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# W B7 a. @* `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9 X& E' Q2 L$ A6 l. x3 I
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0 @$ o; K, \' Z0 D5 Y: M( O9 Y0 ^( |Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 {* W# g& q) _+ f1 s A* O/ }
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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# q# |1 h/ n3 P/ ]% D7 ~Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 Q. K, K }, q' }5 H! D) ]5 r
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& p" {/ l' o+ Y( Z0 c4 z% M
N1K5-J George x 185 E0 R7 ^1 E0 l( d/ D* [% q
Ki-83 x 465 r" E" w0 W- d6 v
Ki-84r Frank x 479 q, X1 P4 q0 h8 ^6 L8 X7 Y3 M( e& q
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Allied aircraft
! b! I3 X' A* f* h6 n$ x B-24D Liberator x 6
* W+ k' t9 ]; B& G& C) R B-24D1 Liberator x 30
2 d" M9 Z, @1 h2 U0 I1 X. s P-38L Lightning x 24
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No Japanese losses
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4 c' g' F$ t. Q" {5 Y0 o: @% N; y* R9 VAllied aircraft losses
- z( ]# }+ D6 A; ` B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
^! \( i2 M( h/ z! ? B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged! z4 a' A( S: \+ k2 N; P" B5 U. X
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed/ v; d" B2 f8 z) r i. W. p
, J% F/ u* }+ {6 _+ y5 _/ a9 [, DAirbase hits 15" h L) P+ G9 X# I |3 f5 G
Airbase supply hits 1- ~% }' C0 M* O: b
Runway hits 27' G) Y4 W/ ^. }0 \4 x# H
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2 ~+ m+ y# b2 z% i* h6 h* ^2 ?Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 K- Y; e z; t$ I) J! Z2 O( s$ y
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 j" e& L3 N1 x. x' M6 |4 nEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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, @4 V3 F$ @$ _* X- _- BJapanese aircraft
/ J3 L+ r3 Z) [: J+ a+ O( p N1K5-J George x 184 Y# d6 c2 C5 Q3 ?) t/ K+ z0 g
Ki-83 x 39
8 c0 E8 C: A3 Q) L2 w, h2 g% R Ki-84r Frank x 432 V3 s0 R5 F, j# P# R; c
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Allied aircraft2 v1 Y$ {$ ?4 ~, @/ o1 \5 e2 W
B-24D Liberator x 9
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# q B( {" u1 `+ N, r/ BNo Japanese losses
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7 B$ e7 H- \& W8 |* |0 \- |+ x2 cAllied aircraft losses7 [: o' C) O( t2 u5 \5 H3 r: a
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged. [5 l1 ?, l3 r7 }
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak9 ^$ M, I0 `( l
% ?) C# m5 j9 A, bAirbase hits 1- _- F0 V: R! b" Y
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~+ W0 A1 `' }; [) e' [Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 4 V O2 s5 y. L7 p8 {
R) B7 I0 P' Z, @. k8 U; FWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 V1 s. J5 T% K- v+ WRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. E) v# \: |# |" C, GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes# ~6 H7 t8 Q" E R, f4 {3 N; t
- z( Y, [$ E( R* x* i8 bJapanese aircraft/ h# ?: V+ a& `2 C i
N1K5-J George x 17
) y1 Y/ m6 w5 K# o" `6 T9 A- ] Ki-83 x 373 B+ n) u2 B5 q2 o* k$ `
Ki-84r Frank x 43( W5 l% y; a- D
0 d6 \" z, m9 B; ^' r, V) KAllied aircraft
" q6 @( C7 B1 @6 F3 v9 ]$ ?2 {1 d B-24D1 Liberator x 84 N- c$ j: q7 @7 _
! B7 P" c3 E) g, K$ K1 hJapanese aircraft losses
/ {! i1 \/ J+ o9 d Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed/ Q- L4 [* e3 j g+ b" s y4 {
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Allied aircraft losses
7 |. x: g# y; i5 Q* w8 g8 } B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
d3 T5 x$ `4 H S 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。% f2 P; a d0 P% i* e: z3 a
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)* Y0 ?' v7 U; a5 L! O/ |! `0 F4 F
1 ]6 G' c g! g5 S5 DAllied Deliberate attack q3 X& c- r8 Q9 r* I
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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 = 408
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1 N$ P0 p0 I7 b/ ?) d qAllied adjusted assault: 7976 2 T1 f+ d% `; }' r
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 * d% s$ @( C4 P, z- Z0 R+ B
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Combat modifiers, ]( S! ^/ \3 Z0 }9 i% W
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)+ f- L4 z$ j0 \5 k8 a2 _2 D6 t4 i
Attacker: 3 Q$ T- ~% t7 x l
) H5 a, F6 ?- e+ a, p4 ~3 { LJapanese ground losses:' e0 v/ r7 ]4 w9 w% p
6937 casualties reported9 W2 ^9 C8 }5 {# ]5 ~
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
5 C7 k& U. q3 t* q- I8 i8 d Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
/ `3 l \5 x; U$ z( N. j: g Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ U2 W* x |: J7 G8 i" ?0 l/ d5 r Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: w# K! D4 D1 Q1 G Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
% S5 @% i8 \, {* {9 V% l+ R! d/ T Units destroyed 32 ]/ `5 S" K' _0 w$ j9 Y
$ e3 J7 P* Z1 m" r, E: a \Allied ground losses:5 K+ v+ f" i1 S% Q1 K7 P
1437 casualties reported* D) D9 v2 Y5 G# J
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
: H4 I4 Q+ |7 e% f+ O; B* M0 K Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
# |: Q( ~( G: d6 g Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled. M& p3 C4 z* W D1 v/ J
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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: Z8 L5 ?1 Y4 K6 Z( |/ L. z8 K! VAssaulting units:9 U6 L# ?8 O$ ?! g8 h, Q
27th Infantry Division
6 P+ W4 c p( r, c5 C, ? 16th Light Cavalry Regiment8 }: @4 P4 l- F8 {- q) e
96th Infantry Division
6 p& U6 \# X$ ~% _2 z: ^& P 81st Infantry Division, A5 _. D, k! w# q; A' Z4 A$ @
33rd Infantry Division
5 A* t$ d* Z6 R 2nd Marine Division, g4 m1 ]3 [3 a( k! M
10th Indian Division. [# u4 n+ ]. z, ?: m
37th Infantry Division
& b5 K# u0 H, X! X' w: ?9 W8 g; \& U 6th Marine Division
1 g: o3 ]( [) Y L1 j' d0 w 3rd Motor Brigade
" ?8 D" I+ q' J0 F" f I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
: H/ Q; M: X) m: K2 ]+ \ 5th Marine Division
$ G: b& F9 Y+ y& Q* a/ { 6th Infantry Division
/ N4 U9 O, l$ v! V1 {0 E 3rd Cavalry Regiment
0 ?. y* [% b0 \0 Y0 x6 ~ 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
- b' g* r* R. D; w& [) ~1 O 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division- U: A# w! I A/ h4 z+ T' t4 ~
2nd NZ Division: A/ W' }2 ^4 y; Z' M* t' Q8 [: t
1st Marine Division2 T6 H0 I! X2 Z
2nd Army Tank Brigade
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion" @6 M8 W( e. P2 y4 z
4th Field Artillery Battalion# l- ?6 F) J% C P) Q; |5 Y
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7 T! i* E1 k$ _# `! r6 F9 a I Corps Artillery % T2 y1 N3 l- I" c+ e# U" c$ J) l
X Corps Artillery 7 L1 P5 w/ l8 e
154th FA Bn 0 I3 P: r# d: o( [0 i. d
52nd Marine Defense Battalion; f9 ?( I8 ^. r
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' u. T- Y w$ Z6 W! Q- D: W: k 91st Division
! w1 {1 ^4 Z" j. _- a 56th Division7 u, W) {- P" }+ q
14th Division
& Y7 u, V5 v& R Maizuru 1st SNLF
) T: I3 f) X) r. x. V! M f/ m 8th Area Army /1
& x* f% I+ T+ W" @. {5 [, w 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment. d9 Q; { i+ `- d
113th JAAF AF Bn : O" h5 h, C; ^$ N4 _! f
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
7 _0 v& ~, E- f7 p Gohoku JNAF Base Force3 _9 i5 o; z7 M3 O) L+ Z
10th Area Fleet
0 E9 X( P0 A5 z% ~9 N# O. q 72nd JAAF AF Bn
# e1 P. O4 |' P/ t' J! d 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
: X1 u, i3 j; [ m" f 48th Fld AA Bn /26 o0 H1 @ \5 a& a* c
7 V2 }6 h6 [ S0 {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。4 U" U0 K, L G& u E/ B
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)/ E) m' E d. _) U% j" b, D
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% Z, J5 _ W7 B3 y5 oAttacking 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
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4 L. h5 A( N& u/ }) ]) Z" mJapanese ground losses:9 g8 G* e9 M5 _! N: A' z
12 casualties reported; ^+ S& _2 F! l: v. K8 `- w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 ~& w8 U( Q* d% W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- d. v6 t% ]- u) @, }$ J3 E% \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- Y* W3 A# q6 T& g( DAllied ground losses:
( l3 J9 N2 _* S$ i2 c: {' W( H 4 casualties reported
( \2 ^: X6 g) U: p; | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. ^- O6 Y+ x, ], D' ? Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 K2 N% }5 |3 h `3 U5 N) J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 X% ~* Z* P* \# V! W6 ~5 f7 l2 o Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)" C. l/ R) d4 E+ h+ A
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$ O; Z! j( H0 a' Q% @ 11th Australian Division
; Q i( {: A( F6 |# x 50th Tank Brigade
( f! `, Z! N6 M: [7 R3 k 254th Armoured Brigade& O7 |4 P2 a$ r2 g& A3 L
93rd Infantry Division1 u. o8 z, B' M# p
9th Indian Division
& S4 ?; v1 B! g* h/ k$ S, W 7th Australian Division0 G+ D& L# T8 _ l0 h6 Y
18th British Division$ f! s: q1 ?/ K: N% x7 L
8th Australian Division6 l, H1 ^8 v) E4 ~5 `
32nd Army Tank Brigade
, ^5 d/ [3 }" F8 U# n$ ]* `. ^! r 31st Armoured Division0 a5 _3 ^/ L% q4 z
51st Highland Division& }, J% m8 @5 r X0 A% r/ h
97th Field Artillery Battalion; w% E5 V/ a, F) S
2/16th Field Regiment' d! y& C0 G g" I) N0 z a
XI US Corps
, R) R( {) a- s 251st Field Artillery Battalion! h/ \- i+ e9 z1 l7 o5 c6 o
1st Medium Regiment7 I0 P1 T) @+ r
249th Field Artillery Battalion: Q" }, i; l6 C6 [& E
108th Tank Attack Regiment
& o/ f* j* a* E4 ?8 E 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment! k, p: [) ]4 K/ ^5 i" w" ^
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49th/A Division
! R/ I7 y/ f3 j# x+ K 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
* b) C/ J; K4 { 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
. y7 ^9 o- ~' ~2 Y, ^ 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment& J+ t, I6 f% g. W' [; p4 s
11th Militia Regiment
$ i4 h/ ^/ a- ]: u& O 6th Java Militia Regiment
* K8 }# t/ P V7 ]* r4 i 49th/B Division
( W# J1 {( L! p6 X2 M 49th/C Division
' x5 d1 }+ U9 j1 c9 i 13th Field AF Construction Battalion8 @9 ?4 U8 s; U3 Y! N( N: B
27th Special Base Force
8 L( b X# Q9 N7 k1 ] 36th Field AA Battalion
/ ?3 Y% f" W1 z, Q9 v 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment( z0 q1 w7 p# y4 [' F( ^& h+ }( C! f
48th Field AA Battalion
; @( t P" f0 F7 f6 R 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment& [- L6 K0 H, a# ~+ g4 h
49th Field AA Battalion
" \1 @+ ^) s0 \9 d; X; ] 55th Const Co
: ]3 _: K3 Z& t: q5 Y% x 49th Const Co
$ u% j" J5 w6 r+ r @ 17th Naval Construction Battalion
. e ^6 D7 G* H: {+ C% m 47th Road Const Co
2 Z: ?/ X5 J0 |0 p 9th Medium FA Rgt /2
9 p- }9 n+ K4 }# P% h' Q! a 3rd JNAF AF Unit
' H8 O$ {5 |( g 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2 Y; R& h3 W0 x: {' {+ I 56th Field AA Battalion+ W3 C$ {: e# q& Z
21st Army
6 W* s3 F% p I% v- S- N 97th JAAF AF Bn
; Y; A* {; g, ?* e% \ 3rd FF Const Unit , i' J q1 o4 T, ?
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |