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3 B, A4 H2 e# ^- H6 C' q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 8 l- y* O" R$ d4 D
0 @7 n% |7 K3 AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud+ Y g% y9 h( \% O
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* d; Y0 A& U+ A' l6 UEstimated time to target is 14 minutes- f5 w9 o! ?* P' I* ~
+ X V1 r9 _3 P' j9 J! W" G1 TJapanese aircraft& `& j4 ~/ ~' b% s T9 g
N1K5-J George x 1228 B5 A9 z! c& d) o8 V4 ]
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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2 q% M% W; S. d! l4 x; k P-38J Lightning x 377 M7 Y1 @& U k m
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56 d3 b$ [ X' K6 U% j2 a
1 G; d, U: L4 T& R9 O" cJapanese aircraft losses( I9 x: d8 D2 {( U- k* n) Z
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
* @, ]( a: k9 q3 o7 E PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged# f2 P L) |% M/ z* n6 g
1 Q* p! P; d! e, T0 `Airbase hits 213 g2 {: g. D& X3 z7 y
Airbase supply hits 37 |6 e7 D9 H4 ?. _
Runway hits 55
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ H8 l3 K% n- \ j5 B
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 w2 G! V2 J5 s( a0 e% EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes- B5 J! i& ~; @1 c( `
$ p' i; O. c5 `- VJapanese aircraft
2 d! U. `5 p6 D0 S: h N1K5-J George x 76
u ^7 A& S' D; X: j Ki-84r Frank x 30
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4 V8 e! `4 {6 { P-38J Lightning x 82 s% |5 v4 {0 F. h8 h1 t# l
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses' A# J; Z1 S5 e) v/ E
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed& _8 c }0 r: r7 {, \# |( g3 P" Y
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed' r* y& t' l9 |$ u
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged0 a; d1 }7 W* Y& w: v* [) n$ l
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Airbase hits 1' a A- ~. Y. ^5 R9 o! s2 t8 y
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 0 S# M& ]3 A9 @# C2 Z4 w1 _/ |
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 v8 ?# J' K6 `$ R- d9 qEstimated time to target is 13 minutes* a- q# s& J0 g+ e' M6 D3 W- i4 Y
0 B* D8 U& F0 [* @/ rJapanese aircraft
8 F1 |5 m4 _# f( }. e N1K5-J George x 61$ E* A* X/ j4 l
Ki-84r Frank x 29
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( L( F% ?- p6 j$ Y8 S. K5 Q+ GAllied aircraft
! w* c: e0 I3 ?; f3 W* N PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6$ ?& l. d9 c( ?7 D7 q! V
. x2 y, j' }9 a9 O3 \ v8 \Japanese aircraft losses4 v; ^! x! q6 h! w r+ V
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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5 E5 s' _' d* n# \4 V G/ KAllied aircraft losses, ~7 i( B' r& w
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged, b6 @0 y9 B' G
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( }0 n, _8 U: S: rMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 $ ?0 R. ^' r0 g4 R& K7 D# s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. B! h8 ]5 z _ |9 m
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ Q; M! R/ w$ e$ Z0 C/ D5 \& xEstimated time to target is 14 minutes! f3 g- V$ ^% c' g/ X/ {
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N1K5-J George x 44# j8 c: d- F1 a
Ki-84r Frank x 21
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
; W- J# [$ m0 U9 F- j& h Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 X; F( z# W1 }5 u PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged) }' W" D* t; e9 j
- `% Z5 e; f2 E* Q H! Z( pRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 0 D0 C! v4 ^( m- |* K5 e) C8 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 v9 _2 P7 L! L
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; t; T' a- \6 Y: ?Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 31( J0 L) v' k2 c' @
Ki-84r Frank x 18
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Allied aircraft8 e+ ]" ~% r( W I
B-24J Liberator x 672 C! x- X' W& E4 E. g7 ~+ w0 j# l
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Japanese aircraft losses: P* F1 H' p7 Z4 Z% S
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed" H9 D4 K4 H5 r" |
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- z# ^# J3 ~2 O1 z B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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6 d; K( Y+ J4 R P* L* F2 w( \Japanese ground losses:% K( r# ]) ?9 I B* C* t9 m0 t8 b! B
5 casualties reported. z) l- N8 ] r' K0 ]' a$ }! |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) D2 G9 H! q; H, H Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 l6 Z& m e: h* W* a% A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, x2 Q" c' l T( I1 t' V' F- {
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Airbase hits 17
9 d; g9 q% ~5 h8 i; B% C. NRunway hits 22
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6 J2 R: A# K( e& a% ]! @$ p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。
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' g! B; E3 u' t/ c B+ H VAfternoon 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 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 Z- q1 b2 ^7 e* `0 ^
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes+ N* O$ {2 E! {* s) N3 j- M
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Allied aircraft
9 N: A- I K) t( ? B-25D1 Mitchell x 179 a- ?5 N9 c/ e9 i4 K& g% w. C& R% _# U
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
$ P! N8 `* P- H6 Z) z: Q B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
2 F0 b; T# q4 F; T D3 y DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 14 d+ s& A0 [7 j: u
DD Makinami
( r# ?0 A% m- H+ }( \ DD Kosukaze
* j$ d0 Q& L1 ?* J* j CA Kumano
7 h* t$ g& N4 G, {* h DD Asashimo! N/ J- V0 s; u# _/ j6 F
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8& [' Z' k9 j- f k1 x5 q: ?0 D& O- H
BB Haruna
5 @5 f% p- T' j; U: X: {1 r/ w8 P CA Chikuma
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( h: [" ?& N" U# c. h5 |Aircraft Attacking:
( H+ |9 h# f1 F# U 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * 9 h+ x O$ J" x9 M/ f3 M
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb& T4 Y, ]5 h+ w) l, Z' r
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2 O2 Z/ g/ C6 y+ I9 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& q/ o+ Y2 `0 S! k$ ^
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* K- a. I# z: g& Z$ r' N B-25D1 Mitchell x 18' z, M) m+ r- i& Z' G' V2 d" K9 D
; y" V- H: F! z& b: m- EAllied aircraft losses3 V: c8 Z% b; Q+ c8 S* w% H% Y
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged* x% ^* W; [; ?0 V
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak& }% r! i' z8 o, `* v( P+ E
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Japanese Ships
! O% |$ f% N% j0 [" g; }, i DD Kishinami
3 x5 E0 L) z4 n! z( ? CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ x+ f) y. [# a( S K- _7 r0 E' V
DD Arikaze% R; |. ]0 R0 ]$ M
DD Haruzuki# I: V6 y! P3 W' G3 g G: w* p `
CA Mikuma3 I4 f$ X4 X) j3 ?6 q
DD Satsukaze5 j: u* a/ \, u
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2& R6 m k2 g+ Q
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire& _8 L+ N* }/ ]# V! ^) Q
DD Minegumo; r0 S' y5 q I3 j
DD Myojinkaze' v- d o/ U8 r" I
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Aircraft Attacking:0 g/ U8 u" o: ]0 ?5 f6 D, A
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * . t3 u, o* ~) {" q( r
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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9 K4 Y, {& |" P2 f. KGround combat at Manus (101,119)% ]4 c3 P: u" O* r6 P
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778+ q7 ~, r) L h6 l
$ `7 w& @6 g! Z5 u2 w2 cDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272+ B+ j* V8 v$ N* G
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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) & {6 E; w6 b! b
5 r0 n2 P& F3 E. |* G% `/ E2 `% @3 |Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker: , s, y- P7 ]/ [/ y0 j1 I5 l
$ U$ w/ j! v4 x. A- [2 n% IJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
. \1 r8 W' N j4 z! ^. C& z* ~' j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled! Q. ~) {, d' Z
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
& o5 I2 f: l1 r Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)- N7 m7 D2 C1 K: i# V- b
% P% {; R( w" v1 G1 g9 ^Allied ground losses:' D3 B+ |, L6 y
267 casualties reported
% m7 p U! K" L/ Z5 y9 _1 ] Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
) b4 H* T9 m: ^1 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
( c/ f7 x) B( T9 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% V" |6 ^; n6 o: W
$ Q9 q5 a# ]0 x! YAssaulting units:# L8 ?: @" {) _3 q4 F
77th Infantry Division
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193rd USAAF Base Force
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion& U- U' U# x A, T, @. ~5 ?
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion/ i3 o! U/ e/ ^
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion2 s& _ `( m9 i& l) r' R
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion3 F4 X3 Q# \' o% f
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60th Division- ?4 ^) M4 t7 D2 K. J& I( f$ b* V
63rd Naval Guard Unit) E" }4 M* c+ d) i8 l' k! J
20th JNAF AF Unit ) A3 V% T; {9 r( q: r
13th Base Force! \; K% N h- ^. B1 I: _4 W9 o
65th JAAF AF Bn |