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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。3 d8 f. P) v' [. J
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+ }, `0 Y# U: Y0 Q0 Q- \* nMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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9 s. c6 j$ L* z6 \. d0 y0 `2 f! \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ @; u: p: _: Z& C: {" RRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 _& X. m0 R" G4 _' `' J5 M% ]
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes: W5 `9 @7 E: F* \/ ?
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+ Y0 y. H4 P& t1 j! X+ b" p N1K5-J George x 122
; Q8 f1 k7 ?1 U }' D1 T Ki-84r Frank x 36: M3 M2 `3 x+ }
( h. r/ i2 J n% JAllied aircraft
' E* G6 E8 i; N P-38J Lightning x 37
" [# ?1 S5 U [# r, U W PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses/ S: ~. |( d7 n3 [
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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: B0 O7 W: l4 s0 f6 i, o# DAllied aircraft losses! U n+ c0 W) G/ F
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed7 d A5 l } U7 J0 y
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21% ?: I( y- V% q! w% S$ U0 G0 S8 n
Airbase supply hits 3( S# B3 T$ d' F% y7 i7 e
Runway hits 55
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* u7 ]/ J+ _' p# yMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 1 M; L3 d; A8 X' T* K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# \. z3 Z) p/ t# @. h
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, x1 v6 l3 y% u8 bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 f2 W5 i" i# i& _% [- k( E1 y
0 M7 O; q, d1 y) }4 lJapanese aircraft
( X! e4 l1 \2 Y7 s) g1 a N1K5-J George x 76
& D" r, j0 i: N' _9 K& P9 l7 h- Q" h Ki-84r Frank x 301 B7 H% m9 z& s/ ~
/ ]% K- @8 i" z5 m- ?; ZAllied aircraft3 W" I. _# [ \; k) o
P-38J Lightning x 82 P( H: A1 D. d7 k
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 96 ], e7 k" o% q
/ G, Q# r3 |: P& VJapanese aircraft losses0 d8 T C7 d5 ^$ S1 X
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed' |4 c' I! A" L# c' @
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* t# ~: e% G$ V3 \2 f5 d# Y P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed: X) `7 S, k8 j o
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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2 m1 W' t" b4 _( p ^' EAirbase hits 1- j( g' e, b. b! o
Runway hits 2
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& ]. U. T1 o! ]7 c3 e2 K3 a! LMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 % z% ~; E8 U5 G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' t1 W" L- y2 t2 kRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 U) U1 T; ~* G$ }8 e; oEstimated time to target is 13 minutes2 x9 D4 u* F3 a2 _
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Japanese aircraft" q$ `/ i1 ]! W8 b0 r
N1K5-J George x 61
7 T3 _' m8 Y% ~ Ki-84r Frank x 29! V5 g; m- L$ b2 l+ O* [; c4 K
* E' l! F1 k7 I- cAllied aircraft
8 o2 M0 Q2 B3 y! G) u PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses+ o$ g( n( x& P1 E2 L9 I; A
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged% e: G1 \7 ^8 p2 Q$ c; \! |
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 0 V3 @& d- G/ k+ ] V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 C( o; b _$ d# _( N1 d, f
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., G' _- N; K1 T8 X4 J. D
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 [' U; J- ]& T9 @1 w1 {9 Y+ ^( X N1K5-J George x 44
! l% m% t& t1 s5 j2 B% F9 F3 v Ki-84r Frank x 21
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' |$ d8 C5 D$ o. @$ OAllied aircraft
' |+ H+ h( S8 G; } PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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3 C* I: ?: z4 s/ s" w& h' {. ~, sJapanese aircraft losses
/ J$ i0 \+ d: X1 u( ~7 a9 M3 E* k' \ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses: X V3 c2 y5 ?/ u9 d8 h. A8 E
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged3 C$ w; X9 ~ f
7 G9 w" ?6 A$ G! a$ _Runway hits 1
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l8 r1 k* T; N- [6 g6 y7 [/ WMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 5 V2 ]9 l; r8 R8 X
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( { u( f4 z7 z3 K
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 a1 o; D: S3 y8 j( H+ e
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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! ?8 p. {% M, `; nJapanese aircraft. i" G- P0 z1 {4 l- }7 ]6 e/ Z* |% P
N1K5-J George x 31
' x% B- z/ } w* T6 ` Ki-84r Frank x 18
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# m, c3 V8 }* ~0 A- YAllied aircraft
# Z, [0 s: g2 K B-24J Liberator x 674 u3 l" T$ t& i0 |; j9 o% K) \
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& k- f8 q9 `& u7 f, ~ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed" [+ I, [5 ]' v; {# v N9 G
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0 I+ `9 l' }: G5 n6 ? B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged' h0 Y% \& b' L) E$ Y
, x4 W2 P( h- J6 \( O. D( ]) C; hJapanese ground losses:
3 r, v& V9 y Z1 Y( p 5 casualties reported6 p4 ]+ y8 H( s* `4 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 K6 g% v. k1 _/ x$ [5 N+ ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 Y( e9 H4 z3 x1 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 176 _& O; M( L& N4 n$ J9 S$ S
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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! \# s w* v* R& E5 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud4 r7 {3 C8 v7 M8 e! n9 X% H5 R q) U( j
/ i6 B6 K' g+ \# F7 }( d6 M4 [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 q7 h; F. Y* R, J; q
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes' H/ u Q! O8 _
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Allied aircraft
0 U+ r. z U; M# C! E& _ B-25D1 Mitchell x 17/ L) R: f, C u
7 Q% s, W f; o/ J+ iAllied aircraft losses
1 t9 E& R: s' x! r6 h B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged4 |7 N, ?% f, t5 h6 d, w
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak$ v$ i5 y% | h3 |5 }) \0 J
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DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 16 d( t% ]3 e+ d$ _: _: s. L3 D& ]) v
DD Makinami- ` c) P# k9 v
DD Kosukaze
+ G, t/ @( N: g) I5 j+ O, { CA Kumano
, ]; R6 a0 E- t6 ~/ T$ ~ DD Asashimo
" {/ l$ m; n1 U# |! D3 T6 A DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8) |2 x: w! p) C/ E4 `; L0 h
BB Haruna3 M% `) @1 M) w: W" g
CA Chikuma
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; W6 l& K, l7 k+ t7 N+ w9 b5 zAircraft Attacking:
& H1 w" a# V3 ?0 m/ S7 W6 A, U 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
$ o. U9 T0 E& _2 K; Z$ U& F A% h9 C Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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7 D, {+ h( C8 j! zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94. W2 }* H% Z0 Q6 ~7 U2 D
9 h" W1 }+ v/ x% b }, X" m) IWeather in hex: Light cloud: ]0 H0 e/ N$ k% [* l# \# v
1 D! ] f5 i, P- eRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& t) F1 _ t# z1 d& |- O
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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4 ^, a% k9 _9 V. o+ m' tAllied aircraft
# Q( h" L" G: |' P: [. k2 z$ [ B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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& r( L" x. u. X8 \" }; T B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged5 d5 r, i. t4 s7 q1 f9 l, R8 t' @
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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. Z- Q+ D' k7 C9 a DD Kishinami6 N2 k0 t' e7 V0 V
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, B$ F& I% J) F$ V DD Arikaze' S2 M- X" |: F+ g
DD Haruzuki- D0 s) i8 d( m8 Q
CA Mikuma
1 u% C _3 X1 J( V+ ?5 C DD Satsukaze
3 r2 X2 T! k& | CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
4 g- r& _4 v9 A* x4 Y& I& d0 h CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& {! D8 L u# S& g* R% l DD Minegumo
( ^& m9 B4 B4 W DD Myojinkaze
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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- _# H# N- M! R( U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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9 n; K) }. d. s* n6 eGround combat at Manus (101,119)6 m6 I5 G: E' _' B3 R' ?2 u# l
2 R K: I$ G6 v. cAllied Deliberate attack
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o! ? V3 a/ e1 S( J5 zAttacking 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 w4 F, w7 O; R
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( a' {3 @- M% ^- @: uJapanese adjusted defense: 119 : I' E$ z) A- L# D( o5 s
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 9 {3 l) n A0 E/ D) n
! w# b# }! }* X% i8 z/ mAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!! Z5 W& `9 V0 S. B L
5 l# }: s3 D) G, K2 w8 \: O+ yCombat modifiers* B1 Q* Y/ {* j* W* K. z& e! j
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)* Y/ c: Z, \# Q+ }: F& u
experience(-): o6 R8 G) K4 V2 T/ ]7 \
Attacker:
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1954 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
' G% g8 I m5 `3 T$ @4 f Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled( c( e1 r( C# F; T! m
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:* Q9 }- A- w& I/ F0 f- r) }
267 casualties reported
7 e$ z4 t, b6 Y( V+ g5 o% j; L Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled# X, j3 N; N: U& i8 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled+ Y( x! j# }, F, U9 ^1 Z P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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5 @3 |( d Y- x+ ]Assaulting units:6 v% @5 Y7 u M
77th Infantry Division0 W3 f# V' }' `" m( |$ N% K
7th Infantry Division
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+ f% p: ]* |0 M' _# N IX US Corps
" E [- W/ O/ g# F, N 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion& d$ \$ ?" F: o" ~: m0 x0 c0 G
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion8 A2 h; F5 o! Y. N- i
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion2 x) t7 K4 X( l) d2 }& u
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion; i `* s' ?$ o6 f2 v8 T
P6 h6 L' }' S: D. R6 |$ CDefending units:
}( P H! A% e+ c( E 60th Division5 k* U; S4 S' k5 A, |0 I
63rd Naval Guard Unit' I+ ~# [: i% [' T5 ]7 ]# c3 s
20th JNAF AF Unit
, O) [ D) h4 G( b% s# k 13th Base Force
& {- S7 R+ R' a* V 65th JAAF AF Bn |