5月12日
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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 1 o, M0 j3 ]; P, R, V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 h, Z/ o; A3 a
0 T# i0 F; Y' K5 v+ e$ PRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& `* L& l7 y, } l7 QEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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. G5 n. h2 o1 n. zJapanese aircraft
# ^- b7 k5 M" r0 i N1K5-J George x 1227 S: r6 f3 f* T" \
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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P-38J Lightning x 37) I- U- h2 s$ E4 v! Y7 g' T2 {
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 561 V8 w$ w9 t) Y6 h; E$ L
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Japanese aircraft losses
- \) |: S1 C" k( [2 n& z N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
, W, N9 q6 s1 |6 P1 n4 _3 N( J- ~ PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged2 R! R2 l# u) e
, X# P( @5 W' Z* _& J5 EAirbase hits 21/ o+ n9 d% d. @6 W
Airbase supply hits 3
( {1 c, W2 ^2 ~1 `: H% k4 F' lRunway hits 55$ U; T6 g; f- L- @4 @* W
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ' ?2 L9 H2 t: m6 B0 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 [, Z( p/ @6 b: q9 K
) p3 d, O9 ?4 Z# ^/ TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 |0 B$ B" b j; J% K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 76
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Allied aircraft
' s3 r K+ r3 C7 o- r* e P-38J Lightning x 89 g! M/ s' M! y- m, T+ f
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9/ x& S3 B5 ]2 I- Y, T$ L
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed: K' e$ O( |0 O
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F( t; ^, h/ ] P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
/ a" x8 {$ ]! S# n+ ^5 a/ j PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged* M; c) Z% j& O
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Airbase hits 1
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1 h" ^: R9 {8 k: v- l6 hMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 3 ?% p5 S V$ i# A) K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- m7 D3 Z. z/ H
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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1 _1 Z' Z; e3 B) {7 A, i; K+ eJapanese aircraft
4 A4 v2 ~' G7 K3 d4 l$ u N1K5-J George x 61
$ u. v% O) j! H+ ~ Ki-84r Frank x 29: J7 w4 Y5 w. E! ~& u( n0 Q
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Allied aircraft
* d7 G- m! E8 h% e2 N PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6/ E* a; d% ~0 e. e' X) I
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Japanese aircraft losses0 U5 @- m( G |7 U; R6 Y
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed3 L( p' T& S" C6 y
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$ x5 x: {* M" G8 ?* P1 c% V5 H PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged! b0 B* D8 q9 Q/ Y
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ! L: n1 `' N, x4 ?3 a7 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 k) B8 ^" U. Q6 ]
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 g1 u' Y9 I, P O* P- S
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes$ v8 ^% Q) t, t. O4 U) D
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N1K5-J George x 44, I7 `8 B1 A9 M8 }$ W
Ki-84r Frank x 21, }3 J* |' x6 g& r) V z
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses5 U3 G6 H' o" \, ^# c; \2 U! l
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed+ D7 u$ w& L) q2 q
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Allied aircraft losses
& p, C/ u: S) X PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged( t& v# [/ l" E* ?* R
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Runway hits 1
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/ ^' F$ i, j. U0 uMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 , ?: d" ~: N1 q5 a ?; V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# D" r0 p2 i- v
- U7 O0 A9 O1 [9 a3 o$ GRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# e( t; l+ w4 M' lEstimated time to target is 12 minutes% x9 ~6 ^& k0 G [! _ ~" z9 v
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Japanese aircraft
+ [4 K; E* f8 W0 X M N1K5-J George x 31
. H( C4 a" y+ T Ki-84r Frank x 18+ q+ s) s9 [9 F* L3 T' d6 N: ~
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B-24J Liberator x 675 w# c/ V# d( [- Z6 r
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Japanese aircraft losses* |- V: [& P4 `2 y/ |" n& M
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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3 k+ H; ?+ b7 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: {! s& y: f; R* G! J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; \0 V v2 c( i% l4 r6 n0 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled l) X" k- V; \! i8 a5 r) c
7 }* ?/ Y9 S; v8 S3 e8 nAirbase hits 172 ^9 X l$ ?$ b% n
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。; I; B' A" w) q, \% l3 L: l9 Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 p: o8 `) x8 [' ]6 ^6 ?! I
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft, N; m5 R" K# F7 }; I
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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/ h6 d4 h* d% x B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
2 p0 X# ?! p6 K9 G+ U B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1( p* p# }! ?! `# K/ E
DD Makinami( A% {, d# L- o' d
DD Kosukaze
0 n5 U" j6 S. ^5 W/ o$ |, P CA Kumano
) f' e1 h* p; n6 s DD Asashimo- ~7 }# a' K/ Y0 d! Z) o
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 84 c# V/ S( n% S- r$ ^$ @6 H/ u0 \
BB Haruna# W) O# Y5 y' H3 V0 [) ~1 c
CA Chikuma1 }$ q: ]' ~. N+ { U
/ l5 R1 U5 x% Y* G6 [) ~3 WAircraft Attacking:
# d8 e+ k; ]& m( }0 z R 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * - D. I7 l0 v; m4 L5 A* R
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,948 y6 _# L* p% B7 O
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Weather in hex: Light cloud; S O8 D; E& g6 q6 q9 l. s* K
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
0 I y& ^7 a' Y B-25D1 Mitchell x 18% e9 t5 ?1 P1 L$ ]
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$ W6 Z. N" U. r" l. t- _ B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
" [1 L% [1 o$ i2 i) F+ u B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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. }, b3 Q# m4 A) K+ v* @, L# g7 X DD Kishinami3 M: S, x2 {3 e! @
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 Q0 k) C2 @" c/ H; w1 o+ d* @0 J5 O DD Arikaze
! b) z9 Y1 U2 l, t- ~ DD Haruzuki/ j8 S# Y# A% q# W& ~& m
CA Mikuma6 B4 Z) g* f2 I1 I8 m# L' e
DD Satsukaze
, H9 s6 Z& A+ Z, o- z6 u3 e* O CA Maya, Bomb hits 2( {8 }0 @' S j r
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 _" Z- P8 _+ ]2 f+ z( _6 a DD Minegumo
# U+ t* a* `" m' U DD Myojinkaze
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Aircraft Attacking:: _7 M3 l! t( x
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
8 p- Q+ d: B: s. {+ | Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb% h/ W, }; \: K1 ]$ } `( ^8 E3 F
" R& q. n! `, [. ^7 l) 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。! N- }" g( I6 w
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)+ V! E! `4 ~$ a2 P' N0 f/ Y! W% x
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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6 S3 S# F1 Q, Y- ~9 k, b6 eAllied adjusted assault: 659 * l9 H2 a' x# T; ~
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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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; [0 M ?' D7 v1 r- L. PAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Combat modifiers
8 E: T' L6 [) Z; o0 o2 UDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker:
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0 T x: y' P: B; ] 1954 casualties reported4 Z7 @9 I, |' _. o3 p& f
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled. b ~( A0 C# e; Z7 y$ [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled9 g* s3 A+ R: C$ z$ P9 L# B; a/ t
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 S0 O9 }1 K" z, P2 X/ S Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled): H0 Y# r8 P' u$ x
# y; k( G. f7 p$ i% ?Allied ground losses:( _: e9 H+ u9 o% p) m
267 casualties reported
1 J) k9 ~# O: c9 e9 ~& { Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled, v' U( @& G4 d8 G4 S* ?6 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:6 R( a/ F+ A" ]
77th Infantry Division, K' k& A" d! I! f$ `0 K
7th Infantry Division
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion" ?/ u- q! H5 f5 z
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion+ G% L3 f, b% b( p
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
' i& |! ? S! U a6 z% ~# }3 W 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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60th Division$ a$ K5 A! G2 Z1 X
63rd Naval Guard Unit7 V" \$ t& `9 z
20th JNAF AF Unit
! U# w1 @' x' D g+ G, U% T% K- g 13th Base Force
. L3 y4 M) ~/ }/ W3 n5 ?4 g 65th JAAF AF Bn |