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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。( ~ b1 [& H( S* Y2 y0 J+ }
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# _% a, { F ]; a) [Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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! n5 Y5 d3 a$ ?0 B. s+ y' m" kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 p' X6 |6 s2 |( bRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 m% r+ s! Y- m* ]- g1 t% C) J2 z
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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; C/ _9 ?; a- }; y1 g4 f N1K5-J George x 122
/ A* h4 r+ t" @; j0 X; G& T# w* Y& G Ki-84r Frank x 36' a4 f; z- K( L' q) T; G
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* f; N1 } w, c0 N1 r$ `) B+ _ P-38J Lightning x 370 C8 W- v! K! L( y1 A9 E
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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% b$ g, ?9 H1 X p1 m: CJapanese aircraft losses8 C- s+ {& _! k
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged {7 Y# U( Y; K* Q# O
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Allied aircraft losses
9 F7 }" t0 G ?0 B- J6 R/ U% x P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed, }0 @4 A" X3 v7 Y6 w+ @
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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1 L+ J: F3 y8 b: C/ @3 H3 d6 zAirbase hits 217 K5 S9 e' y+ |3 D
Airbase supply hits 3
3 c+ |' [+ C& o5 zRunway hits 55
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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( n- v1 `; R, g: d+ T( x% @' U/ bRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: s* e1 ^1 X6 b
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes U4 G5 Y& L5 D3 a. {+ m1 t
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Japanese aircraft
8 d# p- t7 B# G) \ N1K5-J George x 76' q+ _9 n+ B' N; x
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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P-38J Lightning x 85 f3 }8 y8 ^# c4 u9 p( D
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9& V+ o n- U4 E- [9 b5 K$ _
3 n9 y; r8 `% ~* C* n8 O( ?Japanese aircraft losses2 p; C* k+ ]7 }) q8 {7 A( e
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed* _. _! M0 u/ u( v5 C
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Allied aircraft losses4 p0 `8 D' \2 b3 W+ K- S$ p2 ]$ J
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
2 [3 n, z' g* a% u/ F* f* d9 j5 u PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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1 j' A* h9 a7 W* D; RAirbase hits 1- L2 X0 r H6 E
Runway hits 22 {( ]4 T# b' F' C1 H/ F1 P$ \5 `2 `! N
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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 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 W, |& Y, r- u5 [
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes- C* Z8 w) e( M" J3 o; s
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Japanese aircraft% p/ l$ J U% }% _3 f# n
N1K5-J George x 612 c8 z- Y X5 G
Ki-84r Frank x 29
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Allied aircraft
1 V$ H% N x% U1 D. k PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6; m* i) g, t3 J( `( m& g
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Japanese aircraft losses
- Q2 H- _$ _' Z" I1 W3 @ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed# b! M% o: s* W6 ?( n' M6 V
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0 e6 F4 o! |& S, }3 h PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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2 w! i/ ~ E1 y8 A H# AMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 9 u+ q p; {* i( s6 t" t1 U2 P; t: j
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 n0 L) J' P& i7 \5 S$ `* |Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 44# A% {/ U R R& p, J i
Ki-84r Frank x 21# l4 j0 w; S- T! o T: r5 w' U% I
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- v- G, H5 o. p' u PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed+ @+ X# `9 d8 [' w& v4 ^$ v
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Runway hits 1" y6 u3 p" G; v; P( N3 U$ X6 e8 d
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$ _9 c% B3 U5 l7 d! P; hMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 " k) [: z! R# R+ L- {( _; K+ J7 j
+ i# z% k& J$ r0 G# [2 N. K" s( pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" B0 [5 \, l, Q$ D8 t$ \
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 o# w% v' X7 ], e r$ g2 [
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 ?$ X- R7 c ?, X/ e
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Japanese aircraft
# V, _5 f" q2 ^/ Q; n8 f N1K5-J George x 310 Q7 M, `0 _4 y% `
Ki-84r Frank x 18
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Allied aircraft
1 C; C* G* J; j B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:* Y) f; L, ]. D. b: U
5 casualties reported- {$ ~3 O; \; Q6 N' L" J, |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ r. u$ ^/ P, o/ g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* r, s4 {2 b( l0 l, |$ P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" m; Y) ~/ X# M& H; L% r* \) c
+ Z/ O: ^# {9 MAirbase hits 17" {! C# ~ r5 `- N4 F( f
Runway hits 22
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. k. `4 b/ ]* Z2 }+ q x# |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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) [7 C5 B U; |0 ?2 G$ V8 `0 }/ QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( J1 a! R0 }* G6 u% ~" BEstimated time to target is 22 minutes D! p8 U( L8 E1 o4 O0 j! u
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Allied aircraft
+ H8 u& I0 D! H! e, H! f B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
5 N. c% O0 J- H, G B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
2 y6 b0 @- y' p DD Makinami' j* T; @) ^+ B
DD Kosukaze
: U0 t& k$ W, F- l5 U; \+ j( @1 `5 M" x CA Kumano* x% P8 j: A$ N' [+ N9 Z
DD Asashimo
2 t# k* V! _1 b" Y' g m: p DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8$ o) W" F0 ~/ o$ k: I& Y; Z
BB Haruna
) X: e ?7 d0 J1 L CA Chikuma
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* U, Z0 v# L, o5 Z9 H3 R' kAircraft Attacking:
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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 cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18, i1 H" X& G( v7 _
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Allied aircraft losses
( D. I- O v% |6 f0 n# ] B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged) a! J7 ~* ?. G
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships: @* e- i6 b/ j6 r y9 ?
DD Kishinami
2 K7 g. m# {% \8 g8 {- L7 Q8 z CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 Y# N+ H, f. X
DD Arikaze
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CA Mikuma
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CA Maya, Bomb hits 2# a: } q1 q7 Q0 L
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: ~3 e' Q9 @8 z- P/ y. D& t% X DD Minegumo1 T4 o7 T$ j) |7 a9 h2 r
DD Myojinkaze
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 k2 h# W7 p6 S/ m8 t% T; G 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * + \( v' G6 `( S1 p9 Q
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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; r- c4 p- I8 f. M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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0 J+ q1 d+ m2 z8 ?, P. EGround combat at Manus (101,119)
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) l2 X% E$ u) _Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778! {1 L1 G) H" r9 `# K2 t
0 D; Q1 Y A7 F, T6 L6 sDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2725 B4 e1 y/ i6 H3 h' L
, { Q; `* x( v/ wAllied adjusted assault: 659
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 7 I* V* o' h& p8 `5 o
c C, A4 Z( g" L- GAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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( x5 A u7 C/ r9 { g7 H7 tDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)% s% F9 l9 h) _ `9 h( z
experience(-)
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1954 casualties reported
3 j3 n# u) b7 x2 v2 p Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled q6 y: H. s: c/ i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
( H, b! a6 H7 x: y$ l Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
' d }$ q& h& p# Y9 O' a& D Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
4 o# \2 |2 l3 c( k1 W 267 casualties reported
: f4 p1 ]; n- v G4 L) z Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
# D: p8 I' P& U1 u* k" J V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( U) m; e% G7 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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77th Infantry Division
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IX US Corps
/ @8 `6 s7 ?8 N; {. | 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 `9 c m4 [' u% h1 K$ m 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2 `+ c. a; r+ i# `! t Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
( c" P8 a m/ O, C$ w8 s 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion- J0 f% z6 i7 M4 P" x5 Y0 a" y
$ }9 G: q7 x& ~) r4 {9 p ^Defending units:
7 b& G6 l% G( M$ u7 G" j' A* X 60th Division
8 f1 d9 k5 Y, S3 @ 63rd Naval Guard Unit
4 T7 r+ R( B' } 20th JNAF AF Unit
7 y: s; \/ ^* {/ }; Z# U9 k 13th Base Force
& ?& [4 {6 Y' e. w; [8 ]0 U 65th JAAF AF Bn |