在中太的消耗战中,嚣张多日的B24机群惨遭重创AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 25, 43
( J$ U- l" D0 @4 w/ ^$ K" NMorning Air attack on Arorae , at 138,137 # e5 |' R* @$ {. Q; B. }( L
, X: f+ z" u3 hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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( D2 z; h) |0 F6 `; H" ^Japanese aircraft
# _( D$ C4 z* {7 z+ v4 y N1K1-J George x 76. T2 }2 L/ h T% q3 C# _9 c
N1K2-J George x 70
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' U4 C' e, h& ^$ [# _* ^, N* ZAllied aircraft: \+ {: t4 R, d7 L
B-24D1 Liberator x 488 h! ?" N! M9 j
- u! U4 |# i7 f! uJapanese aircraft losses
/ C5 F- b2 r3 Y2 r, @ N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses6 k$ x) s, {. s3 k
B-24D1 Liberator: 21 destroyed, 23 damaged: @ P, r8 f- v$ q
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Japanese ground losses:
7 R- J+ g) u0 s/ e Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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! c! l: l$ t/ u2 ]# [. I; }2 uAirbase hits 3
) r7 Q" v& s) C% IRunway hits 6
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Japanese aircraft1 F) @$ B; b4 \, F% k2 o
N1K1-J George x 63
6 O2 [+ z, q) l* c* b6 q% b N1K2-J George x 55
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Allied aircraft
3 f, x$ |3 W/ Q B-24D1 Liberator x 6. b( O9 v. g4 x& ^4 e2 c
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No Japanese losses
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7 h, n J) d' r; q, i3 \; Y$ ?, u; AAllied aircraft losses
2 M; e, u; a: L, M5 F Y5 w- C B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged' d7 S2 O) ~ m9 P2 G2 }4 s
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Morning Air attack on Arorae , at 138,137 ( C- P9 T( @ G6 q' ~9 S( J7 X
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 ]5 }" K% L. n) I7 j7 x/ QRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
- `, n* u6 H9 w3 a3 vEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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3 ^: [% N h# t. RJapanese aircraft/ q+ k" [6 m& E/ J
N1K1-J George x 58
/ S [$ F2 t4 O/ D5 | N1K2-J George x 49
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0 H4 Y5 B) T3 T6 GAllied aircraft2 j7 s! {. \1 |$ T& u- Z. Y- Y! Z. g
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
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) k- T: S' s% U- b+ P; h# T8 z: CNo Japanese losses
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( l9 u, _3 j5 ^4 j+ v$ ]$ rAllied aircraft losses1 g$ E& N) A) _ W, {& M
B-24D1 Liberator: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
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6 b9 K4 U: c; q+ ~# W澳东战场,汤斯维尔的战斗接近尾声,澳军第5、第8两师遭到了毁灭性的打击,已经从序列当中抹去了。
3 A/ R! ^+ A% ]$ u h2 |( TGround combat at 93,145 (near Townsville)
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' E+ P* q7 S$ Q. FJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 7576 troops, 114 guns, 541 vehicles, Assault Value = 6620 h8 @3 n& E( R2 ]5 k1 \4 r/ ~' g
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Defending force 6101 troops, 82 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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: R' T8 Q" L: w3 ~Japanese adjusted assault: 55 * j: o$ R3 w, H
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Allied adjusted defense: 13
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. Q- d6 D) w' F7 T' b0 }- jJapanese assault odds: 4 to 1
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9 ^$ d3 E0 E: G8 g7 cCombat modifiers
% ]+ Y* { J# ~; CDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-)
7 a) L: R& X8 n P. ] fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-), q& q6 o7 y% y3 I6 c
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)0 C2 m: U: @9 P" j. K. H/ ^
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Japanese ground losses:6 T. z m, V2 ?! n
6 casualties reported, m- \/ ?" _% w; u5 Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* y: k& K6 A+ g! ?( ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: ?/ e1 m# }. E, P/ ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, I2 q6 L; y3 \) X
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Allied ground losses:
; k. V7 L4 F% ?% _" h/ ? 1337 casualties reported9 t7 V# B8 K1 r
Squads: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
w3 @5 l1 A0 ^: h/ @7 t. U Non Combat: 172 destroyed, 0 disabled
) G! x, @! V' o2 {) t) E, w; I Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled" T p/ y- o" A: v' H: i W \
Guns lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- }' p; I N8 x3 L3 C4 k# h Vehicles lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 z& Y9 A2 J5 e7 [ Units retreated 3
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!; u7 g4 J- s4 o; ~: m. A
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Assaulting units:; G* J' \- d% W- P- U9 N% L' h$ s! n
1st Tank Division2 _8 Q# J! _+ F+ B6 K
3rd Tank Division- G# V- g9 X( D: q7 w- J8 X# A. w
7 ~/ I. ?; K8 o, v B, i8 qDefending units:+ |6 A2 p4 w4 L9 z$ x7 ]
5th Australian Division
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