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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- W! T! f# }) B. L8 {( z' g* E o
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* ?, g2 }$ [2 TMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 v# ], l% X2 i% w" r
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4 e, ^* P9 O. B6 O- X! s% t0 DRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; k9 L6 |& G8 ~Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 j+ |" H% R( G& Q
N1K5-J George x 18
$ e P( @2 I7 R$ ` Ki-83 x 46
3 o/ }& ^5 q" S& W, U3 P, b" n Ki-84r Frank x 47# |. T7 k. I" _7 g! `: j& _
# Q2 T1 u4 m% Z7 G& i Y9 D/ B6 w* a) yAllied aircraft
" b* i: y$ D8 h" b6 _# k: F B-24D Liberator x 6
5 Y- n) w [0 U) W. D B-24D1 Liberator x 308 C u" v2 T9 r: {- a
P-38L Lightning x 24
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5 [3 G' L4 l- |. P# jNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ ^, i3 h1 | B* ^ _ B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
8 J& J) `/ O6 H1 n( V& ] B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
2 j! g1 L* i. J8 F6 @2 L: k1 r Y P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 157 G, }* |" }' o% o
Airbase supply hits 10 p3 B! h8 f- n% L
Runway hits 27- N9 E0 C9 o- Z0 R2 u2 |" r3 M
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# Q+ t' m G. |) g! e! zMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . D9 p7 ^, w# F8 }# s+ c6 ^$ f
+ @+ k4 [& w' GWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; g# r/ ]9 o t/ p5 W8 i
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes7 W4 a; E$ G. F) d! ?( R
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Japanese aircraft
( l7 I( L; i) y" ^! [9 |+ d8 h1 j N1K5-J George x 182 m! }9 l7 Q2 c1 j' D4 I
Ki-83 x 39
& s% q& C/ X0 V& A- f Ki-84r Frank x 430 t* L8 ?0 a! M: E" B1 E m
& S' O1 T& F" p: H5 IAllied aircraft7 S3 ]- y! X X
B-24D Liberator x 9
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' X+ P; O/ g5 d/ D- h1 tNo Japanese losses* {5 Y: Q( @% u# o
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Allied aircraft losses! I* B! {* m. n7 `
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged3 d& P4 [. V; k7 D. 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 5 @4 a p/ c7 y6 U/ D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 G/ u4 s8 c# p* J2 r
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- N3 j3 ]; H. k; F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes( h- t& c+ A# d* s
' W& _! p' i$ I1 S' Q2 n8 JJapanese aircraft, z6 p( K; K+ h7 p9 f6 {
N1K5-J George x 17& x6 [, z1 f4 x7 X, N4 g! V; }
Ki-83 x 37
9 ?& \: j9 ~# ~0 g# t) _$ w Ki-84r Frank x 43" e2 ]' K" k1 E4 X
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Allied aircraft
7 _, j) s' z& W B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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4 M2 T7 x( G2 A8 v4 M! v J# FJapanese aircraft losses
# D4 y/ \2 ^" L! ?7 ? Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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1 U; O" x2 U7 P& @: h0 wAllied aircraft losses
$ V3 v. m2 a+ B. f9 f" i1 P$ F B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged6 }- [. k* K; z g" a
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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" J' A ~. I6 ]/ r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。' ~8 z: b) e/ t1 i+ I
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4 m0 A2 y0 E2 o, I; QGround combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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4 b8 W. B4 u( G9 G: SAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802+ g1 E1 z0 K2 k1 T% h" N) B
1 F- b# b$ ?7 m/ H2 o5 {& ?9 \' K; S8 f- ZDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408( T% c; ?. Y; ?' O7 W! Z
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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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Combat modifiers
# }( ~8 @3 ?: e( {" CDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
' {$ u0 p( Y5 y" p5 |2 A8 NAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:+ @- u. g' G6 ^' k5 t; Z
6937 casualties reported
/ ^' d9 e1 |# Y( m- b Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
+ I# B" r2 }* E( J9 L( X Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
0 g8 L4 _! z7 c, E Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
) o6 v5 ~: J- K3 l2 o* L- B Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)1 G3 O9 C1 w2 P
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
. u2 z8 V- Y$ W Units destroyed 3
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; Q* }# V4 b9 a$ v% {: l. ~Allied ground losses:
4 n) j! G4 Q4 l 1437 casualties reported: Q7 v% L" E! B3 {& h
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled8 C; t/ n" b8 m S
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
K( E( q6 X* W. o/ [! S' F Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled7 m4 X( q' F& u: I. C4 y
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:2 D/ V, P3 V# V8 g8 W) U& C
27th Infantry Division9 O' N2 X& j6 N1 t D1 c
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
) A6 i8 v" b g0 E" D 96th Infantry Division( w1 M/ s# X' A+ T- s% E
81st Infantry Division8 Q' Z/ k9 }& _8 g2 W
33rd Infantry Division/ L4 ^$ _% a; n3 q; U* Q2 t
2nd Marine Division
5 ^* `+ A: \- o& |% ]' ~ 10th Indian Division
2 o* n1 P) j. u0 ^% B- K' p, Y 37th Infantry Division
8 j& L+ \+ I x 6th Marine Division
0 N f) M& U2 U) C" k 3rd Motor Brigade% M/ ?4 \ w7 m: {# m0 q9 v; L
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
% j+ t' [5 A; t 5th Marine Division
- Q) X: E6 M* H C- Y+ Y' X1 z 6th Infantry Division
0 G% [! C5 W, _ p' ?, } 3rd Cavalry Regiment
2 @6 i _" \5 \' d) A 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion8 R' ?+ k1 l! p; A2 ?
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
8 a/ O! f7 \2 g; `+ O5 r0 G+ [9 ~ 2nd NZ Division& A: g# t2 r( V& G
1st Marine Division2 {" X0 k$ G! t
2nd Army Tank Brigade; e& S' @& \" t0 D1 L4 r4 t8 p
VII US Amphib Force ) m* U: _* X" {4 V' V+ @
USAFFE
2 D+ A+ ?* m6 b+ C; X/ m: q/ }" `& P( n 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion, y7 ?! P; D- u4 Q
4th Field Artillery Battalion* j7 V$ J z' X( n& A
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2 s& L/ v: k, N I Corps Artillery ( V) u- Z' J7 E' H
X Corps Artillery
p$ V* M' M. ~5 Q 154th FA Bn
% P. ~) |0 R( Z 52nd Marine Defense Battalion. S3 E) V `* a/ g
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Defending units:
7 B* T) s4 C$ M' F8 Z% _; t7 N# W 91st Division
4 A9 {- _" D8 _9 h3 [+ a 56th Division
4 P' c" d: a5 P5 A( [6 J 14th Division1 z5 c$ f7 @/ b: E' P/ I8 _+ u
Maizuru 1st SNLF
' q4 W1 b; U% J* x7 h 8th Area Army /17 L; x) h K- J9 E( x
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment. O; M: K1 o& d3 g+ I% G
113th JAAF AF Bn
8 { |( T- R+ j9 ? 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
% h7 d$ e( [& ]: `. m" ^1 O( n Gohoku JNAF Base Force$ B3 P3 Z/ W# r2 b
10th Area Fleet0 j7 |2 u- Q' a4 ?
72nd JAAF AF Bn
, q' [. x5 }; _5 O3 z2 h0 y" d( H 2nd Amphibious Bde /29 E4 j: l* D7 Y7 l3 ~) w
48th Fld AA Bn /2- m) D. \. b, G% P0 P4 K# ?
; u% W- Y: i/ x+ ^7 ^: a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。$ P. E: \0 j6 _9 M8 @* S' h
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4 y9 Z1 J3 {8 U+ iGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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Allied Bombardment attack9 a% Q9 |3 y( L
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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* B2 j0 _ ?3 T( I$ h3 c) YDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:3 z7 |$ A9 K! y2 T7 K' u0 ^2 Q
12 casualties reported; h4 Z4 ^- T, f# `; _, ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! }5 w7 j! ? k! d' q/ |* s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 p# ^ K1 W( r) C" | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( _. ^& g! v+ z9 I& x% a/ k" _Allied ground losses:+ ]4 I* s- E& S& f4 l# S( w1 m
4 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled' k# ?$ V. [* G6 e* C' ?. w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& ^' I& x0 k9 ^3 X, F
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 t, [5 P1 N, A( o/ q7 _, s
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11th Australian Division) M" p3 s/ x% I* x- |
50th Tank Brigade
) f3 j, H$ n- e4 y/ Q& c6 L- Q2 j 254th Armoured Brigade* c, |1 y! j# c% o" k7 y
93rd Infantry Division
6 H) Q6 S" ]' W& j 9th Indian Division
& a$ r* L" d' s' `) q1 P' N 7th Australian Division$ w1 ]+ k8 H! ], n+ J) R" X, a) O
18th British Division
% {4 p) W) K% k$ M5 C5 P 8th Australian Division, D `9 J2 g- l0 G+ N) z$ x) U5 n
32nd Army Tank Brigade3 a R. {( Q1 i0 @3 G! u
31st Armoured Division: r8 f9 N& h! r* {7 C, G* D$ l
51st Highland Division
2 r- Z% R D2 g- Z' {% n 97th Field Artillery Battalion8 _/ E+ y1 m+ M# T" T- u
2/16th Field Regiment6 ~6 C/ ?0 s" }, @
XI US Corps
' |" l. r" ?% r P, F# z 251st Field Artillery Battalion8 w/ V4 {; o: c2 _( G
1st Medium Regiment h8 j5 r: ~8 S1 U
249th Field Artillery Battalion
" h r: l c1 B( x, Y 108th Tank Attack Regiment, [* c: S. a" L5 K5 a9 g1 |4 K
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment& c# i& u4 n* ^" {% Y* V3 Z% U
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49th/A Division& u! `. Z/ C0 h9 M9 A( D& W
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade" P5 n5 Q7 Z" L6 b, o5 c
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
3 L& }3 t5 a* q7 l/ d 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
) |9 w" C1 c, G6 } 11th Militia Regiment# i7 F; E9 Q F# |( u
6th Java Militia Regiment
1 |; J; b7 g/ ~" L& g/ `8 }! Z 49th/B Division
: x& h3 }' a5 I; m6 t: a 49th/C Division
5 f3 [: K$ R" O$ p7 Q4 p' P 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
{. Z6 w; P3 \7 h& S3 w! ? 27th Special Base Force5 U1 y* x: K9 _( O4 h
36th Field AA Battalion
! ^3 P7 m7 `: _# ~! r P @ 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' U+ @5 f. g4 ]6 H: x2 P7 H* i 48th Field AA Battalion
3 T7 O. S& R4 Q' {2 q N 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
! U) k" }6 ~# G `$ S 49th Field AA Battalion
! Z7 Y$ |, z( q0 Z; _) H% ] 55th Const Co " t4 A9 `) E7 c+ |
49th Const Co ; h/ Z2 X, [5 C0 E1 a
17th Naval Construction Battalion% g/ e# E0 q1 a$ e! f% }
47th Road Const Co ! ~( v# [, y! Q& Z4 L
9th Medium FA Rgt /2% i4 i) B/ ~: t* h2 n* z6 F' Y
3rd JNAF AF Unit `& T8 j. O1 ]! l( W7 w8 p
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment; z7 A# L: b2 I& m. M) K* O$ L
56th Field AA Battalion
& _) Q3 `; X6 j4 H: C, f 21st Army
3 E, r Y2 L9 a1 @# V" D 97th JAAF AF Bn
) d( \" |2 T7 o9 f2 c 3rd FF Const Unit
; j, n" i6 Z! b& f 12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |