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" |, x% e& x5 h% ^1 t# j自6月盟军在澳洲北部领地展开进攻以来,盟军的动作坚决而稳定,不断一步步逼近日军的核心基地群,6月27日,又一队满载着工兵部队和工程装备的运输船队准备接近盟军最新占领的Gove基地卸货,被日军巡逻机提前侦知,坐镇达尔文指挥的日军第四舰队司令长官立即下令组织高速驱逐舰队火速夜袭。同时,为了确保舰队的安全,组织了大量战斗机和轰炸机在白昼对盟军基地进行战斗压制,战斗的警报瞬间再次响彻整个达尔文,帝国航空兵部队将士明知此去凶多吉少,仍然默默带上头盔登机出发。
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, W' F6 u# b* H l; J8 Q; a当夜由新锐高速驱逐舰组成的日军套扫舰队首先成功杀入盟军船队泊场,对当面盟军船只展开一场屠杀,可惜人手有限,大部分盟军船只还是趁乱逃脱了。尽管如此,还是消灭了不少盟军部队,同时挫败了增援企图。
( G( ]! `9 o! y9 u- B7 |% x( r- wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 27, 44. V' \+ H2 n6 V" I% I8 E0 g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gove at 82,127, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships1 {4 t" u) m+ p7 a: r
DD Takakaze
+ O' k1 H8 r2 v3 t6 O. f, C$ q2 v DD Satsukaze
' j& V6 f; f [4 D$ z m DD Hikokaze
$ T$ X- s) u1 L" L2 k* W6 ^) q0 D DD Myojinkaze$ z6 F. w/ I5 h$ s. s: ^
DD Kosukaze. i0 u9 p$ _! Y; _; v* b
DD Yamanakaze3 O1 V) _1 V) r% m) J6 ^
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Allied Ships
) y! f' g3 S8 e7 P PG Asheville, Shell hits 22, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 W. k# R5 w4 K. q( L' t2 W PG Tulsa, Shell hits 15, and is sunk+ _' o. G! \; T# v3 Q2 c2 d B
LST-17
5 i8 Y' t3 u! N" N6 d- @( [ LST-19# Q3 V& [* C3 | Y7 C
LST-21
8 z0 h7 S3 X3 ^. X- x LST-25$ l8 @6 h0 m* [' i' \; r3 k2 F
LST-279 w! b3 n8 r1 @. u1 w, z7 t
LST-29, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk" a; p% F! a* n( `4 I, }3 Z( T
LST-30
X7 O$ W5 ?- }; ] LST-31
0 i9 ~8 G% o( H: j LST-335
* g- j. ^* _, w9 T) v5 g( g LST-338, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ L& r' f0 G7 M, x( E9 @5 B0 E
LST-339
# T1 v- H! R; _3 `, f# |4 ?' K LST-341 R5 g* M+ X$ Y2 f, P" q/ o
LST-3420 j. P& I6 m. j) i1 X3 m
LST-343
7 u/ ?2 ^* E' g1 U2 ^* Z LST-344. ]2 |* W( I3 \1 m7 t$ y0 u" E
LST-353, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 {1 F) h" F% S G! {* i! _" h
LST-354
$ d, W) S7 z8 {, x* F7 p" V LST-449, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' J& t6 W4 S$ V) I0 B3 F
LST-4517 O- {" ?9 N% A
LST-452
, d, t0 S. Q( M) z8 b3 U, _; g8 M3 E LST-454
- M8 `& F7 w; K8 \, G2 m) |2 s LST-456
: H R- m. _) j8 u9 e. q' _" X LST-457: n* R+ C2 l9 F- e& N
LST-458
1 `. |" o' ]0 _ LST-4596 e3 ^* H2 z$ Q$ x# D! K
LST-460, Shell hits 23, heavy fires, heavy damage! e# F2 E( `" Y2 x( [$ v0 Q+ o
LST-461$ g3 T( B) [! y9 ?
LST-462* A- D) l/ I+ `2 T/ ?* s! b& f
LST-466
; c! x& v/ m6 ^) O% [1 a' m& a$ p/ q LST-4675 ]/ s. I; L( W% q+ r* H( {1 y# D
LST-468
6 v5 i5 u& ?( @3 d LST-471( h: k/ H5 B, _! ?
LST-472
4 v5 `: H. j+ Z0 e, z9 ? LST-473
2 d9 z4 y* E {/ c5 ?. ?: x5 P4 L LST-4746 c- T# W6 n1 x( Q5 E
LST-475
; A1 N5 K$ X3 D9 V& [' z0 u, C+ [ LST-477$ f1 H5 E1 L% p7 w1 ~
LST-478
! M- ]" S& F5 z+ \ E. H ~ LST-479
; T! ^7 O/ d* s5 n& [) D, b LST-480" h0 R- o% O- p7 A
LST-481, Shell hits 1, on fire
( i! T) `- T" t: ?1 M! p. ? LST-482, Shell hits 1, on fire$ D1 l0 C. `1 }' E3 g
LST-484, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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LCI-331
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LST 11, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 B W9 n4 |: Q7 E4 \5 f. [0 R
LST 160, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 y+ T7 w' b. y0 g3 i3 n LST 161, Shell hits 20, and is sunk L- C) z: O+ N w: l* h7 q
LST 199, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& q' X+ I9 G0 ], r
LST 214, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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& M( f- U7 A! A, \* V9 _3 xAllied ground losses:0 {; o' X4 L1 r9 D" o% T
760 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 31 disabled" L6 f4 P' X% e, S3 z$ t9 }" A
Engineers: 77 destroyed, 33 disabled
0 I+ p* q# S' n3 J" W0 f* F* a Vehicles lost 83 (69 destroyed, 14 disabled); W9 x: i) o' c8 b a; X, a
) N( ]- R+ b: I& @# {! J( E3 @天亮之后,驱逐舰队带着未尽的遗憾匆匆撤退,将战场让给了航空兵部队
- t& W& u1 K$ \2 }3 o) l' s3 _( l盟军也预料到会有一场血战,部署了大量新锐战斗机LCAP保护运输船队,双方的战斗机队展开一场大战。$ _4 ~5 ~& c+ ?! I" M& m1 F
Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127 5 j7 D' m! e; X2 x; I
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.9 K- ~9 H8 S: u- _. [( J9 ^7 S( r
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes, p& p# M" |8 n0 E
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7 ]4 s B' K1 w8 J, T0 ~ Ki-84r Frank x 32: b) \3 ?( c* P7 Q- w [
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Spitfire VIII x 13
2 a/ A2 L$ y' [7 g* p2 v P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 524 y7 U1 U5 o9 X
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48 A5 D/ y5 U8 F" l, P
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Japanese aircraft losses
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2 s* e$ `: I" }, J# IAllied aircraft losses) V& ?0 n5 s& a; a
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed4 [2 l" P. n) I
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Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127 ; c& Z5 z9 F4 w
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.: i7 B8 R% C9 S
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes6 j- {. P/ H+ Z) T- d( k
^, |7 _( A" K! B0 S# }Japanese aircraft
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Spitfire VIII x 13. a+ @) _1 J7 R* s l
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 42
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Japanese aircraft losses4 c$ J/ g. E$ }
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed, \3 C4 z6 ?5 V
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0 y5 b( Q$ @; _! T' A8 c P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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8 L+ _5 @/ v* zMorning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
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9 P6 `& E+ B- X; w$ SWeather in hex: Severe storms
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9 ~3 D9 Y! z7 J2 zRaid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
1 K7 l# Y. t5 l* U; ~' d0 F, \9 _Estimated time to target is 11 minutes* z$ M& D6 a; ]7 s
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Japanese aircraft
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Spitfire VIII x 13& a% c4 j8 g# Z
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 39
" u5 D% l) H8 ]1 y P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses. i/ | j7 }+ X. b$ v
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 n% m6 R; c& s; e3 ~4 g8 b P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed# W! k4 x" I& U. R
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Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
8 t7 ^4 I6 g4 t) c$ i3 QEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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9 E% ]( x: r6 TJapanese aircraft
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Spitfire VIII x 13
* Y% Z3 p' z& E3 e% J e P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 30/ N- L/ M7 a' y$ ]1 q
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33 D/ d; A& Z1 r* r! W
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Japanese aircraft losses: K( B' f* @- W6 k
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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" ~) q8 X) G) D7 b. h Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
9 D- G; W3 c+ S8 D4 [ P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
6 ]) W( v( x5 _7 | P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
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" V; A0 y$ ]( o4 vRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! U9 v( I$ } o; S4 S( NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 I( {1 G* m$ d1 C" eJapanese aircraft& } F/ b5 L1 y* R! ^7 c7 L
G3M3 Nell x 107! i% P0 X# f3 Q ^6 w
8 K3 _9 f7 ~/ JAllied aircraft
+ C% r/ P1 g4 ^6 V Spitfire VIII x 9" c% ?% F: P* {% `& e4 x- ~
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22
# E- k4 j+ E; K% G% v* N; e P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22; p: D7 H: I) }3 o* J9 N! J E
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 S8 f3 A+ t! f# f/ N3 I: A G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed, z! w9 Q0 l% v& t( ^
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No Allied losses
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Port hits 38
9 z$ A: ?! ^- i& HPort supply hits 43 H r$ @2 c- C$ x8 d5 C5 ?$ ?- _
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Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' B& c( X$ g6 I1 C- n7 }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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G3M3 Nell x 450 J" u2 A; p) q0 S6 ~! H
3 U& y. V8 O9 P7 FAllied aircraft
( V3 _& a4 o2 m& j% h9 p Spitfire VIII x 9% W/ h# v% t, Z8 [
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 186 E: O, s$ J3 q5 g# N7 R1 D0 T
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22/ I, ~7 s+ F3 T/ I7 K
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G3M3 Nell: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged5 t, M# j3 _, w. q: g
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Port hits 8
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
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N1K5-J George x 36
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Spitfire VIII x 3
) y/ Y- t% _# I: x" l Q P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 12; u* G) i! q' P9 g) h
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed) C9 @' d" J% u% }* X s
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Allied aircraft losses
5 P0 f }9 O( x1 q9 Q Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
( N, p; E- v) F; M! ^; W P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed. l4 l# p, ^) p$ V) B' |; }; D
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 10 destroyed
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8 X, d' I$ y, T3 O3 j7 }双方战斗机在天空大打出手,日军轰炸机部队乘机突入港口,对Gove港口进行了轰炸,虽然在战斗的后半段被盟军战斗机发现并截击,损失了一些飞机,但大部分轰炸机还是成功地完成了轰炸任务并安全撤退,由于被轰炸机群吸引,盟军的战斗机部队在最后也遭到了最后一个到场的紫电改机队的迎头痛击,分散追击中的盟军战斗机被击落相当数量,是当天盟军损失的主要来源。; o% S& h m3 v+ v) g) \* ^
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最终夜幕降临,盟军损失了40多架P-47D25,10多架喷火8,此外还有一些P-47早期型号,作为代价,日军也损失了约50架战斗机和20架轰炸机,不过轰炸机都是老旧的九六陆攻机,损失并不算大% p1 z9 U3 x/ [+ ]% u+ B6 `
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当天的战斗主要意义在于成功阻止了盟军的增援部队上岛,减缓了盟军反攻的步伐。 |