3月10日
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在9日的空袭行动中,KB已经瘫痪掉了boela港机场,但是盟军在龟头地区仍然有3个基地的机场处在不断扩建之中,一旦此地的盟军机场群修建完成,势必对比亚克等日军机场形成严重威胁。时不我待,久负盛名的联合舰队主力舰队于是重装上阵,准备炮击盟军的主要机场—— Kai-eilanden。
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9 H( u9 Q7 K9 O' D- P* `0 \) F, E在进入炮击阵位之前,联合舰队还遭遇到一队正好靠泊在港口的反潜船队,于是首先开火将其驱赶开。
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5 h x" k( Q, c aNight Time Surface Combat, near Kai-eilanden at 81,115, Range 4,000 Yards* G& |/ N- y8 e
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Japanese Ships! B6 p* C5 b3 h7 i
BB Hiei, Shell hits 28 D' ~; m% o# o; M, G# g8 J/ L
BB Kirishima4 I% B" \7 }( F
CA Mogami, Shell hits 2
3 a$ R+ p/ t( a& i, H$ R CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
- N& ~) b2 H \ CA Suzuya
2 B7 U5 @9 ^- U CA Kumano
6 B N* M* l( I DD Shimakaze
% Y7 D1 r* \& l" y DD Naganami$ r7 g( p; y& w) j$ P! j
DD Fujinami. z( t: {8 ?; i _% z: @' |
DD Kiyonami
4 U0 J5 J0 F r5 p3 p6 \ DD Hamanami: L3 }8 D& }2 v! V7 T
DD Kiyoshimo3 M& c" B! ?( z4 F |
DD Hayashio
* Y2 d: H J+ z0 |$ W% L4 R' I DD Isokaze, Shell hits 1" P- P3 i5 {1 |5 N( T \
DD Shiranui
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DM Breese: P+ O- q7 M; L5 c% I/ h; l6 b
DM Tracy, Shell hits 3: y0 [) V9 w8 j! s4 G
DM Pruitt! n/ y- y/ M# {$ |
DM Sicard, Shell hits 4, on fire1 x$ v3 r6 y( i) U( A
DM Robert H. Smith, Shell hits 1/ M' G2 X- c3 v1 O
DM Harry F. Bauer, Shell hits 1
! E/ T& j. h) I' R( u DM J. William Ditter, Shell hits 1
5 x" s5 E2 C& ]1 y0 p DM Lindsey# `; W8 Q! ^" c/ E2 c* e* X& o( P7 z( B: t
DM Adams
# Z4 E! i; C( W4 g" e DM Tolman, Shell hits 1
e( }4 _3 i8 H" L( c8 X) X DM Henry A. Wiley, Shell hits 1, on fire
( z1 c; R( h" v/ b5 L. U K9 T DM Shea, Shell hits 5, on fire
% W9 c- x, _/ d& p* a4 ~ DM Shannon, Shell hits 1, on fire$ [+ x/ {( l9 x. g6 X/ V
DM Thomas E. Frazer
& W) E! {2 S9 u; p" y DM Gwin II, Shell hits 2, on fire- S; z- U L( H4 k) F. l
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接着,就将积蓄已久的怒火寄托在炮弹之中,将其尽数倾泻在盟军机场之上。机场上的盟军战斗机猝不及防,大部分被摧毁,同时,机场大破!( M" j. W% n/ ~ O4 @
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Night Naval bombardment of Kai-eilanden at 81,115
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2 d- A5 q2 V. ~( u Spitfire VIII: 68 damaged F3 `- }) v: W! h% t$ y- K( }
Spitfire VIII: 13 destroyed on ground3 |' Q, V$ q1 ~; K6 a
Spitfire VIII: 82 damaged
* u4 y5 E( `4 e5 b6 U Spitfire VIII: 19 destroyed on ground) L3 Z2 ~" x* i. C$ s
PBY-5 Catalina: 8 damaged) s- p( M* n& L2 E% e' d( R4 k
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 destroyed on ground) p5 ^7 s; \' H- h; Y
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BB Kirishima! ?) ?, m# D5 s( a4 n# a
BB Hiei
) B/ E, M% u0 v. u/ b CA Kumano
5 K! `$ C2 W% ?* }: }# v2 P CA Suzuya
$ S2 y1 a1 j$ {5 j6 j: q CA Mikuma
& t4 ]; x D; ^$ \- i+ Q CA Mogami' f5 m% w+ i- x7 g; ]
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Allied ground losses: M# W; t7 U: I/ F2 p/ S" _
385 casualties reported E) `8 m) ~* p2 a6 z0 V3 _& e
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
* E3 V3 Z* u4 q+ ^) y8 U* w Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 53 disabled
5 W4 I! K( a8 O* o8 O. z* ]1 C Engineers: 14 destroyed, 13 disabled7 w' r6 d8 @, o! E. T6 ?
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
( k: I- _# `7 L0 Z ]# C Vehicles lost 59 (23 destroyed, 36 disabled)+ J' v. B) v6 |
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Airbase supply hits 6( I* b# g! j6 D& k4 I1 o. l. X
Runway hits 35
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) b! G9 @, y+ i) p% p1 N至为遗憾的是,当天白天预定的空中轰炸行动由于天气原因无法发动,该机场上的飞机侥幸没有遭受更大的损失。
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当天一队驻腊包儿的流星机队艺高人胆大,在离米尔恩湾盟军直掩机一格的位置蹂躏了一队盟军运输船队。
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0 ^; u' R1 Y* n( yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Severe storms* p7 r2 k) L8 a
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Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." Q8 f& E+ ~* L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ v9 }6 q. g- ] E- q; {% X2 e3 N, m
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Japanese aircraft
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B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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LCI-589
1 R% E6 B3 V* [ LCI-791, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk* i2 g1 n. K. H5 L
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LCI-653, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- e6 H% U% ?# t# R# X/ a& \/ d
LCI-627, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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LST-605, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 G6 n+ g% x9 | `9 D LCI-781, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" [4 `2 f% B) k' N$ D
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但是不幸的事还是发生了. o" w7 U2 Q' [; Q: d( R D
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盟军将数十架舰载鱼雷机部署在刚刚攻占的莱城基地,没有受到日军的注意,结果3月10日当天,一队千里迢迢为腊包儿运输油料的补给油船在即将到达目的地之时遭遇到盟军鱼雷机的突袭,全部油轮连同护航的护卫舰全部损失,整个编队全军覆没!对于严重缺乏油料运输力量的帝国海军来说,真是一次极其心痛的损失啊!
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战斗中显示出盟军舰载鱼雷机面对最高航速在18节左右的船只具有优良的性能和极高的鱼雷命中率。所谓盟军的鱼雷机性能不行的言论被证明完全是不成立的,看来大统领有必要对空袭劳腾港行动中表现拙劣的盟军鱼雷机队指挥官展开听证会调查。, `' R8 H/ e& l$ X) T( }: E
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& z3 }2 A/ Q4 b7 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Manus at 101,116
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ U4 V0 M7 }/ R6 q/ A7 w% H5 S" ]9 U, ^
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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8 F* N1 B- S& R! Z* a TBF-1 Avenger x 21
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$ r% ]& ^6 t% v$ v4 nNo Allied losses2 c7 m7 ]+ H0 P
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Japanese Ships
3 j; @) n" o- y; C E No.205, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: r4 h6 ]/ W* e- i' f) P9 P
AO Iro, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 c/ ]6 V. L5 s S# x9 T' o# w6 f
AO Naruto
6 G& h: p* Q s: f [) P AO Sata, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires2 q' n1 f# e+ y/ s& v
AO Notoro, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* @; O$ ~+ M6 t1 f AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, ]' w: i4 Z7 L
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8 T! q1 Q" p& z# ^& m3 \ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& m# G0 \3 c# P. U+ ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manus at 101,116
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Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 G; C# y4 n% \5 L: o% Z$ ~0 ~ REstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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TBF-1 Avenger x 21! N. I9 E7 L4 q) m: A
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No Allied losses' m* ]0 J. i+ f8 u! _4 o' f
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E Yaku, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ r8 _' W8 X: ?" V% O# {" T
E No.207, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' Y; P9 g7 z$ J! b. q
AO Iro, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 t% ^0 V4 s. m/ X7 O/ l% r AO Naruto, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
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21 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' Y, e& U+ l K$ D' C Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 t) s; h6 T/ W/ @
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此外,全天盟军轰炸机队继续到处肆虐,炸得日军欲仙欲死,所过之处,无一不似蝗虫过境一般,只留下一片废墟 |