5月23日
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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( X/ I6 E/ d5 A4 W/ K% [
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . [& D/ v& |5 x9 j. ?
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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! I! G9 j8 A" J, o+ Q) \0 yRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ K: |% C2 h+ z! |Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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8 y; j3 {8 ?; R2 E' u a3 M- XJapanese aircraft
) p# q3 O( ~6 P7 d: n N1K5-J George x 18/ y- u- t+ e) V) z6 j: i6 h# b. [
Ki-83 x 466 N* W$ d6 x- N* n
Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft
0 ^. |1 t/ ]0 v B-24D Liberator x 6
8 e3 M( k: M @& V# t B-24D1 Liberator x 30
; h$ M$ |0 n; w" s R P-38L Lightning x 24
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4 B0 W W$ k' O! @; |No Japanese losses. k1 a; X6 q# M/ r D- }( a. z, k: J
# t1 }. U: Y1 Z2 mAllied aircraft losses& c; x7 p7 o% S& ^2 x2 Y
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged! [$ j# u; q0 l5 ?4 k7 R$ r k/ Y
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
% f/ E! u; d" E. D3 H P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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7 l( A+ Q N7 @; FAirbase hits 152 V+ S2 y+ J/ v, V3 w4 W
Airbase supply hits 1
* q m# X8 l3 H/ o$ V/ ?1 \' C$ ]Runway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " x0 g# h1 S' b; }$ D& D
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% a. D7 l( M3 |& {' U2 f7 u- l& W
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ G |; T/ f* P) x& [5 L/ ` N1K5-J George x 18
) |- w1 ^# Y0 j s9 q1 e6 ^ Ki-83 x 39; T* b# m F$ P4 W* E. ]
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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* B! _4 z6 E) KAllied aircraft
! \9 V1 p0 k; c/ v! q1 B B-24D Liberator x 9( o3 `" @# K( t
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No Japanese losses* m/ k) G, V; L0 m7 r# Y* o5 t# u1 p
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Allied aircraft losses5 R) y6 |4 U- p
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Airbase hits 11 }# i" w) ^1 X% G/ e8 |& D6 P) \
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5 B) A4 I: D; c, W0 kMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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& k: Q0 q$ `$ @6 a' iRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. w( g% a/ Q( A2 v% R) _3 Z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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# ^# y* p2 w$ D6 WJapanese aircraft
7 p9 n. f) I0 R! ^. y5 {+ h) Q N1K5-J George x 17
3 Q& T+ [1 Z# ^3 n: d Ki-83 x 375 P7 B! w, M4 F$ B9 L) {7 p- a2 Q
Ki-84r Frank x 439 u0 E3 V" G7 y' M& v. j
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Allied aircraft
1 B( ?6 y f1 O* D0 S/ y6 e B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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$ ?* e# w/ U7 s+ e! A+ d5 f4 TJapanese aircraft losses
* G9 ?& T; y# u& l. D- l8 _5 T0 P Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed8 D" d! R4 G4 B G& |* S
2 n2 R% |9 L" S. XAllied aircraft losses
9 O9 G' Q- \2 \ B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged$ V" K7 G! J% C. [5 m4 a' q2 E
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 [! R; @( m" y* B3 B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。" J/ J3 b% b" c( j( t
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2 p* t; g s' e7 i0 } M V; zGround combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack: j1 s8 `9 s5 H7 A8 N
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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; E- {" C+ I. V% C; B* g) uDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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* ]7 L/ ~ Z O) I# s4 |8 oAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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3 N/ V6 K* Q' uJapanese adjusted defense: 289 ; }" b. ]* U O( D3 I* f0 O
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
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Combat modifiers F7 j4 _7 I/ ?/ A
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)) R+ q1 Z4 h$ g- m5 N
Attacker: ' G$ E0 U( \6 X2 ?1 B: f$ i1 B; w
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Japanese ground losses:
0 u9 P& b* j7 a: j) a9 s& a3 V 6937 casualties reported0 b; n* [- h M( y
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
+ Y/ E3 S. l0 D P Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled) l% n" b" ]8 ]: |0 S# m. P* c
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled& B7 g* m3 @, J9 u# ] f
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)2 @% N1 o y9 v/ F6 U! i
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 F: c9 {1 @, d5 b
Units destroyed 3( J5 c$ b; G. k2 Q7 z
0 a4 j7 r5 y/ x+ _, VAllied ground losses:2 N- y) x. X4 o1 C' ^
1437 casualties reported8 `' c& R/ @6 {' W% ^1 |/ ~
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled# }1 B8 P2 q& E6 |; ^6 ^/ w: K X
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
# I% n4 @5 k% L+ j! ]* g* T Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
5 d2 @8 \1 V" |% { z) d6 p& M Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)7 |7 y: Q$ y7 J& { h
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% {# k+ K. X( [: V) S7 l- e 27th Infantry Division
) \# Q; Q0 |( J( c8 S 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
6 _/ A7 V' W0 F6 r* y& ]3 z" K 96th Infantry Division }7 G4 O# G* [" _
81st Infantry Division
% f4 S4 ~5 a X2 v3 z# P0 X 33rd Infantry Division3 }+ D: j& h9 A, T
2nd Marine Division8 R5 Q. Q! E3 t
10th Indian Division' L, i, P% S; ]" r& {
37th Infantry Division/ a3 C( O( }: |$ E0 w- G' X
6th Marine Division' ^: B& [1 h U
3rd Motor Brigade
1 f* [; |: j& Y( q1 [" @ I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment) w! t- \" M* E* ^
5th Marine Division- d5 \; `/ b7 {% H# w) {4 w
6th Infantry Division
2 y* E& h& {; m/ b( I# O 3rd Cavalry Regiment
% v6 \1 B( A$ \& ]( s6 b0 L4 F 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
8 i2 g1 {' M Z( s1 I& g% D) A 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
0 k' e# L' ]& u- o/ G 2nd NZ Division
* F/ {+ }& h+ W0 a 1st Marine Division9 o. o$ h" U7 G9 B: c
2nd Army Tank Brigade. [- B8 j1 x7 M) v8 A+ {
VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
$ l9 { f( R6 q' W& K, R' u 4th Field Artillery Battalion
% N2 D& q( n7 R2 v. e6 u5 f2 ^ 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion+ G3 {5 d v# m
I Corps Artillery
/ |3 a0 ~: D {+ o& D, W X Corps Artillery ' V7 f7 Q8 |/ c9 d
154th FA Bn
3 }- {1 A9 z8 |/ i 52nd Marine Defense Battalion1 N7 ?+ \1 `) y* Y5 b
. k$ m6 X; F5 t5 _9 Q5 KDefending units:
$ e: @, R- H# h 91st Division
! r. {; L# G5 w, q% n6 `, e 56th Division. P0 |2 u: |: j# D* J
14th Division
! b( \! w8 p. y$ }) D8 ]0 @, { Maizuru 1st SNLF. [; Y' P, {6 o, E" b
8th Area Army /1
3 N: f) I3 O! z6 [0 |$ [6 B 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
: v* s+ x5 f1 g$ p. z 113th JAAF AF Bn
6 ~ s( I( l4 Z' | 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment; I' o. a- s" Y k6 a
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
[+ s1 `8 G7 {# m/ W \ 10th Area Fleet* s/ X- t) G5 r1 o
72nd JAAF AF Bn : b- f6 M" h/ Q
2nd Amphibious Bde /2
: w/ ^% x! e6 Q$ K% {7 X( J8 ? 48th Fld AA Bn /2
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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。. _+ E+ ?' a: T. \
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100). h. ? G0 Q1 f% Y/ r f
! G8 W: t; ~! T6 u* _4 mAllied Bombardment attack$ `5 X) t# z. Y; J
# N" o& K+ K& {( h% T- s+ lAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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& _+ Y6 O0 s" i" u8 d4 KDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 10838 p! R3 ^# \/ o
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12 casualties reported9 K; ]0 o o. \# L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Z1 D- t5 w* X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' ^4 H! o( I! S" h, v6 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 casualties reported9 D( J$ s/ I8 m0 F+ w$ c# D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 V7 J& e" D$ Q. R4 b+ D- X Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 f8 B I: S8 c& @ s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 y( T& q( S( P S* R1 g8 X3 A Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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- b1 T9 H) ? a7 x, X& g a 11th Australian Division) | z, \# t+ ~2 _% f
50th Tank Brigade
d! {& m( M V 254th Armoured Brigade
) @0 S* H9 y/ `( [! P- H 93rd Infantry Division" O6 }3 C. H/ A& ]; f( J8 K
9th Indian Division
# P% E! J# E, v0 D/ F8 F 7th Australian Division
& r' J! I+ r5 W6 S 18th British Division
, Q3 P; H) f( @1 m 8th Australian Division3 s0 n7 @( [1 T6 v
32nd Army Tank Brigade
& G- E4 |# v: O: H$ H0 U( A 31st Armoured Division
! D2 f r3 ]+ l6 J0 C7 r3 s1 Z 51st Highland Division
" P1 Y+ I7 C3 S& i# F7 q! N 97th Field Artillery Battalion
; |. x- g+ E0 W2 W 2/16th Field Regiment
/ L1 \% z# P2 c: U; n- f XI US Corps
& w0 K4 q9 E$ @4 T9 p( A9 }' {9 H( Z 251st Field Artillery Battalion5 P5 ]* B! z/ g9 Q
1st Medium Regiment
! S4 p# l$ S$ a _. a5 ^. f 249th Field Artillery Battalion3 P; a4 r& j& f# t- r Q
108th Tank Attack Regiment
2 C l7 A4 q" W6 ?- M: e4 ^ 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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( q9 L& t4 O* T7 e+ ^* P/ J- z 49th/A Division
9 L% b4 \0 w! k- L; q- }4 t 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
: k, } \, Y) o7 O 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade& p# r+ N: O% a4 [
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
1 A$ C. M" w( Y; M$ k 11th Militia Regiment
+ {- q' c6 o/ L, T: Z 6th Java Militia Regiment
1 G* L# x) e3 _ 49th/B Division
- \; F% z& [8 s1 \: x8 G 49th/C Division
6 a- x9 e% o* I# n 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
4 ?0 O! N7 {2 n) ]$ n, N6 C 27th Special Base Force7 M0 ] Y6 d5 m. t1 p+ y
36th Field AA Battalion
1 P! D5 u7 j- R. t0 A1 G/ Z 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 o7 e6 O1 H6 e b: @ R 48th Field AA Battalion& x& P+ g7 B" T3 X* @2 B1 o' |
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2 j+ Y* t0 \' f1 x1 x6 [ 49th Field AA Battalion/ x5 K7 a7 O$ F! a. g, w0 C9 t
55th Const Co
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8 j1 ?9 v2 F2 X9 ^! L 17th Naval Construction Battalion
! _2 N2 r. e2 @ 47th Road Const Co $ [+ Z6 P9 P4 G0 Y: s' I" W
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
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4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
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21st Army
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7 P+ K9 L8 m4 i( w8 u9 s2 h) Y 3rd FF Const Unit / Y) h. }3 T. h7 ?" o2 [8 H, e
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |