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6 A# ^! @2 ^# a+ z/ h* @6 B* W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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0 R, U9 J9 C6 I& i* {1 a. G( |: EMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. F6 R$ t2 w+ y6 c, B' \ ]
" ]* {9 s) F; P+ D7 PRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. G% u/ ]' H9 ^9 J! pEstimated time to target is 14 minutes0 K. H! k2 M# x0 N2 T4 u0 |
0 h# A2 @2 S1 D, IJapanese aircraft
* I' A% T& x* f N1K5-J George x 1228 d1 C. ]' P% p6 o1 L' m
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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5 F# k! q2 |& r. w9 n7 p/ E P-38J Lightning x 37
) [$ h) U- y! n8 b) }0 o) F" o! x PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
q$ W$ o, Z% U5 O! K" t N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged# J/ m5 E$ J# J% I! \. e5 L
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Allied aircraft losses4 I% L- G: e$ f% H
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
5 n& p" {3 r5 X4 S' A; T' K PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 214 W- h7 Z) ]( d# M( r
Airbase supply hits 37 I1 e9 n [! x/ u3 e- \0 |3 @
Runway hits 55
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7 Z, e* f# U2 }1 x- I0 YMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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& I/ V* O7 N, g5 W) I& Z6 GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. G) l) N! m# w }
2 q `9 O3 f1 x- ^0 FRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., d8 N- E# x7 `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 k2 a2 b6 s; }9 X+ J! j8 j
N1K5-J George x 76
2 c0 c2 D+ x3 v7 F+ ] Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft* Z8 I2 V+ v7 U' u9 S+ g: l# b
P-38J Lightning x 8
0 a1 z% S @2 V& W% v8 ]2 s PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses- J8 I; g# M5 l
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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" O0 u' I% Z$ S2 QAllied aircraft losses! X. J8 j- @) P4 Q, c
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
- J+ V5 f( s# }& z PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged- ~7 ^* a4 ^% F
9 R6 b8 \0 ^# q: r( h! q1 hAirbase hits 17 ]% i. {5 w. m5 E7 C, ]7 F. D
Runway hits 2; R2 r( w' H; I
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ' G. t. c- @. S1 P6 ?$ ?. r1 x1 B* v# w- Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 Y) F* y1 W7 Q- c4 x
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 p+ a# u- H, q& l, J, K, U
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# S A$ ~- [. R+ \8 L
$ ^) q" A f# V! W7 y# j& YJapanese aircraft
+ @ D2 @: J5 Q" w7 J( N N1K5-J George x 61
, {& n# h& m* B" c' f Ki-84r Frank x 29
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% i% [2 }% E, V1 J& _ PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6# u5 i a& v6 J( n2 K( Z
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Japanese aircraft losses2 v! L* d. ^" L5 Z \: ]
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed' v9 f6 a {+ a2 Z! a6 V$ c
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Allied aircraft losses" I8 s3 H1 l' M7 E2 r& c7 J) J
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged4 \* `, i0 w p& [2 ?
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0 c5 J/ O' u, ~) U+ a& V) f: WMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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; A/ i a( I9 R% Y1 K2 T/ nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ h+ h% G7 A( m6 I- `1 g/ uEstimated time to target is 14 minutes' K" ~* k; J2 x& |7 i
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Japanese aircraft
. k- |1 D" ^7 t$ [! N- m N1K5-J George x 44
! f1 \- ]% `$ d2 d9 H" |2 G( o Ki-84r Frank x 21% e: J2 f& k6 F1 J6 \
5 N2 h, i( J4 q; Q5 |4 v" `5 l# F" OAllied aircraft: S+ ]& j U+ f7 m7 q2 T/ F& k
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 61 ~0 u. B4 }# x; Q# B7 G4 Z0 i
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Japanese aircraft losses" l8 a& p) u' l9 b6 `& _
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed7 i, @ T2 n' Z
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Allied aircraft losses4 `/ n/ K. |* l7 b1 `
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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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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- z" K$ [3 q" y* ^/ VRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: o5 v+ a5 q5 g2 x3 JEstimated time to target is 12 minutes* l6 T/ E$ G; `% D/ A
2 O, @. P: B3 `# V2 iJapanese aircraft* O+ P" B3 [3 Y/ G$ I) X
N1K5-J George x 31
/ T8 I5 f. r) r5 \8 l, { Ki-84r Frank x 18/ ]' Z _9 ~( J
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Allied aircraft7 R+ T `+ K, V1 O! _+ a$ ?
B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 h6 m: T# c1 p0 X P2 m! F N N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses d% i1 m) ~, e+ |6 j' ]
B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged5 v+ Z6 A% I8 O4 o
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Japanese ground losses:7 Q! p5 x4 _0 [3 K1 w% p' t7 v
5 casualties reported
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' o( Q8 v8 b" R0 o, o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 _" k- i# R! [0 K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 d/ H6 @% }8 n; F+ ?2 g% e9 R& O
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Airbase hits 17
5 F" K' w3 {7 r& KRunway 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。
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5 r7 Z: _, J) t, `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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& y/ ^4 L" ?4 A: ZWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 n4 O. X/ H/ y3 p% }) r+ I
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes' ]9 y F# G6 \; y! m- g
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Allied aircraft0 ?( ]3 g! |9 C1 V. J' n& G
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17% c3 o1 H8 u/ A! E5 g! ?$ ~% E
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Allied aircraft losses, g* ]" }) A2 H$ v2 ~1 ^! S) B0 a+ d) k
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged2 f% X$ v$ f! S
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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& ~' ?( Z( x8 S DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1/ u- K5 `. E7 q+ }0 P0 p' o
DD Makinami
R( z. s% d4 H3 M9 J, e$ O DD Kosukaze
4 Y4 i( I% \# G8 P CA Kumano
3 A& ?+ x0 P* g6 U$ W DD Asashimo* _6 G* j/ @1 m8 ~& w5 f
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
4 q, e% g9 e* a, f+ X, s BB Haruna
! A) W: G' N2 L' M$ e4 ^' F5 n! o CA Chikuma! T+ C0 a* c9 E y& N# b" e# G [" t
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Aircraft Attacking:
! T( o9 p: ^4 Q v8 ] 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * ; ~( i. X% c! z: d+ N
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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) D; ~1 g. ?/ C% L. d5 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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, |7 h. K3 q9 n6 U' @7 w, YWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 ?/ c2 @, {% V& E1 w
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes" H# N$ M# \4 c1 g1 c, m; F
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Allied aircraft
! C7 m# k$ K, j. i7 n B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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! M2 p+ ]( z3 M( MAllied aircraft losses
' ^; H# _6 p5 i9 s, Z! @+ H B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
9 @4 Y" x( O1 `6 ?; ^& N: j+ H B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak+ `5 B( W2 d' Z, K w0 N
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9 h9 D0 p$ |' Q' {- { DD Kishinami' k; o: l4 s! b: |9 ]6 J) m
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ p" t: G; V0 s1 z9 H; [. }7 u
DD Arikaze" v) y8 P" d3 d$ n; z. J. e
DD Haruzuki
4 e6 h1 R, R0 X0 e+ A CA Mikuma" _$ ~( Q9 P3 ^. D6 g" g: \; d
DD Satsukaze! `6 }3 Y; W' t i4 o5 q. C) S
CA Maya, Bomb hits 23 v: G' o, x) ] v6 P2 g& V
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire. p" b! k2 T7 N* K! C
DD Minegumo) A# P! y3 m4 y, O
DD Myojinkaze6 p3 O, o7 x( g0 k0 J6 e
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Aircraft Attacking:" z6 f4 K/ |. |! @3 B A5 f
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * : S, O) U* S* `' z4 q1 K
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb; O8 A* q2 G% M4 h6 T$ y
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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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' P6 d) ^4 d, H1 }6 K% m, R! ]Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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% A( k( i; ?2 BAllied Deliberate attack- j, E( m, }$ U) u9 k y+ x
1 c# ^+ n3 w" T8 kAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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/ ]. _4 k1 a8 z5 x! s. j; e: CDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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/ Q- ?' G. N) r2 S& _Allied adjusted assault: 659 0 s( \8 z% y/ y$ N
- M( l# u) i0 w# I1 P7 p" ]' iJapanese adjusted defense: 119
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0 K! s( y, Z# l9 UAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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3 s0 E. L& F( N3 l" q2 J# u$ X, S0 dAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!1 n3 \2 Z2 j8 i( F' P Z
! z n7 ^0 E; R2 N1 j2 N* P0 c" UCombat modifiers: F9 H* D, @4 u0 \, S) ~
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:& L: N ?2 O3 g7 q
1954 casualties reported# g9 X3 e" Y) e" P6 ^ t" S
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled) [8 c+ u& f$ d- K' \9 ^- o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled3 _% f Q. y5 z4 u( k- k4 t% ?0 V
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled0 f! e' Y' B. J& d
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)9 Y, M' X: r2 |
5 t9 r2 k' C# [Allied ground losses:0 M* n7 D2 @$ T* o
267 casualties reported! k \4 S! t2 \9 N( n
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled [. J+ E8 L2 v+ }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:) V% K- v+ |# I5 l) I7 I
77th Infantry Division
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193rd USAAF Base Force9 a: M& @" l1 r# D" H6 E9 {; {
IX US Corps
$ M( ]; s! B' ~- M0 X# T+ O 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
! \; E$ G, Y0 v6 T" E 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion' E6 R4 v+ R" Z! X* Y
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion7 J- Y# K1 |( _# v
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion! h+ b4 V( d4 g: l8 f( L
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Defending units:
- V- g! C; a+ u+ h5 ?, ]0 p8 ^ 60th Division% M1 w7 f- [+ m% e% I0 V" n0 x, C
63rd Naval Guard Unit
% V* y# c+ R' B( A- ?! |+ D* {/ K 20th JNAF AF Unit
& y2 V0 K2 z( C 13th Base Force" v' G0 D; H9 c7 K! \4 q
65th JAAF AF Bn |