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$ d! }% A; y6 [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
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: I8 }) ], A7 v* [ G7 `: ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% k% x1 h7 n& P7 SRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 j0 ?6 D+ _0 j1 D! T1 T: yEstimated time to target is 14 minutes, @) o) Q: z' G# g' k
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Japanese aircraft
: q# }' i; x, R/ [- M9 [ N1K5-J George x 122
3 o! x$ E& T1 s6 ^ H Ki-84r Frank x 36
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0 D: ]2 v/ W. _% e P-38J Lightning x 37
* ]; h9 ?" W- y" g) P' ?5 l PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 q: C6 h* e2 L# K" ` N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- z( b/ e6 y3 ~% ]3 d+ b2 X
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed6 N. t t9 s1 l7 n6 n7 [! o
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21
) G2 U. q4 e% Z/ ?# cAirbase supply hits 3
/ U9 k. G1 v3 M, c0 m8 k' H6 @Runway hits 555 [1 E( i6 g& H8 F. }) n* E# `$ T
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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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) k( o& ?$ l) x: cRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# s5 B) s7 H8 H, W2 C/ Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 y3 ?8 k& _* K+ {) [) `- E
N1K5-J George x 76% z& q* p7 X+ G% e2 h- h6 W8 A
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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P-38J Lightning x 84 W. W3 Q- o* _8 S
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 90 X& ]) c0 ^% m3 \
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Japanese aircraft losses
: {* j: J4 Q9 p/ Y5 f/ ]2 \ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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: _4 ?8 m5 M2 z$ h8 _ f- B P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
* x( o5 c: ]. C7 S f PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged' |% `+ X$ }. S; X
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Airbase hits 10 }6 R9 N# \) w5 K) ~0 L9 X. ]6 I
Runway hits 2
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- Y2 Q1 S z8 F: K- ~$ _$ lMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 5 o4 c0 n( I! s
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5 J* G% |7 |; `9 M* xRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" R( K& I9 r7 O/ B3 x( B1 [" @0 REstimated time to target is 13 minutes' H+ b" P* t. e0 F P& e: W- n
1 e9 Q% d7 J- I8 `Japanese aircraft6 [* N2 T' y3 W! h0 L4 b
N1K5-J George x 61
$ f- i& N, l5 m5 q3 J! Q0 ` Ki-84r Frank x 29# \- s- S4 p* U/ k+ Z$ t& [7 [
0 G. F0 o. }3 ]# X8 {$ YAllied aircraft1 F; s, K9 z0 ^
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6' G* }* Q4 H t" n) D. i( C
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ P, \" R% ]/ U; C0 L9 J: H; l$ S) o Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed, C, e8 T( Y) ?
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! }1 }3 W0 M+ a: m0 ^+ y" c PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged3 w y# Z! \0 S6 e5 c! B
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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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! D% v! t G8 T& Z: w' L( \0 VRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 M/ L# }6 j9 y. g& PEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, j' K2 h9 t) N4 k
N1K5-J George x 44
5 f3 w* f' L, d Ki-84r Frank x 21( w, h+ J3 n% f/ [* G
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses7 ~. Q, }9 O9 z7 W( f( P3 j3 @5 ^
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed! E$ ]; H+ u! r8 o& A
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged! n) C6 m. { x7 n$ j" Z9 U
' c2 P9 F- W4 n; @$ y' T. u; y7 |Runway hits 1
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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 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% b" m0 W+ s+ ^6 j: u2 n* mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ P- X5 g0 _3 G2 X
N1K5-J George x 31
( E0 j$ Z4 _/ p7 B3 r Ki-84r Frank x 18
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Allied aircraft
+ F) O0 \' L' b9 d B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses8 Z x; `# C" Q/ ]0 r6 ?# |( R
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. O" \! V# B! A+ [+ ?( D B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:5 {. A" F( ^. G/ ^. I
5 casualties reported
( Z* ^+ K2 F5 _5 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
G1 j8 C( h. w3 c9 u% |" j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" `) `2 ^5 ?7 W6 J7 K- b6 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# i! }" q( v) B5 H
/ C3 p: b- ]3 U6 XAirbase hits 177 j) I! Q8 J1 U1 a
Runway hits 22: g* t' b& f: D, }
* ] _6 O# o; y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。" j9 A: e8 k6 z( m8 V: q
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- ~; y4 @4 g% u d/ l2 F9 g0 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud$ o8 V! l8 I* @9 j9 `3 {
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ r. M7 g, ^9 ~# q
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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" q# N6 T; d- |0 B, P1 y# Q B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged( l8 @0 Z8 w n& L3 L7 h0 p
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak! n, v e; _7 b
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+ E' N0 i5 ~4 E* R) }# t8 `9 k DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 13 T; E$ I% O6 S) {; H
DD Makinami
* b1 g9 r! N6 O% e4 X$ K7 L DD Kosukaze8 \( F/ |1 o/ V3 L7 A( f
CA Kumano3 C7 k. j8 a2 [/ j2 q/ ~2 ^
DD Asashimo) j: d8 A$ ~) i% v
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
6 `4 l$ X% I7 ^, b( y5 Z! Q BB Haruna
0 \! M$ ? H- x9 R CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
, I0 \( r/ y/ K# g 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * 8 P' o4 A4 \# B5 n4 [5 d+ ^6 @
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb1 {3 @" N3 q# f7 p' p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) v, a% {) p7 {1 J+ D9 ~& i9 h
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes. s6 G* X! V. X2 G. ?& ]1 Z9 \( R) q+ w: G
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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! v4 x2 m2 C" VAllied aircraft losses8 J* `9 U0 v: K
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged6 V* Q" P6 Q5 W
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak J( C. t1 i9 m U# x! ?# g
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DD Kishinami
( x$ t; T$ ~) M CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 R/ x: N( z/ u, \; O2 i. l
DD Arikaze
q* I s. g. O7 r$ _9 }% _9 |! T DD Haruzuki
" W/ t+ E3 Z/ g) j) r CA Mikuma$ q; l9 b5 @ v
DD Satsukaze3 \! g: S. r# z$ r1 k
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
* n6 c: K- d) y& R CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire! T' t4 F; N5 t" R8 b+ Z
DD Minegumo9 }" y9 h! P" s
DD Myojinkaze
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9 Q. R: i* P/ l- TAircraft Attacking:
2 o+ q p, O9 j) h 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
. E( U9 h1 t5 h7 x, @, J& r% j Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb7 n5 n0 s% ~ P
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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)' A8 [8 j+ a5 m% V" ?+ T) I( p
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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" b. g8 z3 x3 U2 s( ~Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272! B4 X& P! V o0 x
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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) . i4 ?4 S. w, C+ ?) Q. K- P
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!" w6 b* Y5 g6 ~- b5 d: \
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
2 B. N7 u) l2 j" T* L T experience(-)
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0 E# ?9 G/ p9 M, F# l 1954 casualties reported* V& p- V; ^; j1 e7 x8 ^
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled4 @- f! z m/ j+ I. _6 q! m& S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
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+ X o9 l; e1 D# n+ u& Q Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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267 casualties reported) u& G( p2 S! c& w
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled- K! C' ~ P. ^& |/ F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! B, E" Y, l! [# r8 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:
( Y& ?- F7 ~% s" r 77th Infantry Division' Z/ J) P' B2 @3 u4 \9 A
7th Infantry Division
" b' ?' i' i# s8 l6 v 193rd USAAF Base Force
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion% q5 l1 q7 t& Q$ Z9 Y
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
' x) Q5 [" u8 q& R2 y Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
, b9 {, x% N+ @% I 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:
3 Q( |+ L) d- n" X+ M 60th Division
1 f7 p, f" Q, X* M# W, Q; J2 y 63rd Naval Guard Unit9 M# J( r% \ y9 U
20th JNAF AF Unit
4 a& c7 `. A( s2 g 13th Base Force
8 t, |0 g; r6 a6 T8 L6 g 65th JAAF AF Bn |