5月12日
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8 l3 U: q4 Y* R4 w9 t盟军解放者4发机群在爪哇登陆后把矛头对转了巨港一带的日军航空设施,企图利用4发轰炸机的航程优势突袭日军防御力量比较薄弱的后方二线机场,不料遭遇日军同一日正好转场过来的3个战斗机大队,于是本来轻松惬意的偷袭变成了一场苦战,经过激烈的战斗,日军战斗机击落了多达60架4发轰炸机和十多架护航的闪电战斗机,同时自损17架战斗机,虽然盟军还是对机场进行了打击,但是显然得不偿失。
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9 c) W7 Y$ ]% s0 LMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 X& D/ W! U6 M4 k7 C
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' J z4 q N. b* E q* G
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 122
2 Y8 t- G* r( H: t7 X( l5 _ Ki-84r Frank x 361 i. R3 t" j& u& M, ~
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Allied aircraft- [- h, y4 z1 d% v K
P-38J Lightning x 372 l: q( b4 l5 M8 s2 C' ~
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses) D; ~+ a) @5 H
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed7 \: |$ T$ \5 v# k/ H4 \
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21+ s& e5 d$ G8 Y2 G
Airbase supply hits 3
0 q( c: Y, D3 gRunway hits 55* \7 J( x: ^; z' m$ v
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: u/ [/ C+ S0 c# a# a5 r; N
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., w+ n" }6 I5 _6 r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ {, M( j7 S, M/ ^9 F* n' A N1K5-J George x 76
& x1 A, x9 w I: e" H Ki-84r Frank x 30
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, O8 l% f5 e$ \$ ~$ ~5 L; vAllied aircraft3 w$ D; F3 `: O& Z$ L8 q! K7 [5 k
P-38J Lightning x 82 u$ j( H1 W: d9 }9 H7 v
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9- n; M3 y( ?5 U" R+ ^; o, O" S j
4 H8 R# v- k* C( sJapanese aircraft losses) o8 Y7 z+ Z. j0 g7 E# U8 w
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed, g$ p+ j4 G" B/ {$ k( I
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Allied aircraft losses
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) L5 v; g5 K" ?+ l9 }2 H) } PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
* r1 n4 |! K5 \4 IRunway hits 28 b: ?, v8 }6 c; H
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 1 W/ O. t7 u. [" p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* z9 V- a% d! s1 v/ ~- h
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* q2 T# K6 H7 z4 }1 [5 SEstimated time to target is 13 minutes, I7 |( }3 J% X& q! k0 C
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Japanese aircraft6 N! _4 q; E! R/ R ~( X
N1K5-J George x 61" a6 m5 p+ j( N# ~* [; f. s
Ki-84r Frank x 29
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9 X3 s1 K" r& I, I# PAllied aircraft0 e: V. u% k7 E ~1 c* x
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
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, c8 j. }/ H1 |/ o4 ~* x& Z PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged4 o3 f! r" G: d0 d- p% C
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) k6 B7 A2 d% }6 J0 [$ q; R7 t0 ]Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ; D# A3 q' i6 b" t! v, b. @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 j, D A+ D2 V* u; W, M: e4 ]
3 L+ Z6 y0 H% m: bRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 \1 Z$ ^+ B# C/ c* g, l
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes! d9 Z+ q$ V7 L8 P) p( k
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N1K5-J George x 44
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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+ M- F! N. s5 OJapanese aircraft losses/ n& q9 h; k) e& Y5 A3 h; x
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed2 `8 A5 J8 l* s+ p; P
8 B3 @6 s+ _' ?; A) g! Q' iAllied aircraft losses6 U4 z1 a6 H4 F& `, k) @* T
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Runway hits 12 s! F4 y O' F! f+ d* Y- J
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 & C0 t% r0 s' I8 G4 }2 v" ~; e8 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 Y" A4 [3 l& e$ b
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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6 {3 D, c/ O& S" h6 wJapanese aircraft5 V" n3 F3 |2 N' W2 N7 }, r
N1K5-J George x 318 T5 L, p8 \; _$ ]
Ki-84r Frank x 18
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Allied aircraft
7 \9 r5 V; Y1 R+ h. Y# K B-24J Liberator x 67) o8 U8 \8 a7 v: w5 [6 U3 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:5 ]5 P2 }8 X9 k0 w& q7 m
5 casualties reported
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! q# D! W! }% z ~5 U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 P9 X _+ }. f- y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 x; Y9 _5 R" s+ w
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Airbase hits 174 B( x0 \* C* Z. r7 P4 K
Runway hits 225 P* U+ _6 L% J7 l+ _( W
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当天比较不幸的是,雪藏已久的联合舰队主力舰队出动,在航渡过程中被盟军发现,在没有直掩的情况下遭遇到盟军水平轰炸机的跳弹攻击,多舰负伤,不过也击落了十多架敌机。但是舰队的行踪暴露了。
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' x* F: K3 [. }3 f2 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94. R4 m1 X! T" D# e7 I# ]0 `
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" }7 ^# R5 c) p6 dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: ^9 Q9 d) A) M7 r# g8 q2 rEstimated time to target is 22 minutes$ j0 H* H" d G* ~: z8 z
; V, _+ M9 h% XAllied aircraft
7 T7 N" X: E$ |8 d3 Y B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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3 o/ C% G3 |6 h% ^Allied aircraft losses" F# N R! c( x( o
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
$ y4 X8 @% G6 _; ` B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
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DD Makinami
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P9 E" g- C( {0 V1 s' z CA Kumano
5 Y6 Z% F3 Z9 |5 p' c DD Asashimo
" x# m- R/ o( w- } DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8 [% ]( w0 d: U; g# \
BB Haruna
0 p$ ]' r& O2 d& U: |& }9 Q CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
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B" C2 H( m4 | Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb T, d( m0 Q9 Z) u F: e2 w
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9 k( m! m* y) w5 k4 _# `# jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,942 x( q# u( v% {
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 ?& s5 t5 } {: Y+ k: w* X
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18' `! y. e- W4 H; O; ]% R* I) i
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Allied aircraft losses a7 s$ K! t# `# O0 {/ X1 b. G
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
0 j; _/ O2 Z7 b3 P B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak/ P& m g9 n u/ h& V
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Japanese Ships
/ @6 f( R( u: U6 d. d' U DD Kishinami
$ S6 o2 @- b, j1 L5 e" P, W5 e CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# T% x8 m' ?/ a" C+ c DD Arikaze3 N: b( n/ i& E8 e
DD Haruzuki
+ z; M: F) E& H4 L CA Mikuma
4 s: c* F+ w, B2 e' [* I* h DD Satsukaze
5 i; K9 l, r, P' D CA Maya, Bomb hits 27 A9 n- m5 Y4 g7 h
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 H% H, j; O1 w% t2 c
DD Minegumo
1 C6 y2 u3 h6 r* l+ b. R; c DD Myojinkaze
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17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
0 ` g5 U: a1 V6 A+ R* |/ J Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb" w0 u# `% M, Z% s
/ g9 x& t+ N0 H. |最后,在马尔努斯岛上奋战一个多星期的第60师团在盟军新锐增援上来一个陆军师之后终于崩溃,马尔努斯岛宣告失守,至此,从特鲁克到拉包尔和卡维恩的航线基本被切断,当地守军只能靠种水稻“现地自活”了。6 J8 T8 k+ X6 D; n- g4 k9 s
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)0 [7 ? o5 f0 U3 s( P
3 K% h2 `" H; N: J% \Allied Deliberate attack
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6 o$ v' _" C$ YAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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) y* S. z% N& C; i# fDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272- {% M5 ?: ^3 s0 t* l9 M& @
3 k& s0 v6 c* }3 H4 g, F) RAllied adjusted assault: 659 3 [5 }6 T( h" R, P+ M) {; x
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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! O9 s8 `; N. L/ B/ lAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 4 X0 }7 d& M0 M, z0 B7 Z
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!6 W7 r0 n& R, N8 b s; V8 {$ c
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Combat modifiers
9 r& T) ?5 n/ Q1 Y. a! Q8 ?8 PDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)1 R; `5 u) y! |4 s7 Z# C2 d6 r& g- m, S4 d
experience(-)
5 D g/ V) O, k ?! ]. AAttacker: ' J: P$ O. M4 r; H# ^# y
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Japanese ground losses:3 b$ N, \( G2 q1 l0 b; C7 M
1954 casualties reported
4 A- C1 p" T4 A1 I Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled0 X y1 p, \$ P% Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled2 M$ C/ `, B/ w0 {3 e
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled+ _' V& |. |7 g. d2 P7 G, R3 L
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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4 I, d, }, @' i; I5 _Allied ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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9 V% ] b5 L1 E( z' P9 iAssaulting units:: B5 w# U2 o( Y7 t2 b# ]: J+ |
77th Infantry Division
" O. d! I* {. v( w 7th Infantry Division
8 H/ s* U5 G1 K, R 193rd USAAF Base Force( j8 r1 L* Q, u
IX US Corps
/ b, W5 K! i/ z: o; A 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
. m: Y: |; ~. X9 q- ]7 [ 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion9 y! |: G1 J. Q5 ~9 _
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
$ C$ G% ]6 t/ G. E+ w5 O 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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]- R6 H/ i8 d$ f- IDefending units:
6 y9 w0 H% m7 o 60th Division
% X! M+ W9 e8 U* J 63rd Naval Guard Unit
/ _: Y5 P- g0 G3 z$ e1 O 20th JNAF AF Unit 1 t: `9 g* a9 K6 b0 x
13th Base Force% a9 h @9 @4 a( `& g% w
65th JAAF AF Bn |