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攻陷拉包尔。南太门户打开
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3 f' v. l' `0 O* @& D, m1 d; ]Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
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A6M2 Zero x 27
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No Japanese losses
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# Z* X5 R6 K" a/ z- m: x9 q" rAirbase hits 2
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Runway hits 11
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Ground combat at Rabaul
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: }: c0 G" x O6 d) s \Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 13250 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2426 Y# c, I" @) O/ J% \, B
9 o; c) f! _0 R6 z9 RDefending force 3986 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33: l, d; g4 c1 A$ n' a- ?( `
1 [* S4 G1 r* M' ^% F' M% HJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2; R/ S ]0 H- j0 Z" i0 G
& U& Y7 Y9 D/ u" XJapanese max assault: 496 - adjusted assault: 280
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Allied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 31 + B( L9 M2 l1 n9 t- V' C3 Y" f' ~5 x
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Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2) * I4 V9 R @% o& h& j
: ~8 m6 {4 m1 m& k& @Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!8 ]! t- t9 o4 C& g# }4 z
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
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A-24 Dauntless: 1 destroyed6 M& ^3 n t& j; t" j, I
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Japanese ground losses:
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Allied ground losses:6 b/ D: |, u n2 W
149 casualties reported
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/ A% t2 q) {" c+ _& M) v: wGround combat at Singkawang- _0 V0 e5 Q# R3 k, z/ Y- k
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Japanese Bombardment attack4 a+ ]# _% @0 A+ p
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Attacking force 3827 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139' W @6 r( r0 |$ i9 c) L
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Defending force 1850 troops, 16 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 E1 t" b; t) d
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" U7 r5 j1 P6 [" T3 t# \Ground combat at Singapore) t0 g4 H# u9 d& u: q/ b' k; u0 K
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1 F3 P V1 V4 f# O' UAttacking force 105694 troops, 552 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2526$ I0 \$ v, w5 j5 p! |
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Defending force 83937 troops, 622 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119- k1 l E! `6 u
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Allied ground losses:. E6 K9 Z2 B" b/ H$ ^* \
168 casualties reported |