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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71% X' j: e! q! H+ R$ L- |1 j! p
2 F+ v) Q5 ^" E% Y0 XJapanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses1 P/ W1 j7 P- K& T
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Airbase hits 2
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1 r, Q2 G1 d) ^8 e6 v0 n. k! cRunway hits 11. h3 t! {3 b9 M" ~! g. k) z4 b
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. h( Q7 ^# l6 r4 x7 MGround combat at Rabaul
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 13250 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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+ O0 l/ O9 i4 X' `9 u* n- G/ B% IDefending force 3986 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33: R Y% n9 w; S, K1 M. Y6 g
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 22 q9 F/ E3 a* h& D8 B
" ~! j- J n1 ]; M. x8 fJapanese max assault: 496 - adjusted assault: 280
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2 _) |0 f/ r% CAllied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 31
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- R9 M7 e' V- |2 ^Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2) 6 ]3 z+ f; O& S3 [% p
, C" U4 Q; ?0 W2 c- M1 LJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
5 f. _& c* ^( d+ d* J4 r1 }) ?Catalina I: 2 destroyed" ~+ I" C, h. a$ F4 d+ K% d
A-24 Dauntless: 1 destroyed0 P8 ^ U/ ^' i; z- I
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Japanese ground losses:, K; o2 _; l3 b7 h3 z
316 casualties reported
n/ _9 T( c( v% P7 iGuns lost 30 p& B# `; L& u( k6 P8 _% @+ t+ {
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Allied ground losses:
8 h. ~9 X7 k Q8 h) ^) q+ z- {149 casualties reported
# A% B/ f, b" b" f) O2 [5 qGuns lost 5
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Ground combat at Singkawang
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Japanese Bombardment attack% e2 G' X6 F1 j# h e, W* X- l
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Attacking force 3827 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
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Defending force 1850 troops, 16 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 d+ g K r6 v3 W' p! ~
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7 a9 M0 B L4 v6 @; m! LGround combat at Singapore
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M6 K8 F1 ]; p% k7 V$ Q+ _Japanese Bombardment attack9 D: J. b/ P6 ~$ k* [1 @8 D
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Attacking force 105694 troops, 552 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25266 x) F& C: @, @
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Defending force 83937 troops, 622 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 11190 V- I! x j* Y3 D) `
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Allied ground losses:/ U; B6 X8 A. ]1 U
168 casualties reported |