5月23日
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, y: ]2 X) `/ g5 e3 ^6 D强袭拉包尔基地的盟军4发机群遭到日军战斗机群的拦截,损失比较严重,一天之内丢了超过30架4发和20架闪电$ p4 N1 n3 X' c' E3 y2 T
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- c7 L6 t" { L. l! R) YMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- O z& {2 W; \4 c6 F4 P* oEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. T3 D* Z) f4 |( v
N1K5-J George x 18! H. M j$ r9 a
Ki-83 x 46+ u& m$ j& R0 F& Q1 W
Ki-84r Frank x 478 {5 t# u$ |# F" {
0 G9 d! [) ^9 Z, ^6 {Allied aircraft
# T0 ^) X- o/ \/ z% a/ | B-24D Liberator x 6
7 P" W" p5 @. v7 Q6 ~! N/ O$ U2 J B-24D1 Liberator x 30: G6 N2 W* J; V
P-38L Lightning x 24
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4 ?8 @6 S: T) B- }% VNo Japanese losses& @1 ^ U8 @- _( [/ T
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Allied aircraft losses
0 O3 y3 X$ s' [/ K$ @+ O: } B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
. ?$ T8 x% _8 {+ H B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
% P. x: A) V5 `7 p; {+ X P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 15) f# I' G4 g/ G2 w' n* e& ~ l: H3 j
Airbase supply hits 1* r& H! E1 w3 s; H/ a0 w: U. B
Runway hits 270 ]8 L8 } o: Z- O$ s
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9 O A' L5 i! EMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . f0 y+ a4 L# H2 H# t% d7 l8 m& I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 a0 e$ Z L3 [6 C5 P" ~0 k2 o
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: r5 f. \7 d7 {
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 a, T* v" y* L+ u8 Z N1K5-J George x 18
7 f" m K w; P$ [7 Y Ki-83 x 39
# j/ C4 J5 j- l. B Ki-84r Frank x 43
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- D+ O a& F, `' B( A* s: pAllied aircraft
$ Q, m6 w( b( x7 u) R O B-24D Liberator x 9% ~5 j) V5 w3 `% K, h2 q$ s _
+ }! h. t0 c% e, c) JNo Japanese losses6 t# I, I$ Y% l' b$ @ V6 w
% m: ]% T+ ]( V) Q: @Allied aircraft losses
* x% e4 p( B7 p B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged3 T& d2 M7 l1 I3 c
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Y. p9 a8 Z9 i, Y+ M: ZRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& B- f* y# \5 }/ z, @3 C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 Y1 P# P- p" {, j# X* z
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Japanese aircraft! [' c' Q6 C8 q2 s# t5 f% ^6 A
N1K5-J George x 179 C3 T. h( v9 {9 E; T7 H
Ki-83 x 37# w7 x+ M& Z; E
Ki-84r Frank x 43' \ l7 |4 L! w" I& i
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3 V e/ f: Q! G! R& m8 c. K* Q' z1 \ B-24D1 Liberator x 80 `: A4 x3 k0 F% |5 d
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Japanese aircraft losses* I! ]/ r5 N$ V0 N
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed. G3 b+ C8 G" h, `; O# ]; q7 f
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Allied aircraft losses2 l+ K' D$ [ o1 s8 g: e, ?; n4 b, w
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
& c) l# y3 \- J* P B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak1 H" i; v* H* v& D
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盟军在万鸦老进行扫荡战,清扫残余的日军部队,万鸦老战役开战第二天就基本消灭了当地日军的主力。特高课已经开始对敌前将领是否通敌展开调查。7 m" V7 D/ v# e% i v
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1 B) q/ t, }# X9 }+ w) o4 iGround combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack% K+ M: h, K: W9 V
0 `0 N0 C2 t6 qAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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+ [1 t5 J' ]0 g7 w5 P, rDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408+ e) i; d5 f% J3 ?. E$ a o3 U0 F. ?
1 O6 c6 ~0 M6 I& `9 G6 P1 bAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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0 r' h, M; @" S" n4 G' U, sAllied assault odds: 27 to 1 ( t' T/ g6 i( q
9 E+ a& c5 b' C; |Combat modifiers
* E- Z( i. ~, O: b6 G4 QDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)7 P' `5 F. s: M- x
Attacker: : C: o2 r! {8 b. D
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Japanese ground losses:
5 f$ z0 J C2 {% S$ o/ B# a- s: r 6937 casualties reported
1 ^5 k. `7 [3 x3 o Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
) G ]4 {4 s, n, K Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled2 d2 a; K3 t. G) P) o- c2 V
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled; v, `9 v7 q; U: S- f: J1 M
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)0 ^4 p' e4 p! f. u! Y ^
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)4 O6 R2 |. h: S* d. A* {
Units destroyed 32 Q( n: A+ q+ T' ?) d" h; y& ^; A
( a: W7 Y6 ~ c* p0 x0 L( oAllied ground losses:
9 z2 r- T" c$ D4 V, `5 B" K 1437 casualties reported
- e; O, Q* d! p& {( G9 H. p5 P Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
0 c0 E1 {# Z* p0 j( s Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled! u+ w. L1 H0 ?% d
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled$ X4 U7 W/ [$ B* P! J
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)7 w' C$ l3 F8 D3 ]- _; t9 S, g
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Assaulting units:" t4 I% o1 R+ l; u$ _6 F
27th Infantry Division
7 m. C. _# s& ]2 b3 f0 E 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
$ z% \( K, F% I 96th Infantry Division4 L l/ o( J3 c( ~! M
81st Infantry Division
$ C8 [ o1 H( j" F 33rd Infantry Division1 q' B, T7 O0 F$ ^9 l6 W+ h
2nd Marine Division6 H8 i9 z9 I' |+ A+ r
10th Indian Division- ?; \( Q" s) E3 o- o
37th Infantry Division
, [6 \; F' k! k H m9 s 6th Marine Division8 X; f9 a: b _+ h6 M
3rd Motor Brigade7 o, B1 T$ [, `. A2 p" r% F2 w! E" Z
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment! E& g) i+ E& s) G
5th Marine Division
& F8 N4 ^4 Q. v$ {/ [ 6th Infantry Division& B0 n: P9 P9 C! F2 D6 p
3rd Cavalry Regiment
8 P' C- s$ S0 r6 C 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion0 s# W- N* z F) e' O3 s
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division# h9 u9 J: s$ w$ W
2nd NZ Division& i9 y- j7 n7 _$ F3 h3 P s
1st Marine Division, a: `/ o" h7 |5 i
2nd Army Tank Brigade
Y3 ? g; W5 W; u+ b VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion4 D$ m/ U0 {# p1 ?2 ~6 N8 B
4th Field Artillery Battalion/ A; f$ D3 g2 Q2 l' H
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion" o# b b# p1 k+ T W. X0 D$ u- V
I Corps Artillery 7 i" w% ^5 m- N9 N" M
X Corps Artillery
# H- N. n4 B5 Z; I: s2 M 154th FA Bn
: o" w9 N/ K: C! C6 l; D* ` } 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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/ s" \0 Z. m8 V s& V" f0 C; VDefending units:
/ c4 L& Y- x |" V. g% C) n 91st Division
2 p4 k" Y4 C# G 56th Division
5 r& ~- v+ l; A4 T 14th Division
) n, ?5 w6 k0 E N Maizuru 1st SNLF
0 C" q! f7 f [( m 8th Area Army /1
: |6 z- {8 M. t+ K7 `9 ` 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
$ c) ^9 D) D( [# w: M# s 113th JAAF AF Bn
- j9 \; g( C7 M" w8 R3 C0 S6 d 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment! c$ G- w" V* N# a; m
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
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+ S" \1 I0 V' x' B 72nd JAAF AF Bn
_% y2 C8 y) X! h" B 2nd Amphibious Bde /28 f. g3 U; W: `. L& o1 r
48th Fld AA Bn /2, f* r k# g4 }, C( A# a p" v
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盟军在万隆的攻势也在加紧准备当中,除了集结当面的兵力外,轰炸机的轰炸也是一天都没有停歇过,不过每天都有5架左右的轰炸机被日军AA揍下来。/ A" s' G; u& P1 F
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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, u3 q3 |) |! V1 i$ QAllied Bombardment attack" [1 c) d! s6 ?" B- f! z N5 W
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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% U2 R1 m+ n- x" g1 j$ b. x# rDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083! F3 @' `2 ]: V3 T
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, ^' S! H! N2 k0 X4 G8 ?* T/ ]% | 12 casualties reported
9 r6 }2 J( j0 c* }! e6 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% A! h, c; {+ f6 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( ~/ l; s s ^& |8 Q Q8 t; R* F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' t* t- L' M0 @4 S4 W. Q# P
- a. d" B4 Z0 a, H# B4 F% PAllied ground losses:
. i+ t0 t+ p! P- h+ p: d 4 casualties reported
+ \1 f" y+ s- b2 E, B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. C& }( J9 d8 o" x4 j9 q3 ?/ }8 L Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled3 b$ U: X. M; d7 q9 V' w: f" }7 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 E8 ^5 X& Y) V
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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3 J' u) @$ }* d% i" V+ f" Y' O 11th Australian Division6 ~) e; ^, C/ \5 J9 ]( }# C
50th Tank Brigade
6 e( o# J1 \; e( }4 V; w( H, o# P 254th Armoured Brigade4 p; q; D9 x# `1 S
93rd Infantry Division
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7th Australian Division
; v" c: ~& H/ q) w6 |6 P4 E) W, u& L 18th British Division
; V( W) x) |2 h* `# A 8th Australian Division
4 f% Y) V* A9 k4 W1 m- f9 s' ]4 s 32nd Army Tank Brigade
/ h: H" e* a1 ~1 s 31st Armoured Division
2 i& f# Q6 T7 @5 H 51st Highland Division
" R2 a4 ^2 \8 ~$ L7 A5 b 97th Field Artillery Battalion
$ i. u- { s3 y2 X2 Y& \* N 2/16th Field Regiment
- n' c# J5 |) [1 Y XI US Corps
5 M7 R; Y* T9 ~" j 251st Field Artillery Battalion
" f7 W. N$ s; d" ] 1st Medium Regiment ?$ ]4 d( G; F5 e
249th Field Artillery Battalion
8 U4 P2 m7 D% j5 ~- O# B 108th Tank Attack Regiment0 k+ a# }# [$ l/ U* x$ D, n
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment$ o8 @2 [* ]5 ^0 I: s) W4 O
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/ b7 [+ E9 Y$ K$ L9 L9 E 49th/A Division- T- z" G( d8 Q
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade9 }2 _# s, t. l. i$ B4 M ^2 F! ~
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade4 ], Z) u5 a0 r; S7 Y, c
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment6 M8 V/ ]. o$ T% }8 } i3 ~* `
11th Militia Regiment
; x. W5 s r# A 6th Java Militia Regiment8 c3 o% [! h+ l% Z& J# `3 j0 x
49th/B Division
# n U' k" b! s4 B 49th/C Division
9 H* B% ?3 C8 t* T/ m3 L 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
% ~0 Z( b& U) D4 K, M4 w* c' T5 c 27th Special Base Force
5 P" @ D& T4 ]8 L: n; h 36th Field AA Battalion
6 ` P$ G& c1 e. X3 B 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment0 h! j& r2 H& B( `; Y1 F3 Y
48th Field AA Battalion2 E# x5 k1 h. o5 V; X7 l
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
$ t1 Y$ E ]. ?' Q0 X 49th Field AA Battalion
5 ~ _7 A8 z+ P 55th Const Co
! ^# k8 b, @! g" d/ s O6 P2 r 49th Const Co
: \. {% ?# E6 R$ y! d& O2 S 17th Naval Construction Battalion
8 k3 D5 s1 `) I5 Z! C( W! L+ H 47th Road Const Co . e& p; K0 o8 D, C3 r
9th Medium FA Rgt /2- g' E) V2 o6 n3 [- J) i) v5 s
3rd JNAF AF Unit 2 ?! U: @: J/ i/ B6 m
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment: D+ ]* P3 |' C$ u
56th Field AA Battalion
8 E' n& i. Y, v* |4 Y0 [/ e 21st Army
; l# F ^( y" x' V/ A4 B 97th JAAF AF Bn
9 ?% E; C1 i% W l9 K. t 3rd FF Const Unit & G' d* V r5 f$ J2 d) C
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |