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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- K6 J: k2 d1 x" J
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * L: H4 p! D" l8 X0 l
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, ^( a" }* W6 t: q* c0 L/ ], [Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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3 U5 n" W; z# T- JJapanese aircraft. d2 ]/ B/ C l% E) E W% _) w
N1K5-J George x 18
' G6 G: n* Y) i* J+ ^' r Ki-83 x 46
. m7 C! \1 ]+ R3 y' a Ki-84r Frank x 47 t7 p+ M3 E- X3 G r; j5 ], [
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Allied aircraft( K* [' d( O# P( B4 X6 B
B-24D Liberator x 6
/ k( Y: b8 n( G5 R) D2 ^& H B-24D1 Liberator x 30
; ~ b% k, [# @7 Q$ G& F! w8 h, A P-38L Lightning x 24+ ~) t, g! Y3 q2 X C# J3 M
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No Japanese losses0 p; {. O+ Y4 [7 `/ E
1 D" F3 V' s8 P: D/ |Allied aircraft losses
3 V2 t% _5 n/ C- m! Q+ V B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
$ y% I# I6 v* h1 s+ T B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
# T. T0 L' T$ B9 y+ C P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed: W' ~* O/ t% u' `( K$ c
5 _7 D$ \- X4 C. J2 n! ^Airbase hits 15# z" Z6 Z! T3 v; I& e( `1 m9 Q; N
Airbase supply hits 14 }8 l4 C- K9 P& F8 x0 p
Runway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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# l0 v6 E* \. Z4 W; bRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 ]4 Y, y9 O* \
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
h3 z4 C; ?' t5 } P N1K5-J George x 18
8 \9 V$ I$ w/ o) d Ki-83 x 396 ~4 k- a+ a w% ?
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft. [! w0 l9 ]; z8 z5 E
B-24D Liberator x 9
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6 X8 ]% T t1 y* W. X$ ONo Japanese losses
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% l( J: a$ J+ T( a& o/ Q& w+ PAllied aircraft losses
. p# N- l+ j7 ` T! j B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged/ } B3 S9 `. X
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 . J h0 X9 E7 P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 { S( ^* A. c) `) R: ?' i7 {
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; X. J. f; m* x1 D( ]: j1 g9 Y
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Japanese aircraft {: x8 A; r( m
N1K5-J George x 17
: [9 W; [, H( O; e$ z8 [* t Ki-83 x 37+ }, h4 e* W* i) g
Ki-84r Frank x 434 o$ J, Y: a' T1 a& e
" v6 ?# }% G) FAllied aircraft0 u* [3 F; }9 q$ r
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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: [' X c; E7 P" t) U7 fJapanese aircraft losses6 ?( O4 A) Z8 C; S& [& a6 g8 T+ g
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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9 J8 J; v% s0 j4 vAllied aircraft losses; J* l P% h: F7 k7 @
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
; ?. w) }/ d# c- `1 Q/ U9 @ B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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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。
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+ q! J |: t! U! D6 t& XGround combat at Manado (75,99)
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1 h" r6 h3 [+ P8 c' M5 x! rAllied Deliberate attack( O; o! e8 l, U V& x" u
, O x5 R9 w3 P0 UAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802; a) P% w7 H: v6 F; y
( I0 d8 \1 t# W+ x2 wDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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; h( w3 X/ D+ o( i% {" oAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 0 Z3 ?7 b( x) z# @& h
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Combat modifiers
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! j, `* ]4 B+ c4 g t; _9 q! d KAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
6 O) a; [0 C/ F1 k 6937 casualties reported
2 Q+ b4 I& v2 a Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
/ e/ [1 v; h1 D8 O) T3 @" ~ Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled/ i l* g- ` Z3 ]4 _, ?5 X: L
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled2 t2 I( s6 @. C. Q. r
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)) X8 P! r( p) }, y4 q
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled), ^0 k* T P e, b8 n0 \
Units destroyed 3
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$ R: D# q6 C% s8 w7 uAllied ground losses:
9 x* H) ^& Z6 G6 z: y 1437 casualties reported
; I' P0 e$ L! u Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled% b5 y% R4 _8 v+ l k) ?
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled1 p S" P& L: P
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled | Q* s `, U. O% b8 |
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)3 c$ _9 W$ y1 r i
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Assaulting units:: B2 H% m) W2 L* B0 s0 v
27th Infantry Division5 x; U8 m; q( Y
16th Light Cavalry Regiment0 F7 X! D6 f# M* q! t
96th Infantry Division
3 ^5 s9 _0 { {* U9 e8 {/ p; b 81st Infantry Division
' s' u9 K& ]5 X+ H, u" \: \ 33rd Infantry Division, N* q1 w) B! {2 P# w7 x
2nd Marine Division V5 m$ X7 g, S5 _- q
10th Indian Division
3 s% n( D/ ^2 u5 w( ?: ^# g' ~ 37th Infantry Division% ~3 C$ [7 E3 s$ F, v
6th Marine Division
/ n, r1 C" O5 R8 g, _$ j. }( ? 3rd Motor Brigade
( F7 v1 l3 H) P I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
( c- N- j2 U) z 5th Marine Division
3 G3 u( O) O" ?3 ?% Q, T: k 6th Infantry Division
h: K m2 Y% Y 3rd Cavalry Regiment" m: V; L. t' C# a& x% J3 N1 { m
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion A" s0 Z# ^* ?
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division; Z% U1 _6 W5 o9 w5 e3 t k
2nd NZ Division* I4 g" K4 _ R2 i
1st Marine Division$ {) ~% M. F5 q9 w5 L% x
2nd Army Tank Brigade( D/ j: V5 R+ h1 C1 p6 o
VII US Amphib Force 2 l3 H$ Q, D9 r4 D
USAFFE
+ R, K5 U; x6 _8 {! R 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion0 w% J! x5 \) x r
4th Field Artillery Battalion
d! n7 ?" G: K$ c) R$ ^* h2 ?* B 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2 \5 q5 B2 i* T7 b5 @; ] I Corps Artillery 7 h5 U$ N' J N2 j. n2 l
X Corps Artillery
; W e' f5 r' t" e 154th FA Bn
5 l" h! g5 N. j3 d1 O+ G0 q 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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91st Division1 ?4 Z3 ?. u4 \* G' ]/ C" V$ c9 J
56th Division+ }+ x+ ^" L+ y) W: K( K { B
14th Division
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! _8 `8 s; K2 [& h% \ 8th Area Army /1* S: T! r3 G! }9 ~5 ?
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment* H) O7 i: j+ X2 b* a7 x
113th JAAF AF Bn 4 ]4 {. ^3 p! Z) Z
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment) m( j' Y' q# a0 ^) \: q: K
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
$ r$ l% B: t& E3 G i1 ^0 g 10th Area Fleet
7 B$ d. i+ V/ _6 C& [7 C# R. h 72nd JAAF AF Bn
* s4 H$ t5 r5 o# j% K 2nd Amphibious Bde /2: T0 K' A. k8 k; O% H: u
48th Fld AA Bn /2& |. F) N: r: `7 L$ A8 \9 {
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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。
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)6 G4 m0 R5 ~: Y2 ?$ L2 @
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Allied Bombardment attack9 Z# \/ d: Z: `/ \4 X
0 l y& ^: d2 H' `4 PAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082/ E$ [6 q, Z) B0 O* B( J9 ~
2 p! ~3 C. l1 ~6 `' @4 P r4 MDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:
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7 w; s. _" l+ }0 m- u Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 }; f* }* j/ ~2 A, j q( |! G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& k! c9 i7 _4 k9 g( }1 d9 F* d# v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* [% E, K" R" \# m
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Allied ground losses:
& E0 j6 x& Z1 U$ z7 D 4 casualties reported/ u! p: q1 u' g8 U4 V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ `9 X! O! v% V- n Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled0 O, {$ b4 j; E$ w# @3 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! t9 g4 v: { B1 g9 D% E( ~
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)) y6 j+ X1 E7 J' j2 U
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Assaulting units:: b' O( X7 c" m2 I4 Z" a
11th Australian Division" L. C& r3 G( B2 h
50th Tank Brigade9 F1 w% x* N L% ]7 h4 B* T
254th Armoured Brigade
8 c/ c2 O5 u! Z) O z5 U1 j/ T% j 93rd Infantry Division, _9 m+ @4 [. E! k+ w
9th Indian Division
( @2 N! p5 M. i& I$ g 7th Australian Division
( S# \" g" O# @- c# o 18th British Division4 E# Z3 L; n8 r4 b% X
8th Australian Division1 ]" f1 U9 }+ b" A, s6 o& M
32nd Army Tank Brigade
: J, w5 d5 Y n3 L4 {1 H) Q! I 31st Armoured Division
& _" v( L. F5 f7 T7 i( i* K$ b 51st Highland Division
' r5 R7 [: C1 a8 u 97th Field Artillery Battalion! |8 m. H0 a& E6 h3 F
2/16th Field Regiment4 o* k7 X: k0 m4 W; U+ a! `/ W
XI US Corps
9 u; @3 ` f/ d5 l& E1 |) ~; { 251st Field Artillery Battalion/ @. D* C: [- B4 V: C8 L' {3 Z
1st Medium Regiment
. R$ c7 ]1 Z: I" w 249th Field Artillery Battalion3 n1 n% `& {, Z4 N
108th Tank Attack Regiment) ]$ O6 T! z. G k) {) Z
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment% s" C, o! f9 h9 n. U, q& A$ z
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( T( v) q+ Y/ ^, ?0 _/ x5 W 49th/A Division
) u3 I# L% r' q5 d# r+ |' ?( C 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
, U0 X% Y3 A6 b5 x0 n 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade) A! X/ R ]" Y h) D6 J
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
% O8 {5 S7 I+ v- O3 Z9 a) T( E 11th Militia Regiment
. B$ e7 N9 J. f 6th Java Militia Regiment
- }) S# b7 W: _: U7 g3 G 49th/B Division
. V3 Y' M5 m- O9 }/ [% U 49th/C Division
% p4 W3 m) R1 ~; N. X: M 13th Field AF Construction Battalion( Y. D) T# ~1 c
27th Special Base Force0 Z* j- J2 }& }7 z' b: _! B
36th Field AA Battalion
$ k: w5 B3 p3 q% a8 z4 g 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment( M( ~" B/ L, g/ \
48th Field AA Battalion
+ I* L! B5 ?; @: P2 C 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
* y' h6 Y5 w7 C4 B 49th Field AA Battalion
( x3 d+ O7 y7 ~ ? 55th Const Co
6 Z8 G' I( T7 d6 L' v9 u- K 49th Const Co 4 \6 y( [" e `
17th Naval Construction Battalion# K/ V. i9 r! f1 M$ B9 t. }5 `5 ?
47th Road Const Co ( s, b+ ~5 n$ [* o6 r
9th Medium FA Rgt /2/ e- M; D5 _: P& ?& }3 U2 f
3rd JNAF AF Unit , r. d% C+ F. W% ^6 A! y9 I
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment2 K4 G3 T8 n; Z( d9 N
56th Field AA Battalion
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" M8 D9 \( t3 ?1 _$ _. {1 l! W 97th JAAF AF Bn
2 ]* T; ^4 J9 Q" ~ i2 s 3rd FF Const Unit / K- d' r# a/ ]7 s; U' \9 k
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |