4月20日
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) O. T$ [& C2 X日军侦察到盟军似乎在一个名叫Bima的地方修建一个小型的水上飞机基地，这个地方处于最靠近爪哇的盟军前沿地带，虽然帝国空军在爪哇一带的势力刚刚遭受到前面泗水航空战的严重削弱，但还是凑出一队攻击机对这个基地发起了突袭，消灭了正在敷设基地设施的三艘盟军水机母舰并破坏了建设中的港口。
. J3 g( e* \% V9 mAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 20, 45
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& @$ c* p1 E: p; J* xMorning Air attack on Bima , at 63,110
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. |2 a8 x; z% aWeather in hex: Severe storms7 I& H3 G% w( L$ I1 }
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, h' w+ b% {3 \# QEstimated time to target is 17 minutes+ c) F% b# b0 @' g
: R. o0 U) Z2 J) A; RJapanese aircraft1 u0 D1 R& z3 @, O- m& q
G3M3 Nell x 31
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: M J3 Y" q: S$ k1 t" ?1 X$ \/ dNo Japanese losses, R# l) d. f1 _( O% \0 k6 V2 v
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Allied Ships( U& d; M2 O9 J' c) _
AVD Williamson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" V8 w7 \0 K: B: {
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ]* L0 N# v0 B) y AVD Ballard, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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, |" }6 w5 f/ [+ dPort hits 14' j. I& }+ V3 k: g X! E% E
Port supply hits 3
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: a+ M- x& L, p' L. y. G# e当天在卑斯麦海还发生了一件足以载入史册的大事
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在前面所述的“卑斯麦海的悲剧”事件中，盟军以区区39架鱼雷机的攻势就击沉了日军一支运输船队几乎全部的运输船，导致船上上万人的部队几乎全军覆没，联合舰队为此特意向陆军表达了沉重的歉意，而陆军方面，也在此事件中受到严重的心理震动，鉴于海军的主要兵力都抽调用于对付58的正面攻击，护航力量越来越捉襟见肘，已经无法顾及到各地的船队护航，陆军方面也终于下定决心，摈弃了与海军之间的前嫌，将已经建成的三艘陆军护航航母全部移交给海军使用，搭载海航烈风机队，专门用于维护卑斯麦海一带的航线安全（陆军共建有4艘护航航母，其中一艘已经被SS击沉在印度洋）。# r9 j1 V1 Q: ^5 v9 O% p' l( G
于是，在陆海军的合力协助下，外南洋护航舰队成立了，首先接受到的第一个任务，就是于4月20日护送一支重要的补给船队开往已经越来越孤立的卡维恩和拉包尔基地。
; |) }& ?5 ^& Q8 X' K2 Q这个日期与3月21日发生的“卑斯麦海悲剧”事件正好相差一个月。冥冥之中似有天意。( A5 a0 x7 Z; R, V: z
此时的卑斯麦海几乎已经成为盟军攻击机队的乐园，除了拉包尔和卡维恩附近海域还可以得到日军直掩机的保护外，其余海域已经没有日军船只敢于出没，为这些前线据点提供补给的工作已经变得越来越危险，得到命令后，外南洋护航舰队司令部周密计划，妥善配置了兵力，将船队集合完毕后毅然向着危险的海域进发！
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4 O) p7 }! `! S( F1 l* L4月20日当天，当船队刚刚抵达卡维恩附近海域时，果然被盟军活跃的巡逻机发现，并遭遇到盟军大股攻击机队的攻击！护航舰队沉着冷静地按照计划行动，起飞全部的舰载战斗机并配合卡维恩基地的陆基战斗机队一起抗击不断来袭的盟军攻击机队！1 B! n- V( o1 j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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% }7 J+ f2 K$ _0 [Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.( l) f' n" A3 P* C2 W8 D
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ o1 R* G6 Q! x8 \7 `; y I3 `
A7M2 Sam x 62
0 r: r: W# ^% K1 J [3 l! z N1K5-J George x 186 @+ F5 ]1 ^ h( `6 F6 e
Ki-84r Frank x 51
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Allied aircraft$ p) r2 l2 v9 o% ~
F6F-3 Hellcat x 30( S& O2 r+ f( X' E. W" M8 v
SBD-5 Dauntless x 26
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2 K* p! R" e# o: A; E8 h. f, K( B/ QAllied aircraft losses3 W2 U2 p/ R2 X
F6F-3 Hellcat: 16 destroyed
* K4 S W& `% @0 }$ ~ SBD-5 Dauntless: 9 destroyed* ~4 i( Z0 N; H" d! E+ D& _
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( l4 h: w+ G! O/ F: g1 I2 @& j
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Japanese Ships
# I7 ]: K. |* V: N: E3 a CVE Shimane Maru
: B* f% a) T, \ xAK Delagoa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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当天第一波攻势中，虽然遭受到猝不及防的拦截，但是盟军的俯冲轰炸机还是在地狱猫的掩护下拼命突防，投下4枚炸弹，其中一枚对船队中的一艘运输船造成了一定损害，但是船长当即发出信号表示轻伤无碍。
' i4 X7 G' \+ c) K8 w8 d# U接下来的攻势，由于盟军出击机队没有携带护航战斗机而成为一边倒的战斗，被帝国护航战斗机群疯狂屠戮。 \9 }7 T r9 A Q& S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122. V' x, `7 y3 t" T& T7 R
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Weather in hex: Severe storms* V4 ^* [, L$ v
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Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. J( z4 h* V9 h4 j' ]
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes n! j3 j; d. G# ^. g8 k$ {
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A7M2 Sam x 57- ]* Z1 J( H' T* h. O/ f7 k( ^; w9 D
N1K5-J George x 9+ p' D' C% o2 u# k, r
Ki-84r Frank x 365 ]7 l9 n4 l+ c b! s
5 @% z; t& z! ~7 h, rAllied aircraft" K3 M+ a( t8 ?# f, t
TBM-3 Avenger x 23
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h# u. `3 \" x& s5 W: RNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# U3 B1 a: l5 l _" H1 n; `
TBM-3 Avenger: 13 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% d% C6 |) V$ u j9 i3 h" OEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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0 r8 T3 K; ?$ r/ p0 B$ m! P( ] A7M2 Sam x 51
4 {/ p+ \8 S' a* x" r) N/ D ?1 v N1K5-J George x 7
5 Y. G# g% k$ Z+ H$ O Ki-84r Frank x 24
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Allied aircraft
/ s& B8 q, n" W8 y7 F SBD-5 Dauntless x 19
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# g* B7 {) w$ E" f8 c$ XNo Japanese losses
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 10 destroyed0 E- Q" E& G, H
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* F$ T: a. E: B' z7 v" V/ sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122% R, A' K/ E" l, C) D T: F4 r
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ k( [& P; O( X2 }
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes$ }, _8 J) n( R+ J
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Japanese aircraft
% f9 ]2 U( M1 e9 k; M A7M2 Sam x 42
$ K+ v# Y9 F2 Y1 R& W9 | N1K5-J George x 79 W: j% Q! t9 h; B1 o
Ki-84r Frank x 19
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Allied aircraft
' \6 i& v# `7 b1 N* R SBD-5 Dauntless x 6
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
! s& L6 ^- F7 l0 s8 |( S8 b SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122! V6 L# Y+ M; f- ?2 m$ n
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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; r0 U5 d1 k! i# a. lRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, C7 P$ f& {8 M& G& q! {Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* `7 U' \) U# U* }% B9 f h+ A
A7M2 Sam x 38
( @8 k) @1 o1 l) p3 u: S- b2 p N1K5-J George x 6
; ^# l* e8 l+ N% |) n Ki-84r Frank x 16
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% F( Y. E+ m$ R7 P- t2 o% F9 EAllied aircraft: B, l2 ~: Y! ^! F* k) Q# c
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24$ d7 F. X: E7 \: s( Z3 O2 Y
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Allied aircraft losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ w! W! x$ N, n8 a9 F. g) D
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes& J/ w% h0 l* j7 c( E% D
: u4 b' C6 d+ z0 XJapanese aircraft
5 I! V3 y! V# P3 w A7M2 Sam x 357 I; s7 Q& K+ p1 [
N1K5-J George x 6" H8 D M9 H' b; f; C6 V4 g, h
Ki-84r Frank x 135 x! o6 d( _7 P- U+ J
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Allied aircraft
: X" s( Q6 G5 q, t b ~ SBD-5 Dauntless x 217 [, w7 [' `0 ?- \, Z
0 b: E' p- `, T6 E! X5 A6 i$ fNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* P6 i! [/ V) A0 t2 c- Q* {
SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122
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# l5 r- M M4 m# \( {0 o, a+ qRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.2 E# e2 e' c' ^8 Q, Z2 B
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 11
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d5 Z4 M% A) A9 r1 `+ Y% b$ B TBM-3 Avenger x 211 z# g. N: {( ~5 c' H9 c& @/ n4 Z
* W% T! l4 J8 g7 X( E! BNo Japanese losses
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9 v$ u3 ]- {& w) Q9 ?0 Q9 MAllied aircraft losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122
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Weather in hex: Severe storms H$ t# z; H; s' O
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., a' L9 | f: V3 T- b) @( X' r" |
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A7M2 Sam x 31
) X& w- C W& q% ? N1K5-J George x 6# q% a& r. j; n# g. P) {
Ki-84r Frank x 10- V, [' O( F$ s! M. T2 m
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1 P. h) v& @: }, p' d TBM-3 Avenger x 16
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5 `( ]9 l/ k( f/ w9 C5 n% pNo Japanese losses4 h/ P7 B& r; @, y7 |+ M
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Allied aircraft losses1 b- T8 n; G4 H& S0 S8 S
TBM-3 Avenger: 11 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122& Z# u8 l, L9 Q4 o8 S
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/ B1 K; E) Y, ^, s" C0 F" z( LRaid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
7 P5 ~4 d4 I8 W5 {! V; hEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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A7M2 Sam x 30* M" j* ?+ [1 j' I# x
N1K5-J George x 6
: Q0 t! G3 x A' \! X4 U Ki-84r Frank x 93 {" e4 H! t' ^$ v
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 20
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0 t7 M% U2 d( Z SBD-5 Dauntless: 10 destroyed
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+ |) v0 A7 r1 X e$ H全天盟军损失了180多架飞机，几乎出击的全部飞机都被占据优势的日本护航战斗机群拦截掉了，船队中的运输船只没有遭受什么损失，成功进港开始卸载补给，盟军的攻击行动遭遇了惨败，护航舰队首战就表现出了不俗的战力，当然这回胜在盟军没有准备，下一次相信盟军还会组织更加强有力的攻击机队并提供充足的护航战斗机，情况会更为艰难，虽然护航舰队的前途和命运还是非常不妙的，但是帝国将士将会一如既往视死如归。 |
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