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( ^! b# m7 L+ s E# P1 ]
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * ]2 _) e' O' \' S
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 F( n1 L+ Y4 O8 O0 s( M) a, _/ Z
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 18" _# O" J) B- y* l L8 O
Ki-83 x 46/ Y6 v) w4 G9 C. Y2 B1 b: ^7 r
Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft# p+ n+ T4 `1 D) l
B-24D Liberator x 6+ y' ^- F0 o" p) g8 R& _* L/ R
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
: r3 A0 C7 {! B5 s1 q P-38L Lightning x 24- u1 h* R) K; ^4 i3 f$ L7 Q0 r3 m
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No Japanese losses
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0 P' F8 j3 ~5 a8 r; zAllied aircraft losses3 Q; y% c+ P' c1 m5 f, G
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged% F7 v3 J/ `' T/ N: J9 g
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged5 [& c' O4 u/ G5 E4 V L
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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& P4 r x7 [; d* i9 u9 d7 T% {5 AAirbase hits 15
. E- W" z0 s+ eAirbase supply hits 1
* C$ y& q7 e6 R0 V0 N) R0 LRunway hits 27& ?' s6 h5 H" H, C
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ; |9 Z6 n! y9 J+ n9 _: S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: ~- v6 p6 s: Z- G; M( [- H/ TEstimated time to target is 13 minutes$ O) u7 D0 m/ x4 W
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Japanese aircraft
3 S+ @9 M# f( g& c* _ N1K5-J George x 18& F7 K# }" p2 V4 V9 ]5 c! q
Ki-83 x 39* j( r7 z9 O) ?
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
( k. o5 r0 Y" f {' Q, m' {, T B-24D Liberator x 98 I+ D: S) x7 v1 ~! r6 E
/ _. n/ I% L/ I+ [! l* VNo Japanese losses5 R! g5 Y" Y% o. N- a- O3 y. d$ P
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Allied aircraft losses
Z- C+ u, c/ n1 d B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged6 e6 u0 ]6 K& V
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak1 `0 J+ N M& _" x* x
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Airbase hits 1* o/ j9 q( u$ {$ e$ y% y4 n& l0 M- O
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 }3 J/ }1 ?) ]6 k
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 o3 L! Q7 M$ F: tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 w6 t5 c& O1 H: K; }
% \2 U* w, q9 s9 W$ sJapanese aircraft j1 N/ a$ s& h4 ~" e3 J0 J( @9 I
N1K5-J George x 17
7 ~" D, f# U; }+ m( v0 R$ h) n Ki-83 x 37
; ?0 L7 H p% j3 o, L2 C( I% | Ki-84r Frank x 436 N7 }1 Y9 a3 ?2 C" @7 A
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Allied aircraft8 P, h) s- E0 t
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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0 Y6 J) o1 Z/ T. z) z3 ]) VJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 \% ^) m! j: v' J" a B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged$ j+ a- i& K+ M t |9 Q. J
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak3 z9 W) V4 ?7 d9 T _, a9 S& ]
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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。
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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+ b: g6 e% ^' y6 y' w7 SAllied Deliberate attack; x) j8 U3 W+ |% l, q: M. d8 a
7 ?* c# l9 D$ eAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802- V6 ?! Y, Z( d4 k( \9 K: A) y- m* U
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 * R; o! e. c. g3 T5 U: M) n/ N
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 5 F2 d8 k; g2 i1 j3 _
9 V; M' i2 h4 f- c3 o2 o! J$ JAllied assault odds: 27 to 1 / M# {# G9 k% w6 @2 z `
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Combat modifiers9 k. {; e7 e* Z I* _
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-). @/ L: [3 l% F7 |9 G7 M
Attacker:
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# @ B& v0 d- k9 U0 n& @9 ^& aJapanese ground losses:7 V* \% g' d; \9 t" l8 Q
6937 casualties reported
5 G& p- f3 O+ E9 ` Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled7 a, i+ |" {+ p3 c* U. B4 r8 u; H
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled) K, e$ D N: s" `/ i1 l; P) f
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled9 ?+ t0 ^1 n, ]1 `+ ^$ F
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)& A' C7 t5 C- t# B! @! }4 I5 g* ~
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)% q+ I" w+ K# m; f* G
Units destroyed 3, k) ?2 E4 y, w
' M2 S9 R, p# g% y2 G$ YAllied ground losses:, K% A1 R+ W1 W+ K
1437 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled ^) }! u3 w0 Q
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
7 F4 I, ?1 G9 {4 Z Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)3 a) ~4 b( i$ t% Y0 W
8 b3 c- e d0 O- zAssaulting units:
! i1 @* w* D9 @9 [# { 27th Infantry Division. E4 e: n5 c$ T$ d
16th Light Cavalry Regiment3 G& _0 ?, p# c- V/ k* A
96th Infantry Division' o* K( G% C0 o7 I; ~
81st Infantry Division
! p" y, v$ j* d* ]* U1 h$ f 33rd Infantry Division# D7 r1 ~6 Q7 O0 S& a
2nd Marine Division
! J: v' [& U$ i4 H 10th Indian Division8 ~9 X d5 f7 D% c/ t
37th Infantry Division8 |1 x" S9 i1 t* E
6th Marine Division
; M% A2 m$ e v: Y 3rd Motor Brigade1 l4 _) D' G5 ?5 m! E- t: s9 f
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment7 g1 ~1 N! M3 I. P+ G: j% b
5th Marine Division" @( O+ ^. ~" Y
6th Infantry Division o) t0 [9 f. u; [8 ~, a
3rd Cavalry Regiment. h2 n9 Y. G( l2 E7 x& _+ M* W0 Z0 O
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion. e4 F1 p% ^+ ^3 y3 `" ~5 _! U: |5 n
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
$ O4 |* \/ D6 C1 j, G( Y 2nd NZ Division6 P- P) K4 x0 @. [* Q8 j0 R
1st Marine Division S u6 R2 z& I" } R
2nd Army Tank Brigade+ L% c. E0 {2 O5 C; O" R2 s- @
VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion4 d( ? {/ s5 w( ~& B* x
4th Field Artillery Battalion% N3 P$ ^1 u! J& e
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion0 [+ S# p# Y& m, S
I Corps Artillery 0 c/ F9 Z% Y6 j R
X Corps Artillery 9 _% E, F* S" E# A7 Q u. T2 ]
154th FA Bn
; h) z, k$ T5 F9 e( \/ q 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:( C3 \7 M2 x( ~, j# }/ T
91st Division
; K( o# b3 ?9 F# m9 B" @8 Q 56th Division
$ Y% o F( ^ k2 N% V7 ?8 w9 w2 i 14th Division- G4 j+ B3 `- r9 X
Maizuru 1st SNLF
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2 Y' o% P5 F0 C2 ? 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment6 h$ o1 p8 a* ~' Y {0 |
113th JAAF AF Bn
0 X" |! k" K1 [4 l4 w 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment9 n/ I2 x) s9 P
Gohoku JNAF Base Force' |! k! L; {0 ^ Y. `
10th Area Fleet9 x1 H# ]3 b) b1 E
72nd JAAF AF Bn 2 W/ Q) h: B1 N5 f
2nd Amphibious Bde /2% C* ]% J$ Y( l" p3 i
48th Fld AA Bn /23 P4 ~# L! m; x* P3 @+ S
# j. G2 v* ^6 x9 p' z( ]' W" S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。: k; p, p: @9 t) L' i5 H d5 g: t
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# u: ~: |% ?" s Q, @Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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Allied Bombardment attack% e& O7 d' x- |4 `
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 40828 t$ \2 R6 W3 r* q4 B: G
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083 p9 U* j3 A _) s o# c
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Japanese ground losses:; p7 z7 M* D9 {+ n+ M' P
12 casualties reported5 T" e3 f1 |$ r- s. p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! x# ]+ [( e0 Y* X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 N/ Q; N8 n5 u: ~2 P( K9 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" B) n/ @/ w+ f4 G; y* N
* V) w4 Y. H) J; d4 I( j) H5 O GAllied ground losses:2 O! G p/ H; b; { p/ t3 H
4 casualties reported- E) e) T. I' f4 N2 [+ T4 A, E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 @. a* z, s) { j5 J Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
p/ i5 Z9 F2 _# B- }+ k D" @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: n" u. | |' V/ s4 z Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
; y+ |( q- d0 \; n0 V6 S$ S- l 11th Australian Division
" o, |* [3 P; B8 J6 Q" U( b* ]: g 50th Tank Brigade- M. V9 j* }5 B6 ~5 s, N7 ?4 C! ~
254th Armoured Brigade
x b, A% a* H- U: J c$ c8 o. Z 93rd Infantry Division
- y. U* I; N4 _ 9th Indian Division
8 L0 P8 F2 J; ? 7th Australian Division- H% A4 z- v d/ R+ D1 h
18th British Division
/ ?+ x$ e9 m' F' K1 S3 h8 a 8th Australian Division
/ p3 i* V- c! Y8 I. j 32nd Army Tank Brigade! M) ?0 W' L: W2 j9 S
31st Armoured Division
2 A# X9 Y0 }7 \( b/ _" S4 J' O- U 51st Highland Division, `4 q7 y6 S8 |( `
97th Field Artillery Battalion
$ D0 _! \. j$ `; s8 U 2/16th Field Regiment7 ]8 R3 R, M! q( X7 b7 J3 V f8 K
XI US Corps
! K7 A# E/ G" b) S 251st Field Artillery Battalion/ l& D% L3 | S2 F
1st Medium Regiment
0 r; s/ M1 m! Q O8 D; v 249th Field Artillery Battalion
! @7 g6 p+ s, Q! s 108th Tank Attack Regiment
) Q+ Y0 K, |& r! h* [ 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:
. y8 p# z# u- W! `# r 49th/A Division
9 p b* E- Q q! t* c$ p d8 ?' s 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
) O: r a) U* _' F/ ~( S4 m 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade3 V' Z/ X4 z N* l5 r
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment, ~1 p7 Y& w" G8 q( p8 Y. x
11th Militia Regiment
; k# \5 L+ l+ L6 H. U2 i% f 6th Java Militia Regiment
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! @7 d* h) X/ p4 O/ H( b+ e 49th/C Division8 D3 F2 W, t& p; \3 W9 Z
13th Field AF Construction Battalion
7 Z& C& M. d- K" F! [ 27th Special Base Force
0 |# ^* C) \9 | c 36th Field AA Battalion
, }% | ~7 f5 L6 V. Z* p* ]5 m, w/ L 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
, r1 [* i6 M8 o; q; \4 u 48th Field AA Battalion
Y* v* e9 }) B& L8 I& j 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- T+ k' G) W5 f5 \! u3 f# o 49th Field AA Battalion; A/ i% ]; i! T( U- N) t
55th Const Co : D5 o' q7 p3 R& ~3 @. W O: U7 p
49th Const Co
& Z3 N4 W- f6 ? 17th Naval Construction Battalion
4 z: s1 T- V" q- Y; c( a2 K 47th Road Const Co
, J7 q% A; z2 c7 D/ u1 e# J8 U 9th Medium FA Rgt /2* |9 q7 ^) p- v e/ u9 U
3rd JNAF AF Unit " M5 j; _6 E. f
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
9 r I6 T# \: k1 d1 k1 d# K 56th Field AA Battalion
2 |- k3 [3 `' e, C4 \" l. ?+ h 21st Army; \2 A0 V6 Z$ S& c. t% F1 k
97th JAAF AF Bn 8 M. C, F) Y/ J% E
3rd FF Const Unit
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