5月12日
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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。9 b# X- a5 k" @( @
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 b6 o. G% G/ y# D+ E
y7 k2 L3 ^1 q9 n: dRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 X$ P$ o: X/ d6 e
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ i2 R: j- _0 |( C N1K5-J George x 122
0 Y- x$ M9 l2 B& n" S3 x Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft
. \& H. I( K/ `+ M& f$ w8 I P-38J Lightning x 37
3 U0 u* L! T: V9 ? PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged( N0 p5 C9 p" \! t! ?3 B( y" i
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* _. s5 x2 \( j: k P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed1 x- w, N u7 @& O% o/ x0 R3 d
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21
4 H8 v. J+ \, T: \. e* M* [Airbase supply hits 3
1 S$ |7 n5 ]+ q! y, aRunway hits 55) }3 X, H9 k# N( h! K
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' n4 o* G- s8 w6 o" i9 VMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 # _- b/ J$ @& b3 e6 L8 s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 z. Q5 G' |% f8 DRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' t, l3 x* g, m, z5 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# Y9 h) A) R" O. A
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Japanese aircraft
: _- T2 T2 |$ A N1K5-J George x 768 ` Z" v' y( K8 l6 _
Ki-84r Frank x 30 r1 p: m! i* Y4 h
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Allied aircraft
6 ~& C$ |! J7 r P-38J Lightning x 84 D ~ c7 f! M8 |) z
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 94 Y- I3 W d1 t5 Z: I
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed& g8 t Q& t3 R5 t- Y# T2 ?
- G, f, R3 B( k1 yAllied aircraft losses
' [$ j- q# W) Z! \/ f2 @9 g P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed" _# C% e' A& I/ ~! c1 W8 v
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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5 v/ |" @# O1 _' |. F8 `Airbase hits 1
' B5 N% t% |0 T: E1 M3 JRunway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ' v8 P7 j% l4 r: x g. b3 u
4 M: [* B5 N/ @' BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, {/ G N' o8 z3 uEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ d; {; ~) f$ \9 p- Q& Z/ Y/ m& B
N1K5-J George x 61
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Allied aircraft# C8 M" c) j- Q0 E p7 F
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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7 d( L0 a, V' L: q MJapanese aircraft losses7 @1 W: \7 y; I* ~
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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* ^' g4 z; J+ L7 k PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged$ e/ p7 j3 m* l0 ~, l1 T) `
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! ^) n) T- T) B; I$ y3 G# u. XMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 0 Y* w% p) J9 w% `9 E; q1 V
" b O9 h; @% r* u7 sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 r% r8 P R, Q' r m$ eRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# X+ r$ |- H+ N3 JEstimated time to target is 14 minutes% }$ D$ `& {' g x! U, s" w
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Japanese aircraft; s) m% Y3 z5 s8 y. O- P
N1K5-J George x 44, H) N* s* }! B# ?
Ki-84r Frank x 21
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6/ n8 u4 V/ \/ U7 _$ w5 p& o$ D( v
4 b+ k4 U7 D# l6 XJapanese aircraft losses
4 l3 R, k4 k# c& I6 S/ ?; I Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed4 j' ?7 @' X4 i' o. [5 M
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Allied aircraft losses- U3 f, u# l; S; w
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Runway hits 11 }- g+ B) f: h( j: i
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6 d; A" ^: q2 TMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 & \* S1 D: ~. r$ }8 }- U. W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% `6 E7 H3 J, }. s, Y9 WRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 Z, R0 K! q) M0 O* H& k4 j% X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ [* J- T) Z4 s+ s# i
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N1K5-J George x 31
' N* d# E- [) k2 ^# E( r; O, ~ Ki-84r Frank x 18
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B-24J Liberator x 67! q. L* C p4 B! [2 e# V, e; o$ s
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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8 k5 R* F' V0 h" i+ DJapanese ground losses:
% T$ Z1 `9 J7 |0 x' V2 C" w 5 casualties reported
# |6 m A7 L5 c R6 [" R3 i, _' h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 Q1 e7 X; ?' f% A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ H5 j: G5 s$ h4 D* d9 i1 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, q# g$ ~; N$ _5 S$ _ Y& Q4 Z
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Airbase hits 17" e H+ o2 e# K+ T' z$ j
Runway hits 22. G4 K \- b! M
- f7 Z6 A# w, z3 c9 m% a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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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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+ i5 h$ Y* N5 L) Q: f B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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7 K* d" B9 h+ ?% B; r B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged; o1 c) A! Y7 f& u! X
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak- V6 n9 f `+ g' x5 O
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DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1& P7 |' M( x8 @2 i( j0 w
DD Makinami4 r( V. c s: o% M
DD Kosukaze
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DD Asashimo i/ ^2 G0 F$ E. b3 Y2 z, O
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8# o% D0 v1 ~: H3 d+ P3 \2 l
BB Haruna( m( c* ]5 z0 ^- }: [2 l8 I
CA Chikuma
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14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
; F/ D( {3 v& R7 E/ k7 a+ U- v& | Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, m! [2 j0 g& ?% \9 O0 i4 q) G
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0 @5 b# G: s2 U/ t H2 x4 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft c, R* q1 ?& I) d; I
B-25D1 Mitchell x 181 e6 [! e6 B8 G5 m+ x7 Y. [
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Allied aircraft losses
) T( i3 Y9 q O( R; p B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged ?$ j7 P! ]3 D4 B- r2 `
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak5 V2 d+ [; ]/ u2 @5 \8 P1 c, B
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DD Kishinami) O9 j. s" k+ S- T, v5 J
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: G3 ^' S* ]2 ?* i# s9 C+ u/ ^" c
DD Arikaze
2 f: d$ w- [5 [" \2 B9 G. c0 t/ U DD Haruzuki
( G5 ^% |/ h# p$ I9 Y CA Mikuma$ a* Z# ]. c# j
DD Satsukaze. [) n4 t6 g7 s9 D
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2( r- V8 n0 v3 g9 _0 W
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire' d1 T' i% Y: g( c2 o% Q! `+ S
DD Minegumo0 U8 Z$ V2 r" T: ]" e
DD Myojinkaze* i8 v( d V2 [: j$ \
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 V# O3 r+ k' Q' E$ S* L" R9 A 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
9 F$ Y' [2 H$ [7 {, E 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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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)6 X1 ~2 _8 Z! W. P/ F4 q
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9 R3 V% C+ E C9 e; V3 e* KAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2723 E6 u8 v* c8 v/ j' A, U1 u
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 ! ^9 g- P O- G! }' f
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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, e) Z' `8 K1 j! |. W/ c2 B# MAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!( d) X# d8 ^7 o( s& r& w% j
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)3 B3 g, {- Y, p0 e' z; |' { L6 W
experience(-)
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Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
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Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
* J& _! J) N8 F o$ B Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled): {# B( |, r; x4 f2 g! `! `
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Allied ground losses:
& j. f' M0 X( t. ^; J 267 casualties reported3 X5 r; ^7 K- U% d J5 T L0 G
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled ^% a0 Q% q6 C1 j" e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
( }1 C/ f% c" C) J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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% ?4 p# Z& q! E+ E YAssaulting units:
* h% Z% \+ Q2 k8 r; u% Z0 F 77th Infantry Division/ N' f1 c& ]! z! w7 j2 e h
7th Infantry Division
6 D, i7 q3 m. e/ {. q 193rd USAAF Base Force
7 R% K* U5 S6 P IX US Corps
% \% S- R4 _! j! ?: Y; { 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 X. x# I+ U* G
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
, N& u! Y8 b0 d; m Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
3 n3 `2 }- l, S3 ?5 ?$ y1 g1 }$ n 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:1 l4 ]6 O1 m+ y) Q M4 n. P
60th Division
9 J/ C s+ R$ ]* z* o 63rd Naval Guard Unit
% s' E% ~3 M/ ]% H: J* e$ t2 W4 A 20th JNAF AF Unit
2 l) p3 g. j1 _; E, f 13th Base Force
# T1 E/ `5 _/ v/ a+ |$ @+ N 65th JAAF AF Bn |