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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+ ]% p4 I) t. ^& J
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. y. Y4 e# ]7 b7 uMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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; Y, f8 ~/ \, H% S3 ~- O) MWeather in hex: Partial cloud* I, G" ^' }% t/ w
6 }( R- q% u6 |- O4 V j5 bRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ F: B. h: L! n4 @* W
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes4 w( J6 e+ ^" `5 o) A# }4 k
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Japanese aircraft8 f: l. t/ K/ U$ X% ]
N1K5-J George x 18
9 R6 I% t) H7 s3 j! i d Ki-83 x 46# |$ [8 z! K! t9 V; M7 n
Ki-84r Frank x 472 @7 j5 ?4 h+ ]
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Allied aircraft, j! r# l5 j- y1 J: m. K
B-24D Liberator x 6
Y$ _. c' M7 H4 W" { B-24D1 Liberator x 30
/ `9 k. B7 N y, i' J' ? P-38L Lightning x 24# t" L$ |. x# }3 n) q
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No Japanese losses: k+ b: \6 }/ |* o8 [0 A
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Allied aircraft losses
8 l& {0 J5 q2 T W B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged. Y6 ?; g7 x7 a1 k3 C
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged. _" Y | w" a6 `
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed$ y: Q- ?7 ^- G% h* k$ }# y
) B! J9 n- P3 ^/ p8 s% a5 mAirbase hits 15/ g' O# X% ?& v( V$ o) K' G4 s# q
Airbase supply hits 11 {. U# H+ J& F
Runway hits 27
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' c8 l" Q' t" X; Q. G- zMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ b- g' G" c b% h6 B" w8 K
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, [( s# d+ b% hEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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$ ] S3 D# I9 i7 x6 vJapanese aircraft$ x4 [ Q4 J) s, ]
N1K5-J George x 18
( a6 f# h, `0 s) {' ~0 W1 h; Y Ki-83 x 39
8 o2 O2 l. z1 G* t& M Ki-84r Frank x 43
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: ?+ C' \! O: v' ~. B- oAllied aircraft$ r/ u8 D5 T8 [2 r" ^5 e
B-24D Liberator x 97 a( i# R+ p* J8 K2 p! ~
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No Japanese losses4 }9 C$ z2 r: _0 {( q% L9 p* h0 c
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Allied aircraft losses
7 V8 M( m: [" e( x( c& y B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged. {; [$ l7 }. `# H. W: H. F+ j
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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[4 B# ]% z' [2 ?+ ]9 \- ~) FAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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& v$ e j8 Z5 r$ h" T% C/ g) _8 ARaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 o8 Q- q1 h1 w: ?* K8 Q# ]' ~5 l6 p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 _7 |! d% c4 P L$ Y' G; E+ oJapanese aircraft
& {4 x8 D/ G/ ?3 n Y N1K5-J George x 17( m% P8 {& ^; t$ {( X
Ki-83 x 37
$ L w; ?0 K! a7 F5 Y1 U1 e Ki-84r Frank x 43( O- A: E0 z1 E$ |
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Allied aircraft& K3 }& ~; x8 g; J
B-24D1 Liberator x 87 t J& P$ v. v e
: a% z& h: P; A i' \" S0 kJapanese aircraft losses
& a4 L% G) V' Q" a0 M6 | Y2 N Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed7 v" R+ _( S; f+ h. d
3 ^7 P- \) |! r0 }Allied aircraft losses
- Z3 e. i9 E2 E: M- V, x5 z B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged- ` M% a' ]) Y/ t
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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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。$ ~; s6 f1 I1 O% ^: A
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)' F) X; U+ q: }) f
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Allied Deliberate attack
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& {6 R( E0 p- Z# T/ T, F- tAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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7 [8 \# |: \* U% } W0 O- QDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082 d) Z; l4 u1 E+ G( }
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 % `8 o& ], C) U# A1 R
9 I3 ~+ y4 a( fJapanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 6 r6 ?* ~) |2 J' @+ S0 t
7 C6 Q3 \& y) B: V' YCombat modifiers( \8 U( u; @7 \8 ?6 p* O& d2 K
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
( ?& G3 b2 h7 `# b7 ?9 O7 SAttacker:
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3 U! k$ n4 m* R' \& c" XJapanese ground losses:
# t( Y0 L' k" n4 ` 6937 casualties reported7 y1 M/ t, S$ _1 ]/ @+ |
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
, U6 |2 p7 N+ B+ b Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
7 x# ~! v9 d* A; w Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
) R4 d$ `9 N3 M Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)3 W# b' R0 i0 O0 I1 t, e$ R' T
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled): C& x* s& S3 {! C; q7 @/ ^
Units destroyed 3! W* j7 n0 i% x9 _; o# I
& d/ \( N3 K0 AAllied ground losses:
4 m: f, N8 o# p. S 1437 casualties reported% g1 f: {1 c; ?8 _0 M9 d
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled6 L+ z2 y! L1 ~# M
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled4 x9 P, `$ i% J7 e5 t5 F, f/ M
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
/ \5 b( ]) a2 V, H7 L: W8 B" ?: J Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)& b4 _6 r! C! ~& ~" V
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Assaulting units:" I0 f# s% L _2 U2 d) n$ I
27th Infantry Division d2 l& D- l+ U5 a7 P0 G0 H: O
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
2 w/ x; Q9 x2 P/ T2 W 96th Infantry Division
, A+ V# n/ D* O# R1 J2 n 81st Infantry Division9 f2 U/ Q+ Q+ l5 G% h7 _. m
33rd Infantry Division
# ~0 n$ m2 k9 n) L2 ?& r0 d 2nd Marine Division1 g9 |- a6 E4 ?. b9 u0 I
10th Indian Division1 `+ z# V4 k% ?+ W: p, b/ Y
37th Infantry Division, e1 o% m5 U |. T7 _7 G- L
6th Marine Division
: V4 C: M5 H) q 3rd Motor Brigade
- X" L: g9 F3 O+ f- J I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
" P" y7 A& o F3 }2 M, h1 [, t 5th Marine Division
, m" J0 h3 [ L- E G$ a" m 6th Infantry Division
- A `. g# g4 y7 t8 u 3rd Cavalry Regiment: X8 W% M7 s; r
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
0 o8 f. p( [. X0 C; M6 A: V 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
5 Z& s/ e) U- L- y8 b$ } 2nd NZ Division& G9 _2 C t' @+ F" S9 }
1st Marine Division
: {: I4 \5 l' u! @2 {7 U+ _- S: W 2nd Army Tank Brigade7 O6 r ^5 N. z2 ^) Y( I9 M
VII US Amphib Force ! p( ^* `3 |5 K
USAFFE * q2 U3 x7 `- s: `
276th Coastal Artillery Battalion* V0 {+ b) {! D# e: L' U9 j
4th Field Artillery Battalion
1 k5 i/ S4 Q- T 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
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X Corps Artillery . R' H6 K2 v& U2 i7 H
154th FA Bn / t7 G6 G o6 H0 ]
52nd Marine Defense Battalion0 s! P8 S! U- T! e( ^. {
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Defending units:
/ D) D4 t# ?6 { 91st Division" C4 J+ ~1 v5 S% D) D' O% W
56th Division) f- W' x! S" s/ C/ Q7 b9 L
14th Division: s2 H" n7 E" j% n- x5 Q6 c5 G$ b
Maizuru 1st SNLF8 ^/ Q, L1 D* q8 j7 g0 w% r
8th Area Army /1
2 i* v8 I3 f7 W, Q8 q, n 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment' ?! H1 t! a; \; v% ]( x7 f
113th JAAF AF Bn
+ s y$ h5 L* R* @' _ 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment1 L& U: |% V9 D4 u/ i8 e% Z' j
Gohoku JNAF Base Force& e$ J! r# b6 \5 A
10th Area Fleet
) j7 X' j/ [; p1 s6 k5 H3 \* } 72nd JAAF AF Bn # P+ P0 P2 N1 U, Q5 }
2nd Amphibious Bde /2
2 a* f+ Y, c$ y' j" D+ w% h 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。; n0 U; e P1 H, T
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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Allied Bombardment attack0 h, m- E8 d/ e; t1 C7 ?7 L
7 \ x& F8 g* T& ?/ w2 H2 XAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082, b0 Q z% T7 o0 Y* m
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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8 d% h8 ?# X6 Q: M: n 12 casualties reported0 H7 q& [2 y4 c# P( [: }$ O) W, W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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2 J1 ~. D+ o4 c x) T& g4 k, z! ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:) j8 }; _$ W% u3 b$ e
4 casualties reported
. _$ J' N7 i5 U( d* ^& Q6 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ F5 a" c) P/ C& j' y8 h
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 D1 Y# L6 i0 @ Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)- G0 o+ T/ x+ |' N/ V A
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Assaulting units:
" D3 `8 g5 X' Y% d; T; A. n) h* E, r 11th Australian Division
, E, A) C$ T7 C# n9 B3 B5 m0 ] 50th Tank Brigade
. F) A' v3 r; e3 `3 {7 @4 z' {: D 254th Armoured Brigade1 Z# N( j) {* _9 A! L* u
93rd Infantry Division
6 m Q. L+ n/ J( C e 9th Indian Division
' ~' v0 {$ P4 d' B4 [$ P; L6 V 7th Australian Division
) {- [; f6 h* |0 v0 _0 m6 B% [ 18th British Division
: `: R& F2 e* [ w' \ 8th Australian Division
8 |- E9 f: y7 i7 J 32nd Army Tank Brigade
- o$ ]5 _1 v/ S* l. l0 \7 N 31st Armoured Division
- H6 K, Z3 |0 I3 f! H) T6 x4 x 51st Highland Division& c8 }9 g2 P: z7 F4 A6 l
97th Field Artillery Battalion6 l3 t% n3 i: d" Z0 B
2/16th Field Regiment& h6 j& I- h4 A# Z
XI US Corps
" w1 k2 { V* N 251st Field Artillery Battalion$ ^. w8 I5 j% B# @; w& N. s
1st Medium Regiment7 S R' J. [3 y: I
249th Field Artillery Battalion$ ]# `8 f! a4 d0 j& Y
108th Tank Attack Regiment* ?1 i R. [) E! ? T z8 t
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:
& ~9 [7 V* l: P# y 49th/A Division
0 v# _) ^8 M d2 Z' s 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade# J' L: w* L# O2 F
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade6 a7 A- q7 W* e% f# _
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment" |8 l% h3 n: i3 u6 a. H
11th Militia Regiment# Z& u: \' L- z# q! L( t$ t9 s1 K
6th Java Militia Regiment3 n) a4 g" p s8 [6 ]
49th/B Division/ E3 \* _4 H+ n3 ~2 r% `8 Q* K
49th/C Division! D: P% m6 H, U
13th Field AF Construction Battalion+ m* q, v. \7 A) s4 x
27th Special Base Force
, _+ e; ^; S, Z D; u, ~ 36th Field AA Battalion
! M8 T J" X6 D! y, P6 A ^ 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' `. T! ]6 u+ @' r; A/ J 48th Field AA Battalion
$ f" y" } k Y" m 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment, K5 U& a5 p5 c4 {, t- W4 ]5 L
49th Field AA Battalion
9 u5 @. t2 c) N& I, ?" d$ P 55th Const Co
% O1 O& o& _ l% q- E: y5 m# u1 V 49th Const Co : p7 |0 [0 g* m$ U' W* p0 K( B
17th Naval Construction Battalion! l7 @ V# |& C# Q
47th Road Const Co $ h; l$ g6 k9 E6 p+ f
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
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4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment) S6 I" N/ B; _. F: }6 d; {# t, ^
56th Field AA Battalion; n( ?3 t' P# R& r- @2 F
21st Army3 l, x+ Z; C+ M
97th JAAF AF Bn
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12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |