5月23日
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" g$ i7 H) k1 U* w2 u U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 Z% E2 r8 b3 `
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 X8 l' j4 c) I
; H0 V) K( p k9 TWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& t, Z: B7 i- o( l$ p0 }$ EEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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1 ^' d3 L, `, U* l0 O! Y- bJapanese aircraft
+ ~ O& o/ W% R$ `5 y2 U. W N1K5-J George x 183 C1 D( |7 s- N
Ki-83 x 46- I3 c3 O' _4 ^3 U. A
Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft
! I0 O# |. s6 U3 k, ~; w7 d B-24D Liberator x 6
, K# f4 J6 b* Y& x B-24D1 Liberator x 30) z* {' ~# M2 }2 e
P-38L Lightning x 24
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: c8 C: M& M6 L+ q* [+ s' v& CNo Japanese losses/ E0 ^) W/ b9 p9 W6 d
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Allied aircraft losses
3 J' f- o8 x# P" p6 p B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged a8 z/ P5 L/ z: A# ? {
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged, `4 ]) |7 Q7 P! C- C$ h
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed4 |5 F# \6 c; e4 }, E0 l$ ]
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Airbase hits 15, r7 R8 n4 M: E U3 F( w, z
Airbase supply hits 1
2 X3 M2 ^/ Z* W# ]" N0 S& m$ [Runway hits 27 G' X3 W8 z3 Q
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) W* z0 e/ ]8 S# H! N) mMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 e5 H4 n4 D2 Z, N0 k
' e8 P& b4 p& u1 C0 rWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ f. I7 `2 m$ a- E) J; r* z: eEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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5 a2 r- T$ U+ V& AJapanese aircraft
7 U6 q, I! W- d; J N1K5-J George x 18$ U3 @. N3 {- a' P+ i
Ki-83 x 39
5 z0 Y. q$ i& u5 k) `' ]1 m6 ~- c Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
M3 c# W! p. G- s8 H: U B-24D Liberator x 9! H P' W1 Z* t3 J
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No Japanese losses8 S3 |+ ?, l- O0 k: T
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Allied aircraft losses4 S9 f: O" |, g$ h# w
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 u6 u$ W; L3 R' B/ V9 a" g9 n5 c B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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. u2 M0 L. m& y aAirbase hits 1% k: ?( p6 a% |8 K; C2 b: Y' @
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8 h6 J5 T- W" G5 ^' ~ H9 l% j2 fMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( Z" V8 c# W6 s0 ^
* X( j0 K( u! d% H2 a/ ^Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." |# y# c" ~+ E3 h
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 C! W, t" D' o- h. z
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Japanese aircraft
- t' ~9 q, }' b N1K5-J George x 17
6 m5 z5 X" Q5 v" `5 ?: ^( R9 }2 l Ki-83 x 371 I* f% t& C! K+ w( ~) q
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft; e. T# {0 s( [
B-24D1 Liberator x 8' I- i, M8 [1 ^% K+ K ?- V
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Japanese aircraft losses# L; C( Q0 R+ H$ F; U" n) T
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, A1 j ?. W! ?, v1 B/ E
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged9 y6 G! E; d8 E* e6 y/ }7 U
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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; L5 P6 }+ R+ k$ k: [1 ]9 f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。7 @, d6 b, y/ Z3 M7 d
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# g5 v! ] }+ B$ v/ `/ XGround combat at Manado (75,99)6 C2 q3 Z* b" y# ?, K# C
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Allied Deliberate attack
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0 @3 l- H4 X* ~2 _8 F7 YAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 58025 a: S% y( g, ~5 g
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408$ H$ d8 e) L. f" J/ ]' J b
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 0 q1 n: E% r. ]/ n' L7 d
' c% @3 s' k g9 w' t" wAllied assault odds: 27 to 1
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Combat modifiers
& O5 y0 K! Y7 J0 S5 yDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)3 [5 c' Y- P% y5 x3 ]) ^
Attacker: 5 W1 m$ b: V `& l2 M
( G8 r/ q/ P# S6 pJapanese ground losses:
* c: w9 v* y, T$ r' \ 6937 casualties reported
( H, }0 Y' a6 y& a Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
! M4 u! D" G& k: M C Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
/ Q! y/ o2 F7 O Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 o$ m+ B3 m! ^0 V, y, C Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
$ T: b4 Q3 c" W7 I& v+ \9 m/ u5 v7 J Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
8 k' p& R9 A- x N Units destroyed 3
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0 A- t6 _+ y! }2 Y; j6 t0 uAllied ground losses:1 n1 L/ P# @: N3 M) Y
1437 casualties reported
5 n7 R1 W: K+ W! o# X- Y Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled- d% m/ f1 @3 m5 P& |$ u
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled( ?: p# S6 `4 H9 h: {) U4 |
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled: ^% p3 c7 o4 U1 Z9 H/ t; g
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)3 q8 h9 t4 N8 _
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Assaulting units:3 x/ s# @" ^' C2 c; E' l
27th Infantry Division+ T! _; Q; {+ P6 V/ S
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
+ J. O. y+ Z7 F, u' z$ H2 t3 ] 96th Infantry Division
& B6 c# Y$ J! z& c 81st Infantry Division
# P- \* }" k: W7 h- ` 33rd Infantry Division
: m; T# [- x* ]. g7 R 2nd Marine Division9 y0 j! i- P. G" ~
10th Indian Division
& z; M# g- O% f: L. j 37th Infantry Division/ M4 W& [ k: n' w5 d( v' B
6th Marine Division
: |# P3 F$ J8 a% W/ v 3rd Motor Brigade
1 v; {: w1 Z( o8 G% _2 C I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment( Y. x% u3 B% c& o- W8 K {8 Z
5th Marine Division
. U1 _% T9 q6 b; z 6th Infantry Division
% h+ I/ t) K0 w! ^4 G- S 3rd Cavalry Regiment
9 `- Y5 ~7 n1 `; e6 ^6 b8 O 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion4 _, ~3 i; Z* L3 l) Y
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
6 v0 Z% z7 E8 U+ c4 a 2nd NZ Division; }% m. H& a. R8 t% ~- N- G$ L
1st Marine Division
6 z3 \% s2 y) H5 p% a 2nd Army Tank Brigade' h, f2 D+ O! O& { i
VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
. x5 {6 a; m7 E. ?" N" m 4th Field Artillery Battalion
$ g$ t- h, G% r- D0 x) a 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: U- ]* F3 `# b) r I Corps Artillery
7 m* J, P& k! H, K7 [ X Corps Artillery ( s, V: w+ \+ M5 |
154th FA Bn + C, Q' Z7 o% _9 F2 f1 f; S& {
52nd Marine Defense Battalion3 }1 Y$ K3 M6 n' E! s
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Defending units:7 I: N: F8 z6 J, g6 Q. _) g
91st Division
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14th Division
0 e/ E3 v" j6 N) L Maizuru 1st SNLF
3 G) O* h! H! o 8th Area Army /1
5 O; Z! Z$ r( s8 \' @7 e 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment7 E8 a2 J. {1 ~' x+ Z2 G
113th JAAF AF Bn
- L' E. n% ^$ h8 g# f9 O 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
& q2 d7 e# }6 I8 \, a# V* G7 F5 r Gohoku JNAF Base Force
7 c E' M8 W- J3 { 10th Area Fleet
, ~- ^1 ?: U( d/ V2 q 72nd JAAF AF Bn ) y$ h, {+ Q% A$ n- e9 j6 k
2nd Amphibious Bde /23 F0 q- k9 _0 Q" B" N
48th Fld AA Bn /27 i$ G* o( j% }4 u( k
% |( h( n" [( }, T# k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。& F, `& u6 e8 A! `
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)6 t# \; w+ K) D. Z* ]
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Allied Bombardment attack
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4 Z9 d+ V. x! {( f4 }Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 40820 C' \7 b4 _! ?
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:7 g1 |. O4 h9 d% D" ^, p
12 casualties reported2 i& H( b7 q5 s8 @8 d2 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 I' }2 _1 e2 Z1 m' t% J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ W! G5 m& s) u/ n$ a G7 c3 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 r$ r9 E+ R( i! R1 g- o
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Allied ground losses:" k; i1 |. g1 l, I J
4 casualties reported
' @. D; O7 d5 _) S Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! f8 `) F! f" Q: @3 _& H* |
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled$ ~7 m0 n- l0 d. X% y$ W8 ~1 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! u" i8 D r6 N- Y' l/ A! I
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ U9 [0 J) F2 i/ `
7 }$ c1 j2 A6 U% s* RAssaulting units:6 D+ _; h. J! s, Y
11th Australian Division. }0 q8 m$ U8 K4 G/ _
50th Tank Brigade
$ O% X- c4 N3 s' o' D6 J8 |* E6 g 254th Armoured Brigade7 U; e- K# v$ L* ?9 S/ C
93rd Infantry Division
, s& R, P+ C- m% R' E 9th Indian Division
7 r/ i0 P T7 x6 ^$ b: X% F 7th Australian Division
+ [; [- U+ \( q- e 18th British Division X0 s, s* r- A* u) O0 x
8th Australian Division
1 ], Q0 R/ g$ ]0 q. \6 P 32nd Army Tank Brigade& F1 }% l" O$ w( U& Z" b' f
31st Armoured Division
( u# H p7 S% ]; z& l+ v# V8 u/ ?9 O 51st Highland Division7 V& M$ a% U, h3 X1 l; t, V
97th Field Artillery Battalion
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XI US Corps: E. x6 h7 W$ l1 B
251st Field Artillery Battalion
. B5 ]$ ^) m5 `3 u 1st Medium Regiment0 k1 Z2 p; |# c" X* M
249th Field Artillery Battalion/ x# ?7 U' i4 t- {- B
108th Tank Attack Regiment' `/ W& z ]% s6 g9 D1 d; E( A* r+ Z
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:
" ?6 U8 Y$ [8 q" B( [+ r" W& q4 A6 _ 49th/A Division
* d) y$ W2 m2 r: X1 O$ I$ n 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
; @( s) @& \& T4 n% R) O3 f w 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade) z4 Z% v$ n$ J P0 e- M( V
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
0 W6 l: M7 D$ v: I 11th Militia Regiment1 s( l& o1 J: e) q0 s
6th Java Militia Regiment
9 f7 M( y# P- v" R4 T' Q+ t 49th/B Division
0 r* l& _+ _# ?* J; K 49th/C Division
( f" I1 X! D1 l! }, r! L1 Z7 R 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
% Z C1 p4 J9 b% b 27th Special Base Force) L7 i1 k/ K! Q/ b
36th Field AA Battalion- U m* O; w, M% W
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment3 o- F1 |, r7 f+ S0 r
48th Field AA Battalion) { c# K4 R! q, a# U- X/ g5 j
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment! t1 }# g0 T& r% I; d9 j" J( V. W8 j
49th Field AA Battalion
6 |) E! ]3 ]- e6 ~/ c 55th Const Co , L0 j, l- Z; h0 r2 n4 z
49th Const Co & K1 T- Q M" e1 h/ p2 B% E
17th Naval Construction Battalion
( e/ t& ]- ?, J: R! C# ~1 d/ g( _ 47th Road Const Co 1 {$ M9 \" @: n8 m& a" ?; w" o
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
. D! d; [" J& E# `0 n 3rd JNAF AF Unit
0 [$ N9 ]" D9 u/ r( K X+ J 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment5 V9 Q/ L- t+ y' A. A( N
56th Field AA Battalion
+ Q3 X1 N! J1 F& @ 21st Army/ ]/ w7 `; z7 ]. o
97th JAAF AF Bn
% X/ w) N: O/ [2 [ 3rd FF Const Unit # q. ?2 k$ C! l5 y( D0 @! B
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |