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2 N5 U/ r! q4 P" u6 V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% N5 {( h- d9 M! q& n
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$ S% r+ h4 k# m/ nMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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& c5 ~ A& N9 d" j/ D+ L7 GWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ `4 e7 n5 H& u& J8 R) L% h7 `! rRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 h3 n( u0 v6 \# }2 }
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# B4 K7 W& [6 h9 y% {% a
N1K5-J George x 18 ]9 O. N1 G0 W# |' o; W
Ki-83 x 460 H& _5 C. N9 m" v: b2 P
Ki-84r Frank x 47" g/ |" p; e% A8 d7 ^
+ Z0 ?3 c9 V* Q3 Q. n2 P- `% G. iAllied aircraft
0 A; J- O/ c- ?8 `! k B-24D Liberator x 6
3 x% `7 J( H! N# q B-24D1 Liberator x 30
3 v7 h$ }$ T' G P-38L Lightning x 24
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l( A- f+ H, P" lNo Japanese losses/ `+ {, x: S, |2 x# [& e
b) u) ~6 m0 {9 o( {: G: A* g3 rAllied aircraft losses4 i# {- |' y- G9 q" \
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged: x$ s( U. a& `& N% S( k# X2 N
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
( q( d: m; Y2 z* w0 c/ f" A7 K P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed: B1 a7 Q1 J. ?; `# K& s7 O% {. G
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Airbase hits 15
0 M( Q+ Z v# q( }Airbase supply hits 16 H+ P5 G1 p# l
Runway hits 27. {3 w8 [; k3 G: ]' r
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$ c3 L* B2 i! P8 U! _Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 0 c/ b( x5 C& i7 c" e; Q* u
! J) x6 @/ e& T; SWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! V% a( V1 T0 ]" \; Z- FEstimated time to target is 13 minutes- g- L' K4 R! R8 P5 I
7 Y8 [6 n7 b$ K; fJapanese aircraft
) O9 G2 J% Y$ x2 W N1K5-J George x 186 v' D( s7 k( m- [; N
Ki-83 x 39
0 i d5 \- u5 r3 f/ D/ M$ B Ki-84r Frank x 43
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. u& w0 M$ K, t2 D$ SAllied aircraft
8 y: o- Q" ?. T) d% r B-24D Liberator x 92 x7 E; U% D8 _
7 p. X7 [8 E# I3 R% D+ qNo Japanese losses
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2 Q0 w1 X, ?% l! i/ j6 XAllied aircraft losses6 Y3 Z$ ]5 k4 Q$ R1 t6 J
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 `5 ] O3 Z3 [ B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1" z: E' J- f/ a* [' S! g( {
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7 f1 G+ O( d9 Z2 aMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ v1 \; Y! ^8 x# j4 }" S
7 o J- }8 s2 K6 \0 ^1 o- K6 DWeather in hex: Partial cloud2 g# V+ h ^9 d1 T/ q
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: A2 I/ n; X1 I( I9 X. x. }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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* M$ `8 o* g' v; X, mJapanese aircraft
. g! n# R8 R" c, d5 o, y N1K5-J George x 17
+ Y+ ~, V3 c. p1 u) B& k" _ Ki-83 x 37
+ z8 I* w* x6 I1 ~ Ki-84r Frank x 432 }% H3 ~/ K# X. }% g
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Allied aircraft
# P) v# D0 A) R B-24D1 Liberator x 8" z$ B4 B5 P, a |% w
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Japanese aircraft losses
% r8 X) c- ~% ~, k8 M2 _* u/ [0 ` Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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; t6 U" y- a: [6 r0 s3 j, KAllied aircraft losses
1 @; P% B$ a: [9 x1 [- _8 R B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 K& d. D& i Z6 R1 P: x7 L: i+ e B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak, [+ g1 ?( k& X( Q
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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。8 O$ Z& e6 }+ K. S
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)# i& E: @& n8 _. M! s
' a, c I/ a" F/ n/ i/ XAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 58028 F1 m' V- l1 m9 Z
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976 0 \- y$ i' E6 I, k* u$ H" n
4 b+ o& C% L' P3 L0 T$ k$ uJapanese adjusted defense: 289 3 A* D A9 Q- ]) W
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 % e' k; ]- K( u. E0 h9 `& U
! d# h0 Q' J7 K A; p. c9 [Combat modifiers8 ^# Z1 x0 w3 W2 p5 o* Y
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
7 `9 t1 N8 w( ~ J* P, P9 RAttacker: 2 W* u- v% S, S/ w- @- v
$ E" S/ j4 F2 z5 CJapanese ground losses:
: i* n5 z+ z) w+ Y7 f* n! e 6937 casualties reported
( B! i* O9 c; z& M3 r& L Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled
2 J4 L6 |9 S9 D8 D1 g; X5 j Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled
- d* R3 t& |, l) X" }0 i& F9 v Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
( Y# K, w t+ J- ~) ~2 b Z Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)/ k, W# t" ^! y; y# K( F
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
/ C8 Q3 b, N1 T% E Units destroyed 3: S9 ? e! F& R4 J$ @" y
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Allied ground losses:
- C& q5 i6 x9 U; J x6 f 1437 casualties reported
" Y9 T% K, N1 `( p* p: b5 P Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
4 P+ j9 B: B/ a3 y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ y2 B; q* V& Z# D Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
4 H" a/ k0 R# S- v9 N! w! b ?/ i Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)4 }6 u$ d" E8 S+ N4 d( f& s7 s
& |# R& [" \5 j& zAssaulting units:
4 t! A' p* U' }! a4 _ 27th Infantry Division5 U) t$ J) `1 F. p7 j0 v" R
16th Light Cavalry Regiment. ^1 s3 t5 m s) ?1 Q2 U& Z
96th Infantry Division$ t) D# |( R1 y @: \
81st Infantry Division6 K+ _7 N- z* N+ D
33rd Infantry Division
4 }; ^. N5 X) ]( X/ ~8 | 2nd Marine Division
+ A: A- Q# w' L 10th Indian Division
3 @( w$ [7 N, Q1 Y0 H 37th Infantry Division
3 E' B3 V/ D3 R; y0 F6 i2 U* o6 P 6th Marine Division' C; q/ _7 I# j, B/ Q4 f% _
3rd Motor Brigade
]! F6 b7 d& g! t% G8 z4 E' V I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment8 n; I) _! o* O. ^' T( l, s, Z
5th Marine Division* |' f: T& P: M3 C0 }; S7 |
6th Infantry Division
! Q' U: q" z+ e. v, _' a 3rd Cavalry Regiment& t* J; ~( d: H; O$ h( E- {
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion( r: z: ?, x/ ^+ z* d
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division9 E$ H) g' E; Q+ Q+ W
2nd NZ Division
( n) n6 C/ x2 R( ?. v/ z 1st Marine Division- N$ e% e" i G( W
2nd Army Tank Brigade
8 O1 H" E1 ?" h! I VII US Amphib Force 3 s+ }) ~& f1 W) S. ?3 k- S
USAFFE
: d! ^6 R/ ]% @% c 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion7 D' O* k; A8 ^6 f B& R1 Q
4th Field Artillery Battalion
5 e; W7 U2 R% i% t+ W" Y 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion s' y. H* M9 T) L
I Corps Artillery
8 h+ I$ C' X3 ] X Corps Artillery 5 Q5 c' K) H# o: v" X! q
154th FA Bn 1 m: l0 v9 t# a8 l/ R& j
52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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# q( f3 D. b( \6 f% |Defending units:% [# A4 N- Y, |7 ]% \# l- \& Y
91st Division X. [9 b6 n4 g" y
56th Division
4 o8 \ ?$ P& Z+ q6 h3 u 14th Division+ M& e1 f. u* F! B
Maizuru 1st SNLF
5 [) p# n9 V/ { 8th Area Army /11 j: p* s: B+ w, @. [2 q/ R, P
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
" c& c% P( b; j' R# P; o 113th JAAF AF Bn % l0 _# {9 U; ~1 B& T$ U* [6 z
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment. D1 }$ Y0 {) r- \, B; S5 x7 r
Gohoku JNAF Base Force- @1 W' [# s. i
10th Area Fleet
& P+ f2 \3 Q# E2 @; s% h. V 72nd JAAF AF Bn ; L. y$ a+ \1 u' x/ P
2nd Amphibious Bde /2
) p, r* G* C8 e! q 48th Fld AA Bn /2
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9 ?. I' y; _. d& V) R! P- M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。( t4 B" u4 N. y# K; J- l2 b
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
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/ @; e1 J0 P& {, o# H7 }Allied Bombardment attack
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( ?% L4 A% y' s3 p: z% f5 WAttacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082
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, j4 P: w* X) Q2 u3 d! b A+ yDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083$ F" L$ Y0 x( A; g) |* L0 Q
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Japanese ground losses:
' ?4 O, Z! g) p: m" H4 l- @ 12 casualties reported3 \) t1 v3 [; [' G& ?# k9 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' ]" o) C! w- W o3 N) V1 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ]; q5 e( _7 h/ w8 @9 C! I' w: S$ d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ t3 H6 O. I& S& Z# U
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Allied ground losses:; J% O1 l* M/ L5 ^( Z8 w1 x* a
4 casualties reported; ]& X4 P8 c4 O0 D/ M2 V. ^: `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( X! Y' z. L' { Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled# m/ X5 R2 W& c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; x" X' g6 a0 h6 _ r$ M- E; g Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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11th Australian Division& t6 T! c7 ^! f' W/ X
50th Tank Brigade
$ @& A, b4 P. x1 G' ~ ~ 254th Armoured Brigade
" G8 M( Q7 F s. r: E 93rd Infantry Division1 `2 ?* R. f% }# _- T
9th Indian Division
3 x) c( g8 V \8 [ 7th Australian Division
* `& |! F: J3 x 18th British Division7 h T1 J& L" O6 d, K
8th Australian Division, x6 j0 ?2 k o, {" s% o- I
32nd Army Tank Brigade" n9 e# k5 l6 ]4 g. C/ J; I
31st Armoured Division R( R1 w. B1 C5 `, b6 U
51st Highland Division
: \$ ~; \* V* I' ~9 F |5 @; V- a 97th Field Artillery Battalion- k& R+ b$ F z: d3 j( Z
2/16th Field Regiment: Q0 U1 a) g/ Y8 A- E- w# P& t
XI US Corps
: h, Y9 z* z! H$ |, | 251st Field Artillery Battalion
" C+ J% K1 V3 L$ y; i& y 1st Medium Regiment
% \% Z5 D6 ^( Z' i" Z. e 249th Field Artillery Battalion
0 [) h1 S- c* u- Z0 }+ I! H 108th Tank Attack Regiment
( [! ~2 a% u( i. P! y- Y) C2 P. ? 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment9 B# N* R7 A& Z3 I4 v
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49th/A Division
% m/ b) H5 y3 N* G8 c0 ^ 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
& J% D# L1 }& Z! l9 J. g0 j 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
! H" y; S! ?% ?. p 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment
. t. ?. f+ Z7 L, e 11th Militia Regiment
5 E) H- L! V5 \( { 6th Java Militia Regiment
4 N4 J2 x( F* { 49th/B Division) `0 t5 a# L+ `6 l8 Y# C
49th/C Division- ?5 m" W, M9 X8 P% Q
13th Field AF Construction Battalion9 Y6 `. r; y; j/ z0 X* \
27th Special Base Force4 K- @/ y7 l w7 ?+ {3 }5 {
36th Field AA Battalion; M, `( h, X# ^/ C) l T6 V
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
; Z5 ^. y# ?" a* O 48th Field AA Battalion
! g: U1 X/ {* R5 t* a/ b5 y$ v7 t 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment; n3 |1 Q5 }. R- A
49th Field AA Battalion' ~9 U$ O, e6 p1 }, ]1 U
55th Const Co / G7 ?" i! k6 k0 t) f7 f P6 k! @
49th Const Co
1 z+ G8 U; [- Q h& ] 17th Naval Construction Battalion3 t7 D% U5 M9 r8 N, r( S
47th Road Const Co
+ g3 X) \: E5 M* ]& A6 I2 F8 O 9th Medium FA Rgt /21 r& O d8 j4 U S* @. O, V
3rd JNAF AF Unit
7 Q8 y# s" R; ]1 _ 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
/ k/ c/ ^7 t+ Y" R9 T+ W6 B( J; t 56th Field AA Battalion1 F; d! _: e/ I9 I: ]8 @
21st Army& J% j P" G& i! Z. R
97th JAAF AF Bn
6 T* t. V- n* F3 t7 g* Q$ g 3rd FF Const Unit
+ d+ n' A2 S$ \, h1 F; L- m 12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |