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: E6 u) ]% ]% d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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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 , d k; t* h- |/ k2 j8 A. B* H4 z
6 }0 ]- k! [! B1 v1 rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! Q! R8 ]/ g1 P
$ m# R' E- b5 {, C! N$ _. hRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ _. W+ R# g" l+ @+ g1 R/ ~; AEstimated time to target is 14 minutes9 J2 x+ ~& i/ k; e4 p+ d6 H( N
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N1K5-J George x 122* y. K+ [1 f" p# j- j8 @
Ki-84r Frank x 36: r% @# K( s' O! d# v
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P-38J Lightning x 37, h+ t2 C4 K) W: O4 J# D
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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* d! s, Y$ b: hJapanese aircraft losses2 m+ f2 j* Q$ Y' c
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged+ J- A+ Z8 M; G1 k1 P
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Allied aircraft losses9 l' ]! ~4 x7 h- ~$ ~
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed1 E/ n" P* J$ r* e$ I' R% X
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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- O7 B" |7 e, p/ m( Y; B2 LAirbase hits 21
) n3 A& i& w3 m4 b7 ^4 NAirbase supply hits 3* C2 @6 W5 ~( ]2 j2 h9 |& v
Runway hits 55
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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5 t) K; F& w4 z1 p8 iRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 x! M: n0 {5 C8 n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" T, G: H9 D1 P( k2 f* L$ ^
N1K5-J George x 76# a8 o2 L6 e. s- u- L1 U
Ki-84r Frank x 302 O: z1 d% z$ P6 y4 ?
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Allied aircraft
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9" _6 ?) v7 Y. \+ H4 U0 _( p0 C& }# N' u6 b
6 A0 Q# ~7 j6 @0 iJapanese aircraft losses
& {/ X9 R" J1 {) }& F, c N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
8 ?. s6 p% a9 B5 w$ r PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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e$ t/ M; h0 _* VAirbase hits 1
6 e! n" ^' N9 r9 h* iRunway hits 2
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( @+ k J) |" r# z- S+ O! [Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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5 N- z; s0 O0 C* L u y- E5 Q* iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 b, e o- l* o @4 ^& q5 _- L
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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8 Y. A+ U# q5 y% I, OJapanese aircraft
- }0 d% g1 H Q7 r: Z( ? N1K5-J George x 61
^: }+ w7 t9 R, \9 E( @' _ Ki-84r Frank x 29! b7 y' ]! c* X
; t# c% o8 x( YAllied aircraft7 u: Q2 G+ ~; z
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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8 g, C6 F: w# z2 f: r, b Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed. N3 W& Q3 R& l6 y8 A' ]1 Z
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged$ K- ^; g& U) G$ x% ]) V9 ^! L
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S1 E! l" u8 p% oMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 7 A6 q: ^) G- h/ [' C( j6 A
& B X: v7 S4 O! Z5 u% TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. q% _: p! I! `# e! D
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 44
$ y7 a/ ]- l n% t) f% B+ O3 Z Ki-84r Frank x 21% Z/ T. v6 ^, L. V) E
4 u5 A3 c) U7 ]+ vAllied aircraft
! u! Z0 F) o5 g4 ]# E PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses4 E9 v4 a3 Z- G' [
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
# g' A i& L$ ? PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Runway hits 1/ N5 {! U: i t: C$ e( r Y- k- m
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 $ G* i9 _2 v* e7 [ X9 ^# ]
+ C! s5 x, v# W q7 g. H0 x& fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 p# f/ |$ Y/ p" V7 IRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# U) ^4 I4 d0 D! j! [1 j% j8 j4 X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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/ g. t' ]6 A& C y% LJapanese aircraft2 |6 O4 D! `! Q4 z `
N1K5-J George x 311 j) A# G2 A) z/ j
Ki-84r Frank x 18
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Allied aircraft# f7 B9 L* }# j! |
B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses
n _1 I i# ^; W N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed* l) O: [# x7 i+ d Q9 t+ C( E k
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Allied aircraft losses
1 C0 U& @: d* U) H! X: B1 f B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:8 M& B8 W$ U, T: @* V
5 casualties reported
; {; U2 m& X: X$ X0 p! H" b( a) T Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ?& b9 K- y f5 o: ^. I- ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 g2 ], a1 K& B- f: W j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: h! y% b/ U/ |4 W
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Airbase hits 17 e+ r0 Z" { T1 P! u
Runway hits 22
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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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5 U' H8 P2 n1 O8 K3 [/ XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." ?% d( b5 J2 j v6 q6 D) \
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 E) ~! E4 ?* @4 y: F B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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Allied aircraft losses% ^3 d% t0 c' Y% a
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged$ i5 P4 }& @: Q+ ^3 ~" H, L ]( O
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships' B. l9 e: _2 ?$ M+ u5 i G
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1* r4 N8 V/ S# _0 C+ R) H0 n5 r$ X
DD Makinami# E8 d6 Y r8 N) P; m+ g
DD Kosukaze, A# h" m; W* v |! r
CA Kumano% F3 L. a @, V1 D
DD Asashimo
& N7 L. h- d% Q. u/ J. c' q; K) W DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8# ]5 c' Z( U, L
BB Haruna
, g; u4 s) i3 p5 ^8 k CA Chikuma
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* B3 h8 [ K) K6 `( pAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb N9 d3 b5 [2 F2 w) x+ ` F G2 N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% }2 w% f3 j- K
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes* I. ?* B) h; @0 i9 V1 C/ o% s
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! x) M" e. X f" R! C2 {$ ^. T B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
6 h9 a2 h' R2 d- e- g B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged! m) J- B. D: |: w# h
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak9 z( J* L& z1 G) h
" t* w* W2 ~) E4 a. E) KJapanese Ships# y; g) L: ^6 o1 D- F
DD Kishinami
3 M& `6 m$ X1 H" i. I" I CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 H0 V' b+ A2 B" O
DD Arikaze" w! B. @# K5 R: v
DD Haruzuki% n. ~! q1 j2 b) R/ G3 Q! t# i" W
CA Mikuma* g5 E$ J) Z* K9 a# T( ^
DD Satsukaze- T% w# B4 t( C% o" Y' Q( |9 }
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
0 C9 v7 S& }, M, r) |7 I l- F CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 r& A o/ W1 w# K DD Minegumo& M" l: T9 Q1 o0 X( b y1 I
DD Myojinkaze
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# B- V) G/ m1 H# p/ o6 x, C+ iAircraft Attacking:! b- r! h) s+ n- K; I8 `
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
+ D# e/ Y& ~/ J5 s, W7 ^ Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb/ _, d h; a, m
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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。: v: ]- }/ A% V- j; X
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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* k6 K! ^$ p2 g1 x4 `3 S( N YAllied Deliberate attack, N" u, _9 H9 G- Z" ^1 Z
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778* w7 Q5 w. v6 S: K5 ~2 |8 k& ]4 \
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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% Z$ ]1 M3 m8 ~' |Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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: c& {" T: Z" i9 D- QAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 2 F, P7 L! |4 X: q5 Q. d
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Combat modifiers. k. Y% Q, I0 e4 G" I6 G
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker: $ r- a/ h+ K5 {! K g
0 H" i' a/ w% z: PJapanese ground losses:
5 ]( [) t! {: c7 M! j* V 1954 casualties reported+ R0 G9 y4 J% Q
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
1 Q2 k! k7 g* z/ \( L0 Q5 a" m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ R5 o- H' N; y/ A9 g, g( r: l Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled3 Z. J, ~) R O2 K7 |
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled). a9 _: v& d: d
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Allied ground losses:: S9 c8 @7 z) N7 X. D2 A
267 casualties reported
5 R `1 l8 X2 g$ ]' a5 T Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled6 D( R, g+ ?1 V6 j! w. g+ I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: h) ~! ^9 h, w7 ^9 T4 B3 Z- _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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" Y% s6 d( W, i8 QAssaulting units:5 l; I8 Q2 F) f+ b$ S( X7 ~
77th Infantry Division
; D' a( p3 e- F2 h 7th Infantry Division
8 D- m, @& ~( F7 u 193rd USAAF Base Force
+ P. W3 D# t1 p' h, v/ \ IX US Corps
! C$ U8 I% g* P5 l2 n3 m7 ^1 C9 [5 L5 I 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion" y# Y F' Z5 c. W: U+ j+ T: ]
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
" g5 q8 I2 t' r# k/ i) @/ F Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion2 Y/ t3 h! S' E7 F8 ^- f; Q0 C
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:
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63rd Naval Guard Unit
$ |7 s' a$ _% N- z: c2 d: j1 x 20th JNAF AF Unit * N B X% u' e$ g
13th Base Force
. M$ M; F U+ [ 65th JAAF AF Bn |