1月18日
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2 R( w% \* j$ @. d S隐忍已久的日军部队从3条战线上同时向盟军发起了攻击% f; h9 K/ W/ R2 m* K
- C, K" O: A: Y. P首先是在印度洋科科斯岛附近，日军根据海搜机情报跟踪一队盟军运输船，并派出南洋驻留舰队攻击，成功追上了敌船队，可惜由于追击舰队本身力量太弱，没有对敌军造成重大伤害。' n* L; v1 P& z0 G, O
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 18, 45; X: \3 s8 L: P3 ^, j( z+ h) A+ x
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, w/ r, S, h* I4 ^) LNight Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 18,89, Range 4,000 Yards# v$ b8 k1 g3 A B1 \; j2 U% _
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Japanese Ships
: [5 m% t! }( i+ X6 [ DD Yayoi
; g$ g& u! [2 \0 @ DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 1" P8 H7 y7 h4 E2 S9 e
E Asagao) u( y6 a t! F4 K( d! e" j
E Fuyo
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E Hasu
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. I8 M- `" L) Z9 h1 SAllied Ships4 [. g- q/ p) `3 F2 G/ a! h C
DE Austin, Shell hits 83 D9 B5 q" N1 V6 W7 { `
DE Brackett, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage
& @, Q( H7 c* @/ I5 U! w2 B PG Isabel, Shell hits 4
7 a3 ?. P5 Y/ {( O3 T AM Adroit7 n! }# o! m Q* @! ?! w4 P
AM Conflict# f6 m* u3 l! b. ^7 }
AM Daring
6 S. ?% O) g0 v$ Z! B/ ^% y( M/ l AM Dash, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ l' {# g3 e+ v4 |$ @& w APA McCawley
3 d( a {( V$ z+ L3 [% x9 D APA Sheridan+ q" ]* Y8 E9 P& f& Q8 A* M5 v
APA Sumter/ J' A# O4 X+ m q) Y I
APA Wayne
& J! T' A) d# y# j APA Baxter
' A' t) y. d% A( y* ^ APA La Salle
$ A+ Q/ G$ a S) q5 Q APA Comet
/ B' _# o3 s( g+ D APA John Land3 N/ Z- Y6 m3 E- _. D
APA Golden City3 D! m0 y) g1 b: p. L
APA Herald of Morning4 n6 B; r* E, `$ R" \$ r
APA Storm King8 t/ ]6 G% a3 k& m3 c/ O6 b
APA Starlight
' `: p, h, |! ]3 _ APA Gilliam
% D! B# i# _6 u% T APA Appling0 d/ Y3 ^# }: Y$ _. B
APA Audrain
- I3 V0 N9 N" o8 S, n# ]' i APA Banner
! n8 q- E X* Z; X+ U APA Cleburne
: X' B: E# F! C3 j APA Dawson
2 }: U: y$ w3 q; p APA Fallon
, D% ?% g7 F* k0 ?5 C1 P% H( |9 c APA Crenshaw1 Z9 i3 h# X2 f+ O
APA Elkheart, Shell hits 6" g' u! @! i( Y' v6 B
AKA Aurelia
+ y0 q# V, [; V) {& F AKA Artemis+ C/ H+ ]; f$ O' s3 a7 ~ k. ]; M1 o
AKA Medea, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
8 H0 _6 \1 Y" A8 Y6 q# U) q! s AKA Athene% ?9 n) ?2 m0 h) K5 u
LSI(M) Prince Henry, Shell hits 25, heavy fires, heavy damage
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$ g J$ Q( g& K, d% h- y7 oAllied ground losses:
' Y" \5 f2 B8 Z 143 casualties reported- C- h/ t( F0 o. Y) F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled) j1 V* R0 z9 N, m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled* O0 d' }8 o: Q( y5 {" u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% `& J% [4 [5 C/ r Z- g接着，在中太平洋，趁着盟军主力不在的机会，日军登陆舰队又一次对南鸟岛发起决死的攻击，但是由于前期的飞机轰炸压制效果差，岛上盟军几乎没有受到什么削弱，登陆日军死伤惨重，未能拿下南鸟岛，好不容易在上一次南鸟岛攻略战中整备完的这几支日军部队又一次回炉重修.......
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Ground combat at Marcus Island (123,85)
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Japanese Shock attack/ o, t; ?& E. |* Y' b& g
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Attacking force 5538 troops, 80 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 201! |- {$ K3 L' X4 l' X
, I) p! o% u |Defending force 3169 troops, 134 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 92
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( Q' o8 I3 a7 P9 m$ j9 @' }Japanese adjusted assault: 37
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Allied adjusted defense: 60 / e! ]) }( w" k9 O0 K" u* t
# c$ K z2 ]: k" }6 SJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) / n% e) Z; |: m
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Combat modifiers# {( l4 E# P) `: v: r: J8 `
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-). ^. I7 i1 q1 C3 e- @( \# ~
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)' h( \. J$ |0 q' L4 q0 Z3 w2 C+ M
: z/ \6 `& d4 }, gJapanese ground losses:$ w$ s8 w* v$ e. d3 ~+ \
3785 casualties reported
9 f, a( [& i; R {2 y0 Y& { Squads: 124 destroyed, 47 disabled
. [8 m. f) z' L( I Non Combat: 83 destroyed, 30 disabled- a$ o: ~( U: T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# f" _, K) I- O. U Guns lost 27 (25 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 a& M& l" w. h Vehicles lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 r) y9 S) O+ p
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Allied ground losses:) O6 j/ ^8 Z& F0 n' q5 ~
94 casualties reported; z3 E: q9 e" O. b, \, v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled* o. o2 W3 a* E) S1 E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% ^. Q$ H; F" Q4 |6 z$ B: r( E' d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 V5 e2 D7 d" s ^$ o1 }5 h Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)% c g0 R( I# Z% C
* U5 h3 s8 t* p) H4 | ZAssaulting units:
" n. I, b4 r6 i: z 12th Ind.Mixed Regiment1 i6 e2 X4 |9 }
16th Ind.Mixed Regiment
; ~ _% x+ l2 G8 x 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment2 K- U/ C; q& s" k. a r$ Q6 o$ k
: q, F) `0 J( Y# R5 Z+ t4 g ]Defending units:
1 u/ k. v7 v% O/ {3 K 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
( {& K0 {5 N& M8 y% Z8 @ 76th Coast AA Regiment. G2 F4 X X) Q6 _: S1 j9 ?
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最后，当天的重头戏——KB出击！
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盟军一支轻型舰队在前天突袭特鲁克后返回了波纳佩基地，并解散在港口内补充，这一点被日军侦察机敏锐地注意到，正在附近海域待机的海军机动舰队决定利用这个机会，对这支处于解散状态的舰队展开致命打击！- W I2 V6 C5 j" \) j G
侦查显示波纳佩有约200架战斗机把守，KB全力出击，还是有把握。此外在特鲁克待命的陆基战斗机机队也接到了扫场作战的指令，协助KB攻击。
) z) Y' B" r* p/ J$ G4 p7 E然而当天盟军防守松懈，港口上空值班战斗机出人意料的少，庞大的攻击机群没有受到什么阻拦就轻松突破，瞬间将波纳佩港口炸成一片火海！$ Y) V3 ~% [$ Z1 k& x
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7 S8 b& o# i, _ v# X pAfternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 , ?# h# y- M2 E' @
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ }$ y3 Z- T: H4 X' a" E6 l0 N
! c: @/ Z5 p" T- h' f g" LRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. K* u( D! f# I6 @# y0 q. \5 ^7 e
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes; t" n9 o$ M6 _9 ?7 o) k; C5 v% p
( p0 s# @5 t: b1 v% y4 HJapanese aircraft
" \3 L1 u) N& p1 i: ~/ _7 L A7M2 Sam x 4313 C3 K: u/ ]9 I' Q: h9 c
B7A2 Grace x 344
]* G8 r. M# g D4Y4 Judy x 80# ]1 Z* d1 t% ^
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Allied aircraft9 i( {6 f& H" W* A; N) A* E
F6F-3 Hellcat x 36; e' S- ~" Z" l E* x) X5 h
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Japanese aircraft losses0 W5 P8 G) U& I; _
A7M2 Sam: 8 destroyed
; t4 w [% ?+ q, M3 S6 h B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed, 49 damaged' q y H7 S6 W
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
- V7 M7 E1 E" ` ~0 e4 S+ B D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses% x3 i% ^/ ]4 k
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 U7 _, c/ K( A0 W' N) u
CL Achilles, Bomb hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage4 H2 h' H% z* C& E" s6 ?2 n
DD Blue II, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ E8 q3 m- v3 Z& B& f SS Sea Dog, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk+ ~& @+ d7 H* Z& a( _
DD Yarnall, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- a+ e! x& C2 h3 m! s V( o4 T" x
DD Ross, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; Y) H5 D7 u4 }8 | k- v( n
DD Marshall, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; v+ i0 g9 w" V" p" {" J DD Wickes, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# J0 V0 U8 V& v2 K2 K* _+ S
DD Wren, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
9 H! v/ h: U1 r: A- [* T0 R DD Cassin Young, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 @; f9 }+ i* l5 m( f, e$ n8 C DD Wedderburn, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 j2 j6 A7 V. ~8 [' u
DD Samuel Moore, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk9 O- c& j3 h0 L1 ]; L4 O+ h5 g
DD Smith, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' V7 T' U; n/ `, J: G DD Prichett, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 f W5 d, K. r1 p K, A DD Taussig, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage |& J, T, E$ h2 V
DD Hyman, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! p4 D$ n( w3 |* A7 C
DD Dortch, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage V( ?4 W( u& F& z5 G7 l5 `
+ x- n$ Z# i1 ~5 IPort hits 286 o$ |0 h: b3 B7 j
Port supply hits 4) k8 C2 i+ y- F" Z
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盟军舰队在港口内受到重创，当场沉没5艘DD，其余军舰全部被重创起火，根据大统领事后交代，最大的轻巡洋舰也确认沉没，此外还损失约10艘DD，盟军留在中太的这支防御舰队几乎被一网打尽！作为代价，KB仅仅损失10多架战斗机，另外被高炮击落10多架攻击机，同时也击落直掩的地狱猫10多架。 {1 \" v, A) V7 q- x5 ^- s
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KB舰队45年首次出击取得了辉煌战绩！8 B1 J! M) U* y, B4 ~
0 o* o! y4 e. _! `$ m' C, m* Q当天晚些时候盟军地面部队同时对莫尔兹比港和米尔恩湾发起新一轮进攻，当地日军部队尽管处于绝对劣势，仍然抵抗顽强，盟军在两地的进攻都没有什么进展，机场港口仍然都掌握在日军手中！' N5 p2 `8 g/ l( c
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* N/ w8 v2 k ^4 @Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 22095 troops, 391 guns, 562 vehicles, Assault Value = 846& {9 x+ Z Y0 I: r l
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Defending force 8749 troops, 139 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 160$ H1 H, I+ Z/ }) T. M- R5 S* ]! o
3 z& A% `0 j* v5 WAllied adjusted assault: 483 8 i0 E) w& \: k) C' |9 T3 Q& P
. F" f$ H/ U) p* T% NJapanese adjusted defense: 433
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5) 1 A" B9 R: a% z/ W5 J5 E5 X& N2 {
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 40 R2 b7 Z+ u* n
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Combat modifiers0 s4 a( u& `# o, _* U; Z
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-): t f& ]0 u e& ?8 }$ p% C! V
Attacker:
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% X _5 t7 H: p; t! TJapanese ground losses:, e. j! S; T" U9 J4 Q
1111 casualties reported
8 H7 ]' Y& B X8 o! Q. T Squads: 62 destroyed, 22 disabled
" H0 l4 V* ?+ c$ m Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 11 disabled
! z, o; `7 ^, e" a Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled; _0 }- U0 }; n( j, F
Guns lost 21 (16 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
6 {/ t) V) o& Y: H 359 casualties reported6 S% {: B: w( U$ |: j! w, E5 V
Squads: 1 destroyed, 42 disabled
1 v8 R1 z, F+ P# L; b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
; V" V4 |0 m# ^3 X4 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% E% z5 ^1 T9 e, q Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)! q! [7 L4 l9 @( ^6 k0 S6 n1 n
; c- K$ v% @2 E) S5 f8 f1 ~& p/ dAssaulting units:
# F; J. W5 I* ~. w4 }. g3 q 3rd Marine Division' H9 e; N) i5 B6 ^4 N5 m
Americal Infantry Division
, R5 U- m! B5 B* x" M; r 766th Tank Battalion0 U6 q( A8 | d
5th USMC Tank Battalion3 Y" E% o0 I- E0 l
608th Coast AA Regiment# G! _/ |0 e' d6 {; ^! A' }
Tenth US Army
& b" L4 t9 V5 `5 t% t! O 544th Field Artillery Battalion& {, o# c& u9 |% ?! y1 C( x r& @
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0 s( }# N2 Q, m 48th Naval Guard Unit# E6 b8 i6 F0 z3 _( o
23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade' }: S# [: Q- d
62nd Naval Guard Unit
2 u; t2 X8 N5 c0 R& R- c" @ 89th Div /1; G" {7 U! Z3 o% i k3 X; J
35th JNAF AF Unit
9 d3 i$ R7 l0 `; q8 R) Z# `6 f 11th RF Gun Battalion& X5 E: F+ V' F9 U6 P
14th JAAF AF Coy ' F! r: N# [) u, O, v
39th Field AA Battalion: @: \7 v( ] N0 Y+ U1 z) d
3rd Fleet /25 D2 s- t6 \9 S& H8 |
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; M3 u+ y& |* D# s. B4 q0 F# O8 lGround combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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$ Y% t4 P" V4 q* k) J; i, u/ `Attacking force 53354 troops, 929 guns, 956 vehicles, Assault Value = 1963# e5 I- m. N2 \9 T& P3 W: g
+ q4 o+ @ w K8 q2 `6 C9 c' rDefending force 17486 troops, 263 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 494. }( Z& D* k5 p% m! x
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7; X9 y. z) `0 K! t' U+ l
H0 m# H5 x) V$ \0 ~, OAllied adjusted assault: 3077
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Japanese adjusted defense: 751 $ M9 U3 @$ a5 Q4 }2 ?$ @; [1 j
, y" P8 U# U1 z7 N: uAllied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 7) 1 Q8 e, b k1 [# v0 ` x
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 70 p( _5 y, t$ S# x3 s0 J
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Combat modifiers6 [' C0 v% M& u1 U0 o
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
G6 ?! T* s5 o: g; E0 \7 S& }8 \6 P8 F 1645 casualties reported
- |# m E( X6 ^1 @0 X4 m Squads: 37 destroyed, 95 disabled# ~0 Z9 T- M/ z, P6 {: d3 D3 o
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 56 disabled
. a9 {: W; {, Y* x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled' [8 m* T; f( D( y+ E7 f
Guns lost 32 (9 destroyed, 23 disabled)
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& y! D4 y, p: T 614 casualties reported; P! l. N( m! {* \( x
Squads: 9 destroyed, 189 disabled/ W( r8 c y8 s/ M( E0 [
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 19 disabled
) x. @. n9 y7 `) g1 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
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0 p# X- v. V4 P& Q. u0 FAssaulting units:0 A, E. Y; F- {
3rd NZ Brigade
! v( G( J9 g( ]$ h 12th NZ Brigade; F8 {. _( p" {$ ^. z; ?: S# D% w
2nd Australian Division, u/ r! y; }& |0 K' v3 a
6th Australian Division
- R% ^" `/ o- l/ w2 M$ y w 32nd Infantry Division# F a& L! c- _+ U
9th Australian Division/ p/ E3 O" {! Q" ^, J- Z
71st RAAF Wing ' r+ B1 ?: v* x, A0 U
70/100th Coast AA Regiment6 A9 t% T5 j4 i3 h! E
2/2nd Heavy AA Regiment
* e* R1 L) C6 w" V# x7 F } 223rd Field Artillery Battalion
# u' Z3 G& V1 i; q9 `* m+ ~6 N 81st RAAF Wing . I$ [3 X/ Z$ D4 j
22nd USN Naval Construction Regiment
" h: z/ d3 z" B9 j4 P II Australian Corps) F" M+ j2 ?" |# [- }
10 RAAF Av Rgt ; C7 c* t m0 ^9 L J
167 Wing 4 k' m5 o3 V5 x9 s2 E
694th Field Artillery Battalion
& @: k1 X# ` M' p6 a8 @ Seventh USAAF Engineer Aviation Battalion
9 G0 e8 y8 f) L# @3 N4 J, U 2/1st Heavy AA Regiment. i9 L: `/ b9 \+ c- G0 C+ `+ P# ?
IX Corps Artillery 4 ^- i- [& M5 T2 @6 y2 W" z. ~9 |
293 Wing ' Z5 |9 N+ ?! M* C/ n4 l/ F/ m
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Defending units:9 u) A: I- G' N1 w& p
47th Division' u! O* a$ S4 \( t6 `! T
41st Naval Guard Unit
2 _" K9 r. H; Z' L) o1 H 67th Naval Guard Unit7 p+ i0 `+ l7 b0 Z
16th AA Regiment; a- q5 _! z" ~5 w4 m; V" ~ P6 N
1st Air Defense AA Battalion
& ?* ^( @& _. B* C7 D9 G 37th JNAF AF Unit
4 Q& @* s; O+ W! O! p 31st Field AA Battalion; F+ X$ `1 ~$ V$ @& `3 [; Y& @" c8 x
40th Field AA Battalion2 P+ b, y; L& D9 ^7 ^0 I9 N
23rd AA Regiment
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42nd JNAF AF Unit |
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