12月31日
# N) U. N5 D+ j- C, I 今天是41年的最后一天,大本营为了迎接新年的到来,一致决定加班组织对南太重镇拉包尔的攻略,经过水面作战舰只的饱和炮击后,大部队顺利登陆,火力侦察发现,驻守在拉包尔的盟军少的可怜,难道米酋旦旦给了他们新年大假 ; ~" z1 @. ]" r
Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,887 h% x U4 }+ h$ c! Y$ q
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
+ L* ]$ h7 S: S' d; ?8 O0 ~: nCatalina I: 1 destroyed
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- W f0 o/ B0 @; o4 }* }Japanese Ships) N: Q8 i: p$ E) e$ ^
CA Kako& L/ n& u* _5 p; {9 `1 f
CA Furutaka
+ X% k! R4 ]$ c0 r+ dCA Kinugasa
5 i& H; f" {# Z1 b- [* ZCA Aoba
6 i! V9 f1 f! L/ J: m L6 q* W# b kBB Yamashiro( E. J- g* b7 z2 O* n7 q* w
BB Mutsu
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! M E9 N& m$ n/ ]3 |- k3 yAllied ground losses:4 @; p" K9 `) h1 G# V
213 casualties reported
% B' z; S+ |+ G7 L# o( X+ zGuns lost 3* w0 `( H- z! X( D/ n
Vehicles lost 38 }+ u# Z7 I. B L) U, d
6 D, |, |" b( s+ gAirbase hits 3
+ u$ f! b2 W L+ n) C( b2 w. K2 MAirbase supply hits 5
& L) M+ d2 B( a, m! @Runway hits 33
. O2 R; F7 V' n& n. w' h! x9 aPort hits 2) Z5 ^& L9 ^+ R3 K/ K* k+ P" Y
Port supply hits 2
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, f! k* i4 U7 e# `0 t0 i' l* fCoastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 8
5 }0 b% ]! G( Q# j, ^( e1 c: O: \TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88
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18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 _2 L' P% D+ ?9 R
Japanese ground losses:4 U: d- e: X* ?9 D# G
1266 casualties reported
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- k* V2 r$ {; `9 R" _7 ^Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 8# r6 W6 b0 C; `5 W8 p' D
TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88) U. t/ {7 A: E# ]* B, R
[! o/ S! o: n$ D15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 l, I: h: c' @/ V
Japanese ground losses:( Z6 \# Y' c7 S v& H' k
605 casualties reported+ R8 R! f+ J H; W$ F+ \
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Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,88. C8 T7 a1 h% f
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Japanese Ships6 _' D" T) d9 O" R, j. R
CA Kako" x+ i1 q9 [& J; H" F% T. q' b
CA Furutaka
4 T+ E+ j8 ^& t MCA Kinugasa
2 a; t, a- S+ nCA Aoba- }! c% G) }1 |; K7 h
BB Yamashiro
+ v, ^! e% ^+ cBB Mutsu
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: `! {+ I t: ~* FAllied ground losses: d, t' P8 m$ v3 r3 c
132 casualties reported `8 ]4 q7 Q) g6 X% O) n5 r
Guns lost 1
& o A7 v* S0 kVehicles lost 1; C8 V U2 @; O/ I: J; }
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Runway hits 5
+ \& S2 a# J5 I+ f. R7 f9 cPort hits 3
9 S8 O( a; U7 d1 lPort fuel hits 1
5 m; T: ~$ u5 Y& Z* C* n) `Port supply hits 1
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Ground combat at Rabaul" r% a. |& j! o# c1 x7 w
: Y: `, G8 J2 z: u$ k# t. K1 |Allied Bombardment attack2 I8 a4 M+ n9 n' r3 }
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Attacking force 993 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44
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Defending force 34988 troops, 230 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 586
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- a' X; E5 c8 u) }10 casualties reported1 R2 Y* T7 g, O1 s; c
明天,即42年元旦节,南太重镇将划入帝国版图 7 p6 v6 ^& X4 p
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马来亚和缅甸方面,帝国空军分别空袭了新加坡和仰光机场,盟军无一飞机起飞,看来从太平洋至印度洋,盟军们都过节去鸟 ; l1 E/ a/ v1 d8 z1 h. ~' O
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50
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Japanese aircraft1 b! n; o& w) Z) O) ]& z2 v* l4 ~1 c
C5M Babs x 1; h/ u; L$ e3 y) I& n, e( N
Ki-21 Sally x 123
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 W# I. F5 X7 f9 M2 mKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
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8 X. f' {! u8 t& w* e6 z200 casualties reported: a5 f+ H( ~: f1 F0 Z6 P0 R
Guns lost 4* Z' b1 u$ H: {! b, t
Vehicles lost 1! n' \4 C5 }3 ^7 ~0 ^: _
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Airbase hits 82 Y+ B# I& P) y! y
Airbase supply hits 5
0 c5 R0 S7 ^+ ~, c6 a7 k* I, VRunway hits 930 x- R) f3 F9 F! W
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7 F: D' U3 P# H, F, ]& f4 V; kDay Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34
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A6M2 Zero x 279 s6 ^0 z8 c. Y
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 277 b6 @+ q; `2 I
Ki-21 Sally x 125( Y& `- N) l$ B1 Q0 {2 d+ z6 |
Ki-49 Helen x 11
. [ e Y$ l1 F, z( ?& I# G. U4 fKi-46-II Dinah x 5# n$ v/ {2 k% t% u- C7 H7 P7 {
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Allied aircraft+ a; b: ?9 ~1 C, w5 q! {
no flights
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% t& P6 a ?# h% ZJapanese aircraft losses
9 W9 ]+ m9 `# WKi-21 Sally: 2 damaged
2 P) X M: H; E) J5 \) JKi-49 Helen: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses6 ]0 ]0 m5 ?& }) d5 P
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed
9 G" O' u0 ?8 o) u' F! DBlenheim I: 1 destroyed! g1 O7 S. H$ n
5 A4 y. o" z+ X, l oAllied ground losses:6 ]8 [% J$ ?( ~; N1 [
16 casualties reported
9 Z- f% G7 G; T% XGuns lost 17 s. O( @, y. |7 t% V; `
Vehicles lost 1
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Airbase hits 75 m( Z' U5 |' z& P9 U% B. V
Airbase supply hits 1
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同时,在菲律宾棉南附近海域,KB分别空袭了 Menado , f F% f" K6 L' M' ?* Y
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Day Air attack on Menado , at 39,67, i* T4 z& I2 D% S, q# b% n
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A6M2 Zero x 92 ~- l) } J+ U* ]3 `& i
D3A Val x 34
1 l, M$ \: o: i* h5 ]$ G; vB5N Kate x 63- ~% T" q; n" X3 C
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Japanese aircraft losses! _$ I2 n% _) [8 M1 ?2 i
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged H S5 {3 J) F6 P- d. v
B5N Kate: 4 damaged
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Allied ground losses:$ T0 v! d1 o' J' @4 m# R# b! P0 B& o
20 casualties reported
5 [' J/ M5 N Y, x4 ^1 JVehicles lost 11 c- S% ^6 t% s% w4 i0 @0 J
6 _. u# g7 {* K: SAirbase hits 11
7 Y* k r0 N U' d; ]Airbase supply hits 4
! x: U( n' d% Z" \& @ hRunway hits 46) t! b% P, D6 p, c$ `+ u- s
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婆罗州,帝国陆战队突击了山洋口,将城防降为0,不日将落城
9 ^3 u$ o+ d( T3 S+ ^/ b2 AGround combat at Singkawang
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Attacking force 4927 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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8 ~" a/ L6 ~2 H0 |3 f5 ]6 i- _Defending force 2494 troops, 19 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 23* ~# T/ Y# E* t' ]- c2 N# E
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Japanese max assault: 154 - adjusted assault: 51 0 J3 M5 s- |: M/ F
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Allied max defense: 19 - adjusted defense: 15 . S5 |8 `, _0 h1 v
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Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) , ]6 {4 v( ~* t2 L# ?7 J& p$ c3 ?! x
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0& w) U# B7 f6 t: `: z6 o
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Japanese ground losses:+ r4 c8 `" K9 G+ B& x' }" C
57 casualties reported$ S# y3 N" H+ e8 R! ^6 @) U. L
Guns lost 3
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: o- R; ]* c2 p4 p6 A7 ]' SAllied ground losses:7 m4 h( M+ b0 l( K/ K$ \- }2 j
37 casualties reported
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