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5 {& l9 H: Q+ C- T, C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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! V7 p$ x3 \- ~8 {; wMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 |+ R& D) T+ j' T7 X4 K1 P$ o7 v
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 h/ t9 H, Z& s# P* QEstimated time to target is 14 minutes; E9 v- y( g- f& {
& I3 N6 V5 G& D" MJapanese aircraft% Q, x6 t* |, @. @
N1K5-J George x 122
& _0 t4 n% c9 } P- a0 x# }6 b Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft
2 b( R/ }1 {! m' }" U P-38J Lightning x 37
" r1 b5 a M) ?, q/ H' p( [/ p& N PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses. v: R1 n+ L0 h% {( c
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, e- [6 ^0 [. v1 M3 S$ c) x7 v P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed( Z* D" O' ^; k3 E
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21/ W. L* c; m. _0 @4 U! R6 C+ Z
Airbase supply hits 3
4 j* N# H% `6 ?# q% e9 ARunway hits 55
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: }3 t# C$ Z& V; ^8 Z5 P/ kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes: W3 W( b: ?5 W1 \- |8 _+ F, l9 }; N
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Japanese aircraft
( Y0 L. Z0 r" q: `' o N1K5-J George x 76# x1 a( S( g) `" j& z3 R
Ki-84r Frank x 30; {; G K/ J( [4 h% N+ B
C3 Y# H4 y& ~1 J+ ~Allied aircraft
, [1 e0 c. F# U* ~- l9 \ P-38J Lightning x 8( A' n5 G* E7 f9 R, r K- v1 k* C
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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1 z; n. W' d' c ~2 h9 v% x& q6 TJapanese aircraft losses1 b. O2 r- I& Z
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed2 [' y8 Y, d8 O3 j: G/ N/ d8 k! O
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Allied aircraft losses7 z8 ~' a" h4 y1 F8 {9 t
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
% Z' p, z: |; M$ o PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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# h! o7 s/ v( {5 R4 DAirbase hits 1
7 c* x2 l5 E, ^$ pRunway hits 2! M% {& H3 G3 P: I9 Y
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" Y3 z) C, K' x( f' CMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 $ `4 J; I/ ]+ u/ F& ~% s
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 E* u5 ?9 X, F w- _- k/ l' i
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes& D4 ]" G+ d B# {+ n3 E
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Japanese aircraft: m) E' f6 X' b+ |
N1K5-J George x 61
4 [2 W9 j+ X( q) ?7 s# c6 z Ki-84r Frank x 29
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Allied aircraft7 \! A- X! z j" u. d2 _
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses; \& g( J0 f- b
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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+ p9 z! o' Q1 x/ ^' PMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 7 f+ p% X; t6 d1 [
2 V% b; h, O3 D3 BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 P# W! U8 |! t& q) zRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ s; z$ x7 _; Q, Y( p( j
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 I' B" Z/ h( C* w8 t* @
N1K5-J George x 44
: @2 q" T2 Y" y1 r s: l: F9 P+ k Ki-84r Frank x 21
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+ M9 \" E8 r5 D8 o" s4 t% FAllied aircraft
( ~; R+ S. J3 U: \& h PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6! h# h" t; @5 ]' Z- e3 l+ G- T
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 n4 R \& d* S. Y/ ` Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed* k8 ~1 F# v& r- O
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Allied aircraft losses
% Z9 ]! d" y- a- |& i PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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+ x3 E5 y5 M( q6 M. i, A ?Runway hits 1
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4 N, W& }6 s0 E% {$ dMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 3 u( U3 d2 T( q5 w/ }
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 s; ]# H! W5 i
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( q2 D6 r! g1 z/ }& F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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2 R* @/ P* L0 X# C N1K5-J George x 31
3 g4 {5 O0 z7 P" B Ki-84r Frank x 181 z: n- q! U% r7 j9 w
% B" x5 {( f: _+ _Allied aircraft$ o `) z, ?! S# i- F l
B-24J Liberator x 67
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) Q5 W+ d, \( B" z+ |4 CJapanese aircraft losses" Q% S3 |8 i+ ]. m v8 K+ h* b9 {
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed' B5 @+ ^' |: P: Z' a
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B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged& z1 c7 Q0 {' x
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Japanese ground losses:
X6 S1 _9 Y+ O 5 casualties reported4 Y0 ]) {6 z% u% f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 L+ }: v X6 ?- F1 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: p+ ^1 a& v1 A( ~' R* P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% I5 a9 ~2 E. B) U+ K
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Airbase hits 17 }, _7 \5 G0 y% Y+ q
Runway hits 22
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' N( G/ q% u' y* M& _; Z! m6 c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。, N. \6 K' j6 U& K9 W; {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# Q; e9 K& Y* m! l+ U
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
|% _% [5 z! CEstimated time to target is 22 minutes* p G* }9 _. j. Z8 ]
?& V0 r8 e' S/ J m, EAllied aircraft
: k6 J$ R' `8 \0 n, z0 E0 y3 P B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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Allied aircraft losses8 Y$ o& ?+ h1 R H, c
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
3 c3 p# q" _% ^% Q) S B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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0 ?3 `1 B ?, |' |" t4 eJapanese Ships$ D! z: }7 H& x) {2 Q
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1% n4 s& p% ]5 }- f" w
DD Makinami% b& E$ K# x8 {, `
DD Kosukaze
& a# V( a: V$ X CA Kumano: P3 s8 j$ z0 x9 f! V9 k% j
DD Asashimo
( ?! h4 k8 w+ m DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
9 H! a# Z& c2 ~ BB Haruna4 g8 n6 {6 p# e& b V6 C3 S4 v
CA Chikuma
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4 f/ j) @) P! | 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
5 L3 f W: q1 f- e3 j3 |& a# g Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,945 i; M! k$ f# N' C$ x9 q C
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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% r5 t7 ]5 Q% M% A" XRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& r3 Q5 ?" F1 F' D8 \' y' qEstimated time to target is 9 minutes3 ?6 F8 q% b; G9 v
0 S }9 n! T2 Q- qAllied aircraft
5 X6 ?# Q- p# R* Q B-25D1 Mitchell x 18+ w; Q- a. |6 ~# i2 z& f% P) p
$ \3 V8 w X2 z6 V9 y; aAllied aircraft losses
, h0 v! d$ h9 @+ `" y. J B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
' o4 E: _# [7 s- E& b$ b* f B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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3 p9 Y# s3 x% z7 S9 W5 R, [9 l0 [ DD Kishinami: L0 ]2 o( _0 `; n* I/ A# x% V
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 h$ V' u/ w. v3 B' d' ]( w
DD Arikaze( j% k9 Z* T3 V& s, W$ ^
DD Haruzuki: L3 U7 n" a( ~# i: L& w# x
CA Mikuma2 Q @4 ^/ W; m
DD Satsukaze
9 S7 R+ s5 X) k/ c! g2 v CA Maya, Bomb hits 2. d1 `' G3 {( y) c, E6 |
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ N! C5 t- A+ z DD Minegumo
0 P9 ~3 ~( K% _9 r: D& ]6 C DD Myojinkaze: Q1 V3 T) N) ?9 Y. `
8 l3 \# n. }/ i! @- H3 zAircraft Attacking:
& E7 t$ p8 g- K8 o 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * ) |0 Q: r8 i& [* f( }- T
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb$ q. v+ ^' D! P
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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。/ W9 z. v( l e6 Q+ V2 Q/ {) E9 l8 N" M
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272" S8 g, G c& X- ~
$ a- I1 R7 W; N) [Allied adjusted assault: 659
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 $ q# y8 `. c* t% f$ r2 y& J; g
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 2 }0 Z% m: J1 Y6 r& Q
+ ?) }* V+ K, H. WAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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; s E% T1 [& T& t& {0 U7 UAttacker: 4 K) K7 F: K5 ]5 q a& h: ~, {
2 D5 F) s V: ^9 f* V( Q; wJapanese ground losses:
. f/ F/ f; Z1 F# N 1954 casualties reported
% o8 W3 W' n9 Z3 [: R Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
" o$ \: X# R) `+ X3 H- p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 A4 `" B _& D4 e2 q1 ~( q Y Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled1 s& s! D" Y2 X" j* _$ e
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)$ j- V! }1 @' Z- K
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Allied ground losses:
2 d5 z& k, d$ ~+ ~4 c# w5 f 267 casualties reported1 m2 e2 H" u! h, d+ x5 l ^
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled: d$ S1 h9 V$ d$ a3 T A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) W0 ~, h: G+ q+ k% Z! D v6 |5 C4 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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P) O! M* y" ]1 a# ~- i kAssaulting units:
$ @$ A& r$ `0 @* \& g6 s1 A1 N 77th Infantry Division) d4 R, ]. ~1 c- G4 N
7th Infantry Division
, W% X- m4 W1 Q! U) E 193rd USAAF Base Force
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% c1 f# e2 K6 O+ o# X' T4 {; Q 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 a* h0 T \4 A* }& X8 J
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 W5 d8 k, j4 I! p& z Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
& {+ ]' E/ w# _# ? 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:
7 ?3 K1 e4 V. L% [/ y- Z 60th Division
. A9 M4 t0 O* {, s 63rd Naval Guard Unit9 W+ h# _( {2 y5 h# g' C* A- I: _
20th JNAF AF Unit
% d, B2 m% U3 t% |9 Q 13th Base Force
7 w+ X2 o& ^/ u }8 j 65th JAAF AF Bn |