41年12月25日------42年1月2日; N" y+ F" T; t( _5 ~8 Q
6 G6 }$ a" b, @0 h3 Y/ P0 w25日,继续轰炸新加坡,新加坡CAP战机已屈指可数。
' s, _7 A$ q9 A: j: jMorning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
O3 M5 U: E3 Z4 [# BWeather in hex: Overcast
2 t0 s; s6 j( {, m# N! G3 vRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 X# `; \7 ~+ FEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
, ]) |) b# O2 ~9 A7 |) {! ~& TJapanese aircraft. f. n& {$ L( y& g; Q
A6M2 Zero x 14
# G8 p/ l% G% A. S7 Z Ki-21-IIa Sally x 69
4 M, m* \) O, H& ]6 C. O* N; Z$ f" d Ki-48-Ib Lily x 447 z$ r, O2 z% T+ b9 K
Allied aircraft
/ T5 `" S$ f+ n- O- | Buffalo I x 14 K; b7 k2 R2 q
Japanese aircraft losses
8 u) a, W- }9 O3 x% R Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged
* I& I$ d$ I/ u, |* E Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
8 X3 l# f! Z: x5 C8 J Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged, Z ^7 L4 C, s7 ^
Allied airraft losses' ~& n, q/ T z5 I' X
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed on ground9 c- v9 E: Z/ x4 t: c% }9 u2 C
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground4 a8 g; N6 ^0 K$ |4 `4 I; A/ `
Allied ground losses:+ r( U- l7 G3 Z8 v( J. s
14 casualties reported
+ d h9 L6 [$ P y! `2 V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled e7 ~2 r8 H. I1 f. ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- r( _) |& e7 e4 a, l$ T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( e" a) S' H, o0 ]1 m3 M; O
Airbase hits 6' C3 d( \. v* @
Airbase supply hits 1
1 e8 m; f1 b9 [Runway hits 26
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当天,蝗军从武汉出发的部队与南昌的一个师团攻占长沙难免的萍乡。马来半岛留守淡马鲁的盟军部队也被蝗军先锋夺城并击溃。
, ?0 e9 i; j$ sGround combat at 50,77 (near Temuloh)0 e# Q- _9 Z* E
Japanese Shock attack: e* @8 a' s6 ] o8 C
Attacking force 3732 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
# ?, G3 z/ h/ u% ~+ J4 P1 k* B; qDefending force 2029 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66; f3 W0 y/ E6 z+ k4 f
Japanese adjusted assault: 102
5 `( l" l4 O. e9 YAllied adjusted defense: 34 : ?, p" m* A& k9 F/ A7 u
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
; E9 J! w0 h4 C/ j/ YCombat modifiers2 A, j6 m2 G& _+ ]: F7 W$ C
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)1 c+ x; A+ s# }2 O* C5 W; U6 O- W
Attacker: shock(+)3 z: d- K- ]: X& _8 |
Japanese ground losses:7 T: U& |4 H7 @; U$ f
437 casualties reported
6 y* d% R! p! M o4 u4 C$ X Squads: 0 destroyed, 64 disabled
% g+ g2 g: J, x5 N2 m1 o Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 g: {, H* }' K( @, Q6 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* f A& A& G" `Allied ground losses: `2 d% h* ~( C- y5 J2 E7 x
690 casualties reported, `3 p2 h' }; i: v
Squads: 44 destroyed, 1 disabled0 B4 L" z. S/ b. l7 a* B3 y
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled+ N( Y9 f7 z. [' Y
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled h7 H* K$ _! U: Y/ q
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)" S' D7 O, i1 u9 O$ \
Units retreated 23 e/ S4 l( Q1 Y! s" ]0 r
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26日,蝗军以小部队登陆广州湾和北海,却没料到北海仍有国军部队,造成进退不能的尴尬局面。同日,蝗军SS再次在苏瓦发现58的护航DD和一艘从悉尼来的AM,大本营大胆判断58刚刚等待到从悉尼来的补给船队,最快也要27日才能从苏瓦起航,所以南下努美阿的KB稍微休整航向,往苏瓦西面附近海域驶去。同时,在拉宝儿的MINKB也开始驶往悉尼。
. @: T' ]% s9 B& |; W. GASW attack near Suva at 132,160! I' G- ~7 V+ z' P) @" g/ p- |
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SS RO-66
3 S; c6 C- V. Z. B: V" ]) p7 `5 xAllied Ships
, G- U" i5 Q+ w$ x3 @) Y2 B AM Muritai
/ d* v# |; b" f" i- E2 R% A DD Porter
( D8 ]. C5 [. `+ P' A+ w2 Q DD Gridley0 v1 ?" Q$ g2 o$ D) D& x) m
当天,蝗军再次空降占领马六甲城,只待从阿罗士达出发的先锋击溃太平盟军后,即可彻底打通马来半岛的进攻路线。
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27日,马虎大意的可可花大统领,居然给仰光全体飞行员放假,导致曼谷机场出发的蝗军轰炸机群如入无人之地。8 z9 Y7 B6 O2 m+ k6 |
Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 6 {' e" H9 X8 b2 H
Weather in hex: Clear sky8 T, O5 F0 A: q3 J Z# Q, ]) P
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! q8 F3 {3 D9 D6 xEstimated time to target is 10 minutes0 m& D# I/ V; k& ^1 i; A9 E- f
Japanese aircraft
5 j- d4 w5 Y% u Ki-21-IIa Sally x 40
5 h& M; e2 o. k Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 28' T$ d! [# y' ?4 z/ G; L6 z
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 33; {. R- l! c' @; s5 g- `6 D$ D
Allied aircraft
0 ~! Y# q8 }: o W$ W4 R# ^7 M; n& P no flights
( y/ @, S5 @4 ZJapanese aircraft losses
2 x8 t) o" n9 R! `1 O Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged/ J3 h+ X) U, A4 L& _
Allied aircraft losses
) r( \8 R) R$ u H81-A3: 15 damaged
: q6 s/ F/ [/ W: c1 E5 ~# j1 ? H81-A3: 2 destroyed on ground
- I" C- H) w; X' n Buffalo I: 11 damaged& W1 X& @6 r9 z1 m) y
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
( D x% i7 J& T( E$ iAllied ground losses:
8 ]/ _! _6 \) G0 r c 11 casualties reported
' j6 v" Y& @* \- }1 }, Q. F. h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. |7 W- i, o* Y& U& n+ \% v' V5 ?6 ~. J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ b( e7 h/ `4 e3 Y. t' c" H0 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# i' ?5 I0 l' O$ Y- i" `1 n
Airbase hits 5
, H v3 g7 K" I) g5 E. u0 M( DAirbase supply hits 4* D+ Z* E, s$ H1 I: q; g+ D; \9 Y0 D
Runway hits 19
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G8 g* f$ e9 h5 m* c R& \Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
, Q% L) p: s+ x9 LWeather in hex: Clear sky
/ c4 H" d/ {( J3 F7 HRaid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 [% F: i* E- g. O/ TEstimated time to target is 13 minutes* C, o1 r( t& a+ J
Japanese aircraft. T, Q/ c4 z6 h0 r2 B
A6M2 Zero x 25
3 z) s6 S0 V) l' U) r3 V+ | G4M1 Betty x 23
5 y- K. ~+ r- s; j, y9 Q Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2+ ~6 Z! I- ~# P2 c# k
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
: x9 @6 H, _) Q. o8 g/ K) \: YAllied aircraft* V! G! ]; H+ F- I
no flights
}" m7 Y4 R! t: o+ T6 HJapanese aircraft losses$ C, `- |/ ]. R) b8 G4 `9 @- Z3 N
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged5 s& k8 v* ~2 c2 g3 ^. n2 `+ A
Allied aircraft losses( q8 P6 Z k3 L( h! ~! f
H81-A3: 7 damaged! j$ J7 k' c1 d- C" a. o/ `% [
H81-A3: 1 destroyed on ground( C7 W C5 T2 V5 r! i- w& R' c
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
( q: ^) Q' t8 L Buffalo I: 2 damaged
D! r! I8 n. }0 \; ~! h5 Q ZAirbase hits 3
6 `; F" X6 a- e0 b: j( v7 wAirbase supply hits 24 b! {6 P) ]. e- h, K
Runway hits 24& o' n7 Y+ r6 k5 q5 L
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同日,蝗军SS仍然在苏瓦港口发现58护航DD的踪迹,大本营参谋们都有点惊讶和疑虑重重,到底58是否已经早已离开苏瓦,而留下这些DD在此反潜?再三考虑后,KB仍按之前路线行驶!执行在苏瓦西面海域偷袭58的计划。同时命令所有水机侦查机和2队9格航程的鱼雷机以90度-270度的范围彻底搜索KB南方的海域。
$ s4 A L% e) v8 KASW attack near Suva at 132,160
1 k' h. B* \- d; A; Z; ]/ iJapanese Ships1 {, Y4 x7 q7 Z
SS RO-66
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DD Gridley
2 V. S* `3 c6 B: z% L8 q% M: M AM Muritai
6 _7 q+ @8 X# C: m! W1 E; \6 h DD Porter
2 Q( J) `4 M3 J: d" R' v) I DD Lamson( }4 Y$ _; o2 ~9 i
DD Drayton
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当天,蝗军于郑州西面再次追上并击溃败退的洛阳国军。(并未对洛阳采取围歼,是避免这些部队在重庆重生,击溃即可), t; [, j: S# U% c" x5 n5 M+ i; l
Ground combat at 87,44 (near Chengchow)
% r, d5 i. ?# k4 U& j1 } [Japanese Shock attack
( V# R3 Z0 R& ~# N* V6 x, Z/ M0 @$ nAttacking force 41685 troops, 364 guns, 543 vehicles, Assault Value = 1575 G0 e6 n# ~6 N
Defending force 23473 troops, 134 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3495 z, a5 r2 [ }: K
Japanese adjusted assault: 1216
8 \3 O. w$ p! H7 rAllied adjusted defense: 38 " J- t3 h5 G8 W9 {/ i: \1 |
Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1
5 o1 ]" `' L/ u& c) V: eCombat modifiers# Q6 W' j+ y5 O
Defender: morale(-), experience(-)
* `; \6 _9 x, g* GAttacker: shock(+), disruption(-)6 z* j) \7 W0 q
Japanese ground losses:( Q) J" D- r5 P7 W
1842 casualties reported7 ?* o" i4 G4 n
Squads: 8 destroyed, 191 disabled
$ o- Z* L8 M9 r6 q3 Q4 T. z1 C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled P0 d; {8 L# X; n, l& [: M
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled5 f# \0 |% r$ }- L
Allied ground losses:
- o; Q, w0 J/ l6 `1 y! X5 B- [ 7575 casualties reported( G4 B) M. R- D) Z# ]/ I4 \
Squads: 672 destroyed, 0 disabled) ~. ~, {5 ^3 ~$ p* H0 N- j/ M
Non Combat: 683 destroyed, 93 disabled
5 P% A" |6 c6 w Engineers: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled) f- e- o, R" H$ j% Y- H
Guns lost 70 (35 destroyed, 35 disabled); I. k1 u( l( I, m
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* ^( I$ |4 Q! x7 n* n9 B从三马林达渡河的蝗军前锋,一个突击即把巴里巴班的盟军击退,且无损占领该处石油产地。Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)$ k$ c, h' |% j; K7 i5 }
Japanese Shock attack
: E3 |& T8 v- t- g( i1 z% ? |, uAttacking force 1478 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61% H$ m V& R' b- D
Defending force 1736 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 30. h ^* S5 }' R+ k
Japanese adjusted assault: 28 C. n l$ L' z- e( ? K2 k
Allied adjusted defense: 9 / w; ~4 _4 K: W9 `8 H
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) . e' C. K1 [% L* M" Y8 h/ P. j
Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan !!!4 w; E6 m! T2 n0 |7 D- q
Allied aircraft- I: r4 I9 R( N, C L5 ~
no flights/ `) Z' n" Q) p1 `
Allied aircraft losses' _% N' O1 D) A: ~/ {6 b' O7 t& Q- t
PBY-4 Catalina: 9 destroyed
& n& C+ {& {$ F OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed
7 ~( ~1 X6 j2 ]1 C1 F/ |5 t, b* _Combat modifiers Y9 p9 p+ k/ q5 c: b$ S& k4 ^
Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) w4 N: m) A. @: w2 K( c
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)+ G8 {: }5 i1 P5 E
Japanese ground losses:: L+ n( ~4 @3 ]- G; v
57 casualties reported! r7 C0 T& \ P* ?/ \! J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled" {, n+ O2 K2 L0 i# b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& j7 S! a( Q; P+ o' `( _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 Q' G1 g- u- T+ q$ M
Allied ground losses:
2 u' d0 M# ?; K) B3 ~3 i 883 casualties reported
* E9 J2 a- c @% j' G Squads: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled/ b9 Y5 g8 T) x, Q0 h% J( `
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled9 K% u. N7 E9 Z7 X& Z% t1 G9 M
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
( C; p( z2 A! Q9 w Guns lost 12 (11 destroyed, 1 disabled)% \: v( R" t7 H5 e5 l
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 j7 e$ b9 R x8 b Units retreated 47 h+ q( s" F3 E; B; x( v
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同日,占领广州湾。8 v' p, x3 M# F/ Q, S
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28日,蝗军登陆达拉跟。$ M) ^% ?% c+ u) v& Q4 h
当天MINKB在南下悉尼前,轰炸莫港盟军机场掩护从拉宝儿来的登陆部队,但未发现盟军战斗机。
& S! y6 g) D2 K, j' x4 N! TMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , l3 U( }% i) Z3 D& S3 ^7 \& @1 |
Weather in hex: Overcast
7 F, w2 Z, M( p- a% l- \# O" A+ RRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., G/ _8 _: v, X& u, U; M h
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
2 ]; c# C9 [9 h4 g9 J, ~Japanese aircraft
5 C+ r+ S5 i3 {) t- @ A6M2 Zero x 219 ]4 ?: d; R+ _5 V* R, T
B5N1 Kate x 121 R1 X( u6 a; l! x: z$ v+ T+ N
B5N2 Kate x 29
4 f/ G: X/ ^/ k4 S' }: UJapanese aircraft losses) B# }5 M J* C
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged
5 Y/ R0 w/ L( R3 QAirbase hits 80 d1 D$ v# P/ a7 x4 J9 ^
Airbase supply hits 2/ }* B+ E& y3 J0 [7 O# K
Runway hits 13
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也是在当天,可可花大统领打算故技重施,派上次偷袭马来半岛登陆场的CL+DD编队再次北上,但被蝗军水平轰炸机侦查到并受到轰炸,可惜没中创。; [1 g' N( [5 v
Morning Air attack on TF, near Tioman Island at 51,83
9 x! B* F$ U! R; l" D; e/ bWeather in hex: Severe storms9 @, L" @% K' w+ p3 N6 X% |
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 W; f0 ~% ]$ f' \# m9 u, N6 yEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
7 P; l4 \& q5 E' z+ jJapanese aircraft. Q# r) p! }2 G# C1 L
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 41
$ @8 P, u3 V9 x' K. _# Z2 @/ z- p Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14
+ {3 W$ E) y& oJapanese aircraft losses
* F9 c A0 x" N& t" A; u: |; x. S Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged* U# \! [) n% O5 n7 l7 `' z7 [
Allied Ships' Y3 @$ K* v7 u9 C; T! b3 d
CL Tromp
4 { j1 Y5 U7 q0 a& W DD Van Ghent2 [" \9 s: D: W9 K4 B. i) W0 L
DD Peary
1 X5 V. o, c, ~7 c) t2 k DD Scout
/ r5 E5 y$ R" j, M; c; ~ DD Thanet
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蝗军再次轰炸仰光机场,但受到盟军CAP战机的顽强阻挠。未取得较大战果。此战暴露出了蝗军隼式战机的落后。
- X! U: n" q9 x0 \" z% G: rAfternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 4 v- C2 ~- L5 U# ]( S+ \( |& c
Weather in hex: Clear sky
8 n- ?9 w0 Y8 k- s& I3 k. E+ pRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; F$ v2 [, g+ V, b$ H1 ?. q; h0 @
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes% J! l+ Y7 s/ z. y
Japanese aircraft8 q, @ B6 B7 [8 s7 j, `- A5 L; a$ \, t
A6M2 Zero x 25
* N7 i0 o$ r& @9 B' v Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26* p! j `) e0 }; G/ [2 s2 P
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 30, n3 v" i1 {5 ^
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 27
" C0 h S {" _. \+ X1 u' r; a8 t8 dAllied aircraft! O9 C( n2 N6 L6 v5 C
H81-A3 x 34
# ?, T6 h) u: p% q# B# g Buffalo I x 12+ j/ Z. i1 a: ]# b% Z
Japanese aircraft losses
4 V* C( f4 K8 e6 g3 y) Y Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
' Q2 i6 r) d1 `. d! f( j Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed
: X8 A: A' h" j- U# s& ? o7 w6 D2 a- m- g Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed' Y( _) O) z5 |% V8 e! b: S
No Allied losses* ]: f5 i6 x! M0 ^, a3 ^
Airbase hits 1
: F) R1 L/ i" a- N, Y* T4 E+ sAirbase supply hits 2
4 F; \( J9 L% o( `: B, m% ?4 _Runway hits 4/ i; L0 c+ X6 A$ o$ H
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29日,KB在努美阿与苏瓦之间海域发现了58的踪迹,但58与大本营判断中的位置相差较大,因KB与58 之间的距离过大,导致只有鱼雷机与战机飞到58上空进行偷袭。幸运的是58上方居然没有一架战机在执行CAP任务,不幸的是,KB鱼雷机居然都没有装载鱼雷就匆忙上阵,虽然有数颗炸弹分别集中58的3艘CV,但效果如何,大本营心里也没底。
2 t& B* I4 E: pMorning Air attack on TF, near Mare' at 119,162
3 a4 b9 `- u0 |+ C- LWeather in hex: Light rain9 g" D1 y/ y+ J; C+ U( u. S
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 `* f3 |5 A) x: F; y! ^6 ~' B0 M
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
- l: q8 h) f2 Z3 BJapanese aircraft
3 s/ K; `: n- K A6M2 Zero x 901 S) E m5 v1 T1 e; |" [3 h! A
B5N2 Kate x 61% Z$ P" H& N4 z7 ~
Allied aircraft7 C' O" h3 M9 K/ r( h
no flights' H, ]1 ^+ U0 I0 F [
Japanese aircraft losses u3 X) [. x! T. s, {1 ?/ _, d4 [
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged0 ?% u3 s5 R; ]% F$ k
Allied aircraft losses/ X+ ?6 Z A, d0 Q# y
F2A-3 Buffalo: 4 destroyed
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 19 f& ^5 O( L) h. i+ f; A
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ X" ^' {% ^) R$ E3 i( @ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, on fire& j" G9 h" H8 b0 X2 Z; Z* v
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 1$ W; D6 `4 I) v o% w* e
DD Dunlap& M) w% I+ w6 O( W0 U
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当天,蝗军登陆莫港,并谨慎攻击了达拉跟,但没能占领达拉跟。
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* K0 T9 C. F2 k+ N$ q" i30日,自从偷袭到58后,蝗军大本营就把全部精力集中到了KB上。令人扼腕叹息的是虽然KB全速往西追赶58,却未能追踪到同样全速逃跑的58,但大本营坚信58燃料不足,全速行驶的次数不多且逃跑的方向必然是悉尼,所以命令KB放弃全速行驶,并调集在努美阿附近的多艘蝗军SS在58大概经过路线进行侦查。而根据KB往西行驶途中发现的海面有数十架盟军飞机坠毁的残骸,大本营估计58中的列克星敦在中了4颗炸弹后加上开战初数日的5次全速,必然已负伤累累加上逃跑时不惜一切的全速可能已经导致该舰进水沉没!$ \6 s2 p" D9 |3 y* t
当天,蝗军终于再次占领太平,打通从宋卡到马六甲的铁路线。; P( G9 p" X! e- j
也在当天,蝗军占领达拉跟,婆罗洲最后一次石油产地落入蝗军手里。
$ J4 o2 T; c' N2 I* }还是在当天,莫港共荣。
+ E/ p' k% F) g9 z$ Q" e aGround combat at Port Moresby (98,130)& C, B/ J6 d- Q! U( v$ p# y5 a, U
Japanese Shock attack
' _0 t1 C) ?* e& ~7 fAttacking force 15146 troops, 131 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 603
, s& u$ m4 a5 a( W. RDefending force 3138 troops, 37 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 77; b6 i$ O+ \8 P4 l1 n- E, a
Japanese adjusted assault: 560
3 a1 u- S) G! ~' s" r1 _9 h) oAllied adjusted defense: 11
2 Y" z* n2 x1 O! f1 v2 U4 \% JJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1 (fort level 2) 2 d0 o9 A4 b' j* m
Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!2 Y6 d0 L( l( S1 v M$ q
Allied aircraft. \. i' B2 g# j' B5 t
no flights) y% V, b2 o- u: R
Allied aircraft losses* I( D F% L' F
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
. \6 O) K- M) j$ P5 y Catalina I: 1 destroyed- o9 K4 ?% ]7 K# ~: d( B
Combat modifiers6 ]. i( A( @% o' n( J
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)( _& z1 ]4 q) K5 g+ I) S5 b
preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
7 S% K9 X( n, j/ Z/ nAttacker: shock(+)
) j8 e' s4 R% H. [1 x! C- _Japanese ground losses:
- c# p5 H4 N( U$ w# U1 o+ V8 ` 605 casualties reported1 g" [# g( G" T3 N" u9 _
Squads: 20 destroyed, 81 disabled4 Z9 f, Z7 D& N) G* I/ h
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
; Q, V8 @7 w M$ F9 _% s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- {4 f$ A: G$ `+ H. k Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled); B3 p5 h! Q, a4 |5 O
Allied ground losses:
4 d. ~! T' @( G7 a* E 1325 casualties reported6 G1 t) z; d/ Y+ Q( S# V ~& l
Squads: 61 destroyed, 16 disabled1 N- ~- m$ `* s& Z
Non Combat: 95 destroyed, 18 disabled
% r5 C, Q `1 H# `& n$ d Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 }1 y( I8 Q' z( t, `3 P Guns lost 23 (22 destroyed, 1 disabled)$ `+ ]/ ^2 w' j; M9 U
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 T8 h8 v9 ^' u Units retreated 3, v% J+ u- c$ X& j! m
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31日,蝗军发现仰光机场空无一机,前往扫场准备建功立业的小伙子们只能郁郁而返。柔佛盟军机场被蝗军轰炸。
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) W+ A( |# ~8 G: U4 l4 h42年1月1日,KB再次侦查到步履蹒跚的58舰队,虽然58上空布满护航战机,但仍被英勇的蝗军精英突破。58再次受创,蝗军欣喜地发现58编队内没有列克星敦航母的踪影,坚定了该舰已经沉没的信心。
( g7 _( m2 U6 V0 B8 v7 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Norfolk Island at 107,1746 l6 U! D v) c
$ h) p6 h F* h/ E4 d! xWeather in hex: Light cloud- u L% R* V) T& g# h
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 @8 M8 W3 b& ^4 b
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes$ L* @9 B9 t S8 U! F P' }: e$ G
! K* a7 r( ^& ?8 U4 q! a8 sJapanese aircraft
' L3 \2 d8 C" x: [ A6M2 Zero x 71/ R6 d, z1 g, z
B5N2 Kate x 109, K" c: V: Q: h* y3 y: f
D3A1 Val x 110
2 y& v! i+ i% b6 \4 J, IAllied aircraft
2 Q1 k8 H* L/ R9 j' a l3 O$ U' z F2A-3 Buffalo x 12
. u1 v2 S5 q* @5 X, g7 F F4F-3 Wildcat x 37! r6 I O1 B/ G$ ^5 B
Japanese aircraft losses t+ m, S! h' ~! |2 {) ~
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed+ O _; }9 J' T
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
/ Y# H s! v! t& L B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak7 }( \! ^- h7 Q
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ u5 W( u" f, [1 P, d( K0 yAllied aircraft losses
8 @2 \% B4 H4 o/ e- x; C- l F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed6 i. T: o9 Y; w2 @* a
F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 destroyed# j. A! [ H. _0 M) I. u( Z7 n
Allied Ships
" D: A8 R3 v) Z* a6 d) x1 i' | CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
3 j5 C; C: q! I% O1 m CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# |" Y- Y* V4 P2 _* R! @# C9 ^& | CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 p7 U) [0 ^# X$ V) F CL Concord, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; ~$ K2 }) a1 V- ~ I7 d CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire4 m$ Z6 O+ M+ P1 n- S( i0 K
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, on fire% B; e* s r4 T( k! g- @# N1 r
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" `: H5 ]- {1 _- Y1 Y( @, w* Z$ C) S DD Henley( \) D& T6 `5 ?, c
DD Balch, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& ]( z" K+ O9 b
DD Maury* b T0 F- `" W: B
DD Case* ^ J7 ^1 r( ~. D# n
DD Ralph Talbot
& F3 I0 m) C& y0 e/ j CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
" \; X# \6 l* i2 \4 ] I% E DD Dunlap, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# V9 n a7 X2 V; L, G; E. A- D6 b
DD Benham- N" J' ^, |; r& b9 z1 ]( o! w' _0 K
DD Blue
/ k4 j" d, ~. ~: T0 ~ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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令KB指挥官们吓出一身冷汗的是,58居然也派出了轰炸机群对KB进行反击,可惜由于58所有战机都用于CAP,从而使这批轰炸机成为了KB护航战机的美餐。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Norfolk Island at 109,170
! ^9 L% f0 W& b% S; DWeather in hex: Severe storms5 b$ ]2 V8 F$ O. t, _% E* R) B" c
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* S5 F& ~( a, w! L9 z7 F5 n
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes% B- S) i+ c, R7 D$ W# r
Japanese aircraft
6 ^4 E: b% t2 Y( y% w7 B6 b A6M2 Zero x 35
) {6 `) R) H% t# ~- [7 tAllied aircraft
1 T2 N( c) g$ w SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
6 s) q( \9 B' O7 L' K) G TBD-1 Devastator x 110 f% t7 v% X# B# w% G1 \
No Japanese losses/ [9 v/ s, M( h+ i$ q5 n8 s0 l
Allied aircraft losses$ ^. x2 y" b1 q& A. ^0 m0 n6 K/ ^' A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 9 destroyed, 11 damaged: w8 C( V; n! P1 W( V. m }0 d# m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed by flak
* `# ^" t- y; F5 r/ D TBD-1 Devastator: 6 destroyed# a2 v, c' V8 p7 H$ ] W
Japanese Ships9 d( p n- G5 _) l1 s' s
CV Soryu
4 s; T3 c; k5 l6 A. t% X CV Hiryu4 H7 D, a# i; T: X* o- {
BB Kirishima9 S2 ]/ Y$ g& d, E8 U. ?
BB Hiei) ]4 X- I; `7 C: I5 q
CV Zuikaku* I# F2 X% ]* g7 j4 r
1 H; Q! R( c1 ^# Q2 S9 V5 B, K不幸的是,居然有一队与大部队脱节的KB鱼雷机在大部队返航后才姗姗来到58上空,结果被58剩余的愤怒护航战机一一击落。从而使蝗军此次战役划上了不完满的句号。+ ~( q1 h X' A
Morning Air attack on TF, near Norfolk Island at 107,174# `2 l4 I, `& R# m& E
Weather in hex: Light cloud
( I( A/ y% V5 J2 P, q" X" ORaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 H7 `' N- x- o6 X6 S
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
$ @1 n' ^) p1 @; T& p, ~Japanese aircraft
" ~; [/ o0 a! _6 ]9 s& E+ a1 \* a B5N2 Kate x 13
: R, v d5 Q8 [% N, N1 FAllied aircraft. y4 W" }: o( k$ j* j; P
F2A-3 Buffalo x 2- j# C' d2 A6 y" h$ u2 L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12: m# o! ?* l+ _
Japanese aircraft losses0 Q/ w* V) k/ `" X6 I$ y7 s
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed* q: L n2 Z9 o3 N* _; n
No Allied losses8 A) a3 M2 a% C
Allied Ships5 g4 e1 G, j+ _5 a- E% \# `( X
CV Enterprise, heavy fires, heavy damage4 ], }8 c; ]8 b+ h
z2 f1 h* [3 u$ ?5 l, {, y当然,58指挥官也礼尚往来地给KB战机飞行员再次送来了饭后甜点。' u0 D1 K8 w( O. ^* l2 t! N
Morning Air attack on TF, near Norfolk Island at 109,170% D- g/ @3 B) o
Weather in hex: Severe storms
) o9 e% I& d0 h- G& ^( [& c8 vRaid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. E- G, o6 ~+ r
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes9 W7 o) b0 W, W; }- e
Japanese aircraft
8 B5 a$ d. G5 L. {! y$ A A6M2 Zero x 33
, |* ^0 p& `* A# T- |" \ x. BAllied aircraft
. \$ l0 r6 Q! w+ w. h2 z7 F: ~ b" P8 w' y TBD-1 Devastator x 11
' s" l# F) ~9 K9 o" jNo Japanese losses
. S0 U% O/ t. w2 [Allied aircraft losses/ ?% W2 r, F0 n
TBD-1 Devastator: 8 destroyed/ M; @& N9 G) D- E* f
/ z+ d) \& W5 f, g Y! J- a当天下午,KB 轰炸机群再次出发,但却被从58舰队分离出来的几艘DD吸引了去,放弃了也受重创的2CV
1 S. y6 s- C1 @3 o/ {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Norfolk Island at 107,174
8 Q3 i, I; X9 f* n% p: D0 z3 i* n9 R& uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
4 a& ?. o0 n6 x& E! _% U% tRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. [' ?5 [* W( ^8 dEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
5 ~, g& i, W0 i% xJapanese aircraft$ j% I) I+ J( i
A6M2 Zero x 60
9 {% J# W7 [0 R% X" V B5N2 Kate x 90
+ z: x1 z" v9 I. \) Q, T; b D3A1 Val x 1052 R* n/ p* p& `
Allied aircraft% _; G, f- U; J# f& B
no flights) F- c" Z3 |7 @$ ^
Japanese aircraft losses) A1 a, q9 H7 e7 q
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
: p1 E& V( B* b D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
( u. v3 s1 L! Y8 p) Y; vAllied aircraft losses8 y9 i+ N. U$ ~! R6 |( \: D& y
SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed
9 M" D B' W, uAllied Ships
& e! ~ {* E* V$ q4 b+ N, x CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( O9 D& k6 T$ g. h' v
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1
5 A8 z7 K( Y# V( t. N' m+ l DD Ralph Talbot
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可可花大统领全部精力已经被KB与58的空战吸引,居然没发现到蝗军大部队从南昌迂回到衡阳城外,从而造成衡阳失守。
2 y# }7 q+ M0 c! v s9 T1 XGround combat at Hengyang (80,53)
]# U4 {) u7 v @Japanese Shock attack
9 h) g% K' O+ C- nAttacking force 27852 troops, 246 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 839& `' [* T& ]$ G5 P+ s
Defending force 8424 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 286
% q1 U' a; m* e2 P7 q: P: s9 SJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
5 C2 s, \1 N \ T: EJapanese adjusted assault: 694 2 j3 v5 |- G1 Y! U# _
Allied adjusted defense: 19
H! y0 r# |# n1 Z6 B5 Z- JJapanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 1)
- F( P. [6 @# j I" w+ _Japanese forces CAPTURE Hengyang !!!3 t% @8 h6 V# N/ ~6 a
Combat modifiers
1 j5 Z6 N$ @3 j& w; m! i+ A2 A) s0 HDefender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)$ H* t* `4 z; J' f7 @# d }
Attacker: shock(+)+ E X7 s |7 ?% g- b' ?
Japanese ground losses:
8 C7 v( r7 S O" s$ w 22 casualties reported6 i6 A; R* Q. {1 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ {) H0 {5 G, V0 ?; n- t: Z4 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% ` V7 H9 S8 k3 B, q$ v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, E7 C8 }) ?* i/ EAllied ground losses:' Z; N; J5 m* b- M" I1 ~
5010 casualties reported/ c+ F; d& S% l$ h( K6 G
Squads: 175 destroyed, 221 disabled
. B! m0 Z7 B- @9 p: v% l; { Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 0 disabled
! K7 s' g" A4 v( B+ Q2 s2 \! W Engineers: 18 destroyed, 3 disabled+ t: N% V' J& e
Guns lost 31 (15 destroyed, 16 disabled)- ?" S4 F% e7 K! t2 ]: H
Units retreated 1& ^! s5 u" A$ O
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42年1月2日,曼谷机群轰炸仰光港口
- x; ?. p8 m. T2 t+ q9 WMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
3 q( T6 t7 U: I' tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
5 _9 ~8 T! c0 w. p+ R: x# BRaid sotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# J' [/ K, Y" U- cEstimated time to target is 10 minutes/ Q) \4 u$ n2 ]# n( \0 ~' B& ~
Japanese aircraft9 X/ `& z9 u2 m& A
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 152 e ?3 U. P9 c- g+ l& O7 u
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 12
: ^# |% F# A" }; M# x Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 27
$ E1 O6 }9 [0 j+ \9 DJapanese aircraft losses
& z2 W9 V! u6 T( u6 |- e$ H6 V Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
( e1 j2 A( `( p0 Q' a1 `Allied Ships9 r% z6 R! p, s# q
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 M- [1 r1 C. H$ Q& o xAK Chilka, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
% _; e6 m% N! @0 O4 @% ~) O HDML 1101, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% X. |, s7 V/ Z7 |3 W
HDML 1102, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- A4 |0 @0 ?3 A* m' p/ ~& A
HDML 1100, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; }" F4 }8 Z7 [# h* M# F2 D+ l HDML 1103, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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8 ]: F5 d; h0 s1 f' ^/ y" s- S占领南宁的蝗军抵达柳州,并开始攻击,但该处国军早有准备且从后方调来了数支部队
9 Z: m: q$ }1 zGround combat at Liuchow (74,55)0 D. d: j- Q( K& j6 H
Japanese Deliberate attack
( X% g4 e5 b& X3 N: v9 v# ~5 R0 ?8 ?Attacking force 12391 troops, 90 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 481
2 ~! N* k3 j: yDefending force 36643 troops, 197 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119 j1 y3 W Y# b& G( o
Japanese adjusted assault: 211
; A1 m/ N& H0 @9 G; N# pAllied adjusted defense: 193
# w9 L7 ^# |. e zJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) - X/ c2 a$ V4 R) ]
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
' J b/ ~. k6 u; h* ?Combat modifiers, N6 Z: @# T F% T- Y3 ]3 |1 o
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
( X) ~9 k( `# b) q% c$ U3 |4 zAttacker: ' J9 _4 v& N$ H$ I* _8 Z2 [* u# C
Japanese ground losses:" g- M8 `* O [$ \, Q/ F% n O: ~8 L
1648 casualties reported: G/ G+ o% s. l8 S f q6 H, d
Squads: 5 destroyed, 220 disabled9 {8 R7 ~3 W9 r# Y: D9 F$ Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled! ~& i, W3 ~' v0 |8 c" n) p: K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 y& u4 v( i0 \4 fAllied ground losses:
& l8 z" n5 `& o3 U; M" A+ u 627 casualties reported
% |: m% V( ~; Q, |' G" D Squads: 0 destroyed, 98 disabled
0 Y4 S# _/ J; b/ ^/ j. L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled9 Q/ l8 s) r) Q, ]' [* m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
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& m0 S5 n4 j( o. j8 Z' I: D由于上回合,天蝗害怕58剩余的数艘DD破釜沉舟反身攻击KB,所以KB稍微改变了一下航向,导致该回合没有搜索到58.4 n/ k, Z' [% Y0 h: f
4 o; o1 P& Q" c" [到底可可花大统领的58命运如何,且听下回分解。 |