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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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- y. V# A! r4 J0 m- tMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, c- Q8 P+ p" r- y8 l+ D
1 @, M) s8 Z4 MRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- d$ v4 d- D ]" n- R' j
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes5 z" f. V- c# P: J8 t- M
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Japanese aircraft& ]$ s$ R; _; x |' {
N1K5-J George x 18, ^1 J9 W* a7 j6 s7 X( U
Ki-83 x 46
9 M; s- L6 N! {3 _3 e Ki-84r Frank x 47
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Allied aircraft4 ^9 f: l$ g+ N% C( a1 L
B-24D Liberator x 6
: s' F4 b0 n- g3 x0 f B-24D1 Liberator x 30
; v# c n C, l+ q7 q$ O2 g% B P-38L Lightning x 24
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, p8 N2 F7 X+ M7 G& i0 W# J. ~
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
" h7 B8 i/ O! @. o x B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged; _& `3 Q3 Q9 ~% s7 A& h' N) _
P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed
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Airbase hits 15
$ l( z6 p& @1 L" r# y8 o" _1 s; ?Airbase supply hits 1
! s2 @/ o- c. H* h: L0 K. qRunway hits 278 h' s9 P% `0 z: J/ D
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t' T3 K* E$ W w* fMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ! F$ t9 b8 V, O6 S: u1 w2 o
, E: e5 S' q2 l( [: @5 J+ xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: L, v! _+ F5 ?% t, I
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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( }6 u( U( J: Y# N1 K7 t1 sJapanese aircraft5 c9 G4 O& Y$ n ]
N1K5-J George x 183 f$ c6 Y, I3 h, Q. }- S$ c
Ki-83 x 39
' \6 v# t! z5 e' u Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
% f5 G4 t% ?8 {8 T2 R9 T3 e5 h0 e7 H- V B-24D Liberator x 97 m) e: ~% l9 M/ `- Q3 T& X
0 N; F1 Q% U- G1 }2 T- Q7 R' [* UNo Japanese losses( z- D- Y1 m3 l# h( J1 w# K
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Allied aircraft losses
$ q- R5 i6 e% M. l2 c8 _( h B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
% \2 _. @5 \! h( l P3 O! O B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 1
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7 l1 L3 A/ N, h' j3 u- `" lMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * p0 `; S, I8 f% d* J! r
4 K" C, q' M& e7 f7 MWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 f4 A. `0 R. G/ ]2 U, IRaid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: \* `9 N: J) @' B0 y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 j5 W% E) E4 J( V' J. C5 Z& K6 u
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N1K5-J George x 17- A9 l9 R2 y5 K* C' ^
Ki-83 x 37/ W9 s A& K" c
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft4 M' k4 \% E% B n6 A8 V" D/ q+ h% T
B-24D1 Liberator x 8. r0 Z7 x" U" l
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Japanese aircraft losses, Q2 P6 r/ c: o) m/ f j% [
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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' |1 N& ^+ N# cAllied aircraft losses! q- z+ e- _: \- u, Z! X
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ ^- m7 s0 n$ h0 C* f) o0 z B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak4 H9 |) d2 o5 Z9 R& `1 c- N
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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。( I0 M% X" e( C) P2 n' `7 b
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)! }' X. \+ Q7 d* Q
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Allied Deliberate attack
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" b; ]7 h4 ~! W3 zAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 58028 d6 E" a+ X% r( X
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Defending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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9 \% x0 o1 Q8 o' p3 mAllied adjusted assault: 7976 ' B+ ]1 x9 k ]3 f" @: {
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289 . w# k2 V+ u: Q1 G- a/ Y$ x0 D" l; `
( l5 e/ n/ p: A( |: K0 xAllied assault odds: 27 to 1 5 [3 f' ~5 X7 @' O4 r
% P9 O$ a6 b+ k/ eCombat modifiers
5 w3 {9 h0 b! {# k X* xDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)* S# m0 d6 h" e
Attacker:
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0 c- B- T# M, W% u! ? T$ JJapanese ground losses:0 U. t' c) d* W# D
6937 casualties reported
. U, f6 u0 J+ x' Y Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled5 _* C9 g8 T* @ O( B* a
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled1 u" @4 K$ p2 |0 q7 w- F5 G O
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
) e) c/ |# B& _ Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)
% P5 H" A3 ]6 P' q' O! {' |8 N Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
( X* S- n" A/ E1 d Units destroyed 3( P! y2 `" w8 V
6 P: N6 l& S6 `, u: ]" eAllied ground losses:
% ?. D$ L$ \' d; M 1437 casualties reported
?4 @* n" N. m" {4 Y Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
) L4 m1 y' B& C/ K+ t+ ` Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
- y8 y3 o$ p4 W9 W2 w Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled4 Q( v8 l+ L- h: ~7 n
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)2 Z" }; K" S3 z# j/ `
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Assaulting units:% n0 i9 `4 p4 m4 ^) w
27th Infantry Division
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96th Infantry Division
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1 O* k% [; v& v* [% \& |3 a7 n 33rd Infantry Division# K \3 ^% x* I/ V% J `0 Q
2nd Marine Division
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5 X. n7 h# [' b& X 37th Infantry Division
! x- E' ?' u# i6 i5 Y 6th Marine Division4 @5 ], k0 G& ?7 O9 M" V
3rd Motor Brigade
7 A6 j8 t' e- [( G& b I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment# p( d6 a0 R7 K% f* {
5th Marine Division: q: c3 ?) T0 B! x/ {# m8 w( f- J/ \
6th Infantry Division" B8 m5 y2 o7 R% \* p( P- d5 Y" z
3rd Cavalry Regiment
" `% `* c% o/ N3 Z/ y0 z 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
, J$ f* b( J" r 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division* ~2 B4 T1 G( ^: |7 z6 s. _6 c
2nd NZ Division
2 p7 z/ d. ^6 T+ | 1st Marine Division
. x" @1 E( k9 i/ b9 T 2nd Army Tank Brigade9 l6 d# @9 ~1 F# _
VII US Amphib Force
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4th Field Artillery Battalion0 n) K+ p [2 j, B3 G2 U; D
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
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154th FA Bn & T ~- e# Z2 ]0 p9 j- c
52nd Marine Defense Battalion X/ R$ R1 T0 R& ~6 G
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Defending units:
9 y2 A4 o4 W) j4 i6 n! M0 P 91st Division
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Maizuru 1st SNLF) U5 k' P2 T5 {# H1 f* _1 y; R- U
8th Area Army /1
7 F, H5 H( N0 H# Z8 `2 b8 v2 _/ p. [8 n 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment. Q/ \* l- V. x- y5 k2 D1 r
113th JAAF AF Bn
: V+ @5 p3 O* I9 B6 [( w 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
. b& t; S5 K* M" V/ R2 m; z Gohoku JNAF Base Force
3 } P: @( \3 Q6 r6 } 10th Area Fleet
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- q0 n/ s" Y7 x6 H 2nd Amphibious Bde /2
. W! Z2 T5 }! Q& b5 p8 x. [ 48th Fld AA Bn /2/ q5 v9 Q5 c% Q: S- t& W
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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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7 a; T: O- [, p' VGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)- D9 S. T W# ^$ _
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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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% k3 [$ j# ~# u4 O3 i% F: lDefending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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0 o r1 |1 n& ^4 L0 x+ ZJapanese ground losses:) r& g- {3 ] f# |
12 casualties reported. z( B% q- h& z5 \8 d9 c! V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, ~* G( `% c5 E: S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:# ]7 _. W+ b ], z# t; g8 m
4 casualties reported' E7 Z1 v$ P" A9 u" k1 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# _3 n6 ]) b+ a' O7 P, _1 v: F9 O
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled9 z3 n$ e( Y( G- Y4 b" w+ _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* _. J% `2 j+ R% z+ } Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)" S. T& S% L3 h
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0 F9 w% V8 z' M 11th Australian Division8 d: j3 `3 i4 ]. T- I
50th Tank Brigade$ }8 T& k. ?( x$ P8 B
254th Armoured Brigade
' B, o! N t% G! z1 `; g. E 93rd Infantry Division5 z! S6 f. Y7 S" L
9th Indian Division* k' a$ C4 C9 q$ I$ N
7th Australian Division4 l+ u% y" I( l6 h
18th British Division$ V2 t4 B- _1 [- @' @: L
8th Australian Division/ `2 z! k3 F8 E% G
32nd Army Tank Brigade# _9 P( e$ W, u+ S" i0 {/ G) A( z
31st Armoured Division
2 l$ w6 y/ E) G' f% k9 f 51st Highland Division0 W) x+ `; @; S5 f- e7 q2 L1 y
97th Field Artillery Battalion
) g( u, E# G: u3 q% F% s& L2 @ 2/16th Field Regiment2 K; S3 f3 P+ U( K& E1 H
XI US Corps
# f) O0 ^2 B; f# q9 c0 s 251st Field Artillery Battalion/ r, T$ @& C) N/ E, I4 [% B4 b
1st Medium Regiment
4 X8 p/ L- V3 p: x 249th Field Artillery Battalion) V( B4 W/ P* h+ C$ r
108th Tank Attack Regiment; \3 t1 r+ H8 }/ G3 H0 Q1 a
56th Australian Lt AA Regiment* m- c2 H# o7 B+ U, Y
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Z0 Y: i, `! l 49th/A Division
: U' W; {! l: ?! z! M 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade1 O# H; a2 u1 ^+ U- B; |6 [7 R* Y2 P
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
0 v! c, f) U* ]& P- F& L 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment3 E' ~9 h! s; I, Y$ d5 Q! }
11th Militia Regiment- b/ X: N6 w9 s2 L& U* q, f
6th Java Militia Regiment
6 w c' X2 N, L 49th/B Division
' F/ N. X6 m" X& c9 B 49th/C Division
0 T) ~6 V. x2 b2 m# M 13th Field AF Construction Battalion! S* N3 [9 T) l9 i) }6 O% s, K
27th Special Base Force# e( o V- \: [& Y! a
36th Field AA Battalion& O* C0 [# X# P! N/ H
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment% s9 v( w0 R( {
48th Field AA Battalion
$ I- k1 t( I) Z( A2 E6 s 39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
+ V8 `; g) H" E. ~1 g6 p# K 49th Field AA Battalion
. A, ?# k) D! j9 I 55th Const Co
) \ }& s9 V+ d7 S 49th Const Co ; i8 i8 \: M/ Z' t* E4 a( e9 O
17th Naval Construction Battalion
5 p. P" q# s7 Q2 d+ u1 [, o 47th Road Const Co 4 E3 T3 |- \& ~% [! @
9th Medium FA Rgt /24 e) f! K) r. v* T* y$ R2 w# C
3rd JNAF AF Unit
/ p5 d9 m7 q$ E9 v1 D4 q @ 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment) Y8 K% p; P6 K) M& n+ c& y
56th Field AA Battalion
[, R6 k/ U" k, y2 B; G8 J. C 21st Army w. {, B/ }; F
97th JAAF AF Bn
' C# j9 R# X8 w' p 3rd FF Const Unit
2 Y- `& _' T) |1 u3 u: Q 12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |