01/01/42
: [7 E& n6 t) T/ a& e. x1 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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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~~~~~ B( e8 O1 k0 F1 w& L
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! V5 a# k6 m" QDay Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,50
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Allied aircraft) z. J3 b, k; v+ |
CW-21B Demon x 4
" j( o, @# W; X: ]2 E4 nBrewster 339D x 141 a$ ~7 i1 [6 c' F) L. p/ k* n6 f
Martin 139 x 56
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- l4 V9 Z& G9 Z# Q bNo Allied losses
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! r5 k* V% L2 S# DJapanese Ships0 j& a G+ m o4 j# q- b) O1 n. n
AP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire }8 u: i0 r! w1 F- K! [ p
AP Fusemi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 m8 p0 o7 _) R# b9 a) w0 LPG Sozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( i2 {- K3 L+ f, W% i! uAP Enju Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. I8 m z$ J3 hAP Atsuta Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage% t. b( c0 V$ [ U5 P% }: R) y Y' J
PG Hashidate
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( C5 j9 K0 D( q: _6 q* }, QJapanese ground losses:
3 Z4 K3 C2 Y7 t$ ?+ k110 casualties reported; o6 F+ F9 O6 A; v
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51
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1 I# A# S% x* MA6M2 Zero x 20
% n8 Y* f0 D" o& }- B, t7 T( G' n6 xG3M Nell x 778 Y- o* m/ ?# s9 [* D) w
G4M1 Betty x 64
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Japanese aircraft losses
w2 m7 G6 Z( r# `G3M Nell: 3 damaged- A; q6 j# D D( F5 V/ b9 A
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied ground losses:' r5 ]4 r/ d& B+ P2 Y- |
57 casualties reported9 Z& R' s0 |5 R3 a( ?- l) ]
Guns lost 1
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+ q9 C& b, H, n- o3 zAirbase hits 8
/ J0 |$ B, ]: \( ~: c1 v- vRunway hits 34
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) G1 o9 b8 U0 Y7 J2 y2 s# YDay Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,50
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Allied aircraft
7 {# P3 _: ^7 n; @CW-21B Demon x 2
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g: n5 t; i2 A! k& [; l- lMartin 139 x 324 k7 _8 A7 l5 a ]8 s2 @$ U0 g! N
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9 e! j# ]- B2 f) R, E; |. _Japanese Ships, g, A1 Y, M, ]2 U( m& r/ k( P
AP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* i1 y7 `- X9 t6 v+ \2 CAP Fusemi Maru, on fire
1 f8 s2 D! U. v5 x& IAP Atsuta Maru, on fire, heavy damage0 f4 {& _5 Q1 Y5 y# j8 y5 i
AP Enju Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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PG Sozan Maru, on fire
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Ground combat at Johore Bahru) t) A6 M! |0 y9 Q: ~4 X
! q4 f& C) M. z3 `4 Z7 bJapanese Bombardment attack3 q$ g# |$ K: B/ G) A3 J1 @
" {' i+ z4 V, G- WAttacking force 54448 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1884- ^& C) V, [$ }6 W* q4 F% c
9 a5 c% \6 c$ @& ]# V Y8 P0 @Defending force 38570 troops, 260 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 780: G. {4 j8 \2 y+ }. }7 I5 d
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33 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Rabaul4 v5 j; O' }' S) K R# y) n( n( [
2 r5 r) K- u" n f# p) p1 YAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 9853 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 155
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4 o: q0 S' I cDefending force 5589 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139# @5 c) ?; `1 [ N2 z
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20 casualties reported4 [/ q. F4 |# ~/ S' ^
Guns lost 1 |