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( p1 X* |" R% k. [9 ~* x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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Morning 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.
* G" h: J3 @' E i, zEstimated time to target is 14 minutes" U1 J# D+ E1 N5 o* q2 E
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Japanese aircraft: J4 `* t, P4 ^! ~/ t
N1K5-J George x 122
2 {# u0 i6 d. X5 q+ L Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft
G4 x" Y4 K7 r; E2 ^) |1 Z% n$ G P-38J Lightning x 379 ~- [7 |5 T' D; d7 i$ s
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 561 c2 K/ d( D& U
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Japanese aircraft losses( v! A& ~0 s$ q( v$ q+ z; ?& \
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged3 t* K* Y& f% W
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: P/ m, X3 Y8 I# ]8 l P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed ?- p( [( Z" N6 E
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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) L b; H8 [( `8 x0 C6 X6 x) Y# DAirbase hits 218 O! s% ?2 n3 N( g& q
Airbase supply hits 3! m2 }0 }' r2 l3 F. E
Runway hits 55
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7 r. ^! O" }$ s6 m+ RMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ H0 u: y \ h6 Z6 G& t8 [
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 G$ F: }! b6 M! [: o6 C8 O( B& ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ \# E% A5 O& a7 g Q5 `% fJapanese aircraft
4 B* a8 {! R' D p6 | N1K5-J George x 76
0 f& Q; J6 O4 o Ki-84r Frank x 309 E& j+ Q+ [+ Q; o
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Allied aircraft$ o6 K- k7 {" }2 V' ~! H
P-38J Lightning x 8" V4 g( U% [+ j* J* P7 X/ r0 w" h
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 98 E* ?: F" l4 Z
0 ~' i* ^* ~& X1 M) oJapanese aircraft losses1 d+ x/ u8 w: i& [: E
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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/ S4 A3 a1 C- U* q P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, H7 o0 h* h' l
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 1; A/ P6 F! O( Y! ^
Runway hits 2
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2 q1 q; ~( w( e; ~; u% RMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ; B' |+ H6 b3 O
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# P4 M- V K: A( n0 G% q% cEstimated time to target is 13 minutes3 }3 C; O8 r) J7 n/ z G5 u
+ W* f* m- S, h6 [( J1 O8 }Japanese aircraft
7 s& W( t0 }- ?# c R N1K5-J George x 61# r% i7 C4 T7 {0 i/ M' H
Ki-84r Frank x 29
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6' y$ D! y9 ^% t2 J# X) S
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Allied aircraft losses) ?5 M: M; A7 U7 |, B
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged/ n+ {2 h/ s6 j5 I8 |: m+ L: N
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& E. l$ R& P" cMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 . t. b$ Y7 ` x
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* n" \. l9 R- u9 U& D1 B
4 o8 B% Z$ G1 ]Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 A! n g# M6 I9 f8 K! iEstimated time to target is 14 minutes3 ?" P) k, G6 q: u! D
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Japanese aircraft# |0 G& j" P4 K% l( }0 y
N1K5-J George x 44
- R) Q- A* V$ }9 c- K/ W Ki-84r Frank x 210 w2 C3 f" R0 z; X5 B1 F
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Allied aircraft5 A2 N$ d6 c% ]# i5 E! v
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6 V! ] N# w3 |# }$ Z
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& B, _9 b& J Y1 K" ~7 O Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed/ e' z8 S( [. h5 Z. W# {/ I% x& s- I
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Allied aircraft losses; `3 t7 t; U7 r6 ~
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Runway hits 1, G+ q( `' |) R! v8 g
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! L4 I. f$ k8 A3 Q' L6 N6 c0 kMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 r; e# |$ G/ o9 F. Z
: V1 R: U/ Y" i+ ?! R( f( Z' S; h( rRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ w& q5 y. p. G7 NEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, Q% d$ j: J0 P9 S, n; A: UJapanese aircraft
3 E+ {2 R; X u5 Y3 H' y, \2 } N1K5-J George x 31
% Y2 w1 q( u x Ki-84r Frank x 18
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B-24J Liberator x 676 s& I1 b, X2 L; C: j
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8 K* F1 ~! B: g N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed- ~ Q/ A3 ?) z, Y6 v" Y5 [
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4 q4 c, U9 R! {5 O" H9 v, y B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged2 e8 o4 N) C$ V# k% U
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Japanese ground losses:) Z8 N" v8 W) `. k# i
5 casualties reported2 \# W5 s* }. l/ `2 y% \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ K, [1 B# M# _- Z" n! h7 a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: P. b- [0 u5 a8 ~- y4 |; u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ W" N6 y5 h) s+ ~) [
: ?- ` p) G4 }9 w6 p1 E" \. kAirbase hits 17; r. z6 ^, p9 S2 Y
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。! e# c8 o2 u: `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94/ L& S! Y+ y2 W* f [8 U4 O
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
; ~, T2 n- w7 H, y5 m# c: i B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak" w7 m5 v2 a$ h! u1 ~ h$ ]( H8 p
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" l5 B4 _1 ]( \% B' | DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1# g) c3 ?5 B, l% ]* h$ o% W* C
DD Makinami
9 ~! T6 m& ~- L DD Kosukaze
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+ ^, D# N& D$ j D% J- s0 Y8 D DD Asashimo, `* }. F4 r! h8 }0 _
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8 F& u1 [! A( l. _
BB Haruna
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Aircraft Attacking:" h, X# Q0 u8 X3 P; \# `
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
' d5 Y9 L* Y% b. X1 B5 ^, C! D Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud1 s( ]2 Y- _: Z1 r
7 s- b* F# R4 l' Q5 bRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 E3 W3 n& S' c9 g6 l
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes3 O! v$ A t& A' d1 i
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) M- ?( _9 Z/ f; ] B-25D1 Mitchell x 187 ^& `. f! s |$ ^
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
5 p2 y* @6 \/ r0 r Q. U B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak7 E2 P! e0 I" Y+ n; ]
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Japanese Ships6 Q( w& ?5 [. N6 B& j0 X! S
DD Kishinami) i/ l8 ?7 M6 d9 |% {/ B H
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ o+ o9 Y% U6 C: L/ \ DD Arikaze6 l9 I! S3 Q3 r- g2 ~
DD Haruzuki
# ~# @& w% G; C4 ?) D; b3 e, F8 `# |* o CA Mikuma
1 V$ P6 r8 g$ i/ W5 Z5 c: A. K1 p; d DD Satsukaze8 D; R! b# Z8 r& y2 r/ }
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
1 B8 ~0 A! N8 \. P" }' Y. s, D CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire- r( J& x+ X+ x1 }" W. R. M
DD Minegumo
1 v5 t# d* s* `3 A& F DD Myojinkaze
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Aircraft Attacking:. P# n/ ^5 @4 |" P6 X) x2 f" S% Y
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
! N1 x% l2 r2 F) M$ h! u Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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, g- T+ x8 Y( d) [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。, z9 _6 ?9 @5 q7 d3 b
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) O5 }9 }, X& U. ^: AGround combat at Manus (101,119)+ K& W' X; [: F: b9 O
% G# T! e, c- g }* O! e5 tAllied Deliberate attack! z" m- O0 @2 X/ h3 |6 C
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778( U: v8 K; D) g- ^0 x8 O
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2722 D7 u8 A, G1 z }; ^) _; j
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 ' ?* r) g9 C4 l" ?
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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* f! V5 N' U4 O1 M8 X! lAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!+ C( A4 D* M6 u5 S
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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7 k+ T8 n: A" Q& b9 l0 |5 x! AAttacker:
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2 m$ B4 Z5 t' D# j4 ~+ f8 t) KJapanese ground losses:- R0 s# Q( F2 F
1954 casualties reported
5 }, F T) C9 `$ l6 j ^( h' l Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled( Y N% ]2 l( [1 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
4 ]% \6 _5 t, j/ b& h# w Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 {5 e3 }$ p0 x* @) N Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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! h( P3 u1 Y. J% x' J7 PAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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77th Infantry Division
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193rd USAAF Base Force
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) F/ W% c q$ A' s- c! W' L! W 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion* n8 Q" _- i l) D' v l
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
M1 D! O+ r) z( k Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion# `0 n0 P2 j" q( b
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:5 _/ J) G1 \: H
60th Division r# L7 Q2 P5 y& Q6 ~- q# r
63rd Naval Guard Unit0 I$ R4 K/ y. i# ~5 i0 V' v+ H8 P
20th JNAF AF Unit % |6 P2 L# C3 v2 \. Q1 w# i1 {4 r3 i
13th Base Force1 |0 B+ ^4 t+ O
65th JAAF AF Bn |