01/01/42
+ T6 M5 V9 L9 z; \/ g进入42年的第一天,帝国司令部就烦了低级错误,忘了设置马来滩头的掩护,结果被荷兰农民空袭, 还好无一沉默,而且被空袭的只是最后下货的一个小舰队,大部队已经撤离。. ]$ T3 I4 E6 [+ e/ I. \
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对弗柔八路的战术轰炸已经开始~~~~帝国集中了大量陆航进行轰炸,被英帝国主义压榨的广大澳大利亚和印度官兵厌战已久,现在更加只想回家,纷纷逃离阵地躲避战斗~~~~~
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- }1 u. d: N5 E, I( z8 jDay Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,507 a) E9 }0 T) x1 k& A5 f
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8 G5 a( J, _% K' ^1 K' _Allied aircraft
! q8 n6 A; Z, @. V. l4 q, tCW-21B Demon x 4% N$ Q0 A6 n! @( O
Brewster 339D x 14
( w1 U0 l8 {9 A* ]- e* MMartin 139 x 56+ Z8 m: o% h: h& w" ^: q
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
3 F1 h: V; n3 D7 fAP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire
/ D H6 W- y" D' y- V) [. u% y4 |AP Fusemi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 l- x2 O7 t8 ]3 k8 y3 v# _
PG Sozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire( \, t. Z9 w2 X9 B5 y( j
AP Enju Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 r6 t7 d9 D! J6 W- {( e1 }
AP Atsuta Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage# t; e: z: m( ^$ @3 _# n
PG Hashidate) {6 ^2 c5 L! e! ~
k6 ^, [- z" P, N M; @, \# A' ]Japanese ground losses:
; ^) e6 }$ K/ b6 G3 n110 casualties reported
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; C5 t" ]* J' h0 SDay Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,519 Y) Q! f) k, I# d1 i
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Japanese aircraft& c4 y# r* ^1 Q5 \: b8 v
A6M2 Zero x 20; \ ]" O' e2 m: E8 X
G3M Nell x 773 o! e! Z( r7 [5 x' P
G4M1 Betty x 64
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Japanese aircraft losses9 z @# A% @ g* P( W& s; F# I
G3M Nell: 3 damaged
$ Q+ g: s" [6 }% ?/ VG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged( m* x( u, U2 N5 {8 ^
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Allied ground losses:' O9 i' g$ X2 x3 C" }/ S
57 casualties reported3 y' \/ o# c) M, O! N
Guns lost 18 o" `! a$ n7 [5 \9 m" V' ~5 q
" z1 w- h# |4 \- o) gAirbase hits 8; P3 q1 p3 L' n& i% ~6 w: v
Runway hits 341 V2 n, ^( f/ ~; Q$ a
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Day Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,50
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7 `4 f H: }$ \: [+ A$ L9 W* T8 U) @CW-21B Demon x 2( o2 H, W9 k% e; u7 H t: ~6 H: x
Brewster 339D x 19. k4 R7 _ j$ `, V& d
Martin 139 x 32
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1 R1 x3 M j9 dJapanese Ships
" e7 e# O6 ]2 ^% h# L7 V! s9 n% tAP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( v s; [4 S. u/ T; m5 A7 @& [AP Fusemi Maru, on fire
' |: Y9 k. ~# J1 U+ u' h9 v, uAP Atsuta Maru, on fire, heavy damage! h) F5 K0 W8 v* F7 s8 ^
AP Enju Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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4 Q! M! ~- k j$ b R& O+ Z. YPG Sozan Maru, on fire5 z3 p& G3 m( i6 A7 Y
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Ground combat at Johore Bahru8 ^2 v9 j( C f1 k p8 K
6 c% ^0 M6 I% s3 g( l' L. ~Japanese Bombardment attack
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# g% O+ P& O, }6 BAttacking force 54448 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1884* ?* t* N/ h. N
$ S$ c2 s0 k5 ADefending force 38570 troops, 260 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 7801 F. {0 D# Y2 l
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) z8 \& {7 \ _/ s0 ?3 ~6 l$ a5 {7 r, @Allied ground losses:
' \( F8 H" D) t y33 casualties reported3 O7 U0 ? C+ |! ^: O$ ^
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, v. V8 _% `0 p+ t5 S1 EGround combat at Rabaul- i2 Z( V0 H3 i/ }7 t+ S; u
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Allied Bombardment attack2 z+ v! `$ C' v# h* g4 t3 h
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Attacking force 9853 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 155
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Defending force 5589 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139" I9 K! U( r |9 |$ e; T
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1 |