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! [, c. J. H$ t7 }7 J5 c8 ^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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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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! E9 H1 ]4 U4 }8 _4 p5 D1 V3 p6 vWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 }" I$ j$ X7 qRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 w( @" i: p8 z* {8 b. |# Q
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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! m" v2 n0 S, ^$ N4 u; R# [* ZJapanese aircraft* K$ a$ Y. S. }
N1K5-J George x 18 W2 z: I: e2 Q$ A$ x0 p/ `" Y1 G
Ki-83 x 46! D" D: \5 V, f( k
Ki-84r Frank x 47+ z9 o1 C3 z: p3 Y* D
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Allied aircraft0 {+ z3 \/ q9 b# G% Q
B-24D Liberator x 6
. d- I+ q7 E" T/ Q B-24D1 Liberator x 30
/ P' V- |# B$ _; i/ \( i& T P-38L Lightning x 240 y2 F9 ]) [1 _1 p! c2 V6 W
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No Japanese losses* e1 N. _2 S2 N# F5 d8 n2 p
$ ~( \) s& U5 e8 |1 m/ iAllied aircraft losses
/ m- Q; x" `/ O a$ p! H3 D, s1 N' o B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
' @2 X, P1 E: M! V B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
" I" t6 C6 H! F; ^2 m P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 15
2 `5 ?+ X8 B7 n8 dAirbase supply hits 1
- o7 t/ z! g% n: }4 NRunway hits 27$ T5 ~" u3 y w5 n& p
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 & f1 t9 i: }2 s" M& `
; f0 Y6 L7 q) W" _ p/ X2 M% QWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 ~; e# D- {, O
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes: h+ b$ ^( C: s6 N4 |
( D" p* X' A4 E; t e8 rJapanese aircraft$ V3 Z" A2 W( m, }; }* J7 L# Y
N1K5-J George x 18
) l1 p( T% r# x- n" w% k Ki-83 x 397 N( k0 K/ \8 ~' q$ l
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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1 d# v% U k* ^ B-24D Liberator x 9& v7 S! _ C) L/ |4 f
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No Japanese losses% j' S _" Y) G
+ X; u* D1 j7 g- J2 cAllied aircraft losses: `) T, ^% _) y4 |
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
D- o; \% }- Q* O B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak! x7 Z3 |5 [( ?
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# c+ u' o" L2 y2 G# U8 |9 E z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes- q# z% h6 U9 d# X7 R# K3 Y( d% A! @
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Japanese aircraft; |: K7 W3 K% L0 i8 p8 F
N1K5-J George x 17& q; k4 _% K7 [* `9 ?; Q' T
Ki-83 x 37" n: U% y- O: D' `/ N1 C+ {2 x
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses' Z8 e4 T6 d1 `& A8 H
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed4 F+ y! p4 G; R( d( y) ^/ i
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Allied aircraft losses# Q* X1 @4 J' j1 G0 T9 X X' F
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
; R0 J3 l% R1 q! W* [% \5 d8 S. I/ W B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak, Z4 [$ A- b( V9 Q% ~
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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。7 E3 v G- s0 I) b
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack( W' v+ F% [. P8 E" f# i
3 L& G5 p0 S$ {/ P4 L! n- NAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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G( J+ `! G) {; w* jDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 4088 e9 x; Q1 B1 t+ \( K
* K+ `1 E) x4 L/ h% A' r! yAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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; V. H! M, v" v- OJapanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 0 w; d$ U9 c9 v' p
. k* t$ H# J9 z0 U" b# z% r7 _% cCombat modifiers; N4 B- u5 B( D1 P8 h, }: [) [
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)0 L+ I& g7 S0 [3 a. u
Attacker:
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6937 casualties reported( o8 F* O% Y. ]
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled: o+ c A7 ^8 C9 F0 j9 H
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled E8 A4 S% d2 N
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
: x- x6 s1 n& W$ {2 T Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)% O) ^9 X. ?% @/ w7 x, F
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 a- k( b3 m0 `; c
Units destroyed 37 f9 v0 R. U7 A* Y. M7 P4 f
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Allied ground losses:0 a" l% c, ]) a$ |
1437 casualties reported# d" T7 a( l+ c- d9 s
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled, G& C) j0 |; Q+ q% L
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled0 j9 x' i* T! D9 ]
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled8 j7 T/ h! f( T" {* Z
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)( W0 O/ j0 J* M: y! y7 C D% |$ t M* ]
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Assaulting units:
) l S, K" w, n5 Y+ g4 g 27th Infantry Division6 B5 s/ Q* {% b6 u; i8 b9 Z
16th Light Cavalry Regiment- {( L9 H6 N# n5 L" u
96th Infantry Division
% a, |: g v% ~) I1 m+ T 81st Infantry Division
% U w1 k9 K9 j. O 33rd Infantry Division- l5 Q6 {% F2 w9 N0 p
2nd Marine Division
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37th Infantry Division) I3 {& ]3 `" |
6th Marine Division0 F* p( V; D1 T1 E
3rd Motor Brigade# V* t- C, ]4 f- N- m
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
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6th Infantry Division
' I! G4 Z% N' _( |" N 3rd Cavalry Regiment, O- l1 P/ v7 P) p$ ~7 T3 x
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
4 O$ P2 v8 r, X! u ^ 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
Y8 g7 |5 ?- A' U 2nd NZ Division" e, ^& V4 S) A# S8 B! _. }
1st Marine Division( u6 t4 M( e; Q: G4 ]+ O
2nd Army Tank Brigade
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3 ^3 |3 ?2 i$ m& Y USAFFE
- R U5 {! ~3 ]' ] K 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion, A! M9 t8 J5 d2 I0 Y/ q
4th Field Artillery Battalion' u/ s2 F( \7 J
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8 Y$ \! ~2 n( i; R! K$ B I Corps Artillery
# l. [% W; Y/ [ X Corps Artillery 7 \5 C+ Y: n8 ^7 O+ ^ z
154th FA Bn $ ]& e$ B: S+ Z3 T' D. T+ d
52nd Marine Defense Battalion8 S9 w# z+ m9 v* l4 v: o8 {$ w
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" }( F! h Q( } ^' n7 S 91st Division
) r& q" E8 U' f( Q& Z 56th Division6 G4 f3 k0 o" Z6 G. j
14th Division6 \% K; Z# p) O' Q! u3 e
Maizuru 1st SNLF* ]0 b$ I& U" x2 C9 u5 }% w
8th Area Army /1- `7 M3 }' L6 x4 {% ?# E, i/ I% U
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment! u0 T- W( x* p s
113th JAAF AF Bn 6 p4 ~4 Y9 K- j9 H; w; h8 `( ?
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
3 u" V8 G# C3 j9 L7 b' ` Gohoku JNAF Base Force
. ^6 P* E3 v- k 10th Area Fleet) e/ B5 f: D6 b- E% T
72nd JAAF AF Bn
3 G. K" @9 G7 N( \2 M% S0 p 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
1 e) `* r9 y# o& s 48th Fld AA Bn /2
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; j! E! I+ Y) T# X6 t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。) X/ g! J6 y. A8 _( t+ j `
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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+ d( X" |+ X0 n2 x5 F! AAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082" j7 ~3 Q1 Q6 P( A& w
, p" |% V* f0 o z. VDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083! q+ s, l, z/ ^6 [% Z8 U$ `
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 [/ s4 i0 B# q% ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 B, k& H: I f. M! n+ B: e) D: u9 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
0 o c: { J* A" R1 X2 \ 4 casualties reported5 E1 t9 F7 [7 V8 c- Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ l) @* K3 e# E+ W2 X+ H- C( i Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
) t; g, r1 C" C* \; s# z/ ?, ]4 {5 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" s& w5 I: j, ?* {4 [
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 T' p Y$ ^1 X; z4 x4 ~4 ]
" Z0 @$ X, d6 D! ]# v n% dAssaulting units:5 _" F2 _3 L. m' N/ g+ P2 [' E7 v
11th Australian Division1 k8 |1 H( ~# s d; \8 h
50th Tank Brigade, i& b; `/ m. d! x1 e9 \
254th Armoured Brigade
* T7 z# B' X& f, t7 \5 s# O 93rd Infantry Division2 Q0 f: e" k {5 d
9th Indian Division. M( C# u+ S, _9 E+ d0 M4 M
7th Australian Division
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8th Australian Division! C; b0 H1 f+ Z8 }4 ?
32nd Army Tank Brigade- _; N6 b% }4 [) b' V
31st Armoured Division
( V, |) H" g5 {4 F: B/ ~ 51st Highland Division
+ ]# W7 n ~1 f! t; W% p 97th Field Artillery Battalion$ W4 M" l2 L" K5 i
2/16th Field Regiment: s4 r0 C/ D3 h, k7 ?9 e
XI US Corps
- {5 Q* q6 _- [ |' r 251st Field Artillery Battalion
8 \- L7 u* ~1 q; m! W 1st Medium Regiment: N( K% G q' s$ T: z' s- g2 T
249th Field Artillery Battalion' O1 m. Z o3 ]2 x/ h, Z
108th Tank Attack Regiment% w: A6 [0 [+ S( G+ V/ U$ }
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment5 J- N% q* l6 M: i3 O' n
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49th/A Division, \0 W- z4 N9 x$ j/ T, L
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
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- _0 m; h& O1 j, x' h4 h) s 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment$ i+ K% m1 u. K& F8 O
11th Militia Regiment
1 b. h* J9 \. B 6th Java Militia Regiment- @* [9 X+ f7 W3 `: O/ |; C5 \0 O1 G
49th/B Division* @3 p1 g3 a' N5 S0 F
49th/C Division
M! I" o2 K' g# l& t& [) H1 G; X 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
% x! |1 T$ @$ @9 V2 }3 n7 t5 O% F 27th Special Base Force
" W; O( B) |- e 36th Field AA Battalion) @" Y% @+ M/ _& U
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment( y2 K. j0 A& ]7 h( |: l3 k1 g
48th Field AA Battalion
" ]4 c, y0 Y0 k E0 ~$ t 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment) j- L! I$ p; S$ A: b- y8 U
49th Field AA Battalion$ p7 d2 }+ |' ]- Q
55th Const Co
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17th Naval Construction Battalion, ^7 C8 C+ r |$ O, b+ Y" x! O
47th Road Const Co
# | i8 V2 `. E) P3 G 9th Medium FA Rgt /2/ d! H' O" {) C% t7 @. c
3rd JNAF AF Unit $ q/ O# ]- ]- Y1 H
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1 `! I" v7 d8 [2 H/ k9 [ 56th Field AA Battalion
3 [! g/ H9 d) @8 S9 y* q6 H 21st Army; J2 w! w }5 E
97th JAAF AF Bn 9 O; |7 k+ w' F* \4 Q& d! z
3rd FF Const Unit 2 s& i1 r6 G s# `6 x7 R
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |