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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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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 - x& b6 K$ \* i) u* f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 L6 Z( B4 l7 a! a5 C. ~6 D& wRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* g/ a8 ]- l7 Y& J, O3 G) j/ o1 @$ @Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ }7 x3 E( f9 h; p4 Z% b
N1K5-J George x 122- k6 d+ k- S1 r3 J& K7 {4 j
Ki-84r Frank x 366 K+ H0 D# z" J( g' L) N5 }
a) t ^ q( S: H+ R# G. @Allied aircraft
( ^5 T6 t& n0 r0 {& m" D: a. R P-38J Lightning x 379 ` f1 w# Z, ]. b6 c6 U8 G
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
( L# Q5 l9 Q" h$ v/ n N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed9 K4 b" r% s- N1 e) _
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged* Z6 `7 t, I4 c
. l5 i" n5 u/ {5 v; [Airbase hits 21 r ]4 e% e% s4 x
Airbase supply hits 3, E* S# Q; [) h, d9 C5 }" V
Runway hits 55 k- @ Z+ E. u$ }: T4 L
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0 k- m. A) o& P+ B# @6 b4 {7 o( F9 FRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. M% C& @! i4 |
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 V$ G" d9 [" n( R( e) v* y
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Japanese aircraft
1 k( l% g* B6 s N1K5-J George x 76
( |+ |; h; f5 W" K: b Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft
! Z. P7 N4 i7 l/ M5 \0 j P-38J Lightning x 82 l3 V9 v9 m/ q: V: X+ O! t" l v/ A
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9* c8 v0 c7 n9 d& G+ [
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* X$ X2 H* ~6 O N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed) i( @! N' R; Q& [* i, P
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Allied aircraft losses* \8 t; `* b# z2 F+ B8 i6 b1 f3 D
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
) |0 x( m# P5 v PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
6 ?9 k u% h, ]$ x/ E, PRunway hits 2
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8 J7 m# Y9 y( t; Q4 oMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 . N5 B: s1 _3 T" I* N
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8 y y. g/ x) l2 f' tRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft1 Q! r' y6 |- P3 L ?
N1K5-J George x 61
3 D1 C* ~& r# K Ki-84r Frank x 29* {7 k A9 R Q4 D0 Q1 @# A
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Allied aircraft+ A8 j( K5 Y6 b' U, @5 f( I
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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* q& \% i0 d" q2 D8 }5 wJapanese aircraft losses
7 R/ Q2 }; p- X Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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6 X% p9 j' v6 @0 d7 cAllied aircraft losses
: I1 i- ^2 G! `, o( f4 ~+ G PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 $ F# ?. O; Q% l; [% H% M. t3 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 ~( d' Q. b7 pRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 \/ |- ~ k- Q5 QEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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; \/ _ y" v' U/ F) }+ YJapanese aircraft9 C% w2 a) g4 ^3 b" G/ `! B& b
N1K5-J George x 444 |- |0 l* |' ^& y
Ki-84r Frank x 21/ g# h" p" V( H
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Allied aircraft
! Q, Y4 `- V4 I3 Q0 g PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 K2 q% r- q; q- B+ U" F% m/ l+ \. o Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed4 m( \& B, U8 m
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Allied aircraft losses
- Y' U( `# j* u, ]- Y PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged, T1 h2 @5 q0 I0 L* D
0 q, K; ?/ t6 q3 O" `- U: ARunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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4 V& L. G# b& qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& s& q# f. g [; a
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! T, l6 e2 j- ~2 KEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 V& z) i0 e* \) T8 {9 x. H' @% @$ s
N1K5-J George x 31
, R9 M5 d' V9 \; X$ `2 A Ki-84r Frank x 18
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# ]* a8 ]# a+ e- E B-24J Liberator x 67( e, v. ]# d% G, W" w$ Q* {
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 C0 T# u3 o1 R$ l5 d( O8 A* P N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses5 n) L7 I* m q7 j! O$ X
B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:$ ]$ U/ H' m! B* [) I1 ~+ F
5 casualties reported
) p8 l; n) `0 {1 f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ~* v2 }9 x7 Q8 T& ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; | T! a: }4 b3 q5 ]/ U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 170 ]) j. ~/ Z4 m/ i" r
Runway hits 22; ], b5 a& ~2 Y; l3 e2 ]
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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。) M" Q1 E* f: ~7 s! S* t# a, x
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94; h6 k- C7 ]( z8 D7 v" `( E5 z. z
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% X& Q0 ~! N2 V6 y: g& ?5 G& GRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ j0 l: e+ e/ O9 d: m' fEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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% X6 l7 [4 n" AAllied aircraft
0 W0 ]% W" q7 T# { B-25D1 Mitchell x 17% u' M& `# f) j% R
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Allied aircraft losses! S9 m/ M1 d* w6 K5 b' H% N
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged& M. S2 x$ B1 K" @- M
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
# k5 n; i8 E. Y% [" H; L# e3 O) s DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 13 w% `, T* m- V
DD Makinami
0 q9 J) |5 y- Y DD Kosukaze7 d p, a5 X7 |7 e, h: ^: E
CA Kumano
" e8 r) D; `; U) T/ ^ DD Asashimo5 D7 m h5 {! {( j3 g7 v( |
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
0 h8 \4 n# @* V# S) ~" P- e- ~ BB Haruna
% V( ~5 m8 A0 Z2 [& t% _2 i CA Chikuma' X1 m1 F* j6 F3 {* u# e1 D
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Aircraft Attacking:
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) G. C' q3 f$ I1 w8 | Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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* ^1 K3 z0 B* T2 i S3 o3 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud7 C7 ]! E% {( K- g1 a0 g
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) ~& R1 G$ s4 x G* gEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18 X* c H$ d/ @
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
7 d2 g- D2 q7 H: i2 F B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak8 g1 C: n7 C. l t) c5 S/ {" H9 d
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DD Kishinami
+ ]7 Z9 q; Z; n" A3 ?% b CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire& ?' v+ o% [* z5 I6 k
DD Arikaze; r: {0 N& ~$ Q$ J% J, \
DD Haruzuki4 i- k4 b. J+ n& J3 c5 K& R
CA Mikuma2 b0 Q Y6 u O
DD Satsukaze
3 p" V7 K W" d# C7 m: T$ g* S CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
, k+ o2 [* U6 _# ^ CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: r! ~& C7 L2 T% \# D& n DD Minegumo. O. K+ L' j n7 K* Y
DD Myojinkaze* E- q5 {4 w% F* l, h
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Aircraft Attacking:
: G! u+ q( I" P! L! K7 J) e 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
8 i0 }% H0 F8 O0 q) a Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb9 w8 @# m3 e. H! ]( m
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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。5 F1 X& X# J. ]3 C' U0 U
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)$ M9 L5 {, x2 H) T4 _% }& k y. r
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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j. }! x& F8 w+ o; a4 NDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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, F1 o3 G. ?' G$ D8 B3 o3 O8 J" jJapanese adjusted defense: 119 4 q! r' T9 Z5 @
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 4 I( j, ^0 u3 b2 Z# @
6 l& e& ]& e1 J' h# p# K8 B9 IAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!# V* O8 H; d8 p0 u
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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( f+ f4 O, P0 DAttacker: 1 i* f* `" e3 W/ v3 x* G
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Japanese ground losses:1 Z* H& {* U" O/ }2 W6 N
1954 casualties reported
$ ~1 k( F: ?( [# a& j/ H9 s Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
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Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled) O5 P6 @) o2 n4 H
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)8 i/ p! [& X. m9 J q5 ?
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5 l2 C8 m; d1 u, _/ b" n 267 casualties reported. R6 \) E& G m4 z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled9 z$ ?' b( j a: Z6 A- S& f2 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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7th Infantry Division
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IX US Corps
; r* A% S& L f; h0 K8 r 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
0 r. w7 Z: ]6 v* S! U' G' `# O7 R 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion8 r u0 l: }1 @2 H
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion* O- u) ^% s9 _
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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60th Division
8 x8 L9 l9 ?. X, [# B/ u% {; ?0 ] 63rd Naval Guard Unit
5 `+ D1 B2 v. B! E B 20th JNAF AF Unit
& H2 l- e" i- O# u 13th Base Force1 \$ R$ O' S# t9 A& G; d
65th JAAF AF Bn |