5月23日
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5 s0 ~$ e0 v# s. l' |2 s# @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 Y% P& J6 d" z3 ~4 S# |) t6 x- i# E
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- q3 }+ j6 E5 s+ O' s0 pMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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/ P6 `) L4 F5 b' b5 A2 `# vWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; P8 v+ c( ^. @; s8 y" o) Q. I) k
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes6 c& T6 l# u! f- z- M0 ?' D; Y' @
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Japanese aircraft8 _! S1 p/ a- R
N1K5-J George x 18. ^0 `) f" l1 h& a0 O9 K
Ki-83 x 46; O! Y* H3 @% J5 j1 \, X
Ki-84r Frank x 47
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" D; h2 T/ Q+ t! mAllied aircraft
) y" [3 y0 P# p* p' R B-24D Liberator x 61 Y' V( A& g# z. D0 j2 K: F
B-24D1 Liberator x 30, [6 q/ [, J2 C% d2 i& Y- l/ X4 J
P-38L Lightning x 24
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9 m0 r7 _7 P7 ]- p# r4 xNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) i; O r8 g I K/ g
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
5 g; _9 Z0 s% |# H& w B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
- p! L" H0 b' I7 y8 Z# }# D8 z P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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. \$ J( z% {+ ~3 H9 w- Y. KAirbase hits 157 p9 a! m' z$ E; v# }1 ]
Airbase supply hits 1
6 H+ @9 u5 g8 ]' ~Runway hits 279 ^, A0 I Z6 b. G
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5 g- B4 |$ G! [7 }) t. F5 ?Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* b* l! y2 [# \% \( v' F9 E/ _Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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$ ? l s9 G. u0 F b: T( N" D t9 EJapanese aircraft
9 b, P* ~2 N ~5 r+ D8 u/ }% |0 i N1K5-J George x 180 V* c/ u. M4 @+ m Y
Ki-83 x 39
+ K# {" O% W: r2 E5 ~* V Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
9 Z7 B/ S! w S$ p B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses1 H0 k T# G7 S( n' A# _
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 v, N0 ^: J7 c, K B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 19 n( h* V, y$ R
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7 B/ ?; H# Z) h9 ^3 EMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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; Z) O! q2 _. s$ NWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- M$ f. E3 [. ^3 |0 G T: }" PEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, Y2 ]8 ?$ r V `7 `" QJapanese aircraft
( [! s8 k/ R2 |4 K! [ N1K5-J George x 176 T3 U+ p( \; C
Ki-83 x 37
4 Q: e, O" j- D0 z8 n6 z O Ki-84r Frank x 434 t- b, v' z2 |' H. r; l& S
1 N7 A2 ~ O* g6 M4 l# C1 Q) x6 U6 U$ kAllied aircraft
' p6 N+ u& B7 N& Z T U7 {$ x! w B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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% s* S; m9 O, [# y, f) Y0 t: mJapanese aircraft losses8 Y0 M( e( d N9 _" S3 R- C% [
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed' U% k2 W L! s% i1 v8 g
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: S3 q9 i7 L' T& ] B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged) Y7 d% k3 e: z4 g! X) u0 L! N9 E
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak# X7 n0 X0 U# V
- a9 @* r5 ^7 K- U3 w% 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。) S, r5 C2 T% R, f) G9 h
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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; L0 t4 e5 A: X: A* p+ `8 rAllied Deliberate attack2 Z* K4 K v: V4 f. Y
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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 = 4084 b5 X/ X5 ~+ ?( N
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Allied 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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9 Q' u1 y J k" Z* u7 S/ t' sCombat modifiers
) `: a5 u6 Q5 b+ w& G- w+ |" dDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
' H5 ]/ w+ n) L9 e7 X! vAttacker:
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9 t7 _; X. F% |9 a4 RJapanese ground losses:" z; h7 r+ ^- F) `; @( G# U7 M6 d
6937 casualties reported+ D, S& y( |; }$ {: k) `. H% x( X5 M
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
1 d5 A5 E) W( N+ \8 U4 j) i7 D: Y Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled9 j5 B7 @% ^$ {: x; h
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled9 e, `3 }' g. u3 M% F
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
) t! B+ ]) c4 @$ ] Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)% U6 h) p" j- B
Units destroyed 3& c, l) Z: ~; U5 k7 x
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Allied ground losses:
1 i* Q1 W* f0 {* [ 1437 casualties reported$ w: T" @- @8 t6 }7 Z' b
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
- z7 ~+ b* w* b+ u Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled% F" S; E$ k2 j( D
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled y/ s" X9 a) A' e ^
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)# N1 ]+ X9 @" h6 d; J
! M9 I7 N) R% z1 F( p: k* f$ FAssaulting units:
* M B8 T" h, o' L9 Q 27th Infantry Division, ^5 U- p; M9 |8 e6 |! |. A
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
2 H/ o8 F% n6 A3 D9 \; v7 h# M 96th Infantry Division& V: G) x8 t1 E5 G9 i+ M: f
81st Infantry Division5 ?' [; `2 L8 i1 Q. q
33rd Infantry Division
" }& U( I4 F9 W: v 2nd Marine Division1 Y9 |% p2 `" ?; e# V! M& M; P
10th Indian Division" I, x; H% m- s! Q# A9 e; R |4 R: s
37th Infantry Division2 ]* c( ~* t/ t- `0 F9 X3 Q# t- @
6th Marine Division5 z) R( X! D+ ]5 ~; {' D7 E9 q, y$ ~
3rd Motor Brigade
3 L" E" G1 I: ?* g I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
9 e5 K* v* d' D; N$ H; b 5th Marine Division3 Z3 z& T% \+ ? A6 V
6th Infantry Division4 L1 j5 d& K- A9 ], H# t# l
3rd Cavalry Regiment
" z6 D, b( D* w. K9 E 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion0 J8 B3 N. P C/ U" i0 @
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division, y! E2 e3 T4 k1 d6 h* r$ K
2nd NZ Division
6 o8 L( W7 _5 s4 h 1st Marine Division' v* N5 f7 _$ q6 c+ a2 B; k3 K
2nd Army Tank Brigade% J2 C( m2 P2 h1 Q" F; |* [
VII US Amphib Force $ r! A" l; F2 M) E* W
USAFFE ; F2 y# e* ^+ s P1 E1 W
276th Coastal Artillery Battalion9 n$ t, f9 l0 R7 H9 d
4th Field Artillery Battalion. f5 T1 T" x, ?1 [) W1 J7 N& T' ?( Y
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion/ {& U# [7 }7 X' }
I Corps Artillery / k: z: j' a' S7 O5 W
X Corps Artillery
5 `7 K) \! u- n" O0 p. I 154th FA Bn 7 H I4 D( x5 Q; U8 R; L
52nd Marine Defense Battalion2 k; }9 g; C# O* N
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Defending units:- L/ I4 l( T, D* O8 m
91st Division
3 t) J3 L/ t+ [8 K. J& t$ N 56th Division
7 ^$ E7 o8 G% p0 w+ ]$ S 14th Division
* J) b3 B! S8 a' u! Y Maizuru 1st SNLF
& @+ D* y5 k1 X1 @* \ 8th Area Army /1
Y( W. [# o y2 f: K 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
/ P2 e+ H- j7 T2 t2 D$ ^8 K+ e 113th JAAF AF Bn - [$ a& R* R" L) ?+ I2 v2 [) f& h
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
! G) A/ c9 _4 R# w( y' F2 x. } Gohoku JNAF Base Force
) k/ ?# m7 D# E T; O6 y. f4 M+ a 10th Area Fleet: K" S5 x, E( a" ~& U
72nd JAAF AF Bn
# P* d! e5 | ^6 K. ]9 C% I# S 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
4 x- P% f+ e/ Z' x. [! |, C4 @' N0 G 48th Fld AA Bn /2
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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。
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. Q0 {9 `5 c- y" vGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100). O4 |) E- X* A" K D- {( E. z+ b
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Allied Bombardment attack. h5 w. [9 ^5 i1 t! h: |
' L& d1 }0 e% b9 ^' nAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 40821 K; a w( V4 j
5 S) B$ i* g& X2 sDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083 c$ A% I% f5 N5 Z0 B p% J
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Japanese ground losses:5 i. @- r% V. H- j2 {
12 casualties reported" @3 |5 W' \, ]0 o+ _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* `; |) E) h7 a' }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 u5 v9 J0 X8 K7 `0 }+ K' q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 e" K- Y7 O% ?8 k$ {+ j. n" \Allied ground losses:
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: ~5 Y' ]0 S. r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Q! Q1 w' x1 w4 m; T
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
" E1 O, O# u/ o1 o( }5 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- y( L1 Y- U6 K* `2 Q/ t Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
4 _9 w/ M* D3 @ M/ D& @ 11th Australian Division
# \7 n, {: u' k# H1 T4 P5 [ 50th Tank Brigade H2 D/ k( O3 o* J
254th Armoured Brigade
; J3 A& Z! Z1 N& w/ i" F3 ~" W 93rd Infantry Division( g" A# e/ S. Z7 H; x+ ]
9th Indian Division
3 ], `# {# X, P. {6 b# I( {. H 7th Australian Division
! l1 B) B; t! j8 V 18th British Division
7 W9 s1 t$ c( A' `# c 8th Australian Division6 b3 u& B, f# q2 W
32nd Army Tank Brigade
! H) i$ J# C0 m2 c" F 31st Armoured Division
8 t+ L; I$ ~- ?/ O) C 51st Highland Division$ v3 U1 N0 _- A5 p
97th Field Artillery Battalion- w$ n2 A- t. J1 j
2/16th Field Regiment
# s) q) v: {( f4 Z8 U XI US Corps
+ c6 p5 Z) m1 R- \+ l/ p8 F I 251st Field Artillery Battalion
$ ^5 T- [- d3 z& i( E; g 1st Medium Regiment# S$ k1 x5 w% @6 u# ]* H
249th Field Artillery Battalion" j6 |# _) a' t- _
108th Tank Attack Regiment
9 A: N# q# r9 q, s 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment* [0 r' m) }6 w, W) V
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49th/A Division( e. E8 P0 D6 q$ V. B+ L: u3 C
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade' f' U- W1 O7 s: Y
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade4 x1 G1 n% M8 @9 h L
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment, o! p% g8 S# Q7 i( d) [
11th Militia Regiment
, Z7 ?3 ~7 w \: t0 e6 z 6th Java Militia Regiment! X0 x$ a: j, G8 x( y
49th/B Division
% e1 _9 o; z" e: ~3 N- \! R 49th/C Division* F' Q. B! ^7 M% ^: Z
13th Field AF Construction Battalion
6 O, @6 z4 K1 ^ 27th Special Base Force; e! r4 R( A8 t! B& V
36th Field AA Battalion
( W2 O% P" v. n" x8 G! g 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment% I- |) e& S- l
48th Field AA Battalion6 S, s6 F: ~9 w9 o. y
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4 J6 t7 Q- T3 Q 49th Field AA Battalion
( C1 z; y H! T/ E s) }# j 55th Const Co
6 r, h8 g" Q) L0 W 49th Const Co
" s$ n4 m$ b* b V2 L& B% R 17th Naval Construction Battalion- S& |, h; E% s2 @
47th Road Const Co
0 F6 ]: |/ I/ b$ n) ] 9th Medium FA Rgt /2
6 Y4 p/ i8 n% I# L5 X7 P( I 3rd JNAF AF Unit
, H# `; ^, ], v+ {2 C+ x 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment$ n& H! [3 T+ \$ l2 {) y
56th Field AA Battalion& B+ L) k5 ?8 y! R9 t: l
21st Army
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3rd FF Const Unit , q3 i" R7 N9 M: c: G0 F; ?
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |