5月23日
8 b A: ?, C# h* c0 Q0 }4 m6 p8 k9 w5 q: D/ n% C
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0 {7 V) C7 Q; n. b
! S% j! _, a( N' X
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 x: A: k) C; B( x; O. TMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
/ S! |) C+ q& v' j
$ ?. h+ _7 V; t Q- C; V8 Z5 `Weather in hex: Partial cloud
, q8 ^% J& a: U" y
3 X9 M B+ ^. l& Y2 N" ?4 s4 n3 ^( ?Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 w7 d6 u1 l( ^+ T6 i9 {& Z
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
; O; p1 {3 B% L. Y& l' w + `: }) H: y3 P" |* J$ l6 f5 y
Japanese aircraft
7 X' A8 d3 M% n& [ N1K5-J George x 18
6 h4 y7 \; p: W Ki-83 x 46
+ k5 n/ O/ I g8 S: P7 ?4 g. Q Ki-84r Frank x 47; r( z$ x5 E! r/ [$ R3 ?
5 Y! t" w2 S4 N i( f$ X) J
Allied aircraft
* S5 I; Y e. N: H B-24D Liberator x 60 K0 {9 j( ]5 E9 F
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
4 B4 u) E. S+ a1 ~! f P-38L Lightning x 24, B2 c& O& n8 D# f9 C
; S$ Q, A% M1 L: nNo Japanese losses4 c, Q6 U2 i, a
' P# c$ b( w! XAllied aircraft losses% s. F% K4 [8 @ B! D( d& k* o
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
( X8 U o: n! g1 {; f& w' d B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged$ I5 G! V) q* ~# O3 ? M4 Q
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
8 O& |& F) |$ }0 j
' P: l; W/ X. ~6 \Airbase hits 15
) \# @8 }2 r, @# W! F* Z! kAirbase supply hits 1( S9 t# f1 _. g! L
Runway hits 27; O& \7 z" ?' i+ D3 n2 g# [
! E+ k7 M, a2 T5 C' C8 m--------------------------------------------------------------------------------. N5 b5 K. Q- z1 ]5 e# A" s
Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ k, U, m3 K5 g6 N: e2 W- p
+ H5 V# x( `6 i6 n$ W' u6 {' zWeather in hex: Partial cloud) L2 U1 j3 F" c
) j! }, F) l" [" O$ z
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ q# M$ X6 i! ~- X$ R
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes2 L1 t- x4 c) e% v1 ~1 B- |1 V% _
8 N$ `5 W! U( R- z, V+ j" y# c
Japanese aircraft
: q7 Q" l1 X. B" L# d9 C; H: V" a N1K5-J George x 18
* O/ W, f l: V4 y Ki-83 x 39
* K/ D* N% L3 x) R( [ Ki-84r Frank x 435 Z" _# _. H3 l
( G3 i# Y9 L2 s2 R7 sAllied aircraft/ n* t$ \1 a) M4 x- N9 L, F
B-24D Liberator x 9$ C9 |8 {* N" `" {4 N6 m0 I
7 G- J4 X4 P* ]0 Z$ V2 _; fNo Japanese losses
" k4 W5 G J$ r- N' P7 o ) y! K3 x, ?% }8 B( \/ H
Allied aircraft losses
" h7 G( c6 p9 D; m2 {4 q' @ B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged, Q0 N. h5 N$ U
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak# [ d/ L7 D/ {* m! C3 r$ G; w$ |
8 `( K' Z) |0 D, m; a7 i7 q+ j
Airbase hits 1
, Y9 f4 y& ?9 O7 F) j% k+ O( m& a# X3 V0 V. P! [ L! W
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- O# a% o4 x8 k% u ?Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 C2 W1 {( C$ `
0 O" ^0 D/ ^! d5 p1 \5 R
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
2 A) p4 F/ n1 D, L& U4 D # z+ l. ^$ W1 v3 T
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( h8 F1 ~& E8 W* |8 cEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
, F, g5 H1 | j6 ^0 u' z- m
2 o; l2 @8 ]/ m9 d# O6 qJapanese aircraft$ Y x: W6 L$ v0 S( U1 Q. A
N1K5-J George x 17) f% j) L: Y0 M# v, k
Ki-83 x 37/ _4 ?" J" T; t% N- e
Ki-84r Frank x 43
! Z" {8 g4 ?6 w( f3 W$ T 7 A( W9 v9 n1 C) `0 ~- v* }7 l5 Y
Allied aircraft% j( P+ [" I. `% X$ s* \" q a8 _
B-24D1 Liberator x 8$ s6 B, _2 B, T. u, H
: t7 o3 w% z8 fJapanese aircraft losses( a9 r4 v4 ~; E' Z
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
% s" h( m& J, q. K5 t2 x% d- n
R8 |. E Y. ?8 B+ O7 [, S4 rAllied aircraft losses Q" b' T% _2 O) e6 H& e! Y
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 ]4 s# P: q" E N9 V) E4 M B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak' p' T# p( `; n8 s$ u% q+ D
& W \3 `; X6 k% B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。, n5 d+ g. D' y: _4 U
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 D# M, n0 J' o8 q: l- S, L
# Z- L S. _3 _ v* W O- aGround combat at Manado (75,99)# I/ q2 r: H$ O; M; z
+ @' \" U! G+ n( v YAllied Deliberate attack" V3 R1 [' a' n8 U
" g6 R! L! K7 x* mAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802- l3 y* U: o8 Z+ L1 H$ ]7 i5 q. J
4 q1 ~: W4 l" }
Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
" _* l* M* g, \7 ]; A ! M C, x. A" O5 [& T" g
Allied adjusted assault: 7976 7 q, A n9 A+ L/ r8 h
# m5 Z6 W$ h' H. |; S
Japanese adjusted defense: 289
6 t, r5 C; s$ P3 W3 y$ |) p
/ A: |' x3 M. ^% i- b, m+ u: _Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
3 W( T; q6 t% E3 w1 q
- m/ Y2 I5 s/ q# i/ w- p4 P: h0 WCombat modifiers2 k1 W3 o# x2 g, P% n* j4 ]
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)" Y% e( H2 I' ^" b" k
Attacker: - x/ J1 ?+ A& {' Y
& j4 g. o' E$ {7 ZJapanese ground losses:
; m; i9 l1 n: S6 T# R8 I 6937 casualties reported: h9 |/ P4 c5 P& d
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled! k: D1 S: n t: p4 K' K( \
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
+ z- |( n6 P0 V- X) p4 y/ a Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled& _$ U( D ? l' o" |! x: J' u
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)2 s" Y1 }3 C. \3 B3 r
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
- }" N. @; ? @. x5 n Units destroyed 3
: W9 N; B" T6 q( P, v 5 s3 m, E2 c. ~0 Q- K4 }' g. W0 {
Allied ground losses:) d e+ n" n5 f4 r$ a/ M) W
1437 casualties reported+ f; ^7 a# A* Y! P) G. U0 o4 s
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
9 n: Z3 l; E0 W5 N7 f Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
( F8 o9 m m" B! R Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled! J7 N7 Z9 b s8 A7 R0 Y4 z
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
! Q7 c" M& d% |! s
& ~ ?. }3 d4 FAssaulting units:
9 w# Q8 Y, Z' W5 Q$ R 27th Infantry Division" p, |9 U7 Z9 N
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
$ `# \8 R8 z! T7 [) K, o. z; b 96th Infantry Division- }9 i# J. {! ^4 g+ s J. B- z! D& t& u9 C f
81st Infantry Division
$ V9 m( A8 _+ L4 @ 33rd Infantry Division& o/ h9 U8 u: ?6 f1 P! h
2nd Marine Division# J! g4 A6 h+ M+ w( w1 L
10th Indian Division
/ ]0 F) I3 G5 P/ n! ` 37th Infantry Division9 e6 y# i" ]9 v1 O: r( ~
6th Marine Division
7 A8 h! z+ c j: T 3rd Motor Brigade
- ?" m. C$ z; G0 z% Q- C8 D I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment# _" O4 L) n7 i9 \4 m
5th Marine Division* f% E7 B, _/ S, M4 ~0 G
6th Infantry Division, D0 ]8 B. n% d8 {1 o( j
3rd Cavalry Regiment
, r# r1 @. u, }: j# F& W 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
3 @, W' I1 v4 q- C 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
9 m& X. n, v, L, v" h" q 2nd NZ Division
: U9 ~$ k- X( {. v X! z8 d0 D( X 1st Marine Division0 b6 |+ K3 U& |9 c, j; ?- ^9 b4 `
2nd Army Tank Brigade1 V% H" F1 ?0 D
VII US Amphib Force 2 {8 f2 C# y w2 }
USAFFE 0 N1 K `6 b) s8 b1 s* X- k* I
276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
7 d: ?) m( ~$ G5 g W# j+ K 4th Field Artillery Battalion
( i" _/ i0 q3 M, |: F2 Y 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 X$ L1 t8 a) w4 [& y" Q# E I Corps Artillery ; L. v/ [1 B+ N
X Corps Artillery
% Z* T' Y/ k l9 l3 R 154th FA Bn
3 K" E/ A, ?; }7 o 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
; M5 h9 ~, j# C+ ]
; j8 P K0 A) |# L' b$ g) xDefending units:
2 X9 n" s, }" ` 91st Division
& v H, ~. F: G) K 56th Division
! n. {% V t% k6 G B 14th Division
4 {' d) q/ [/ d% ^1 m* j Maizuru 1st SNLF
) W( c. l0 b$ p' c' m 8th Area Army /10 y$ i _ \& r
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment: Q2 I% h8 O7 y6 j% T5 k
113th JAAF AF Bn - t$ w" ], [9 V: S
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
% K/ q# V! D, I B Gohoku JNAF Base Force0 Y @* g* b* h9 q/ Z6 p
10th Area Fleet
4 G4 Z2 d9 Z' ?% Y, ?) j$ ^& @+ R 72nd JAAF AF Bn 5 p$ v% b" i' G- w' b1 o+ U. V2 I
2nd Amphibious Bde /2$ C; F7 k# N4 p/ N' g' X
48th Fld AA Bn /21 H. {5 W9 t/ A
( q2 b1 B9 k$ }5 G8 o# c! L
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。* y$ k4 m" Y m2 `0 ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: y/ E3 J0 n' ~2 V c8 e8 H' q7 p
2 j, U8 I4 {( `: b h% @/ PGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
0 g2 ^2 F: }) z) K/ W* p) E: ~
$ J/ x' V7 n, e' W! |, ]0 |Allied Bombardment attack8 j" [; E2 p, s/ E3 O
- F L; B6 t" F* `" \$ mAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082% W: m# j8 v& B4 `8 r
0 q7 Q c+ i3 t9 M* Q- d* `4 HDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
; g& p7 C- ], R( h. @ ! y {! T& x- k9 R. l
Japanese ground losses:' N' s0 A! F' @9 }9 [* u
12 casualties reported
% E4 \9 i, n+ W/ `4 m& o Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 B5 _2 \/ a8 X! Z! O; `4 } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 o) o# v9 j. [' a) d; @/ l' ^& F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ d0 H P6 P: `! _ o. E
* V' t+ n# v' x4 kAllied ground losses:( A" i# _* `: T8 Q$ n3 _# I
4 casualties reported0 E5 S' a1 Q5 X1 H. o( e5 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, m& C* B$ d4 R& s/ y3 v Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled! `8 Q- A' ^- w* R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ E) ^* ~4 o# ?2 Y Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' V, d; E; d- u+ @ i
) U1 D8 `3 \, i5 h zAssaulting units:# l) a1 ^1 d% R8 w
11th Australian Division8 a, U# r! y3 M$ x
50th Tank Brigade8 j* A a( r5 j. C
254th Armoured Brigade# Q0 W; [) g( T: N: t
93rd Infantry Division
0 [% e9 @( P1 i, |! x8 P) c 9th Indian Division
, k- ^$ {& h. T. n" }( \7 `/ J- m 7th Australian Division$ n- }3 A9 B; Q
18th British Division7 T3 L) O( i" _# u) X
8th Australian Division2 e: `8 ]2 M, V* v! P% }: j @
32nd Army Tank Brigade( H2 D# A( m; E/ t, x% ~
31st Armoured Division& L" K" V" F7 D5 |; Z
51st Highland Division3 p% G' @3 o. Y- L7 f7 O. h% `' m/ x1 L
97th Field Artillery Battalion0 J# t& g* Q8 ]
2/16th Field Regiment
+ X" Y: J/ o4 H% M- A* t8 q5 [+ O XI US Corps3 q) [, J' P% x. U3 B
251st Field Artillery Battalion
% B2 E" Q: m; Y, x8 N 1st Medium Regiment
4 l6 `! `) d# g1 W 249th Field Artillery Battalion
$ q' n. a' }" n4 m' s* W* ^ 108th Tank Attack Regiment3 o- l- d7 N/ l0 |" N
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment3 v' b" u2 G+ F' ~4 C" u
. Z. \) Z4 C& j6 T* v) T! {* uDefending units:
, Z0 U1 \/ X" y, d: e/ [ 49th/A Division- r- A+ x8 e. R6 q* a* J# `3 [
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
* d# _! Z, }! V: d4 G 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
4 U8 v& M+ I. f1 u$ X5 z ? 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
2 @& B$ V( e: y _8 h8 k6 o, Y2 h 11th Militia Regiment
2 c; L% Z& R0 k+ m( D; ]; H 6th Java Militia Regiment
& R5 \1 [1 V" Q; x# b" y9 C 49th/B Division
7 f8 m2 J E# W6 d1 F( M; f 49th/C Division
- a: |/ u0 u: W: U 13th Field AF Construction Battalion ~% i0 \2 @1 S( J8 i7 o7 Y- I$ w
27th Special Base Force
) T, ]7 x+ z& J8 p7 O, T5 k* u 36th Field AA Battalion
5 o+ u! p" f' S9 h+ `9 }; H 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5 n( Y! G" i- x. a6 A9 T2 f 48th Field AA Battalion
W$ w# b" y( f l, ~ 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
9 p7 \. f' B K3 m: w1 [' K 49th Field AA Battalion. S! O& _5 E. A! x
55th Const Co 8 f: h# ~- ?6 n1 F$ `/ G
49th Const Co
; h7 }( P7 L9 m* _$ @, Q2 I% O5 D) W 17th Naval Construction Battalion* ]% _% E0 V" J4 j5 T& x
47th Road Const Co
% X0 B/ F. q, a2 y3 r$ w 9th Medium FA Rgt /2
0 Y5 j+ `. e* P3 @ 3rd JNAF AF Unit
& I9 @ \$ d$ s4 Y/ P8 D 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5 Z) q- Z. l' P" k7 s' N w9 { U$ F 56th Field AA Battalion
6 Q1 \$ z/ p6 O 21st Army! S8 C7 ^6 L% F1 h, a) }
97th JAAF AF Bn 3 Q% k0 u; |- m9 k6 e
3rd FF Const Unit
9 Z6 m: D( D. e 12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |