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
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: t% ^8 Q9 Z- ?8 gMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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, b9 S6 @, q- h5 e$ RWeather in hex: Partial cloud! y A, d8 |: _7 _) B8 \) z* a
8 t( P Q% D/ _! YRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 t3 F# S- \9 L: oEstimated time to target is 26 minutes( b6 k+ f) H/ Z+ S2 z
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Japanese aircraft
7 u# j0 \' D9 G' D N1K5-J George x 18' H+ F* m% G# J0 k! X% l
Ki-83 x 46
+ r6 u# @# F$ C# x Ki-84r Frank x 47* y! _$ A. `& W3 d' G! x( S* r0 w
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Allied aircraft
8 d }& R& z1 v2 q$ B B-24D Liberator x 69 g! A: V3 W0 N
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
% q" }9 `4 c* a' m, l P-38L Lightning x 24
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X2 k% n3 }, \' Q3 r8 pNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: A) D o# P4 G0 ?1 L4 y: f- @ B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged+ r: M: n7 y: `1 Y
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged ?2 d* N7 m, m& }
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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0 a: b* s5 j) H1 l% _Airbase hits 150 s9 |6 b; w# O; F& l3 t$ W
Airbase supply hits 1+ e, u/ E% c" ?) q. f5 L3 f
Runway hits 27( L& ]3 Y S' W0 c+ J/ E0 f* w [
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0 i+ l1 C3 U' U6 l8 [& WMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, i i% C$ a8 W4 I7 ^- a0 d) qRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., v/ }% O+ N+ h( E* a( ] f) c
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# u$ M/ u: c- |3 Z4 |/ s" ?2 X- o
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Japanese aircraft
, E# Z W$ ~7 z; z( C N1K5-J George x 18
1 K& b, @3 y7 C2 M/ ]0 K Ki-83 x 39# n! G3 s# Y. _2 i
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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2 o: ^ J: n3 m4 oAllied aircraft% f. s' V% d9 y3 W" Z% ]
B-24D Liberator x 9 O' P: z( B! p
, K7 m8 t( @! D: \4 }0 yNo Japanese losses& _% C2 i' i+ L1 S9 J( ^1 L
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Allied aircraft losses1 L1 k9 u3 P. }& X% G, |
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged8 S& |0 P* k- [
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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* `9 c* J2 x0 Y8 }Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 }9 g9 P- S, f8 h& {/ U/ l7 ~
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) O. F( z X% ?1 r4 d% q2 x9 X
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 k8 f' F# P1 H2 C+ F% D' iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 f2 Y" H& Q3 O9 GJapanese aircraft- I) N7 D" C! x [. ]1 M6 ?
N1K5-J George x 17
. r3 i1 e1 P, ~, k Ki-83 x 37( G3 W8 r1 P. s; P9 A0 h; ?
Ki-84r Frank x 433 Z. W. z9 i! @2 n* r" ?7 P- Z& ?
/ L- Q9 e/ l9 w! ]: L: a- FAllied aircraft# D0 t" m" w4 B4 E. Z' F
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
: x; o7 j/ s$ ? Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
/ R4 D4 B" P+ w4 M4 p2 z B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 K" u9 B% i) v) } 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。! W6 j2 e9 I- M! i- |9 J% K
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)4 {; l; b, z% k3 d
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Allied Deliberate attack
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) \: T/ _$ G, ~, N0 ZAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 4084 U0 `4 _) C: G2 T6 r
, p7 O/ u3 ~' m# r9 GAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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1 T3 p* A. m- k2 T. V! F# KJapanese adjusted defense: 289 * s' H- D7 d9 a5 ?6 \3 J
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
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Combat modifiers1 s4 [. h) D4 I, ~. b; Q ~
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
& C& \+ @& y. [; iAttacker:
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- G) [% t! Z8 | Z2 e/ s( OJapanese ground losses:
8 W: M2 S, O2 }$ O% n 6937 casualties reported. S4 J7 y6 e9 L: O) t% W* T
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
. f- y3 N% t% u! u8 n# A( o7 d$ b Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
J3 _4 o. b5 k2 S Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled2 N$ k4 ]+ O$ X1 _ y
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
0 y" R+ g2 d% k$ [* ` Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
7 m: o& g, g6 }5 e6 S! s0 D Units destroyed 3; t2 T7 |. {# Q4 |5 O0 S4 P" E% ]9 k
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Allied ground losses:" O4 W$ T# y7 o6 {
1437 casualties reported/ K3 i/ U; D: X& O9 _
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
4 a# [7 t+ C2 G Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled4 \& ]+ r" q4 `- m8 w
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
. B; R8 e2 E6 j+ t/ d Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:2 z( C4 y6 e( _$ S+ c' o
27th Infantry Division
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96th Infantry Division) h1 \! a+ \2 G3 H- q! E
81st Infantry Division% U4 V5 J. h8 ? T3 S
33rd Infantry Division
9 {; b! o* _7 O( x( ], w 2nd Marine Division
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3rd Motor Brigade
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, C3 D, s* e y: Y/ C 5th Marine Division
5 y' ^# Q9 E2 ?& k8 n5 _$ ~; U- x3 X 6th Infantry Division' `/ I0 f7 a1 I4 R
3rd Cavalry Regiment, Q( m2 M% y) s* B8 x0 D2 U: N8 V1 f
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion4 J. ^8 R5 }6 n. `" J4 |) r- M4 s
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division; f8 W1 @. l3 X; w) L V, e
2nd NZ Division1 q% O6 `# P! H. f- \
1st Marine Division
7 l" S% ]+ v5 v6 r- [. G 2nd Army Tank Brigade0 I8 s. r4 N+ O7 d
VII US Amphib Force % S4 Q8 X; K' \
USAFFE ( H9 g) X& \' Q6 e8 ~
276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
, H% U: p8 |) \+ J9 s8 | 4th Field Artillery Battalion
/ |6 X/ n. n9 N/ s$ b 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
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X Corps Artillery
3 d( V. Y3 c* A6 m6 P. I9 K7 w# Y 154th FA Bn $ Q/ N6 @7 m) G P! Q; p9 U
52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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91st Division- ^1 ?0 K4 u0 G( ^2 n
56th Division
& {' u2 b; j5 l. ^ 14th Division
[1 o8 }: K+ B Maizuru 1st SNLF
7 B* m _9 U0 ?2 o) D 8th Area Army /1/ ^6 N3 E, D' Q: b
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
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30th Ind. Engineer Regiment, J- v7 |! U9 m" I" V: _
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
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72nd JAAF AF Bn / J D9 ]! V+ u; y/ E( ?( g
2nd Amphibious Bde /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。6 a! `2 j& |9 l7 S' @& K Q
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& N5 X: H1 J8 B7 rGround 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; T( L- @9 F% _, p4 S8 ]2 W
) e3 R+ I8 Q( w' v/ [$ G# t) VDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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12 casualties reported$ \( f* p9 c, D' _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 c9 ]# C, y3 |, |: a2 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 J7 ~0 T3 ]! zAllied ground losses:1 Q0 h3 U8 U$ S7 t
4 casualties reported6 D1 s$ C! E' [2 Q0 O/ M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ v/ }4 e- I0 z% { b1 r7 E7 t) x- Y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
/ ?" E, O. ^! ~7 R 11th Australian Division
_0 Z& w u1 x) @1 a9 F 50th Tank Brigade' g. r+ T8 x+ V {
254th Armoured Brigade4 \7 w, y$ _. I* ]
93rd Infantry Division8 F" }# p; ^+ f, Q
9th Indian Division& N8 [5 i9 y4 l, `! `# u9 O
7th Australian Division
& f7 Z- E' H+ L# i( ?. m9 \ 18th British Division" Z/ [& e# F% i0 k2 M3 R
8th Australian Division
4 S2 N! w0 y; A3 Y l* p 32nd Army Tank Brigade$ w% F- ^# O3 l# Y6 i; u6 Q
31st Armoured Division
" g1 C7 r1 e1 @$ g5 k 51st Highland Division
0 c0 b9 P" b' t: v0 P: b4 u 97th Field Artillery Battalion
; N) K# X, H* b0 |: x' F, {* _3 V 2/16th Field Regiment
0 e P4 _$ U& P* x3 ^& C XI US Corps6 H6 W% R* W2 c9 b. n
251st Field Artillery Battalion/ g2 S: q$ Z: }8 w7 P# c
1st Medium Regiment
# s: N6 U4 Z1 k, S c, R 249th Field Artillery Battalion0 E: D' s% e$ N' Z$ }; _0 M
108th Tank Attack Regiment
2 ?9 ?& U. `/ h& [. B! U) ^ 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment9 m* |0 o. _+ L% d
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49th/A Division, K4 O6 E! v+ U8 ?
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
6 x& m. S* X; h 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade3 u) I; O0 N) a6 S$ l
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment2 z( S4 D) ~8 `& H& h* w
11th Militia Regiment9 A7 u2 D- l/ e0 W
6th Java Militia Regiment# o0 `8 q5 L# d5 w- v" f6 d" @
49th/B Division
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13th Field AF Construction Battalion+ t0 P1 w$ h& \" {4 m" B o1 y
27th Special Base Force5 ]7 E9 G4 ~8 l
36th Field AA Battalion( V q, \: B; c& O
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment! y. d* C8 J+ l' B
48th Field AA Battalion3 `1 u! U4 m9 ~. c' u
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment8 Q; N3 v9 U6 @, g/ } e: o
49th Field AA Battalion$ F6 M& K4 n7 V% s" a/ b5 G
55th Const Co
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17th Naval Construction Battalion* |/ b! B% O8 D) M5 C8 n8 S b
47th Road Const Co
# o1 W3 x0 j* V% B+ E8 p. ]% n& ` 9th Medium FA Rgt /2, y7 R: j- V# R0 h- b
3rd JNAF AF Unit
7 }* Y+ W; a6 ~" p2 z 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
' n* W- Z* N' [4 \4 I' x- s/ s 56th Field AA Battalion! H8 ?8 e2 b4 { y( ], _7 q
21st Army6 D. }5 B- ~7 \0 K9 a4 y
97th JAAF AF Bn 6 h" {8 p5 c0 {; C& _% p
3rd FF Const Unit
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