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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$ N2 N, A7 I; T9 E; b
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 k, a2 o& N) b' J; x
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. r! t% ^% h( _' e/ \8 dRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# ]( A5 u! V% E$ @( [2 [1 G
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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9 N7 z& }: @9 V* rJapanese aircraft
/ a& c; o2 }, D* P1 j8 [ N1K5-J George x 18
$ T3 Q, t$ e3 m! f Ki-83 x 46
/ E2 U P) n9 C- P* r- P+ x8 a Ki-84r Frank x 476 H) z5 q/ D+ ]9 O1 S" L/ E
8 C: {% ^+ A& V" g! ^+ k+ Q5 UAllied aircraft
, x6 z) W. v. s* X# u2 i) q2 u B-24D Liberator x 6
3 R- [9 V) F2 R- M+ J. k B-24D1 Liberator x 30
; o6 w. j1 @. h7 N- M+ X. z P-38L Lightning x 24
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9 v- W3 L, u) G6 g/ z2 A- BNo Japanese losses. P4 o/ |; s# `0 [2 m, D+ g' r
% C5 S# @$ a3 x! x C6 vAllied aircraft losses
; I! V- z. `; d B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
8 m* \: Y. J8 j& y: N B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
, z! v: }+ _* ^ T: T P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed/ U, }8 k. L' Z7 A$ h
% X2 p) |5 _$ n; o& ]% |/ tAirbase hits 153 h5 @. Y. C. h5 Y, U0 O
Airbase supply hits 1
3 M/ w$ _! ^& v0 s+ |Runway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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3 `' g; ]1 w& T D" N- lWeather in hex: Partial cloud" L3 s* I$ o/ G
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' }! A# P, k& ^$ x H6 z
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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& |$ J1 S! b3 p3 y B: yJapanese aircraft
+ d- f: c; B% |) ? N1K5-J George x 18
( k+ j1 l* o! @" i/ O& S Ki-83 x 39
5 ^4 o$ T$ S! u& f5 B! i2 E Ki-84r Frank x 43
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# c9 X8 ]. J! o: v8 `Allied aircraft( y: x5 E. o1 e- S/ ~ M- f; c
B-24D Liberator x 97 {1 R; a X0 N! j
% j9 [5 S3 l/ X9 c/ a1 J6 _0 BNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 M5 _: b5 P& q& C P a
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged5 V9 X' @3 }9 v/ b) ]/ W
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak! k) [$ T9 a9 R& a' M, {
* m2 Q5 A9 C+ P4 h$ GAirbase hits 1
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, P1 a9 w5 |+ \5 t7 s9 cMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 c4 x* G- @! K# q% o$ z7 m( N
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* }) H ~# e; _# x. h7 HEstimated time to target is 12 minutes- e6 \7 A1 H. A
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N1K5-J George x 17
0 u6 z& w' }# o, {3 I& ^! i Ki-83 x 37) W' D8 S3 ]7 c; l8 D6 R
Ki-84r Frank x 43# S2 f1 @' h4 V- h7 y4 z
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Allied aircraft* x2 v8 L5 k3 ] S
B-24D1 Liberator x 82 Z$ Z- ?# o) w z7 R f3 V% [! x
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Japanese aircraft losses
# Q6 N* S( i/ b+ c" Q* T Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed0 B( N# f$ j' p) ^ ^. A6 d- z
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B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
) h! B/ w/ r, L B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak2 G l' ^1 s5 d! ] P: B6 D$ ~
9 X+ C1 ^ A+ X- p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。3 A3 K0 j* L2 ?- j, S
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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# \& V" o" M: `" [1 kAllied Deliberate attack. @8 l' j# {- |, V1 \# U: n
6 s9 x- {" N9 l9 W8 VAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802: V4 I+ u& r9 c( G/ u" z' b
$ i2 w* ~$ j( |Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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# m4 F5 M) b3 q! d6 I1 G' YAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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6 O+ F; b! c8 LJapanese adjusted defense: 289 4 Y" A# l( b6 X& Y
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 9 `; Z! n- M$ N9 F! F
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
1 i2 j8 Y* Z# m! ]& U+ t 6937 casualties reported
- C3 _% Y$ e- Q V4 } Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled# }2 \# t g/ `
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled, d" `! R3 p8 ?5 |( \
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled! e0 i% G3 P( o5 [ t! E8 o' X
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: o) L$ {& x2 H( m" B Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 L; R) W) Q2 y2 Q
Units destroyed 3. K2 {3 t8 w5 r. ^
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Allied ground losses:
& O6 `4 g* j3 m 1437 casualties reported7 H$ x" L! D+ h4 Z3 D) F
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
! z: Z" r P$ P9 K0 J3 m7 ` Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
: d! h2 k8 l( p" ?1 p# p# X6 ~4 B Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
% z0 ^; e, W2 c Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:0 G: w9 l8 j% b2 l; G/ ~
27th Infantry Division# Y: z$ B" H h7 {3 n/ _
16th Light Cavalry Regiment1 O, N* n6 |8 r5 d5 O; G2 b; M! Z
96th Infantry Division8 [& ^7 o2 g$ l P" `: ~
81st Infantry Division
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2nd Marine Division. h+ k5 z& _+ }4 I" O
10th Indian Division
8 D* W+ q: D A5 s 37th Infantry Division
. g' l0 ~6 p8 C8 Q8 ] 6th Marine Division
: t8 T' C/ o+ o( r+ \ 3rd Motor Brigade
) I$ _+ i8 s* H- p8 u9 o2 j2 T I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment" \& j* f, p# o
5th Marine Division) p, h# Q/ u4 f
6th Infantry Division: t: f- i, E+ p5 I
3rd Cavalry Regiment
+ \8 b" ?" h. a' e7 ?. q 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
/ J8 r& N% n% G3 W. k2 b: _( [! n5 G 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
" ]9 _7 i( I( m5 a1 s2 b 2nd NZ Division% E; k( R0 |* P e- }! u
1st Marine Division, y) ~3 O$ ]0 W" q" Z0 F
2nd Army Tank Brigade: _! J7 r5 ?* Q3 l3 o- {! O
VII US Amphib Force & \8 b! G+ ?% q: A
USAFFE
/ l8 F9 G n* I5 K4 R 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion2 E3 q2 z* d0 C! r: w
4th Field Artillery Battalion" v) @" ]" u2 {* S; [8 z
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion% V1 M4 U7 p' u
I Corps Artillery 3 C6 a4 S7 [6 Q; t
X Corps Artillery : [! C; F" t1 S' f5 P6 J! l, L
154th FA Bn
: i7 N8 R. d# x( w 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:
4 b8 [3 Q' k8 I2 w) B 91st Division
$ \; M2 V7 U# o: s) k 56th Division! D, u3 ^; B o+ B/ i7 T3 F' l
14th Division! R0 ^7 ^% _: y0 ?* `. r0 T) [
Maizuru 1st SNLF
) \7 G0 S. ~* Q( f5 z# c+ ^0 c 8th Area Army /1% ^9 G$ h9 C( H
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2 `* L1 \0 Z$ X6 f 113th JAAF AF Bn
* [2 \0 n* g/ A 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
" ?4 L( G5 E1 |7 d Gohoku JNAF Base Force
0 F' @! `+ k% _$ c! y! B4 Z 10th Area Fleet& V6 [: q* X5 K( c$ U* B, a5 }0 Q
72nd JAAF AF Bn ! ]; o* \/ u( y: q- M* V8 O4 m
2nd Amphibious Bde /2, _0 |& L; w$ z- t6 D' `- c
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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! X5 Z9 Q6 B! l+ ` z( a# H! _Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)7 O1 v* E3 Q, C( N/ @# x& F: ]7 z
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Allied Bombardment attack
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$ n: i5 Y9 r5 x X! @Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 10831 F q# g1 Z0 W z
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Japanese ground losses:' V- q* P$ U% [( e( R' W
12 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 w. \- Y' U$ |" n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# W" N, M' x! v$ O) R/ x
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ G. ~/ [- S# d p6 x. O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 r3 L3 i4 j! ?" F/ v6 ?
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
) z# P1 g2 b& S7 s 11th Australian Division
( u2 C0 b) v1 J( E7 w. Y$ } 50th Tank Brigade* p1 v$ L$ t% f0 h, o$ e2 `
254th Armoured Brigade7 g( U6 C( y, C9 W- i' X& F
93rd Infantry Division
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7th Australian Division
& k" V, }' E( y, P8 W- j2 f( S 18th British Division
; b5 z( E3 @6 i' [7 ] 8th Australian Division8 }9 t7 o1 d9 J4 ` x) q3 d1 |
32nd Army Tank Brigade
; n# H/ V$ @ I+ ~ 31st Armoured Division$ X! X. \% d* W7 @; P/ U3 O
51st Highland Division
! f: Z( B# R, v1 Z: ] 97th Field Artillery Battalion7 g6 a; F( }1 R' e- }$ L
2/16th Field Regiment
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251st Field Artillery Battalion
: Y. R) s F( P/ ?# E9 D; h 1st Medium Regiment7 q. a! ?' l. {+ V5 L+ z! b
249th Field Artillery Battalion
) R( o8 p2 c1 R4 A2 B3 ? 108th Tank Attack Regiment. K( Z+ s% r( n% k3 |& K
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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49th/A Division8 q* j* U& f k8 ^1 y X
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade) F$ o: O+ L2 J" @& @5 M
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade% E/ V+ o, |1 o$ Y, Y
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
. _) j# _& ?' E' l6 g4 R 11th Militia Regiment( p: c) {" N0 c: M M9 `
6th Java Militia Regiment8 t) b+ H/ H, ~3 X9 }
49th/B Division
' @8 f' z$ Z% V! d/ \ 49th/C Division5 f$ T) U/ B. @# h
13th Field AF Construction Battalion
& k+ d+ p8 m2 y 27th Special Base Force8 t/ o0 N1 u1 y, R/ |
36th Field AA Battalion
' r @5 _: o. `! g* Q8 \ 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 ?: i- t, J% w E$ j z& M% t5 W
48th Field AA Battalion R( R$ s, L5 p! E# T% T* X
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- @* F0 w( W- D' W. { 49th Field AA Battalion- R2 d$ d* \6 W4 N7 n4 @
55th Const Co
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% X w6 K/ P- J% T$ P; z5 g" S 17th Naval Construction Battalion; k7 ?. ?7 [/ t& }
47th Road Const Co * F, S3 e2 E' q1 u, |! \0 M& A7 X
9th Medium FA Rgt /2, r0 l+ \8 T) a: H5 B4 S
3rd JNAF AF Unit
. I& U2 ~ F- ]- ^" p& `' z 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
* K5 e8 {! x4 d& p 56th Field AA Battalion9 ~' l0 O5 X4 n7 w2 }' e
21st Army4 w4 }5 z1 L5 H' a1 Z
97th JAAF AF Bn
/ [9 g0 p5 j0 J) u4 l 3rd FF Const Unit
+ H% L# N2 v( s& u( m q) `" J2 ?. t 12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |