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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。5 w- Z5 L: Z) R8 o9 z7 a. _
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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& j0 A0 F; _6 E! WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 Z2 E! V" r# e8 ]' I, l% y/ p
, ?$ l9 y' b* b) \Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* ^" s8 y* v4 vEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: o- c( r% Q% z) C) X! Y
N1K5-J George x 122
0 k$ O O x' ?( e) F Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft
/ f9 x/ Y: [$ R2 n3 r1 Z6 ^/ \ P-38J Lightning x 37
9 V4 n8 q! v1 N/ d PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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3 x% a% c3 @$ ?8 N; IJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses; h, ]( x; w! _$ E
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed5 Z z5 i6 Z- I" w
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged+ v* c) ?/ B2 E I7 O: P2 E
& W; ^7 Q+ R. ?4 k/ oAirbase hits 21
( U% \% | k6 }$ r. K5 Q& {Airbase supply hits 3
2 ~( O8 o& {: w R2 m! xRunway hits 55
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 % h! c& [3 h$ u" q! Z; c
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 s9 Y# u3 v5 v3 e* o) E: @
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ G- j' e5 e; d! \& k5 c* ]0 R. Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% f6 |, i: ~( g; u8 J+ z N1K5-J George x 766 e V8 I! }/ [7 `" I2 ?( A
Ki-84r Frank x 30+ e5 `% {) n( m: x( A3 m% H1 k
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P-38J Lightning x 87 G, e1 Y7 g* y5 S& B; Z4 M9 F! H
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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' a& M0 x9 I( M0 r% w! z/ O DJapanese aircraft losses
9 W* f3 ~' H) V0 S% F; } N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed9 `$ _: g/ I2 j- C
0 ~0 O' B" h! z: ~% f/ {Allied aircraft losses- H: ]4 J6 u# T0 p
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed- [8 N5 i( C" G8 H9 b: ~6 w
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
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- K( a' W4 j, y; p2 ^Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ u7 a" j0 F) q9 ^" T7 X
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes% N/ P5 s. n. ^ p
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Japanese aircraft
& _) z$ K) H5 w$ k7 R' a N1K5-J George x 61
2 Y/ `/ B* V/ D5 }$ d: r4 o Ki-84r Frank x 29' y5 C- I8 L X$ |/ Z
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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2 J7 d' O M. j3 B0 C, qJapanese aircraft losses
9 g( f" ?. ]' m' q Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* F l4 Z7 K" B' d5 L# U$ E& s PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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/ k1 W( N' ~ O" F) g2 Y; xMorning 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 14,000 feet.( _9 f' a. P0 z; E
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes; A. T4 K% E' ]$ d3 l" c
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Japanese aircraft! [; `9 T4 Z+ l9 o" B- ~; w0 o$ Y
N1K5-J George x 44! l" A; j% ^! j+ e4 [* S" H
Ki-84r Frank x 21
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Allied aircraft
( s$ J, T; q# D9 U( l v) ~( X* R" e PB4Y-2 Privateer x 69 ], n4 j* U# W/ r
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed) N5 J( [! ~4 V, @! |/ f; g& q
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* Y C. j5 w. S PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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, U V& G' {5 j9 `- w; ~9 }, XRunway hits 1$ G% }0 D- D; ^5 a5 `
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8 @" {: n# I! D0 HMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 * b8 J4 } @9 @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 S; g; ?( m! D0 j( _6 `
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% z4 N8 z3 a1 s- P, v4 Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 S# M1 L$ h/ d4 k" S
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Japanese aircraft
' L5 x3 o1 g2 m" p; r7 u N1K5-J George x 31, ~. }; l$ V7 ?! `6 i+ D2 }2 `; g
Ki-84r Frank x 18( R5 }3 }( G1 g( E- ?& [
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Allied aircraft
" I3 P" `* n* U* ~ B-24J Liberator x 67
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( N" f6 w# y! [/ H# T/ w' jJapanese aircraft losses
; Z( l; E( x) I) j7 V N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, a6 j/ ]9 v' W6 K- K
B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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9 r& y0 n: k* ?# `6 E h1 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: T( l) Z0 w4 N6 m1 a* g6 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 T: ~- M7 E( m( V8 [# @. p. ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 K: e9 v7 C+ |2 J
: H6 ?" X$ o! e) ZAirbase hits 17: O9 w' [+ F% `' G v
Runway hits 22' K' R' _/ b0 n( c" y" k
! R( ]6 S1 w' d/ f! d2 v; E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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Weather in hex: Light cloud; X7 Q/ v* o4 G# t G7 F
9 s6 M' e( P4 e9 F% u' g& [! GRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; U+ T) r! M9 p5 {& |& hEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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& y2 M5 N5 z2 X1 h B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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Allied aircraft losses& {( t6 v) X. A. C+ T/ ^+ j
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged7 b! m P$ L: u# f, N. R% K/ ^
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak' t# d* W% {4 U0 t& q* Q8 Q5 I
4 F. o3 s0 I9 T+ H" wJapanese Ships
7 j% ~3 j- K8 n: ~4 } DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1# p$ }5 ~; I, h# [5 }( r+ u
DD Makinami5 E) e2 \. Z" |0 o7 S
DD Kosukaze
( G) i7 V* ^$ T' l) v d; h) e7 m CA Kumano9 n/ i1 q5 Y* ~$ G9 X m. S
DD Asashimo
* C) O- E9 Q% ^9 O" O4 y DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 80 `) M1 j* q2 ?; ?6 d/ F2 ~. R
BB Haruna+ p* y2 v- O7 S: E
CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 R# p# S) H% o; {" w! e& t 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
5 U, q: r7 T1 y. ?4 s Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb: K) v+ ?* X p' k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94- y2 o1 s* c4 `$ K9 B9 j
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Weather in hex: Light cloud j" A- G/ { w1 p$ y% F
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." {: n; U) [5 j8 H; u
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes% S# ?$ v( J# V
' F1 s! m9 f) UAllied aircraft
. m' ~' n: N/ z( w/ H- A3 a B-25D1 Mitchell x 188 |* F" V4 m4 d$ x" ]
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Allied aircraft losses1 i& x! C' |9 ~* {( d( p, w
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged/ I5 b- R) o% L0 u1 p
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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* c9 H6 d9 W! h1 l8 K( I5 @6 r, n( h+ o DD Kishinami v1 S2 t' f/ q
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 j- P) ~! I+ u' _8 i DD Arikaze
9 E* z' c& t3 I. Y7 ]: Y DD Haruzuki
, i; C) O9 P3 M4 V/ j CA Mikuma
! p M+ n+ C; V DD Satsukaze2 H; a4 h+ K- n) l5 \& N
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
+ u" R4 G; ?/ |( \+ M4 M5 _0 w CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 F' s; z1 z: A* E DD Minegumo2 S% B9 a0 G- e+ ~7 q
DD Myojinkaze
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, N1 x1 G. q3 A3 ` 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
8 a- |9 D5 u* {/ Q# S5 S Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb1 c7 {+ R( r2 o _ a8 C
, \, I2 P0 k$ S2 t7 x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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: }* ]+ ? @ } U2 j5 TGround combat at Manus (101,119); K$ P, [, K: [' V' V
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Allied Deliberate attack
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6 f. X; H5 ?& B2 ]: u" T( _ cAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 7785 [7 W" P% ~" r
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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" P) a3 B5 s/ Z, V8 l! HAllied adjusted assault: 659 2 l1 s" m) ^3 C% f. W) v: n
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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5 E' h* O$ H* sAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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) U9 g% l+ ~9 N0 h9 H% c! ?Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)( q5 o, U7 ?. |1 Z
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:1 U/ u: Y5 p) w+ r6 q- k) o2 O
1954 casualties reported
2 i* \" t7 \2 v$ M5 w) Y Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled! H5 v" Y& P( ?, {4 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
" p4 O- s; j4 b: u+ }( [ Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled- I* |9 e! j2 C
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)5 ]4 Z& u" l# [9 `
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: H& u% W4 K9 O7 t0 K g 267 casualties reported
" K& {" d% G) a" J6 @ Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
* |& J, J+ s3 A9 z$ V' m8 Q& Z& y9 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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9 u4 M9 G! i pAssaulting units:
& L1 D6 y, r5 h' K* ] 77th Infantry Division# g+ ]: R8 ]* L/ H/ N0 D" b. T
7th Infantry Division/ b" z' g- X6 E R6 u) V
193rd USAAF Base Force# q, Y% O' d+ E1 S! i) }
IX US Corps1 {9 Q9 r9 ]% B; ]0 R1 G0 P
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion! d8 q }$ [: O8 [6 w8 v5 Q
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion0 }/ b+ g+ t, C- @1 }
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
; Z( u, S: `( m2 h( a 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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60th Division
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20th JNAF AF Unit " P( V# v5 J+ J; z- Z- N
13th Base Force; I# W6 u3 `# w. T: \7 R
65th JAAF AF Bn |