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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 33,710 N% a- h, g+ C Q. E2 Y, R5 C* _
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Japanese aircraft
* A0 i/ T2 i6 ?! lA6M2 Zero x 27
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Airbase hits 2 C4 |- m" h3 W
Airbase supply hits 11 t4 u9 F4 H0 e2 ~
Runway hits 11
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Ground combat at Rabaul
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8 G# R" Z0 }. h; RJapanese Shock attack- r4 c9 r+ t6 G' R2 m) I
: U0 y+ ? J: R# OAttacking force 13250 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Defending force 3986 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331 C% _* R, A! W W' D; Z, W
& i- a5 R* f/ c1 B# v& ZJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 24 u+ G7 d' F: M, h4 D* \1 b( a
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Japanese max assault: 496 - adjusted assault: 280 * B, x- l9 M8 A0 c+ @
0 I7 t& a s" @+ p& S" h4 M3 ?Allied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 31 " x6 T2 j7 A: \: L
, f1 b7 Y; `: l& jJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2)
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' X, Z, a% G j$ cJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!
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Allied aircraft losses
& }, E1 }7 _1 Q0 X+ mCatalina I: 2 destroyed
2 M4 |9 R, ~. M, m1 O4 VA-24 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
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% [7 s B% z+ {4 g7 cJapanese ground losses:1 Q- s7 {7 S! ~9 c7 h- Z- t+ y
316 casualties reported5 P3 |9 N' p# a1 n* S8 U; A
Guns lost 3/ A/ w9 y3 w# ~* S, n
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Allied ground losses:7 m4 @/ c' p- l- ?! y
149 casualties reported9 B/ A/ L5 |8 C
Guns lost 5
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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
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4 k1 s& q6 T' R% ^- Q5 w" sDefending force 1850 troops, 16 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
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Ground combat at Singapore
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Attacking force 105694 troops, 552 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25262 Y1 R- r* y( N* N5 T: k' L$ A
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Defending force 83937 troops, 622 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119" b; y+ m" @# _
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Allied ground losses:
" |& [2 H, K: s, c% e) E168 casualties reported |