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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/ y0 C* H& ^5 B! ^
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ m. I: b- D9 J" b* r/ m/ ]% h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 s$ c# t! I9 c7 f9 q
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 U: F' x$ C- j7 d8 o( G4 c
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes% ^% N) r! }$ l( Y) _+ r# ^
5 { F; W! L. j# DJapanese aircraft
$ h% |1 E! x Y$ r0 C5 f- z N1K5-J George x 18
y$ p3 g2 {! ^1 c Ki-83 x 46: X9 l, ~. s, G3 e# I; ~: \
Ki-84r Frank x 474 c8 ~: U5 T% s. Z
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Allied aircraft
) a4 g: v7 i+ V# c+ U9 A; |1 q% y B-24D Liberator x 6
4 k/ [' u+ Q0 ?0 r P: M9 ~1 p B-24D1 Liberator x 30
: `" a) i9 v0 @% M8 _$ F# J2 U2 G' ` P-38L Lightning x 24# _$ |/ O/ n+ O: q* z2 J% E
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No Japanese losses5 N* d1 b) ~# x* N
# \5 j3 S5 L4 v' R% rAllied aircraft losses
; t/ g0 t- o* ~ J6 B1 x B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged) O+ p E p3 y' c+ ]+ f) p0 o% h
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 K4 n% T& t$ P0 P+ S$ m P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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+ \( t% @7 O G( DAirbase hits 151 k6 L% \4 L' ^0 ~3 o
Airbase supply hits 1/ r8 _: s3 h" h+ s
Runway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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7 O2 `! ]# k+ eWeather in hex: Partial cloud# z9 \, T8 l! C9 C: t, h
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 j; i. W" x/ ~) n! H3 @) gEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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- D+ i K. [! s; }( O* ?Japanese aircraft6 D1 ]& {: c6 w$ v2 v; w
N1K5-J George x 18
: e F' {0 h! X7 j: D# O7 b% } Ki-83 x 39
# f0 D) P( b- r7 h) W3 g* A1 z9 l Ki-84r Frank x 439 |: a- \ F! _0 o) e
6 v) a- x% Z! a) o5 u# rAllied aircraft3 Y% @' ]- h0 c
B-24D Liberator x 94 I( |0 `' L F
8 Q! T& p& g# A) Q- oNo Japanese losses$ Q1 T% u" s4 A( z' p7 b
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Allied aircraft losses$ }* ~7 \7 e, d; l/ ^ l. D
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
! o$ R h* |" C5 ~4 `$ b3 t B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * c- r- Z; T# E
$ V. x0 M! D( sWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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( m& b% Q$ Y, N: x$ B) G, HRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 E2 w7 A; y- x' l, t+ SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. Q1 V! ~8 u7 f5 S. j+ y! y
2 H- a5 A! E4 e/ RJapanese aircraft- @# G2 ?9 z7 i' l9 a$ F/ o, _4 ?' p
N1K5-J George x 17
1 ? A" Y+ h5 X" x/ I: g Ki-83 x 378 ^& g/ K/ o7 |. \" ] d2 c: h+ B
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft$ r% j6 Z& z7 c
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses1 {4 o7 |: U5 k1 c _
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed4 v/ ?1 x K: Y8 L0 _$ n* b1 K S
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Allied aircraft losses& f2 d9 N$ L0 K, O: F
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged- t7 R2 N4 W: p+ p/ D/ E. {
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 _5 K' U% y# Z! u8 K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。; c- G" }8 c( v8 }) e) _5 r
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3 H y+ N0 W9 YGround combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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" [& D" \" |; u _: q* z' kAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 58021 n9 |, u( a. q; | U
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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2 S$ h+ {- ~4 T; F/ |Allied adjusted assault: 7976 ' Q$ a# i* M* T, y
: o' @. ]( a, Y2 g5 ?; UJapanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
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3 y) I+ L# ?, L% o: v: R8 cCombat modifiers
. a* ?0 A) T X5 BDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
3 \2 f' d! ~! U* IAttacker:
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& ^$ z2 q7 h7 x D& d4 h1 JJapanese ground losses:
8 u I! e9 l/ U, Z: C) _. t) k 6937 casualties reported
, \: ~9 w" i! @$ `& B, z, o& u Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
9 k/ T8 Y# D$ U2 Y- S5 Q! [1 H Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled: S4 X) @6 D; _+ g4 M) w
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 i5 G7 V! S( H Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
9 v5 k. [) z' \8 v; y" c( v Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
# _* G3 l! _8 F0 o' ` J: h Units destroyed 34 ]4 R: o, W% }8 _; h
0 _% t9 o# J3 r+ hAllied ground losses:& Y$ h! l+ Z/ m- j% H; t8 Q* c
1437 casualties reported2 |; D5 J0 L5 D8 [) n# I
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
8 X- F1 i3 Z6 Y5 x Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
}+ ~; U1 e: z1 x Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled3 l4 c; a, r) A
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:) k0 y7 h* Q4 T
27th Infantry Division
5 S# ]! h; S+ ?0 o7 m; W: P 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
+ H% t% {* ]* S. j, h 96th Infantry Division
6 Q6 z6 Q' G4 _/ @7 Q2 K 81st Infantry Division
6 d- \* n1 L; T7 x( W# ~0 b$ r0 j 33rd Infantry Division
5 @7 p2 [# l s1 _+ _( A# j- r 2nd Marine Division
3 t% E# |8 }* f( {4 v6 p8 x 10th Indian Division
, R; `, r8 c" F1 R! {+ h# x 37th Infantry Division' I4 W2 V$ f( D6 N# Q3 ] U- d0 \
6th Marine Division/ g, d W; b0 L3 v
3rd Motor Brigade, L+ {" _% q% I
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
0 e- t k5 d6 Z5 v 5th Marine Division. y9 ^$ F2 V2 J0 O9 ^9 B
6th Infantry Division
3 x- T9 ]0 F2 e: }3 v 3rd Cavalry Regiment
; k* f8 Y% W- @ M 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
$ ]- J! C4 Q) P1 r 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
& }4 h: h$ l& O8 D8 H* ]8 Z8 { 2nd NZ Division4 L8 Q- I, P4 |. _& ~4 [
1st Marine Division
% w; M" _/ Y, X' j; U 2nd Army Tank Brigade, B( Y. }6 Q0 L+ j: s& [* w
VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion2 U3 W% X3 \+ M0 M
4th Field Artillery Battalion& j$ q5 U& E* @+ G e: @
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion3 {( u8 _# ?2 z
I Corps Artillery ) s9 m; V, D. D# A; T k+ z
X Corps Artillery 0 B7 }/ r; P0 C
154th FA Bn 4 i& K. m8 S' P, w* c5 b- {
52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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* {; t# l: p# Q7 KDefending units:
, R$ q$ n$ S2 A& o 91st Division
: o% L( y" J w, K 56th Division
) `, g6 M8 r n, |/ \+ e5 O6 b 14th Division
* r* v: F8 j6 o3 m6 B! z Maizuru 1st SNLF( I- z, B5 X! R; d
8th Area Army /1/ d2 O z% e% N7 Q) t+ `
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment4 L% K* Y" f/ p7 B$ z6 i6 @
113th JAAF AF Bn
6 `" X' e8 `/ C- ^. i% a+ Q0 n 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
: T8 Q3 m. E# C( L Gohoku JNAF Base Force
/ i: C) d [7 n/ l9 d6 [ 10th Area Fleet
! r, r G: N6 ]' f7 z& n4 D 72nd JAAF AF Bn 5 z1 a4 e( v4 E8 f7 E& ^- j, w' [
2nd Amphibious Bde /2; U% ?3 P" ]; K
48th Fld AA Bn /2
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9 e2 g& T- {- p* }5 T% ~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。8 E/ H/ P8 P* f5 V5 e* P; _
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' ~+ T. l( T2 i T) Y( SGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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" s, Z# g3 D0 \Allied Bombardment attack
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$ q0 } w- F" LAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 10836 j. A, l/ X4 r; |! u4 D& R
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Japanese ground losses:- w# F( D- C6 x( Z. g1 F
12 casualties reported v7 [5 r, j0 k5 q+ l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 t+ P8 Z. _' |- n9 z. m+ |0 p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 V( g+ q, I3 T8 E$ L& ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ z T, S, ^$ g8 ~& E9 K
' Q& K. i; |- ^# v; l: [Allied ground losses:
7 S( n5 d: K& N! _9 F0 n1 h/ _$ ? 4 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled/ O. B! W, s! }5 @7 z6 |$ ^/ F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* z) r1 _& z: `# v) W Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 X' I1 d9 {6 L5 ` v7 s
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6 {$ x5 B& `2 k5 F: x F% D6 I 11th Australian Division
, n; O1 G% t* C1 C3 B! T 50th Tank Brigade
7 X5 Z9 S/ s; a4 q. J) s 254th Armoured Brigade
- W" L. E! Y$ Y! o* d+ J 93rd Infantry Division) l# _; v* y. w5 |# M
9th Indian Division
' x7 R: P- t. A% c 7th Australian Division
# Z8 i( M/ }4 P0 [$ t" e 18th British Division# E* _) o( [2 G* F
8th Australian Division
( K4 r8 d3 l6 z 32nd Army Tank Brigade
' L7 D! n- t+ Z 31st Armoured Division# P4 ~" u; w+ f1 A9 _7 _. `% g
51st Highland Division- S$ Y6 T L7 n5 |" p7 \9 Y
97th Field Artillery Battalion
s. ~" c; i, w1 u$ h; } 2/16th Field Regiment
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251st Field Artillery Battalion
6 }' L4 W$ i/ {( |; k. m6 m 1st Medium Regiment! q. K6 M+ a$ F7 a% c8 K" ?: w7 P
249th Field Artillery Battalion
+ e) Z8 f$ t$ v6 m2 \3 U, z 108th Tank Attack Regiment2 \; ?7 Y5 D% J$ {; I1 P
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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49th/A Division
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3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
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11th Militia Regiment
# N! e5 n% X' M! c! ` 6th Java Militia Regiment
6 o: z# I# e; Y# a 49th/B Division
8 y; ~% Z7 @: J- W3 _# p 49th/C Division
7 p. I2 \! p. @ 13th Field AF Construction Battalion5 r8 G. I5 \0 e2 I* x, s) p
27th Special Base Force) R7 C) o! m) J5 D7 ]
36th Field AA Battalion
) W# J+ p( |1 j, a* q8 a4 z6 W- Y* g$ s 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment) P0 \* [2 H% Q$ \
48th Field AA Battalion
9 \) I j" I: x5 X& i s 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment u0 T3 y# M5 @9 A3 m; ~
49th Field AA Battalion' L+ f) R( m6 ?8 C5 y
55th Const Co # l+ r( f8 M$ s" |' \
49th Const Co 4 A& m/ s/ m4 j2 P4 ^
17th Naval Construction Battalion
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9th Medium FA Rgt /2" C, H9 O5 e( v9 b
3rd JNAF AF Unit / f) f" t, T V. ]9 t$ |) b/ |
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
8 f/ V( v$ H% X% }4 v 56th Field AA Battalion
" O; e1 h$ X5 X! {3 K1 A' o 21st Army; Q/ M$ e, ^( B4 B
97th JAAF AF Bn 5 O. S9 f% ^: A* Q! o: b" m0 h
3rd FF Const Unit
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