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+ z9 U1 @+ i5 b5 D: |3 H& b" `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
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) j, b1 P6 L! {' [% _( JMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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/ B, P# H* M* U) X, D% f4 @, |Weather in hex: Partial cloud. r2 e4 |- W& j% ~$ r
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ \5 U+ }/ z" R2 P/ C9 _; Z
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' _' M+ s3 s' N9 ^0 @ N1K5-J George x 18% J( ? ^! l/ E$ ?0 i
Ki-83 x 46
; V1 Z: A, S1 u2 F& X. ?7 H' ~ Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft
( f( v9 ?$ l' Z2 V/ A B-24D Liberator x 6
2 D2 `7 W0 Y& ^; r# i ~% W) [: z# E B-24D1 Liberator x 30
+ j0 s# F! C3 f P-38L Lightning x 24
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( \2 n) P% z4 a' x \7 D, L0 oNo Japanese losses+ Q/ {" O6 Z4 ]; X9 Y1 r. Q9 j
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Allied aircraft losses7 T% w! x/ F- ~% ?/ K
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged1 k ]/ T0 R( {$ K0 Y+ }
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged) O8 `7 G* p) C
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 153 n) j2 a% V! k( i2 G- @3 h
Airbase supply hits 1
P' z* @5 x3 n0 h9 o! n/ ]5 @Runway hits 27& |' k) w( s7 G* w. u0 [. M- Y
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: b8 M8 p/ l0 e, O8 s$ bEstimated time to target is 13 minutes3 L' `9 P: ~$ Z7 P7 p) i9 @
0 B# w6 k8 W2 t" C& yJapanese aircraft
; T( {' p6 O+ @, a6 U$ _' i N1K5-J George x 18+ Z% A1 n0 L- U, _3 ?" X+ R2 ]1 M
Ki-83 x 39! F- @# R1 |' ~. L, J8 o
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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* R |: y8 N3 ]1 d6 m0 l7 ^Allied aircraft
( B0 W1 [, U8 `" e) ? B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses
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$ Q ~+ r9 H1 c2 Q1 AAllied aircraft losses
( m1 O& b7 j- T" l/ M+ o8 i: S, v B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ z1 s! D. X6 c2 ?% b! D B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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+ U5 R$ t: f1 e4 ~Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# Q, ?4 Y! K- d5 V
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 _4 A- J5 s+ p+ c9 Y
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4 y# s) {: m- B! p" X N1K5-J George x 17
% h/ G7 h& K7 m) o! `, v Ki-83 x 37
# V2 ~2 I9 b- i- O$ ]# j' g Ki-84r Frank x 43
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( T0 x. [& u9 h4 kAllied aircraft
# \- D' G- d" i: d. Y- l B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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& x1 |- P# Q! v- b% J3 O2 b' DJapanese aircraft losses& V, y) u1 u+ y- M7 ^3 u
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed& J. m# ?, U; D/ Z6 m# e; s
4 Y8 z& h, F3 {: O; y/ Z8 DAllied aircraft losses5 `/ J+ k z7 s2 t- ^% N, ?
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 x" t; s. e2 l; y) v: }7 \- H: _ B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak1 w; ?# D" S8 m$ p- w1 c. `7 K* _! h
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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。0 N' n+ d: c( f3 p6 U% E$ O, ?" j/ C
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack |! }: l: o9 |& A( Q: {
( U: T) X& o% j. DAttacking 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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Allied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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# g% P, ?* E% {. C( B# VAllied assault odds: 27 to 1
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* d, J' c6 W8 WCombat modifiers* `( ?" i! k' m
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-): Y m4 R7 n8 h9 u/ r* B
Attacker: 8 e9 b% a# O% M$ h$ j, ]
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
$ Q/ _1 c0 i0 ]. x' }6 U8 p0 P Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
5 \( z7 n$ B @2 V; k. n4 d) y3 \3 z Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled# N- j: E2 p/ \1 n6 p* k& G' Z
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)$ a1 D" }- {: {, p/ J
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
. m5 U% g. ?$ v Units destroyed 3
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4 H) q( G( E7 [) o# yAllied ground losses:
* c7 Q4 X3 h3 o 1437 casualties reported, ] V- q; n% J" v* \! W5 [
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
) r* V- ` k: V& h8 x3 e2 O Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
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Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)) S( g# |6 F: @# H" \- l$ R
3 }" W: q; K$ V* |" \Assaulting units: ? U! s" H( v& o
27th Infantry Division
1 q& K2 C6 p v 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
1 K- {: t6 S! B$ j5 m 96th Infantry Division
; `# U9 z* A7 I) _2 Q 81st Infantry Division
+ q, g6 f1 z* Y- D2 [- W 33rd Infantry Division
2 n! I# {: v9 k" d2 T3 ^ 2nd Marine Division5 N, h: b4 \2 v x. w$ |0 R
10th Indian Division
+ Q) r7 l% P6 J) ?. B; ] 37th Infantry Division
+ a+ m7 y( m2 N4 i 6th Marine Division
/ Y1 M' r v. {1 C% d& d 3rd Motor Brigade
( x. n- t5 t$ W I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment$ J. i0 G+ N! F3 r, m- d
5th Marine Division. T2 b. @! S$ h7 ~8 ]
6th Infantry Division3 Z4 y9 _1 Z% k
3rd Cavalry Regiment- L, ]9 O3 l' A) [; @' ^8 b
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
( D6 K! y; k# M; E4 j8 T 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
4 K* o# ]& |. J7 w6 e; M) n" d9 R 2nd NZ Division
% W" h6 p& @9 o5 ]3 d0 W 1st Marine Division! @. W6 o% Y' A$ ]; v# S; x0 I# L
2nd Army Tank Brigade
1 o- p/ P/ x& ?6 }1 s; A VII US Amphib Force
8 R/ c7 @* e; E. V" y& R& y9 z" R USAFFE
6 L& m" E) F5 c, J$ g9 x X 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
6 ?" S! e/ f/ j: @$ c 4th Field Artillery Battalion
5 U0 J: q, F% Q$ Z; r" N2 | 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 y8 w' H2 \. h+ q k- ]" y I Corps Artillery
4 Z, l9 ]; q: L5 r+ \+ m" D X Corps Artillery
6 U4 v. }& h6 `- t 154th FA Bn
$ {1 W" J O, \ 52nd Marine Defense Battalion9 m+ d- {$ p, R- |- [4 ^+ u) w
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91st Division8 F$ ^' o. N* n: ]
56th Division, U" @. |: e4 b3 P4 M! o
14th Division) {" X/ D7 u$ q9 ?) O" D; P
Maizuru 1st SNLF9 w5 t# A( J8 Q% ?2 a+ s( z
8th Area Army /1
) i, K. U# E0 Y5 C/ r 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- L% w4 g- C3 M4 m: G+ m$ y 113th JAAF AF Bn # h/ i4 B/ z, r3 U- X
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
' w( Z/ z2 a$ z$ x$ | g% b7 G Gohoku JNAF Base Force7 O. p# A4 I% d9 h
10th Area Fleet
! Q2 m$ v) v$ |: N7 B# X, l# r4 c 72nd JAAF AF Bn
& c1 N% C9 D3 n) K6 O7 x7 \ 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
" m1 I! y( F0 ?1 ^ 48th Fld AA Bn /24 r/ S# W( ^& d5 z/ c# T8 g# U
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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。/ ]( k2 ^. O# f3 ], D- M3 E' G7 h- o
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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9 `$ g1 s0 R6 ?) u6 ^4 yAllied Bombardment attack
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0 }8 M" y+ Q- ]4 DAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082% Q% n' E! D9 P0 ~8 Y; E% g
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 10837 [6 q; B7 R, ?+ p; D/ s( @! B3 i2 O
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12 casualties reported. r% b1 M8 B/ {: L" y# a& i1 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ O; @3 q: G: q, {+ W) c v) E/ F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" T3 ~! z+ \ B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% t2 J9 |5 L) L$ {4 O X/ d0 x
( A0 I6 K {' a E4 U, r) e# BAllied ground losses:
9 _# B( ~9 W1 }" \% X) i8 v 4 casualties reported
" {$ a% m- d/ U! |# Y" Q$ ~7 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 z, w: M9 M2 v, [0 p/ c+ @8 b+ I9 E Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
% I8 l6 Z2 F0 u' ]: B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 } Z6 H9 K+ b+ A Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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0 M2 A5 }9 S9 a0 L7 W- G# p& V zAssaulting units:7 m6 o* \8 r+ y) |, G
11th Australian Division" N4 ~9 x5 b2 l- \1 o
50th Tank Brigade
8 _' ?2 d' {' ^4 L# c: G 254th Armoured Brigade1 ~) S6 S4 i0 E7 C+ i% J6 \! z* m
93rd Infantry Division
- S# ?$ M7 |2 r( K0 A) D/ i/ B 9th Indian Division
/ W. d+ D- l6 i3 B* n2 H 7th Australian Division
+ y Z; X; U0 M% ^5 ?7 u' R) r 18th British Division0 b( M r- ?0 ?9 l2 _! A
8th Australian Division/ `3 E \3 F2 ~% L. u1 T
32nd Army Tank Brigade
" Y2 ^, B% v* X+ K( G7 R 31st Armoured Division: Q, r# h. B1 n& H3 V5 H \8 l
51st Highland Division
7 X- O! W* f) P- I e5 u+ A 97th Field Artillery Battalion
- W, k" {( A/ |% b 2/16th Field Regiment
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251st Field Artillery Battalion, n& x6 L% F+ q+ i0 L( f
1st Medium Regiment
( n5 V* Z7 V. r* ~' J& Z; ]7 X; I 249th Field Artillery Battalion
' _) W; n9 ] h5 O E 108th Tank Attack Regiment
x! j: F# ]/ Z' Z! Y) I 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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49th/A Division9 f; ]" R4 h2 Y$ ]/ j
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
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17th Ind.Mixed Regiment' w: [. Z/ o" Q- ~' K; q; X
11th Militia Regiment
1 \; T) M7 m1 b* S 6th Java Militia Regiment
! I) K; }; f$ H n: w+ N: k* e2 W 49th/B Division E8 V& t( E2 q% z2 x8 x
49th/C Division
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27th Special Base Force
6 d8 |4 W4 o7 h9 M9 ?/ c1 x% Z7 S 36th Field AA Battalion# j& e/ D5 o3 [( i3 e, z9 \6 C
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
" @4 i3 k" ?* n0 t, |6 P! {2 K3 e 48th Field AA Battalion) _$ j* Y( G2 t5 _; Q8 g( ^
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
/ d6 _% J/ k8 }2 o7 F4 { 49th Field AA Battalion
" H4 |* y ]4 i2 K. V 55th Const Co
2 e+ z* J5 Q) A# T 49th Const Co
* D8 V( ~4 ^: @3 e6 ?3 ^% }3 R t6 Z 17th Naval Construction Battalion
; d7 G7 u& J" f6 N) W 47th Road Const Co * h9 a4 q* B* E" w) u8 A+ X
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
3 p% h/ W- U- C7 }, w 3rd JNAF AF Unit
* N% [$ p; Y2 J f 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
& ^1 ~/ v" H4 N6 V% N p 56th Field AA Battalion9 h7 ^% |3 {/ G/ ^' q! ?
21st Army0 k- a* W. g- o
97th JAAF AF Bn 0 Z6 Y4 @/ f a+ B, ]
3rd FF Const Unit 0 N" s' V+ K7 c7 ^* H
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |