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山口杨力量悬殊,明日可下
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5 y1 `. {+ B6 YDay Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71/ U, s& y5 ~, J% Z5 n
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 49
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( T6 y0 \5 J, u1 xAirbase hits 2
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$ L$ S. Q& @+ P. HRunway hits 11
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Ground combat at Rabaul
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Japanese Shock attack
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( s/ B; y# u+ L/ u& Z3 {8 b( lAttacking force 13250 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242: d9 `: [- |7 n
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Defending force 3986 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
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/ q3 H! S7 E9 CJapanese max assault: 496 - adjusted assault: 280
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Allied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 31 1 M x5 v1 v" f
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Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2) 3 @# N1 \) Z, k2 b4 s8 G7 a
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!
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Allied aircraft losses
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6 @; S" B7 ?% _0 x316 casualties reported: n# x$ J+ |) l1 D
Guns lost 3
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5 W8 t7 T6 T. Y5 }% wGuns lost 50 b( ]/ A; Z- l* q& U; o1 Y k3 H
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Ground combat at Singkawang
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3827 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139: P3 z: a* \) W7 U' [4 I
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Defending force 1850 troops, 16 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2! X6 I) o+ N$ I: N( {
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1 M( L( Y6 `8 ]# ?( cGround combat at Singapore$ Q, i! t8 B" e
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Attacking force 105694 troops, 552 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2526
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Defending force 83937 troops, 622 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119
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$ {5 m) j2 h" p( ZAllied ground losses:
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