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- H; `, z$ Z8 V8 u4 G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$ ~( J& [; e+ Q9 E: \' e
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 % f" p A. _# W9 x
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8 h3 c. x+ I1 r E0 i8 URaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ L( O& E; E! j" X
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes- ^! t# X7 g0 z' Y
- Y- c: h- a7 ?" @Japanese aircraft
9 n) G3 O3 Q" [; @! E N1K5-J George x 18
+ c$ h% M0 l. h0 V0 n8 C5 ? Ki-83 x 46
& {; I$ s9 u$ a$ _8 J Ki-84r Frank x 47- R# _. A: `% E! D. ~
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Allied aircraft
" u6 Q! Y3 G9 k5 `! @, R B-24D Liberator x 61 G% S2 G+ G) I2 i
B-24D1 Liberator x 30
! w6 A/ \5 A0 D4 q2 m' Q, [ P-38L Lightning x 24
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" R/ X' b1 `, D( P( F# O; p, [+ h B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged3 g- b% {3 e, j8 J" V
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged9 `5 \ k1 g! j' Z. S% y9 U) N& W% I
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed* k7 z) o6 l2 @, y
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Airbase hits 151 r" j+ x1 p2 r1 v- k+ I6 g4 b% a7 Y
Airbase supply hits 1
. ~7 m" b" B- B8 r" f8 D8 n! u4 \Runway hits 27/ ?) z R- R1 b% \3 o
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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8 }; H9 j; C7 Q9 ?- f( R, XWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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' v& l# c8 L g( w$ y0 hRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 C3 T& k) R& {# n1 }& f( D8 L* f3 X
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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5 R+ Q6 k; n! j3 B( r0 lJapanese aircraft
[. l. o6 L0 f% ^( D N1K5-J George x 18
& n4 C; e. Q6 U% ]5 t Ki-83 x 39
; A& |. Y* c) V Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
* q/ E+ f+ ^2 w9 N b( B; f# [" e B-24D Liberator x 9$ ~9 }% |6 t4 I: |/ \
" q. d$ L8 f5 W! e7 g0 O; CNo Japanese losses+ `$ W1 j8 Q$ d8 N: X
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Allied aircraft losses
8 l& N; _/ M9 u" s- D' g; }8 N B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
`6 n9 S% n# o l/ U B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak0 z# ?& Y w! C2 Z8 r. j; |* D; K
9 X! D8 T* P2 c' o( `9 n! yAirbase hits 1
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' K5 w. e1 i N nMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 % F& R: ?# M4 D# ~; U
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/ m! o3 x0 P% c- D# j0 `4 ^$ yRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% W8 b- R9 b T+ D2 G$ Q" Y' ?* gEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. N" Q+ |, B) N/ K
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Japanese aircraft' C' {! x/ k$ C( I! O$ ~' f8 g) H
N1K5-J George x 17
& R* K6 r5 }* j4 f! `* L4 T7 x Ki-83 x 37( i* J3 \- C0 Q
Ki-84r Frank x 43' H( i' S+ O6 M( @. a
6 O# L7 V( K9 m# fAllied aircraft
4 n7 U9 x. d$ P) q: t+ w* _ B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses- h. f5 o X' _3 C! L; V
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed! s6 a. g8 F9 ?! S; b
8 _ M& ?4 k& X: nAllied aircraft losses8 p0 F1 a$ \+ V( u$ k0 ]7 u
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 z4 A7 k2 A P# a4 D3 u B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak. x3 D4 |* ?! S# t
: ]0 P8 y; c3 [# e# }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。: ]- W, F0 j! u. r# s* G0 b' q( Y9 V
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/ u) C" I! [8 O6 UGround combat at Manado (75,99)
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# ~0 J0 `2 e, X$ w; p& dAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976
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6 r1 u! c, ?0 _2 u( N4 X9 qJapanese adjusted defense: 289 ' I5 y3 z& q! Z! }# v* b0 C
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 ) r$ x' F$ V/ e7 y! c
/ E3 _7 X: n/ H |8 s4 X4 UCombat modifiers
% K0 l2 y9 o1 g$ JDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-). r1 X" d) I( X0 q0 [
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:4 r9 ~ u1 r, D+ y0 V
6937 casualties reported" P+ Q" C8 ^2 t* o* \. f. }$ ~
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled% m$ \) c6 A3 c' o- U; ^
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
. p9 ^0 [, j/ k- N0 S, Z Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
% N7 e J7 A3 l1 Y4 ~% L7 l Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
' g$ x7 z& t- W% ^# t: q' ` Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
# q' N) M4 f0 t% F. N' i Units destroyed 3
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Allied ground losses: z0 c( T! j* M, A8 X+ F
1437 casualties reported7 Q; W. P* Y' D7 F; Y5 B2 c
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled& r2 O! B) x, V- M, F
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled5 {7 i" l- z. ^6 Y3 `2 T
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled1 o! j, `5 H% Z8 V, q9 F' E
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
5 h8 y% x: T9 I5 e 27th Infantry Division% i' o. e" u+ g9 Z \3 I
16th Light Cavalry Regiment4 A" f9 L4 a: G4 L4 ~8 }
96th Infantry Division
0 ^) d- F0 ~ \# m4 ^# q 81st Infantry Division: m: Q5 I- U0 x3 b. l# J' O
33rd Infantry Division7 f3 F6 `' P/ u& T' C
2nd Marine Division
8 v; O/ B) b5 X6 ^; ~4 a 10th Indian Division, p, a' o! B. }2 X5 ?
37th Infantry Division
% |! K9 h/ }3 a0 ?+ S+ }, L 6th Marine Division9 h2 {* m; _" ~9 I1 L& l
3rd Motor Brigade7 O/ x2 Y' @$ y; Q
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment$ [$ B& _' W* |4 x( r
5th Marine Division
) T6 ?% W% G8 g; M# Q. Z 6th Infantry Division! j5 ~5 c2 l H1 ?: B* Q8 y7 b
3rd Cavalry Regiment$ x0 J) R9 g9 M, M, v2 ?6 |. [* x, |! _
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
% o d2 c: A( G [/ Y 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division1 Y% G) D0 h( C9 |
2nd NZ Division: w3 G: m5 f; w" {+ P
1st Marine Division) B# p# l2 u) S& h
2nd Army Tank Brigade
' d3 V% F: K( \, y. ]; |3 [; w VII US Amphib Force
2 d/ a0 ^9 o/ p2 ~ @ USAFFE
" @/ C: f0 ^: D8 c X4 P# O$ z 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion6 M; ^0 z" {: h; \: {4 D
4th Field Artillery Battalion
! S. H' k8 ~* ^' F6 s! C; _0 j 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
# u9 _5 O0 D$ D+ Q. m% z6 M# } I Corps Artillery
; z8 O, \$ S/ l X Corps Artillery 9 @- P& j7 A' f5 ^
154th FA Bn
t+ X8 E; l4 x2 N 52nd Marine Defense Battalion& U0 X( Y# P2 C+ ]" d# ?
1 c4 h( K4 S6 S& o) X/ H; ]Defending units:$ |- F( c' D' g% G, U
91st Division9 S3 G) K4 M% }6 p- K
56th Division
' r+ I1 O7 E! j; @: D/ k" T* O 14th Division3 j% e) Y8 J9 a0 G3 I
Maizuru 1st SNLF1 f1 _/ k3 }% T$ ?8 v7 q( c4 q( n3 k& O
8th Area Army /1+ N& b7 \9 z2 `1 v) Q e
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment' r- _5 P! |" U/ c
113th JAAF AF Bn 8 o9 c5 N Q% K1 R
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment" j( E H1 R! f. | g5 e
Gohoku JNAF Base Force$ G8 A( F% P+ F2 y, q6 u q
10th Area Fleet* B4 M$ b% U4 Z5 L
72nd JAAF AF Bn 3 D! N( _$ @1 @" ^! U5 L" e
2nd Amphibious Bde /2
7 W# K" ]4 D! O) B) u$ k1 p. p) x 48th Fld AA Bn /2) f' H# N3 u0 B0 @3 h0 N
6 W4 |0 q7 E% u* Q9 h- t& N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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0 k6 x6 r/ Q$ NGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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Allied Bombardment attack3 J+ @/ a$ q3 V6 U2 J' r; g
% h$ N l, c, A! h+ X! I& T1 {, wAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082& |- P$ [; T# t5 V N
0 h/ ~' @. I3 c0 `5 N7 F& H8 Y1 xDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:
S- G* n5 h3 D9 E! d 12 casualties reported
6 v& ]) k7 U, u7 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; O" C9 @3 b2 s" p; `% N# D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ M) ~4 h2 O( F5 G. ^, E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 U+ S! C, Q9 X# Z5 k7 |5 e& `
! }7 V0 Q V- H; ?! Y% IAllied ground losses:7 T% [0 e$ c5 i! t* R9 H2 C
4 casualties reported
! A7 O( ? U0 \) @8 W; G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ }$ j- X2 {8 R) e. k8 l Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 K. Z9 e/ D) x* B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 L( s/ p0 r2 {. ?( e! r- A
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled). h, r2 O1 n; X: a
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Assaulting units:
: ?2 p, H% k# Q; E* d8 G9 u S 11th Australian Division6 @* d6 {: Q1 V$ ]
50th Tank Brigade
[- _- ?% {0 J5 [6 `: ` 254th Armoured Brigade! [; K" v- D0 v# p
93rd Infantry Division+ G, v9 Y, E/ u( z
9th Indian Division/ C. ]7 L4 Z F# s& o
7th Australian Division. V' @2 k9 n0 n0 t( l5 ~
18th British Division
6 t; Q3 A9 x2 \* Z) i 8th Australian Division4 W8 `: i6 f8 W+ W$ @" a
32nd Army Tank Brigade% q! g8 W& w" W6 @# q; I
31st Armoured Division
$ M& ~5 [ E: J6 i. f3 T 51st Highland Division1 @" y; ]) J. c1 q7 p
97th Field Artillery Battalion! f# R* y. Z8 S: O, Y
2/16th Field Regiment/ g! k8 F! X3 C* F/ }, g
XI US Corps" Z$ Q: t! q" G7 |6 L
251st Field Artillery Battalion
. V+ ~. _) W; d 1st Medium Regiment7 Q* R) [8 X3 j
249th Field Artillery Battalion
8 T% e# b/ }. Y+ @/ M1 ]$ V, G9 V0 E 108th Tank Attack Regiment( q9 S: O7 ^+ f N8 ^ w
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment& @) Q9 W1 w6 I$ K4 T
4 G" m/ d/ {/ h$ b4 oDefending units:( U3 {& }, ^6 r) h4 V; S7 k( _9 {
49th/A Division
* v; Y" ~4 g& H4 H; d 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
' K* k1 P0 \1 {5 Z 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade, N/ x, \. w9 i
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment( D9 d5 O+ x- V& X& [- o
11th Militia Regiment8 P& v+ F0 I4 C. I+ x
6th Java Militia Regiment
4 F5 r) F8 n0 ?8 b4 d7 D 49th/B Division/ d7 q5 G1 }% @* g2 u
49th/C Division
0 i+ d: G$ r' Z! ^/ O" \ 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
1 P: l; A9 K2 n ~: d# L# g5 D: } 27th Special Base Force
$ c# F3 ^ D$ m* h 36th Field AA Battalion( u: ~( K- g4 o% U* X
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 R: ^8 i& K" q) K p( \0 D
48th Field AA Battalion
: I1 q) s' {6 c$ E 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment: W" r6 ?: }4 p1 m
49th Field AA Battalion% ^% X2 ~1 C. W% n% j) I
55th Const Co 4 v! c, X* o( C! `+ ]
49th Const Co - v$ X9 ?3 b( E) _
17th Naval Construction Battalion, E, O. H" S9 D& a6 r
47th Road Const Co 0 y7 K& O& n, D' [& B' F
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
) ]8 c) R) s v) e! [ 3rd JNAF AF Unit
+ M/ l Y h0 O 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
- F# D; T3 s- S5 | 56th Field AA Battalion
1 Q$ V* a. ?1 i" y. r% F) s 21st Army
8 Q0 T7 d( l/ C @ 97th JAAF AF Bn
9 E! n# e! X& I: w 3rd FF Const Unit ) \- s- |$ ?1 X: s' S2 m3 V& F
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |