12月31日
3 W# ^" T0 f6 \% Y- } 今天是41年的最后一天,大本营为了迎接新年的到来,一致决定加班组织对南太重镇拉包尔的攻略,经过水面作战舰只的饱和炮击后,大部队顺利登陆,火力侦察发现,驻守在拉包尔的盟军少的可怜,难道米酋旦旦给了他们新年大假
& d% g e u2 vNaval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,88% B+ R& c$ }7 ^6 F
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no flights4 v# e: l! ^& R* K' k5 H" X
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Allied aircraft losses2 W, \7 g0 ?3 k4 l% |% k
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships @8 J* \! V4 z! q; x
CA Kako
+ J, l) K8 o: z8 cCA Furutaka2 k- V6 ^7 b& J
CA Kinugasa
, @- g* P+ l; c* CCA Aoba
8 G; G+ j" g5 r: S% z" e( K' kBB Yamashiro' k7 M4 v( n) _
BB Mutsu
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Allied ground losses:" D/ V- o, _+ H* Y
213 casualties reported
( Y- d5 o) j1 D- Y6 T# J& \5 LGuns lost 3& L- Q5 D- ]- U, N D; A) v
Vehicles lost 3: H7 K7 {+ i( V' W- h/ `
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Airbase hits 35 [# Q3 E( @7 ?! f: ]
Airbase supply hits 5
9 K2 }% ]3 W& M. j! tRunway hits 33
8 x8 j5 k. O9 c# ]; s% WPort hits 25 w& q5 {, x, t, J% I: j
Port supply hits 2: n/ f1 e5 f+ [+ D3 S2 i. M& K
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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 8
8 |) j' g' S. N$ W* y/ _TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88
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18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# U9 K, N+ N& Z& `% N4 @
Japanese ground losses:, W, n4 c, D) m' i. E3 U
1266 casualties reported/ ]0 Z1 q4 o7 D/ b4 \0 _0 F" T, G
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9 x* G& g) Y3 c1 v4 ?' f/ cCoastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 8
! {( x; Q+ E" y S4 A1 y7 DTF 8 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88
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5 O7 `! n. J. \* N5 S! m5 O15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. `1 V9 z) u' } o
Japanese ground losses:
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Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,88. r, l- W$ z! }" T
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Japanese Ships2 w" V$ F/ _6 B% K% g q! {
CA Kako2 I. g! ~3 i$ v* F# J! U
CA Furutaka8 \! d! g \; E6 a, |! o
CA Kinugasa
3 n. M1 e e/ `) J& y I% ACA Aoba
5 J: Y7 U; y1 d+ D2 S6 \1 dBB Yamashiro
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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8 l& L2 s" N; Z; ` r9 }1 MRunway hits 53 Z; |+ j- m q! {' y' \# a6 G
Port hits 3- v; w) @' I n, s, x
Port fuel hits 1/ v! r% h3 e4 z
Port supply hits 1% b& m; N1 Q/ O+ B
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# F; R; P! G6 K$ C9 JGround combat at Rabaul
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, Y* e, _/ o- q7 aAllied Bombardment attack
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* ~" f# R1 O% v# D$ gAttacking force 993 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44 y: c( g7 H/ b
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Defending force 34988 troops, 230 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 586
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Japanese ground losses: V* V% y- W0 a7 E
10 casualties reported
V2 H: N- K3 k, i0 ]% v8 W明天,即42年元旦节,南太重镇将划入帝国版图
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v8 B2 D1 m5 e3 Y3 j3 B% F马来亚和缅甸方面,帝国空军分别空袭了新加坡和仰光机场,盟军无一飞机起飞,看来从太平洋至印度洋,盟军们都过节去鸟
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50
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Japanese aircraft/ d3 U3 P# \$ H. z& t% y, N* `7 `
C5M Babs x 11 S5 @$ J- ?; f9 t4 I* }
Ki-21 Sally x 123
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Japanese aircraft losses( z. {7 x3 a+ c/ f3 q) p# A# h
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Allied ground losses: w3 w1 Q( B q. B
200 casualties reported4 |/ |3 f( M+ u* _2 P
Guns lost 4, N3 \% ~" T0 s. D3 R) g! ~9 p. \
Vehicles lost 1 A* `( P3 j) h0 p [ W
5 A1 t' z, a+ l* M% pAirbase hits 8% d% z- k3 i6 G" w- B) l- ^) \1 v
Airbase supply hits 5
3 U6 L, k- a0 ]4 L* G: G. N, ERunway hits 93
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34
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3 \9 s3 U$ T$ p* u3 CJapanese aircraft
& q5 C; S6 i$ n1 w8 y% JA6M2 Zero x 27! C# w( u# r% k# D# g* Y
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 27
2 M3 l6 H) S$ x" S' oKi-21 Sally x 125
( k/ x2 l% S9 @! S T. }! gKi-49 Helen x 113 A. E2 E' \3 j# v9 l1 b4 H
Ki-46-II Dinah x 59 i+ z; p/ X% v( E8 X2 X
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses, i7 z+ z, u; V! _+ ?2 s
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
- L( p4 K7 B! _# Y% {4 YKi-49 Helen: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; D* H8 H/ Q$ u& C# c) \& j8 z
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed
, h" z5 p- r+ PBlenheim I: 1 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:5 K; j/ C1 \$ _
16 casualties reported
) M! V3 e* b1 R! ~5 J- [3 }Guns lost 1' z5 Z3 I+ Y/ l$ S" b8 z* h
Vehicles lost 1
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+ y) z+ `) g% O# L% V2 h$ s: K& bAirbase hits 7
% G% ?( ?% {2 s& q2 SAirbase supply hits 12 \6 l1 Z, G6 b
Runway hits 39
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/ v8 D& a! Q' V* C" P# e同时,在菲律宾棉南附近海域,KB分别空袭了 Menado
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! [; x: w- e1 U& v; tDay Air attack on Menado , at 39,67
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% i" v4 r9 z" y- |; bJapanese aircraft" C; p% t" k7 x& N z
A6M2 Zero x 9
! w" D5 s; s3 S" J9 _D3A Val x 34# t+ h$ D* p0 k( X- v
B5N Kate x 63
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Japanese aircraft losses- o) z0 Y, w; O
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged7 ?2 }" n) o& X1 t$ W" {! U' Y
B5N Kate: 4 damaged& D: T z% z5 Y) S: `. h
% @: p; n5 x9 ^" @0 nAllied ground losses:$ x$ }) Y7 |" f$ d) ]$ p+ \
20 casualties reported
s& G) s$ \( V. t+ g8 gVehicles lost 1
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Airbase hits 11
c7 @" K$ ^3 k% t; }% r4 iAirbase supply hits 4
. U# S9 p1 j% ^" g6 C8 ^/ T0 f PRunway hits 46: a5 [$ i4 L+ Z, @* l5 \8 G4 a$ {7 C+ k
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; t! x8 @' t3 \" z婆罗州,帝国陆战队突击了山洋口,将城防降为0,不日将落城8 M6 z: t4 i6 u3 Y/ A" n
Ground combat at Singkawang
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1 B5 [$ j5 ] m2 _0 S" P' m* WJapanese Shock attack& y( X( E) r' x- R5 x# i
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Attacking force 4927 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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. Y; Z; ~% }' f! bDefending force 2494 troops, 19 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 23
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Japanese max assault: 154 - adjusted assault: 51
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( |3 ?, ?5 T% \& n) o$ `. o8 I4 f5 ^Allied max defense: 19 - adjusted defense: 15
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Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) . ]* w5 B: R( K
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
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57 casualties reported
( g( |) V5 m& n5 u7 |Guns lost 3
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4 Z7 N. R1 \0 R8 jAllied ground losses:
6 F5 ~% E% P- g, M/ ^37 casualties reported( b& e( p% x/ {% V6 Z
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