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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
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 0 ]4 i. W! B6 [" K* P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 w3 h+ \' j K4 G [1 iRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. _& }( p$ E$ Z3 K7 w1 c( M
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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% s. u9 u6 ]4 Z. s7 ~; N2 RJapanese aircraft, n* A$ m7 E+ T9 f5 }7 s
N1K5-J George x 18& E L% f6 r. f1 \1 n t f
Ki-83 x 46* o" n$ @9 Z0 k" U. r; U
Ki-84r Frank x 47; S8 o9 v1 M M8 t
0 y( [7 @4 Z- j" AAllied aircraft% f( u( l3 ^8 ] O
B-24D Liberator x 6, t9 q6 f; P& {4 m! C) A0 ?
B-24D1 Liberator x 30" y3 t/ a2 N o# Y/ Q3 Y
P-38L Lightning x 24
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. S( F2 ^. m$ j6 ~% p4 HNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) f! t. p0 {4 G& m B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
9 A$ n! n3 q9 p" \5 j% E# G, L+ i" d B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged B, Z1 W# }. o& H
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed! H$ F! z L* f$ R- k
# P9 l+ L7 b: X# E9 b6 _& j# lAirbase hits 15) I' c+ r. O% X& C) J2 H: W6 @
Airbase supply hits 17 D, F- R. B; `8 t$ O$ b9 G" g& R1 m. U% z
Runway hits 275 N; k8 D B! o- m' h
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. G/ f5 ~4 f4 ]; L" j5 d6 P
5 Y K. E/ c" o0 H7 m3 @2 J: k7 bRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: A. n0 J9 D6 ?; aEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 F( a$ v% y. b5 \, c0 E2 O N1K5-J George x 182 D% s- y5 S7 a
Ki-83 x 39
6 Y' r2 J( W8 n Ki-84r Frank x 43
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2 m+ _, f' N v/ N& k- ?Allied aircraft
7 L; t* \6 T" o% F B-24D Liberator x 92 L6 v7 J) W! o. y8 W
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No Japanese losses, V$ e: L; t1 e2 e$ A0 y4 F
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6 e( S& p S& Y0 R B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 R% l' A _3 G B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak0 B6 c( l2 F/ E8 n
) I$ S8 B# U6 z9 k" H2 A6 u, c$ n; nAirbase hits 1* {, L" j$ R; K0 W3 ?- @
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * g; K8 y$ S) D; w* u! I3 u$ E
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, F$ {/ L0 w( e
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 z$ P# S5 B7 `0 n2 o% C2 p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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6 ~* b: J. Z( _1 zJapanese aircraft
( b w3 m! X( p& E9 o N1K5-J George x 17) {7 r, l" p. `6 Z" N' a8 G
Ki-83 x 37
$ {% m+ N& A2 r. P Ki-84r Frank x 433 J( C% f8 w2 ^ v: A! w4 d6 |
" I R0 T6 \ eAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses! [7 _* E7 x$ ` G! c
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed$ z9 N5 M9 z- @; \% B! `& A- L
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Allied aircraft losses7 R4 i) D q5 p
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged- x @8 C% y5 r; U
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak5 y0 _ I( }5 T$ U3 L" `
2 b7 m8 W8 j" Y2 C9 {9 S. `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。6 t U* W: y2 W+ e% K' `
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" ~# D1 ?% ^6 x& x% A u/ wGround combat at Manado (75,99); V# h$ V5 }0 O, r" ~1 _' z
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802' n2 l3 ?# s! P; k; x% M& H
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408: S7 \5 a; H/ G! k; l
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 & V' H |% k |4 J4 W4 @% x/ h
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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. [; c8 G& x( _% DAllied assault odds: 27 to 1
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6 |2 X9 j3 P. n* C8 u" VCombat modifiers; m8 L: h& Y8 s0 h
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
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0 ^8 w( r1 l; w% C6 d- pJapanese ground losses:1 t2 K/ N5 _: L/ W7 [
6937 casualties reported
; E* K8 `0 |# } Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled& A! t0 A8 a) `/ |) |5 I
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled. z, }! U$ N5 Y& D- ^- C7 r
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
) f( ]' t4 n- `/ n5 J h$ {2 j Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)( z( U& L/ J4 J- M( y% V# u
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)$ P, J" h- q8 o9 L) L7 s( Q
Units destroyed 3
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5 I) M, g6 A, f# {Allied ground losses: z8 s% H }5 C# ~# v, U
1437 casualties reported
1 `: V$ R& J. s+ x L; ? Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
! A8 | I% |6 o8 f7 c Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled G: _5 f6 V2 L" R
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled( \$ H# I( z* M5 t2 e
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)/ Z6 C$ V9 G3 ]
" N6 @% p4 X& t0 S, P8 tAssaulting units:7 I/ K2 I% p ^) u4 \: E
27th Infantry Division4 [! S/ f8 |& ]$ P
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
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81st Infantry Division3 C# S- K/ B* V+ g! M' q+ P# Q" d5 n" H
33rd Infantry Division; T3 V4 N* H3 c- A, _- [9 l
2nd Marine Division2 e) A5 g2 F% o+ P
10th Indian Division
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6th Marine Division
: P8 y9 \$ ]& Q$ n3 g; T 3rd Motor Brigade8 q1 M0 C8 G. t4 k& m( v5 V* ]
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
7 X" p( }4 y3 S 5th Marine Division
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3rd Cavalry Regiment
# \1 c1 T! |2 e& W6 U+ J* T 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
1 G; h) ]& ^( z$ e3 Q 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division' F9 F+ E4 X% W; o t; h- `/ _3 ~$ r
2nd NZ Division
' G; Q( o7 f6 V4 h 1st Marine Division' e0 H: v; l3 O/ I: @: z. Y5 Z
2nd Army Tank Brigade
+ m2 f: G, W4 d. K VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion* A! s1 n9 f6 ~6 F& [: [
4th Field Artillery Battalion& @" E3 j5 a- s
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion/ e6 @ A! n; r7 z1 v+ j. o6 q
I Corps Artillery
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8 ]( _3 F& o& Q7 C# S$ ~' ? 154th FA Bn % n" K1 x# z4 D' s- Z( y$ D+ v
52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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/ e$ x1 ^% I* y1 ` O2 { 91st Division. L' H% _. j' f4 G
56th Division" Z" D% a* H" j
14th Division; l; E/ x) x7 Z
Maizuru 1st SNLF- q" p9 o0 E6 W6 H
8th Area Army /1
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113th JAAF AF Bn * O8 z( e& u* j; q. N/ P" S7 N, M5 ?
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment8 M- T5 G; Q( e7 A4 m
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
# p; U! Y, i: u 10th Area Fleet8 }1 k# ?& s' b; L3 ?4 L
72nd JAAF AF Bn
7 \5 b! t" z6 j! R/ a- _( q 2nd Amphibious Bde /2: j, w# l; i2 Q! j4 N2 D
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。
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100) j; u6 V3 A# S6 x4 n
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082( o; [" V/ d# y1 R
! S# @0 [# B5 Y9 A) qDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083& T: X y; X+ L9 y+ v5 V
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 n9 Q5 B% g! n
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Allied ground losses:
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7 D% n: d% Y Z8 N0 E& S2 ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& P+ h6 u# D, A% R i- f3 J0 _
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)( U& F( A( n; f2 ^
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Assaulting units:: U/ F8 a6 I9 M* w7 |( a
11th Australian Division' v+ Z L' G0 O7 A5 v
50th Tank Brigade
, a! ? ~4 o3 _# c 254th Armoured Brigade
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9th Indian Division$ e1 Z. L6 e" i3 v) N- Z" _
7th Australian Division
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8th Australian Division7 F" l' _* ?. h0 r0 l i: {$ }
32nd Army Tank Brigade
+ ?" V% J$ M6 }$ \- m 31st Armoured Division( T. b+ i- x2 ~- ?5 n3 V! Q
51st Highland Division0 F" q/ f: {1 O, H d
97th Field Artillery Battalion3 a0 F- D/ n0 D
2/16th Field Regiment7 O7 j# B9 V" C" Z i
XI US Corps; n$ z% |" b d4 p
251st Field Artillery Battalion+ B4 W+ C4 f# `7 C
1st Medium Regiment
4 C8 O. \+ h2 Z$ `. i 249th Field Artillery Battalion) u. E6 Y) H" `, ]! v
108th Tank Attack Regiment$ j( o# o. k( e! Y, ]" v \2 E( L$ p
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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# L& a' }& o' m8 H 49th/A Division1 z3 \* y2 ?) ~
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
9 S/ w6 ~& b2 ?7 T9 l5 W6 g 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade$ P, e+ B V2 q0 U5 T1 D1 L
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment& K! s+ m9 ?+ B/ O
11th Militia Regiment
' s3 s/ |# _+ g% W: {# g B% b 6th Java Militia Regiment8 H* F. P! m* v7 L, v9 c, \
49th/B Division
" B2 i N& t' I7 B' c0 V) m( i 49th/C Division
7 j5 ^& O/ D, Z$ Q 13th Field AF Construction Battalion" X, Z* `- M9 F& X3 s" K, h7 C% w+ E
27th Special Base Force# G0 Y8 L4 F" c/ u* {* d+ j
36th Field AA Battalion
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48th Field AA Battalion5 N, | @& l# k1 d) s
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment4 C. H, q% P7 f/ Y
49th Field AA Battalion
9 L8 d4 o. L) B4 G 55th Const Co ! l2 Y) f# @# \5 S4 T
49th Const Co - D8 ~8 w: S8 f! u3 S9 P- o
17th Naval Construction Battalion
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9th Medium FA Rgt /2- `7 w5 H: k; g% d8 a4 a$ e H
3rd JNAF AF Unit
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56th Field AA Battalion
/ z4 |; i" K* Z' q$ o# \* R 21st Army
' S9 x/ Y& X ?1 P- c 97th JAAF AF Bn 4 v$ ?$ t6 Q0 Y. k9 r
3rd FF Const Unit
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