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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。# b; x( `. f) z; o
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 X) ?! Q. }" ~8 x7 ]
A3 l$ l/ X- Z J0 |Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 ?# m" E: N6 {) ^Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; S, q4 |9 B# @ |6 f N1K5-J George x 122
0 z; M# |' l7 h Ki-84r Frank x 36; ?/ u; F# F1 l8 }( j4 |
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Allied aircraft
) j, `+ b7 ^: d( g0 L: u P-38J Lightning x 37& v6 i0 z6 W5 j6 A
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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4 U4 m) f5 ]0 Q& ?6 n/ J/ [5 @Japanese aircraft losses
8 _% S( X3 O# _- r# X1 C; ` N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( Q! N4 W8 k* U" w8 C
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed$ Y5 q4 z& f5 l$ r* f
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged! \- i8 @+ M4 c$ G8 ^, y
0 U' w& c" T- G! N" NAirbase hits 21* C5 U! A/ H3 }: e2 S
Airbase supply hits 3
( O! T1 v, t( P4 F: ?Runway hits 553 R1 L$ A/ Z0 j( m9 b, j+ e. Z% c
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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 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 S( D- g9 _; x) @ v; M/ D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, U. p( H' M" r
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N1K5-J George x 760 X' s4 p! K! S1 s/ l$ p/ \
Ki-84r Frank x 30! g8 @1 ?8 {9 q8 b8 \ F
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Allied aircraft
6 I/ i; ]8 a3 O+ q& P2 w P-38J Lightning x 8 {1 [( P1 Y/ W+ J
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed* Z7 g" \- j n' `1 F4 @! f, }
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged5 @$ y/ q/ V) T% C
. i3 t e0 ?1 }3 cAirbase hits 1
L8 ^; n/ y) D' s2 QRunway hits 2/ A ]' i2 ~) O% {2 T
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1 I& K$ Y, y% U7 ?/ \8 PMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 * T/ j( Y7 b1 n# o
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 n& ]6 q3 P) u# CRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) u- q0 ~2 z5 @4 @8 c
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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2 U5 W" o) _4 T- I Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed1 c2 G: x2 l# N$ R0 f! G8 o
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- n* C, S$ a" q4 R: {- T( Q PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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, O! @# A3 d( F1 g7 m+ PMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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+ E O3 ~4 H: S$ H4 pRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) s& ?; ~7 n' z/ f
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes6 a9 k: O2 Y' U) N* o/ N
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N1K5-J George x 44% |$ p5 h) u8 L7 V- m- u# Q
Ki-84r Frank x 21
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Allied aircraft
, }3 B% m- l7 S* c2 }/ _+ d1 L+ Q# K PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6! S; G2 y( z1 E, L% }) ~
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed' }/ k7 }# u6 @$ {+ W1 d
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Allied aircraft losses
' x t4 ~4 `2 J6 v, A PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged, c2 \+ I4 Y3 {7 r- E2 Q
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Runway hits 1# \7 D( q' [6 m' s, r2 Z" T
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 0 d {# l2 U& N; W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 ~- g& D% o! Y* W6 v/ Z* I& d% GRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( E& h: Q6 w/ Z/ H" a6 g6 M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# S$ [/ c/ o* C" ~% |3 B" M
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N1K5-J George x 31" `2 }+ b6 e1 ^8 _" i
Ki-84r Frank x 18
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B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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5 casualties reported4 L; B+ ^* o, v% O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: ^1 }+ D# M3 G6 v6 {/ _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 172 o2 ?& u, o+ U% n! B
Runway hits 22
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4 `# i# q( R. h$ A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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94# I& P9 P. G- {/ B& W: Q! t
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" b: _) _1 V* n! n7 P. T1 _, ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ ]5 q# K: R& S: K" A3 ZEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 17: m) s( E- h/ t. V
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged p5 [5 P7 K7 n9 H0 h
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak- j9 ?# Y* a1 A j
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DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
( p3 {3 v- m" n5 Z$ P DD Makinami% L& y% G; Q. i
DD Kosukaze
4 q- s" b5 R5 R. B6 S, N/ u. `, l CA Kumano
5 ~5 T4 Z' D% \' v, g" z DD Asashimo
4 j% o# h5 X/ W. X3 ]9 Q' {+ W DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
4 R7 u# x7 W6 Z: ? BB Haruna( t- E+ T: J, U/ D1 i% x! H
CA Chikuma
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$ O5 [. f) F. _% c5 [. nAircraft Attacking:
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]6 T' P. Y/ Y Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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/ P( R; |% M4 q, s# t! S9 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" ]$ f* i3 Y) ]9 N: N. G
& s4 [+ C7 w* ^Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ v$ o4 Z- B" ^2 g. }. [# k7 l
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft, t! u3 b. Y" v3 f6 N5 Z
B-25D1 Mitchell x 18; J- {4 O8 Z `* a; E% r
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Allied aircraft losses
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak! H; W6 V3 I) v& i4 r9 d
$ b1 F$ t- ?# v$ ^" qJapanese Ships
3 {6 U8 n; m: m! [. C DD Kishinami3 X, l4 w D& e8 r- H
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 N, P u) j) q- s; d1 i6 H/ G! y DD Arikaze2 J* {7 u7 W; o; B
DD Haruzuki3 l7 \) R. }1 g1 p8 k) d6 D
CA Mikuma$ |. w0 R6 s$ I& I/ G g7 }' Q
DD Satsukaze
6 k: P# ^3 h2 h% _, r4 W CA Maya, Bomb hits 2$ _; ]! f; K2 f/ `2 b, ?. A
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ Y7 \ R/ H, p8 m9 o9 l2 ^ DD Minegumo& T$ |3 c( f& \9 i
DD Myojinkaze
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17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * $ w8 n/ G* h" g) ?# u
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb& Y2 `* T0 \5 |( |5 a {5 V0 ]# c$ u
2 {6 x% e0 D4 _( X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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; L$ j" j" s* @5 nAllied Deliberate attack
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4 G* ?- u" l: k2 K+ [$ KAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778, O ?1 b+ A+ D. \& x7 e' y
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2725 A7 V9 i6 Z6 u2 Q8 U
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 7 N+ e2 |3 }1 @
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 ; @: P4 y% b) O+ S
3 E* T1 V9 l5 I) o. cAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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- m3 ]3 Z x) B* O; A' OAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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+ Z2 g" q: C- \6 | a8 _, PCombat modifiers
/ D* s; h/ ^" U4 hDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker:
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Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
8 j+ a1 K! I- Y% ^8 _& j$ P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled+ S% d( A6 @2 p& ^ M4 l
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
; ?( }$ p* X& C( Y0 S Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)& c* _+ W' z/ t+ C
( g8 X2 u7 K6 Z0 Y3 ^4 TAllied ground losses:0 M2 G' Z# P u Q6 {
267 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:1 N" I% A7 A# W1 {' G, ?) I
77th Infantry Division
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
6 }- U& j* |. I 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion# E; U9 O# u9 ]5 T) G
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion& A2 J S9 W8 }
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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60th Division2 v- i2 q$ j7 m- a) I7 m. D
63rd Naval Guard Unit
; {3 r4 ^7 m) s, D) ^8 h: C5 `* ~/ F 20th JNAF AF Unit
7 i. L$ S0 n0 p# j$ l1 `/ V. d1 N$ ` 13th Base Force# U0 R( _8 t# R8 y! W7 M4 t' o* O
65th JAAF AF Bn |