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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+ n: V' b5 o' X4 x' j2 [
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 X1 C( v' {7 _% @) I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 B" K% |7 |# l, v& s& ~* bRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 q# r8 F, S& F2 k# f6 t8 MEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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) G" Z5 r4 T) F9 {# n4 _1 \Japanese aircraft
7 i! S' M \+ y( } N1K5-J George x 18
6 l9 k, \& x7 V- s7 T& C) r Ki-83 x 463 p: X/ P( o. g( Z+ D
Ki-84r Frank x 47( P- ~$ u+ Y7 G# L# D; B. g8 H$ O
1 S# N0 |* o& M+ W* k9 ^- e0 LAllied aircraft
) W: ?$ Y! s4 i B-24D Liberator x 6
. y3 F) }) T' ]- e9 d9 T# g B-24D1 Liberator x 305 r/ ^' H& b( I, V* g. H
P-38L Lightning x 24$ v$ F/ i+ `' z2 }0 s: D
* N2 B, u% Q; z. p R+ Z- S& kNo Japanese losses
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- D# N }- l- O, Z! H9 C+ r) ?9 P j4 FAllied aircraft losses
4 V3 R- _' y4 V& v& t B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged2 r2 ~9 M/ E+ D7 W
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
& l% K: Y) r% v1 z4 f P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 155 o$ o9 ]2 `6 `6 b9 g
Airbase supply hits 1: G! f2 H$ F L# t% p3 p
Runway hits 27# X/ }2 f% R4 J4 X' v1 D
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0 P$ j3 b1 O/ J: oMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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7 W2 _- \6 M3 C& wWeather in hex: Partial cloud" P0 j; T6 N; Y, O5 H
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ f8 F+ X# c' R' [5 xEstimated time to target is 13 minutes# Z; f9 ?; y: ?3 E2 W/ A4 \# c
2 E. ^' A7 r4 a) c# ], SJapanese aircraft
7 Y1 z9 ]6 \& T s N1K5-J George x 18 [$ i. x! E* d! z# O
Ki-83 x 39
/ s# Q. f* R1 {0 z2 D. J; _$ M Ki-84r Frank x 433 R1 B8 Z) d" s, y) }
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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3 t. D; @8 O" |5 [Allied aircraft losses
; ], C# l! S2 c. a B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged. `/ A0 B. R3 ?5 n
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak' d. c }8 n! w" q3 v' P Y
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Airbase hits 1: V& ~4 Y2 j" z2 x, Y
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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( a/ |( r4 S& u- B2 ?% iRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ ? A1 ]2 v6 v' R' n& ]6 pEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 17: m8 I6 f* k( F1 W; B
Ki-83 x 375 H. z5 V m( _& ~
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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6 ?# n. q( v! U& c4 k& T5 V B-24D1 Liberator x 85 I6 Y* ~" ~$ P. c0 U
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Japanese aircraft losses3 y. o" G. u+ A0 D. C) ^& p
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: `$ F3 V2 M; y X9 N' P- ^/ y; t B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged! u* |% G6 V5 U! g3 X( s
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak, ?; L% C/ v3 W7 N2 R: x5 y/ P
f/ ^+ H2 j+ T: @7 ]3 g& `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。/ {, K! S5 h% Y! W. J$ c& |- C1 n
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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9 F% J' E" p( p2 z. f5 q) FAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802$ e6 M3 e; o$ q. D5 _# }
" ?* c8 ^7 z+ g5 m1 XDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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0 h+ {0 Z0 c* z4 G) vAllied adjusted assault: 7976 * K: d$ {3 g# H6 M" G
" }/ } G# T4 Z! o: J6 d% rJapanese adjusted defense: 289 ; _7 y P5 C7 G- A
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
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4 [. A% E# J) T' `, j. c! {9 C/ T0 rCombat modifiers2 Z \8 t: r, E( I: J& G
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
. `3 z# }& _ X7 M& j+ WAttacker: ; y i3 [, x8 m7 x
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Japanese ground losses:! K2 b; w6 R) B% U. Z, H7 h
6937 casualties reported4 j: b8 I/ Y- L4 A- H
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled' t5 A( O( w. h6 N
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
/ Q5 q6 |" @& m7 C" |) A; Y3 Y Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled' J- N3 L" n+ E, S3 C
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)0 l+ P& P! M' d) K
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 e( V( o9 E7 W
Units destroyed 30 E2 C. F# t5 I" U6 C
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Allied ground losses:8 A- z. R7 C4 C! Y
1437 casualties reported7 Y' @( O- q1 X/ s
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled* l- t! U+ ?$ m2 ^
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
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: B# _4 {/ |* x2 s% r- ^# U Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)/ h% e9 c1 S$ u& x3 s0 \1 j8 j
1 o5 u! a5 p+ e, lAssaulting units:
9 _5 f: m) f- v 27th Infantry Division) D. x" I, ~3 m6 | I
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
2 R: Z0 l. I4 E; l# l$ {% z9 Z 96th Infantry Division
( o" Y' @8 A0 c5 Y) g# g 81st Infantry Division* F3 l. Q+ h8 e; }4 ~9 n
33rd Infantry Division
2 A" ?3 A+ D, ]' Q! i+ `+ n7 G# a2 H 2nd Marine Division
( C; w3 h+ x) v% j9 b: k 10th Indian Division. ]* q f5 F* u1 q8 w
37th Infantry Division) ]0 g9 n9 @) H' T7 D0 [; }
6th Marine Division) F, [; ?$ ]6 T' Q
3rd Motor Brigade
9 W% p9 y8 D' ]3 H- O c I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
8 H) l( \/ V3 T/ o 5th Marine Division
1 \/ ?6 R, R# f1 }4 E 6th Infantry Division
+ j) L7 P* R% u5 J$ i6 U6 p" u 3rd Cavalry Regiment( I1 s" d1 b& ]( ^; e" w1 v r
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion2 u' x, j9 k+ M
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division3 C4 L% j6 L# B6 w5 p
2nd NZ Division) O8 F0 R! S3 E, {5 q- s& p4 g! R
1st Marine Division8 G& @2 T- r0 N4 |$ S
2nd Army Tank Brigade! y; A& L8 h7 Z1 N6 c& C
VII US Amphib Force
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+ k# u: q: u4 s) N+ _# o 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion( b8 Y4 Z; `1 x2 @' n2 m! v
4th Field Artillery Battalion
) h. i5 Y% d" o3 \2 d x; O 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: R; z7 P( S) M' Y2 P I Corps Artillery
6 ^4 g, a& z2 X9 x0 I' ]2 W) w X Corps Artillery
2 q6 c' M+ G4 Z9 j- J' O4 W* u 154th FA Bn
1 g- |* G& q _, v0 y 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:
8 u; f6 _4 U+ i; z) c c 91st Division a5 e: F, g% ^2 ^- C' n
56th Division
0 e0 C+ n, t0 P# s8 m3 { 14th Division
7 U1 I/ f5 B3 F# G. G: _ Maizuru 1st SNLF& A3 H# J$ V" a7 P( p' V6 X; Z5 U
8th Area Army /1
% Q1 s! s6 H) C: W 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment. V0 `& h4 z, x' P# b7 p3 B
113th JAAF AF Bn
, Q7 w& O$ |+ U% O, c 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment: _+ g9 L! t2 _. e
Gohoku JNAF Base Force1 H: f i* d1 o ~5 y: P9 o
10th Area Fleet1 Q) y2 @: V2 |9 a) I; c
72nd JAAF AF Bn
: d+ q+ u+ I. l) d2 w, M) p8 M 2nd Amphibious Bde /2* S/ u, T( B1 U$ A2 C3 y
48th Fld AA Bn /2
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~1 T4 p- X. t& x/ r; ~3 r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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/ {* j% k3 S* @6 G6 w* [! _: jAllied Bombardment attack: H+ K1 E, ?" X% |
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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 = 1083
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12 casualties reported
/ B# D2 m2 O3 O1 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" v1 m( l1 B; s, l1 K e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- `8 _( f6 C: x; w9 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 {% U* @$ @4 g
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Allied ground losses:" k* E" e3 @: a6 t% g4 F
4 casualties reported5 t. B6 f) C3 T- q+ V+ P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 m$ [3 V* I& M/ j. t Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled9 o6 S& u9 W5 c1 i; X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& A J2 y& c9 f$ m- l Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 O7 `* ` A9 t4 G5 H
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Assaulting units: q4 k7 }* s/ ~; `* F4 k
11th Australian Division/ V8 F8 L u* y4 |; v. k9 c2 z
50th Tank Brigade
* c6 G5 r9 Z0 w. } 254th Armoured Brigade, B t) ]! v' _$ `3 W
93rd Infantry Division. U( \/ |/ ^$ M1 @9 K
9th Indian Division: j# m/ B, B" _
7th Australian Division
n8 [9 l" |( _- Z" b- q/ C. H 18th British Division
, k G4 S( m+ M$ Q2 d b 8th Australian Division
8 I8 H7 M; h3 w' ^6 b$ X# c1 ~ 32nd Army Tank Brigade
+ z4 J& w P! |9 f. k8 ~ 31st Armoured Division
0 {# c4 `3 Q( [- }# w# V 51st Highland Division) N R* ^6 R/ @& V( O
97th Field Artillery Battalion0 f: j& V I8 p) B* W
2/16th Field Regiment( ]( M4 T, z2 b- y
XI US Corps
5 d9 T0 ?( A i: |7 w0 k 251st Field Artillery Battalion2 V0 X! Q5 h- G: Z, U$ t
1st Medium Regiment
2 t* D: J% z( U' S2 l 249th Field Artillery Battalion
; C0 o! O5 k4 c8 a; b8 f 108th Tank Attack Regiment. u, G5 I G; n2 S& E4 ^
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment2 n% N8 v/ V) b* Q5 J
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Defending units:5 E& Z5 I' Z6 D" h
49th/A Division
+ G { b4 Q1 h7 P6 E; R 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade: {% y# h5 X; o3 \6 A3 C
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade/ h# a! @7 M6 q/ n( ~7 P# D
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
) r) f3 R/ u0 C/ ^ 11th Militia Regiment
9 T! a# H8 Z3 g 6th Java Militia Regiment
7 u. C( M* Q7 j4 Y 49th/B Division: j6 ^) B1 K4 K/ a2 _* x4 M+ o
49th/C Division
6 X/ @& {7 k/ q: b+ t 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
4 j: o5 A! Z+ W5 |- Z6 O 27th Special Base Force
! @9 o) ~1 t; t 36th Field AA Battalion" [' F. u$ e j9 ]) P5 C" `! Z
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment! M2 `- z% I7 `
48th Field AA Battalion" z( R( V; [0 |
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
6 |4 o [1 K% v, P. I; Q2 x 49th Field AA Battalion
! i8 P. D8 ]3 n: N, L 55th Const Co ! v: A& W* Y. X3 \; s
49th Const Co
! n9 i1 t. D4 k- m 17th Naval Construction Battalion1 p2 e8 x5 ?$ V* Z$ p( n
47th Road Const Co % V0 Y$ T# F' n K
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
# A. X. D+ w) M5 {* B 3rd JNAF AF Unit - C1 R6 `4 F6 d- h
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
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21st Army
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3rd FF Const Unit 4 v1 Q9 o2 L1 Z$ o2 }3 w7 b, X H
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |