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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
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, a# n/ x( J! E3 F, x2 D$ QMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 z% W$ N6 W5 L! i" l4 K- w* C
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ Z j' W! H3 u W" `; q
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft y" c- o* G# {6 Q7 v
N1K5-J George x 18
4 C4 Y% ?6 q1 ~$ y( U+ v6 K& ?; l Ki-83 x 468 \; H) W2 A' A: L& |. H
Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft+ H# C7 h$ @* o5 B7 ]% r
B-24D Liberator x 6
4 h; f- J7 T5 Y: J/ L* S8 T6 ] B-24D1 Liberator x 30# P! t1 m! t6 L: `0 a$ q
P-38L Lightning x 24
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# G; \6 F3 [2 F: xNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* Q+ H" f. J7 ~ G( [9 W
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
4 t* x) w: [3 V- h B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
9 W( b' Q/ c( s: P( A P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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2 A( R9 x. i5 w' o" S6 ZAirbase hits 15) `- g4 U& y! B: a
Airbase supply hits 1. e7 G" K' K7 P% g- T4 v
Runway hits 27' V" i3 d: Z1 k! S0 Z
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 4 E0 n& m7 Y& O
( O( h/ L4 @7 r2 ^' AWeather in hex: Partial cloud% P/ o6 v+ g0 O) o; d/ ]
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& D6 [9 H. c5 e- b' |5 T# k3 \6 AEstimated time to target is 13 minutes$ n4 c' t! I2 [8 m3 F9 K
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Japanese aircraft* J( }1 h0 r2 z& i d4 @
N1K5-J George x 18
. l Z1 o' n- H9 } Ki-83 x 39
. F3 |. L7 T7 L5 E; j; g Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
) u7 w% c, w; p9 J B-24D Liberator x 9$ _. N9 z4 K9 e5 c9 Z
& G! T! ?* ]7 W! L* GNo Japanese losses1 T, o( z! J/ Q6 V# [7 m. f
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9 b+ X5 m) v- N B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged& Q8 `+ ~5 h/ }6 m' c* i# i: a
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak5 e1 ~: n& N) o3 }7 j
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Airbase hits 1) m' I* m) F: C Y
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " C6 h. b3 z) g5 p, A
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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! T. e1 J: I, BRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( z/ U& G9 \' J$ X* ZEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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y! D+ x' g6 eJapanese aircraft% T; V( {' m$ r4 [6 _
N1K5-J George x 17
- L0 Q5 p: K' Y Ki-83 x 37, e4 t5 ]9 l/ w- U' W9 K
Ki-84r Frank x 43, n$ w0 d3 W7 \# n9 g) X# e/ I
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Allied aircraft* _8 w4 W+ E& I" Y9 I n
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ D9 f$ U" U% ~( V8 ^ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) G7 ~9 m7 P) |' ` B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 S, ~# a( z2 S, z9 J 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。: u/ G% {+ |% m0 ^2 U4 F6 Y7 X( o- D
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack0 n) V2 j0 n& n# N- P- R
3 L( c- y% n. k. e5 C1 rAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802' z1 k( Q, M3 L8 _/ [. a- K
0 ]/ B1 c. s8 d& y# F9 ?: sDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 4086 [8 U5 U1 G; h; X5 r$ }
& v# \+ a& j C7 b3 D# [Allied adjusted assault: 7976 1 r' S# r) C6 V" v* ?
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 % w% t! e$ k. i) C" }. R
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 $ R6 h0 P7 V) J D% g1 P6 K
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)$ T* P. h/ b3 C. a
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:' P$ X- ]; c5 Q- _1 |7 b3 W' j
6937 casualties reported/ f6 U/ ?2 |, O9 @
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled6 S* s, d$ F! x; W+ C L" B
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled. h3 H; E8 P0 f1 j3 k
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled4 f) Z6 W. G8 v4 E5 W" I
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)7 |. J3 i0 T+ `! O6 u# Q! F
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 {% ~& z7 I7 i2 h3 B
Units destroyed 3; t2 v6 f( I! c; ^- D z# y H: S
6 P7 {* {* X+ k. o8 e2 FAllied ground losses:% V- }$ a$ `" H1 v* a
1437 casualties reported% n" s" e5 d0 R# O2 G5 [8 D U
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled1 G/ a! `8 p7 @- p5 Q* T' d. j
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled+ q/ E0 k7 H! [3 u% T% p
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
; o- P! p3 i6 r8 h+ I Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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+ B2 m- ^; o1 d, ^+ y" UAssaulting units:4 e t$ y3 ]" D# T/ ^4 X9 D
27th Infantry Division
6 V. J# k' Q$ m; r/ V% t' ~ 16th Light Cavalry Regiment7 v; `5 d2 T7 Y4 m
96th Infantry Division( u* p: P Q, u- O! B
81st Infantry Division7 |9 ^7 m ?$ Z& g" X
33rd Infantry Division3 a- n# [ @6 ]' G' D6 h- L) h# @/ p
2nd Marine Division
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37th Infantry Division
P& p+ O: U+ b 6th Marine Division
. g$ p. J C0 V3 r 3rd Motor Brigade
0 g. w. [& q5 q, X5 \ |- v I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment5 N; l1 o* V: V3 e+ V8 l
5th Marine Division. |7 i+ ~" _* [& @$ S3 a
6th Infantry Division
2 L0 }; i2 F' \* S$ H 3rd Cavalry Regiment& O h0 @. @6 n; f
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion" t9 u1 N" b4 Q
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division+ f% p" b+ c" J, \7 C0 L
2nd NZ Division
! |+ v& S0 w! ]! v& \6 ?4 ? 1st Marine Division
F; ^5 c$ u, B 2nd Army Tank Brigade2 C3 k/ T! K3 s B" w1 v9 O+ U
VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
7 R! M5 ~7 d( W' X% s/ q 4th Field Artillery Battalion5 Z4 H- r7 \' D3 y5 g6 n! y+ A
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion" `# C' H6 o* V& {
I Corps Artillery , J5 _/ `& g" O# N
X Corps Artillery
4 {+ } {' z. N8 g- i 154th FA Bn
6 U! L; L: J8 H. Z1 q% c* ^ 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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91st Division. d+ z5 {+ B: W7 [# x
56th Division
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Maizuru 1st SNLF* s& o! M: j5 k0 h1 U# _
8th Area Army /1
: T7 X( o" m5 { d5 e) r 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment* D1 x9 M2 p6 d9 K$ N7 H
113th JAAF AF Bn
- d4 k) C! I4 y# F# \5 {# U b 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4 {0 n: L) W: [/ Z Gohoku JNAF Base Force1 c) i6 @7 g. q5 ?4 U" k9 N
10th Area Fleet
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2nd Amphibious Bde /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。, ?* b8 [5 a3 P* n; s" a
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. P$ s2 V) ]$ D3 XGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100): c1 o% r/ Z4 `; S. ?
/ I: r4 W6 D4 h5 x" Y2 l: LAllied Bombardment attack) ]! v x/ _( x e2 @6 b
( ^( Y/ L& F3 D/ e0 D$ TAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082, s1 x; E8 ~; d/ ]
0 ]- _$ i# U; Z+ u' v+ QDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 j+ Q0 e( R1 W8 ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* D! R3 F% d( M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# w7 J7 [% a) W/ q- G5 [7 Z! N
4 J7 W G: L$ R, iAllied ground losses: d0 e" ^! m2 P9 u
4 casualties reported9 E5 ~! I" P5 Y( ^1 K% K' a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) E' |7 G! c( w9 N) {
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled X! M' [ X9 K/ v6 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: n7 f: ~. d" f Y6 I# I C1 M! j
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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. I, R" N4 O: X 11th Australian Division
! d$ N% r$ u9 Y2 Q( k) l 50th Tank Brigade
. D W7 H7 J! N. W' z( h X 254th Armoured Brigade
3 @' C {+ q y! e1 G1 \7 X0 v 93rd Infantry Division T a2 }% v3 b
9th Indian Division4 R# q& D3 y6 T; Z
7th Australian Division
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8th Australian Division2 G/ K7 C$ B! ~! {. Q
32nd Army Tank Brigade! k) A6 a! K) _ t
31st Armoured Division
" n4 y) m" v/ Z# Y4 A0 l8 ~6 ?- \ 51st Highland Division! z' U8 S/ @$ e4 O- d7 M
97th Field Artillery Battalion- C6 {# v" {8 e6 I, ~" K2 c- e
2/16th Field Regiment
U8 i/ {4 M9 W% [: j XI US Corps
0 {3 E$ m1 k8 N4 G. o 251st Field Artillery Battalion2 j! R% g2 b1 W* O/ f0 o
1st Medium Regiment
7 s" H$ I1 B- o- H 249th Field Artillery Battalion
) _$ w" m7 T: f, R8 N. x/ L 108th Tank Attack Regiment5 O v2 _4 ]. @3 H; a9 |- K
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment9 `' j5 p- n. B6 y5 m
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Defending units:
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22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade2 Y* X' l! ?' B+ O4 {7 }" H
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
$ D; x, E8 H1 @! v) ?* p 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment8 q$ j$ W! Z! W* O5 g
11th Militia Regiment
. A; p, T, R( E" @4 [( M 6th Java Militia Regiment
4 |4 x! R# {( X; k) L- e 49th/B Division7 y! u9 p" E$ {4 U
49th/C Division3 j6 U- C# q5 Q6 I% _2 b6 L
13th Field AF Construction Battalion' [! e/ s9 H' |3 ~9 a( k. U
27th Special Base Force
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3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
, n) L! C9 `$ z0 H 48th Field AA Battalion
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49th Field AA Battalion6 c+ B& g, t: e4 y; e& Q$ M# Q
55th Const Co
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17th Naval Construction Battalion1 o$ C. X- W& V- R" H
47th Road Const Co
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3rd JNAF AF Unit
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56th Field AA Battalion
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97th JAAF AF Bn ! p4 v/ a; W, ~1 A
3rd FF Const Unit
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