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/ n& Y3 |, H' w6 k+ }& {% J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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. B5 a6 s `7 g: bMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ e/ H8 Z+ x/ h% Q2 J" ]9 |
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes7 W0 L6 u) L2 Y9 y* a
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Japanese aircraft n4 m+ r! i8 |2 I3 ~+ l. d
N1K5-J George x 122
- {3 _/ _& A% q0 | Ki-84r Frank x 36+ q2 q1 B/ }: w, q) H( s5 e3 d* X
9 `6 z1 i, n& y bAllied aircraft
$ T6 c# q( u2 y g/ R+ B P-38J Lightning x 37+ X8 _- J- {0 K- q, p6 j* y
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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( g* l2 ]& `" O% z; ?$ T- @ N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged7 e0 l3 M4 K( p- `+ E
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Allied aircraft losses
2 v- D! M( n3 Y. n. x8 k4 I P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
" G/ P1 M9 d. Z8 f* g8 O0 G* q3 v2 N PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 213 f, p) T# I7 h- \& S/ \5 V
Airbase supply hits 3, h0 ~/ t# M) a/ Q9 A7 f- Q
Runway hits 55
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0 m8 @7 ^, B6 S; s$ T4 N$ F' |Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) w/ n" l5 w" m) }, X
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% m) Q, z% o+ ]6 E; u- \4 u! V& JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ V1 f' `1 G' R% K% a
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Japanese aircraft2 |6 n ^9 k6 g$ d: z; [
N1K5-J George x 76
: O1 h1 d3 }! k- m% M) v5 q Ki-84r Frank x 30" {! \ X" f& v- i: J! s
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Allied aircraft
8 B0 k2 N3 d5 V+ | L9 o# O P-38J Lightning x 8
7 L, c! X% R* e1 S PB4Y-2 Privateer x 97 C- A% K/ K, h
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$ X: H; F* l. d i N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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* F( ^/ F- C! O8 a# r) s1 L6 xAllied aircraft losses
( B' R; }/ O1 y' {+ j P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
# V4 q1 V r! p4 |+ t PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
1 Q8 j/ x" H' m* b4 f& |Runway hits 23 Y' B* g' h) W+ o8 ]
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 # D0 T0 B" b+ x# C% W/ X+ P& H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& ^; O% c4 E9 v$ o) P- p2 [Estimated time to target is 13 minutes' f- }( a8 L+ z
5 |7 l1 R9 H1 P# ^5 y# |1 x, ]Japanese aircraft6 ^- C7 g$ _7 ]# {! }. M' N: X
N1K5-J George x 611 U" W$ E# w. L/ C; ?+ j5 N& P- z
Ki-84r Frank x 29& C) o* J; e# I* w/ _. u# @
& B9 P2 ~- @. ^! U S5 o3 RAllied aircraft
$ @- p- J1 d( e. R; B4 P$ g PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6/ L# A `$ _7 B4 d# O0 i
$ }: p' d7 Y) R( z: t+ e. CJapanese aircraft losses
9 g/ i& V3 A+ F, R$ c* j# X Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged# g$ {% M6 z3 \9 k
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2 @" H7 n2 \+ B1 URaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. w$ w# b" ^* i
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 44) c3 t% g6 \! X6 j+ n k$ y4 w+ x9 }
Ki-84r Frank x 21
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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( F# d/ `7 Q" f1 QJapanese aircraft losses
" j- P5 L2 x( H Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed7 K, Y5 e7 ~6 I
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Allied aircraft losses
* M2 h0 O: D. Z PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged9 j5 ^2 E+ r# L0 `4 B; u
0 t/ K( e/ D+ M+ }6 X* W) P, tRunway hits 1( m, b* A$ K) I; V1 h1 ?& X
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# }1 e& [- J% k+ N2 }* sMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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8 x8 V1 ~7 q, ?3 t& S& YRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 S& X- b) V1 y6 N- O. _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes' ]+ f# F2 D$ j0 ^% m
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Japanese aircraft7 `& e! q' b& ?
N1K5-J George x 31
! x& R. B. m4 Q- t5 s' c' W! z Ki-84r Frank x 18
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Allied aircraft
6 Y" k5 E9 D+ V/ J* h$ J B-24J Liberator x 67. Q2 q. j* _) [! d1 L
, D/ }- l2 u2 C: H7 t. N3 @Japanese aircraft losses
% r9 {0 q. ?1 |( e4 l5 J N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed1 E q, g r5 k i8 ~) p
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B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged# z/ X( s9 R7 W
, }9 H$ c6 T2 d* R( zJapanese ground losses:6 u1 R9 ^1 l. K" X
5 casualties reported3 j3 I& {. [$ N; v0 O2 k Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- k T7 p% |9 ~* V2 o' t: { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 p! F6 {7 P, d) o0 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 v+ e$ e* y9 B$ qAirbase hits 17& i! W; v; X2 |! @* y
Runway hits 22
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7 Y. \% t( V' S- i" u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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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& v% y% q6 N8 g: h% ]% Y1 e* lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' M2 x9 m7 x1 m$ V# ^Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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% \0 d/ y8 ?% B7 D. N: iAllied aircraft
" l: B3 w' u7 Q/ E( n3 R8 J0 k B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
3 z6 J" n @: q; y+ S- g B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships2 T9 @2 b6 e2 Z2 n
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
: {+ q8 d0 r/ `0 J, V+ ? DD Makinami
' N8 \" B( C1 W* P DD Kosukaze
6 [: g' M! S* s/ h9 u* R2 ^ CA Kumano' P J" o5 D3 u" i
DD Asashimo
: ~& G. [% [ k6 I, [ DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
; r( G @6 [& Y0 ? BB Haruna
O. ?' }; W# \7 B CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
S: Z% ?1 [% H, `; j$ N 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * 0 f% I9 R! e9 q/ P
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb0 J' B# {9 u) V, X! P* J# H
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' K K8 @4 t1 {3 d' A) W( AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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6 _8 `3 m. l) l8 o4 U+ Q- a" z0 TRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& ]5 J8 U2 U( y6 @+ o( \0 W2 ~Estimated time to target is 9 minutes* c( ]- M# E0 o
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( R" A0 B% E/ H# ^) M: r B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged# J: E; M* Y' }+ ]8 p3 g
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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DD Kishinami
. r {. A2 n! z6 M' O) g CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. e: `% I, w# p- M DD Arikaze
4 ^" W m1 J2 {( t( c3 P/ g DD Haruzuki
( b$ `* x6 w! ?$ O' y: i CA Mikuma1 e4 D; F8 W) z: o* f4 a
DD Satsukaze& s: w+ y/ n( R: V
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
2 ^$ u( b$ v& W. I7 A: ? CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 Z- g2 e0 n0 j DD Minegumo* v3 l% x" |6 }& W0 |5 Q8 Q i
DD Myojinkaze
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Aircraft Attacking:
" Z1 w V3 }2 S; N, C 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
. c. N( }* S! _, z% L 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。
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' R7 _2 |0 q; C1 c9 i" ?Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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Allied Deliberate attack% J& U8 C+ ]* n+ g2 t8 k
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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; [5 B" I8 y% s8 w L, @Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272/ Z9 B" T9 e! U
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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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9 j3 E3 y! M8 G4 P4 IJapanese adjusted defense: 119 : [6 [4 \& d" C. A" @, B$ O
8 p3 h6 ^1 s0 j6 x( E8 }- \Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 4 Z' t- Q& S+ H s3 Z2 d0 d+ h
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!9 |9 W$ w! Z8 z) h
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* i6 w9 q# C0 S# aDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
% |$ f0 M: h9 ~# C experience(-)$ r# r2 @, w% }* K
Attacker: ^# k- E% |3 o8 t4 K
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Japanese ground losses:+ [/ M0 w/ k+ Y
1954 casualties reported6 J- _0 i2 b# U% C
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
% D2 y# C$ ~- l0 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 [; }. I. ^% J' Y: { Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled: P4 u2 k9 J( O) n7 B4 r+ v) a
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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1 I" a* g# M# P# Q% v, V 267 casualties reported
: A0 L7 {3 `' \: Y# ]* h8 c Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
5 Y P/ ^9 j1 x Y7 F' N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& i7 ]7 h* r8 |/ z4 {1 t9 D/ W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:
7 |5 v0 Y: h* N9 X 77th Infantry Division
D# Q5 \9 {% \' G6 i 7th Infantry Division
' A- K6 d5 ^! M 193rd USAAF Base Force ~. F. z9 M9 U1 a( l. k4 p/ g
IX US Corps
4 O% k: C; C6 N1 K2 J 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
* X% ?# ]1 V# V1 _) U w3 t 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
) @3 h. |% z7 p }2 I, T Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion$ k V8 U" G* h2 Z: l( e
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion) ?) t. Z2 T5 }' q$ N8 f
0 E4 s+ m+ a+ R+ ?Defending units:
! I3 w9 P0 X0 G7 R 60th Division5 q" Q5 x5 l( G3 C
63rd Naval Guard Unit
# |- D( f" N5 D$ `9 p% F+ p# A9 y 20th JNAF AF Unit 5 m) \ K7 b# z- ~6 P
13th Base Force, U% X; l; V6 `# v
65th JAAF AF Bn |