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; M; o' ^9 Y; \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- y1 z& p2 ~3 Y1 ?( Q4 g) P3 d
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: ]' O, c: ^0 Q- iMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 + _8 e. L8 V, |7 g
! `0 _$ W4 ^0 OWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% o t! j# @- j3 ` SEstimated time to target is 26 minutes) c( ]% {' j8 {8 w: V
& B% Y! \+ M1 r: H5 `4 DJapanese aircraft2 f8 ~# y% `5 U$ n( s+ G) e' ^5 }
N1K5-J George x 18
) j8 J/ O8 z: g8 `# C Ki-83 x 46 K! }( J6 ^) b
Ki-84r Frank x 477 E% A8 c( z# \$ X/ Y9 f" I L
3 \ p A! u5 e: y* ] @Allied aircraft/ U2 @8 P4 v) \6 i7 @8 P
B-24D Liberator x 6
p% g3 u* Z" i5 p B-24D1 Liberator x 30
* b; _/ G9 g, {. N- W/ i, Z* v9 U P-38L Lightning x 242 _( }4 s0 }9 n% A
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No Japanese losses! \* ?7 }1 N) m$ p
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Allied aircraft losses- N5 ~* H. e8 F2 M7 d5 A
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
: c6 a: r/ @) Z9 m0 N9 |9 F B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged& g9 n+ i! l' e6 V4 X
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed7 F, R$ R5 Z- M0 t
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Airbase hits 15$ q9 K3 a+ Z3 X8 H9 O8 @+ l, Q
Airbase supply hits 1& q! z) o7 j4 L' v
Runway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) o: W% e) ]$ W. Y7 o
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., O4 U! E, m" L% E1 Y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes& C2 q+ C' M1 e4 o% f6 H+ W
* X+ r: `" G# J, l! _5 T2 SJapanese aircraft: A1 y1 X8 O8 K' j& `9 _8 j3 {
N1K5-J George x 18) x4 R+ }% y$ K, H' l
Ki-83 x 39
+ Y& L2 l q; @1 o) v Ki-84r Frank x 43
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( J+ A3 E/ g8 z& ^Allied aircraft* K7 h/ `3 j. ]1 O2 J% {4 \7 D
B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses0 X6 r/ M* @0 \- h! q6 g
' J: g2 W, G9 z- O* MAllied aircraft losses3 n, f8 |9 W) s+ O, X) T
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged% D1 N1 C, G% ^% a8 ]+ p
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 t9 X, ~, X' K/ m6 m/ Y$ Q5 a7 r" gAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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2 l$ f- o! O5 Y0 M G# WWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 k* ^* O v4 I5 yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes/ n1 ?- M3 p- r3 _6 X; u/ w
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Japanese aircraft' `9 Y7 r L9 h# z, y
N1K5-J George x 17
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Ki-84r Frank x 438 t6 y, u& G8 c% d
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Allied aircraft$ p* m3 \5 ^( W \
B-24D1 Liberator x 8' C% q% t M5 d& P& m( N/ B3 y
" S% D% B& X. c6 D1 [% w8 aJapanese aircraft losses
6 i' ]6 I' ], V0 |3 d9 E Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed! R" s( U! U! I1 _
9 Z) m( w7 E1 dAllied aircraft losses
( H( [- F/ Z1 B; S+ c3 P- o B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ M7 i' \4 w" b) C B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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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。3 ~' w2 O& {- Q$ L6 w. T
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; ^5 |& T+ m2 y9 Q3 ^4 o* f+ r6 c6 JGround combat at Manado (75,99)) x4 Q" U& h' G6 k9 e
5 u1 r) G9 V1 e* M. M; `- LAllied Deliberate attack) ]: H ?# S, T' [; V$ _5 R# I
4 i* U0 v G: I% O' {9 a$ ZAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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j3 `+ |0 Z' p8 dDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408+ N0 F, Z- `5 Y3 ?. I1 q' x5 [
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 * V6 r. M: v8 f. E4 ^) U
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 & ~ e& f: c6 g7 }
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 ) C g- t {" \ L! I- C$ d
1 w8 z7 i' b' vCombat modifiers5 o/ l% R/ J% p# L! N- n
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)" v, G2 ]8 Q3 v* L
Attacker: . e+ I) n1 ?& |8 h! ^& G. f
: a3 C& u( B' H. n* N. S8 yJapanese ground losses:
2 k3 z8 O5 y7 c3 V 6937 casualties reported3 F% _& v1 W% Z. _3 {- c0 N0 o* H: }
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
[' z! `: [7 N3 D* P# k- Y Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled; N* Y b! |/ ^
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
- I k' {2 N" [5 Q Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
& b4 Y3 I) \& S/ k8 |, A Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 K) J" b6 E/ T3 L7 B4 W% u* r
Units destroyed 36 Q3 T; X# V4 \ T( |& |. H8 c
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Allied ground losses:
2 k2 J! ~. |% D- T; y) E 1437 casualties reported
+ C1 ^4 v. @4 e Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled7 T2 B; W* Z/ ?) x
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled* k4 F4 z- F2 p; X' w9 k
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
W2 A" y% A5 R! i- D Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled); r9 t4 v' x7 `% N! w% Q6 \% F
( m8 M/ k* H0 t# `7 J4 GAssaulting units:
+ \. g: A+ P8 _8 s$ r 27th Infantry Division
6 |" T% S0 g" ?; T! V0 Y$ M 16th Light Cavalry Regiment+ T: i, l+ i6 d( }
96th Infantry Division; [8 t9 C9 J: ~; z+ y
81st Infantry Division; f ~3 w+ r! ?& N. r. }
33rd Infantry Division' e8 f* C8 f+ k& O3 h) o
2nd Marine Division
" t: g8 W! p( s( [ 10th Indian Division4 q5 D8 R! ~) I% ^' ~, A! a8 ~+ i3 `
37th Infantry Division
: t. N* y4 r* z4 b9 w 6th Marine Division2 ]) r1 d' P+ {+ L6 p4 F: O
3rd Motor Brigade
' R( A5 S1 E4 I& U6 H6 x2 Q I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment A, L! C( s4 E+ @* `$ t4 @& z0 F
5th Marine Division" I3 {8 k! W# r6 S( i6 X
6th Infantry Division! K8 w. ]) k) p* q
3rd Cavalry Regiment" ?4 i" e& x( R
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion9 \8 i% u8 _8 S- x7 M# n
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division1 X: \ ?: s! Q G5 a# a( Y. s
2nd NZ Division$ `/ H6 A1 R" ^) G
1st Marine Division7 i/ ~9 a. m; Y5 ^. D
2nd Army Tank Brigade1 ~0 K+ r# |: G( N
VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
! T! b9 m. ^! c8 ]+ d 4th Field Artillery Battalion
( I* u6 ]$ M8 h$ `. G7 F 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 R. V1 X8 \& C. C/ |- u/ u" D I Corps Artillery # x" s* H5 c& W/ O* g7 k
X Corps Artillery : F1 f8 }! ` v4 ~' e, q0 d
154th FA Bn 2 I% n1 |' z* @/ I, i; h) h% y
52nd Marine Defense Battalion* b& d2 W$ o5 j- W" H
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91st Division
0 z% m3 q( K" {; a h3 O7 j' I 56th Division
2 G v+ T; P* S3 Y( A5 N6 j 14th Division' H" j/ S( Z f
Maizuru 1st SNLF8 b# H1 M7 n4 t; K: a
8th Area Army /1
$ ?$ m8 O7 Q) ]8 E+ [ 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment! G. f! t+ [5 C3 J! T# q8 ~! f& W" F
113th JAAF AF Bn 2 o0 l2 r! p) A) m
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment' b7 O9 Z. z1 U, n0 B& r/ j; k
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
: g: p9 X: N& J5 t 10th Area Fleet
0 M0 X) P" C+ f. D* |# R+ k. k 72nd JAAF AF Bn ( H3 ?$ x$ {* n* @" k2 ~
2nd Amphibious Bde /28 y. M3 F: f8 K6 |' m& |' W0 P
48th Fld AA Bn /2
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( ^3 p0 \- x) o/ d; A# v) h2 \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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, u' p" u8 w5 N8 b; S8 i) n0 UGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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Allied Bombardment attack8 A" g7 L9 K ]/ ~' H
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082" B* B% s4 j$ p2 w$ }! {
# S9 ~6 H! Z1 Z* p6 J, ADefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083+ Q) q6 R3 v j' K5 E6 ]* ]
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Japanese ground losses:
) M# h0 C" m. j4 w0 q7 l 12 casualties reported
' G4 P* @. O# h) X0 p5 q5 |/ o Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ m- Y, K( \: `) @& B3 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 U3 R, _( v+ B, e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) Z/ p5 w i( H; m
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Allied ground losses:, b8 E: O8 r. l6 W/ V
4 casualties reported" I( E! ^( C6 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& Y9 \: ?) V! u9 A
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled# U( z$ y3 Z- E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 \" J* i6 o( ` Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:0 W7 d' @6 O& J
11th Australian Division8 R, q# y; I J1 m# ]) N2 [% I
50th Tank Brigade9 l9 s" N6 O; ^+ h
254th Armoured Brigade
% } ?4 X+ q1 T+ T8 H 93rd Infantry Division
# Q/ Q8 P( _8 {( e 9th Indian Division- c3 c7 U1 n$ E2 z' t; ~8 e7 E; ~
7th Australian Division
% z0 N" l+ U6 X2 { `1 Q 18th British Division; q+ D( g2 c/ M3 Z7 m
8th Australian Division
! s& q3 K/ K/ B+ R+ ^5 X, C: o 32nd Army Tank Brigade
0 f' x5 |. |+ ~$ @ 31st Armoured Division
; V" W! K: Z b- C+ |' P1 | 51st Highland Division: v& x/ Z8 c8 s2 z; c7 u
97th Field Artillery Battalion+ o$ A* [0 E5 g3 ^/ Z
2/16th Field Regiment
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251st Field Artillery Battalion
' n7 W- T/ \, N 1st Medium Regiment
" i$ A9 L; n0 t6 Y! S4 S% H6 t 249th Field Artillery Battalion# Y. l1 e) T! s9 T8 ]2 `' b" `
108th Tank Attack Regiment5 y# d, X r2 p; G. @1 H( j
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment3 c1 s1 g( i3 d
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Defending units:
& V g: I: |4 I$ k& s 49th/A Division$ x' F) s5 d6 D' G1 f
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade% T* L. |/ F0 O# L; {/ b
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1 R" `2 u7 m; N 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
7 Y0 K* R8 M6 j9 R% _ 11th Militia Regiment$ v4 E1 G' L+ E* f7 x! a$ ~- c
6th Java Militia Regiment, s9 |1 ?; g. `9 d$ k4 a2 R
49th/B Division# E8 L! j. I; _, }% V( w, d& Z2 i9 N
49th/C Division& w0 g$ C8 L: W( F9 L1 a' B
13th Field AF Construction Battalion' R! O- |- i+ B, Q2 G! k
27th Special Base Force
+ Y4 a$ D1 x; X, ~* V$ | 36th Field AA Battalion) W; R7 Y. V1 m3 a: e+ w) q
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ A' _4 h* T) z5 z6 ~
48th Field AA Battalion
9 b6 u) z5 v9 y$ n5 c 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment7 S/ V J8 y: r
49th Field AA Battalion
3 I8 V( [. P: M" f J 55th Const Co
0 W" n8 c9 \( C4 j3 [( a 49th Const Co
9 s( ]2 L9 C$ j7 ~) I; T" T 17th Naval Construction Battalion
5 I/ n( e+ S7 q 47th Road Const Co " f0 s! z; e* e: A+ [
9th Medium FA Rgt /2& M# n; S+ z: C) N4 ~. g
3rd JNAF AF Unit 1 h1 w" }3 K: u5 x2 G
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment- X9 F2 R' }1 P: F
56th Field AA Battalion
8 i% z# I& S0 \ 21st Army! t5 h1 d* k' z0 b
97th JAAF AF Bn
5 X$ v- f, ?0 |) W3 o, m9 G 3rd FF Const Unit 0 c6 n+ a3 p0 r4 W9 F$ g5 J3 W8 O
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |