01/01/42
' E) S6 k K8 H3 S- k, G进入42年的第一天,帝国司令部就烦了低级错误,忘了设置马来滩头的掩护,结果被荷兰农民空袭, 还好无一沉默,而且被空袭的只是最后下货的一个小舰队,大部队已经撤离。
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& M& O4 r, _5 f. P对弗柔八路的战术轰炸已经开始~~~~帝国集中了大量陆航进行轰炸,被英帝国主义压榨的广大澳大利亚和印度官兵厌战已久,现在更加只想回家,纷纷逃离阵地躲避战斗~~~~~7 U# O) T7 ]2 C/ q2 e( }' D( p
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! V5 e/ z/ T' X* wDay Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,50, Y* J2 v5 D4 ?4 N) ~
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+ E s7 B" S7 `! S1 e$ n! a. mCW-21B Demon x 4
4 I/ P9 O u4 D! c. MBrewster 339D x 14
: v8 \( s2 \3 Q1 ~: l! D0 _: gMartin 139 x 562 o3 h5 F% z" q6 u, a, W
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7 @) X; M+ o: SNo Allied losses( A) F; `* [& o
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AP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire
2 b" q) h; u d/ rAP Fusemi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ F9 l4 t) J( m, H: y; N* X) QPG Sozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 w: O) t0 P$ SAP Enju Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ d' ^2 c- l+ x* q0 v3 ]AP Atsuta Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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8 ~1 Q- G, _/ LJapanese ground losses:/ {! U4 a: [3 A
110 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Q2 ]& r! M' Q% m; y2 `4 U
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Japanese aircraft4 C( h( j# \6 w3 U. Z& f
A6M2 Zero x 202 k9 W5 E( v0 p
G3M Nell x 77
1 s* V& Z7 `# J1 S' [7 \G4M1 Betty x 64
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G3M Nell: 3 damaged
! y" B% C/ y2 W$ _9 C' cG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged9 K/ u4 U' U9 x( Z- @+ I
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Allied ground losses:3 }' a5 {% w5 r- \
57 casualties reported \; O5 |: k, X" \
Guns lost 18 q1 U* X% E3 y, \
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Airbase hits 8* F: w* i3 Z6 T
Runway hits 34
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7 q$ p% T6 n! k0 MDay Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,50$ _0 w, Z9 p0 A2 F6 X) D
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" k. K8 b( H- ]( |2 sAllied aircraft/ X, G; D. E7 _# U4 j% H
CW-21B Demon x 2/ \5 G9 f A: g4 S5 [4 X7 }7 E% [
Brewster 339D x 19
8 s6 L6 S, l5 KMartin 139 x 328 H/ X- ~' g9 C/ o6 J: Q- i) j
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No Allied losses* ^. G9 }4 ]# E6 N$ d/ D) ~4 F
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Japanese Ships
) T9 F; y4 w9 U* J/ w. @AP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire( o' R, W) F9 C
AP Fusemi Maru, on fire
, t4 V/ }& `1 HAP Atsuta Maru, on fire, heavy damage6 q: A& @9 F' J2 ?9 _
AP Enju Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 J+ P: u1 R& I
PG Hashidate
" c3 G* V& h! A) z' x: @PG Sozan Maru, on fire) m4 _1 e! Z% Z% y" d/ h
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! a$ ~9 g7 E+ B4 wGround combat at Johore Bahru# |2 J/ b/ r: ?: d6 k
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 54448 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18844 u" |4 X! v! b$ x+ A8 y9 V: ?4 ~! {' x
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Defending force 38570 troops, 260 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 780
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/ h. @( i4 C9 W& r9 W' d/ ?Allied ground losses:' y8 u4 H0 g. x6 J/ e! b
33 casualties reported( I; A, R2 J: v- t# K# b0 m
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Ground combat at Rabaul
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3 d2 k1 A, q0 _Allied Bombardment attack, a$ C* ~) P5 p8 T6 ~9 H t
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Attacking force 9853 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 155
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' k ^3 [: E, }, @* q( m* ZDefending force 5589 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
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* c+ _5 _' ~. i9 F( w# `7 ?Japanese ground losses:8 f4 m; o! S1 _) z8 w- \+ v
20 casualties reported
" v& @$ J. y" |Guns lost 1 |