNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses/ Q) M- f( T! y0 q- q9 e9 e: r
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged! ]/ R! v: [+ O* ?/ d f3 y
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged& @- d) X; u, y
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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% I/ ^2 ?. Y" j8 e. q& h5 ~Airbase hits 156 F* \( y! b4 c, r: p- q6 w9 G
Airbase supply hits 1
/ b1 f/ W& k/ [; f! K8 zRunway hits 27- @) k# o F1 h
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( ]8 S+ D4 M, r) ]& xMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * b) C a7 ?6 h' Q! D7 V7 Z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& z" C! D0 b: Y) y- p
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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6 R" }, e5 u% ~4 B3 Y6 H" VJapanese aircraft
; P* z6 X6 E7 p' D( {: }0 W' y N1K5-J George x 18' l" [9 d w5 E9 Z, Y+ m
Ki-83 x 39
; x8 I( ], R* Y& ? U Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
$ u2 l; Z8 X; [+ w3 I7 y- { B-24D Liberator x 9% u) G& l1 b+ t! d. k1 [
) v5 D8 z, {" c: ~$ f9 aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
( B& F4 ]5 M7 l# ^ n& T7 |9 a B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 ?$ Y& B/ L* T+ `, Z B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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( Q9 Y& q$ | i$ L! RAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 + f# a c9 W' [, Q! a' }; L' {- u$ @
/ z; V7 `, n0 ~; q$ n8 J, yWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' s) J! G9 h$ o- z" X, B8 O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# b8 C9 o6 v- U- u' D$ Z( e/ A" z! H
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Japanese aircraft
) ^7 _+ {( D) n N1K5-J George x 179 L* n! g) k4 e( m0 B$ {
Ki-83 x 37' R( F; w. a; G
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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, \+ e( P2 d" s, e H" SAllied aircraft* R% b4 m% V: {9 Y
B-24D1 Liberator x 80 N/ i' z: W% S- n. P
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Japanese aircraft losses1 Q3 l$ h9 l4 B
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed h7 ?; ]- ]& m
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B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 T0 K' q9 l4 B4 @2 B, w$ Y9 N8 r B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak* A, R' _2 t3 Q3 Y* E
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盟军在万鸦老进行扫荡战,清扫残余的日军部队,万鸦老战役开战第二天就基本消灭了当地日军的主力。特高课已经开始对敌前将领是否通敌展开调查。( S) q0 P0 t; b
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( y* R( Z2 O) {5 DGround combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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* s* U, W& A: O+ wAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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" G# j+ i) N) j( n5 Q# KDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 4080 K# B: `1 }; G3 D
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 ; S+ D" ]* k7 O6 d% {
0 V5 |% v9 {' a- F G7 bJapanese adjusted defense: 289 5 C. ~& |. n) ~( _" t, N6 }" n
) B6 Z6 P; X: ~" _: G0 Q/ yAllied assault odds: 27 to 1 % A' e" Z6 v* U$ F) p3 j ^1 B1 W
7 F5 W! ]% k7 T# D: T+ ~Combat modifiers
% f4 f z* r9 u" v( IDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)0 r; `4 ]0 N' y# h: Y% b* B
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
( i8 d3 `) U9 W+ w) O* Z$ e4 R 6937 casualties reported
& c$ G o6 d) i, f Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled" M& l5 _+ e/ T: p
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled' h o; _5 G. [, w1 t5 K
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled e2 n9 @! H8 U3 x, q* s% b
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)* {7 `# s. D+ A6 S- f w
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled): ~) _) p* M' l3 v( q1 q
Units destroyed 3
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1437 casualties reported
' J$ z; c# F6 F Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled; R+ A" o/ y& ?- w
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
2 e W2 f: H; [! H Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
% ^9 e0 T7 P4 P+ }6 Z# w1 s' f Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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27th Infantry Division
5 G0 Q, N j" W7 L- Z* a$ c4 W0 X 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
6 M( _- p, z) D 96th Infantry Division3 f, J8 b9 k" h# S
81st Infantry Division+ z3 W$ b# w/ A2 h6 M
33rd Infantry Division6 Z4 j- y: Z7 P1 W- \7 N. Z
2nd Marine Division
$ ?8 F% x+ G6 J g: x 10th Indian Division6 l. d! _6 y( B( t: _
37th Infantry Division
6 M) s6 b) V: K! M2 z- N 6th Marine Division
# m9 Y. U" Z: }2 F+ N9 q 3rd Motor Brigade* E1 L% H7 @0 ]1 `1 {0 G7 L# j6 }4 _
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
1 y, Z# F+ S! X3 x 5th Marine Division
* G& |5 m) m0 @! l# @, U3 g+ a 6th Infantry Division
" C* ^( U* M4 O 3rd Cavalry Regiment1 d4 @0 S) ~# J5 a
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion' I" c& o9 R/ @" y# M
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
q. |8 m0 @7 W+ H, V% n 2nd NZ Division
2 ~# ~" `' k' N2 a 1st Marine Division0 B- _5 y: u$ I6 x: w2 k* U
2nd Army Tank Brigade
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USAFFE
6 O* ^: t# D( q) E) U }. U( p3 ? 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
' v* C! j0 b3 w6 X2 T3 }$ n s 4th Field Artillery Battalion
5 b0 a" `/ o% P7 L. C# O 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
, r" |; Z2 c# Y4 ] I Corps Artillery
1 N2 V' z2 N& M$ M/ x9 e I1 H X Corps Artillery
' ], b* a5 @" r8 }' H5 H 154th FA Bn ( d% ]3 v0 y- ^3 E, R3 x {( ]
52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:
0 ~! m0 d! z/ k, F. m 91st Division8 J0 z7 k$ G8 I4 d% s z2 M! p
56th Division
0 V. R/ q- i$ ] 14th Division- g2 \9 Y, W4 a
Maizuru 1st SNLF) ?; s) B `; S# Q0 {0 p' j
8th Area Army /1
& @9 T* e8 Y( g' a% H 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- k1 @, v$ c- b' M! {7 y( R u 113th JAAF AF Bn
2 Z7 p& i2 G |2 S0 f( G' e 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment" @4 Y) _( k+ F( F
Gohoku JNAF Base Force& j3 \; z) z( Z; W% G) e% W
10th Area Fleet! ], b/ |3 U7 v; y
72nd JAAF AF Bn $ I( a0 e* Q* ]# }' a
2nd Amphibious Bde /2
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盟军在万隆的攻势也在加紧准备当中,除了集结当面的兵力外,轰炸机的轰炸也是一天都没有停歇过,不过每天都有5架左右的轰炸机被日军AA揍下来。
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1 Q4 Z( F, m* o9 O7 TGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)9 p- m: o" [. n3 d4 e
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1 R6 m2 v- `" x M0 P, t' nAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083; N0 r7 A/ m1 Y4 h& A
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Japanese ground losses:6 ^, P0 S. l9 z5 h, X0 u$ F' H
12 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 ~7 ~1 W% X9 S7 e; S( ~) {; ?4 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* _' l: I( n: t3 l9 _- t* o
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Allied ground losses:
7 v" Z0 T% A( _1 B3 i! c/ N1 F 4 casualties reported/ c; O& c! v' G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ y' m6 P2 x- |" y
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
) u: F/ O: ?% q( s9 p, S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 C. \7 F! J: o- ? Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
3 w) F% r) c5 `) ^# w" o 11th Australian Division
; w& N3 h0 h! N# U2 h0 |2 `* Z 50th Tank Brigade& r8 s+ { j4 n
254th Armoured Brigade: J: `5 D Y& Q
93rd Infantry Division b8 w% G* y% G5 i
9th Indian Division+ M5 {" ]+ c9 a/ ]2 V
7th Australian Division5 O+ v" W6 a# v& d
18th British Division
8 g' X$ h; p5 B 8th Australian Division
& r" E' u5 t1 w. o- S7 M& t4 N" P3 V 32nd Army Tank Brigade
6 `) Q1 Y! P9 _% ?- |* D' ]# R 31st Armoured Division6 R' m3 m+ }; m0 n, J- v
51st Highland Division
& K O% w+ g1 s% C 97th Field Artillery Battalion( v1 @ T9 x! e
2/16th Field Regiment
8 ?4 }: \$ L0 A+ Y) V XI US Corps
3 S) Q' ~6 h- {4 D 251st Field Artillery Battalion
# G0 R5 A$ J5 s/ l. O8 g, Z 1st Medium Regiment
( l) Q; W2 q: R* J" g/ {- G7 k% X 249th Field Artillery Battalion
8 G% W+ o! G- ` 108th Tank Attack Regiment
; B! \# v7 e6 R0 G- f 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment) I( V3 g1 x9 I: q6 R& J6 a8 F
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Defending units:
V" `* w9 K5 u% b- n 49th/A Division
, s1 D/ X& j6 v( b 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade, L/ A1 q8 {( k, k! y6 K9 x
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
/ Y7 I' Q3 B' H; u: V/ O x 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment! K6 u; k, h# }& i! p2 o( ^
11th Militia Regiment
. m# R6 g& {1 g6 y 6th Java Militia Regiment
w0 F* `0 H8 d( S 49th/B Division1 I; q9 R( M$ u8 x/ O
49th/C Division J$ n& {2 B; G0 p7 O, m
13th Field AF Construction Battalion6 s; m1 h) t5 @7 v$ [, k4 V
27th Special Base Force* V. {- h9 o) t
36th Field AA Battalion
b. w& G& c- l8 @) ^ 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' r9 f+ E3 q/ U+ \1 O) P 48th Field AA Battalion: h2 h, N3 d' ]% h$ i4 ~
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment$ H1 G9 C( q5 m- e- Y
49th Field AA Battalion
( z9 A4 W0 M* ?$ \& i' G 55th Const Co
+ f- R( B6 p* M% P/ c 49th Const Co ; b) ^" ?3 T+ ]7 Q# N! }5 n
17th Naval Construction Battalion
6 B6 g: ` r: z/ H3 C 47th Road Const Co
$ I, M( n3 Y4 b+ {' v: N0 x+ X" T 9th Medium FA Rgt /2- L# j0 n, Q3 H" R" U: T0 Z- ?
3rd JNAF AF Unit
! _& |9 C4 I- o5 v 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1 x3 H, y! M5 {; j0 f2 n 56th Field AA Battalion
3 @2 k5 {! U/ \; [- g* |% K 21st Army: }) |; T/ q& T6 \$ g- i
97th JAAF AF Bn , X8 N" [! K7 [# ^, l. W
3rd FF Const Unit
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