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 攻陷拉包尔。南太门户打开
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 Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
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 Japanese aircraft
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 No Japanese losses
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 Airbase hits 2
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 - ^8 W: g4 s* M* FGround combat at Rabaul
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 Attacking force 13250 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242, m: k5 d" ]. O5 L4 c# h0 d2 a5 g
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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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 Allied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 31
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 ( Y/ w% T% F. C1 Z& f2 VJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!
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 3 X/ ^3 g$ f3 y  f, oCatalina I: 2 destroyed" a1 s3 O- o  ~5 ^5 \! I2 P
 A-24 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, x% i* Z# `$ u2 p0 v
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 Japanese ground losses:
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 ' S# T& |3 K: ?% ZGuns lost 3
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 Allied ground losses:
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 Guns lost 5
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 Ground combat at Singkawang
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 Attacking force 3827 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139/ {, a9 L& N* Y6 e! g, W
 
 ' l& j' j2 K- h, xDefending force 1850 troops, 16 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
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 : J% Z! G6 m3 g5 nGround combat at Singapore  T5 l0 n+ [3 V/ U) G! v7 O  l5 X
 
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 Defending force 83937 troops, 622 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119
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 168 casualties reported
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