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* V1 i( L$ o# S: }. j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" }! [( ?2 V; n
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" O7 m: O' U3 Z% i- y, I# _9 V: L) s( B9 pMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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, E3 h8 U9 P& k: s4 W3 OWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 j" k! w c: t) _9 ?Estimated time to target is 26 minutes) K) ]' q$ b6 e
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Japanese aircraft7 j: A6 ^, q% K5 x
N1K5-J George x 18
. S3 N& j5 K/ d Ki-83 x 46) T! q% v* E3 i& T- _/ d
Ki-84r Frank x 473 g2 J* g! K2 M; ^9 y
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Allied aircraft. y+ V D5 f @+ F# k5 [
B-24D Liberator x 6
( U V6 ~! ^" K# v' U B-24D1 Liberator x 30) T8 s5 G; d9 S) ~# x& }" t
P-38L Lightning x 24, v' o/ r9 h, c4 i9 _
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No Japanese losses
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2 N h2 ?; W, Y+ }: I J5 w! V3 |Allied aircraft losses1 i9 M) S+ a. T2 {( U. g
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
% I5 R$ @0 l! ]% G+ m) V B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged6 W4 r$ g. }0 ?" X8 _. [$ O
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed$ d% p4 T7 A" N% B/ C; l; ]4 h6 d
3 m. D E1 ~. zAirbase hits 154 `4 Y4 v' J' N- k' ]
Airbase supply hits 1 e( @! F( Y- L9 a: Y
Runway hits 27! Y9 i5 y4 s3 n4 {; ?
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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4 y, I. t( p, t, NWeather in hex: Partial cloud( p3 V) f# v$ Z$ N' P. g4 ?
( R$ t& F! J( p) lRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( }+ X- ^( X% YEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 w+ S1 V* g5 w+ y% g N1K5-J George x 18
w* v/ k! C- R. ]) v9 | N Ki-83 x 39
- E4 c" ?$ b1 N! d/ y2 l$ p Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
! s4 y/ ]# S% ^5 y1 F) d! R B-24D Liberator x 9
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5 U( B4 E4 p' q2 ?3 k& wNo Japanese losses
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7 ]$ E4 `) i m- ^" ^9 JAllied aircraft losses. R: e" N z7 M) |
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ s; L: Z8 L A* \2 n B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak. C/ Q: q- _3 [: Y5 J* M% \
3 W$ M) I+ K) [- g+ A J' ^/ aAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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2 f, F) j3 w! g9 k4 N3 J; r) \Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 A* N4 U# d) w" [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ K0 P9 J B9 M9 B$ q2 V6 P9 n
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Japanese aircraft# W! N. A& d' |/ r
N1K5-J George x 17
( Y6 }9 R; f# L- _" R D Ki-83 x 37
9 V( \) y% ?& O Ki-84r Frank x 43* K! [3 p) D8 m) u# r. g7 j/ v' P* I. x
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Allied aircraft
1 q% m+ b' s" ~& I B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 i$ c$ v* u. h8 ] Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed: a" I( r1 j6 X6 f5 a% G
6 d2 _& B3 G; kAllied aircraft losses' L8 P' X/ c& h( l9 ~- x
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
- |0 E" F1 x+ O! @ B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak9 j4 Z3 Q" \5 o) g8 a
, y y, w2 b7 L7 |' p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。7 \; B) C6 E. M4 s% Q% u7 l
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)5 N( u8 u" I) T
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Allied Deliberate attack5 e* g4 C/ y3 \9 N# q- l
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802& |7 R6 y& g7 Y- _1 J
& s; d8 P6 h- LDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408& d# m d5 k) h8 y8 s
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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5 A# M4 @5 j7 NAllied assault odds: 27 to 1 $ H) e9 I, K8 z; R' g# m8 a
8 x/ K+ w$ b9 L* s7 c" eCombat modifiers3 v5 P% n% H3 K- {: K
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)9 E1 ^3 t+ ]% N7 G3 J( O
Attacker: + m2 f6 V0 B, l+ n: {
' B. J2 D& S9 hJapanese ground losses:7 E2 m6 |7 o+ q: M' M- X
6937 casualties reported2 K% r$ z. y9 g* K8 V, k
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled+ b$ m4 A$ _' K- e( B$ C3 W
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
1 u' l* F* U) `8 D+ z Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
" M4 i3 x( _1 @3 [ Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
' [3 g8 X' x. _ Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
, l; @3 g, X7 I( R( G Units destroyed 36 G7 O6 M! h% g! G) G; e% R
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Allied ground losses: W( L( b0 K2 N6 D
1437 casualties reported9 Q* O+ c4 l) b- T8 g
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
/ D6 @( o& H0 r& @2 ~# O, \) U* V Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled/ `" u" u- ?' A6 A0 P9 K
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
0 }6 n8 W9 m4 Y Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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) s. b! J# Y4 g8 o, Z) q3 F% K, bAssaulting units:
) b! J3 R! z. ?- n m 27th Infantry Division
. F3 n; ]8 ^' u/ x* m- Z8 c 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
: Z- m( \" A% }' i0 u" Y3 L6 L 96th Infantry Division- D+ M7 [! b+ ?1 z" g, Z
81st Infantry Division
3 h' h- ~7 X' e! @ 33rd Infantry Division
+ R! n# q3 `- L 2nd Marine Division% A6 K2 ?5 F" F$ S# c4 a: R. O1 t
10th Indian Division/ V: J% A" B; g, T7 d. F
37th Infantry Division z& M- a& K* D1 a7 e. ~! V- I
6th Marine Division
3 z6 g& I& ]9 n* \- G5 r: E& { 3rd Motor Brigade3 p/ ?0 U) [( q3 u- u- |
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
5 x/ K _) e% U: v, h6 F8 x+ A 5th Marine Division
1 [5 l0 H9 G$ A' [ 6th Infantry Division: s# J3 v% J, v$ ?
3rd Cavalry Regiment
" O" z9 b8 s% c; K, a0 @: w4 f 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion0 }0 j' }+ z( n# p3 H
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division, X( ?, s" \* ]0 }& R3 _
2nd NZ Division; M' v+ v9 a4 @1 ?% H
1st Marine Division
( U/ @( b+ u# Y+ S' T 2nd Army Tank Brigade
5 u! a% n* c# |0 Y8 e VII US Amphib Force
7 a) D6 d$ ^1 s1 m" X USAFFE * }0 N4 B+ r0 S" G' D4 K
276th Coastal Artillery Battalion) J" z* o' V$ T$ b+ U
4th Field Artillery Battalion U) Q5 P5 P- |* z" c- e
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion( ?2 k/ K2 P: \! d2 H% c* P9 b
I Corps Artillery
: f% B8 T& r# y: \- R X Corps Artillery
3 L( a' f" P; S; D8 C2 u 154th FA Bn ( N0 Q$ a ^$ B X' n4 y7 X
52nd Marine Defense Battalion3 ^1 y+ }4 u( Y4 X( v
+ T# p1 `1 U% B. K P" s2 gDefending units:
/ q4 \7 a. b% L- z 91st Division( c: R% V$ }8 z: r: k& V# D6 D
56th Division
5 c5 V6 L' ?" g7 p! W# T7 C 14th Division0 C4 |0 H1 p6 }- ^; ]* O6 ?
Maizuru 1st SNLF- L* ?! e" y+ ?; N& n( a5 f4 g% ]
8th Area Army /19 w: J* [( o, \; g1 n- m
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- d' x n$ W6 ]: f- ?8 O- J 113th JAAF AF Bn ( h D3 W' P% ^4 y& I1 b( a# e' j
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment9 _7 ~ ~. r- \0 d& v# n
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
: A; x- O# h8 K& d1 n* n( D 10th Area Fleet3 i: f2 ^/ _0 [
72nd JAAF AF Bn
1 ]! e; j. U0 }: b# s$ D: M( A 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
6 m9 x% T; W6 y: z7 n% T, { 48th Fld AA Bn /2
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7 X0 X4 \) k3 H' d: c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)
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6 M) b! M- S6 t) W' W( J4 g2 V$ E7 r; jAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082+ Q% C1 _7 {( |
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:
4 K3 o+ d: G& C0 p) S3 [' z) e' ` 12 casualties reported# J5 E, a3 W+ B7 t; d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: C- y& k. Z( k: E; v5 r+ G. P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 D2 T% d7 l: U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; k/ Y2 w5 B) K. Q1 j
! H; M4 u& z7 X9 o# DAllied ground losses:2 i$ [! }3 f; P) o% A, V
4 casualties reported% F! f9 D! B8 Q' C0 D0 S" K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' d5 _$ w1 a9 s5 `
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled* {5 d: D3 _: p2 l0 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" @8 `0 c0 T! t# K1 v+ ?5 V
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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& Y. _6 p# i1 K$ ?% ]Assaulting units:0 e0 }7 A3 H3 t8 Z& k$ Z7 Y
11th Australian Division
9 T- i( ~3 g) z* o D+ w& L i) |. U 50th Tank Brigade1 T& E% k* W- q) d
254th Armoured Brigade
% }0 q$ \. w) s8 }1 n: M 93rd Infantry Division$ m0 \( n+ ?. g/ {5 M- |- i
9th Indian Division
Y# D$ p3 n3 r4 Q 7th Australian Division" c: P0 L# U5 L
18th British Division
, z( @6 Q# e2 V4 t7 m: R 8th Australian Division
: C4 o7 L! f! C8 J- w 32nd Army Tank Brigade/ [* x6 T. H. R5 e+ w7 v
31st Armoured Division
& _" ~2 p/ i( m5 z* O 51st Highland Division
* |3 }0 \3 X" O. u' ]6 d. N8 J 97th Field Artillery Battalion
( v f. p& L/ a8 O, D 2/16th Field Regiment* K& F" \' @: l8 B8 K* R$ b
XI US Corps2 U+ i5 y* }5 ?' L8 O
251st Field Artillery Battalion
; l/ Z& E: w1 m0 c1 n* e! Y6 M6 j 1st Medium Regiment* I" W( Q* H8 {
249th Field Artillery Battalion
0 T7 |0 Z) o0 F 108th Tank Attack Regiment
, J. B7 G. I& W 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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49th/A Division5 c7 ?. D( m9 F* c& l8 w$ Y2 U% {
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade3 A9 X2 t9 D! N; l5 X
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade0 `, d% A! V5 v5 u4 y! B9 j
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment7 C8 f5 ^; T. ]9 r) R
11th Militia Regiment
: l; B- ^& e1 M& I/ N 6th Java Militia Regiment
* C' n. `9 g& \8 M" H! Q, i; P 49th/B Division
( t% i* r# M+ V7 @9 F 49th/C Division" ?% x. [$ V1 p/ S. S; h; r
13th Field AF Construction Battalion
L. ]) _# `. T% b; z& z; F: t; J) i 27th Special Base Force
1 j3 W4 Z W( H. Q' c- W 36th Field AA Battalion
0 F* @0 N+ h' P' G( [9 w, C) U 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ D3 u* d. X( o7 d7 N9 B
48th Field AA Battalion
R( c$ n$ S7 \% X; i 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment4 p5 z( b+ w! }/ u7 J% S/ V
49th Field AA Battalion
% J2 k$ z5 c) C* e7 K3 a 55th Const Co
) R/ u% G! Z6 _$ w 49th Const Co o& P! U5 N3 ]1 B$ u L8 o8 u
17th Naval Construction Battalion
! @: _6 T. [& j! }# z* |, h 47th Road Const Co
]5 t$ P) L, T1 m. o3 v 9th Medium FA Rgt /2" P+ t# h2 ^* W2 w: b$ ]
3rd JNAF AF Unit
- i5 T( F7 S3 E6 ^ G0 ~, J8 E 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment/ \# a1 ]! N" p# Y4 C% \
56th Field AA Battalion
2 e4 N8 v6 L v) }' e; | 21st Army6 S6 g$ \, y4 @6 I
97th JAAF AF Bn , j. E. {9 H& {+ _4 h
3rd FF Const Unit
, i7 q, Q9 H: l2 b2 L0 C4 T- r5 P 12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |