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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2 ^6 V- y3 R% |( E
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Z/ z1 E3 l* DMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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4 |4 T3 T* u. B$ A; e' xRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) c1 a5 g1 b: e0 L) H
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes" r* X& i: m0 m+ |$ }& C; _
, ]* c' p. D0 a# @+ h) {+ qJapanese aircraft9 S0 O l0 [* f$ I( f+ ~7 C
N1K5-J George x 18
1 S+ W% f2 R- ~ Ki-83 x 468 ^0 c( G4 v+ [. p+ x& ?$ Q
Ki-84r Frank x 475 t. q' g! k3 L$ X; e+ b
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Allied aircraft- X; U, f# S' X1 b' W" T7 r
B-24D Liberator x 60 C- v! R( m2 O5 I7 x& I. j* d- e
B-24D1 Liberator x 30) g/ ^! l9 Z, H+ o- o$ S! C. L
P-38L Lightning x 246 ?3 V: c A" R, b5 |
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No Japanese losses
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B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged, t$ \* z; m+ r P" t/ N8 L" X$ `
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
8 w5 R" O& M! x P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 15
& |3 S5 l0 ^" bAirbase supply hits 1
9 v' W) E+ e+ d! U$ @Runway hits 27+ l+ i/ ^& i; y; X' r% h& X
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) m4 U% A7 J* ~, l6 mMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ' K. [* W, d f& D
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7 h, m; B8 q% f9 Z; t: {- CRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 K* c4 l4 Q% \/ e! fEstimated time to target is 13 minutes' W0 x9 i, u- |, b2 w; N
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Japanese aircraft6 `& i/ N2 m0 U5 `9 o8 t+ _5 H/ u
N1K5-J George x 18
! V: F. @" w v+ n( `! |. C4 T3 i Ki-83 x 399 w0 ?' D* }# d6 n* \
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, Y+ M: _# S6 E- X, L
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
# ^" N1 ^ c1 r2 q' v B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 a, \* Q; [+ w9 g+ b* sAirbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ h5 Q/ \" n- }Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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6 [& Y p7 w7 f7 ?/ g- ?8 aJapanese aircraft; J4 K0 u' h( L0 h
N1K5-J George x 17
: a+ q) c h8 L8 n) n' g5 |. ] Ki-83 x 37
3 c* q! Z5 ]* {1 ^ Ki-84r Frank x 43
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2 O' A( P$ _# w# B s% jAllied aircraft8 d) G4 G2 ~! O5 {) e+ d( P) h
B-24D1 Liberator x 8( E! \5 ?6 ~9 g
# I, k* {. @; [! k4 J( P/ HJapanese aircraft losses
5 {4 Z: M& q, O4 ]7 B7 l Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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+ r( W' z' `" D. y# G! cAllied aircraft losses. e5 ], z: L; U' v7 R( _' x
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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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。, o8 ^' D$ P, ~3 Q6 u6 W% k3 P
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# o- J; g* G% ~1 ~Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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, B; o4 A8 K( k0 O- jAllied Deliberate attack& H; o4 o2 t- V- ~* i) ]! j- c
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 58021 q5 E6 @5 K0 w3 r3 C0 q- i
7 |1 P1 I! E/ s0 X+ ?% {& M6 F& DDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408# F& i5 U# ?( W
/ F5 R' E3 M( ?4 L; _Allied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 ) u+ f6 e% d9 B
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1
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Combat modifiers1 q) D) P. a& b o6 R
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)7 v# r5 v* G4 }
Attacker: " }" W: c# U5 \/ G
0 T) t( I$ Z- H( ?Japanese ground losses:
) a, m( r% @9 z2 m- ~$ T 6937 casualties reported8 ]8 S3 p- H( Q# X
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
8 W7 _! N/ M( J1 N# S Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled+ w R% y( a; X! q
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 W/ D- B& v5 q% N, S5 s Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)- g, ~ A3 O, J \
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled), K' B" Y& N" [& a' H% b, h/ X9 Q
Units destroyed 3
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Allied ground losses:
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5 z4 l. W3 o8 S: `% O/ y4 ? Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
( Z, Q" w, |" i. P! n# x Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
' q+ [2 E( d ~5 n# J Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
$ O# \$ W, H" G# s Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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: r8 N; W( n8 U8 d* l1 }4 ZAssaulting units:2 U" M$ O7 L3 J1 t% H6 E7 \
27th Infantry Division9 a) M D* o( x
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
! Y& ]3 u( G9 g$ l3 h+ o! d 96th Infantry Division X5 ^2 v# B! P3 M/ \& U
81st Infantry Division! }9 j# N7 ~5 q
33rd Infantry Division0 u+ G8 x8 a6 M1 h' h
2nd Marine Division
; [6 o B+ Z" ?% L1 t# A' J) [ 10th Indian Division
: E3 \, O% ?' Y9 w T% y, ], d! [ 37th Infantry Division
# J3 R( `9 {! H& D3 {7 L [6 R 6th Marine Division
' s ~$ C" [6 a; _/ {: o 3rd Motor Brigade7 `3 u' i) h1 S$ k% m1 u+ e
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
: G9 `* V" C# ? 5th Marine Division
. b& k: r4 L. f# x, j6 o 6th Infantry Division
: I7 ]2 L2 `$ V6 I 3rd Cavalry Regiment. n8 I G) @! {0 r
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
, C1 ~% _# N0 i$ z 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division1 X# G% @2 p3 W% {! _0 t$ E
2nd NZ Division
+ z% y' G, z# E7 Q+ u- z 1st Marine Division
% n1 l+ a6 x9 U+ Z0 X+ i 2nd Army Tank Brigade
. W D+ L: C# w) ]- I& f! H$ m VII US Amphib Force
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276th Coastal Artillery Battalion7 R! }, k8 h/ M: U, U2 a
4th Field Artillery Battalion
" d! }1 e+ W$ y5 m 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion. I4 k! E8 M: |" C% ~) ?
I Corps Artillery : S) C4 g& s2 e/ D# j( S$ }8 a. [
X Corps Artillery
9 F4 c3 h5 _$ s$ _ Z/ z 154th FA Bn ) d/ O; k4 c r, L1 e' A0 w5 r
52nd Marine Defense Battalion0 s' v0 I9 L+ F+ `: o. b7 ?. s
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Defending units:
* T( F3 k9 h; ]! i9 p0 c( ]4 P2 ~/ s 91st Division7 J, E) j F4 }1 e; y( l& M
56th Division
/ S( ] j6 r6 [0 S$ X% J( Y+ Z. A 14th Division
2 w$ t7 z$ ?/ \0 G6 t" l3 Y6 V7 y- n! S Maizuru 1st SNLF
4 I! E `( i0 {6 c `/ A' x1 p( R 8th Area Army /1
( Q$ `9 J6 y3 d m 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment. H6 s/ ?. E8 U3 F; \
113th JAAF AF Bn
1 p+ U$ G3 I# r$ s x 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment) [: e$ p3 _* U2 D
Gohoku JNAF Base Force8 h" M* _7 h# |
10th Area Fleet" c1 a: p, R4 J) p
72nd JAAF AF Bn
8 q0 V" ?" S) a; u 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
0 \, ^) Q0 O/ O2 ~* h, `% G* B 48th Fld AA Bn /2( R. d/ w. g0 ^) e: o) p# U7 m. J. z
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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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Allied Bombardment attack8 B. V/ h+ `! y( Z' o+ |* y
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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5 A- D2 f- J% w) q( U- ODefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:0 ]0 w3 F/ f7 R) P0 Y" D1 a7 t: h j
12 casualties reported( l3 }1 \4 e) W, g) ~" ~1 @( |/ D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# d; l+ G. c: Z( V% M- @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ D: k: m$ |# E3 D9 T( k6 d. M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& r. E/ ^# ?& c( W+ m3 B1 O$ b8 a2 Q
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Allied ground losses:
) Q8 F J6 \7 f6 u 4 casualties reported0 M1 @" M: `$ W2 m: W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ D" G, Q3 B5 n# n. s4 v! @! T" J Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled: W) i/ H' u& x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( k. h1 a4 {$ m- P" w
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 e D, V! d; D- o6 o- v' |! j2 w
0 ~4 ~9 u1 }) fAssaulting units:, }7 \! _+ E4 L k& Q
11th Australian Division, @* [* V! f2 b/ T$ _3 I4 V
50th Tank Brigade: c$ w+ y+ t. x b
254th Armoured Brigade
; K5 q) |1 g6 B 93rd Infantry Division/ P. ~3 g+ M! {9 i$ J, d; P7 l
9th Indian Division& z; j& r; d- ]: s, z. }
7th Australian Division
6 R( `# c' [0 C 18th British Division
7 ?' y: W% k$ o+ k1 a* f% ^ 8th Australian Division
8 o: ]8 d% I) m$ W& W. n 32nd Army Tank Brigade
! Z$ ?! L" j1 N' d( n 31st Armoured Division
- s( i" r4 _/ u; @: B# M 51st Highland Division) E- k/ g, T5 x5 b+ z
97th Field Artillery Battalion
" |' \3 x- w5 R1 Y, g. q 2/16th Field Regiment+ s5 h6 o, o+ ^
XI US Corps( Q4 R; u. i. B9 D
251st Field Artillery Battalion1 {4 f `# ?9 B4 [ H
1st Medium Regiment
, ^/ z6 b2 J1 | 249th Field Artillery Battalion
' u+ }: ?* `) h R8 H 108th Tank Attack Regiment
; U+ |4 Y- x( d0 R 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment
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49th/A Division1 m# p p% I% f$ Q' {0 [0 X
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
7 a, f% p$ s" b/ D+ P 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade$ M# {6 d3 o1 c# {) N0 B
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment5 x% O5 m6 ^0 L: Y. @
11th Militia Regiment
5 U8 `; Y. f* b6 u 6th Java Militia Regiment
- B( F" T) Y# u! |5 t 49th/B Division
4 Z: n/ J, u, ~% C3 C1 b, u 49th/C Division
# z( n7 [# B" \* J O0 Z4 s5 Z 13th Field AF Construction Battalion, g( c3 T8 ~* @1 v* u6 f' P
27th Special Base Force
: P% ~1 a- `) i+ x- n9 x$ ~ 36th Field AA Battalion
9 w. P: P! X+ f( w& n 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 s P' ^2 f; k 48th Field AA Battalion
4 e, T4 L9 ?. m- |2 t) X& f4 W! t, h 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment1 U* A2 I. y8 u6 z
49th Field AA Battalion
# i- N9 i' z; L9 @0 b 55th Const Co
$ D2 y+ S* e3 r+ ]8 G 49th Const Co + [7 i7 K! K2 O- x/ f
17th Naval Construction Battalion
9 l* R0 ^! W9 X; N2 G# q/ n4 R 47th Road Const Co # }& C; ^: i/ z# s
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
! f% Y% |0 u( Y" o+ a6 y/ ] 3rd JNAF AF Unit & \2 f% D5 W' j( G( S, I4 l
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment5 H' i9 H- T* w) u1 {4 b
56th Field AA Battalion
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1 [/ Z$ t" S+ g* W# \2 L! [ 97th JAAF AF Bn 8 z" J3 l2 \4 ^, `2 f
3rd FF Const Unit - X* f# |/ U( e9 t# K" L
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |