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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
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1 a% Z0 Y+ ~4 q, O+ }Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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$ i0 R, n+ k N: z0 y' T1 P# E& RWeather in hex: Partial cloud( a |& a9 K5 e/ ^
8 M0 J& e4 ]( K% J! I7 K$ ]; JRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 [# t1 |0 t# Y/ ` UEstimated time to target is 26 minutes7 j# N$ }( E3 d
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-83 x 46
' M9 Z' y! {3 |3 Y Q, x Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft
$ m3 j5 F% @/ h7 S$ A: X B-24D Liberator x 6
, K9 n5 |7 c. b+ X B-24D1 Liberator x 30
. a- H3 Y" x7 @8 O( X2 j+ A( P P-38L Lightning x 24! G4 V7 m5 \- X7 G3 w# a
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No Japanese losses
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5 ~9 ?( u% x6 y U! lAllied aircraft losses5 x1 \: C) g# x8 K% A2 f/ P
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
& ~( _. k) R- q. y- S2 ^! A B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged; N+ l0 j4 B- }, f4 j k
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 15
5 ?0 d8 X; l, XAirbase supply hits 1
( h3 a$ @) ]% q, C0 l* O( NRunway hits 274 _- @# G$ s9 z9 s' H
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' d" k) G$ }3 l( _, gMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 m) M; l: W8 m+ e; ?
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* M& c) e& Y, O1 g8 i& G$ aRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 P1 \' k0 y) ~Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 _) Y9 N, V& w. J# { L+ L
5 H) N$ E) _% f( l1 M0 xJapanese aircraft
0 C n/ F& a$ @, I5 B6 z N1K5-J George x 18$ D4 N6 B$ h2 x! a/ m" x
Ki-83 x 39. K, e3 K$ f# t8 P- m( w
Ki-84r Frank x 432 G7 [6 u R3 w5 W; X& D
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B-24D Liberator x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
# ]. A! c a: H+ t6 t! A* K" P1 p B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
* A3 s; d+ p' D' R' t5 S$ c B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1- N7 G/ \9 A, \
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R0 I! ?% B& Q9 p, q: w8 yMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # ^ B' B D8 v% N# t
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 ?( v9 u" i) L
+ O7 g0 B8 |& F- v% vRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, ?3 l! E& a4 X. ^Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ |5 F5 ?! s% i; [% u6 ~7 E N1K5-J George x 178 {% W* C2 H: D5 V- h3 R
Ki-83 x 37
* |0 x! r i$ p- s9 }# t9 A Ki-84r Frank x 43
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B-24D1 Liberator x 8
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. o; n" N8 ?1 K2 e* vJapanese aircraft losses
+ R0 k9 T5 f* [ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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' R Z( i. u% N. l- Q, [5 hAllied aircraft losses
! i7 ^+ Y G5 t9 w B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged8 P8 d8 G% _" h" [6 u% c" W" R
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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# A2 Y; e9 A; {$ }' |; U& H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。
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)2 h; _- z6 [. \1 Z
9 X b V: V% z AAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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- g4 z- F H: l6 k fDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408# e! e% E1 t4 C6 B+ H
5 m' X$ |! {% {9 x: FAllied adjusted assault: 7976
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( _; k* w, k N$ mJapanese adjusted defense: 289
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: _4 h. n! M3 H% A7 JAllied assault odds: 27 to 1 , |4 h6 G- G- Z$ W. X: N8 R% G
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Combat modifiers
( Y$ e2 C5 G4 Q, @Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)' |' |$ A# j& u
Attacker: - w$ A6 v( i$ H+ P# p
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2 w9 M/ Z7 [) @' a 6937 casualties reported9 X# ]* a; i6 W3 R9 o* ]
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled+ T# F9 c; d, H0 t. i) j
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
% B, I$ p9 f8 F0 g. d Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled" o+ g2 y. {* B
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
! T6 v2 {1 c1 V" n1 ?, N T Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 |% G1 T* C% y- f8 [
Units destroyed 3
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1 E6 ]4 [ l. i4 E5 ]" cAllied ground losses:! i1 L. j7 x6 I! z( r
1437 casualties reported
# S# S' r% [' h+ n5 D( N! r) B- i! } Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled4 x* D) x' d( d8 M8 P" ]
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled1 o6 B7 {3 k( R( f" L
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled4 B/ e) s" c8 [9 f7 F
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)& |9 j. V6 p; q0 f1 y, W
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Assaulting units:. L( s+ U$ j2 N2 _# E
27th Infantry Division
4 J& i* H" C$ I% N* @! q( J 16th Light Cavalry Regiment; g2 Z" J' q, C6 \! t
96th Infantry Division
. h* r7 z! V- i! M 81st Infantry Division/ c7 ^2 E6 s' A, I4 ^) @
33rd Infantry Division
% |5 d. @2 I1 A4 {- Z0 F8 ]+ O8 p 2nd Marine Division
0 r2 E5 z& s/ P9 u4 ^* d 10th Indian Division
: L! f' h/ E ~2 O 37th Infantry Division
: L; K, Z; Z. l, ^ 6th Marine Division
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I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment2 z6 @% R2 K) O6 s* \# o; s- b
5th Marine Division* n G' t+ o c( a! k& X) }. ~' Y
6th Infantry Division
6 x0 \( X' c+ H 3rd Cavalry Regiment7 M$ C0 l* u7 |9 T
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
9 H7 l, f" b* _. t6 B4 O 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
1 Q( J* R F3 a0 s! r/ M 2nd NZ Division1 p5 Y& ]2 c3 s' U
1st Marine Division$ |, y7 n& j9 s
2nd Army Tank Brigade
8 x! p* W+ l7 J3 w+ v VII US Amphib Force * f* ?8 ]8 M5 _8 ~+ W+ p
USAFFE
/ b* Z7 j& ^ O+ Y8 t5 o2 R; J 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion/ L! _) z- @0 r+ c
4th Field Artillery Battalion; v0 \1 `) m6 n* e+ |& J
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
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X Corps Artillery
5 D X3 @0 v* c; Q9 p& Y 154th FA Bn 9 o1 x1 ~; J) ?( [3 E3 | u1 Z
52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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91st Division4 w6 e6 Z- u& I! l
56th Division' w" G% Y$ C. ]7 m( [( g/ B
14th Division
! {* ~8 f# N7 a3 m Maizuru 1st SNLF
1 F1 Y0 e- y( d$ X' ? 8th Area Army /1% s5 x I4 a3 D5 d2 _. I7 F/ K
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
6 a5 E4 A' }# Y. l3 }4 |" l 113th JAAF AF Bn
! n: b2 {4 w: O+ K6 C2 g 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
, n( {7 Z" a# _" ^, j$ m! P4 @4 { Gohoku JNAF Base Force
6 T+ d: E/ |( F 10th Area Fleet' u) l+ b! ]4 @* ?
72nd JAAF AF Bn ) U5 C& g! r7 V# b2 G/ j- S2 M, F' a
2nd Amphibious Bde /2
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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)/ O4 j6 @" C, _2 B; K
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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+ B8 q: | H5 r- E; k- rDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083( G1 Y$ x' ?. W' Z8 _
t3 `$ }$ o& ~3 CJapanese ground losses:
9 L' R& v6 y6 l# x" _/ u; l 12 casualties reported
" A' X' K& A( S$ Y% _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# A' [4 y# A; U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 A# Q8 Y/ m! L6 x& d* y, ^8 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses: t/ z A: h; b! F( [9 }. v6 U
4 casualties reported
1 q# O1 }, o( C+ g) g* q( T6 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 @" w6 e. e; [+ ~ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled+ [3 S E0 G+ a+ x0 d/ b9 O+ y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' {8 ?% o! G9 v
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:( s: F3 r. a O: N) o9 g
11th Australian Division# u, d8 y: P7 l- m) Q5 A% [
50th Tank Brigade( ~* F: S1 v6 |- v+ l
254th Armoured Brigade2 H4 o9 v. v* O3 X$ T
93rd Infantry Division
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7th Australian Division" ?3 h9 i5 \ s L# k6 K! {! v
18th British Division+ N* S' l. v9 Q7 A
8th Australian Division1 _$ k& |1 B% n
32nd Army Tank Brigade
i. r9 M3 `8 p( G4 w _" f 31st Armoured Division
0 R k: X1 Z* F5 ]8 Q2 Y } 51st Highland Division
, u& L4 l8 u6 x+ Q$ g' c 97th Field Artillery Battalion" o; D, o# z6 O$ c, p# @" {+ T, i% p
2/16th Field Regiment) L/ r: I: |3 i3 c" h# |2 R
XI US Corps
# f3 i. J1 w! l2 [ 251st Field Artillery Battalion
R0 X! c6 V4 T2 H: y1 k$ \ 1st Medium Regiment! U+ _4 O% q' M7 C" P
249th Field Artillery Battalion
+ ]7 e0 m; A! B: [: ^9 {! U5 g 108th Tank Attack Regiment
2 k m6 K; m2 x4 S. m2 i% [/ V7 P 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment( M# h- y) s) B/ q% {
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49th/A Division& \9 v. c* ~7 ^8 H
22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade1 e* }* f7 {& S, O! {, `9 O( }
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade% L l: N6 S# q7 ~$ J- @
17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
3 I4 T: Q5 M! G* ~) g/ h- a2 Y 11th Militia Regiment7 T) y, a& s1 X& g" W* h0 Y7 ` C
6th Java Militia Regiment2 n' @ P: r3 y8 A. m% l/ k
49th/B Division
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8 P, n: l1 S3 I2 x( B, I6 z 13th Field AF Construction Battalion
) r! N9 e7 y) f* G! y/ { j 27th Special Base Force
' p4 }! u( d* _1 {# r4 ^ 36th Field AA Battalion6 k3 U, ^1 }$ E0 q- g
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
) d: M1 @: z: i7 W 48th Field AA Battalion7 f" R$ i- U3 C8 T& o: a! V0 e
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment1 r8 @! h7 a. B
49th Field AA Battalion. f: h; ]% z" H1 D. o: u
55th Const Co . l2 e& ^9 N- {! b$ r: \5 ^3 O
49th Const Co
! B5 L {, T& u! a- W8 e7 h7 t1 Q2 w 17th Naval Construction Battalion; K! r" G" N; n, i2 N6 g) D6 [
47th Road Const Co ; p9 @# ^5 @6 F9 I' f/ S2 ^
9th Medium FA Rgt /2. M! H2 Q2 U5 x( m R( }# k
3rd JNAF AF Unit . @1 ^ _! | E3 _2 y; M/ @1 E
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment9 |8 r( n: B1 ~9 a% n7 u
56th Field AA Battalion9 `4 ]3 t3 D0 _2 ?; Z
21st Army
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3rd FF Const Unit 6 z j! j8 u, v, Q* \& F% [) {! k8 L
12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |