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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; U6 | ~9 C1 S! e, B# i M
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& v6 `1 @5 @ SMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 [( P- z" f; t6 j' ~2 [- uRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 J+ R3 I+ X- W) ZEstimated time to target is 26 minutes9 n: @0 h" p1 `, s$ [1 k A
6 y% H$ }/ g+ Y2 j6 S: n5 T- uJapanese aircraft
+ D( h) V/ I1 Y; w8 T/ k& h* f N1K5-J George x 18* D: H" g3 P% g6 _3 B, J% a% c$ q
Ki-83 x 46+ e" O6 X+ V1 R7 v! u3 o
Ki-84r Frank x 47+ O+ X/ J' L& `2 }/ G& u4 k! y* h- m
6 r6 u' O8 a- O" Z; KAllied aircraft- G' I! X; q) m' g& ~
B-24D Liberator x 65 V7 F Z7 ^1 s3 U
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
m+ f% \7 x6 I) H: ]/ g P-38L Lightning x 24- ]% J! O) Q: [+ z: a, d
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No Japanese losses) M% M9 N% C; O1 y
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Allied aircraft losses
5 W/ f, G6 U, k( R# {* G B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged) x) ^+ ?/ _5 k
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged t# a( Z6 M+ [: Q7 h
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 15; U; G3 ~* f; S% e- y: \
Airbase supply hits 1
& J7 R3 T" i' PRunway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: w% b. K$ H2 o
: J: q+ n2 K+ K( L' m. t8 X. iRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. z8 j& k* R6 U: B0 P1 lEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 p) G+ F7 i7 J) d: i$ {% c% j t N1K5-J George x 18! F3 n7 _$ P, H( B6 c7 W- y+ I, I) K
Ki-83 x 39' r- a( [& ~! R, N; P' U
Ki-84r Frank x 430 S9 E8 u8 S2 d
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Allied aircraft3 u, U: f/ ^' A ^! ~. D
B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak1 }+ T0 U2 Q% V
9 ^2 J3 O1 K0 ^0 FAirbase hits 1
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0 N- O E, }$ C! t' {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.5 T/ e! [# r3 t, ~ E, B& L
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ d2 x G1 t0 {/ u/ s+ L' L
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Japanese aircraft
+ r' g$ R6 [. b2 p N1K5-J George x 17$ R' q2 ?$ y( I' s4 g* E; c
Ki-83 x 37; H _# s9 q( k- @
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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1 ^+ v% N$ G9 Q G8 I9 fAllied aircraft
- Z4 X+ T5 P1 \9 p: a( O9 \ B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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% d7 a' W; Q! s) U% j* M$ PJapanese aircraft losses; ]7 D, R2 _6 q% z, l! k. n! G
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed- c4 _" t& u' b/ N4 e" H6 E6 a0 p
, i& D5 ?6 D& D9 dAllied aircraft losses% \+ G; i2 v1 {- Z& N/ D9 N
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
. K3 W" ~1 R8 V, v B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak3 {$ x; h3 y$ y
$ Y9 F, u' A) ]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。5 [3 a3 n& F% I2 `8 u. ~1 D
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99), U, ^" S6 ?8 j5 [- p8 y) @
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 58020 K/ h/ C; y: L. T& i' Q
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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: _: C$ O+ @& a; C( sAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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2 x8 \- ]' z4 ]( b9 @Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 2 Q6 v# v! l4 b! b
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Combat modifiers: H X- Z) e E; T8 Y `
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)$ e9 p. P6 p9 _" L% Z( Y' {
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
N* P: l4 G8 |) w+ u6 Z1 n 6937 casualties reported
" Z/ f3 }9 K; [) T0 l: r Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled) b- Q8 x; ^9 a* O1 A
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled+ x6 x9 L6 O' P$ R# A
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled1 u1 r: x- Y. ?
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)7 n. H4 L, v! c; I8 _" f
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)# u+ D7 M+ u* n$ Y
Units destroyed 3' ^1 {' V, k: v0 k. s4 P
6 _1 f( n4 J t5 {Allied ground losses:, |, P6 B1 d( W- U P7 J1 E
1437 casualties reported3 a- d, u7 p: _/ L& O6 o
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled y: p% X% c0 o2 r. s# K
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled/ }: i6 R! b9 l( C. e
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled- n) T6 f/ Q3 F: Q
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
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16th Light Cavalry Regiment
4 V& x' N, Q) N% `% o 96th Infantry Division1 k0 L' E. C/ l. x/ U" z
81st Infantry Division
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2nd Marine Division1 }9 T( M( e% n) s& B- s
10th Indian Division
" L" B- g) S6 \+ n) D- `3 ?$ H+ \ 37th Infantry Division
5 y7 }5 c7 W) O ~+ D; Y 6th Marine Division
2 e# F3 o- a* X3 \9 {# e4 l 3rd Motor Brigade
% m, {" G2 Z3 V3 S$ G I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
5 {: W: @/ O, i2 ~! r0 @+ \ 5th Marine Division, s+ n7 v3 O) h9 C9 o' Y1 i
6th Infantry Division
! @, @/ i" y! n# S# h: w2 F5 D& E% U 3rd Cavalry Regiment7 i# W+ T+ u5 ]" J2 [ K
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion/ v' X" r: j$ @3 K( t S
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division+ q* \( {0 t3 ?4 I1 f9 h
2nd NZ Division
, _+ S$ A5 a4 m; l' O+ L4 ~) M 1st Marine Division
' O* ]9 p/ Y9 Q! P: r4 c$ D 2nd Army Tank Brigade
- F' T1 E8 f$ o VII US Amphib Force
# v+ l8 C# v$ p+ Q( j! M USAFFE
7 {& F4 h; [9 ?/ ~/ J9 @: q 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
1 e- M( l9 n$ U* i. f7 s" Y' U" l- x$ E 4th Field Artillery Battalion
) D, P4 F. |6 S. w' ^1 h% b 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 M. B% G5 U X6 T* \
I Corps Artillery
8 P% k( L+ W d n! J/ }2 e `/ y X Corps Artillery
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52nd Marine Defense Battalion0 M; L9 \+ l y$ z+ J
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Defending units:
w6 Z n: O; E+ [9 J' p1 l 91st Division
& g4 f/ [( S8 U+ k" y0 ^. M1 Q 56th Division
0 o; B$ f1 s7 K5 h- w 14th Division
B. Z2 p; B2 y' {: h/ D Maizuru 1st SNLF. N# X& K. X: J
8th Area Army /1) I9 j# ?3 L3 }- s( v8 P8 r
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
& i @: x3 C" s O8 |1 n 113th JAAF AF Bn # s1 k. P2 u! u( t0 p; d
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment( u9 a% F8 ^4 _. X
Gohoku JNAF Base Force- b0 A0 i/ @! Q. Z5 J
10th Area Fleet
* y ]" T9 h1 e# h7 e' _$ J. V 72nd JAAF AF Bn
( b5 q, q! g8 I- S+ K3 j 2nd Amphibious Bde /2# J6 s* g S3 q1 I9 d" B7 o4 o- _
48th Fld AA Bn /26 ` b. \- F8 I3 u) \8 D- D2 _
0 U9 ~ X, \$ e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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7 {8 R3 ^$ Z' T" tAllied Bombardment attack4 I9 g* Y' ?) J
* P, ?2 N% R# f$ CAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082. \7 s% Z8 B0 m# [& v6 ?0 o
" ?, Y5 D! C2 S" Q$ i* DDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:" [9 w! k! Y8 W9 l
12 casualties reported
1 Y: |, L- m* X Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 r: b7 w0 Q# h1 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" m' E# ~! F% E/ ?! I& B. O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 G- K1 U6 ^3 s. l% vAllied ground losses:
2 g: N) N7 w, I. a: H 4 casualties reported
$ ~, O4 }4 g0 ~0 G& `( V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, q# u' p& O6 T! P& c4 |5 b
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ~; s% ^3 L# c0 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ H2 s# U4 P2 ?1 J9 [/ F
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:. E8 h6 l. U- }" z1 C; G. w+ a
11th Australian Division3 W5 c5 ]# Y: I5 }7 A' L2 [
50th Tank Brigade
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93rd Infantry Division' Y2 o ]3 f: }' k7 n0 B3 a1 {
9th Indian Division7 j/ |6 |, k5 B7 A
7th Australian Division
4 v+ o2 O, {5 T% T" { w4 h- ` 18th British Division
/ u; R0 K3 k7 j 8th Australian Division
7 i& P- k) l, j% `$ u 32nd Army Tank Brigade* u" H/ T4 _, ? [. k9 U
31st Armoured Division7 v& T: u5 S% f1 g' v3 d
51st Highland Division0 e6 [& w7 V& H: R5 X
97th Field Artillery Battalion
# }, @+ Z& j5 r% \ U. x 2/16th Field Regiment& I" M# T: h/ z$ e. E2 e
XI US Corps
2 G* [$ Q4 X; _' Z# t; E 251st Field Artillery Battalion
, v$ K# @( R- Z% q& Z6 H$ L3 _. \4 X1 n 1st Medium Regiment
% H Z+ Q1 N4 f$ O 249th Field Artillery Battalion. b/ b. }# A3 h7 U. S1 B
108th Tank Attack Regiment7 \, t* ]* ~5 Z" D
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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6 ]( y! Z: p+ }7 \# ^, [( o 49th/A Division
( z9 f8 V( }( B7 \ 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade8 N% ]5 c* b3 D5 H T* Y
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade2 E. S; W" W9 x. ?
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment" r+ K, s$ C: V% T' U, }
11th Militia Regiment
& ?, [- U, L( }! g& M 6th Java Militia Regiment
6 W* G' ~5 O+ I1 e2 P1 Y0 k 49th/B Division. j4 \% z9 [1 v, O6 d
49th/C Division- R# F& K( B6 d) d, {0 m* {
13th Field AF Construction Battalion
3 z& p: G0 r% r' g1 `- } 27th Special Base Force
. g' \0 s w- x' j5 j! k; e 36th Field AA Battalion
H q- C3 v6 `' t 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1 c. |: T! P" E 48th Field AA Battalion, \! r8 q. }) [% c- A
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment0 W2 L) Q& k0 [2 F
49th Field AA Battalion
& I- y5 k+ w g' G' k V" K& U 55th Const Co ' d' v9 A6 l; D
49th Const Co # t% M) I+ Z+ c E# { N
17th Naval Construction Battalion6 |$ Y& t4 V( a# F$ t
47th Road Const Co
, o8 x% G! Y& U 9th Medium FA Rgt /22 d% x, Z, M: X1 A) A
3rd JNAF AF Unit
' q6 f* H& z; H5 T" T 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
# o! @9 v9 k. ]; o4 l# { 56th Field AA Battalion
' e( `. `8 X' q" R 21st Army
' c4 N; T7 |8 ]0 |( u% m 97th JAAF AF Bn 7 n$ K1 V6 h6 q3 f, S1 o' N# }
3rd FF Const Unit
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