6月28日,帝国航空兵继续进行Gove上空的航空绞杀战,全天共击落击毁盟军50多架战斗机,其中40多架是P47D2,其余是喷火8;帝国也付出了疾风丙,紫电改1,紫电改5各十多架的代价。轰炸机群得到战斗机部队的有力支援,无损突防,继续对Gove岛港口进行压制,阻止盟军工兵部队修筑机场,但根据侦查得知,当天盟军运输船队冒着枪林弹雨强行靠岸,将数千工兵和工程器械卸载在Gove港,帝国的压制行动面临更大困难。0 a+ ]( A( B. E6 S! r+ }2 K8 ?! W
Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.5 b0 T8 m2 m" m* ^6 \6 n
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes& e: K7 } J1 N# W# ?/ j
5 y8 w- C0 Z: l5 e9 y. ]5 H& y1 GJapanese aircraft
: d! T/ C+ L0 b+ _8 o N1K5-J George x 27, `* }' v; ^# M2 J
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" t z- q N) G# g' a5 Z Spitfire VIII x 10' G. ?" `! n: x2 M' S
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 79. K& {6 [$ ~* ?5 k- A% u' l/ z
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Allied aircraft losses8 h- U* ` b6 R& }5 X4 E! E
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed
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7 H( b- _. I% {; r0 [Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127 ! p3 i k c4 W, d/ O e
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
3 C% e O3 x8 {% WEstimated time to target is 4 minutes6 e0 ?# m7 \% Q, ]+ Z8 s3 ^& M
% `! h( D: i: G) cJapanese aircraft6 c* {' H% S+ B& ?
N1K1-J George x 77
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, M& A3 V- ?# [7 e9 V Spitfire VIII x 9
3 ]+ @* f/ n5 b+ k! x0 p P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 66& O( d4 V5 B* K
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& X" Y* z3 U# J; {0 c N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
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2 f; D3 n9 q3 d G P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 10 destroyed$ K" m) B0 k3 b3 G! O8 d
% i( S% i0 g! S8 ZMorning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
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/ V$ N; U% |8 D' Z$ qRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.7 H, I/ S0 L& J/ H* P$ J
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes2 f* b! W: s$ G% F
+ c; u% Q2 H* S8 FJapanese aircraft
) j# f! O5 Q4 _; [ Ki-84r Frank x 49( [, R% f' y9 d# F) n' R! ^
) ~, a* _( P3 x7 l9 lAllied aircraft
$ i- G, a( J4 u) v, s4 r! Y Spitfire VIII x 7) H' E' {6 b7 S& W6 O
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 235 p' L( }3 y; k8 ^* s" i) r3 f" f
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Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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; B+ G. W' v/ V( F1 y1 u8 L Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed; P$ z9 b- y* E; H7 D2 N
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127 " z+ X" R4 C7 U! H, L) J c6 R
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" H" v: Y. L* V4 gRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
$ j8 J! ^2 O7 r( LEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 14( y a' I+ |2 W6 \2 E+ i
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Spitfire VIII x 15 u$ w0 f3 c: }1 D
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 2
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. s" S2 u) E- q- X Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
: F6 g/ K3 S7 r, Z. q! l P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed% S& b% D. F# m7 q) _' a7 P1 D$ }
- x% T$ d; V# P& OMorning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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; \4 |# Y( ]. p$ O6 P: |3 {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ S- v: s+ s& `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 L- G) ^* L' G* K. r2 a4 ~' m- ~
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Japanese aircraft7 |8 _; d- e% J9 u8 G1 t
G3M3 Nell x 131
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No Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:
) ^; @ u% Z' \/ d3 j 5 casualties reported" Q- M& T+ t7 G. R+ r0 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 d% E. A. O5 a! V! b5 x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 K/ l9 |; {3 q0 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) G' M3 j' @9 M$ r
6 q% ~ Z# O6 b+ \5 o yPort hits 72
4 C( d {- Q2 S. P! P6 W9 b, sPort supply hits 11/ [% V( G' x; w% L
& y, ~- v% L+ Q y/ T# I当天盟军一支小舰队也对所罗门伦加泊地展开了一次偷袭,成功击溃一支执行反潜任务的日军驱逐舰支队。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 12,000 Yards
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DD Hayanami, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' o# g+ g8 M4 Z+ t/ t( o, w
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 22, and is sunk8 w3 }' T F0 @# S- @
DD Sagiri, Shell hits 5
8 S2 _5 v9 ]7 S9 [* x U4 Q: G DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
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s, r6 e( W. m& X5 u$ {' H6 V DD Sigsbee, Shell hits 2, on fire8 A3 \3 q2 X0 { v% Z" a% L
DD Stanly! B5 {' F+ Y, f- n, S2 J) b+ \8 G
DD Quickmatch
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# ]% T% N' i& N j' I DD Thracian [" [( T* n' G" p7 u& W
DD Nestor
# l4 M. w6 n6 J& J ^5 F, {: @ DD Nizam, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
1 V% _ z, k, A2 J! ]8 w. G DD Queensborough8 f" Y) P# y& j/ j P1 L& C
DD Rocket
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. ` I0 }/ O" `此外日军还对驻守在恩尼威托克岛上的盟军少量P-47D2战斗机展开了扫讨作战,集中优势兵力消灭驻守当地的盟军零散航空兵力。7 v, C: [& _! ]. v) b ?
Morning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108 # H I* g" R1 D. m) I ^$ C* n
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Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.! d2 |( _' c X$ Y0 B4 b
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 w+ v* Z+ V- T2 Z6 n# ~+ mJapanese aircraft
9 T; B( A+ ?# n1 Q8 b U Ki-84r Frank x 295 A! B4 j6 l* u3 Y; {4 v
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 30- j' v: e0 [9 m' m1 N
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# `. e7 `) O% a Ki-84r Frank: 6 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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s5 ?/ @$ t& cMorning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
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5 N2 m: _8 O! v0 G, Z9 G7 zRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" ?+ _/ q/ v% n( k7 d; P4 oEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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( n6 E5 m" l8 b a: x Ki-84r Frank x 44
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 19; W N6 C9 ]/ Z6 d% x- h' v
7 ~2 d& D, U* @# O5 h2 i- x D! sJapanese aircraft losses9 Z+ a d0 s2 }9 g* p, d8 t
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed1 W7 h- I# b3 O1 R# X7 [ H ^1 j
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; ^; W% t' O/ M1 q$ M7 J P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed Z1 D" H1 `8 ^' s
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Morning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108
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% i) d& |& t. E* F, GRaid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.' U6 c% a- |* K" s" w0 X3 o- B6 e
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24 h3 d+ D! q4 Z7 t
( k7 w) E' H# {7 tNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses$ o( g" l0 L% w, A) f
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Morning Air attack on Eniwetok , at 127,108 ' K. ^# Y; l$ a
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7 k; l' s. D9 p, hRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! r3 c# k& m1 N ~Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
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Ki-49-IIb Helen x 48: _/ \5 _# z7 _% x
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. F' K8 [1 R3 p% u4 j P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 2
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Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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Allied ground losses:
; ~% T0 O; |! W' x 4 casualties reported1 a' T5 v$ v; w) H. Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ _8 U1 T+ U2 |/ j# M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" C+ Y% ~8 g- b( y( w" |# m# F0 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ E7 T' L% L+ m0 e$ z3 o$ Z+ D
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Airbase supply hits 5# ^5 C) L; Z* Y, O! s
Runway hits 13+ p; i& o6 u& Z* G; v1 C
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" a: G/ u: S, Y2 K另外,在印度战场,盟军部队已经推进到接近日军前线的地方,战线漫长,远程直掩机无力照料,抓住盟军装甲部队前突没有高炮部队掩护的机会,帝国陆航重爆机队主动出击,对盟军的前进部队进行了火力打击。
: B" G# v0 x( x. a) X$ I5 W5 JAfternoon Air attack on 8th KGV Light Cav Regiment, at 48,8 , near Multan
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+ _% Z, Z5 a5 uRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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2 G7 J% @; X& H# ]9 @& ^ Ki-49-IIa Helen x 11$ J( r# G1 ~/ P( _7 D" N& A& |
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:
1 K$ x' \0 x" Y: O* b* i, G Vehicles lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled)
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& H; r; ]2 o0 n3 g* ]Afternoon Air attack on 18th Cavalry Regiment, at 48,8 , near Multan6 f- _% w+ N* c+ u4 X X# u
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- V) K6 [: p" |* f& H9 QRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: u8 s+ y, H4 e; n) CEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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+ A9 X" R0 J' T2 M$ z( c Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11$ s" l% w. @# R) L" b4 ]" @
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No Japanese losses! t' P# d$ A5 l4 I) H. L ]
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Allied ground losses:1 y u" d- _ u7 i
51 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled( s! O! o+ k' c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; `2 v) x+ w% T/ r
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)4 s- P; O2 o' A
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Afternoon Air attack on 18th Cavalry Regiment, at 48,8 , near Multan
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 _% v, D+ x% h4 a3 l5 \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 h3 z# t* d. E2 G
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Ki-49-IIa Helen x 23
2 N6 j% G( X) K( c6 e Ki-49-IIb Helen x 29
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled q) D! W) t& i7 J2 E
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
2 r* c. @+ A9 U3 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% w) g. R5 X: \& x& |4 C
Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled) |