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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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) |# |( T1 w/ |) {% y5 l% w5 nMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 2 U3 m9 @1 r& ~' n' [1 p
2 D7 `: @6 D0 l% D+ {9 Y) ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# _3 _3 R9 S/ N7 W: a
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) g1 Q7 T' C% Z) t5 g1 t+ N N1K5-J George x 122/ m: L% a& A9 I3 a6 i! t Z
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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1 Z2 F2 y! i: f7 _! Q: IAllied aircraft
9 O8 q% ~2 Y' G- j P-38J Lightning x 37 H6 P/ I+ a* B
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses- O7 {2 ?( B8 B: i$ E! a+ A
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
) x* T) ^/ x, X+ c P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed3 I# W6 T2 ~% E' u" p/ o' P0 H
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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; J- Y2 d; P! e! Z4 JAirbase hits 21( q- l6 A9 _8 L; M$ \
Airbase supply hits 3
# ~- e4 x1 u* D( K/ uRunway hits 55
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 # q/ I0 N z) s, b" ^+ t5 |/ ]
9 _9 C( k2 O6 U& s8 R \ l6 |$ cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" B( r+ m# [/ p: g
3 T' }1 K, w# A) URaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. d# ]% A5 R$ U) n. ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" g7 A+ D0 A0 Y' I! P) U7 b. U8 i
$ _3 F7 S, j3 nJapanese aircraft: d& z$ |/ E% s- e% u; [
N1K5-J George x 76# K' R' ?0 h5 J0 v- E
Ki-84r Frank x 306 d; P6 P4 w$ A% K" [- |
+ c7 p2 V7 L; q$ q z+ m8 X2 o% gAllied aircraft8 t" [# ^4 O# `7 h
P-38J Lightning x 8
; O7 }; u$ B/ t! a( O7 t PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9$ b5 j& y" n2 K" ~- h. D; s+ P
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 L2 x- g2 I& Q6 K4 a N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed" D2 y- n, m: z3 \" p
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, |# C9 K; p. T, d
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged2 t8 `- F' K7 q( Z- V# t) @
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Airbase hits 1
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, V; E# Q# S5 \3 Z6 e+ T2 {% ?# @4 rMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! |" [' u/ e8 @0 W7 ^ B
& i# ~7 z2 @1 E5 Z4 {: ~Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ w4 k$ @3 F/ h& l4 m
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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1 H% v" t' c+ t# VJapanese aircraft
) T8 ], z* T7 t& Z5 V N1K5-J George x 61* K( W1 D/ C& ]0 W+ z0 K0 s4 }# s
Ki-84r Frank x 29
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Allied aircraft
5 k3 f2 E4 J" S4 }8 h1 B7 Z PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6+ r) V. K5 ?4 V4 u, T1 O
7 W8 ~+ P2 Q6 C% @4 q7 KJapanese aircraft losses/ d! |8 ^3 i ~+ R3 e' x V
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged3 E" f# _& E6 ?8 ?* J& v; H( D
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$ M0 C! m/ `2 w) |" S& g1 aMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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( W; e: V# I& X! L6 zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 s6 M* n; i6 @) f9 i* x. j% G
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 W; N: u: ~* H$ M$ L, o
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes8 x# R' }" J8 N6 \( ~1 E
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Japanese aircraft
! p! W8 j/ a1 c: Y( J N1K5-J George x 44
( W; s; x. |" K, W u( i. M Ki-84r Frank x 21
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7 |, _/ J4 |8 \/ }9 N% O0 sAllied aircraft/ d3 ~/ a! d4 M& r! g
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6. q4 O8 ~! ?5 T9 [7 ^- W9 @
8 A9 O, z/ t0 b' x" NJapanese aircraft losses
2 q) ?% i0 ~% n" q5 l R" e Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% ? q5 F: S! n4 H PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged3 f6 a' E( k9 v1 A* ~$ }0 s
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Runway hits 1, D5 T( S% f) V6 z E
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4 h( E6 M7 ~: y! Z) e# |# CMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ' z/ x' e7 i2 N# F m4 j: x8 p5 N
! W1 f0 F4 u/ Q! O+ W2 z& l$ ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- L+ O# S+ p1 s1 GRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) b% }0 K ^$ Z9 n# DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes f: M8 d" r3 y" ^
9 U$ m" Q* F4 d% w G& }Japanese aircraft
Y& n" m7 t, R8 T% N2 T: T. \ N1K5-J George x 31
4 Y( A, @7 H: `9 g# ~. i Ki-84r Frank x 18, x8 c a3 k/ Q7 G# _) w1 A
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Allied aircraft+ x3 N9 K' ^3 }1 c9 k0 s% \
B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 a+ c) M% ]7 \5 R" J+ E N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed. h' @1 ^- C4 c, f* R' V
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* W! @# p+ R: z0 Y6 m: F3 _ B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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) ]; S' w2 i6 {/ ]5 {6 @* }$ j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) H2 f. }; z; h$ {% O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: c4 d, L" g% {- }! }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# S4 {5 T( g! C3 U7 M
6 e& ]* C* K5 n: y1 JAirbase hits 17' Y* { D3 G5 i* H' b
Runway hits 22+ F+ P* X5 P ?# q; _! @
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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。1 ^4 V! I/ {- I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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6 x9 O3 r W8 iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 r/ @3 F' K9 ~7 v* Q% S
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes& z8 q2 W4 T! o# C" `3 A
2 V% x" R) q- q0 y, u! a1 ]Allied aircraft' R, k9 Q7 I0 r* M6 y- x: R
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17! e5 t) W5 G' Z) L
5 Z% D: K9 o: V% c' t4 e- sAllied aircraft losses- r6 `( Q; p' q$ {1 y3 A
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
0 J. n( T0 [& R4 f* Z$ b& h B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak \( @0 O" }6 |! c' P
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t2 z- Y3 y2 |' G }+ M. X DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1. m9 S6 T9 @! R6 N+ M# q/ ^- b
DD Makinami6 b6 |* R& V- D+ q
DD Kosukaze
5 C9 j* l+ s: I) Z# Z. B CA Kumano
2 |4 K$ |: ?7 n DD Asashimo
6 P* j8 \+ ^' N DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
" X3 E/ P5 j9 p: i BB Haruna
* C/ ?! p# Q2 s) ]* v CA Chikuma0 @9 z8 O T% ~& ]! E
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 J7 C- T; h. s" O 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
3 l7 _* ~, d. T1 t! B# H+ n: K Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud+ e6 _) V* l1 Z$ X' i5 S& v0 v
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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8 Q& e4 y) P, p& P% TAllied aircraft losses
; i1 ]! n/ o" r% M+ u- ] @' y) _0 u B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged) T- I- I# m; V, u$ I6 G) S3 {( h
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak2 C. [0 q7 |( K- t
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Japanese Ships x0 s2 s' H" T/ |! P: F5 i
DD Kishinami
" C$ y) B) K% s3 s0 c CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ I8 u4 x1 D! ?/ L& b) p
DD Arikaze
+ H# L! _/ D- E F! h DD Haruzuki
4 w& m2 \% |. p1 q% z$ Z( M" c CA Mikuma
/ i/ Z% |- S6 _, m" d; S DD Satsukaze+ a, L% ]: Y3 |: {. T7 E
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
q C4 N2 y2 g- |0 | CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, N, r) P& \% p+ W6 I9 } w DD Minegumo
: E& d" l6 f! t0 F/ l3 z; S DD Myojinkaze5 h) U* P% p! X; c% b
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Aircraft Attacking:
% |1 m1 q' j, [. @) h 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
( ^' x M Q1 x* p Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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! O1 J, H8 T- ^/ R- J1 y" A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)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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5 [- O+ w3 O& _4 bAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778( D5 ]) M2 E: D& u7 X
: u0 a4 ~7 l" T* b* ~/ t& J6 {Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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4 {% T! A- Z5 g. n; mAllied adjusted assault: 659 0 W0 J) D( G9 T) a- {- a+ ]) d
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* y- z3 T. x' L& bAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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5 o% V2 F9 ?2 T5 M- G7 r6 _Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker: 0 K: X9 f C# }+ ?$ o5 @
6 t/ s( d4 n) oJapanese ground losses:
& K/ p+ R# u. Y 1954 casualties reported
; h0 q, l) V# s0 R Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
6 f5 M8 P. U% H# |0 o- z" M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
& C: H% R( o, D g! @& E Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
: `- G5 V9 s) y Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)+ _+ h1 |5 J) v3 e
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled8 q$ Y# Y6 C/ c* ]0 |6 ^6 H0 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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77th Infantry Division
/ r8 R7 |$ p W# D1 u 7th Infantry Division
& P) y+ ?+ m! j# f" V, W 193rd USAAF Base Force1 H- |3 J7 d+ w- c6 J7 x
IX US Corps' r& G0 p) J, X- B( m9 R4 ?
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2 m# c/ B) U% J( m 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion t, h0 C2 b5 V! w7 m) d" H9 M
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion/ F# A8 Q' p* p
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion/ L0 P& M4 Q; }
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60th Division
* T+ {% H) ]* }- ^3 F0 D 63rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Base Force1 P6 A5 m" N) Z4 p9 b9 A& _% b
65th JAAF AF Bn |