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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
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! c' }- D- V( A! E5 R; |. S
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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2 ~1 f3 g3 t2 }Japanese aircraft
6 z+ u' W5 g+ m+ ? N1K5-J George x 18
" @0 T* b! a1 d, B- b Ki-83 x 46
* j2 ^ _, Z$ { Ki-84r Frank x 47 f4 N: B6 V& y/ R0 Q7 }) ?7 }
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Allied aircraft0 w5 v m" v# ~ V) L8 ~4 p3 l
B-24D Liberator x 6
) d, o7 z2 o5 m7 I B-24D1 Liberator x 30
. V2 p) a3 V/ r P-38L Lightning x 24
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No Japanese losses$ F' I% ^, D' [" b S2 ]- h& U
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Allied aircraft losses- R1 k0 d; [& k, j
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
* f6 h3 m9 i8 A9 V4 ^ B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged; Y! _1 H n3 ]/ O* H
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed0 f/ p O# {; e+ W
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Airbase hits 15
2 [& s- a0 F2 AAirbase supply hits 1
% n7 m' l& x! q% g" |: `Runway hits 272 G4 a5 x3 n# T) j) I) d
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 F% K4 T2 D2 {/ M) q0 u" Z
. D, i8 x4 C- I6 P: RWeather in hex: Partial cloud, I6 D7 K, }( H6 |2 K! Y
9 }3 |# G2 X G, ?* A2 L( @Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: ~' a! S; S1 Z! [! {Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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1 w3 r- Y" i% r5 `' [0 F4 WJapanese aircraft
- X& P: z; S! p: W- a0 ^ @' J N1K5-J George x 18% k1 W9 s% X% h& H3 Y
Ki-83 x 39% o& X$ B) X. n6 l
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft2 q# Z0 T0 J+ ?6 K& E; r3 j
B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses6 ^* l$ b" t( d5 x# `
* y j# B2 L+ G$ {+ oAllied aircraft losses3 }! L0 x1 k7 E/ F
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
" O5 W8 M6 O% x" ^* z! h; g B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak+ L, [7 L) S* ~8 p- i" k, r9 u# |
2 U, B- W5 s) E" R1 v+ w( oAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 4 X3 h: s' Z0 V9 [. Q- \
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, a$ F3 |/ E% GRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. X$ w( `! M8 A7 u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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% ^3 I0 R9 [% {9 m N1K5-J George x 179 `$ v5 H/ C, @; e& ~9 c2 B
Ki-83 x 37
' I; m4 N0 ?+ ]; S0 } Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
: a4 n+ B$ ~; v; `! G4 S B-24D1 Liberator x 8- h8 a8 {8 ~4 U+ H+ W
8 y' N6 b4 [5 d- N1 BJapanese aircraft losses8 u# |9 i; s2 C1 K8 A7 A
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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" U: u5 s7 n) t9 T5 ?$ A' xAllied aircraft losses1 t8 |: V0 [5 M X
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged9 h: z# s6 Q% R/ i# ~2 h
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak# S0 m3 S$ ^% s, H2 f
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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。
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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6 b- P- ~0 u/ g# o) l# WAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802. f* `1 h4 ]4 R0 A
3 M+ L# B6 W/ ^% t8 i1 p: Q1 SDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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+ B) k" u7 F# c; |' y! w+ ]# IAllied adjusted assault: 7976 - A8 ?) u; q, u
/ P6 v) k4 }" i. fJapanese adjusted defense: 289 # i' d/ S6 ~3 E# Y! x+ _7 O
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 5 ~! o1 l k" e5 Y' h
! I. r, I0 q5 W' s: HCombat modifiers
. b7 Z* \* |( W) j, g6 }# J/ kDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
9 X/ s0 M( g$ fAttacker: 0 u$ o0 X4 P7 G2 k* s6 e7 M
' ~% I- C, y5 [8 s' ^Japanese ground losses:; ~; u% L2 M( ?9 Z; p- i2 @
6937 casualties reported
6 }, ^; H( F: a8 C9 @/ X2 B& g7 ^ Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
. Q8 z4 O. V& `# S! R0 z Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
/ R( _; [, `; J, @! |# B Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled) n; @. m, c9 C
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
/ ]5 _0 G! C5 |, { Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)3 y% B1 n r. R; q+ T
Units destroyed 3
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! ?" T E/ M S5 }/ UAllied ground losses:& p! |, e# h0 }. `* ]
1437 casualties reported0 e& V9 j7 U2 B \3 h
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
6 g8 {7 ?- n8 Z- g9 @ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
0 f W/ \( g$ Y0 |! b8 b) n Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled% N' `: J4 @) [; {% T. t4 y
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)# c$ g2 w" N& A+ O' \* M' H
2 }9 F. p$ ?- S$ C1 uAssaulting units:* U0 o, Y& X% U- M3 Z
27th Infantry Division
8 n5 }/ o4 p8 ?- L 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
/ o% o+ B( K( z W. C K 96th Infantry Division
5 c- a0 U$ S/ |1 R 81st Infantry Division& f( }+ d) R& C& n- l/ }7 P
33rd Infantry Division, |, ~ z1 C' J, U; G7 G2 [4 H5 U
2nd Marine Division
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& \0 b; O% `+ k6 n, |3 i 37th Infantry Division5 Z3 v' E- Z. I1 t9 P) N, i
6th Marine Division
7 N& c; h1 Q9 S5 v- z7 }- m 3rd Motor Brigade
3 Y p8 e+ f) G( f7 B }+ ] I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment5 C% A5 |1 r3 Z( c$ N& l! H& m$ v
5th Marine Division
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3rd Cavalry Regiment9 ~" }; `# O2 H0 W3 U# \* r
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion/ `! i4 F( O' v. K
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
! R5 S. o8 L3 P 2nd NZ Division
6 ^3 _4 y5 C) l6 T5 |9 s 1st Marine Division
+ j" ]3 S- y4 v( F 2nd Army Tank Brigade
9 `+ o+ Y8 m6 F1 {) c VII US Amphib Force ) n- ~5 b1 s" B! q
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
' |3 n9 y& _: Z5 A 4th Field Artillery Battalion
9 m. L* i; l" y6 r C 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion, b5 y3 v4 L( _/ a3 _7 G2 e
I Corps Artillery
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154th FA Bn
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56th Division
6 m5 F& I: a' a9 U) R; O; }! f. I 14th Division
6 P( v$ \2 s* O8 I8 _" p$ l Maizuru 1st SNLF# _/ A5 c% z& v+ i# }% J
8th Area Army /1
) x* }3 _, N2 B; s' w6 ]: m" f 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
/ z: ~, Y+ Q' f# [# }0 I 113th JAAF AF Bn
. n* Z) s0 r. \ 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment2 c1 P% d2 n0 F8 [! N1 y) B; d( B
Gohoku JNAF Base Force
& l, T/ Z0 U7 Z$ n* c2 R5 i9 | 10th Area Fleet! `6 Z" r% Y/ k
72nd JAAF AF Bn ( b% K1 X) B' A
2nd Amphibious Bde /2$ g$ W7 q. K" L9 y/ `
48th Fld AA Bn /2
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! ]8 C# ~" ]& Y- m+ i+ J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。; U9 ?) Z" ?' m1 _ `& h
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2 N. }9 j4 N& A3 [' ~* RGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)& ?1 h1 R P! f" m, ^ h/ E8 n
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Allied Bombardment attack" n& c1 y$ g7 q) [" Q2 M
5 n$ y3 s* J5 u; d3 q) `Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 40824 t( g* V+ o! a# p( @8 l) Q0 [
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 10831 U: d" S( j: w. a1 t& a- }
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Japanese ground losses:/ K7 ?$ @, w, B$ O, I
12 casualties reported4 x$ r/ G, Y9 Z1 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 C$ n |! H" u+ M" S/ U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' u' c7 Q% k6 K2 ]) N! t! K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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: J% ]1 {2 T& c3 C4 K2 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# V |6 t: H4 Q3 G* L8 \ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
. ~; l! J. [8 `& ?% n5 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# m/ d' U- Z4 R- | Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 _5 A! E! I" _
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1 ]$ `" n$ k; Q5 j! L" M& U 11th Australian Division [. }. {* p0 P1 l
50th Tank Brigade2 G# E; W9 @& c2 d
254th Armoured Brigade
. ?: M& b- Y; d 93rd Infantry Division, S: k1 \( X8 p# j; r+ v( ]
9th Indian Division! J) a7 K; N) @3 n
7th Australian Division, _, v/ ~7 X1 Q j7 L6 a" u
18th British Division% `, z: P9 y6 e- Q. y! ?
8th Australian Division
+ @* c8 T( l3 | V% Z 32nd Army Tank Brigade% N) h1 F) o! w5 N7 Z5 W
31st Armoured Division
5 m6 ]. z% M1 M2 J) z _ W$ @# W/ F 51st Highland Division
. ]) z# A8 q( I5 a G0 o6 ^ 97th Field Artillery Battalion
e3 u% x @ } 2/16th Field Regiment
0 S3 _1 V+ ?/ S; Y% A1 A' i' d XI US Corps
) K7 y2 T& \8 M 251st Field Artillery Battalion
2 F5 {" ^- r8 a6 j2 O y' \: g 1st Medium Regiment
. _: r. z e$ S( X8 j 249th Field Artillery Battalion
4 A y% p, ~$ O9 p( V 108th Tank Attack Regiment
1 F6 A# u7 [6 ~4 A( r: J 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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) v: G( M& w; `8 c$ M 49th/A Division
8 l( H# f* L5 Q5 h% B) E$ \ 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
" {1 R) z% w% x* z; Y* F 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade3 O; s6 X2 H8 v5 O
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment, e6 W! r* T& j6 L5 W
11th Militia Regiment! r( F5 m" O5 G7 M( m+ a7 \
6th Java Militia Regiment
% T% N" r% a) O 49th/B Division; c6 [2 h/ r/ O, R
49th/C Division
* O2 H8 y- Q9 L4 L6 {( F \. r( | 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
) P7 L. t; k: r& x1 [ 27th Special Base Force: X2 t1 F5 J& S
36th Field AA Battalion
- n, j2 U- U+ M 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
# W- w$ q6 m" }4 J8 Y, P. _ 48th Field AA Battalion
; U4 E: Y5 C- P. j 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment+ K& x+ R' J, u0 d$ G2 g: h. W. [3 H
49th Field AA Battalion
* c" x1 L. ^* k# \ 55th Const Co
! _! P- T; j7 f" a$ x, x 49th Const Co + y3 `% E/ g0 @* D# @
17th Naval Construction Battalion7 J- `2 j2 }9 ~+ R, J8 b5 U9 v
47th Road Const Co / o/ h' c4 X6 M: J7 x7 Y
9th Medium FA Rgt /23 m* C3 b2 p4 N, K& T4 a
3rd JNAF AF Unit & a; \4 |5 I `2 W# y
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment5 H( S7 N! J! O& s
56th Field AA Battalion
: s* D4 g6 Y, ?9 Y: F& J' T 21st Army: x; T; H, g$ I% T. M
97th JAAF AF Bn
$ _; D! F: H. g8 W" ` L 3rd FF Const Unit
" R4 O, l$ N3 W+ [ 12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |