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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 9 b0 P+ h0 Z; |1 p- h
5 }$ B" f2 O4 bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., E, w; N6 c u
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes; E2 U+ i% |, e+ h- Q# ^
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Japanese aircraft
. d( S" c* l4 Q/ O2 X3 ?# M N1K5-J George x 122
3 F- Y; D+ @. B- H Ki-84r Frank x 36
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P-38J Lightning x 37) l5 ]1 c# |/ K8 P: X: G$ s
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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9 {* I& M3 N) g- @Japanese aircraft losses
4 q/ u5 e' r4 q: e N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed: C: s! P# U( J# P
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21
% P, U# z% A) k* r, Z7 c! yAirbase supply hits 3
! N2 q+ P& U" p5 U" {Runway hits 55' S! t% J8 k" k& B% q* D3 c- ]2 n
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+ T$ y/ T* u% E1 o" s, {Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ; }# @. R; G( {) W; T
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 t( W- L3 q- a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, q! k6 F+ ^: U+ I l
. {& M% a6 c) B VJapanese aircraft
q$ N [! s4 W, _8 |' ?9 X N1K5-J George x 76
: d4 C- I+ u2 g Ki-84r Frank x 30$ {1 x W) r/ c3 L& H8 N
+ U7 f- S9 C G6 p' y% x# X4 iAllied aircraft4 ^! p! _8 } [, A: d2 V# w3 y
P-38J Lightning x 8% B% o9 M. T6 Y0 h
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9$ v9 N+ _) Y. g% h2 j. B
7 A1 I. k1 R+ D) ]Japanese aircraft losses: x5 \2 k3 [2 x
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed) N+ r3 F+ a& q* ?. G
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed: P% e }* K9 f
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged$ L* e- J3 \1 G, S9 Z+ U& S& ^ a
" ?! x* X4 V# z4 P: vAirbase hits 13 p# Y7 u7 Q Y- _ F
Runway hits 2. `$ c1 x3 L# q- @# e/ k
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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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' V2 |3 S& Y `/ {% b( lRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 O0 y% N/ G( H+ qEstimated time to target is 13 minutes& K* N _, C$ d5 H
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Japanese aircraft
4 \/ F; F" [$ x5 {2 ]; p N1K5-J George x 61# a. M% @$ h& J1 I# Q- ]$ L
Ki-84r Frank x 29( P4 [6 A5 o1 [8 h* s
9 f/ r( [ U' i1 W, tAllied aircraft0 ~9 m$ u" ^6 z0 z
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
* K2 c0 L r" G- q$ i Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed* N# {3 S0 h$ T1 ~; O/ E) O5 p# n2 X
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Allied aircraft losses$ M7 v5 i. r5 }& @* N
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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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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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ } X1 }5 w' d% V# NEstimated time to target is 14 minutes7 l7 R: U! X- @0 T' z9 Q1 ~
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Japanese aircraft
/ K( q4 k& U! v6 s' V: k0 K# c N1K5-J George x 44
* N% p ~1 K; V Ki-84r Frank x 21% p5 h' J3 h! A: @
+ ]3 o8 Q% p: L& _4 ^* |. IAllied aircraft
) }3 @1 i! l- R# d9 K0 ]- Y PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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1 X# y8 s. @2 s; a8 L( v/ a! j5 A- |1 XJapanese aircraft losses# N. {+ f0 i6 _% w i3 S
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed$ V9 t* {/ v* ~; L6 U0 W; ?9 Q4 E
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# m1 D4 L& P3 @ PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged: ]( m- F/ F1 H8 F
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Runway hits 17 Y1 W/ s- s. n0 y7 X H
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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" G+ Z6 P) W% o, gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 W: c8 p- T7 o$ S( n
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. V3 R1 s6 I; W) w8 F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 T$ ^8 w! N j* R/ z8 `# V N1K5-J George x 31
8 w4 ]& y9 i: |' o* Z Ki-84r Frank x 18
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i- T8 N7 b# f6 E B-24J Liberator x 67
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6 c, H" j+ ~) j @. V0 Z3 wJapanese aircraft losses: o: e2 @3 H+ B
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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0 g1 ~5 t/ Y( I; D" v2 O B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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( @) t* ] ]& G' V# H/ ^Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) ^3 c" t& k/ x9 R- p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 @" X, L8 P C- s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; l; B, Y. @5 G3 F% t4 k
4 \0 T% J0 H0 @Airbase hits 17
4 G6 a5 P7 v9 e& u# I+ O% w3 a2 LRunway hits 229 f; j; K9 V$ V9 J( w) Z: O# d$ A9 J
- \% T! I! ?6 V- e$ o4 o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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1 K0 N ?3 M3 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94, a. _' B1 }, K7 T7 n
5 c% R1 n" d- q8 i gWeather in hex: Light cloud, K# L; ]/ ]: v
* |6 M- r. O% |6 D& I3 s+ rRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 s X# ] V( z( I
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes# y7 r- C5 o% r e. c! z
: o; A. F$ V7 R4 BAllied aircraft4 `0 d; Z+ n! U# R) v- I: H
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged0 K- w, [2 Q \7 a& c( \0 l" v
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak7 b& N* b! n% E0 _. T; r- d
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Japanese Ships- O: r5 F5 y9 Z+ e/ A8 Y
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1' X* F" G3 s3 ]/ L1 G4 O
DD Makinami7 B9 Z1 b7 s: [2 e7 Q; p5 n6 `
DD Kosukaze
+ T S% e Z! W: v7 H CA Kumano1 k4 j# h/ v- j' M/ j7 }$ h
DD Asashimo
* Q" [0 s) f* }1 F DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
7 @! \* i) h) z5 w* s+ e BB Haruna
) S7 T% g; I' x' A% l# {2 S" y/ g" }8 R CA Chikuma6 Y& j( v# @3 _( Y
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ }2 `: i. n; D- u0 w 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * * M2 t7 `9 v s+ J+ d F) S! d' k
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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9 p( T3 o9 I+ l9 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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O& U- G9 S9 _0 I0 m4 fRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. V5 _7 ~) O+ h; e/ w
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% r2 `/ ?, e- ]# a5 I" h) e B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
" u1 E+ L( w, h \9 q) t8 R7 C B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged4 r" ^/ u( J5 X M
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak; @% Z% C4 X6 `0 _% }# u( }
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/ `7 S4 ?! B$ |! e7 O3 T DD Kishinami' e' f& |" c# E$ Q) B
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 U" u9 y [: u$ [$ X5 F _" n
DD Arikaze
+ h f+ @6 {& A DD Haruzuki! x! u* {1 |4 g i
CA Mikuma; h3 U; p1 O5 U% _. K, T
DD Satsukaze, x- Y9 v( Q" K+ @3 V
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
( T/ E7 B0 V6 o2 u* U7 E% b& n CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# A- s% N: I" k7 z T DD Minegumo
$ M6 {$ s$ r3 C5 @: [6 X E" h DD Myojinkaze
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4 M- H8 B4 K9 y1 U' \4 DAircraft Attacking:0 n3 \, b! @0 N( a# W
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * 8 {. I* A1 U5 i
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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$ s* J* z2 I, Y+ j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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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)% }) s+ j( @3 P6 c K$ P+ i
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Allied Deliberate attack
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( e+ q: g/ {, `9 X7 v) qAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778! c0 r, B+ ]) Y( T
6 ? k p8 i9 m8 e+ @) d7 }' gDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 % G$ `0 ~ |- d7 j" L% I4 x6 `9 @
; Q5 n7 T/ y4 n; ` w* aJapanese adjusted defense: 119 ) u& D( L) ]8 t8 P7 ]: C
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 7 P+ r U6 a( ?
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!4 G# c7 @+ n+ _
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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; J. }) }- ?+ F; M" u8 n2 w& yAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
& u7 ?% l, i8 M' e6 w$ @4 h& x3 _ 1954 casualties reported) F) \4 \8 t5 z1 A+ F3 R1 v
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled( Y' N! }! Q& D# Y# J5 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled6 ]3 q9 Q; p1 E y, E- A' d
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
: v0 S; V2 o6 \, U+ H Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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$ b6 M% ^5 o' b: n8 G* fAllied ground losses:, _, ?. z1 r/ l
267 casualties reported& t3 ~9 s3 @# j/ m
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 x$ L- B( D) J. m; F. B$ Y
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Assaulting units:1 x! ?9 \$ z9 h3 Q4 o; \( C3 M+ j/ H& ?
77th Infantry Division2 ?. [% I7 P b/ w% k/ u
7th Infantry Division$ B2 N$ F! i, a
193rd USAAF Base Force- C) Z5 E: H3 q1 D! r! l/ Z( t: h
IX US Corps4 X2 X8 \) k$ V+ ?5 C
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion, _+ ]% t$ T- t/ \! G
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion+ ^+ |3 P6 D( G4 O/ r3 U1 q
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
7 }! f8 A0 a" A! S 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion# ]7 R- d4 `# m: x3 O" M
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Defending units:) Z; F% l! {$ |+ D6 g# S
60th Division
% \2 G+ W) Z2 Y+ a 63rd Naval Guard Unit! V z# B+ c1 V$ L: a
20th JNAF AF Unit
, T( @1 H2 C# F2 d: a, B1 o 13th Base Force
& g* [/ m1 ]% x/ b 65th JAAF AF Bn |