5月23日
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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+ |' d/ M! b4 ]
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3 L9 \8 h2 X4 H/ W$ U* h( Y- W PMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ; u7 c; B" o" x& `, M
1 Q l% M5 O. ~" D; L. vWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 k2 O+ b. `2 p( ] ]/ f+ @Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) B: O7 x1 q4 u4 M8 `$ K+ ]Estimated time to target is 26 minutes7 V& y9 y' u- d& P; B) ?# \
3 a3 ~, q- n9 T4 g3 u$ g7 U7 uJapanese aircraft
& t$ R4 D+ k2 c2 p @& w N1K5-J George x 18& T& @) f) Q" ?
Ki-83 x 46
# o9 @9 [+ ^" e Ki-84r Frank x 47( e& y! V0 R% e$ J9 ~
" @+ I# w$ f* C5 s7 cAllied aircraft
/ o* j( p9 c: \7 ~- F' p B-24D Liberator x 6
0 Z* a1 e2 t% q. [0 F B-24D1 Liberator x 30
+ K; u7 M" t3 f: W P-38L Lightning x 24
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% \! p- R7 i- ^" j' o6 ]No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- E2 `# y* X( e) K# K B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
' h4 {7 x& q8 y5 p/ B' s B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged2 c: g* E: P, b5 Y! f
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed9 H6 I& F5 p! \& g& \
: h6 L3 ]/ {. yAirbase hits 150 Z* [2 X" U4 s# P! n0 b0 V& O
Airbase supply hits 18 I3 T: ^+ y0 ~; B
Runway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 w! [. H7 T1 V& e" d2 K- z: j; Q
8 D( e8 |" T: f9 ]* uRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& ^1 y3 }$ d5 L, _
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes0 n- O! S6 b: E& e/ m. s$ O. N
; r' O# _+ Y8 t3 HJapanese aircraft
3 X4 |# O F8 ?# ` N1K5-J George x 18* L+ n. Q7 m7 i* M* X
Ki-83 x 391 X" y& D+ F" }
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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; v, { T7 {3 g4 J( I0 @ B-24D Liberator x 92 d# |% I7 G% a- e
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No Japanese losses
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4 P! b* k/ \3 YAllied aircraft losses
7 D4 o0 P" w( m% ?/ e$ m B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged9 I7 z! Y+ p( v! ^. D# x) D' S# N a
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak6 O3 p( c I" x5 x) ]4 C
% L! B8 ^, n2 `/ r' b9 NAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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/ ~" f& q# R- {! u& d* O6 X' JWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 c2 v; i+ S, e" g; v3 Q. E" x+ M; KRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) V4 J8 v) p9 d, S D! r- yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 M k" L9 y7 i# pJapanese aircraft7 k* S5 \% m+ n$ E8 A
N1K5-J George x 178 v/ g, N2 @* e3 @6 r
Ki-83 x 37
# {) `/ R. t8 n1 V. b Ki-84r Frank x 43
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# c8 k3 b G# ^& h0 mAllied aircraft
8 c5 A5 \( j* J" r% P9 N B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ K3 S' P+ C: J+ }" ? Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed# N: J a; L: K
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Allied aircraft losses
' b" i1 d( E6 q; P# I B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged6 \7 _! v4 ~! }- c1 L' P
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak; ?9 l9 c: c2 Y6 W) B
3 d, x; O+ z" g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。
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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4 s' l0 L0 K7 H gAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802# X; z* {) N$ C- ]& S" w+ l5 O, z
, g% P% |0 h3 H# n& u/ xDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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. ^4 ]5 ?: Q" C4 o# ~$ JAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
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Combat modifiers
" H9 K- r5 ]* f% `; rDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-), w, e9 g( I' S7 r6 c2 g; U5 D
Attacker:
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9 E% H, M' g4 _) B& MJapanese ground losses:$ B7 f/ H) j4 J) i* _: Z
6937 casualties reported
: S, M3 m' _" c3 i3 h& \ Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled0 {$ [& o0 A" T# C1 ?
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
* o+ d& s# x9 ?3 O Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled% P: Y& ?& K8 K6 ~9 r2 T
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)5 }8 k3 |4 B2 E: o: h$ G9 e
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
5 ]' H2 g0 K% C" J j Units destroyed 3
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Allied ground losses: S/ U) w$ K# E2 [* E% s) C
1437 casualties reported- E2 x+ O5 U: ~$ h& C( h
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
* f. Q' o3 C' E- [" z7 e. c Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled" q/ m: t, l3 d4 R4 D+ ^/ n
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled* u! |& B/ j- p
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)- v$ a3 b5 `5 O
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Assaulting units:- T; x1 C7 L5 S) U; ?' e
27th Infantry Division
m. f5 b' W9 b9 j 16th Light Cavalry Regiment) Y9 r7 h! J) b$ A$ L$ ], d
96th Infantry Division
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33rd Infantry Division3 C- A0 K, Q, m' e! o' g! T
2nd Marine Division& t& i1 M7 Q6 b; E4 ~
10th Indian Division' U( h" N! W7 C; B. \
37th Infantry Division
$ m9 W# m0 P1 A, ?5 I 6th Marine Division
8 W0 \ I5 I5 ]5 \: {! o 3rd Motor Brigade, L6 G8 n0 R! d4 {8 u
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment2 n" d: ]% L/ n) B9 y8 l" z
5th Marine Division. p; s( C' A/ @* s3 O
6th Infantry Division; Q# }* g: M) X1 j- x1 D
3rd Cavalry Regiment' f- i7 G% k. Z3 i0 H
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion8 o" }, [+ S4 F: b3 D5 q2 ]
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
( o! K/ G8 G9 A1 F 2nd NZ Division
! [8 ]& q1 P5 \" L6 M* o4 Y 1st Marine Division" ?# a3 h4 D; ~2 H; j4 k3 q& M
2nd Army Tank Brigade
y$ j; n* W2 H0 q1 q( ` VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
: e6 y8 ]) L/ b( l; _1 @7 P 4th Field Artillery Battalion9 o( N: @3 f" \ ]2 S
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
# [2 Z' I. @; t I Corps Artillery
9 `1 v8 @- u, z( l X Corps Artillery 3 D5 B. \. H- r# z) _. J
154th FA Bn ' W$ W; |# r9 b5 }$ j
52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:2 `) Q, l: N- k" g+ L
91st Division
/ b, v, L" U* K% l( m 56th Division
$ f) T& l- K! H. l6 [. Z! J 14th Division5 J0 Z' ~: ?2 @# a7 ?8 Y
Maizuru 1st SNLF
/ ]) a" k" L5 r 8th Area Army /1
" N: J h- O' t3 q% T 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4 l% l' }0 r3 |# y$ H4 u4 t- E 113th JAAF AF Bn
, c/ X c- }$ ]- ]8 ~9 d 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
# |2 `* _& ^9 {7 A( M% d( w6 ~4 l Gohoku JNAF Base Force
; T- b9 K8 k# e; x0 d1 [ 10th Area Fleet: |6 j5 [# g" W1 H
72nd JAAF AF Bn 6 T/ c K: K: _. [) H6 m% l, D3 U
2nd Amphibious Bde /2
4 B% P, O# G6 ?, }0 f9 ^. ? 48th Fld AA Bn /2* G" r, s0 |7 D; _
8 }. B8 ~/ ~2 F c% t. n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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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)( D. u5 t5 R. n4 r* S
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 40823 _% m& X7 T2 a
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083" J% w& q! Z4 E0 k
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12 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# |) Q1 @5 R- K8 A; d4 d# P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 L3 _% A9 I+ H& S; E! EAllied ground losses:2 e$ w/ p7 t, G! x/ K: \
4 casualties reported
. U7 W5 A+ i% G" ?0 P s Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 F) A* n9 Q/ c! K3 l- z- i! | Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled), P5 ~. H0 ?, ?0 e6 I
$ n; X7 U+ b2 [+ M1 ?$ EAssaulting units:9 m$ O) s! K# U
11th Australian Division! y" G. `6 ?) P5 e1 A# D6 Y2 o
50th Tank Brigade6 r" v$ g: N- z, H4 @/ u4 a" U$ l
254th Armoured Brigade, x7 E1 i9 j& l9 N4 {
93rd Infantry Division) ^/ J& a3 c3 @& t) ]# D
9th Indian Division
4 H9 ^1 [3 w1 ~3 u; | 7th Australian Division
- q7 A, M! ]" R& @& k# s$ c% m2 e 18th British Division. ^6 P- M5 U* u3 u" O/ ]
8th Australian Division
% p% l) r$ x( \( w0 s- }- p! {4 i; u 32nd Army Tank Brigade a4 z4 l0 n5 J, v4 f+ P
31st Armoured Division
. a1 k( | e$ \" }$ Z0 s0 } 51st Highland Division$ ~2 M! }% R- m5 ], B2 c
97th Field Artillery Battalion
( l- u) \& ]* \, W% }3 G 2/16th Field Regiment& v: P3 e, y0 h3 x* j/ S: {
XI US Corps
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1st Medium Regiment& \ X8 y; z9 V: x3 _6 V7 m0 O
249th Field Artillery Battalion) ^0 ~; x+ } R9 z
108th Tank Attack Regiment0 `+ h( b; f- |( \% R
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:* H" V5 d N+ n, U
49th/A Division
5 y7 ?2 M& |' Y- I1 A& r5 ` 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade& G7 T( m# d' G5 l: p4 K) C) S
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade3 ]) r$ m. d9 O7 ^4 |
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment* \6 d& W( w! |" T
11th Militia Regiment
; N7 L2 G9 v- \ u) [. n! S( ] 6th Java Militia Regiment
6 Y3 N/ c" D o( C* i 49th/B Division
( r/ o0 T& K4 c: P! ~% X( c5 U& i) k 49th/C Division* f* _7 J+ v1 r/ k& l) d" I
13th Field AF Construction Battalion
+ Z. D6 g2 n0 N 27th Special Base Force
& p" w/ ^% U8 I- [& C* r 36th Field AA Battalion- k Y" k$ P" M$ y
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment% J% c- A+ T2 U% q2 \
48th Field AA Battalion2 ]! o" m( K2 A9 t; y
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
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2 i8 m% A5 A$ G: u; ?4 g# k 55th Const Co 9 a( A5 Q8 o. v0 u0 `
49th Const Co ! L/ A2 w$ s+ `) e/ c5 M
17th Naval Construction Battalion
3 b2 x! z5 j- X0 Z- {# L- K. R) b3 J6 v 47th Road Const Co 7 Q& r+ W0 E: Y' N4 M
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
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4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment$ g- X1 B4 m+ P' [
56th Field AA Battalion
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97th JAAF AF Bn % F# g: o x. A5 H* w/ X
3rd FF Const Unit % ~! }$ P4 D3 W4 z
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |