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$ I5 S# z- j5 _, [' |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8 D- H k* |" C1 _* s% h. |% s% C
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. p" N9 R( |, S: w) S# ]+ EMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." f; v" `2 d4 V! U4 e/ i& ]- |5 f
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" c1 h3 {1 W3 ?2 D3 S, E$ i" G7 A
N1K5-J George x 18
# w+ r; K' o9 m; P" F+ A' q Ki-83 x 462 ~9 z# E/ Y$ l* O! u2 o. Q
Ki-84r Frank x 471 I0 F: z6 H! A$ V8 O
! M' e+ I' F6 Y. l7 C2 l; MAllied aircraft
/ I M0 i$ l5 O8 i+ Q. v4 r B-24D Liberator x 6
/ @0 d. a1 _2 [# b B-24D1 Liberator x 30
* X" I$ t# A6 f7 l P-38L Lightning x 242 D" y; B( n7 j: O! |* V
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 J$ ~, w1 L! ~; H) T6 y2 \0 g: p B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged4 Y, i0 G% e0 ]+ b
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
9 [, d! y9 ]+ [ P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed3 O* b5 R- ~; N. W6 r
y( y! A8 w2 F$ [8 Z. |9 rAirbase hits 15
9 S4 i! q) } F6 A4 `Airbase supply hits 1, \+ R3 F7 W1 ]
Runway hits 27" T( \# p% E# X- q% o* h
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 |& g9 t7 ?; X7 v1 L: o
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6 _$ V. M- O! J6 a; E+ vRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 u) y$ `, ?" }/ u& GEstimated time to target is 13 minutes5 Z0 [2 V8 P v' l3 m
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Japanese aircraft6 r! d1 K5 \9 y: ?7 w+ f+ r. c
N1K5-J George x 18
0 S: C9 L" O8 ]/ e Ki-83 x 39
2 u6 C8 ^5 Q0 R3 d+ n3 d Ki-84r Frank x 43 T% s2 P5 G% \9 g+ k
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Allied aircraft
) n2 U+ b$ h( P6 W B-24D Liberator x 9! A- a# ^; O2 g8 K* y
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No Japanese losses3 n# F! \$ D1 h P- H! H' R! t8 r" J+ g
) `' r: W! j3 X. oAllied aircraft losses
0 r: O5 }1 H+ d0 D" P B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged- |/ n; i; J! I
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak' e! }3 j7 y$ Q. U7 X$ T
/ r8 D9 m3 V% I7 _/ j# {* oAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 y2 b' Q' f1 BRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- i. ?' a7 p# D- l/ x" G( ~
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* X8 Y& \& L4 V; J7 j0 ]7 n9 Z- a; _
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Japanese aircraft0 k! C" f2 v2 W" R( x' _. c; O0 n |
N1K5-J George x 17
9 u3 R- U/ M$ \% K Ki-83 x 37
4 w W" C* d! R, y9 r Ki-84r Frank x 43
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' y$ M- m% V" @ B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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1 A/ {5 b- g) {$ j _9 L" [" [Japanese aircraft losses" K: f' J; h6 o, t: O# y6 [
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed' Y' U2 f; _# i8 r- h3 W4 W
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B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged3 A( B T- ~) c( U9 R* Q+ r
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak) G% H- D3 C, a9 b2 r9 K/ f. e
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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。- v0 B+ d3 P5 _. \6 t( M
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, ~ i; \+ B6 ?( P( UGround combat at Manado (75,99): G5 u1 j2 o- Q; n i6 m0 u
1 p! x5 l7 }4 S; n7 c2 HAllied Deliberate attack4 _# w' @* _, [- H
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802# x- V5 t2 @2 J) _0 n- l+ p$ m" u
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408 x3 A2 u& i9 |9 X6 T2 Y
0 b% X! n. c! _Allied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 6 g$ |# G+ X7 {4 F
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
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8 ]4 s; o4 \( ~Combat modifiers" ?8 t& Z& G. m5 Y
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-); z( a: B: x, ]8 e
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
* O; m8 ^! P7 C, b; x 6937 casualties reported* Q3 A) P4 ~' J$ `5 I( b" }
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
/ c$ {. p( E* s7 a9 l Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
5 K9 l, m9 d* C3 V Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled1 e) y5 T6 f; k- F5 B0 r) k
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: p, \4 k/ h) q3 d) A0 T: K+ b Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled). Y" P$ P7 e7 p+ v1 J. F
Units destroyed 3
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# a u; Z8 `# |" r& }1 [4 Z3 FAllied ground losses:
5 ^) s% w8 c& Q" z, i 1437 casualties reported
% B6 j7 M4 ^, M" D0 w4 `# v4 U Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled5 Q! U9 \. j8 M' |' ~7 a5 v
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled; k; D2 j, r) }$ |
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
5 c9 P' l7 j/ Z# K) [5 B3 R Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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: {2 S9 Q# G4 m T; X$ yAssaulting units:1 s7 @% r8 b2 e0 m+ {5 O& v: g
27th Infantry Division8 |1 ] i. X5 Y( x0 `6 M4 T; g
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
2 O6 K/ X! W! r7 E5 s 96th Infantry Division' \2 b0 U' P' o& K+ I
81st Infantry Division9 `- n/ s0 J) ?. N! v
33rd Infantry Division4 G# k: e0 e! \8 e
2nd Marine Division4 z6 d% ]0 l4 W. p2 S* L6 Y( V0 a x
10th Indian Division" E. q0 T! I$ E9 F" e
37th Infantry Division
% _5 ~6 Z+ W! y$ V* ~# ~ 6th Marine Division3 l; q- N/ r- @7 U S7 r
3rd Motor Brigade
" c R0 V2 \% R# F I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
$ Q4 N" A9 N+ u, s h: } 5th Marine Division5 \- j- _; k' {
6th Infantry Division5 }# F2 e2 D% t: D2 H- y) |, h
3rd Cavalry Regiment
, T7 G4 b! Q z7 s' N. m- }. a2 U: _ 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
7 F# ~8 j/ G. r 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
$ ~$ p! i+ F E 2nd NZ Division
; ~5 `/ P3 K1 I4 d' p 1st Marine Division5 g# R$ G6 c+ |/ a; \- K
2nd Army Tank Brigade; O. g W2 q* @* Q4 w
VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion/ J7 k8 R% Z9 K6 {+ E
4th Field Artillery Battalion: a( N* s9 B9 ?/ M" W
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion$ ?# R- O+ m6 W* |' t5 p1 H2 g! ~& B
I Corps Artillery ' S! K7 j q% I( O" {4 |1 W& i
X Corps Artillery
$ T* y9 G% p+ _8 g 154th FA Bn 8 u( R5 w3 M% d/ T" v X1 P# d
52nd Marine Defense Battalion$ f3 I' z6 a* j6 X( W# F( _
/ J7 i, O2 c5 U' E, BDefending units:
& [. }, I5 [* W$ V 91st Division
1 c. U" f2 _5 g/ Z 56th Division
2 u+ q) J$ p' o. ^8 K- [ 14th Division3 H/ d! x3 M2 b; t2 C' C) N# ]
Maizuru 1st SNLF( T0 B1 A9 s% ]
8th Area Army /1
?# }" H; b) ?9 u% e9 n& @: L- J 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment, X$ R) P9 J3 Q7 V: J. k
113th JAAF AF Bn # P; T/ A5 ^1 G' ^' n
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
* k; F: Z; o3 s6 W* W Gohoku JNAF Base Force
3 x3 m& \" T! w- r 10th Area Fleet
2 F: i' }& O" W8 p* }5 [ 72nd JAAF AF Bn , y1 U9 {9 C( T
2nd Amphibious Bde /2" R3 j* T. b" R4 X! }5 B( a$ Z
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。: n- H0 T5 O3 \- }
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7 T5 I; o' Z r- mGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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9 z! J! s8 P( O1 N% PAllied Bombardment attack
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) G& Z3 C- [' G' X5 k. NAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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. l z: k' Q0 Q* [/ IDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 10836 C' N ~! K; n
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Japanese ground losses:
, v4 [' W0 i# D0 ` 12 casualties reported
5 B! n$ U) z* S3 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ ^5 e( t9 j! k( d* k6 ` |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) T' Y) c) |$ ^; ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; p8 Y5 }4 w: {5 q
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Allied ground losses:
$ v7 Z* E% t. t6 G7 m0 a1 K 4 casualties reported
) R& a4 _0 r8 ]' X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) N# [5 j( z: F! h6 O6 S; T Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled1 O! F+ ^5 Y* p1 q% r; o. r% O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 `4 {$ r% M" w# z* M% B/ t
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled): E% `, F( }, h/ r( R3 S- W" n; a
7 S; p: X6 M& V/ ^9 P6 LAssaulting units:
0 @5 V/ B9 r+ I$ v 11th Australian Division, a% Q: P8 v! w! K9 J9 ]* Z1 D, K! X
50th Tank Brigade
8 o# m1 v& Z; r7 ~6 K; _ q/ j 254th Armoured Brigade x' v7 n1 s q r
93rd Infantry Division
- y5 O! b4 K8 q1 i9 C& Z( A+ y; g 9th Indian Division* Y- O! ^# v: a0 P1 Z1 i
7th Australian Division
8 d) a' Z1 U6 _ 18th British Division# i3 K# I# X" ?5 G/ @
8th Australian Division" z( b& Y" U) e6 X
32nd Army Tank Brigade
7 g, a v% I5 V. Z, N6 i/ M( @; h 31st Armoured Division, G: L6 @* b5 |4 ]2 x8 R' p& y
51st Highland Division- [" f9 O' y {9 f* `
97th Field Artillery Battalion! q' j3 {: M0 C; y. F! C
2/16th Field Regiment5 D9 G X. e% Y8 _: R- s4 [
XI US Corps5 |& w3 ]. C3 ?7 M# p: F+ V
251st Field Artillery Battalion
. |4 C! S T9 f+ N2 Q 1st Medium Regiment# [, E3 t- R$ }. X8 W) B# ~
249th Field Artillery Battalion8 a4 i( S6 X: f8 M$ C6 z* j( J
108th Tank Attack Regiment
: ^) i5 ^( m- d4 d/ k 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment$ d5 e8 [8 k% ^
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Defending units:
3 j5 i2 [( R; U2 g 49th/A Division
* ?- U$ e2 n ?3 m$ L8 c& L 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
6 {- p+ r1 S8 b; O8 M7 y3 h% m1 Y! X 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade* c% u w9 X2 o p0 ?
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment+ F% ~( x) g) r$ j; C% L$ d: K
11th Militia Regiment, y! e5 k+ c- {6 C! b0 ?- Z6 M( Y/ d
6th Java Militia Regiment
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49th/C Division" ^' M" U* e4 j$ B
13th Field AF Construction Battalion" O% l0 Q2 k& I
27th Special Base Force
# Y* A# _7 h* a4 |2 Y 36th Field AA Battalion8 k+ E7 j3 X4 K$ ?' t
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment0 }( ^5 Y( C- ]7 ~5 R
48th Field AA Battalion- B. j, D9 t* s0 y+ b: M7 M
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment; a& ]* Y: P) p( |1 m
49th Field AA Battalion9 ]0 U( }7 V# C4 k
55th Const Co 5 Q' m& |; K! m2 S' Z
49th Const Co ( N" p7 _& B% r% R) E h
17th Naval Construction Battalion
9 A' k& y- |) K- ^' { 47th Road Const Co , @9 {& j9 {: L
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
! y+ `, `& w4 h. K8 h 3rd JNAF AF Unit ! w7 v. ?* X) ^; q+ b& a
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3 Z; x7 t% E: ?- _! s 56th Field AA Battalion
8 l2 F4 h4 F1 j6 g# ?2 | 21st Army S: s" L" D" e& p
97th JAAF AF Bn
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S9 J% r+ I5 p 12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |