2月16日,缅甸盟军航空队出动4发和大量双发A20轰炸机轰炸了处于马来半岛半腰之间的要冲基地春蓬府(Chumphon),当地机场并未驻扎航空队保护,附近虽然有一队新锐的震电战斗机赶来掩护,但是由于预警太迟,震电腿太短,盟军突入高度比较低等因素的影响,最终没有能够截击到盟军轰炸机,因此机场遭受到一定损害,第二天盟军继续轰炸,此时日军当地指挥官已经调遣一中队疾风丙战斗机队进驻附近机场对春蓬府进行掩护,前来裸奔轰炸的A20机队遭到严重打击,损失40多架轰炸机。2 D) R1 Q' `- [ \0 M4 `7 I
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Morning Air attack on Chumphon , at 52,66 4 D, j/ N; U$ P3 @8 Z8 z
8 t% t L9 L( {6 G6 y! TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 c& X$ ^ L, x
0 P5 D& o# z* I8 T0 cRaid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' {0 E% b, ^; tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes& k( C0 k" f$ A- H3 k
8 i$ m/ R6 l" ?9 u, i3 ^2 pJapanese aircraft% l5 Y$ t! S8 s# ?" `! t- j. N* L2 ?5 F
Ki-84r Frank x 42
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( R" e$ t+ l8 tNo Japanese losses, R$ ~0 M& s# N( `* V- T, ]
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A-20G Havoc: 3 destroyed
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1 t: h% ~' t& m% tAirbase supply hits 1
6 Y$ Y: z2 _0 VRunway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Chumphon , at 52,66
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5 n# [% L9 K. ], L2 f2 `- O- sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; n0 J' D. u" c
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Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 K) G4 G0 P# m+ f# n" G7 f; \9 bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes* q/ b" L! E6 b/ _9 a8 C( q9 I
0 C) l, x! N8 _1 M ^2 U9 PJapanese aircraft
' f+ n. x+ f" p& g/ R Ki-84r Frank x 416 d* b( B5 s. O3 Q+ |( p" ~- u
8 l" r b+ I% T0 g1 dAllied aircraft u6 e. m6 a# w$ ^# t" G5 v
A-20G Havoc x 7
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A-20G Havoc: 4 destroyed0 y/ }) v: v9 B3 g( R6 P& j
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Morning Air attack on Chumphon , at 52,66 2 i, H' I" b! `4 J
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% K9 c, _5 d! S/ }! R LEstimated time to target is 8 minutes6 C1 u, A) z+ \ l
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Ki-84r Frank x 37: F! d. E% v+ W# z6 x
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A-20G Havoc x 8( n2 @) b2 n; a) q/ ]
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Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed" B' y* L B$ M( m
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A-20G Havoc: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Chumphon , at 52,66 r5 v- f1 D) c
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8 j5 g* Q3 L; ?3 F5 \( z0 ?Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ q' t, a, J( iEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 24) s: _- K3 W: s" g1 c! V! ]$ L% X% `
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5 M3 c+ G/ _& Y; { A-20G Havoc x 6
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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' U2 e" ]# X1 A A-20G Havoc: 3 destroyed
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2 T+ V" s8 u- U! \Morning Air attack on Chumphon , at 52,66 # y2 ^; r+ r; ^2 @* X: H9 U
; j& {) e8 _) O9 k5 XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% a2 P% G* q" }
' a2 v3 p6 ]7 Y6 n9 ^$ j$ ERaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., N/ p, Q8 W( y& d
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 22* Q/ {8 r1 L* p' M! J
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A-20G Havoc x 6
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Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed
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A-20G Havoc: 3 destroyed
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3 T: K( m G8 J& _: V5 e不过盟军轰炸机自带的防护火力也给日军战斗机带来了损失,击落疾风丙也多达7架,好在飞行员大多获救。4 B5 O) l: y- _" t
{2 x# T$ S9 g当天在太平洋上日军驱潜舰队继续四处游击,扫讨暴露行踪的盟军潜艇。重创盟军SS Escolar,判断击沉!
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- n6 Z2 a1 r- I# VASW attack near Gebe at 79,105
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Japanese Ships
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SS Escolar, hits 15, heavy damage* `3 e: q$ b, K: z; @
# A1 j0 |! l8 N) X盟军同时在澳北对残余日军展开清扫行动,基本清除了澳北残余日军,整个澳洲已经基本没有日军踪迹。 |