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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
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " Q0 B6 {; r$ Y+ `
0 R* W9 i( d! lWeather in hex: Partial cloud: A6 @0 e) N( B0 [
) s, ]# ~( ? ?# dRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# _& K/ B' [2 f" S
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes8 T9 J# A2 t( m: _4 V
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Japanese aircraft
+ \8 k9 I: A$ C: g, E N1K5-J George x 184 _" k( y/ T9 @; a' G
Ki-83 x 46
5 a% g' \9 B/ X q! Q+ t" w Ki-84r Frank x 47
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! M+ ~/ ]) a$ ?4 ?! b& G# }; dAllied aircraft6 W7 a7 i6 d- \) _' N
B-24D Liberator x 6* p1 e" W$ g ?
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
( o6 S% m" N( c& `0 L P-38L Lightning x 240 O$ q' o) c* ?( E8 L2 o1 S
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No Japanese losses# G7 M1 z0 S) a7 }. ?/ U; f4 X
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Allied aircraft losses Q- R* E% _) t' X: P6 l# h [
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
! V5 {+ K2 \7 T' B/ X B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged2 O$ E, o# u1 @; p/ ?5 S
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed0 M- V; S. X- v" V% p1 I
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Airbase hits 15. y! G1 ^. ~: u% i
Airbase supply hits 1
A3 }5 }6 Y, g; k& ERunway hits 27% h2 V/ B' C8 ?1 a0 y$ f* Z, T* O( x
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' ~2 Z, p! E7 J! }- r) v
" M2 ^6 b3 O$ q. u, A3 l6 LRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. @: r& k* d9 a6 C0 Z
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 T" X ^! ?! m1 ` N1K5-J George x 18 h+ m5 `9 y5 Z7 ~1 C# c3 w
Ki-83 x 39# @1 r' y& i; S$ `; o! D, H
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft0 s- ?# u( \3 r+ r. `6 ]
B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses
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B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
* X. g/ @- X2 h& d/ Y! e# o1 n- ~ B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak$ k# D& {* p# U$ U4 g
# c0 _2 U+ G ~Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 ?$ B& I. Z% D' m; x4 p1 YRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' y& f* m3 ]7 Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ y% Z- h2 {; h
N1K5-J George x 17* E4 d5 E3 `4 h0 J
Ki-83 x 372 ~7 i" r- _) P: K' ]6 j
Ki-84r Frank x 434 E$ r2 ?) @: n& D
, y/ S+ n5 Q# D8 e/ @Allied aircraft
. G9 }0 `2 q; k' \3 l/ N B-24D1 Liberator x 81 @+ R+ b% p3 h1 s' E. \
! T, t# h7 p U5 |! u5 lJapanese aircraft losses
{; {) `+ Z- w* V. V! R9 w: G Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed: R+ M' O5 a7 B: t: _5 ?9 A* J
$ {9 J+ H9 l0 A/ L& F: e0 C/ SAllied aircraft losses- u C+ h! U, d5 a6 j$ }) U( E
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
! I: r" l4 u+ P5 r: M; L B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak# }. N$ w2 Y! @( I% I! [% l
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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。% o c5 p& _. l3 [" K* n& g8 |
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' |' X) D3 F! F7 NGround combat at Manado (75,99)
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% o( T p# N" o! p- z# @- s" OAllied Deliberate attack
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9 @: D# D% g, N0 O8 L# BAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802: N9 C! A1 F/ [9 l2 Q: y" e
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408/ |, f" x1 L; k: S+ V# \
# p8 G2 n4 o5 G1 X. ?9 L5 VAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 5 b( {. F. P: z2 W
, d, ]/ n+ T! u/ SAllied assault odds: 27 to 1
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Combat modifiers
3 C& Y& k, P/ h& P3 `Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
+ v; G9 ?3 t2 l! v0 x0 yAttacker: # j! m4 _) b- g" t, N7 d9 X( }
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Japanese ground losses:
( K! A" ]/ h; E# ], b' Z. a 6937 casualties reported( `) y( ], B, Z( [: h2 n5 {' ?
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
; q9 t+ D$ C/ L% g( D- P8 n# b' } Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
; W' O4 }' e* z5 n Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled- W+ G7 ~) V9 A6 J/ \8 o! P' ?
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
- `: C# O6 x8 h Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ s6 i, C$ f2 O5 B6 _
Units destroyed 3
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& M6 \3 ^( r+ F H. c8 ^2 r; UAllied ground losses:
* D/ j2 L. K0 u+ E 1437 casualties reported
! n0 G, l2 L7 A/ J7 I Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled1 G; o; o1 ~% u8 [ I
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
7 z& |7 _4 {+ m# r7 Y Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled! h! G' u2 N; C
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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. o5 r- u% z# J# cAssaulting units:7 C6 s! G, w! s1 j* f' l
27th Infantry Division$ Y! s/ V% F' W& U+ u2 R! E
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
: H( O( z9 J$ Z9 @" m 96th Infantry Division
# t3 @3 T0 S4 P% u% s0 I' [ 81st Infantry Division
; c' \3 {5 o# @ 33rd Infantry Division) A: [5 {! ?7 a! s1 V" |/ m
2nd Marine Division
8 k9 S0 W( @* b' c6 |/ ]8 \3 n 10th Indian Division
7 o% i2 K. r: o# y 37th Infantry Division. ?( d% }, K& E/ b; X( o& y: H
6th Marine Division
% d7 [* ~* _4 E5 o+ w8 D 3rd Motor Brigade+ X8 ~2 v* W. g8 p- n) b* X# ~
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
) z" v/ L9 I. D 5th Marine Division3 Q* \2 H5 c# E& Z; |
6th Infantry Division- L( _% I Y$ n. \
3rd Cavalry Regiment4 i p& J! N# T7 W
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
v, @. W2 b$ ]$ x: B& S2 f# H 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
# q Q" l4 g4 o# r. v 2nd NZ Division0 m' X$ p/ @0 B! v+ X
1st Marine Division( a$ a$ O( e0 R* T9 i3 d7 e
2nd Army Tank Brigade# |1 N+ ]& e( q
VII US Amphib Force * s& r' e9 e3 a' x$ ^0 I) {
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion) f+ Z& t; ^! L+ y& w8 I
4th Field Artillery Battalion% ^' F0 @2 J p0 R7 ?2 ^( p' P q' @
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion( V( m1 F6 g. O0 p
I Corps Artillery , V# f' |2 [) Y( ^3 F
X Corps Artillery
& ~7 n# e2 d# f K0 _; |8 U 154th FA Bn # V, ~) Q0 o3 r$ l
52nd Marine Defense Battalion8 _1 u, k. r3 G# a
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: ]5 K1 e) \; [% X8 l/ ` 91st Division
' F ]& m, X! @ 56th Division' ~. s$ U+ |: S. Y+ l3 u. k4 S
14th Division
9 r1 L; M5 K; S x3 M% f% p3 h Maizuru 1st SNLF. Q. ^+ M6 e; s' k+ q) z% Y/ G8 i
8th Area Army /1
) U. ^; G4 i! x" x3 C+ C 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment; N0 s& m% H6 c r8 e
113th JAAF AF Bn ) G, Z' V3 V6 s& j* F
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment5 Z+ O$ D/ _' U+ p/ e; c4 N
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
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72nd JAAF AF Bn
0 C. x7 H" {0 t4 n P } 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
+ F# M+ y9 M" b0 k% _7 M1 j) W 48th Fld AA Bn /2
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4 \: L% Z+ x' q' s: ]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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# j/ L8 _& o. {; O- r5 _Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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& P7 ]- I+ S B( Q6 e+ RAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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: k' _& G% F1 k& JDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083# K2 h" j# ~. V6 I0 t) P7 {9 }; P
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12 casualties reported3 d+ V2 y- ~$ d s( w2 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ O, w k% \2 ?" p: m% g8 G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! u6 B7 F; L6 V Q, S$ S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; t0 D2 D. u. n$ S: n6 \# }) l
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Allied ground losses:2 Q+ i4 c, I; y, t
4 casualties reported2 y2 n/ @) r# h* y( c$ b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ i( `6 \6 ^" o, `5 A5 Y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled; d6 ~+ i0 q% m, a) m% O" w+ |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ V- ?/ c4 N: G8 V2 R0 p: P Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
8 S# X$ ~) a+ |- O# H 11th Australian Division
+ B% I' K: ~ A! |4 E, w; r' S1 u. R% l 50th Tank Brigade
" ^) D' ^: C% U% f 254th Armoured Brigade# ?; j7 Q, ^8 a2 N6 o
93rd Infantry Division( H" b4 N" { J( R* J$ i0 _" Y
9th Indian Division
) n/ _) d9 G9 p2 X# t+ X 7th Australian Division
M- X4 L8 Y( f 18th British Division8 d- Z3 R" x0 }3 T" T, v! d3 R
8th Australian Division$ j+ l+ K3 x8 w
32nd Army Tank Brigade
+ w' c( d5 m3 ?3 G w3 Q 31st Armoured Division& o/ Q" i" Y: ~7 p0 z. r0 u, \, I- m
51st Highland Division H; l& K R1 N2 B3 G0 R
97th Field Artillery Battalion0 h v# l* P2 r% t6 e, J5 S
2/16th Field Regiment
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251st Field Artillery Battalion
, D* {- x3 r4 @ 1st Medium Regiment3 o, \2 |. O7 x0 c& X3 f
249th Field Artillery Battalion- T2 ]' z- g0 P* q* h; i8 f6 z7 \
108th Tank Attack Regiment2 Q; R; [3 }& `( R- C
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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, B: J9 q% F) F5 k! ]) y. i( Q 49th/A Division
! f* r. x( Y$ H 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade+ Z g4 M# T) U I! u3 J+ E
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade; W' \5 C) Q% J- l' [
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
4 B, t* w9 d o 11th Militia Regiment! h8 C" @1 E/ O0 y; t
6th Java Militia Regiment
" a* |. l& g" b) N" h) ? 49th/B Division
: v( X( V* V+ V0 O/ C' J 49th/C Division
0 }2 C5 K. j7 o 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
$ D# o3 G) @, t. r 27th Special Base Force
h2 c0 b: C3 }/ ?6 Z 36th Field AA Battalion& a2 \; P* S4 T) N
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- M' H7 C7 \7 i# { 48th Field AA Battalion
7 V8 T, S- g) I; i! I. `- X 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment( t. d: [! p6 ~" X
49th Field AA Battalion9 y- C3 H! Y& }4 [, h
55th Const Co ( @ D" i% A7 X3 _
49th Const Co $ I7 \% X) A2 x# c$ X) R) {" D4 [
17th Naval Construction Battalion8 n- f& L. `% x* ~9 V
47th Road Const Co
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3rd JNAF AF Unit
. Z2 j7 l3 B4 L. G/ u! m 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
, a# i+ a5 I( j3 A; e, P0 r 56th Field AA Battalion8 y9 ^) ]- X5 F; B! [
21st Army
$ J; {: w( K2 N& I/ x 97th JAAF AF Bn
6 g- T- a6 C7 o6 C) _4 } 3rd FF Const Unit 2 Y* i& e, U$ S2 S; w' i
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |