开战仅仅三天 帝国陆军18师团就攻克哥打巴鲁,英国殖民地部队望风而逃。
& n, _ U# w$ K0 P0 X同一天海军特战队攻克塔拉瓦。3 n& v: E5 t$ A W" c
而偷袭维干登陆滩头的美菲军鱼雷艇全军覆没。
5 }" v2 ^4 N3 p! ~& b% e8 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 44,49
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DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 3- t* r. r* [4 C* Y# c7 \
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1; z5 y% F1 ]' }! q: S3 Y
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
! O# o1 w& s( i- b( _DD Murasame, Shell hits 2' q& B' J7 Q4 B, e# E
DD Harusame, Shell hits 3
$ \# r/ x8 u; p! Q3 o1 TDD Yudachi* M& b8 ^; E+ `) o$ `
DD Samidare
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2 l h6 H8 a4 VPT PT-31, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 t7 Z- s. I1 b3 x
PT PT-32, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 I7 @# ?6 c# P0 ^% e* ^ _5 QPT PT-34, Shell hits 5, and is sunk, C& v& z3 L7 }8 O$ a
PT PT-35, Shell hits 40, and is sunk
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进逼大同的傅作义将军第3骑兵军也被日军击退。2 `# u: H8 q( A0 C3 Y
Ground combat at Tatung( `( u0 O* D9 G4 Q$ L& A
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4 Z2 g% U2 A5 o9 c% m9 ] iAttacking force 22597 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 548
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Defending force 5542 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 155
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Japanese max assault: 1176 - adjusted assault: 710 . F3 ~; ~2 S7 f6 X( s
7 l, ~4 }' B/ z3 k5 ?4 q E* h) fAllied max defense: 149 - adjusted defense: 30 x0 R, c' Q. m
+ I8 @, d* J- s8 B1 l+ P6 |8 ]Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
1 x2 y1 s. v! l( C' U& o433 casualties reported- h& k$ H6 d' T! L. d0 H+ A
Guns lost 1
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8 o4 s* K4 J$ {* G2 m: w" _Allied ground losses:
2 [+ T. N+ X% H6 B360 casualties reported
, D/ d# O: _ G& o8 x7 \Guns lost 4
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: J; Q2 |3 f# [7 o) k! O6 ^0 z" Z/ IDefeated Allied Units Retreating! |