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 & [& U; n, Q) ?2 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: @! \: b0 ~& x; Z1 S. Q
2 E5 S( Y# R; P: S5 w3 T4 _Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 `' s7 S* p! p& r' U2 H; \Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, A% v; N. u( {/ o" H- _7 {
N1K5-J George x 122
x X6 r t% g% b* C x% F Ki-84r Frank x 36
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P-38J Lightning x 37
- u$ ?+ h- `; z PB4Y-2 Privateer x 560 i% O! O0 I8 p" l! e, d
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
( M4 E9 [7 p2 Z P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed- t: ?' g& U' J9 l# \% ^
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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6 `. ~. I9 d3 v$ qAirbase hits 21
1 x; K( j4 n" ^2 |5 H: ]4 dAirbase supply hits 3
7 y( g& A0 A8 z5 r# {Runway hits 555 @- B) R1 @1 U8 d) S6 Z2 k3 S( g+ d
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- n, V; ?2 I3 Z1 _8 \0 H MMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 # e0 S7 W Y. w: N, ?* t3 b4 m
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ T4 z( p. Y4 Z, t. A" \! u4 ORaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 I6 G) }5 c$ l. ^; S. x" @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& L J1 w' L$ B ~. Z* k/ K' K0 X
6 @( p; ^; s1 d# \( R! {; gJapanese aircraft
/ q) x5 }% T# S- d N1K5-J George x 76
) j! t" o# ~; T5 o( Z9 v4 { Ki-84r Frank x 30
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P-38J Lightning x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
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! {1 A: N& ]4 j l P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed: i, o. z0 B0 V3 J4 n- p- V2 N
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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. Z2 z' I6 r; sAirbase hits 1
: N0 A7 N4 t" o% J9 z6 `6 IRunway hits 2
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4 r \* ]. F: }+ {# NMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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n0 A- S5 u, q/ X6 kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ L, p" M% c* |9 l5 A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes* c8 I) U3 y t5 G
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N1K5-J George x 61
! [2 J/ ?- H8 X- _& s: J Ki-84r Frank x 297 |: U6 ?- q i( p
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Japanese aircraft losses
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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, m" |% {7 ?' W( `) }! \1 G8 L: TMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 9 Q! D5 f+ ]& N, p0 }+ }& D$ @
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: s/ \& N. Y7 y8 C0 Z3 rRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. U6 d4 x- v6 k" ^- B
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: e: f0 {8 A( s9 D) i# ~
N1K5-J George x 44
, e ~9 W4 W5 V9 l. N Ki-84r Frank x 21, V; x( |; f# P( x& Q: Y
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Allied aircraft
6 h; O0 h6 X" X: y1 m$ \ PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed. z: S# f. X) f# V, w
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. k3 h) R! w5 { PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged p! r) b9 _* O4 ]5 W, @
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 7 _; ^7 `6 x. _& d
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 N5 x& E6 v3 n8 ^( N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 U! B4 x+ J$ u2 T$ k% N1 U1 o4 }, m* N8 z
1 t, a, D+ M( u) G) P1 TJapanese aircraft, h7 f1 `, |9 q: [2 G( q$ X
N1K5-J George x 31
1 e: }, e' Q/ n& T9 w Ki-84r Frank x 18* K2 H$ V2 }, k1 C$ y# R
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# U7 F0 @! B3 P) _4 c B-24J Liberator x 67
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed# x5 C. e% V4 u. ?) G. u# R
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Allied aircraft losses
" s, Y6 V. g3 X) c4 C B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged9 y. |7 T5 Y6 @) y, c
: i2 L: `3 G R5 T4 \+ jJapanese ground losses:
* Y, {5 n* I) Y: f- _$ V 5 casualties reported
3 W% ?+ ~/ O0 u' Y) e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! a: S R8 H0 f9 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 L, o4 X, I) y& P0 a- p# x# m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; M$ B3 Z6 B5 F1 g+ R0 v6 n
k2 @: e5 P" M+ yAirbase hits 17
2 z; ^+ X+ l8 z% x8 u- Q6 @' IRunway 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。6 s* e4 B- H4 [7 d9 U: T. U$ e3 _
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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.
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 173 u, D3 i! n t% @/ V% E1 I- Q
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged& N, T9 `9 ?* F1 z4 e+ h
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak. D3 x" ?# s# G# o
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Japanese Ships9 M0 ~' I& M' U! Y' T
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
* l1 r/ U! T" j9 u, A DD Makinami1 ?4 W6 J ~. {$ j2 h7 q2 L" F
DD Kosukaze" X: v# G( u$ A' V
CA Kumano
: ^, b8 }! I. x7 B DD Asashimo
. g/ D t a) B& a; [5 H! r DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8) W/ F* s- _3 r! L" C
BB Haruna5 P: Z. `7 {: l/ X5 l- Z* ?
CA Chikuma
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14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
/ f/ `5 T2 V1 i8 r3 d Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb3 x1 w9 q) c& q& L" A! h' k
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' ]% Z& y5 F' t5 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94, m H# ^- E2 K
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 g/ @- e. F( a! u9 I; fEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged/ @1 H. p! T ^
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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DD Kishinami
: y" F7 k/ S- h1 ~# {0 [! c CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' _% A. d* R5 @5 ~* _% W/ p1 G$ j DD Arikaze" K H) n, m$ w. z1 @
DD Haruzuki6 o) U+ @0 i( G B2 k( G
CA Mikuma6 Y+ I3 T P; Z# |6 a- g
DD Satsukaze* @% `4 f8 C: d- z% {/ d$ w
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
/ S1 n$ Z5 t) ]( d+ ^ CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire: F9 B+ w& F: d: k- {" A* t
DD Minegumo
$ U+ A M% [+ t/ q+ U) K0 c DD Myojinkaze6 q; Y" w3 i3 i2 L$ C
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17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
* w m) H' Y. Q* R Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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+ c [1 R2 b2 U' T- t2 G5 @' 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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' b; z7 }, D1 L: J* ?+ `- S7 b7 h/ `Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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6 E$ b1 w: E$ L# E& X# p/ aAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 7784 `. R4 S. }' a% P. j
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 $ T4 C4 j S6 A$ D: W3 i& @
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 , t% G; w7 l8 b& w4 T2 ]' n
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker:
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/ v- A: M; [9 W# n- z' z 1954 casualties reported
, `: l6 ]) G; w: k Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
7 S# G5 t. r8 d. j, s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
, L* T2 J! O- n& X Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ ~0 M8 n7 I& t+ Y) h Z0 l, f Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
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( ^* c) H. ]6 s; c+ a Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled% K! @8 i/ S* d( y* i9 t$ F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! L+ n8 E z1 l3 Y- m7 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; U& l, k" F: d7 ?! V# E. z; Z
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Assaulting units:
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' _2 X" d9 |/ C4 {! Z" k 7th Infantry Division
1 H" V4 |; q0 V8 H" s0 y+ V* Q: u$ [1 V 193rd USAAF Base Force* V* D9 s: L, ^( `- W, j
IX US Corps& H6 f7 @+ ~. n4 C* }
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
, y7 h4 o$ }, B. Z3 \0 E 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
% T( c7 _' Q8 H+ ^7 C8 o ~" b) _ f Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion% E* A3 `0 O2 ]) v0 h! X1 @
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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. E% F, o, [* R, ~# qDefending units:
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63rd Naval Guard Unit
; [0 w* N6 P# I& g( p5 V; r9 e7 @1 ~9 @3 s 20th JNAF AF Unit & n; `( p( p( k, @1 _
13th Base Force4 @8 _" i, G9 D, C( A6 ?
65th JAAF AF Bn |