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% _! R; B1 A! i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: o8 g, @) D7 p' H
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# F A5 V# V0 vMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . W( E3 m2 I8 ^* s; P5 ^
. n3 l5 Z: o7 k" k8 T1 ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud: A. Q3 K# x1 ^
1 z9 Z J9 e6 `! H- M% QRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' s$ [7 `3 ^' R) x8 s5 J
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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8 ^1 m/ J; q' I' M( R- kJapanese aircraft
0 a4 H4 p, L" P) H& { N1K5-J George x 18
! p: M+ _& `$ x" K3 N Ki-83 x 46
) A% D2 G6 u6 r Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft6 a9 n& O; _8 I) ~7 _8 C
B-24D Liberator x 68 |0 i8 I# @; Z- I/ ?2 _/ _
B-24D1 Liberator x 30 I7 Z& N" `7 x1 N$ i! D3 e
P-38L Lightning x 24/ A& x8 k& s8 p( }2 O4 h
\3 t3 j! }5 K ^8 a( YNo Japanese losses8 |3 |0 V% U6 |3 _ j5 b/ k- p0 N
6 ~- ?8 ^; Y9 p7 M# n- n. hAllied aircraft losses7 z( u/ }% M; }5 l; f# O( G
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged# e' u9 [/ z4 ~4 g( u" F( j
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
* B) p' e8 ]/ L+ d) v3 e9 [1 Y/ y5 l P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed% h) E' L1 Z7 ~) a7 k
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Airbase hits 154 |. f. w) U9 S' ^0 \& p
Airbase supply hits 1
# G+ e5 ~! g( ?8 ^Runway hits 27
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# S6 ~* A s" W$ BMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 R+ c, I6 ^& r b- ?
7 e8 v0 Y% m }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% Z) z9 U g- x6 ?$ T' ORaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
h* y3 c- E* MEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 L r" A3 E3 \: v4 M; H& C N1K5-J George x 18
5 H# y3 w, i d Ki-83 x 39
' ^. @" d7 y9 T8 s, n) M: ]$ v) G Ki-84r Frank x 43) i- C7 F0 N1 x# b* Z8 H
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Allied aircraft
. ~% T; e, j/ R3 R, a B-24D Liberator x 9 B8 a) }% ]/ q2 P# o( |
9 N! ?; g8 ?6 w/ X4 s$ @No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 T6 M" \! P- J, L5 W, P B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged6 [: V \1 ~! i/ Q
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak2 a5 `5 i/ G8 M* @% G" E! [
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Airbase hits 1% ]" l9 e" m# F
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% b! K* g7 Y; a0 O8 e4 g z eMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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a% _5 ]4 |1 ~0 @0 }' eWeather in hex: Partial cloud! h# R8 W b7 \- Z( ] g0 P; `
; R# `, }9 ?" Z1 ORaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 N& v2 a$ U+ n7 k7 H! H& p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* w) h8 n$ |9 d$ ]; F* U# j/ H
' o; k3 e9 S& R! O. N. Q* CJapanese aircraft
/ h: b1 ]0 q \& G0 Y2 Z# e, }$ ~ N1K5-J George x 17; e( z _% A. q) A! Y/ O6 \" R
Ki-83 x 37. r0 c2 o8 d) i; `+ b+ E; _4 q
Ki-84r Frank x 43# ~ `2 e( g% i0 V: `% q& O
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Allied aircraft
: M/ {# S% P) ]5 H B-24D1 Liberator x 86 q+ _; Q9 y: t. P+ @5 |8 y
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 ^3 @6 D! d4 `& p Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed( i! h* R) O% T+ _: Q
8 F4 @( g* q9 U. s) z8 |5 nAllied aircraft losses
! z) G7 @/ h) d D* ~8 ~4 ] B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged1 D% a) y4 i4 m
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak k% i6 _& B% y) E1 L
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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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3 e( E& N( Y# u ^: ^( dGround combat at Manado (75,99) d+ P* s$ h/ d# n
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Allied Deliberate attack
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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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Allied adjusted assault: 7976
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. f8 B, q' i/ ?$ T4 rJapanese adjusted defense: 289 " l7 b; ^) w' ~
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 * T3 t) X9 |, \+ H" C3 L6 K
- Z5 t( I, L8 ?6 oCombat modifiers+ @' n$ y" f1 h/ h# N8 z
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
. t. v0 X" t; u* Y2 VAttacker: " D8 O; l2 R- f8 v* h+ [: d6 z
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Japanese ground losses:' ~/ S: C0 Y/ W" F
6937 casualties reported6 M4 k( P2 V/ u
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
: O0 H% a$ j k9 E3 \" O' f( r4 { Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled8 C0 p& t) P- N7 |
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
. Q* i; l" c" o) M4 w- ?2 x Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
$ z& o' c( j6 a" d% O Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 K4 Z; s/ O/ s$ t3 r Units destroyed 3
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Allied ground losses:* {: s) b+ C8 ?0 V) C: n, N
1437 casualties reported
! W, W% [4 r: m. ?3 z. U E Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
- r/ ^/ I& \2 _" U6 b2 N& w Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled) O3 k% v9 @! ?
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled# k! y% d+ E- d# r6 j
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:4 ^, [% b/ c( `$ ?
27th Infantry Division
1 x$ A c0 B+ N) d 16th Light Cavalry Regiment4 d8 O- S! K% c# `6 ~
96th Infantry Division9 P% x7 P6 y% e/ H. S# h
81st Infantry Division
) ~6 \6 F( ]: F! Z 33rd Infantry Division
# p% s* f7 ]$ s% C+ t! V0 r 2nd Marine Division
8 [$ p; u- {% Y/ Z* a' l: G7 E 10th Indian Division m3 P: _. c2 t$ {, _: `7 T
37th Infantry Division g& b3 v# W8 n, Y# l m8 ?
6th Marine Division) Z# D& }7 L: h. V, D
3rd Motor Brigade9 {: N$ @4 O' `, _' N
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment, D4 J' l0 N/ \) s/ t( O- h/ r
5th Marine Division
9 g- [0 }9 L: O 6th Infantry Division
6 x# K, j U) U. A7 l: Q5 J& @ 3rd Cavalry Regiment
2 f: l$ ~' q( h" w0 \ 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion$ H8 S* a% p0 X+ w2 B ~
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division& q9 e2 E |8 v6 |
2nd NZ Division
2 t0 [) Z. b( I0 d 1st Marine Division! O G5 M; s; y
2nd Army Tank Brigade& V) P; E! I0 @& G6 M
VII US Amphib Force 1 h; M% q s+ Q8 ?# r3 n
USAFFE
6 \7 Z$ O8 O7 ]7 c 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion5 f7 h5 o2 d) x) N$ ^: k: j
4th Field Artillery Battalion
1 |" o* t5 m! ~9 H" j 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion5 c) f$ e) r/ d/ e" v2 {
I Corps Artillery
0 b( Y0 ^, R9 [/ x7 E! H X Corps Artillery 4 i* \3 [9 B* u4 I
154th FA Bn . V! |0 z( G6 E# @# k/ b4 K
52nd Marine Defense Battalion" k$ I5 H. r5 ~9 q
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Defending units:
E% w# q4 Q! J) k5 }# X; d 91st Division3 q. _% g+ J0 Y1 H1 b
56th Division
6 @4 s, R: T6 z. Z 14th Division; f# v: ^' w- P7 x& H
Maizuru 1st SNLF8 c4 z0 v" L! w" J% {3 n! K
8th Area Army /1( S5 v% w" ~- a+ e7 F
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment! K: A3 u8 z* b
113th JAAF AF Bn ' Q; Z8 s$ Z/ o, t
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4 g: S. a# B+ @$ |& y Gohoku JNAF Base Force+ m, o3 `- o. q1 N$ `$ p
10th Area Fleet
6 V. l; c4 W5 g; `" }3 X 72nd JAAF AF Bn
3 w! }, @, \9 V' O 2nd Amphibious Bde /2. G) V. @9 v; o R9 Q9 }
48th Fld AA Bn /2
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+ V; t6 ]$ T5 v4 G/ |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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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100). M$ v- y g# x& M9 d2 b) l# M
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Allied Bombardment attack
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' V/ M3 f) g( e# Q! Z% TAttacking 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
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Japanese ground losses:
5 N/ w" J8 j0 z6 J 12 casualties reported& g0 j; A, S* \* L! r0 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; k; L0 _5 a7 U7 u& }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 L% T' a, v1 E& ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
( a U% y% N9 m 4 casualties reported# k# u$ I4 B9 ]& d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' @0 }2 _% E* W! E! T h' u
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 X5 P: D9 o9 Q% u9 w' v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# Z1 Q8 W# v! c! ?" z- y
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)( i+ a1 _7 w c, K; \
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5 [# h3 V/ u$ C1 W2 x 11th Australian Division7 [6 ~- [7 @# C$ b9 W _
50th Tank Brigade
; w$ ]' ?& i) d! F: H 254th Armoured Brigade
: m I! f: k2 `+ A4 m8 U0 v3 V 93rd Infantry Division( c0 t8 l6 ?9 y7 {
9th Indian Division0 j F P0 @; t
7th Australian Division4 t% P5 e# b1 F9 B7 _3 S% `
18th British Division
7 }- i) b. g& U; F+ F 8th Australian Division
1 w$ Q3 Q L: v7 i' o 32nd Army Tank Brigade7 _3 W+ p0 h4 B8 z3 V, F7 x
31st Armoured Division( u' y) U3 e) j9 f- e
51st Highland Division) ~- n3 I$ O1 e7 P
97th Field Artillery Battalion
; {+ {9 y2 @ X. {: f7 o4 ? 2/16th Field Regiment
) D, Q. i$ D. k* E9 E0 L" q XI US Corps
* v) d0 S* I9 k3 M* c 251st Field Artillery Battalion3 c+ r5 t& G1 Z' d9 U+ S3 _3 b
1st Medium Regiment
B+ K5 s; V' d 249th Field Artillery Battalion1 I& ?- R- C# H: a) v
108th Tank Attack Regiment
% R( t# B- J4 ]1 e# v# K 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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Defending units:7 Z8 {- U6 L ^$ O
49th/A Division
; X: [; y6 J' e; s! }, B 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade1 j. n. T b4 F' Z
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
$ v; O+ Q7 q0 o9 J; [ 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment, k) m3 R5 v: v( z8 p" ]8 U
11th Militia Regiment
1 g3 p# d7 a6 Q2 L& ~: _ 6th Java Militia Regiment
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0 y6 U6 w( w, P, x N1 n% C 49th/C Division8 z& @) a+ s" ?# P5 D; t5 \# i$ M
13th Field AF Construction Battalion
3 t) _& Q$ G& S- F, R 27th Special Base Force
! H6 q! X) [, C- }. A5 M 36th Field AA Battalion n2 P1 E- W7 y* w: y( b, _
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 @0 r; G' C& ^4 x1 M, A; q 48th Field AA Battalion
, _" ?- B9 w! o" O, m5 | 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
: \% j$ j$ a+ ? S# \. S 49th Field AA Battalion
) @6 T9 D5 Q$ O, ^$ ~ 55th Const Co ! [$ b6 O0 j& L, S' R
49th Const Co
* [! _ {) H7 L: y, o! E 17th Naval Construction Battalion
( u0 ?; ^' R, F/ U/ l1 b 47th Road Const Co
5 t# v" t) d& w2 G2 u. x' \ 9th Medium FA Rgt /2
5 _1 b c- c5 L, j8 j, g 3rd JNAF AF Unit - J! q6 J$ ]6 F5 p/ W- f, l
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
! F- _3 h" U5 [: Q 56th Field AA Battalion
, v& [ N% |) c 21st Army9 A* M* b" S& } ?% q" m
97th JAAF AF Bn
2 q7 |/ U2 |) @4 s2 w 3rd FF Const Unit * u0 F1 Z7 a8 `& `: o% E* _- A4 j$ M' H
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |