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5 J5 T2 e2 ]) O/ V0 F b" R6 ?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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' b2 O( C5 K& [) p- a5 M/ y* lMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 # q/ ]8 c; u0 r. |, Q3 R6 n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; I1 k. K# G3 F0 R+ Y. S
( [* U5 ^8 c$ X0 ?& m3 G5 @Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 V) X: I7 ]. D/ bEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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" x& p( u1 Z4 `9 R0 g" [8 Y( @Japanese aircraft' H; R0 Y. `+ Z* I0 [( w- L
N1K5-J George x 122+ | U4 | j" m; s3 y) w
Ki-84r Frank x 36) d2 a. H% C& {; i
3 o: @. n p# [$ N" q0 }2 I) m5 tAllied aircraft, s+ d* x* W# H( ^2 D9 C' T9 M2 x5 ^
P-38J Lightning x 37! \+ Z( \' b; Y- v
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56* P" n8 z% {( Y. M1 x
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Japanese aircraft losses1 q$ {3 i0 O% F* F& I
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* S$ {& Y! E9 f4 C( c; f, v$ v+ {* W P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
' g8 A4 `9 T8 S& t PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged f( w7 O" O& T. T" T, L7 t
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Airbase hits 21
% y- H0 ?3 s7 {, m0 J. n5 jAirbase supply hits 3
+ {- r0 i* w- w3 ?) IRunway hits 550 Q0 i: U. a. T; a1 z7 Y
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 # u, F5 n, ?; M' j& E4 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; \: N3 B0 q. [9 y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ N. J$ I2 Q0 Q9 `. Z( Q; c
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Japanese aircraft6 M/ c" ~5 I9 O2 O; u
N1K5-J George x 76
3 h. @0 h6 {1 y( N9 u9 ?; } Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft. s$ {+ U7 ~1 p# S' h5 d
P-38J Lightning x 83 [' t, D" v$ X8 j" A5 h I6 P
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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! F% B# j! u& KJapanese aircraft losses
6 @. F5 ^) Y Z5 N3 E N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed2 B5 f, c5 V# |3 U
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. B6 n% m8 ?$ [$ m* {) k! n0 H: h4 }; m P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, d" h6 ?+ R( J- ]" ~4 ^8 W
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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3 ^) {; `, i q: r' ]) iAirbase hits 1$ P: _+ K; a3 p* D
Runway hits 2
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% \ f0 p9 L, Z xMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* C* X/ N2 i: z! x
6 r! S& `8 n( U# [Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, ~2 F' n6 d% j4 H) V4 ]) e% yEstimated time to target is 13 minutes! M( Y. \" C+ }* ]# t( H( s
: i) F: b1 }) K& ]4 q7 |3 r5 ~6 g' bJapanese aircraft) m6 ^4 K' U7 x2 K5 S/ B% I
N1K5-J George x 611 n# `2 E' i; F% Z. c: z; @
Ki-84r Frank x 29( V8 d* ^2 `: C# {5 t
h* }! G0 V( V$ k! A6 IAllied aircraft' e6 G4 a# M" R) O! T5 [3 Q
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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5 F5 Q/ X' E! N0 Q+ i8 {( Q0 |* aJapanese aircraft losses
8 {8 O) x7 A+ S Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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$ i( E l; ]( A" d! nAllied aircraft losses
. M5 y4 T, H. n5 @% k0 ^4 [. e0 U PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged) D7 Z2 F# Y6 }: Z: g1 g! B
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 3 L q. f9 c2 j8 c. j
9 w# y) X8 K& e' l$ D7 C9 xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 L& a Q9 ?2 N2 F
# F4 T/ O t, m( MRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 I2 w7 l9 i$ [' r6 f3 ~Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 K9 t+ n4 G( |9 L5 e N1K5-J George x 44! c1 ^; n' {4 H# F
Ki-84r Frank x 21
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Allied aircraft2 T& c7 _9 j+ G) u
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6! V! c) P+ `/ e4 L. w
- C! z3 u8 h/ m5 }) ]& xJapanese aircraft losses* Z, [' `0 z1 Y* y* c k
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed5 O3 x3 G) ^6 h/ Q" Z/ N
2 `% v2 W6 w* U. e% iAllied aircraft losses
5 y; L4 F* ?9 x$ A8 A PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Runway hits 1
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8 i4 j' T7 F6 [5 f% d# j. F; Z8 ?; XMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ! h$ z" S( ^, X( Z* x {6 q
+ k# C; h) P! ]9 |* Z- GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! M ?/ j/ ?0 s# F3 Y+ n+ YRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 K$ t, {' r$ I: I' kEstimated time to target is 12 minutes) _ y$ F3 J7 J+ O
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N1K5-J George x 31
; d1 q, Y6 Y$ q9 z Ki-84r Frank x 18' B4 X5 X# }& O; m; P ]
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Allied aircraft2 U+ E; m2 L( {# l* L$ Y
B-24J Liberator x 67
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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, J8 h$ Y' O& T% i/ J B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged, Z: ~; h3 n$ D6 P- i# `, E
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Japanese ground losses:
2 M. c) {4 F8 S2 F" g 5 casualties reported' }% j; k E6 ]6 o C4 `7 P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% H1 G; h9 X9 V' J) j- E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 d( N+ R2 X) A! w+ \' I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 17) F6 W+ G7 F, c
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。5 N9 q$ m- _* U. G1 u
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: P* H; R' H0 a1 `9 |+ d/ q- vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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6 y$ ?6 B5 a# [' j* ?9 TWeather in hex: Light cloud
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' f6 `- ~# F8 VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." n9 p! l8 b7 ?
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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2 h$ e/ |; S1 c# V% A3 vAllied aircraft
7 j% Z& C, F0 F' a B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged6 i+ ~2 l4 j/ @6 q3 K6 a
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak4 b* j* d7 j, X/ W+ j* c7 V8 ^/ P) P- K" |
3 g- f2 |+ A6 y% r( iJapanese Ships; w" N" A: K/ J3 y1 }
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
# x6 U) y% S/ u+ K/ \9 |2 P4 P DD Makinami& N# f) K5 M4 Q0 t8 C* I
DD Kosukaze
, s" f& l* G- n& K7 r CA Kumano
/ O$ s) s: x3 o# E# I. y DD Asashimo
/ A: G+ N- W( O: x DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8) r* L6 `3 x% U: k
BB Haruna T; @# ?/ }/ x/ G7 T' q! u1 I
CA Chikuma
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14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
2 V7 y* }+ L* o& A3 R 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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& \9 i! f) S% ^( M$ V }* rWeather in hex: Light cloud* d* ^8 k8 i2 J& Z Z7 S2 V
6 B) G/ x% D1 _5 FRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
/ `3 I2 I7 [8 u2 L' K7 e6 X* zEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 c+ I6 H$ n; n# Y! l6 u B-25D1 Mitchell x 185 t' L: E8 F. T/ H( Z. J
7 w7 B6 o/ Y% L8 q- o% UAllied aircraft losses
& `$ \0 A# n. c% ^1 X X2 V B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
' E; U3 N6 b4 ~' j. { B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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1 L" U* d# Z$ F5 z4 r; K0 NJapanese Ships8 q1 `% f: @0 Z3 e! `, y
DD Kishinami
( _ _- N$ p% Y, J CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 H( t) R, ~$ `# L: }5 m8 ]- k- z
DD Arikaze2 H: P; ~0 O; ^1 L* w. M
DD Haruzuki! [6 g7 u3 S- i) q; Q( h) i( H% |
CA Mikuma
% L; N% w! \2 G: d+ Y/ @. M DD Satsukaze
4 |" O0 u" m" k! J; c: p CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
4 w% p8 V0 I. H2 }% U; Z CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: `2 ~5 B- c4 D0 d7 @7 c+ e9 t DD Minegumo
; n7 `' }+ I! P9 u- \# N DD Myojinkaze
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+ } x2 O. e( d. ^Aircraft Attacking:2 W6 O# j* f5 |' A
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
: {% s& _2 L. s- S k+ t Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb% x& F7 B6 c4 H0 B# V/ ?0 u9 g
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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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$ x$ G- f5 b* Z4 S8 c q" \1 |; ZAllied Deliberate attack& @; t4 U7 b/ t3 Y% S8 f, A/ J4 L, }
* p3 i8 }+ I6 @3 f4 @# i. @0 oAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778/ l; ^, b1 w% ? b9 O+ U7 F. Y
# Z2 k+ E; ]. p. Z' \3 BDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 ! b2 D) j8 U' G5 F ]. V
8 q- i# x% Y7 {' Y8 `5 @/ oAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 4 U/ e3 \$ z T4 g- b% o' w1 U
9 B9 l- ?5 l' a( C- L. iAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!. C$ U' q. K# V) D9 g$ G1 n
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Combat modifiers6 [2 C- |1 Q# W: |% y: A+ z
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)* {5 C5 C4 j! h7 r
experience(-)
" Q8 W: T, P: |! p( ?, yAttacker:
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|0 O: Y1 G4 D; }Japanese ground losses:
) F# R m) X" L8 @ 1954 casualties reported
0 e8 Y9 X% F% F, v Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled4 N) Q2 n% ^5 A1 e# W' a S2 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled8 W2 L8 B% L9 T( e: B3 F) n
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ B7 I% x. f4 j7 h Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)/ q& Z+ i. V/ A
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Allied ground losses:3 T8 c# r9 T9 C' t$ X+ y1 q. D, I
267 casualties reported {5 F. O8 ]% j8 |2 K5 y
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
6 M" R" w! A0 B& f# w3 U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
u% j5 y' K: w( F0 R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:
* p4 i' V5 h" W 77th Infantry Division
: K! P8 I4 F% n; j 7th Infantry Division+ J( U. V0 S1 h+ E7 F
193rd USAAF Base Force9 `' J0 M- K+ { s0 F& U
IX US Corps# n: `- H9 B+ @4 y3 U/ a' `# `
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion: d6 Z% j7 \7 T: B; \6 B
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion% Q& w8 d) `* g
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
4 D0 P2 n5 Z) U9 J$ k( q( p5 k3 T 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion4 k' Y3 O; g1 E% T1 V% s
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Defending units:
* W b9 _: O6 O5 L, z, u# W8 Y 60th Division5 O. L$ d- o+ M. S, J% w7 h
63rd Naval Guard Unit5 ]# ]+ M5 p: T" \
20th JNAF AF Unit
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65th JAAF AF Bn |