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1 R* V- e) e) b6 s& k0 a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0 K5 p& C# r' |- L: b" A1 [
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0 R+ v; w1 f( t3 ^Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 v4 j* n3 e- P6 D mRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 F2 g& [3 R- x- S9 e$ p
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes& q4 [6 R) I; r% @! l+ X
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Japanese aircraft
: f6 z8 j% G5 @* R: c. | N1K5-J George x 18
) C$ f. H |( T$ k* ^: p9 E Ki-83 x 46
9 M2 k; L9 \9 U5 @0 X. u Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft$ y9 v6 F# ?/ V
B-24D Liberator x 6) F$ w" b0 G0 H* w, Y
B-24D1 Liberator x 30; i5 s2 z8 z H+ K* L
P-38L Lightning x 24# E+ x$ B; D& a
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No Japanese losses
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B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged0 x9 {" r; j% |: H& m' z ^
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
6 l4 C8 c& f& V2 P7 V( a7 S. B P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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& f$ k7 a+ H5 ?4 \Airbase hits 15$ j, M4 _+ z8 n- u* `5 i
Airbase supply hits 1+ O5 o8 i$ Q# Z! e7 q
Runway hits 277 i6 M0 l3 e& q3 x8 V
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3 A0 g' V5 _. ]! JMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . I0 m/ A; c( f2 q. A1 ]
- a4 d7 h7 L/ y( ? y0 U' wWeather in hex: Partial cloud" {5 L' F0 y* w$ E1 x" S4 B
- m, e/ i) x2 ^( D0 d- r, j6 {0 o3 t7 YRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., a- ^6 g9 o1 {. [
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 g6 {' D; C. f S0 L y
N1K5-J George x 18
6 t+ G- p( ^) j$ B0 g Ki-83 x 39. I1 i+ _$ z7 \. R
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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9 w* v1 z- H: bAllied aircraft
# M" w/ t; r- c/ ` B-24D Liberator x 9
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) E1 G* ^+ N+ v# C- dNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses5 v4 i1 m4 x$ |+ y8 g: f2 B& Z
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged1 O# y; Q1 k7 Z1 r
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak+ H! S, Y0 w/ N; G- K( H& v
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Airbase hits 1
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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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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! Z( ~$ L. H* d" GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, f+ M% o2 ]& {1 T) ~! O
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Japanese aircraft
- M% O, r. I& i5 j* F6 n N1K5-J George x 17
$ P% f9 ~- Z: ~& X Ki-83 x 37! ?0 U9 ~+ Q+ O. E, u
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft, i* v: y! M& b4 z
B-24D1 Liberator x 83 ]3 W" a* O, j
! T' x. r$ Q0 b+ U1 NJapanese aircraft losses
: U% M% m* l R# w# }) I, G Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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- I# y0 n, R' Z; \9 lAllied aircraft losses1 o5 t9 u3 {* @" M5 F: K
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged4 Y. V6 U# J+ _4 M9 m
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak4 ~( M! V: t* b' Z: A
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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。
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+ h1 t( I8 U' U, L' z& `8 j) zGround combat at Manado (75,99)+ a7 D6 w5 n2 q
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Allied Deliberate attack3 S0 q" I7 V5 ] C
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802! \# p& [! V& T; X
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408' O* V. O; B0 i1 M2 {
m8 y4 H5 k2 [9 B7 L c6 g" VAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 & i" j- P( e1 T t& |4 G
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 ' j8 P" ] G6 Y7 _2 M
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Combat modifiers
& [) s# I& R+ {8 s* o% }( t5 T1 a& QDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
' r! C) G8 J3 Z# L% N9 t; h- p# ~Attacker: 2 ~0 m$ q# w. M6 h' L3 J/ z/ K
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Japanese ground losses:
2 `3 w1 n1 {2 B' h9 ?6 ? 6937 casualties reported( t" R( r: r6 L v0 U+ t7 {
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled6 X' z O: a7 {0 s! P' Q
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled: L7 M3 y! L5 R& k" T" N
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 J5 S8 G) _" a( \! R; W5 l7 f- I Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: h. h. x% W$ u) z2 c Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ \: [- C# R+ ?$ @
Units destroyed 3
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Allied ground losses:
& o" z; r! w5 D$ n 1437 casualties reported
+ a4 j0 p5 t ^ Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled0 h- \$ B0 t$ {8 O- c& W* i9 x l# `
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
: Q& @( f% A- J) f9 s Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled* K/ E( ?% z# m9 X: S" t- X" v6 K
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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9 n1 H. i4 K. U4 v! QAssaulting units:
! I/ U* g$ s5 v' a8 f8 [ 27th Infantry Division2 Q1 k% {0 O6 J3 `1 h9 B6 Q# E
16th Light Cavalry Regiment6 t4 t9 t+ {8 r9 E4 z# M
96th Infantry Division" `$ j; u3 y7 ]: @
81st Infantry Division
i* K5 ^8 N7 j" R/ o8 g# L 33rd Infantry Division+ {8 D, D" k: k6 C- r9 @3 o
2nd Marine Division8 ]* g$ L# D0 @7 X- x; z' q
10th Indian Division* R7 y; X* L. m% a) ?
37th Infantry Division- }* m0 b* @2 a% t
6th Marine Division
8 n, {/ a: e! Q7 J" q1 _ 3rd Motor Brigade4 S4 z& d" }. j8 L; @* P
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment' x+ s ?# E& h5 B" Z- K# d
5th Marine Division, r7 O! C" f, ]" s
6th Infantry Division
* D, u6 x; R3 Z: @+ [ 3rd Cavalry Regiment& r& C9 m: K3 ^5 v+ }* \
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion5 C% l2 P% N" H$ o' x" K9 @$ t/ L
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division* D; r/ x& P. j
2nd NZ Division
- P/ B. |- ~/ y L 1st Marine Division) g% b% u* M) S1 T4 J9 v
2nd Army Tank Brigade) ]* _) @+ z8 K
VII US Amphib Force ! q9 e6 M+ I* w; K) | {' w
USAFFE ( H- W: o0 p) R: i5 L2 G D V
276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
; q2 r8 Y8 {! X- X: ~; R 4th Field Artillery Battalion
% ^: @& D3 U" ?! V" r1 o 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion5 ?/ `% d, w O6 x
I Corps Artillery : {4 ]. ]1 ~0 u+ X8 g
X Corps Artillery
0 H z$ a$ z. g1 @2 x6 s* M, x 154th FA Bn 5 e0 s) _6 \9 L3 L( l3 R
52nd Marine Defense Battalion' g5 x. j! y4 i! P ~% i
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Defending units: z% j/ m4 r2 D: Y
91st Division" O- s9 G6 D7 i1 e
56th Division
- a0 x+ t D) A# L 14th Division: y' h0 Y6 e: I0 _5 T, t6 h
Maizuru 1st SNLF
0 S7 G$ g0 a* }* {7 H' O 8th Area Army /1
6 \6 {! \! h7 { 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2 [" _6 d2 ~* |$ ~* t* D2 v 113th JAAF AF Bn / V5 l- J" c, t/ ^% j
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2 M- d( n( V' i. L3 {/ s' ?7 E Gohoku JNAF Base Force
1 ~% o8 I0 s, p Z2 m! ^ 10th Area Fleet
7 x* C, H! i8 }2 y# \- Z 72nd JAAF AF Bn
; r' [+ E2 [% T 2nd Amphibious Bde /2 i9 Z9 {% d1 R4 |% K4 g
48th Fld AA Bn /24 Q! T( o$ }4 h- d: a( J0 Q
3 y1 V0 R+ \& w: w) }# a* ~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。0 L- X3 _" L. v* x( U" s2 r+ B# X
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- w, A$ Y. t1 BGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)* l& w3 Q3 W0 j, q) J7 c' l
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Allied Bombardment attack2 \; j) h! r2 w& R% u
6 M y6 b0 n; c, ~! dAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082" {" I: L( ]' d" l ?" g/ y; [
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 10838 k! q* A M) ~, e: V) a
0 t! r" k( H" _& P6 P. Q' u' Z7 v. tJapanese ground losses:
T7 N: h2 o4 j$ `. s. c( S 12 casualties reported, P: N" ~( l( C% D% I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 z) p2 b/ N- ~6 e( l+ k! M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 X, r9 {2 V+ X' y+ D' _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& f8 g! P! y4 t# ?: j/ ^0 ?
# C& _# A) r* _$ V9 _Allied ground losses:
, k% r W% v `7 |2 F# h 4 casualties reported% l7 m. c$ T& m" z# a& F( b5 [8 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: L; ]* ]- b" G: r+ ~ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled4 R% ^$ y" c9 `4 m+ V; G: C6 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 E7 e* o; r1 R( P/ O8 K0 y U0 l Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
2 ?+ Y4 N) y z' e+ K 11th Australian Division7 S5 p1 j% s" ]% m% {* R- S
50th Tank Brigade
- s$ Z1 ^5 @7 C& g0 p: X 254th Armoured Brigade
6 u! Q l8 q1 a w" O 93rd Infantry Division/ S. L4 Y6 x1 Q% F) d
9th Indian Division" t8 n ^. T% h0 G( }* y, I, w0 R
7th Australian Division
! m2 X6 }& E" q( z 18th British Division+ t+ m6 i. c2 \) h+ q
8th Australian Division9 S: M8 H( v5 D
32nd Army Tank Brigade; z: m! ]1 D2 y
31st Armoured Division
+ C# @4 k. Z g" [0 d5 J, F 51st Highland Division; M, m) }' _4 G, c; n3 K9 j
97th Field Artillery Battalion1 y/ M8 T2 h' \7 N+ { M* @' ]
2/16th Field Regiment
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251st Field Artillery Battalion6 k: `9 G6 D4 w1 Q8 y0 U* J
1st Medium Regiment5 j$ j8 f# o9 B6 D" y/ C/ i
249th Field Artillery Battalion% l* M" t, M8 w1 O7 T! b
108th Tank Attack Regiment
% k# f* r0 P3 h 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment" p% |' P$ E$ Q( Y
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49th/A Division
8 [" l$ X7 o3 q* a$ W 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade- Z8 H$ r0 n8 n0 R2 G
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade( {: T! L K3 G
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
/ m: K2 x2 U7 |! P 11th Militia Regiment3 K, n9 D* o) X; m5 M
6th Java Militia Regiment, I# Y" T6 K% `- c% C2 u3 K7 ]
49th/B Division
. f; P% e# K4 {( M O 49th/C Division
/ e8 q6 ^. z o" p$ G$ L 13th Field AF Construction Battalion: f9 I. C5 ?; S, f4 p0 @0 `
27th Special Base Force
. M* y( V6 G0 ^ s+ }* r$ ^ 36th Field AA Battalion
0 O, `* C2 c/ D' I& M+ Z 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 k. G( |2 n$ V 48th Field AA Battalion2 D( Z$ ?5 j7 [! c0 R* s- {+ ]8 G/ A
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment& P: P- g0 u i$ ^$ W) u
49th Field AA Battalion; [9 \% I( c) g* G6 r2 k
55th Const Co
/ [; q$ x& q0 p9 d3 m 49th Const Co
: }+ e# F8 X! q7 a) ~7 o. ?& d+ D 17th Naval Construction Battalion0 n8 n1 u7 q5 _+ a d
47th Road Const Co ) m% [( c% W1 m1 _' a! b: Y
9th Medium FA Rgt /2; H( _/ H- g; }! }9 B% P
3rd JNAF AF Unit
: q' Y' u; s0 i7 M2 N1 T; [ 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
) X1 q, {$ [% i6 r) c: Y5 i) s( m j E 56th Field AA Battalion3 Y! k: m, N, j2 M. Z8 n
21st Army
5 F4 F3 R6 A6 z7 G4 [% ^ 97th JAAF AF Bn ' I5 J0 Y, W2 D: Z
3rd FF Const Unit " C! O5 [* N* I% J( R1 Y! j' t
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |