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山口杨力量悬殊,明日可下
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1 F) n3 N2 Y$ l: ^- b# T; xDay Air attack on Kendari , at 33,711 q% }4 Y' B9 X6 n8 T8 q) t( O) S
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G4M1 Betty x 491 b2 B' H* R; J4 M; ?
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0 Q: b! N1 f. N" C- EAirbase supply hits 1/ C/ L" m7 _' K
Runway hits 11
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( u6 r0 f8 \7 N2 W. TGround combat at Rabaul( |0 U7 E+ b2 g0 a' J2 s
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 13250 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242; C& P! [5 N u1 R
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Defending force 3986 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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5 \" \/ X* f1 _# u' i2 NJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
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& l( {1 k1 s' N0 E0 I2 O, R. f4 mJapanese max assault: 496 - adjusted assault: 280 + }4 s. g- h/ H- [
& l0 L- v& [$ F* BAllied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 31
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Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2) 9 P; N! U" t4 @3 a& z: ?# x
$ z6 {, b- q. p, {: q0 \1 b; a1 RJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses$ q/ \. A4 r3 J2 r; a$ H
Catalina I: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:- r# a& k9 o: Y% Y$ n4 W' F) f
316 casualties reported
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Guns lost 5
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. ^" E: b7 N5 g: X6 Q' d6 CGround combat at Singkawang3 Q, p8 q) ~8 v2 T3 U; r
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3827 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
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7 a4 b; _: @) v$ B ]Defending force 1850 troops, 16 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2. `0 g# r, y! z- W* A7 f+ {# y+ Z
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Ground combat at Singapore
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Japanese Bombardment attack3 ^# z2 `3 b8 F7 ` Z _' Y& C' r+ O
4 ~+ \/ K5 w; ]7 `% k- b! o0 aAttacking force 105694 troops, 552 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2526, n( h' j; s1 ]+ ]
2 P6 W1 D- I& I/ J2 O; mDefending force 83937 troops, 622 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119& V/ k8 v4 l; A6 `0 n3 ^
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Allied ground losses:
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