5月12日
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; l' X4 r4 E, Q/ A/ r& l0 q2 g! M) ^' S: r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。2 E2 v( [. r* G1 s1 ]
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2 M+ }1 f9 I- I2 y( u1 X% OMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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C. d2 I7 { ~9 z$ ]+ E5 hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& ?; J1 `# Y: k1 c0 oRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( w$ v& P; u$ G. s- D1 J: g
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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: y7 z y" o) F9 n3 dJapanese aircraft
% O" N4 P6 d9 O1 N8 l- F6 K. W N1K5-J George x 122) b- s' g; f# J3 r# ]) B
Ki-84r Frank x 36) J: f \; d t5 l
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! {5 f5 R! S) v; K P-38J Lightning x 37/ t( F/ v) S7 O$ x
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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2 }+ n3 F* }) c& ^+ Q1 d( pJapanese aircraft losses
& o$ u7 H: N1 x1 c4 k N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged/ U6 P& d: w8 c8 q# M' p
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Allied aircraft losses
' G! ]5 h. A. l- L% O5 M3 _ P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
1 n3 D/ |' V; D9 }7 ?, G! N8 ] PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21
6 H1 H% j0 \: w0 L7 b5 rAirbase supply hits 3% p. O; i6 D% d6 z1 N/ A
Runway hits 556 ?2 J; ~% W) }
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! ]. m% W' U' M# Z1 H5 o
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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. d# G7 ]; \$ A/ cJapanese aircraft! i( b% p* i- U
N1K5-J George x 76
- D6 R- U& H7 o1 {( x8 Q Ki-84r Frank x 30$ b' S, p. G6 X/ I! A" C# I
" X0 ]/ G/ m1 ~. J# A3 fAllied aircraft
- e6 [ g" O3 P5 ^, R+ f! S P-38J Lightning x 8
* i$ R* X: b$ D- t PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9, L' r8 a% l& M, g6 M( g9 M
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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9 w2 I W3 y s4 |) F9 q4 Z: b! v. ]$ nAllied aircraft losses
. r. l) K! H; W" T# Z P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
' O! g0 P% r b$ T/ C7 Z PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
7 Y! x5 g1 E& e; DRunway hits 2# A F! E$ s2 C6 l) i
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, U* ~" Q/ n+ T) H$ k' N! Z. `3 Y5 uMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; f5 @" U+ T+ F
+ p8 G6 c, b. R% w5 ?7 DRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 a i# D5 y5 j8 hEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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; [) Z& b) f! C, K" ^6 w; dJapanese aircraft
* K( H6 v3 s8 j* P4 v" f7 o2 q0 w9 q N1K5-J George x 61 ~' k5 v9 ^7 D
Ki-84r Frank x 29
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+ O7 v) _% o3 k: y" G- V3 S; aAllied aircraft
4 G6 n& F" V. ~: Y w& ~ PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6; k) N: |5 P5 A7 @4 `) Y! F
, }1 y( a& i1 n7 ~Japanese aircraft losses
6 j- |3 l( M: ~2 u/ J5 h9 ~" E/ ?3 q Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* V* t) j5 n) ^" G PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged; O& j0 M1 s) k+ U0 x4 j7 E9 a0 W, }
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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4 Q; j! d6 U' F. D! VRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. j" q; T, N# kEstimated time to target is 14 minutes0 ?3 Z/ D3 z3 i V1 P0 f
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Japanese aircraft
9 D8 H0 q& Y( d# u4 s N1K5-J George x 44
, y- Z6 {2 ~3 E* \ Ki-84r Frank x 21
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Allied aircraft0 j7 j9 b4 a% q' C* [; l6 |
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6" y: g* I7 F3 ?( ^3 o( _* j
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Japanese aircraft losses
- S* w! d1 W' n1 i5 @2 L Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses1 V( p- O0 B! { E
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged. b, a0 ~! s/ D/ f$ F8 [: w7 T1 G
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Runway hits 1 i& N5 X* e' V& _" V' ~
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. Q% j. m! N4 f' ]0 p% c) S% CRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& H- W Q% H; R$ o" I$ F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% B* G6 T# d2 [1 k N1K5-J George x 31: {( r" y) d& ]5 m3 v: G" j- B
Ki-84r Frank x 18
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7 \. G6 u8 _5 W5 aAllied aircraft+ r- @8 j$ o' R& Q" m4 d
B-24J Liberator x 67
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, s6 D& b" z- ~$ S; P3 d/ u N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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4 x; E$ F/ @1 Z: U B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged% M- I# t5 e8 E" g" p6 h
, o( @- g& {' [; O2 ~Japanese ground losses:" e0 _: l% Q2 t U3 R2 [
5 casualties reported, U8 f' [4 g% W, x; b7 c& [, h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 g5 y2 v5 J3 ]0 Q* j% T1 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 a- B1 {3 u- w$ P( p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 y" U X# ^9 k v. M
9 r, Y2 I/ n: l$ T' WAirbase hits 17
) Q4 a" h. ~% O& d7 S5 I. rRunway hits 22. v7 c9 I1 D Y1 ~
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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。5 s% k/ |3 @6 a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94& x& F+ T) ?" n% t7 E
0 D& ?2 h, k4 F4 hWeather in hex: Light cloud6 |# F& m! D# ] q, S9 o5 A! s
; Y) p4 Z, F! v& m8 V# X! eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- G- c( m- ]- K* A9 ^+ F) TEstimated time to target is 22 minutes, [; _6 p" C9 H* K3 U( r
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 178 b! m2 O+ H0 b; ~8 M
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Allied aircraft losses6 F: v+ l. T9 t4 _$ k
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged- ^2 U+ q3 F5 y: n- L; D
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak- O P" V2 n3 f; t
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Japanese Ships
. k+ W& O* ?) X. v DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
. i {& b: Z. p5 ^' G DD Makinami
# S# `6 Y$ w& [+ r" m7 ^5 e: }; f, p DD Kosukaze
' \ l, z1 X# H CA Kumano
+ h: R" K4 x [5 G$ e5 P DD Asashimo
+ n: d; ]4 \. K$ \* b DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8( Z. G, V& S% r0 p. w
BB Haruna! R$ G0 L4 e" U6 Y3 a: ~6 {" W
CA Chikuma9 b# U2 J3 `( j+ ^4 z D; a
X- H% x& t$ Z1 @) RAircraft Attacking:
4 `" B" { m* R' J! | 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
7 V5 j0 u# g, c" m6 E Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94/ [; p6 N4 ^. }( o" l( C0 ~
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! m2 B. B3 p3 T3 A% N1 B- C
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
F9 k3 f! ]+ R B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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9 ]( j& k, b8 r7 H B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged) X0 e) ]$ K, Z. c
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
* ? C1 a7 W1 U; X* a DD Kishinami! P- p. u+ U1 I& _1 ?
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire& C, V8 _3 Y1 q9 n; R/ J3 a
DD Arikaze$ B8 N$ x A8 j: M- m9 u4 h! g( M) Z7 W
DD Haruzuki
! S. t$ L" ^5 h) e5 p6 D1 S5 y1 h% a CA Mikuma
2 w% Q* Q8 z% X- P DD Satsukaze
: C$ h8 n/ o! T1 s' [ CA Maya, Bomb hits 2. C V6 Q1 @% s
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 O7 a" ~9 O; m$ u DD Minegumo
" N+ t' ?! [+ ?4 W. X- v; G& J- ^ DD Myojinkaze
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! K! U+ [ r) A" m# ^+ T- bAircraft Attacking:6 V( q9 y9 a% X3 w" |: b+ V
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
: z) Y8 t4 C% H Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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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。0 g! ^ z6 M6 }, `
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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Allied Deliberate attack/ D% s! j$ t8 C) W7 B" z2 i- a/ H
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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2 V% p5 o a/ J3 u3 NDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 * ], O) N' t: d/ [: s9 N; x3 q
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 . v' L7 u/ B. @
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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6 g, s9 o, s5 m1 P0 D0 A! NAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!% v8 p4 R3 _. B7 e- `; U: ^& z. d' B
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Combat modifiers4 b- P( ~$ U* h6 \8 ?/ I- f$ O; ]
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)+ R) d6 ?0 t0 n+ n- a1 Y, ?
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Attacker: ! v: _% k! s. `. u2 w# |. z# \2 q
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Japanese ground losses:8 z. o; I& v4 [) W
1954 casualties reported4 H' l9 g6 N' h. K( Q' D8 c
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled: B* s9 n- j7 ^' O* I5 E6 C+ l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled' m; j# C; y. ^( Y9 x( g' j) m
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
: b' X4 _# F3 ]6 x1 T Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)% a+ Z9 r b# ^
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Allied ground losses:
4 ^8 I, v! v w' q# u7 p 267 casualties reported
% i& i+ y) _ E n Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
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S' g: X+ s+ L$ p2 b6 P) Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 Q+ S$ k; v+ X( Z, d
! e( u, e( M( h) WAssaulting units:
) l) H$ l" H, V/ Y' o- X- r 77th Infantry Division
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: O( e4 e* K5 F# ?! N 193rd USAAF Base Force
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion/ Y5 ?0 ~9 _6 b3 x
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
' Z) {! B. [1 Z; p; c1 @ Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion# v3 e [0 W& s! D2 O
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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* F9 z- T6 S6 m, h, uDefending units:
\+ M" r4 G' `' e. C) e3 l1 W4 t8 s 60th Division: P& c) `: \8 K8 G( q
63rd Naval Guard Unit% L: L" a. Y% r4 k
20th JNAF AF Unit , e% p7 J) P3 C3 }: U
13th Base Force1 r- m% n j8 _ H
65th JAAF AF Bn |