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。
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B( [3 E- x( E* y" pMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 : K; o' D! m$ {+ u- V6 j r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ p6 L, J+ B" ~" G
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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8 s9 E/ q" h* B L" mJapanese aircraft
' v: P! b' h2 h0 ~3 ~, c N1K5-J George x 122
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Allied aircraft9 R% F, L K; _9 i- e
P-38J Lightning x 37; @$ k9 o o9 r& _! @ T
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56 c- }( G f0 W* K- d D
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 n4 z' n3 g4 s( ~, `/ \) d N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses1 D* z ~& z7 X7 z+ @- W( [1 O
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed% n+ o4 ^* e; B
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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8 l* a* v5 F# B- d2 c P9 @Airbase hits 21
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Runway hits 55
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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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: L/ X o+ p9 \5 D; T v+ oRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- L' C, F9 }8 B; QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 }0 V7 j& ^- a
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Japanese aircraft
5 @! z7 N5 _4 S& U! j9 ?; U. P N1K5-J George x 76+ g* M9 d& k8 S$ P8 T) {: A7 i$ X
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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! S- N9 k3 S7 y. yAllied aircraft
/ U/ R0 `/ X5 Y0 T( t P-38J Lightning x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses* }" r% ~- K9 [: E8 ]
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
/ H, E. X: g# F* k; f P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
/ T( H( y6 Z3 `' ~2 v PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged! J0 a- C: S: m" p2 `- ~6 x
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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7 V* \4 F# C) A2 @; ]* |. e; cRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 S7 @7 d4 G t- {( p' L2 @) o1 f
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes6 D8 C1 d* O6 Z3 a
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Japanese aircraft
/ w5 M( Y! l/ L3 f& d! E, s7 y9 B* h5 F N1K5-J George x 61' {1 y$ a' B2 j9 b8 |# i+ z+ T
Ki-84r Frank x 29% H" h; Y' u+ Y) Y
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6: G: e) O0 i+ G+ ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 y# I2 g. j' W
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 7 ?) `5 F3 B4 c' @6 z: ?
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. L1 a8 a( w/ G8 w4 o+ t9 dRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 M( P1 ~6 J% ^! Y+ |1 W9 I+ G
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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2 Y: B; S* H; O, @Japanese aircraft
7 m4 j6 _. Z$ e) K* Z" N N1K5-J George x 44
8 J/ Y8 i! t1 b i3 i1 \, q Ki-84r Frank x 21) ?- ]* C3 L1 B9 {$ p
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Allied aircraft8 a8 a# U& u0 f
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6- p1 m* F# l+ |: d
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed9 l- o( z1 `2 k8 R* g/ i6 \. r
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Allied aircraft losses! s5 Z' h2 c: Z& W0 m: e
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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: ]' k N& }5 w5 ~* e# fMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 0 r, y7 E0 {' s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 A/ f$ s$ D7 X5 E Y+ M4 r' RRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 t& j& e* j3 ^ n' B% x) \% BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 31
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Allied aircraft# t! Y% E' y' X2 t$ W& e: _
B-24J Liberator x 67/ c0 G; z$ r3 }# T& i' Y
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Japanese aircraft losses+ U1 d+ V6 r6 u7 u- [$ S: W& J
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 r4 z l0 X+ {( R. c( B# T* y) U B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged E6 q$ d% S& g' C
8 J; j7 a, h" j9 K0 L% u- g- EJapanese ground losses:
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6 n2 X$ U# X l* Z6 q7 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; X8 m- W& P! {) L' Q* M: k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ V) ?5 W4 \2 K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 17+ \9 u( y' s: {) B/ N' Z
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。# P. Z- Q* b6 `* Y. {! v
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0 N8 l! V% E4 J/ C) J+ [! t% r. l+ OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,946 q9 J3 L$ F" g# G+ e: j: K" U3 C
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# r u4 Z) C* q7 }
# [, z0 ]1 z8 V( b: mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 ~/ _4 N- O: U4 j9 B; [+ O
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes3 e% @0 {% Z3 x) b$ E" X
. @. @) k m+ ^0 aAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
; j0 V1 N8 h2 o9 m& C& f( | B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
+ J V7 {8 T2 e5 e9 @: J B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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8 p3 q/ }7 q9 }8 ^Japanese Ships4 Y' `6 b1 Q% y0 Y& X- l! m# ^9 e
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 19 M1 L# ^7 S2 ]2 m5 ]3 A$ e
DD Makinami. [( u$ F+ \. h3 t* N
DD Kosukaze' ^& z1 ~, S$ l. P$ {4 Z- r
CA Kumano% L* k( a1 G' q
DD Asashimo
( n8 q" H' T( N* ~ n DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 89 w" x8 Z1 a! Z4 ?- Y) L3 b# l
BB Haruna" |( x4 [! a4 U5 |9 m- s D9 y
CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,946 A* K0 p4 p$ E: I! i1 x
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." a; m0 B a; U: b- i8 t& ]
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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DD Haruzuki! }* c/ t, k1 A
CA Mikuma& z7 d" O2 D1 _! T. W0 i
DD Satsukaze9 e. t2 S0 t; n
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2. i/ K% ?% d) s
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' f8 l, s; E- I, D DD Minegumo
; l$ k! }) j/ N/ Q- B- q# m2 _ DD Myojinkaze( S% e r$ U5 ^6 ^6 o: ^- v
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Aircraft Attacking: N% ?5 X. k& Y5 Z
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
; H' o ]# C4 X 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。# i, r T# i' ^3 q- {, z# r$ l1 D r% d
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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; r; A0 h5 g) r0 i$ p; lAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778& M4 ?# q) {. w2 w
* I" ^4 m2 `+ s, F4 G" K, DDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272) |% @4 B$ O+ H y
& K' Q6 }6 g+ r7 p; CAllied adjusted assault: 659 3 j- C6 v# L) H( r
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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7 H0 [9 P$ ]) Q; d3 fAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Combat modifiers, U i# o; g! G6 }( q: `
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker: j3 B0 ~# i% z
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1954 casualties reported, M2 i& d+ C. e- }$ d( X1 ]( s
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled& c/ j! f- s% O2 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
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Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)- s7 y' G! F& F# E
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$ i) c6 g. P1 F9 s7 S7 c" `" X 267 casualties reported1 U: j$ M4 {9 f8 y- y3 m) u8 g9 T
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled3 {) y9 u( o- N5 ]8 j% O2 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 Y# E5 T$ n2 w9 h7 W& m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:) _0 R; k. ~" e/ S' l
77th Infantry Division
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IX US Corps
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9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
" J2 V, |2 z& N( K8 q$ b7 H Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion; u% U/ ]7 q) [* Y; X
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:1 M, L- U) G5 b' F
60th Division7 c$ X6 a/ G) u: \& v3 f d
63rd Naval Guard Unit$ D, [7 d8 ^# i/ @
20th JNAF AF Unit - l! g% `2 i, I
13th Base Force+ s$ h- n" l0 J1 w
65th JAAF AF Bn |