3月23日: P6 U7 ?" w+ F+ `1 R! L
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再次从海底出击!
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帝国新锐的载机母舰潜水战队自首次出击在珍珠港外海击沉两艘运输船后卧薪藏胆,苦练作战技巧,在45年2月和3月份间相继又接收到新建成的I-13,I-14两艘载机潜舰(载机2,补用1),于是在首次出击中受到的损失已经得到了补充,同时在南洋爆发的boela海战让大量盟军CVE受损,撤退中的CVE纷纷成为帝国SS的目标,作为帝国最精锐的潜艇部队,潜水战队指挥官有泉龙之介大佐也同样得到了指令,于3月3日集合了全部属下的6艘SS,从吴港出发,直接开向澳东海岸线,准备偷空拦截撤退下来返回悉尼的盟军伤舰。一转眼过去了大半个月,游弋中的潜水战队在到达指定海域后始终没有找到合适出击的目标,虽然种种迹象表明盟军CVE正在撤退,但是盟军指挥部也意识到帝国SS的严重威胁,在CVE撤退航路上不断派遣各种反潜船只巡逻,帝国SS很难有机会侦察到CVE的踪迹,好在潜水母舰战队独一无二,除了3艘携带晴岚的大型潜水艇之外,还有另外3艘海大型远洋潜艇各携带1架水侦充当远程巡逻侦察部队,在3月23日当天,正是这些水侦在例行巡逻中终于发现了已经撤退到bowen港附近海域的一支CVE编队,老实说这支编队已经突破了帝国所有常规SS能够到的距离之外,基本上可以说已经处于安全范围,正因如此,这支船队上的水兵们也非常松懈,正在幻想着抵达悉尼之后如何泡妹子之类的问题,而帝国潜水战队立刻抓住这个机会,全部7架晴岚立刻起飞,于午后对这支舰队发动了一波虽然微小却致命的攻击!
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bowen at 97,146$ S' Q) z3 m5 y
3 S) `3 `8 r, oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ P" x: y; x' l+ z4 b0 W/ y+ ^$ x4 VRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. A8 T6 @. `: `0 T4 {2 ~, E YEstimated time to target is 15 minutes+ a0 W) L5 H, q) P4 N2 D
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Japanese aircraft- X/ J5 U: a" r2 [5 s. _
M6A1 Seiran x 5- B2 z9 y4 x- C. b
2 c7 x# f% U0 E) k' f; ~8 l5 KJapanese aircraft losses
; S# @" U& `6 \% z M6A1 Seiran: 1 destroyed by flak2 @% l ^5 d6 f' v1 d
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' i, W) J1 R1 l+ m CVE Begum, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 G% y) X6 t' P1 j) r h
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 u3 s7 }8 C$ s0 d) v4 {. q- L! w2 A! p 2 x M6A1 Seiran bombing from 6000 feet *
5 p5 F; w1 C5 \, |& C$ `, _ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
; Q8 D* G! {! E& ^6 O2 i5 X2 z 3 x M6A1 Seiran bombing from 6000 feet *
3 }$ ?2 r5 I) R8 d3 G Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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' `8 e6 [0 {) \# _' I! q7 ~7 qFuel storage explosion on CVE Begum
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8 C" \9 H. O% m船队中的CVE Begum首当其冲遭受集中攻击,被命中5枚250KG穿甲弹,燃料库爆炸大火,生死未仆。
2 b8 |( j$ Z% y( K掉队的另两架晴岚赶到后看到一艘航母已经瘫痪后攻击了另一艘受伤的CVE,可惜未能命中。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bowen at 97,146
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' G/ E; D, }& e, r5 U3 k
# B; }) @8 V0 T* E$ L9 c- KRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 H5 k4 }$ C* q" Y" e+ h- ]. j: T
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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0 |. ~1 f1 t, xJapanese aircraft% \' x; I2 G- U M6 Z
M6A1 Seiran x 2
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No Japanese losses* l% h" D% q S+ g* y
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Allied Ships
4 G& h I+ p6 z' k CVE Chenango, heavy damage o }, c8 _! m7 R( z+ m
, Y! G: i$ E. D6 k& VAircraft Attacking:
/ r7 l! ?( h) y 2 x M6A1 Seiran bombing from 6000 feet *
6 }" ]8 M- b% `1 V Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb* O: C6 D* `: k( E8 v
, v6 J0 Q0 d$ s0 X) v! Z6 {! w盟军的防空火力仓促之间仅仅击落一架晴岚。
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) _7 W- { K5 M帝国载机潜水战队取得了一次重大胜利!完美执行了预定的作战计划!天皇敕令,各员特进一级!7 N S, {6 a% Q' d5 R; A
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当天在南洋的战况就不太妙了,盟军继续发动攻势,大举登陆了东帝汶的主要核心港口劳腾港,此地之前已经被盟军饱和轰炸成渣渣了,守军反抗微弱,预计不是盟军对手。
/ h" C/ [- h6 J盟军在登陆中有所损失,看来为了赶时间发动攻势,部队准备度已经不如之前的战役那么充分了。0 d6 B% Q# k1 m4 c
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 23, 45: {4 G9 q9 k- o y) B, C" x+ B2 C+ P
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Pre-Invasion action off Lautem (72,115)% a3 n; T7 f/ F
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force2 }7 K9 F+ Q( {2 N$ a M
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660 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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! H6 @, i9 {3 v AM Champion# p& o8 s5 o" ~! r" E
AM Chief
9 A$ A. O; j0 i2 v/ {. _ AM Prevail1 t# z1 Q/ E6 g! r& {
AM Oracle
- Z+ i% y+ X, d2 b AM Requisite. Q& S+ R5 h" f. P3 o
AM Pursuit/ w; c7 v* r: J8 x$ O! D
APA Menifee
; a( q! H9 O4 t0 C6 f% x* l APA Callaway& z! g/ w7 n! m7 {9 u9 O/ z
LSI(L) Westralia. ^$ O3 y Q2 m1 T6 J% i/ L
) Z5 v4 Z5 \# X8 W" dAllied ground losses:* P7 @! `2 G) i' Z2 L
143 casualties reported" o" R7 V: Y8 v3 z# A' H: B, u1 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
8 N4 O" q( U, L, E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
$ d6 D; n; h1 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; Y5 d& ?8 \0 i. `# p
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Amphibious Assault at Lautem (72,115)2 j+ j" E1 r4 }
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TF 230 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 72,115. L& ~6 T3 t0 l9 j6 U7 y" C
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 149 disabled
6 ^. A( E0 J. ^& p3 V, A: o Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 107 disabled
! S. @7 d1 R \ M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% e* ]- x$ e; M- N
Guns lost 118 (0 destroyed, 118 disabled)
7 H8 {( G8 N( B Vehicles lost 73 (3 destroyed, 70 disabled)
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+ X$ m& B* O+ P0 V$ lPre-Invasion action off Lautem (72,115)0 k+ O8 G$ F. w6 K
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force% b0 d3 ~. ?' Q* u3 E
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682 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
5 w! J+ g' k, k+ ?* T U4 o AM Fierce& C' h) q0 z. b, I: N8 H6 v
AM Fidelity
& V; P; r+ n- K Z2 { AM Exploit
( p9 y3 g$ V! F# Q AM Engage
5 L3 J' I4 M9 q AM Effective- R# N0 t0 [2 q! r* N
AM Dynamic! f8 s0 r+ ]/ S9 k
AM Direct
' X( g& T. V7 I1 X AM Buoyant
" P9 T4 P- I j) [! n AM Saunter$ [& I% h d# R- R9 ^
AM Salute
! U3 b- r/ O0 c9 L AM Scout
) @7 `5 b/ {! T1 D, I \4 p5 ` APA Navarro
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Allied ground losses:3 O. h+ B( _4 Z% w7 Q! y& {- \; ?
38 casualties reported* R* m' d% s. u' Q! _. `. d1 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- G: c! L! H6 M Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
7 C Z. e5 Z3 E/ d& u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" a" j% j: q6 |7 p Vehicles lost 38 (1 destroyed, 37 disabled)7 i5 i2 Z2 N8 p) ]1 g5 x
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0 \) K. T, E h2 \: q8 uAmphibious Assault at Lautem (72,115)5 b* A) J& _/ e# K7 {
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TF 321 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 72,115& k4 I$ h' r5 w- J/ k* h% s
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Allied ground losses:
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% [7 D( b0 ], q! B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
" p9 h( O6 M# t5 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" G0 F( ]. o3 t. d. E8 u6 e+ g4 c% d9 _
Guns lost 9 (0 destroyed, 9 disabled)3 Y! U, G' t R# A2 U- J9 k0 n
Vehicles lost 168 (2 destroyed, 166 disabled): [) E0 i1 a1 h
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当天下午盟军在遥远的瓜岛伦加也发动了最后的一次攻势,击溃了已经在绝对劣势下坚守两天的当地卫戍部队,获得了所罗门群岛上的第一个大型机场,但是,此地对于整体战线来说已经是可有可无的鸡肋了,与战略上的影响可以忽略不计。
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- S( Z' W, N& l5 @5 \. nGround combat at Lunga (114,138)& |* U9 Z) U6 S" M" f
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 12936 troops, 247 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 3715 |! J2 ^4 K8 h, f+ \+ T$ V1 L
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Defending force 3357 troops, 41 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 43, x& c! Y& a5 L6 a
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Allied adjusted assault: 208
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* o% q$ u; ]% S8 bJapanese adjusted defense: 37 / z' m9 ?3 f5 T3 i- S
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga !!! _. Y% B- b! d* p& X
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Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), supply(-)
: c! p. i6 Y% {0 u oAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
2 S* t+ J$ N2 R+ E, ?8 o 526 casualties reported
_# h% e |5 [1 ?" Z( g( q2 s# k Squads: 22 destroyed, 10 disabled
7 R; a% c% L2 h5 a% A, p Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 8 disabled
' p& e- n! Y" H# m Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled& S& V0 J0 F( N# Z' v- a
Guns lost 19 (10 destroyed, 9 disabled)
5 E* p+ s O+ x: n. Z; c Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& {* T8 [5 L! x6 W Units retreated 4
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' j( C4 Z& `% T3 u4 qAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& L- z! D7 s H! ]: X4 n* c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled4 o, e6 k4 ~$ Y1 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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41st Infantry Division+ `4 P. v! M% ~4 g) |" ]
43rd USN Naval Construction Battalion5 f: G5 U) P) C# i
Thirteenth USAAF
' Q/ e% j/ c) @& l, H 225th USN Base Force6 s5 U f( ?! @
259th Coastal Artillery Battalion
4 g- E8 r; l5 W u 44th USN Naval Construction Battalion% @& f, @) K4 \1 I- m) I3 d. u
- y2 {$ \2 a& e: h& t' FDefending units:5 G; w; W/ B" K, X8 v
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
' r; E7 N; g( n" {6 W) m' M 65th Naval Guard Unit% |) z4 O* a5 r/ [
46th JNAF AF Unit 8 p4 T% `" M- x6 J4 \, i
48th JNAF AF Unit |