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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$ a+ J1 U. E/ I6 O6 _- p2 j& ~* t
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! D0 N' _! u) W4 M# r, TMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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9 H& i5 s; \! A4 \$ t! wRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% c* R- o+ n, D3 _, x
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes, } I3 Z4 m- [' }: n; I7 a$ V# U4 C
, i8 P5 f+ N9 |8 W3 W/ tJapanese aircraft% j/ X* Q/ h; P6 Z5 p
N1K5-J George x 18
& q7 R- h* o! O, @+ E; Z' F Ki-83 x 46
% S& V, P: |# y3 ~ Ki-84r Frank x 47& ]1 s2 L: o/ U9 H: z
# A) q8 r, v$ t# n1 PAllied aircraft2 g4 E( Z$ g& F) Z/ W: s5 ]: L
B-24D Liberator x 6
, k" [& P( g1 L X B-24D1 Liberator x 30
* O! D/ F& B) s1 m5 x9 J P-38L Lightning x 247 ~6 }% @: f; k1 C$ p# N
1 [: |0 W& V/ ]' r( y. d8 ~No Japanese losses B+ a) ]$ T7 s5 p- D( G
# {5 J2 E$ t& OAllied aircraft losses
9 ]( t7 B" b( S. L9 C B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged# [ N+ |5 B* B( v# e, }
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
1 Z: Q( c. |- |7 S5 ? P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 154 D# T) Q8 M& |1 C+ s
Airbase supply hits 1
' Z5 i6 `& j$ Y- x6 |Runway hits 27
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3 }6 a( @$ }; z6 F# [Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! L' R- @4 U& x: I' n- {
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 T" T: Y! ?5 q7 `- }1 T
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ ]4 P9 E. t2 ]9 E' l; ~8 x1 c
N1K5-J George x 18
& ^9 o' n! z: ^- f6 |) W" V. c7 @ Z Ki-83 x 39
) z; R3 g& O8 D' y- b Ki-84r Frank x 43
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0 n' w$ ^' D1 z* V5 Q: QAllied aircraft
% x* ]/ @6 E/ |7 ^' e# R B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses
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; E* u) S K# K8 Z' F# a6 WAllied aircraft losses; |. h# W1 ^+ ]' f/ G9 `
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged/ \( C4 p- m0 F& G
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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r2 u7 i+ \- d3 d' ^" b- O- ^7 hAirbase hits 1! j2 P9 c; I7 j5 g5 x) |0 N
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 v9 w4 @8 E9 H
) w6 z: F* ^6 ?6 lWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ |4 v! T _% Q$ g" W OEstimated time to target is 12 minutes: b% t2 F. e' w" g
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Japanese aircraft7 G0 ~' N1 {- E2 C' E, j0 S6 Q
N1K5-J George x 17
' P8 W% n" C8 ~0 F8 i Ki-83 x 37
" G1 a9 t0 l( R' \6 h6 E8 Y Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ u" h, Z( i7 U- D Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed4 W8 n2 t1 Y( g( V2 B& ?
% e/ G- {4 o+ M+ _5 @1 P4 iAllied aircraft losses2 A: W# C2 u0 a
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged4 `7 b- u' q' u
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak' X5 Z8 G# n8 V5 R
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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。+ W% X, d4 p* h6 ^$ V
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! x6 }, K% A8 e$ ?Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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) b. J9 \* U/ H4 q* p0 [Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 58029 n, s* b, v& ~- S( H
: q$ ~1 N/ z) F; \1 G1 I* ]6 ODefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 6 f# z8 t0 M7 |1 v- B
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 , |3 S2 N! X0 ^, s
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Combat modifiers$ p$ F. Q; E9 U* P$ J+ G9 {
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)( B2 w/ W% Q p$ n8 z
Attacker: 4 v! X" d# W h1 g
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Japanese ground losses:6 x5 b, M" G1 k4 c! H( m* W. F
6937 casualties reported
" ]4 y, |/ c* R5 w6 u7 m6 b* d$ u Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
8 e4 P% T7 u p/ ~- Q Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled/ B! R2 d+ O) Y& z' L
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 L" q. p6 Q& f* h7 c. v6 |' n Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: Q6 n; u+ f% ] Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
5 a5 V5 p, I2 I7 l$ q8 c8 d2 Z- }% [6 P Units destroyed 3
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8 N* m0 ?! w @Allied ground losses:) V6 ?! O& Q% ^
1437 casualties reported+ V; F7 W/ h; e T
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled3 }4 s2 s+ V E! t2 W$ j
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled) U) r& G; v8 V6 d
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
; T2 z) \- j2 J2 b; t) {" z Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
0 l _4 @# M" j# `5 _* \ 27th Infantry Division# C) U: i9 G0 G' p
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
# i3 ~5 z( o1 `% z/ O" B 96th Infantry Division
+ Z# m9 c* }' K! z* }% [* s 81st Infantry Division
+ N6 N ^ u' _ 33rd Infantry Division
# l" X- n2 O0 S( S8 t 2nd Marine Division( t8 g2 |7 w) M& b
10th Indian Division
1 C, p9 U1 S. x& r m 37th Infantry Division
0 D5 a( D6 B: A3 `" T 6th Marine Division
4 `) I. |6 o# j3 G" m+ ?9 O 3rd Motor Brigade
+ E! h, ]( ?' n& { I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
1 F) Z7 {* T0 h" w 5th Marine Division
% `: K$ h4 S/ F T9 f5 V% a 6th Infantry Division+ {# b# h8 _9 O2 O
3rd Cavalry Regiment' |7 n6 L5 \7 J1 f
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
$ j$ X! \" ^$ R) L( w 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
; }1 v0 G: P, Y0 u3 k 2nd NZ Division
! y4 M2 w/ x/ y9 u( { 1st Marine Division. n9 D3 L, V0 }1 _
2nd Army Tank Brigade' }2 H( C+ p1 b/ |
VII US Amphib Force / O; m8 e. x D( A T" C
USAFFE
! X& r$ O/ d4 w2 N 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion \& G# D, {9 A
4th Field Artillery Battalion( ~4 K- M; u$ M7 h! C
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion9 @6 C, [$ A' x- Z5 C3 {/ j
I Corps Artillery N) Q5 k: M6 C, f! T+ _& a
X Corps Artillery * V: B& S7 q! y3 k& `. V7 @1 u
154th FA Bn
! l& v, w( V* ?8 ^: v9 f1 ?% H# t1 h& B 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:- j' f7 r) W: M* ]0 E6 a8 z
91st Division: P1 @$ j9 A' R( g# C
56th Division' ^6 [. R2 q6 W3 m4 k! ?' n
14th Division0 `# e) d. ~1 Y; _
Maizuru 1st SNLF
- N9 i, U' X U8 e' P 8th Area Army /1
* w1 L S8 e; U 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment3 X, p% @. h. R& v+ @+ ~ F
113th JAAF AF Bn
' Z( y9 X2 @( }4 P. A 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
7 I* U% A; _& G, I7 u D% B3 {- A Gohoku JNAF Base Force- b" z2 z- B! L! G
10th Area Fleet! h0 n5 M5 ^ [! U
72nd JAAF AF Bn
! a9 U0 u% A# {7 X 2nd Amphibious Bde /2$ c" e2 U4 d+ j3 @, a6 `/ y/ D
48th Fld AA Bn /28 ]( o7 M0 ?! y! L T# H" q- A
. n7 F7 e0 W) G; o( g& 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。8 B/ ~% l7 s: B- [
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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$ [1 {4 Q1 }" E( }6 A1 yAllied Bombardment attack' x b1 O' [# n' Z9 Q
. B$ g7 B0 N$ \Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 10832 f% Z+ S9 I& ` k
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Japanese ground losses:
0 p5 q' s+ j4 i 12 casualties reported
* s) ~5 G! l) I4 l- V+ P2 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* ^7 j: G3 A6 P* E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 u) v9 h. x- X4 x# u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 t1 }% }* R/ {3 w$ @8 \3 kAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: l0 j) l! i" _
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled* O2 K( J4 n3 J/ S$ m5 P$ N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 Y7 V# }7 W+ Y Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled), s2 n9 h0 ?9 W! Q8 B
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Assaulting units:
2 y T5 j( J- {+ D 11th Australian Division
7 ~* D0 E) y" R! [1 G: H/ b% [ 50th Tank Brigade
; I7 c" i2 p5 {$ D9 ` 254th Armoured Brigade
; ~: I" _7 [ a3 [ 93rd Infantry Division$ T0 [( [8 _+ ?
9th Indian Division
. E. @. `! T9 y ^ 7th Australian Division
, J! D- I( b* V! s- E9 H 18th British Division
: F( u; n4 p) g, _0 G' R 8th Australian Division8 w0 {2 H+ r9 b3 \
32nd Army Tank Brigade' h" o5 D+ H1 L( S" a
31st Armoured Division* ]- Y, A4 {, p% C. J" j+ D8 H
51st Highland Division$ R P, I2 t% h
97th Field Artillery Battalion
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XI US Corps: n% U* y( X5 J
251st Field Artillery Battalion
! |4 w7 @6 g; f* k. `% m! Z 1st Medium Regiment
( d7 j0 N* G) ]. o8 t- ]6 ? 249th Field Artillery Battalion) r7 C# U3 g* @+ V: e
108th Tank Attack Regiment0 L- I/ j }/ E0 K" o
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment5 E' Q# y2 j" ~, ^! m8 g
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7 P* t* J# g( ^! {9 b, k& S 49th/A Division+ X0 q$ ^- E1 v( C0 g
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
! F3 j/ @9 i& N- J/ W1 I- p% G- B' [ 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
, z B7 } |$ f( G3 |4 _( a0 c: I 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment. w: e9 |+ L/ A! x/ t3 N' I
11th Militia Regiment6 }- X U. y( h
6th Java Militia Regiment9 c, q& |7 q1 w$ d+ L
49th/B Division" S4 m# k1 {# \8 J6 s
49th/C Division6 g3 r( w' B* ?9 l
13th Field AF Construction Battalion
, O+ ]$ D, Y! h 27th Special Base Force
5 F+ a0 A* c7 I2 h! W- r* W 36th Field AA Battalion
' ^7 M3 L1 Q: \' j3 |6 k 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment! W% H9 O* j8 q: c+ e% ~% D1 n8 g: Y
48th Field AA Battalion
* X, i5 ^. L9 \ 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
6 X. v- w7 O% m- @3 Z 49th Field AA Battalion
9 S( @3 K- l- e9 }0 Q3 ^ t, Q 55th Const Co
+ m# b2 r# n5 p/ t2 O$ u. k. i) D% ?. G 49th Const Co
( `0 P; Q3 B1 D/ [( J 17th Naval Construction Battalion& Q' |* r; q3 q. m" [* y1 H
47th Road Const Co
' t2 \5 T4 x9 Z6 C# Y# @" U 9th Medium FA Rgt /2
6 s |& c6 ~! `: z 3rd JNAF AF Unit ! E1 x8 A3 a1 o; v ?, R
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment! w& S1 U7 l9 }& u/ \) t1 F5 b
56th Field AA Battalion0 L7 B; ~* [' G& r+ G# z
21st Army! j' v, e) [+ j
97th JAAF AF Bn
) B5 Z% ^. F q6 e9 B 3rd FF Const Unit 1 S- y5 b# `! U3 l5 |! W, q0 i2 k
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |