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- b% P3 G) e; d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+ {4 X/ ]* p, N1 t- p
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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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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 H; A% ]8 {! t' P( P$ k
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes0 B& L4 R9 y; ?9 {$ U
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Japanese aircraft
8 ~& j% U5 {0 v9 q4 g N1K5-J George x 18& Y9 a4 c4 R8 W3 w) k
Ki-83 x 468 C! s- m R) o) y& U
Ki-84r Frank x 47 k9 y& E! a* K R2 n `/ V
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Allied aircraft7 f: X8 J( d C
B-24D Liberator x 6
, r1 W' D7 P3 ~/ \3 U3 K: a% o B-24D1 Liberator x 30$ l- l+ v) R$ I- I1 O3 g8 s
P-38L Lightning x 24
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+ U8 B8 S1 [/ R) n7 VNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% v! C/ D% t9 C! f+ P- L: _8 ^ u
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
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P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed' U% Q" ^: P! z
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Airbase hits 158 |( h6 N: ^" E. r
Airbase supply hits 1
( b* o& P5 S" C0 Y. g- SRunway hits 27/ k/ ?! D( v1 G1 X! h B! @
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5 ?8 V1 S! p( K8 T. H; sMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 % q( r( a1 d, ] w2 }& Z; u
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 l- V, u. C4 h a
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; w" x! @& M* g3 a9 C! _" AEstimated time to target is 13 minutes- t+ V1 \( p1 l4 Q% K& H4 |; G
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Japanese aircraft, ^. d) ?- F; p
N1K5-J George x 18
9 Z* i; x ?5 F9 j2 f# T Ki-83 x 39
' v* [7 @% I! b, P' ` Ki-84r Frank x 43
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, t, E5 B7 K0 _$ e1 T" aAllied aircraft
( Q7 ^. f# R9 \6 M B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses
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B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged. G4 U: }3 r; X+ t1 H/ ^4 {. h9 P5 u
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak6 `, O! p( V% O) \1 {
2 d# H/ X* q9 u5 Q) F. vAirbase hits 1' F0 K( M( U7 V8 G8 W$ c3 O
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1 x; t, a# O4 J XMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - A- \8 K7 S, j6 W9 [
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' t, O( t, |% A5 z, i9 _3 ~, q6 ]
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, k+ w: @. z& U/ p: K; B
4 K2 Z" s) D5 S# T5 G) l4 ? R+ nJapanese aircraft
0 I+ P: w% }( c' s0 @- C$ O2 b N1K5-J George x 17% [ _$ @# y6 K
Ki-83 x 37
5 i6 V* g4 g( N0 a! [' n# l Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft/ X3 K/ G/ D1 u% w
B-24D1 Liberator x 8% x. S h! B: d
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Japanese aircraft losses3 ]$ @9 N n* i* L2 X2 h( O L
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses+ I$ o( i' Y0 m% l. s, w2 c
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged2 X% ^9 P: l& C/ E K; D* q
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak; W$ ?% u8 N9 _) w3 z2 b- D
9 Z3 S. C# [% I- I8 i' x8 T) n) Q$ c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。+ d4 T& I2 B/ A$ O, n& }; m* y
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)3 s6 X, d2 g1 B: d" B5 u4 Z
+ Q" m: x$ b( K) V! O1 `& O4 TAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 4087 ]0 A" p4 B" E. b: Q4 R" Q, c+ T
( d5 ~) o' E- c z m1 T7 UAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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! a/ n& O" C; ]4 O$ ]" f% IJapanese adjusted defense: 289 + F+ u$ b2 E2 u1 C% N# i
: _% U; X$ [6 JAllied assault odds: 27 to 1 7 E. Y' L5 U+ k9 o) f
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Combat modifiers
& y- D- B; \/ \Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
, y, X$ M' r. W: v6 C3 ^. A" YAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
7 `$ `' i0 Q9 I$ T# f* _7 T0 o8 e/ v) s 6937 casualties reported
3 ~. J$ P$ H- d3 Y' c1 F4 {) m Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled5 D0 {# l& X p2 m5 p! h8 I& t
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
, t* Q& h+ F9 x$ ^& Y( V/ Z# Y' y0 f Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
& R* N& W G) ]# r0 J Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
7 j8 ]7 X/ y1 U1 B8 u) x Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
8 u& |6 K' M& H" J% ? Units destroyed 3
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Allied ground losses:. S$ {" q: n! E9 U% A+ g( n7 j! }
1437 casualties reported/ N9 e5 K" ~8 B x S
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
) O1 W0 q. _, ~2 Y B/ x0 T0 w: Z Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
, D; b" m. |' A- ~0 a% G Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled2 A- M: j/ `1 q, ]- N
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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. B4 H' }" \ |! L- z, L1 S- @ 27th Infantry Division, w. H5 X. m* Y
16th Light Cavalry Regiment9 N% X/ `, x- X q
96th Infantry Division4 U N0 g+ k: _$ k( K- i' L" q E- n; ]
81st Infantry Division
& \" T: a" ~0 \2 O" v4 d 33rd Infantry Division2 y* P4 r9 J: J% v/ K8 U
2nd Marine Division3 I% `. Y9 L: y! H9 a1 b0 y
10th Indian Division2 h: R/ k. {0 k2 P
37th Infantry Division
5 k, P: P' U: N& ? 6th Marine Division
6 f3 B, m8 A+ \! T' G1 J9 L 3rd Motor Brigade5 V8 O) Z( ]: X; M: [
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment* L# x+ Y3 r$ _$ b6 {- l" l/ n
5th Marine Division! A" X3 Q1 i6 E
6th Infantry Division
! j4 A k) q) D- \3 B: h3 v 3rd Cavalry Regiment
: P' D' I- A4 m+ r7 w( l+ o/ p& | 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion7 I, S! |7 A9 Q) N
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
/ ?$ _6 @! U+ ]8 L- O 2nd NZ Division2 a' f" P) H! p2 h! P+ H- c
1st Marine Division4 w4 Z9 m- G8 ?+ ~/ T. H: n
2nd Army Tank Brigade
1 v' ~* H& V- z" s VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
: n. }; D P: Y+ M0 ~; o5 f! A 4th Field Artillery Battalion
$ C' r9 m2 y0 q 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion) V* s2 @) t2 M6 {8 e
I Corps Artillery
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# G' Y B$ s: C1 f, p3 h2 O/ \5 U 154th FA Bn ( S, W* N4 a% }
52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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91st Division
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14th Division
$ _# a- N$ j5 y; M! D7 r# w4 \ Maizuru 1st SNLF
1 B$ h9 {% J5 q! Q4 f! ? 8th Area Army /19 f# k9 Q: h4 i5 ^
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment. v; s" Z/ m8 ]; G8 @6 }0 a4 {8 o
113th JAAF AF Bn
; f7 e$ t( o' j7 \# `0 c6 b 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment& `7 w' D3 T' y
Gohoku JNAF Base Force+ l" h; l- A9 l( K A
10th Area Fleet+ J* v' ]7 |' y; `& x
72nd JAAF AF Bn
" w5 X6 O2 g9 k 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
* Y6 G# Y) g1 N8 k9 l 48th Fld AA Bn /24 p& P- y. v9 r1 I0 v& c
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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。# l% r$ Q* ]+ S' V
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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- a- R4 `" k1 W9 q3 wAllied Bombardment attack4 D* g" g) t- G: e! |% @
/ L! S9 ^& ?( C' m" n' T" YAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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% |! \; B+ w) F4 J1 wDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:
0 W) N4 D1 d8 S" h7 g# n/ v9 a 12 casualties reported
' j4 H0 X1 y& m Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" y( T5 }/ Z/ h# ]( {4 x+ F+ q- X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 X$ G1 X( y7 M. ^( {9 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 R8 H& M& @6 R/ `- W, x2 j
# B; p7 n, R. R H7 Y7 ]' nAllied ground losses:
! T7 Z8 o' E u/ P, Q- c2 r" Q 4 casualties reported
/ a1 f' V; G& v4 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 A. J) z0 ^" M, T4 D3 b
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 a( Y: Q" W+ j5 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; @" S; z) K6 L0 i# A Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 E( C$ ]9 Z* y8 A1 |1 K* W' ^9 X) I
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# o8 B3 _" Y! L# ^' b$ Y4 R, J 11th Australian Division
, Q% w' i/ {' T" C5 }& t- T 50th Tank Brigade; n: _8 ^: f$ F3 O" s9 ~
254th Armoured Brigade
1 t4 p/ l6 y" V0 ]1 a* g 93rd Infantry Division+ r4 z% x/ [0 d- T. t5 l
9th Indian Division4 [3 z# Z, w1 [; W/ o' v& J
7th Australian Division
& c" Y0 w# V/ @ 18th British Division
' m- Y: x8 X7 j6 x 8th Australian Division
3 W" V, C8 L0 {* u 32nd Army Tank Brigade( u; T0 A' i U1 b4 w1 E. k
31st Armoured Division
6 o# V0 }2 M# I7 ~" Q8 F& B 51st Highland Division
: g# Q. U3 n2 i" Z* I 97th Field Artillery Battalion
% y: l+ I: X/ U) J 2/16th Field Regiment
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251st Field Artillery Battalion9 R0 D7 A) Y0 V& ]( U$ ]; y4 {
1st Medium Regiment
4 s+ r& y2 S8 F! r X 249th Field Artillery Battalion5 o" D+ p3 k: `5 V
108th Tank Attack Regiment$ z" U# w+ s5 M0 }2 ?* Z9 A \
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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) Z3 |9 [" p. |9 c 49th/A Division
' R v, ~2 `3 |! k6 i 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
8 Q1 Q$ F. N8 r 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade7 w+ C @% L4 ?5 V
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
2 V: _1 ?% a [3 X1 R 11th Militia Regiment( C/ ]8 J% n7 v5 v6 N
6th Java Militia Regiment
' D7 N0 N. G" q 49th/B Division
/ N8 f8 P. M# `* O+ H0 K4 G- x/ x 49th/C Division
9 ~; D7 g7 A" p8 ?1 f1 X, B h 13th Field AF Construction Battalion1 f& k7 K% g% ~, S
27th Special Base Force* Z; f& E, x/ z) x+ V& n
36th Field AA Battalion
9 X8 E" [9 g& W* q$ x$ _9 ?! Z! k4 J 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment: D, J" B" H' _" U& i, Y5 }& i& E4 z# _
48th Field AA Battalion
I+ [/ T! l5 V3 ] 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
8 [/ Z7 a5 @! p6 x7 r) [& ] 49th Field AA Battalion* a" x) f. M! T7 `2 N& z
55th Const Co * A/ U% l% J9 o$ ^2 t- T) {
49th Const Co
2 ~0 m. I% H- ?. C; r( s+ F 17th Naval Construction Battalion! M. S. z2 Q- [3 D! p1 y: U
47th Road Const Co
) O1 J0 k! _) {7 ]1 Z" H 9th Medium FA Rgt /2) c5 S; P; m6 b" s1 k {
3rd JNAF AF Unit
7 y4 ]) T `2 E 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment" D; @1 |1 E6 `+ R: s/ }; x3 f+ O
56th Field AA Battalion
3 m$ W, N5 o& m4 N( a W; R1 a 21st Army3 R1 y1 M! k: E
97th JAAF AF Bn & S. p5 b4 H+ K2 N
3rd FF Const Unit
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