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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' P" f7 Y, Y( q' y5 k
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; ~+ r8 X9 ?; n. V! YMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - D9 B5 Y7 r- g' p( W
z2 e( o/ Y$ B) \Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ T' {8 D0 T- G" N( }Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' P' \/ b* j" vEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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7 G: j. i/ ]) N, F* }Japanese aircraft
8 o V- I' t9 i9 z, P N1K5-J George x 18
" W$ J5 M0 y% S) A. A Ki-83 x 46
$ K; o" |1 }7 l6 X1 X& V, e' k; Q Ki-84r Frank x 47
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% Q4 g }8 }- Z% n6 {Allied aircraft
9 q" z n# [9 ^: q T, V B-24D Liberator x 64 F( r0 `' g. K/ B$ \
B-24D1 Liberator x 300 T% i4 q0 C: d: I% D6 p, J+ u
P-38L Lightning x 24
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8 T! ^, R& K. w0 h7 F' |" k2 U' S3 X( nNo Japanese losses5 N3 a8 I' u# g
" x0 L- t5 {- ^: vAllied aircraft losses
' h$ e# s. L$ r+ } ^ B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
& [9 ~ W9 \( A, r' A. H' k' o4 A B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
- V8 I \, H5 N P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed3 E- v8 X3 Y- p' H* S6 [' H
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Airbase hits 15( L+ I5 W2 D+ s
Airbase supply hits 1
% r8 m# p6 g: e! P9 @6 {- O" pRunway hits 27( i, V% X2 P* X. v# I
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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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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. }; t0 g3 y" |: q
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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6 s f: R1 |: ]% P& g1 Y* ]. a" LJapanese aircraft
9 @9 p3 }2 l' P) p N1K5-J George x 189 ?: |# t! b! s6 n4 a$ G
Ki-83 x 39
" ^! A% f0 N6 |! k Ki-84r Frank x 43
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+ {! N0 X c: m! Z( |9 oAllied aircraft+ ~+ {6 m( }3 B- E- ^
B-24D Liberator x 96 u0 j, v4 L, Y( J! X4 O% V! f
5 J/ n" c+ f( U8 \3 {: ^/ dNo Japanese losses
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# I' R. K; P3 V8 w. Z/ | `' uAllied aircraft losses
. h. \* R2 R; t3 c; g5 {# L ]$ | B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ Q: d/ Y) ^% z/ E B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 y( ?6 |' i# b- RAirbase hits 1 a: B) {& F% g4 g$ {% n
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * l) `% J, r' M' \1 Z
; \* t$ L: |# k M* G# jWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' ~0 {/ }# e% ]% U
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. x: N+ r* H# n& V
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Japanese aircraft6 G6 y8 @# \7 k' M5 c
N1K5-J George x 175 b$ l- j3 W2 Y0 c
Ki-83 x 37, | l5 i; {7 `& L3 j
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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& A& y- K/ c5 Z2 f' Y9 lAllied aircraft0 K. W3 Z; B* q% _- C- r8 p
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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- Z) H! p7 R6 M" Q xJapanese aircraft losses
1 X- m$ ?$ V4 L3 F" n k% \+ Y; U6 d6 M Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed3 q+ x j/ I& s3 x2 H* N5 s' Y% H
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Allied aircraft losses" r a. Q4 k% A8 k1 U6 C3 h
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 {7 E% n0 b5 p; k B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak& [, r1 l0 P$ j: X$ w
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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。
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% W4 r G+ T3 E' {( F. L) BGround combat at Manado (75,99)3 c( z3 o, |8 ]0 F9 i
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Allied Deliberate attack
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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 = 408
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 , o7 V: S6 S& H A6 i
- R, \9 \% }+ ]$ s9 SJapanese adjusted defense: 289 + |8 `, a* L) @+ R+ w) R& J/ k' E3 c
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 ( d* \1 A5 Z5 K5 x
! ~6 h: \4 }' m7 F, v( g0 NCombat modifiers9 T' H5 g5 v* f! a$ C! R2 d C5 q
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
/ u0 [' }: G+ e* hAttacker:
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: Z0 W* S( H. q BJapanese ground losses:$ p2 S- v' [( R" W5 {
6937 casualties reported1 F) |6 ]7 ]- B7 f
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
; n4 @5 y( g4 k9 f( u0 i Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled0 T( i i) J7 _9 I2 b- l. ?& f& L) X
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
" L8 Q2 C1 ~# U Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
2 T( B. ?/ o! e0 L8 { Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled). a3 s& j' | J0 v5 p
Units destroyed 3) S' m' Q: A. U+ }9 U4 T h0 a
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Allied ground losses:$ j! Y. A m. R. M) x
1437 casualties reported
+ F3 d& g) d9 B# w Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled4 |# V. H" P5 L# p( y1 H: M/ u, v
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled) H; F' k% k/ ?( m. o
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled: ^ M9 j- q2 k0 R! B2 F
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:! ?" f- u! `6 ]) ?5 L! c0 u9 N
27th Infantry Division
- |0 A S% A/ ~" r ^! o4 E7 y) C 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
( g8 Z0 n# s3 w8 h' e: G7 U8 f1 L 96th Infantry Division
4 y+ o6 T' p" k 81st Infantry Division) A2 y& [% i8 m* K
33rd Infantry Division
3 E* x9 o1 K: i9 @. w) ~. ^: B 2nd Marine Division
- ^0 D6 D$ [) [6 x z& g2 C$ d 10th Indian Division
; ~4 n/ o0 h8 ~/ n2 r* u: G } 37th Infantry Division
; @; X: _% |) r$ _7 S 6th Marine Division
7 h# t9 k) f9 W2 Q 3rd Motor Brigade
: P9 w9 R) P5 c8 { I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
4 f( ]8 r( i) j8 B- Q- O A, q 5th Marine Division% U. [. v' s7 u
6th Infantry Division& V* t9 G' @- _8 q5 m9 G
3rd Cavalry Regiment6 K+ g+ z! y$ y v
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion. ^; Q5 [" q. Y3 G
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division5 ~1 s# y) H7 y. `' i
2nd NZ Division
) M3 T; X1 W; H; G+ b# F 1st Marine Division$ ]9 g' i5 C Q
2nd Army Tank Brigade
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion: |3 c2 j. @; w8 x6 n
4th Field Artillery Battalion
5 P$ M' A7 Y5 L" Y7 [ 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 e# T6 ^/ }* @+ b+ j
I Corps Artillery 7 z6 k; |7 G2 N9 |
X Corps Artillery - F: l) Q" `5 {: k6 o' v
154th FA Bn
6 G1 w* s# A0 x# `% u 52nd Marine Defense Battalion3 Y, s" X w% W) ?/ {. ^% a' S
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Defending units:2 x6 l# Q0 u, V( x
91st Division
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14th Division$ j1 I3 |% f' \5 h1 b7 B
Maizuru 1st SNLF
" L/ H5 a) p* R 8th Area Army /14 K2 N+ ^. V% o' J D, C
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
T7 h0 e$ g# ?8 p2 A5 _ 113th JAAF AF Bn , H% m3 W- F. M0 K9 G8 e, u2 y
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
7 k, l$ J5 n5 ~+ ^* l Gohoku JNAF Base Force0 ]) k* g) A$ W
10th Area Fleet! v6 v3 P1 \( m+ P1 \
72nd JAAF AF Bn
/ L/ {% m9 Q+ P% ~+ @' Y# b; a 2nd Amphibious Bde /2# L9 f$ E. G( y9 B; e2 y1 k" ?! f f- @
48th Fld AA Bn /2
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" e% L8 L1 F2 w5 K: T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。4 J/ L6 l& m# l
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) v3 ]6 W" P: {Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)& a; z2 d( Z9 O. ?
0 n5 `/ F1 U/ TAllied Bombardment attack
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: W+ o4 I1 H" ^+ F$ Q# uAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 40821 w- ^, C1 q( o% X, B7 |
; y# Z' M1 e/ q5 @! F3 sDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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2 p) ?. M+ b5 u 12 casualties reported
' r0 M9 k+ v9 o: W Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 F% h* @$ z% e) l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- _9 m5 l4 B: j/ U+ X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:& X6 g! Q# f, ?
4 casualties reported$ e/ R( z+ ]( L( R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
^: _4 @# j! I! b/ m Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled$ ~6 |5 V' r1 v% S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 i+ q- U2 C2 ^, E }2 i, ? Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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" k r' `. ], V3 l2 { lAssaulting units:
$ @/ ~0 h) E) D/ u 11th Australian Division( Y+ x% m3 D/ {! t
50th Tank Brigade6 B) d- X5 ]+ P1 `, F+ X) N
254th Armoured Brigade ^; p$ i8 `. q
93rd Infantry Division
8 {. q3 A* H ~+ y& o/ J 9th Indian Division
$ I4 {3 {. |7 N* m, {/ h 7th Australian Division# T* n; _- w2 V5 u
18th British Division
& ~, K+ E& [: D5 y! W# M 8th Australian Division
2 S7 _/ ?- }/ a4 _. D. M, { 32nd Army Tank Brigade
* p5 q7 Z; H B; n9 e 31st Armoured Division
$ u7 n1 y, a% f: D8 j a* _3 O 51st Highland Division
. M1 K: ?% H! |) x( ~, ^; Z2 j 97th Field Artillery Battalion- K; |& m* `, i) R, U# @7 R
2/16th Field Regiment
5 x4 E2 X! E! p" V9 {; Q7 t, J XI US Corps
, y$ [$ k- X# m. P& p 251st Field Artillery Battalion
- E, t9 a; G4 T. d: K z9 E3 r 1st Medium Regiment
* s7 @! Y- d9 C! K, }1 d- Y0 \4 O' e0 `' @ 249th Field Artillery Battalion7 R0 a' |# b& B& k# m0 w; n
108th Tank Attack Regiment
( r0 s* l* i; e* H" { 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:
, @2 ^8 v* e5 f/ {* R/ {5 E& ` 49th/A Division6 } S; V$ [. I6 f
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade+ Q6 M/ N0 {, ?; V8 Z
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade( q0 z0 J9 V4 ^0 p& i. L+ \1 }
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment/ {. t5 R8 s) B. k
11th Militia Regiment
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49th/B Division
3 y4 h( E( i$ H8 }) z 49th/C Division! @1 C" q* H; @; N5 A" J- j
13th Field AF Construction Battalion% m C& k, ~+ Y- S4 ?/ f% _0 h
27th Special Base Force
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3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
( r% x( {* F6 z$ B3 ~" h, q# `: c 48th Field AA Battalion
C0 g5 q6 }+ I& L$ a3 T' P1 P 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment3 j& z0 _ F, e+ f" }! L
49th Field AA Battalion
2 m5 `" {2 J: y9 j7 B 55th Const Co
. }2 `" s) V6 T; D 49th Const Co + Z: I6 N2 c+ A$ n; C% [
17th Naval Construction Battalion
- b1 w: N% \/ c, v$ u 47th Road Const Co 3 ^. `7 q0 C. Y7 F% l
9th Medium FA Rgt /2" y! j" o: ~. q
3rd JNAF AF Unit
$ Y2 L' {+ \& q) A2 l 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
! I! @8 j \9 h2 B) [: R7 x 56th Field AA Battalion- d0 ]# T7 c! W, V4 U/ v @9 H8 y
21st Army; f3 c6 j- s; [+ J4 O- X! d
97th JAAF AF Bn
0 u2 u9 s3 K9 k: L% J; e 3rd FF Const Unit : Y$ b# t# ]3 k/ p7 W
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |