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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9 u( O2 i( Y: E6 [0 K" ~
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 a# z# M$ t+ J+ [* d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% h4 M5 Z3 ?! W" a5 i2 wRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' \! w4 ~% [4 Q# m' @Estimated time to target is 26 minutes0 K* w3 }! _9 y$ X2 S
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Japanese aircraft4 T# @6 ~1 W V8 F
N1K5-J George x 18: \' [ O( v9 B( a
Ki-83 x 46
* y0 f) k0 \+ b9 a" N7 s Ki-84r Frank x 47. y# W$ A5 a7 }4 h
. l# V* @9 e( E3 L. R, [Allied aircraft% ~- `( O7 k- s$ q5 i. {! m! e
B-24D Liberator x 6$ z* K: K" \/ T; G) y+ I/ p6 C1 B
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
0 q4 T' h2 T5 [8 h/ x4 U" L* n2 U& N ^4 p P-38L Lightning x 24$ Z G" Q" [) L' H$ w4 }9 n
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses. T4 H! V. f' v/ k; W3 ~9 l3 J
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
& W% H, e( z# }8 Y/ B: Z B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
, H) B; U) @3 }3 C+ G9 s" e P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed5 P3 O" {+ d0 e# [- W
* y, |. t4 Q1 \Airbase hits 15& O% h8 z+ x l' Z1 ^
Airbase supply hits 13 R! p" g9 I+ n# }5 H
Runway hits 27! V0 m/ G) r% O. H! |5 p0 A+ e7 T
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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# a. m$ x9 p/ [% F" ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud; n7 g$ w/ q2 f; I$ O/ C
& `. `" \7 \5 kRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' B6 J) H. _: P( O+ Y! S6 u4 E DEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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' x' `( Z3 J8 {, `5 \Japanese aircraft
l& T7 _6 T% g1 D7 R& h' j7 K N1K5-J George x 18
6 v! y1 R3 \9 E2 j7 h Ki-83 x 398 |, G F u: L' C$ |
Ki-84r Frank x 438 J2 M- n$ o' ~, r
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Allied aircraft3 t o# F c8 [* {
B-24D Liberator x 98 G5 m. B! G0 U, q3 R% m0 h) w8 h2 {
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No Japanese losses8 }( ]9 X2 h0 W. R4 E$ q- {
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Allied aircraft losses; O; x5 r& |) O6 F
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged0 l; i. C% |/ O6 ?8 t
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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( ?" V8 F: t0 D; K: HAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 `3 }; B q* a" l6 f
" k* Y# A% {5 CWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 ^6 n; I" @/ z' e/ e2 z; c& ARaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; ]) A2 ?- D6 B7 D
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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. o, B) s7 d# c: G b8 p. qJapanese aircraft
; \6 X" R3 h. w, L& x/ a N1K5-J George x 175 T$ n& S$ w* g& h4 A. w% a
Ki-83 x 37& M6 N9 V* e8 m3 ?% x8 L I& o) @- n
Ki-84r Frank x 432 ^; B+ e5 c; v5 w/ c9 {2 J
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Allied aircraft. B8 d1 @1 A" ]& i+ X
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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y3 {$ ^( N! t: v; j" ^Japanese aircraft losses
0 L) v% b6 m) M" B" W' l Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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! ?0 m+ I4 H- Y; CAllied aircraft losses
) T K' ~ R. q, ^. B B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ t; d- Q5 E# ^1 J B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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# [/ F$ z8 b: a' h7 U# L* z0 y: @8 r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。: L( Y+ [# m3 y1 J
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)+ d% a8 e& N. f- x
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Allied Deliberate attack L( }3 T6 @; \. b8 J1 K _
3 f" y8 ~5 \0 Z. t, GAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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; Z; p |) c2 N- A( P- P/ eAllied adjusted assault: 7976 / }3 F4 e. @& N; _7 O
) p+ W3 c; R$ E0 Q! z- Z' B/ bJapanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
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% t& V" z/ D8 x) H, ?+ k# l% UCombat modifiers( \% M0 m& N6 @9 m& ?1 f" l0 s
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)8 r+ i4 z0 t1 E. q6 J* B, f) ?
Attacker: * [( N( y5 A+ H: K1 f7 w
7 a8 U/ h6 F: WJapanese ground losses:
* D( g9 L. t7 x9 B; e" t 6937 casualties reported
+ f" k* f& X' |6 P2 R9 \ Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
% L( E# L) T0 m$ K1 k9 Q. u Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
* R; k- B- f/ j% t' @ Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
5 G$ E2 j" s' c3 e0 x) B Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)/ t+ \! C u9 W
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)3 U9 Y# |& A3 l; e- n- N
Units destroyed 31 Y# R' _- a! v0 ?, L
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled; }. U% h4 D( ]# M/ {8 t
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled0 ~; V- j: d9 M' E" C7 g
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled) W+ G5 A: n& O2 c6 i/ l. x
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled). G% U; Q# {" o* l. O3 |. Q
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Assaulting units:
; S" n) E3 ^( v3 n W5 u8 W 27th Infantry Division/ _" h2 `5 O% G
16th Light Cavalry Regiment' g& P# c0 i8 {% ~+ I
96th Infantry Division
% k0 O5 O% Q3 S+ u* W 81st Infantry Division
7 C6 l1 [* Q# \( P6 j 33rd Infantry Division
/ x8 `5 n6 y; w/ F" q7 a 2nd Marine Division ` V! a7 `# K1 b+ P* i
10th Indian Division
* c' Y/ }( E% V% `. V8 Y9 O 37th Infantry Division
7 K/ f1 O S0 l6 ?9 Z 6th Marine Division
! X* O1 ?# [0 _! _ 3rd Motor Brigade
& R' F: r6 n5 k7 R I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment9 C$ a M) p4 k, |/ L
5th Marine Division
9 g X1 z1 @ M# U1 k 6th Infantry Division
( M5 ~2 `: Y# }8 B ^ 3rd Cavalry Regiment. F0 k. E; t+ B
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion' E3 t4 V. K1 |
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
. t$ f8 X8 O, Y 2nd NZ Division$ Z: B1 z3 }/ ]# I3 O! c+ [ I7 {
1st Marine Division. v1 r1 `) e8 P3 L6 H/ U5 H
2nd Army Tank Brigade: g$ o; h' U4 C# p
VII US Amphib Force
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$ m1 L- C$ C* m9 x( S( y, {$ r 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
: i6 _) V W! P8 i; {% `- _ 4th Field Artillery Battalion
) C! l" H5 U) j$ s4 o! I 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
' X/ z4 h% O7 _! ^; q. f0 ? I Corps Artillery * h) A8 R: U0 Y7 d) j7 Q
X Corps Artillery
- Y1 K0 h$ I& l! M 154th FA Bn
1 J9 Y/ Q9 b! u 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:$ ~+ C+ S( T d, m
91st Division' H4 e. W( v7 T- j. A0 O8 f$ U& K
56th Division7 A4 h5 g; N v( [5 t+ D' a1 ?1 p" a
14th Division8 N/ G2 }' L7 t0 I; K) }+ |
Maizuru 1st SNLF
1 ]# T& d1 C9 g" J; M7 K 8th Area Army /11 }. P( s5 p% a: M
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment4 X; I s) c" ^' {% v/ f# M
113th JAAF AF Bn
2 P C+ B, M0 E: m 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4 o9 J% ]# n% H Gohoku JNAF Base Force
$ o' G" f& `* o0 M5 T+ Y2 Z1 r1 \- w0 E 10th Area Fleet
% i5 X/ s0 w! C 72nd JAAF AF Bn ( A+ k" f# u& h% z! k) R
2nd Amphibious Bde /2
7 A) C5 ^9 b# I 48th Fld AA Bn /2$ r, l, a6 s) I# u, C
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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。 [4 O: C# h/ U- U3 y6 H# P
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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& d+ Q' n/ y$ j9 i- |Allied Bombardment attack
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4 f* t$ a4 F M4 i, }" T# IAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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- t0 |% }; ?# x* H" g. HDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083+ N* t4 p; V! i% D
$ o( @% [( {0 z; e- WJapanese ground losses:5 `! j6 D6 j+ G) K) O
12 casualties reported2 p2 I/ i: o8 q) h7 a1 O+ z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; r1 W9 T3 S9 D" C; j4 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
D! y! ~/ v( A; ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- [- k5 [( ?9 V' P CAllied ground losses:; q, {6 F( U) Y, g
4 casualties reported
' {* L+ p* ^9 V: M- o* V8 ^ [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) i9 \/ e8 \8 U- w' x Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
- s7 ] G% R2 \! A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) u0 M% T3 d( f7 W# G Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled); N3 D% M2 X5 y3 O6 N- J9 X, F
$ _# m8 F, q ~1 H' ~1 c( iAssaulting units:1 _6 _' X3 v0 b9 ~3 h+ O; g- o! n
11th Australian Division7 t+ W7 f3 l# h# h2 `: H4 K
50th Tank Brigade
: H5 B9 M$ F0 U" f8 l 254th Armoured Brigade* n; i6 y( o; O" ^) c1 t) ^, h% l: l
93rd Infantry Division
- q, |4 N& d" N6 f- w 9th Indian Division
/ V8 I8 H" R5 ^: l. {% j 7th Australian Division
O+ X# r' [& S 18th British Division3 W$ Q0 y9 I3 \7 L
8th Australian Division
: E; p* T8 T8 I* p0 C9 R 32nd Army Tank Brigade9 S4 v$ i. v& I! \# a& K
31st Armoured Division
" @# v1 ^1 X$ q2 h9 w- b 51st Highland Division
& I5 M- r, n4 O; o 97th Field Artillery Battalion5 S# l5 f: r. Y/ v: K4 Z5 G
2/16th Field Regiment# p. d4 q2 Y* Q, v0 f& Z
XI US Corps3 a5 `- H( Y+ K& K3 l- f
251st Field Artillery Battalion" s; w* A; k9 V" \+ d$ }% Y
1st Medium Regiment
# n/ M- W2 i ~' `; x/ I- J$ z 249th Field Artillery Battalion
- H2 I' K- i: u* M, s o 108th Tank Attack Regiment( k2 n$ T( Q% B" v9 Q
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment3 D8 o5 a7 b9 U) p' y6 m. i) ?
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Defending units:" w$ B5 l h9 h7 T. y1 u3 |' @
49th/A Division
6 L: |: f% ~/ n& S Y 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
2 y$ B+ Z* ]) c" Z' h 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
0 N$ i; {% `3 T/ V 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
. ]$ ] g6 u% _6 p- y7 v& P 11th Militia Regiment
1 O4 H4 D! K {- b. l/ X1 H 6th Java Militia Regiment3 \0 R q" b7 W$ @% ^% I
49th/B Division; g6 _' p2 D- U7 n% T- ^
49th/C Division
! |9 o" |+ l: H Z2 a ^ 13th Field AF Construction Battalion. w+ A! l# }" d/ `" r! b( T& ]' v
27th Special Base Force
1 O7 w( s+ S' v( `( D; B! d$ c 36th Field AA Battalion: x1 X* u5 t" Z+ e2 _
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment' F1 R. S2 d e4 }0 S0 `: r% A' G
48th Field AA Battalion* A) Q: y* W+ @0 I( d
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment4 N" B1 |; z& r7 A; Q+ [/ u0 _
49th Field AA Battalion
+ e3 L1 b+ ~8 y/ F& \9 f" r3 ^( p 55th Const Co 8 J. v& B. S% S/ Q( G8 ?
49th Const Co
- f8 v; P1 ?& Q! h; \& s 17th Naval Construction Battalion' o! k: L0 @" T) D* q7 ?
47th Road Const Co 1 B9 e# i8 P2 C4 M& S- H
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
+ j Z6 l/ z$ u$ f# \) O" k6 @; d8 E 3rd JNAF AF Unit
: {1 @4 Y+ C8 d E5 P 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment5 e: m$ Y+ u; T4 i- _2 _% F h
56th Field AA Battalion8 i4 r/ I; }$ {. V
21st Army
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3rd FF Const Unit ' L$ a% ~4 y2 F/ O9 {
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |