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" l6 o. V% b0 X1 E1 g攻陷拉包尔。南太门户打开 * K" `. h | z9 T7 x
山口杨力量悬殊,明日可下. u8 J5 T6 A1 Z3 [
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$ @) I# `- Y4 ~! nDay Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71) M1 k" W. i4 }5 k: K3 Y, F
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Japanese aircraft6 C* q% E- I! B2 R3 F/ u# r5 x+ h) B
A6M2 Zero x 27
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No Japanese losses
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2 n- ~& [6 R/ s, d, T" `) d5 H: _% rAirbase hits 2
2 i/ K. K4 e- f! C3 K0 |4 C! @Airbase supply hits 1
0 v# d2 I: \. a1 ?Runway hits 11
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1 _7 b- R' [6 S) i. j; MGround combat at Rabaul0 @9 e2 o3 a" J$ n
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Japanese Shock attack. ~+ ^7 |. a0 \' u( H! L
' o0 Z% ?- ?) G* B7 {Attacking force 13250 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242+ r3 Q5 ?/ R& _: F* x' H
3 H/ F1 c# d1 }0 C( t! uDefending force 3986 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Japanese max assault: 496 - adjusted assault: 280 3 D8 Z' b3 ^7 B0 g3 R; Q4 N: P
' R5 ^% c7 q: M7 g0 t' K* @4 RAllied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 31 & Y* E7 D" F, H
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Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2)
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" p) o7 G: k$ g$ r% fJapanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!! J/ h+ K5 d+ @9 J
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Allied aircraft
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+ V6 r! n9 V1 pAllied aircraft losses
+ T/ K% w M2 r0 ]- p3 v4 rCatalina I: 2 destroyed
. _& G1 I5 l( D' D& ?) W# z/ UA-24 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
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Guns lost 3
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' a( M, N& m2 |0 v" kAllied ground losses:/ {* e; @& }9 I2 j0 z5 J
149 casualties reported
( I; l9 C. I' L# fGuns lost 5
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Ground combat at Singkawang' N- {5 d$ }4 T& [4 {
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Attacking force 3827 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139
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Defending force 1850 troops, 16 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2, a6 o p# F+ ?
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6 J: M+ c* o4 R- G% p1 ~3 rGround combat at Singapore1 X$ }& E7 z5 Z0 V' i
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Japanese Bombardment attack4 ~! n5 Y, E9 t2 e# U$ o/ f9 x
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Attacking force 105694 troops, 552 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2526
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Defending force 83937 troops, 622 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119( `+ v. C5 p, ]: U2 t
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Allied ground losses:/ v. k, G( x6 b" _0 f
168 casualties reported |