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% B, |% T9 d! D3 a! i( N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 Z4 K" e r, b# K- U2 r" A% g
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$ {- @( G! A% Y+ p% iMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 u: H7 x, f, W' b2 `Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ ?, [5 M) e; Q8 vEstimated time to target is 14 minutes1 b$ I, G1 f' b- m# F1 H
+ J% N* t, v& [; l$ n; ]( gJapanese aircraft7 v6 l3 c( V) l( t3 k# \& e
N1K5-J George x 1226 i, V, h* | |) ]
Ki-84r Frank x 36" T; j% t" @: A8 l6 n" _0 ~
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* s. t$ Y/ F5 u( x& M4 \ P-38J Lightning x 37
8 \( f7 P1 F* I/ B# h5 F PB4Y-2 Privateer x 566 F2 v5 Z8 | |; m7 e
" A6 {3 ?1 z8 G% v$ O; O& JJapanese aircraft losses$ j# I7 v- i7 t7 m4 F8 E% W# \
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
2 ?( N+ l9 i. j PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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. H* P. F2 H+ G) \Airbase hits 21; B( q: X0 d/ `4 y, O
Airbase supply hits 3
; a1 C9 ]7 W, \+ }! [Runway hits 55
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 / w2 Q! X6 l" b% O9 i. e5 E
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 j3 ~# Y+ E7 L& B2 v# `8 c; U
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' c% ~" E& _+ z$ d- ?3 d2 H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' [- l8 l G5 c! i2 B5 g N1K5-J George x 76
- r7 t) j; m) p0 `! v: E Ki-84r Frank x 30. J8 @* e5 O- N4 _6 L# O3 r
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Allied aircraft
7 |# G7 G' _7 P6 V1 I; U P-38J Lightning x 8
: ]7 n# I, e! Z. l; W2 f PB4Y-2 Privateer x 92 B$ H* P& ~6 q
8 ?( z" b: T8 n& i) j. n* nJapanese aircraft losses9 T4 k% Z. |2 r- Q9 J4 U
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed- P2 |. A2 Q: A/ a' v3 J/ s$ h
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Allied aircraft losses
9 T5 U. A8 N6 z6 `; a P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
' t, M1 C8 s I% s7 F$ P+ b9 ^1 { PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged5 Q0 S& Q) W5 i) q! V, T
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Airbase hits 1
: Z: e- o, }; V: b3 e# iRunway hits 2! |+ @7 B9 e0 u5 `4 n- {2 }
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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9 t) k8 d5 B J/ `1 x: X/ KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 \6 O, G+ X& C6 ^" V9 v: ^ w
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes, N8 L3 A! D, X$ H n6 O8 C+ b
' L7 F5 l3 r0 Q7 iJapanese aircraft, m) l2 A ]9 Z7 }3 g& t9 M( V
N1K5-J George x 61
; I9 t- E9 e o1 N Ki-84r Frank x 29
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Allied aircraft: {9 x5 Z5 K( V0 b, B, k8 W) A
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6& a) ?/ _# H* A
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 A3 W! d* U' V( Z3 j$ E9 d2 x Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed) h" b7 i0 K# r, R
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Allied aircraft losses3 {1 L& k, O& a# z" X _0 c4 z+ @' @
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged1 h9 H: }5 E5 p" D- _8 x
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8 I9 L% H k1 ?Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 8 ?# D1 v# g1 G3 A8 B, N0 D
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 z. A% C: }2 T/ b
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 \5 e3 y0 P6 X- K5 ~
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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3 K! B7 {; k) b$ M9 z& B X* CJapanese aircraft e9 y7 n4 W: u! M' U
N1K5-J George x 444 H3 l7 v' x$ j2 R" L
Ki-84r Frank x 21+ L1 `" l0 k0 i9 D
8 x" Y K$ q# s* O; eAllied aircraft
8 i0 Y9 J9 W" W! ~( g PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6" @3 k& P" X. `3 }4 ~$ t2 z
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Japanese aircraft losses% K% [/ _; a1 Y% {: w/ P
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed" L1 j. q. b! Y9 a' }$ h
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged8 v8 y0 n7 l% }$ O" [- @# \/ s2 M
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 * O1 G/ p" r& q+ U
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 |/ u# j# a& _
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 316 Q. S% a! f; x% P$ v1 k5 c5 X' v( g% M
Ki-84r Frank x 18% O7 \6 s, x" ~. d) g" i; R
" _ x ~9 q* ~( s, C4 aAllied aircraft
; y2 ^, Z' [( R2 Y! H; s B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses% R! q k8 c( ?& l. M
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed2 [6 b: R+ ~. W1 l, |, x
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3 D3 {0 [) I0 ]& Y2 P B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged9 T" j/ e6 a# q. `* `! O3 k
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Japanese ground losses:7 W7 t) i: I2 W* c9 l" W
5 casualties reported
1 U2 S2 @* b+ B, l5 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 {7 M5 c2 z4 H5 l5 J8 F& g- {" K9 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% f- [4 z$ H" g5 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled n5 \0 o/ y' l( z* R
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Airbase hits 171 I: S: B+ U, B) h5 W) s$ A
Runway hits 22( c0 o. W0 _1 L6 h% f7 M) f
' s2 n1 ?* C, ~9 y) I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。- ?1 K) t, K$ A# M% O8 J: e- m
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2 g* ~, |4 `# KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( y' R+ v2 q$ N9 C, O, E( lEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 H6 f1 b( p# e
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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/ ~* S, p. K& t, pAllied aircraft losses: `& w l1 O3 l/ }) V( {+ K
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
) i( N2 }; o2 ]5 U$ j. J B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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. q0 K* M% G8 I DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 16 T6 K R$ V+ I; }: q
DD Makinami! G8 ?- N- _5 A8 w$ W' U" M! N7 R
DD Kosukaze% R5 e8 T! q% J2 e- k& w
CA Kumano3 `- G0 Q7 e k
DD Asashimo+ P1 Q* r" r j. f5 F
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
0 [: | q- S, G) p6 s2 Y; u BB Haruna( E' V# W1 d! z$ y. l
CA Chikuma; Q: I% d; ?3 }! z
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Aircraft Attacking:) ]5 i+ A: n. h) ^! M
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * + S* L1 q& Z$ m+ w4 i( {
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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1 _4 o' \8 J$ e: ` EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud% m; B% E( Y3 ~+ \2 I; Q* U
2 W" @' e, P9 eRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; i7 S X0 _% [% p) W
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes$ ?4 l' z. c* \7 e. M
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 184 N; Q+ b& p; r5 K; O
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Allied aircraft losses+ G5 X2 z( O. M3 I3 R( s9 o
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
7 s& H8 R; }- ]$ h- P5 g; q B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire i; k! H# o6 `: B& G
DD Arikaze6 d* B4 _( W, s7 L- s2 V* h$ p
DD Haruzuki
5 w7 Y; z. w- V9 l CA Mikuma
' e8 J* m5 D$ S4 p; S& r# j% \ DD Satsukaze
$ j2 L3 ]8 x% Q# V, a" x CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
, Z$ R1 |$ ?$ r+ _( W- Q! U CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 x/ G1 b1 V8 l! q% r/ V
DD Minegumo1 n# r/ _, i, m8 c( J) i
DD Myojinkaze! ~, E8 Q6 t. z+ A3 d) N, K) B) @2 |- ~4 y
6 G5 o9 C3 W; h2 zAircraft Attacking:' g- ]; y+ V6 f% r# O. k7 g5 P
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
+ F! I; e7 Z& s, E" C 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。
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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Allied Deliberate attack' `2 H! U) V: [3 H& b6 I& Y! @- P. m
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778. [( T9 ?( p* X2 L7 G; Y& B
5 ^; b) {$ h& M( F6 y- v+ C6 [Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 8 Z+ u8 [- ]0 U3 X; \
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
( n2 J0 f% Z* _. v) l experience(-); N- N0 r& D" A+ f/ w! d: d
Attacker: $ l! G4 o1 X) G8 Z% B& n
9 |9 z8 C" {, c, \4 V* rJapanese ground losses:# x5 w+ M7 P7 _+ A ]- t
1954 casualties reported
/ P& _' [' m& k$ d1 s V Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
' o0 W( v1 k' _* z+ N. F+ G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled6 K8 F- K3 y5 Z
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
; r: ^. s+ w9 w6 C5 s5 u* B1 ^6 W Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)1 T: ~* U/ M6 v& z ]
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Allied ground losses:# o+ j- ?6 Q5 a- b- ~
267 casualties reported Q! l" q' C+ z- y7 Q' W o
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled* ~. t: l8 u! g: z) ~5 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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77th Infantry Division
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193rd USAAF Base Force* c. r2 l/ i( G& z5 _, C, O
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7 C, m0 z/ W/ C, N 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4 D7 t3 G) ]3 J" [3 L Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion* y. w/ Y. J- X4 w
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion- u4 Z! E: q8 v8 |8 G) A* k
5 J' Z' d$ U! W5 b5 s% UDefending units:
1 M; O; e2 A( k# E* Z 60th Division
/ B9 N/ J. L' _1 Y. W 63rd Naval Guard Unit; Z, y6 r3 C ^5 A D
20th JNAF AF Unit & r$ U8 z# Z% k7 ^* Z6 ~
13th Base Force
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