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3 r! V( L( U+ k% c5 R) c" S
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # ~5 q4 \) @8 L& B
8 r) }$ p* D7 Z0 _" \Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 B* _0 p5 @% b+ pEstimated time to target is 26 minutes6 y) b, ]3 a+ q0 L! y8 @) `5 I+ V
$ t7 ~ }# _8 m4 I! g+ R/ D, dJapanese aircraft. D1 Q+ P9 m) G
N1K5-J George x 18
$ L; o" q, }1 X2 U Ki-83 x 466 A$ }9 V8 d8 ?* C
Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft
! c6 u# q$ y/ P8 B- s& q/ N B-24D Liberator x 6
: a- ~# L6 |* ]& k" `. T B-24D1 Liberator x 30
. R$ _, z& f. M5 f1 B- h0 e1 h P-38L Lightning x 24
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6 c4 V2 D& I) O; TNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, m7 [* Y" z! ~6 M( x
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
3 z7 Y9 R E3 ^& H' `* s+ [" F B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
/ X2 }+ v( Y3 f* e, U' P P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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* I' P/ N& A& K( w+ B* O$ eAirbase hits 15
( `' a: ~! l" }) ]3 I1 m! cAirbase supply hits 1
! f' V- w" v7 |: \0 Y) g: Z. C9 XRunway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 }9 p9 \* H) X2 j- L H# Q
, ~7 |$ [0 l" S# z) l+ M' mRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) W3 n9 v2 N& R$ ~Estimated time to target is 13 minutes/ o* i. m9 o E% O
7 a) a& k8 O: m. a QJapanese aircraft
& h! h9 J, Y/ V. V N1K5-J George x 18' [+ w0 D- j b4 d# i
Ki-83 x 39
5 P5 R$ y+ n+ ?- S- Z Ki-84r Frank x 434 W# l0 e% ^/ [: h
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B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses
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7 R7 A7 K; l ?% CAllied aircraft losses; p8 c2 H) B* {; y7 ^' s
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
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- |9 j9 x4 b& M& x! b" {Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ) b8 F+ X8 X. n
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 u% E: C# X* j- r, `+ I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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/ o! p! |% h4 n6 Y; [; z5 hJapanese aircraft
) A/ y" r) m0 p/ O- S) f6 A N1K5-J George x 178 t7 Y6 l( E# L# l
Ki-83 x 370 U) F7 x O8 H1 w* W. e! e: K
Ki-84r Frank x 436 X9 C% q* b& U7 Q
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B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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" ` |, }7 [; e0 M6 i AJapanese aircraft losses
; k$ o: A+ E; _3 s" L8 B/ `8 [) M Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 ^' U) H$ ^2 X+ ]( G5 x: _0 O B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
" n- M- B& b3 s! C G B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 V) N! o3 Q/ h$ P) A' w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。8 m" J$ A4 b& O$ v7 x* q2 m! ?
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)% Y4 ~/ V/ p+ q
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802( e4 U, S) O3 q( v" H% P- {5 U
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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4 `8 p/ ] c. ?. C* \& }7 FAllied adjusted assault: 7976 V5 a0 B% Q4 p) S, H6 B: j
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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' s2 T% J- F- L$ {( |4 i" {Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 - N2 ~7 b; y4 M0 a1 @6 C
4 K& O4 P) I3 UCombat modifiers
6 }: J8 S- S" [0 z: ^$ HDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
% i" X) Y9 w9 }- U- B) m, J' xAttacker: , G! m' z! k' u+ z" [
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Japanese ground losses:
B; X3 g: C! r7 J% S# U 6937 casualties reported
a e8 `$ ?, p! F Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
' S5 @4 n! R% X* D0 F7 g& I1 l Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled+ x6 @9 t* `/ P1 l f
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled8 F5 S5 D+ Z4 A! B' V+ l- s0 S
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Units destroyed 30 a) t) z8 Q( u: `+ a
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Allied ground losses:
4 y. g" e" t2 c, U5 F 1437 casualties reported
! V. u, m: ~8 z Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled/ F, a. I+ j! G. P* }
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
( p8 H1 O4 v% Z& n0 T' S% {8 t Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled$ p: H8 v5 n( ~! J$ R. V3 \
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)( c* k: y% ]* T* D2 ~1 [; h
2 g; Q) {1 j; y; c0 F* z$ e" PAssaulting units:! j( {- |4 e4 @' x+ d* H5 O; z- F" c
27th Infantry Division
7 b+ K; l5 H2 I( ?4 ` 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
" Q; ^! J1 u1 h8 n: C 96th Infantry Division4 v x% H i- f Y
81st Infantry Division
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2nd Marine Division# O( W' b. b8 F* e7 r }" H
10th Indian Division
6 r% p& h. `3 m$ p ` 37th Infantry Division
- W7 r8 N6 M! [/ b/ G 6th Marine Division% C. j0 @& L1 |& g" R0 D# Y
3rd Motor Brigade
6 E8 \2 Y1 Y5 w4 \# | n# w* @! e I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment3 ~8 n. s/ h4 Y: T& ]9 I& Q4 v
5th Marine Division
6 i( k6 j0 \2 c, Y* O3 t 6th Infantry Division
+ t% Z" a: r$ J. o* }) {1 B 3rd Cavalry Regiment
/ x. O8 x4 x( R3 [1 m9 |4 }$ L 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion, Z) o2 d$ d C7 Y6 C/ L
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division% w4 G5 j5 S9 J; g! E5 |7 s& e
2nd NZ Division, S7 q8 w" Y- d Q4 J
1st Marine Division
) y3 M" E1 M- |* [4 r5 v 2nd Army Tank Brigade
% W3 A( z" c% r, c VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion% n8 `% I$ l: t. S- S# Y
4th Field Artillery Battalion
/ y& K5 R$ K4 a 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 @. Y0 a }8 z. q I Corps Artillery + h$ Q( h. x c$ \3 t1 I$ b
X Corps Artillery
* Z; [% n! w( T: r! q 154th FA Bn " }& W6 K% m5 ~- Z" Q
52nd Marine Defense Battalion" r" p( C( M4 [
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# p# l- {. [0 z% m1 m1 Y 91st Division7 K o# d- f/ p
56th Division' G5 b6 n9 S# c0 t0 |
14th Division2 b2 }/ t8 h; e6 [2 e) N% J
Maizuru 1st SNLF
f. O! k, w8 e% V7 s4 S) _ 8th Area Army /1
: ]: L9 Y! M2 c, R' }4 y6 v 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
) J" l& E# m* q+ p 113th JAAF AF Bn ' @6 l4 g% B! b* R" \
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
# P7 Z" K1 Q" m+ d6 n Gohoku JNAF Base Force
$ Y! L: k% X+ c( {2 e3 E 10th Area Fleet
* n5 c3 B0 w. c4 _# j8 A4 u 72nd JAAF AF Bn * ?; g# E' i( m4 K+ e9 p# [( v
2nd Amphibious Bde /2" [" m2 C/ k% \" Z+ I1 i. u
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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: `; @! p" G; W# pGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)( p) i' v' [2 A, N, ]4 w
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082/ B! X2 A7 G5 t+ {) V
5 e) |" i; c( T& ^5 a2 B8 ?2 HDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:* a3 V4 n+ h6 \9 I: p% H, L
12 casualties reported
9 ]; W9 |5 d& R l1 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( }* f# P) k& D( u7 l% V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& [# P/ f! e3 s. v0 N+ H4 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 X2 U) e0 ~' l" f; WAllied ground losses:
; F6 E' l) Z S7 c- g8 t6 K. ] 4 casualties reported
' A" i7 w9 k+ ~. z' x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 d' Z5 M) g4 y1 @' ~' n Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
& s5 F, z! _; W, ?, d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# I& L: h: e3 W4 A+ C
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)! b& e* D0 X& U) M
, E3 A9 u. q$ j# h* L& s' Y4 qAssaulting units:
) @. z# F; M' `: ? @' _ 11th Australian Division3 G, q% @! v* r* n0 N
50th Tank Brigade! G$ u3 p; Y/ ]# D3 v' q# j' J" K
254th Armoured Brigade
0 m9 h( q, f) |# E 93rd Infantry Division
; V% L+ m e% S0 | 9th Indian Division
: k8 A/ @- C& |- G a8 b 7th Australian Division
: \; G6 s% c0 _5 H; M) y 18th British Division& `' y3 y8 H7 O& A" r! W% u0 {
8th Australian Division# I. \3 J: @/ i; A+ D& p
32nd Army Tank Brigade
) l6 w" o' T. ?$ a9 b6 Z. T* a, J 31st Armoured Division7 ?* k( G9 H# \6 b6 X3 G
51st Highland Division
# g0 O" Y2 V4 C4 v; x3 u3 X 97th Field Artillery Battalion
7 t3 i) P% G$ v5 z4 B! o8 m; X 2/16th Field Regiment
+ n& L" a- |! @0 [( q, e0 l" V XI US Corps
% y4 i# X* Q ^6 T' U! N7 w: ~ 251st Field Artillery Battalion
" L% q. j. i! b7 e. A 1st Medium Regiment1 W' N0 T' C- v! H/ Y
249th Field Artillery Battalion
6 @6 a0 C1 Z& g# P: w5 B3 n 108th Tank Attack Regiment
y( ? Y: c" j2 ? 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:
1 |. `3 w D7 t# A! `/ g- M) W 49th/A Division9 `/ A: P9 W1 o8 N
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
, G; C( d6 l& S( @4 @9 S3 k8 e 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
4 K- |2 D% K/ ?* f( X- b; | 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
i" I* @. N( {- l) s 11th Militia Regiment6 J1 Z4 {6 d( [7 B% `
6th Java Militia Regiment2 C0 a- A: K+ u
49th/B Division* `- z) q" n" d; j3 `
49th/C Division9 b: N/ W2 z9 r1 \9 t/ e3 [
13th Field AF Construction Battalion% v# x1 C( Q3 B
27th Special Base Force# p6 P4 R; X; Y/ H" B' X( Z3 a& }
36th Field AA Battalion
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48th Field AA Battalion
" ^' f$ ^2 d8 f 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
/ r3 I& b3 l1 z 49th Field AA Battalion
& F. O0 `) B O) u: U 55th Const Co " {( J; K5 u8 f/ @! S, B4 O8 I9 K2 @
49th Const Co ) c1 G( z w; W" V6 B
17th Naval Construction Battalion
i- P+ b1 ]: N U5 a( H( _7 v& s 47th Road Const Co ( Q0 t: Q5 H7 W! M; t8 a9 a
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
2 z4 U; X* E! K5 W: k 3rd JNAF AF Unit 6 {6 a w2 n- k; s2 {/ [9 Y5 e) _
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
6 }1 ~0 ?" T9 p 56th Field AA Battalion
/ @. Y# V$ Q6 `( o 21st Army
E3 @7 b8 \) [+ Y! S* ]- L 97th JAAF AF Bn ! d: c5 h; r: f6 G- W: B( |- r c/ t+ X
3rd FF Const Unit + Q! B$ ? v' u2 c: H4 m4 H0 g
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |