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/ c; [9 c+ V; Y% V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0 M E! d# i4 G1 y4 ]: W
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: g3 `) Z) P. p( w6 @Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 & T Y; t, v# a, L, L) S
" T7 u0 Z+ l) Q! ~ r5 e g pWeather in hex: Partial cloud% _2 ~5 m' q( M; s- @7 ]; v- [
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' U) O B) j& D5 e+ k& Z
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 J4 `) t0 o) G/ o
N1K5-J George x 18% A8 M/ `) t% l# ?9 r: [
Ki-83 x 469 B, m4 d* _0 y$ I7 s; e
Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft
0 c& b, v/ z1 b4 m& D0 } B-24D Liberator x 6; ]8 f" C6 M; C8 a0 W' r
B-24D1 Liberator x 30- o/ H2 [. O4 N7 u" m2 `
P-38L Lightning x 24* o, r/ X! J, s) G
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No Japanese losses! ]$ i! l& `) C
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B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged& v. A% F8 n: o+ a' ~; b
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
% z$ k& ?- ^! x r P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed% ]+ A$ ^! j F( }8 Z: u
/ `: z1 c* H# P2 k8 bAirbase hits 15$ p2 h# b4 [- C: f1 J2 r
Airbase supply hits 1
8 E; G# A6 N4 m1 Z3 ]Runway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ q+ N$ T, D8 f4 M9 n
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 ~) _9 E' Y* M3 u: h
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ t1 u7 C* z( x$ ]3 |Estimated time to target is 13 minutes0 _( A0 m: U( \# G1 X9 _9 u8 F/ H
8 b+ K) |- ~: O& [Japanese aircraft6 o: T9 A) g8 X5 _
N1K5-J George x 18* ] w5 r1 y# h0 v w. G; G. Z6 w
Ki-83 x 39
# R9 _8 r/ r: h2 v' W& G Ki-84r Frank x 433 [9 i2 `5 u( H) n7 G
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Allied aircraft
7 S8 G, F. J3 i+ t/ a- N7 i B-24D Liberator x 95 |7 J- Y0 K' K
- E& E {2 W) INo Japanese losses* b1 E5 u3 J# i3 K5 U5 J
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Allied aircraft losses
; S$ o1 `8 A A3 z+ }2 [! ^ B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 B: c. k) c1 i+ A B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ Y7 f6 H4 i' e7 S3 P6 a- ?Airbase hits 1
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& O4 w T& M% {8 @. k5 F# I. |Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ K7 n* n4 s4 n, P" ^' `- }" E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 m% W1 ?+ y9 P
; [+ d. `; Y' U; sJapanese aircraft4 w: Y; `6 x" Y
N1K5-J George x 17+ g& I/ Y# W+ L& o' t# h Y' M: C
Ki-83 x 37
& L5 k1 D! G# m# t8 |. v6 H# W( M Ki-84r Frank x 439 \3 Q) G1 g+ h: m2 f
: |+ \) b: r2 N5 xAllied aircraft6 Y1 ~, |7 j' i) _9 K
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 I' Q0 `, p& C/ E, n Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
1 G) c* O$ i" D7 o n3 \4 ] B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
: y; }+ E4 l$ Q5 f0 w. K8 _% K B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ t' C, H2 U8 a( k+ `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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- I- u1 U" r5 }6 }# V3 zGround combat at Manado (75,99), x# C7 A- f, s: A. l) Q( [
9 z, w8 D: v/ a/ j- HAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 58026 a5 R! ?5 i8 w- S' r+ A
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 - Y( o6 ?3 E" `6 ^; S
/ P' u ~1 \# F: B. BAllied assault odds: 27 to 1
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Combat modifiers
2 o( F# [& X0 oDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
0 G; \& [& y7 L% Q* Q: lAttacker: ) I+ p7 m6 ^9 b) l) R8 k
+ Q) @( v7 ^4 p3 g4 o" j3 c3 n% Q7 VJapanese ground losses:2 \2 U* S" F5 b* Q4 b% G1 }3 X+ G
6937 casualties reported3 E+ Y1 \( Q8 C% m2 b* Y
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
- j7 T* T" c. G7 q Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
* I" }+ T+ F9 O0 P Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
7 C | E' d# a- ? Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)) `. s- s8 X6 \6 q; u
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
( J! S& M5 V) ?1 k+ c. w8 F+ R Units destroyed 3( t! v/ \; L S2 R$ |
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Allied ground losses:9 h _; W* Y% k- C0 v. n( `+ |. R- }
1437 casualties reported
) b# w$ J' T3 h& u; Q& ~/ S Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled- z5 X7 |. Q$ l4 z7 W7 }+ H
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
9 N, Q% P: l! j# T" ? Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled p4 y. ^8 r T! s
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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0 f( K' M0 { o; f8 uAssaulting units:
, O3 a3 Y. `) K3 l/ ^0 f$ B% a 27th Infantry Division
3 h _& j$ e. ^2 s% m 16th Light Cavalry Regiment: M' ~. T5 K0 i) ?( V1 G h
96th Infantry Division3 q7 \4 G1 r8 b7 \+ i
81st Infantry Division
6 r& s: V7 N# K" |& ] 33rd Infantry Division
! |: Z, E' ]5 v! r9 C' l: w 2nd Marine Division3 @% d+ m2 \& {; n2 g% J
10th Indian Division
6 i$ [% v3 c+ {( @. A 37th Infantry Division3 m' q( ?2 B2 T8 ?) C8 Q; U
6th Marine Division: u* e& J% _! ]2 M* f
3rd Motor Brigade
( O8 r5 h/ q; ], j1 R" M7 O8 b I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment! K4 s4 L2 E- i
5th Marine Division8 K' _& I- W9 z' N) g. K
6th Infantry Division: J: W7 ^' h6 \$ s1 _
3rd Cavalry Regiment* G7 {% s3 S. [9 K: l7 A
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion) F/ ], T4 Y# M! U7 _
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
p. M/ W4 k2 _ ^ 2nd NZ Division
# Z4 T4 u' ]8 I9 ] 1st Marine Division
2 ^0 }) r: v& B& v; s! q. i) a- a 2nd Army Tank Brigade
* z9 I3 J7 L: U Y; R9 a# h5 F VII US Amphib Force $ u7 U$ x1 O$ }( f
USAFFE * Q5 Q# F7 w/ T: g! G
276th Coastal Artillery Battalion( e0 i$ k8 N' L0 B# p: c4 i) k
4th Field Artillery Battalion
3 x# w7 m- V$ i4 a. h$ F4 Q" o$ w 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion3 e. P2 E6 _1 f& M* N
I Corps Artillery
! q5 A; d+ g ?* O X Corps Artillery
' J z# s: L5 R+ B 154th FA Bn & m& o- O) F- z! e
52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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B" d, h. q& o2 T$ N0 ?Defending units:
6 \! V0 i5 H2 C 91st Division
7 A! s& l/ G( b; `& M 56th Division, | n. z! o4 j: n- W3 J, e( W' [
14th Division
7 p# u- @2 i) s7 p. ]* l" ^! f Maizuru 1st SNLF
4 _( E0 m0 r+ Z* X3 G+ s6 W 8th Area Army /1( D) ^, E* P. P# J, X) A
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
& h6 c* ]9 k1 M) Y# L 113th JAAF AF Bn % {- |2 C& d" A# T( J) B" g
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
( ?; G4 V0 x( W& j( u/ k Gohoku JNAF Base Force* s, E' h, f* o. z$ t* i [
10th Area Fleet
# U/ d( x1 `7 Y4 ]- @ d$ S7 A: N( K 72nd JAAF AF Bn , G ~" D6 S8 p6 T/ a
2nd Amphibious Bde /2/ _8 u/ ~+ L7 B) ^# X
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。; `3 T' h) q' B/ t9 r9 E+ G2 W7 M2 Y
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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& w5 S8 x" a, X% bDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083/ x- L/ g2 r S' k- h% ?, q3 t
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Japanese ground losses:' S: d: j5 `) c+ Y4 D$ o9 ?
12 casualties reported$ y4 |% M1 O u2 D Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) u' J; ]6 B3 D( S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 C% C0 P% Z# B8 w# C2 Y; U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 B8 l" m$ I0 @4 |9 K$ Z, r' CAllied ground losses:
0 C) m8 d% k5 p; _+ d u1 e 4 casualties reported
- l" a( Y4 p Q0 u" p) c3 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% Q# }) H1 o* U! d$ @8 d7 C
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled( [8 Y' Q7 a6 k: `3 {# [ w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 V8 h# f. r- L; }6 C& n, s
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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11th Australian Division
4 B! \) c5 T( w- y! R( p 50th Tank Brigade& D( ~6 f$ x5 z& m/ e# F
254th Armoured Brigade
9 l; k+ t; Z1 c7 w6 i 93rd Infantry Division# i/ S& |, W& K7 g0 P. G- M: p5 h
9th Indian Division+ x9 e2 y% L) |
7th Australian Division
1 Z. W% G2 _7 I; s& u! F; L 18th British Division$ W( `, W; [' W+ g `- d
8th Australian Division- d% x/ K5 [4 B3 R5 b
32nd Army Tank Brigade A0 y" @2 Q6 q1 a! R! B
31st Armoured Division4 ]1 K5 m6 I* \5 e' r& V
51st Highland Division) C4 x* j: Y% G# Q9 q$ t7 j' T) p. T
97th Field Artillery Battalion
! {; ]. [9 I% ]! ]/ V+ R: H+ ]9 M/ _ 2/16th Field Regiment
& V' ~- G' F% L XI US Corps
. Z% Z1 P0 ^; w5 I# h 251st Field Artillery Battalion
$ r0 R6 R; J, U) N 1st Medium Regiment
% L( a1 L8 ^% N4 [; ]9 Z 249th Field Artillery Battalion9 q- Y# G% @7 R
108th Tank Attack Regiment0 Y/ `( W0 I! j) P5 g. |
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:- B' N$ Q% B& Q0 Y: S
49th/A Division; ]$ q9 O% C3 v8 A( B8 Y6 o
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
( Y' \! z5 R/ i. }" J$ E3 Z 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade) V$ U5 Z {- ^5 d) E! l4 t5 P
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
q" R# p* z9 ~& N 11th Militia Regiment
# B4 n: i6 ~" _ T: K9 N( O 6th Java Militia Regiment
3 m/ M1 {0 q9 J& L" X 49th/B Division
5 }/ p( a. @/ T0 P# S 49th/C Division6 x3 Q. t2 \0 N4 }: L( b
13th Field AF Construction Battalion
# L8 ~, l4 R/ X' m5 q( N0 S 27th Special Base Force
/ \2 c( z! c. C1 i! K4 C8 C/ M- [ 36th Field AA Battalion
- @! p2 m6 |9 c9 D- x, S 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ r2 i* x2 w% a7 `1 H
48th Field AA Battalion. ^3 P ^7 ~! x8 ~% K
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment& I1 y% S6 ^" E
49th Field AA Battalion
1 P4 } a& U- ] Y) [& X$ X 55th Const Co ! ~; u$ M' s" l% D4 X$ f) _
49th Const Co
' n" p) \% V1 N 17th Naval Construction Battalion7 Y: P; W. q8 K$ s5 V
47th Road Const Co
' I) q+ H% k# u1 W4 q' D 9th Medium FA Rgt /25 c; T" E& L+ b2 |% x5 P
3rd JNAF AF Unit
! \% Z" g5 [3 l 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment& ^% J1 q! p5 |3 x0 q
56th Field AA Battalion z+ ?0 u6 G0 z' t# G' N! i# V# y
21st Army$ U% p8 f* p" k* y* p3 t
97th JAAF AF Bn 0 m& Q, F R5 p- `+ b
3rd FF Const Unit 2 H# V/ Y0 W% D7 u. v) c; G
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |