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- i3 V* ~5 J) A# p1 k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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) m' ^, ^7 g- c Y, _) HMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 A% Q5 k, {; w \' x
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) F; j0 S# v; p" h8 S- e; O, a* m
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes- f$ r6 I% M4 X+ ^) k# x
- ?9 W \/ g5 [: S `* g) x" wJapanese aircraft0 ^+ r/ ?" u% t9 s% D' x {
N1K5-J George x 18
8 N+ Z# l0 S8 ?/ |8 } Ki-83 x 46# }% Q& \% o! O0 K; w& P. Z& j
Ki-84r Frank x 477 J; c+ @3 T" l
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Allied aircraft
( W% j1 m9 @; I1 G0 c2 l; ? B-24D Liberator x 6; @7 B/ e/ o% N2 M5 V
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
. h8 @/ Q& J5 N; t P-38L Lightning x 24& j2 J. Y* y5 I& c
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No Japanese losses
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8 Y( R0 q d/ gAllied aircraft losses
. k3 s6 A+ _* [2 {8 M) W: b% R, M. j B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
5 s! C; u) t/ a6 w3 _ B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
( B& ^$ J. j1 X; [; u P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed$ Q! ^/ x4 `* {" x8 D1 T* `8 ~# s
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Airbase hits 15: U8 g! U2 g7 ?7 k$ W
Airbase supply hits 1
% g" [/ z. }4 {5 y5 i' gRunway hits 27+ I- o9 G0 b' \- [" g! t
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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% g; g# D$ |3 C4 w% J* \2 RWeather in hex: Partial cloud$ _- s. @( ]0 E& r, M" d$ D
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; L& ]+ O+ x9 D3 a" wEstimated time to target is 13 minutes2 c( H. p) i" w4 N- `8 r7 w
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Japanese aircraft
$ `" Y5 a9 ^; f/ w" k7 I N1K5-J George x 18
& Y, q& ]7 @' { Ki-83 x 39' r- E( z( h# U; [3 E
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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& F8 D2 J ^" |5 u: YAllied aircraft
) h3 L5 b9 S {* }. k B-24D Liberator x 9% G* h& V* R# O& d/ a
8 }% v9 H- |& _+ p. l% }No Japanese losses# ^; ^6 z b# [- @# C3 B
: m3 y3 D$ ~& k' O& cAllied aircraft losses
4 C' |& i' q1 T3 p& a0 I B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged; T9 y9 `$ D8 l: ?
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " a' t; J3 o+ J6 u- b
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6 V- B# F2 K% f% `: ]+ uRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! P8 ~/ u, O. Q) [2 vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 P3 k& A* _9 x( c' K; Q N1K5-J George x 17( R2 ^: [# t4 `/ q9 ~1 l* h
Ki-83 x 37
/ T; C( I+ q- a Ki-84r Frank x 43! \' G- J8 b- B
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B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses7 C$ g1 a1 F: l0 C) A* @ v3 {
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: o6 H# k8 N! M B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
* x( j$ H- c( \3 o+ h- 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。2 ^& x2 v7 N1 O
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)$ F1 X) v0 y& V; r# _* C X# W( ?
' p4 N5 n, C9 c# m O3 s2 dAllied Deliberate attack
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( O& u3 t6 v$ g5 Q. d. ~Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802( y3 B- m. h/ P2 O. T
/ t9 z6 H2 F& J/ |; w6 R+ A# KDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 & g( ]5 C) a$ X2 J
0 }4 W3 M! K- `% B* b- LJapanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
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1 }5 L V4 n+ h+ d# e9 UCombat modifiers' r2 x/ l3 c: t6 l# \( Y% [' @, W
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)2 o G5 {" Y5 V/ o) S$ Y
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
/ C1 ^' h" w) r" Y: K; F0 K 6937 casualties reported
0 p8 ?9 l2 M1 x f! [ Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
: L3 k- ?. c4 q6 V Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
# k( E4 L. ?1 \( Y2 @6 g Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
" Z0 g3 q$ y6 m' Q, o. a) Q Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled): d6 L# u3 S- p! v8 |8 T8 {9 w
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)- [2 G5 h1 @: T1 k0 i2 g
Units destroyed 3
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Allied ground losses:
8 S4 \4 k* W/ `! T- ? 1437 casualties reported K" M K6 c3 z, Y5 b1 h4 [
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled* B3 T% r; }1 s1 H
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
1 G! G5 ~7 }' }5 @3 J Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
: ^ v2 ^8 y2 }, G" F3 B/ d& }+ }2 e Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:! f6 T& l0 V2 n' A c
27th Infantry Division
8 w( ^+ q' ?6 `5 s4 ]& d2 g 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
% b2 [7 i1 R0 { 96th Infantry Division
; ^9 h0 _4 a* T& S2 m9 B T 81st Infantry Division
8 z0 f& `/ p" y# V 33rd Infantry Division
D. ]1 e h) z" ?7 k; `- Q' e8 h9 W 2nd Marine Division; d e) m( z0 a; y4 B
10th Indian Division* x% Z# ]5 N- d/ Y( j3 V
37th Infantry Division
& ^4 | T, _- U$ J3 G 6th Marine Division$ H! K3 e9 F9 J4 K3 [+ G$ i1 R
3rd Motor Brigade
5 [4 H, J Q9 W: k) g1 r& F I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
: `1 W. o4 p: ]. h 5th Marine Division5 x4 h" j& k! ~! o: A0 _
6th Infantry Division
; V; k( R3 _# [ v: q N$ ^ 3rd Cavalry Regiment( Y- ~7 {5 G1 | h+ x1 r
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
: v4 E* _! N0 r, C 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
# G* i K8 _/ J" w9 g 2nd NZ Division
7 x$ D7 I5 o9 I# J+ K& I 1st Marine Division4 u, F, I& g+ w8 ]
2nd Army Tank Brigade3 P1 P9 w3 o3 |' W" U9 v' Q4 d
VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion: a2 S% Y6 X0 N
4th Field Artillery Battalion0 \0 s+ u5 Z( H; l8 \
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion2 t0 h9 K& G& s) A
I Corps Artillery
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. [1 Y. X( R* T0 ~ 154th FA Bn
8 U3 C$ i" T2 @; ^ 52nd Marine Defense Battalion: t3 J6 h) F6 ?6 h7 n; M
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& e+ e& ^: J1 R' E: ? 91st Division' q: i& q; s' ?8 @: l, N
56th Division
, P4 R3 G7 i8 d1 b) W5 \ 14th Division; M% X6 q5 [/ l# c7 v
Maizuru 1st SNLF. x6 q( z. i" c+ X5 u3 O# d
8th Area Army /1
; f0 g" L% n! \ 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
8 H9 q2 ?% w( y9 q, l 113th JAAF AF Bn $ m3 D2 a$ `/ U# O3 a' F8 v, v& i9 s
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
8 s, g! d" F! L Gohoku JNAF Base Force! m% K/ H/ r1 W
10th Area Fleet
+ C# ^; f/ r+ l# m2 A9 B, x 72nd JAAF AF Bn
/ y0 N; o, S7 P4 H: g* Y, U 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
5 ^! I8 l9 X& T; y 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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* O9 o- B' k) n0 B; n% E: g6 ~Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)0 J7 _, p& M) Z! b4 o
$ Z- Y. i2 H1 B" SAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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9 N4 i, ?2 g- o: Q3 a3 a% EJapanese ground losses:
$ p* ]' h+ H9 O' w$ P/ [2 ~2 R 12 casualties reported
R6 }' E8 H! E. S4 ?/ s Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ s4 H+ r& W; A; N+ d* E4 c/ _; _* f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 P/ m9 ^) [* c- \2 Z" l$ S q5 s- @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ j2 }% d5 c- ~+ y5 L8 [Allied ground losses:
3 o) |. y) L$ W% p! U9 c 4 casualties reported
- ]$ k* F% E" L5 b7 D6 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 y- K7 j. C* l, L
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ]. d# s! M* e- B# c. W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! N$ \3 [# M* f2 e Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
6 |! `3 s0 E; [* B. b 11th Australian Division
( t& h0 @. ^% Z8 r5 n 50th Tank Brigade
2 E. Y; F. f3 w# G( y9 i5 D 254th Armoured Brigade2 [- A: _& J4 K7 y" t* N
93rd Infantry Division
( \6 s. \5 f o$ u8 N" R 9th Indian Division# ?: p8 t; ^* p' \7 ~! m+ X# `! y# m
7th Australian Division
7 x" X$ U+ U, J' e& j3 j 18th British Division
& v, T% B7 O% b6 t) k7 \ 8th Australian Division5 w2 I+ j1 T% |) X; y. e* {7 d. y
32nd Army Tank Brigade
; f, S% {4 C) D) z4 p 31st Armoured Division) B8 N4 K5 _4 ~" g2 I4 c) u
51st Highland Division% K7 m# v: ~) N7 N4 b
97th Field Artillery Battalion8 S' A* h2 p) m! [( h8 g; t. s
2/16th Field Regiment
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& K0 L0 U7 G2 {7 n& O2 | 251st Field Artillery Battalion' `9 {( G R- q4 y* S0 @! f
1st Medium Regiment3 I. ~$ @! q3 Y9 Y/ j1 w! O
249th Field Artillery Battalion
8 M8 r5 m8 N, h 108th Tank Attack Regiment
7 q' P+ W* d5 g! z7 {. j# @ 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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6 n0 l, y! o4 T% f/ m% h 49th/A Division
& E7 {* y! d4 T5 F8 h; f7 C. x7 m 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade; i( n# w% s v& h) [
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade5 T% C6 r( C( N# d$ S
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment: a% \2 E, J1 ?- F% \0 F
11th Militia Regiment
- Y- H7 H R" ~' g4 |; {; G 6th Java Militia Regiment
J! Z m; m! @8 L. ^+ E/ y( C 49th/B Division6 R( U7 k! g0 S
49th/C Division6 z+ X1 P- X) i9 w0 H
13th Field AF Construction Battalion' L6 Y+ I2 y# m& Q- O% v; t
27th Special Base Force( _- J1 G% L( i+ X2 [
36th Field AA Battalion1 Q3 ^. o& \9 @6 e: Z
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment& o. f6 E3 \: T
48th Field AA Battalion
8 h& j( ` X$ b+ E/ X 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
* Q' @* V$ g7 P; ?# m+ z, [ 49th Field AA Battalion8 N; [0 A2 @2 J
55th Const Co * ~( f* r r1 \3 L! ~! f
49th Const Co
7 a& b" k- }# x) _9 C 17th Naval Construction Battalion, `+ c8 j: q$ ^8 {& v
47th Road Const Co ; Y: e! i+ @; ~% w7 Q
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
+ u1 N5 H! } J 3rd JNAF AF Unit ; [ g& D B/ J1 R
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
- Z( r& r2 a7 P# n 56th Field AA Battalion: L) P* o: i5 I9 |2 w, M" P- a
21st Army& Z/ n' J G% `; w- |6 T. h
97th JAAF AF Bn . z1 c$ P4 P3 @+ v
3rd FF Const Unit $ n2 a# i8 o8 B6 U& r X; f) o' g9 n
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |