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- e: L5 S: Z) f, S+ s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0 X) z6 G; Q" K- f+ N
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2 v/ w$ ^4 a$ K2 F6 _% gMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 T- Q2 {; ~; t) G" C2 j
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 O/ f, X0 v* k; y$ {
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes/ [2 a4 E0 T% Y9 r, b) D
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Japanese aircraft; p8 n3 C* k y& q, U% K
N1K5-J George x 18
$ D) e) E& b5 ]$ g1 ] Ki-83 x 46- S4 c ^: O' B
Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft
4 v, X }5 @' c+ g, K B-24D Liberator x 6
9 `' ?: S+ q/ [8 N, J B-24D1 Liberator x 30
+ F2 K& | C* ^7 ?/ t% Q$ Y: W1 P P-38L Lightning x 24
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No Japanese losses
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! [1 V( u/ @0 {7 r) ~) N/ dAllied aircraft losses
- s. E) v% r5 a& r! d+ n8 \$ y B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged9 Y3 |+ i$ m9 | _
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged5 W) L" ], l( A3 U, Q4 J
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 15
$ j& I' X! O6 _( SAirbase supply hits 1! H& X; [. c2 u
Runway hits 27
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- z, M5 m k% a' | ]6 }Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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* V2 T& `! {( L! X. s8 F/ e% FWeather in hex: Partial cloud, I; j9 |3 Y/ M
( Q1 u+ t; N" R( E# r: y7 b' }Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 B' p9 W, {7 K t5 \
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes0 f! S* O3 z1 k: W0 S e5 \, H
% [, j3 D# H; K6 ]; T5 T: w% f( ]Japanese aircraft) D/ x: v% n4 B" N+ y
N1K5-J George x 18
- }8 } k# u) O4 F Ki-83 x 39. Z& c8 F" d( l
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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& Z8 j! C4 P V4 `( |Allied aircraft! o8 M, Y4 f& u* R! J
B-24D Liberator x 9* E1 o6 a! y- D+ v% C v/ C
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No Japanese losses/ k4 W |: |1 _2 F0 n& e R8 l) V
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Allied aircraft losses7 |2 V6 o& M+ [; q: {
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 r3 m- c7 I9 o3 D! M) e$ a/ ^9 z B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak/ p2 x8 A' Q( J
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Airbase hits 1- S, ]$ k. R, N# X# F1 }
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 x5 P8 M& c9 F
# a" M! A! e5 E; RWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ r9 ^' j- |' W; h0 E; v, K7 Z) dRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' H+ K( I5 G t$ @Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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. b# x8 {2 y+ e" KJapanese aircraft
7 _: [' C; A8 i5 d3 d* D N1K5-J George x 17; x+ f( w" T' ?& w
Ki-83 x 37/ S) [ \: F5 l! N4 b, K, y
Ki-84r Frank x 438 ?2 i5 m2 G- Z0 H) B% g% d
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Allied aircraft0 ?( g' A4 Z5 {( B
B-24D1 Liberator x 8% E8 }- e: b( o# |! Z4 E6 T
% _# q9 o. \% O" XJapanese aircraft losses
0 I. J3 T, G( O3 H. `1 C- K Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed6 ?% W/ |8 ~9 E( V8 s' H3 f
3 Q2 C* Q6 N) k9 s* |6 xAllied aircraft losses
" I9 O( {: ^+ w4 L, I B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
" n) i. z: G5 y+ ?+ d: R B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak& ~1 x3 s- K# i4 D
* e, o3 a2 G0 l% }+ N2 ]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。, }! [4 e5 o& {
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% h( p i* D7 T6 ]% bGround combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802# b. e& w$ `) k w
7 i% N+ M- R/ ? F O; q' E# J5 DDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 - X4 U7 @3 G8 t6 e% i
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 3 I$ R+ k% |! c
/ R$ {8 h2 B3 F" ~2 qAllied assault odds: 27 to 1
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% f) K4 x' e. z- p# B$ J- vCombat modifiers
( r1 S& l8 n, [# o! D0 oDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
: X9 ^- d$ M- m9 Q$ c* ~# Z" zAttacker: 9 p" Z! s7 t7 P i, S9 ^2 \
* e2 }0 u, O+ q, z* ^; [% DJapanese ground losses:
1 N; f& S) _. [( j3 C, W- z 6937 casualties reported
; \3 g/ K: o/ ]9 ^4 z; A Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
* |; U+ {5 T/ n* \. }3 h; u' M0 \ Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled% {" w% j6 A( _ Z) g
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled: E; {8 l% D. z( F' H
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
0 Y8 |8 @3 k+ u4 Y" U9 e! A Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled), N( R9 [/ m2 k2 |/ E
Units destroyed 33 t' y1 W# r+ h3 T( z
" q* `( m+ Z3 D8 H- z6 AAllied ground losses:3 ?: d4 v, C ]$ ^
1437 casualties reported
* W7 }7 ?6 |9 S8 p Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled( j& J! I" ?+ |$ P$ {) r" v
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled- \* g3 o8 n5 [! m
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled* Z- U! f3 |( M( \( E$ C
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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0 X6 i+ |: ~3 F) c' L4 { N+ O% hAssaulting units:
$ a$ A; M# ^0 E. {2 y 27th Infantry Division
- t9 m/ ~- I' o/ T0 _6 F 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
+ _6 i z1 d3 W8 {8 T$ m' t9 h 96th Infantry Division( J2 c, b, A8 Q$ t9 Q( F
81st Infantry Division
, S4 c! k: W/ F" `! x) P) a% T" h2 M 33rd Infantry Division
0 `! y" T t: f. v( A" O 2nd Marine Division% y2 Z. Z/ C1 L$ `6 e9 G4 `
10th Indian Division3 o) s2 R, k/ D6 V. L
37th Infantry Division- d: ~! Q" z3 \/ @3 Q, L
6th Marine Division# _9 l$ c. M8 n9 O0 @5 r
3rd Motor Brigade
, Z* R% \4 j/ X) T I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment$ A8 C0 t. H1 m6 T
5th Marine Division" ?# o+ f" c+ l3 x6 z4 ~' p6 D
6th Infantry Division
0 a, M) e' c8 o2 {, i. {( q 3rd Cavalry Regiment
' ~ o9 K" m" u9 t, O% T2 J5 C 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion7 N D# J" P* X
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
- Q+ s! s/ d" X$ F 2nd NZ Division
! e8 T9 P0 R7 h( K. X4 E 1st Marine Division
& e* A1 T5 W( K- w 2nd Army Tank Brigade1 i$ W3 a5 S7 j
VII US Amphib Force % L4 a+ Z0 N% U! d
USAFFE
+ o2 z" |( E2 V0 E1 }' e 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
8 U* ? p# j: a$ s7 r+ G/ A! H; R 4th Field Artillery Battalion9 H! P9 f& G0 ~1 U/ n5 u: I% d
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
& G, [8 d/ W; A7 o I Corps Artillery
0 m6 \0 l$ f5 z7 F/ | X Corps Artillery 4 c; e, ]6 z, b& y; ^, w: {
154th FA Bn
0 i% S3 h0 J2 r6 N: U 52nd Marine Defense Battalion+ ~; I8 a$ a9 k5 h, X
2 b) u" |8 V2 M# lDefending units:
! M( \. e/ ~, \4 r, I. \ 91st Division- q* l% i8 m% ^- [; }$ M
56th Division
: M/ l0 v* E% k+ n6 E; ?" b4 [4 o! o 14th Division
1 P( k m4 n2 p3 s, V4 w Maizuru 1st SNLF7 R5 S6 T, }: {# V( p
8th Area Army /12 d$ z% f0 x9 N- g
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
v* ]5 o+ @ ~ M: Q 113th JAAF AF Bn ( C, K; P6 e2 g, I/ }" _# A
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment+ o6 h' a2 l4 ^$ o" f4 f
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
/ n9 {* A, A$ K' A 10th Area Fleet- E) r8 k0 I6 ?+ S
72nd JAAF AF Bn 7 A. L! u0 L# F4 e
2nd Amphibious Bde /2" G" }1 _! Z. B. s
48th Fld AA Bn /2' V! U- Y+ h. N" U! g6 \4 v
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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。8 Z; A, S; o5 k
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; K# Y- i" d! N$ T3 g9 u% O1 `Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100). B. L5 l) K4 C1 _! Q5 T, z
2 y8 r+ u( Z7 S- z1 G0 WAllied Bombardment attack
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- C% j# y" h1 PAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 40829 b1 g- f. D+ g- |& a* _1 o) w
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083- m. u1 g2 }" Q) q2 W% s. H# y
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Japanese ground losses:
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& e, p: T" r, X! y( N4 Q7 x r Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 C S8 t- Z" m7 M& T) o2 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 ]& {; |. A. k$ R, u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
! H& A+ Z8 }5 M: j9 A7 ? 4 casualties reported
0 l G* }; _8 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. H- j: g: e) F$ [) n! n9 O& e* g% t
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled5 P9 p% }* x$ ^5 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 U, Q" ~9 O; \% |6 j Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled), u* u; J- P7 n% A8 Q$ R
7 ~+ s4 t# Z# V4 CAssaulting units:
3 m1 i+ g; r& ]. n6 O( I. t 11th Australian Division0 p9 ]; V, Q3 Q( ?
50th Tank Brigade
1 c4 e8 Z, _4 v 254th Armoured Brigade& G0 a! v8 E+ g' u
93rd Infantry Division
# E7 X! p$ b2 Y g 9th Indian Division
+ H1 @! @! D. a; \, J0 ~! w7 v( r 7th Australian Division. b0 P* |) Z# _
18th British Division
* b( \* ]) W) c! g6 s 8th Australian Division
6 i* E6 P8 g! L6 w# N7 v& j 32nd Army Tank Brigade; S$ Q z4 p; W2 g3 N
31st Armoured Division
6 B+ C# O! ^/ ?8 O 51st Highland Division
/ J$ O9 N' }+ x% n, ^/ P( _; M K 97th Field Artillery Battalion2 F9 V# I3 \5 G" p0 I
2/16th Field Regiment7 m1 [% o! c4 r
XI US Corps
# S3 ?' E( y/ s" i 251st Field Artillery Battalion% a4 W$ ~% S: R/ b+ u$ q; b
1st Medium Regiment2 k' c9 ^- U; a2 S" c4 i' C
249th Field Artillery Battalion
* S/ h7 k4 U ^+ Q ~; @1 D 108th Tank Attack Regiment/ K F( r5 U+ e7 m$ |
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:9 `" j F0 z; n* F% n
49th/A Division
: ^7 T/ A3 o* [+ J; q% | 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
: i5 e- n5 z( g1 q 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
4 T9 z- ?. M. D: J5 n | 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
9 h6 P3 |! [7 T& x3 F 11th Militia Regiment {# c" F& E9 u* r1 z: c U
6th Java Militia Regiment
0 |1 g, u- I4 c+ Q& ]7 z 49th/B Division# l3 _( Z0 o5 I; |0 ~7 `8 Y1 B
49th/C Division
2 O+ ?" @# m# i. y" E0 z 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
$ J- n, }- C( e0 v8 G9 h9 k' ? 27th Special Base Force2 R& c* ?: y: M9 H1 R' I
36th Field AA Battalion
/ ^* |; ~; n+ A- ?8 n3 [ 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
. J$ o2 {4 V& U7 E( n+ Z9 O( z2 n 48th Field AA Battalion% H2 B9 x; r; v6 C3 {; h0 z
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
3 M9 E$ R, P4 q7 }) C. o. D 49th Field AA Battalion6 V. @5 ]1 b# ]
55th Const Co
! _: O n% `! I1 I5 x 49th Const Co
; R! f" E; }0 f, F 17th Naval Construction Battalion: M- T2 l1 h2 h* J5 f
47th Road Const Co " X* l/ ]( w* f
9th Medium FA Rgt /2( y) R$ W) P6 o- y$ R/ n% c) J
3rd JNAF AF Unit
; ]" d& E- H4 g5 A" N 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
7 T8 I5 O% j7 O" ?' a: A( d3 p6 _7 d 56th Field AA Battalion
, H7 p0 s/ f" T+ W 21st Army/ m9 P4 ?& h t: K) j0 C
97th JAAF AF Bn
* y; W! F, B5 C V8 O6 X7 J 3rd FF Const Unit 8 k; J6 A0 `3 B h
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |