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7 N! J, P7 U; F
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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1 x) W+ s' u/ L) `% Y+ H: VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ Z1 G. D( o/ g$ c7 h) I! C% lEstimated time to target is 26 minutes, j# X. Q. [& w3 E. H
, p% c8 a. a3 r/ AJapanese aircraft# u' e% Z0 ~- D( _# w8 `
N1K5-J George x 18% V. f: ~6 @2 |+ O* d5 O j
Ki-83 x 46% f- q+ ~8 ^/ E1 _: q$ B0 f
Ki-84r Frank x 47
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9 n* x3 Z/ y, l9 N% K+ `5 lAllied aircraft/ ?7 r2 y1 k" H% [6 ]9 t' ]: T
B-24D Liberator x 6
% p4 g) r0 x: C5 D2 J' b# y B-24D1 Liberator x 30
8 w$ I( X$ L7 k) B- O6 x P-38L Lightning x 24% k3 J& d8 P& e; k
6 C" ?% W( I1 z+ z; a8 d! b) oNo Japanese losses# j# q+ D) w5 \4 Y2 A
4 }2 y0 b$ m8 ^) @ l' yAllied aircraft losses
3 ]3 s( t% o3 m3 ] @5 T V9 ^ B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged; D: T$ m) I" u1 N" b2 \, o
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged/ m0 n2 E" D) k' ~
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed# B: m9 ~( S3 g5 _- i0 I# Y
8 c' H# K7 m2 d9 R/ ?( aAirbase hits 15
2 q* G' v2 A5 C- ~Airbase supply hits 1
# u; g6 v! ~- K3 PRunway hits 27# a* A/ n) B# W2 t+ l, i0 c
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 j$ x/ s1 m6 m6 P9 a X7 q" U/ @
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! F; m+ i6 ?; W4 g, s/ x, QEstimated time to target is 13 minutes; a1 [& P: F+ u5 J" X! u
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Japanese aircraft0 B' B* M/ ^, K
N1K5-J George x 18
2 Z% S8 X- L, H; H3 t% _, i" [ Ki-83 x 39
2 w# N6 a9 v& |: e* t Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft" P8 T6 Z' m- E9 s# Q3 v
B-24D Liberator x 9
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3 t6 u. f, l5 W S* h& sNo Japanese losses
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4 U5 L+ T I/ Z' ^" p8 }7 cAllied aircraft losses& U7 d2 J) P4 C3 T
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
: y% L `' _1 W% Y6 D B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak8 U* j" h" e" s6 {5 l9 B1 d
2 D, a5 n" s' h s6 v( V" f7 ?Airbase hits 16 i# f5 g7 X% w, T% b3 X$ d
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; |+ y* T$ } e ]) w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 a3 e& \/ R6 h9 s0 l2 O N1K5-J George x 17( g# V# w% f, n
Ki-83 x 373 X3 t) W3 r; E7 }5 w
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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# _2 X0 P+ C4 `8 D1 D3 m+ SAllied aircraft
9 p* }; @4 u$ q1 \ B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 G3 w) m5 V" l* Z6 W Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, d8 j7 r. L; E
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 x, D0 D' A6 ~) K! d7 k B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak$ Y. W5 A. L, V: n5 N) a
* a9 ?; Y n6 ?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。
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7 L/ ^. l+ \) V' ?Ground combat at Manado (75,99)" a* L; u+ C* r5 k
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Allied Deliberate attack, O% S7 ^6 S0 U3 P+ _6 f: Z
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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- E& C9 j V5 q( s* XAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 8 _! L+ v& K# u
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 9 i) a$ `8 j+ Z0 R- ^: T% K
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Combat modifiers
" m0 B+ r3 J0 E6 N4 }0 ~* MDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)) F! u" f2 i0 ]/ M* B
Attacker: 2 _% D @- v/ V& s" _0 U2 d6 r
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Japanese ground losses:
4 s9 }1 v: t. D; m/ t* U" Q0 u 6937 casualties reported9 j, u% i2 H; \' P7 P9 J% G
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
# J( Q9 N/ P' C7 J6 U, Q' f/ \ Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
% K3 I j( Q H d) E8 N Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled$ S* l: ?' J, V* L9 _, g
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
5 [) N, T% V( D9 J0 H' x' w Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled) t6 \ E6 E; l
Units destroyed 3
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Allied ground losses:
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( t5 p2 J \) R1 K* P/ t4 u3 o6 X; w Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled1 e% Z# y# U2 {* U
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled4 V; K% V, |5 L) U/ V5 Y3 C
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled8 b2 v% ~/ q% I2 [
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)1 t1 ]( n5 A+ U; g; b
3 C3 U9 z# U( _Assaulting units:
. N! x- u$ |+ Z/ o; p: f% R( R 27th Infantry Division7 l9 E2 s2 u8 s" I8 e, Y
16th Light Cavalry Regiment& h( S: [. g8 P: M
96th Infantry Division) g, ]2 f9 ^% h( b
81st Infantry Division; ?7 P* U! ^ U5 W/ N l
33rd Infantry Division6 h4 r$ Q: X2 r5 V
2nd Marine Division
5 T+ @8 F& ?) ^4 K/ I9 _2 P: l$ b 10th Indian Division
" j/ Y3 j3 U# L, G! D# ]# E/ P2 c 37th Infantry Division
3 M0 t3 F6 ~' [) o2 p- V j+ d- b* p 6th Marine Division
. a5 A. i' g, d' q% i! | 3rd Motor Brigade8 N" X8 S1 p0 j8 z
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment7 C) G6 l3 m/ Q
5th Marine Division
& i( A4 h! ~6 r8 G# @' U8 M 6th Infantry Division
- h1 ?) M7 d' A# ]5 B4 [ 3rd Cavalry Regiment# T- V7 [% Y; i" F z8 k0 @2 r
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion l' \% i6 P+ I+ Q2 s7 d6 r
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division' V: ?. b5 C5 K4 M0 ]8 Y# c' G
2nd NZ Division/ a; ]1 l; `( _* }0 {+ x5 W6 I3 t. b
1st Marine Division2 P2 G4 C8 t1 L% g) w
2nd Army Tank Brigade
5 y: i( z2 x" j% s VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion5 h3 ]/ u- p9 S" C
4th Field Artillery Battalion" d* B( c. y3 N6 ~+ e+ O
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion2 D- ~! a3 Y. ]* l1 |1 _( z
I Corps Artillery - A/ f9 [; b+ L$ C4 a' q* ?8 c
X Corps Artillery 9 N, c/ q m" X X0 {' V: {
154th FA Bn
5 U a, T" x: j 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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Z e, j' _( y6 D* h* F 91st Division
H# C1 B6 P; Z8 u2 Z$ Q- A 56th Division
X) M2 {. ?, Z8 m! }9 O4 m 14th Division, E; N9 H) i8 o8 L( h# S' e
Maizuru 1st SNLF
# Z& a4 u5 ]) V 8th Area Army /1
$ A3 D, ^; i, R/ @+ w 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment p$ Z2 S. x$ D9 q
113th JAAF AF Bn - f1 S& z& o9 B# j0 O8 C9 _
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
8 G5 ]; ^ [! q Gohoku JNAF Base Force
& V9 s% c/ v8 J h 10th Area Fleet
3 X+ h' ^: N9 z6 {1 Z) k 72nd JAAF AF Bn 5 U; K- B H8 s6 g3 ^* p. N) H
2nd Amphibious Bde /2
9 @! F/ w4 X+ k* ~ 48th Fld AA Bn /2
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- P5 u, h- l: w/ U; g) O! }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。; n: ]& s( w7 N E
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v0 G: X4 z2 m ?5 \Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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Allied 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. a1 y2 `' `2 ` }6 W6 |
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Japanese ground losses:
$ Y {% a- D4 O: Q% k 12 casualties reported* d$ T, h' c7 m- k+ l: n7 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& h+ a: u5 R( A8 Y- j- B6 _/ E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ q7 \3 Z/ z2 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% x, f" ^+ Z1 ?- T" ~
4 e2 ?5 X8 b$ J) b% u& c$ H# DAllied ground losses:
% J! l9 m% H# r2 a+ f 4 casualties reported+ ? ]3 ^2 F3 l: u5 q- Q7 E$ D/ |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 D+ y- K& @- x' B" p Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled7 p% K0 U: g, W5 n {7 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) ~# \$ M0 u: z. \/ s7 v
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
6 z* G! p7 L8 q' G7 M2 d/ r 11th Australian Division/ n; \- t x w/ Y- h
50th Tank Brigade* v% }6 }/ d b
254th Armoured Brigade
& L) W9 P4 r, K% o: v! H 93rd Infantry Division
9 ?; ]7 t6 }/ F' Y 9th Indian Division" u1 l7 A& `: z0 `, @( e. i
7th Australian Division
: T+ C, F' D0 I8 P( P) A7 z% B 18th British Division. V8 D9 `5 O: ~5 t' ]
8th Australian Division8 @8 q0 w( g. p P
32nd Army Tank Brigade% i) l- P4 h& @9 n, K
31st Armoured Division5 A. p$ R2 i V0 g5 b8 W8 i, [
51st Highland Division' l9 k% F, C" p$ x/ r
97th Field Artillery Battalion- z$ n5 r% W+ g
2/16th Field Regiment
8 g, c( @1 @; Q/ D0 Q XI US Corps
3 b! t& H9 s6 g 251st Field Artillery Battalion; U$ x& f# E# X }3 h5 u
1st Medium Regiment7 C j- s' z4 n* {
249th Field Artillery Battalion1 q" {/ t; ~4 u
108th Tank Attack Regiment
4 I0 _% f' w& B8 ?, e 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:# B5 x: O" K, `, Y% Y; l' c- F. l" i
49th/A Division
1 y& n; W0 |; Y1 D5 _; `2 [ 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade2 a- ? Y, a/ t
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
: e( n1 T5 c- J& B- _ 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment$ i! A2 E1 _$ ?. S" _
11th Militia Regiment
; v9 W! l! o% V8 M+ _ 6th Java Militia Regiment
- O* k' [; F8 O# Q: [: ]9 t- f 49th/B Division8 T( L2 S. \2 s7 c1 P' m0 K
49th/C Division7 Y# q6 {1 {7 j3 j0 {
13th Field AF Construction Battalion& r0 s8 I1 F# O: ]1 C/ Y
27th Special Base Force
* K* e& _" f X: B 36th Field AA Battalion
/ g, Z& \2 |6 Y. a, i 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
! I2 a% \. ~2 F) }3 ] 48th Field AA Battalion4 s8 L/ n* e) X* e
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
) }0 ]1 a: ]; |! B 49th Field AA Battalion
( z' }. Z3 D+ C/ S& Q8 }* m 55th Const Co
8 o1 d6 m# J* U! e$ O( \/ P* ^ 49th Const Co $ ^9 T0 t9 B8 n" ]* f$ [4 f% Y
17th Naval Construction Battalion) I V, A3 \; R: ^7 ~! W
47th Road Const Co s6 K1 O3 O9 e( F8 \- i( A% N
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
( Y h0 F4 @$ \0 k/ I 3rd JNAF AF Unit
: p8 N( @5 a0 x6 s* I, B 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment8 {6 g* m3 r0 N2 D. j
56th Field AA Battalion
7 I& v7 O& O# s 21st Army
/ K4 o. D$ z# X: M# B$ L! S% c& ] J 97th JAAF AF Bn 3 s5 R# \; `9 L6 \" R# b# r
3rd FF Const Unit 2 x# g- j% W; Z& [. k. q! A3 q
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |