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攻陷拉包尔。南太门户打开
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$ u7 O4 Z/ t3 [Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
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Japanese aircraft9 K% K$ ^% \) H: T+ T: s' K! @
A6M2 Zero x 27
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& N6 e: c( y g, b3 Q$ d/ YNo Japanese losses+ h9 i; ~( r d
4 x, M4 l$ g* z* i( O4 NAirbase hits 2$ T' I* ?" m0 I
Airbase supply hits 1: E# P4 c4 ~3 k4 }
Runway hits 11
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Ground combat at Rabaul( W7 {0 f- k, z, a
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Japanese Shock attack& _. P( j* v4 w0 c
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Attacking force 13250 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2424 n' f4 Z4 V- T& j9 j
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Defending force 3986 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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: j8 H9 P1 S3 f$ J0 PJapanese max assault: 496 - adjusted assault: 280 ) V+ J$ g7 o5 ?0 z! {+ H" ?
9 h) N% D2 V+ ^' ?) E0 r8 uAllied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 31
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9 g3 u' s9 V9 \, n1 }* DJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2)
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! ]5 m* {) P/ W& q! O5 Z1 QJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!0 d: v) E6 H" ?; N, M, H/ B& ]
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no flights
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5 `1 W9 v, \5 p/ [. ^/ f* p- W3 _Allied aircraft losses6 v! u. q' R# Y' h
Catalina I: 2 destroyed
0 |) ] W3 K r# k: x) CA-24 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
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" q7 Z# R! R& ~; Q# mGuns lost 39 l, f6 e6 D7 x. m9 j& f
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149 casualties reported- @/ f5 t' k+ I/ m0 C4 O
Guns lost 5
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( Q) I* T, Q( C/ }9 o7 ?/ OGround combat at Singkawang
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' c# r- P+ b9 W6 T" K6 XAttacking force 3827 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1395 Z+ i1 X# ]; t* [2 l `
, k5 f/ [ Z1 T: t+ VDefending force 1850 troops, 16 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
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Ground combat at Singapore
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 105694 troops, 552 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2526: k# W, x/ k3 h! B4 a9 k% U' n- m
9 O: [; x0 L5 m3 }& o2 _Defending force 83937 troops, 622 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119
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168 casualties reported |