1944年3月24日
4 c# p* u* P4 ~帝国空军在澳北取得一场颇为痛快的胜利。5 l: }! i- u- t; s" R: c& r" j
当天帝国集中大量疾风丙和紫电改机队在布纳对盟军在澳北的主要的航空基地波特兰路发动了一次航空歼灭战,帝国空军集中兵力全力突击,本来预计会与盟军机队展开一场残酷厮杀,不料盟军战斗机部队管理松懈,在前线放起了大假,完全没有考虑到日军突袭的可能,没有部署一架直掩战斗机,结果被日军大破机场,并在地面上被击毁击伤大量飞机,帝国部队损失微不足道。
7 E# _) u0 m+ X6 ~, K# q3 Q! @9 w0 |Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 7 ], ^2 A& P k$ R6 ]7 b
( z8 h' ~6 S$ h. ~& m1 vWeather in hex: Clear sky
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: m( \2 O0 @" y+ G/ |Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 K! \! k' C4 V2 S6 k x$ MEstimated time to target is 24 minutes- C; b+ C% E% r; Z6 s
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Japanese aircraft. T; R- c/ S+ j8 B5 Y. s
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 102/ K6 L" u) Z) }' x- D
Ki-84r Frank x 194
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses/ v3 P5 w( Y! z2 K0 z5 c+ P; E
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 10 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses9 d: }* g4 @$ ^% B5 X
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 5 damaged
/ e) U, Q& Y7 ] P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed on ground
. o: i) T) y& C8 b! X+ Y PB4Y-1P Liberator: 8 damaged+ N% g5 _# \9 t% T! G) B) f
PB4Y-1P Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground+ K1 t; H5 Q7 D) u: ^
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 19 damaged2 N- O. V2 m- ^# y
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 10 destroyed on ground& Z1 ]: [; q" b
PB2Y-3 Coronado: 5 damaged
9 u: d, z5 K; ]" m- G PB2Y-3 Coronado: 2 destroyed on ground" m8 m- s) d' @1 t6 {4 V; X
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged+ b+ ~, p9 c4 Z0 l1 f$ \
F-4 Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
) F4 U1 `0 ?: _( \ F-5A Lightning: 2 destroyed on ground
# x# g- O5 j1 Y& s& c4 G4 P8 D A-20G Havoc: 1 damaged
+ C8 ]: k' n" w A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground4 r/ a. y/ |. m8 X6 T+ B
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Allied ground losses:6 v% p* O$ ]7 M7 L
21 casualties reported8 d: G- S `: W; E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, U$ C$ z/ s& X9 j/ Q# m# m D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; n& b- d H# k9 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" m% S" L, \1 pAirbase hits 490 H5 u9 |" e( @! m/ s" s1 I( T
Airbase supply hits 7
8 _! z7 ~/ Z! i) }0 N7 B9 Q3 \Runway hits 126* d2 C$ o2 r V! O& {8 e" i5 A( v
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同时,在圣克鲁斯方向,帝国航空部队也不甘寂寞,趁盟军航空兵主力转移到马绍尔和澳洲的机会,对空虚的圣克鲁斯群岛附近的盟军运输船队展开空中绞杀战,重创一支装载部队的盟军运输船队。, S. ^" ~% U+ ]; B1 X2 R! c2 ]) z
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Utupua at 121,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 b% Z# G& R: Q4 j% S, b0 @! cRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; R9 e6 I. Q, yEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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# O, N# x' r5 A7 pJapanese aircraft" m9 F, B7 L% A% ^: m
B6N2 Jill x 36
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4 K7 S. t5 ~+ M# W4 kJapanese aircraft losses
- `; S+ N* I" ]% x B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged# N; n3 ~" b; j9 h" S; Q
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships2 p6 d- b9 ^" F9 h" C! z
LCT-156, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" H" K) x3 l2 Q
YMS-132, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 y5 U9 G1 c' C. D3 \" g' U
LCT-153, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ `+ o9 l; d& @% P5 K: S) n
LCT-130
$ J+ r6 ]# [; X LCT-351, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& b3 c- T- O9 R- D LCT-167, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" T% N' [" r* j! P" _( e7 O YMS-243
$ u" ]; }; L2 K1 I YMS-147
8 L0 F1 I% a6 ~6 x3 {% t$ K2 I LCT-469
5 e2 G6 B9 z8 o6 e9 `. t' d LCT-321
$ M7 ^, ^: E/ J LCT-59, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! o8 t+ D$ P/ }( ]! U
LCT-173
6 ^4 z1 \! @5 t0 i LCT-1497 l# q" P0 I5 O) H8 X) W3 e
; Q* l. J# a7 WAllied ground losses:8 F; r x* r8 {9 @9 S5 V! B3 g; m
52 casualties reported
- E% v' Q1 j( F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! m: b' a6 j# k: i# j2 K2 L/ d* h
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
! Y, p% X( R* ~/ q9 Y Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled: _8 z/ }) Z( I! R
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Utupua at 121,144
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* H" @; |6 h" \! oWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
x' ^7 s* W. P. @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& n s; v: t; Q( D0 Z$ }
* v5 e' a G/ r9 UJapanese aircraft
! ~2 F5 Z/ v( q B6N2 Jill x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
' l7 x& z8 d6 s) m+ C B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
3 f; u6 c- s: X7 Z YMS-148, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 j- W0 R. i. |1 G: i" E# ?; y
LCT-357, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( G# d+ D- X( q% n+ C
YMS-147: _! B* u& Z7 r* s7 L! t0 ]5 J
LCT-469, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# e+ e# r, T5 q7 M; a: C) `
LCT-148, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 m' G( r/ o& M6 R) _ LCT-171, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. Y4 n+ ~8 m% _. J! [2 Y0 U: O
LCT-141
3 ]+ U7 c ]3 e7 N LCT-129, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 J! ^ e( r1 _1 K/ F( z+ l
LCT-178, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% p6 ]3 x5 Y, a+ k( ]! ^
YMS-1311 Z: ~" r# a+ k
YMS-129
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Allied ground losses:/ [4 a+ k- z, X2 y# c
253 casualties reported1 S W, b" n3 x' y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; @: ~! Y; r4 B Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 4 disabled- r J* i9 m$ g, h- h
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled3 N% l/ J8 w9 N+ T; n N
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled), r9 d: ^3 V3 b! K
% b6 f# w8 x3 \0 U, b4 [# w9 C巧合的是,正当帝国参谋部紧锣密鼓地筹划这些行动的同时,盟军航空兵部队也在同一天为帝国准备一次行动,大量海盗战斗机和雷电战斗机扫场了日军莫尔兹比港,同时大量双发和4发轰炸机光临,将莫尔兹比港机场大破,不过帝国并没有在当地部署战斗机力量,因此行动扑了个空,仅仅对机场设施造成了暂时性的损坏。同时,在行动中,莫尔兹比港部署的高炮部队发挥了巨大威力,击落6~7架盟军轰炸机,一举打破了前几天刚刚由波纳佩基地高炮部队创造的最佳射击记录。& k/ i# W- _4 h8 w/ F" s7 \& U7 N
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当天,沉寂已久的中国大陆战场也传来帝国部队行动的佳绩。% S$ G2 a1 u s; q. J( o1 f! M
随着扫荡运动的开展和不断深入贯彻,还停留在中原的国军零散游击部队开始被集中处理,以尽可能解放日军不必要浪费在大陆的牵制兵力。
8 u* @, k/ T8 c& m' k G fGround combat at 84,41 (near Sian)
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Japanese Deliberate attack3 n& M+ b& @% }* O- v
( \0 E) f6 K- G) TAttacking force 6987 troops, 158 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 213
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- x' ~5 K% X8 S. _* ODefending force 8153 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55
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7 T3 V9 B/ C! ^$ j4 y# @Japanese adjusted assault: 95
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8 h7 N9 y/ k: W6 qAllied adjusted defense: 2 0 j9 {- w. U4 v+ k8 N
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Japanese assault odds: 47 to 1
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Combat modifiers
3 b& P* O$ r- D3 H/ Q. i9 sDefender: disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
# ~9 M8 `% x9 ]" B8 J: SAttacker:
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( v" K V1 F5 M1 h6 s; yJapanese ground losses:
, [% J* D' R7 e% z- o M# H 12 casualties reported
4 ]6 r$ ^/ |) }- n- \. q, ~7 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- j4 B5 x, s7 M1 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 s v6 P) K( u/ V/ N4 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: K# ?; H, ]+ FAllied ground losses:
8 e" }8 O) ~- a) H' \3 d2 z 6788 casualties reported
5 b% E: b7 F; H) }1 @1 B0 v9 B Squads: 457 destroyed, 6 disabled
& f: h+ E# }) N Non Combat: 628 destroyed, 1 disabled& [: S, v/ A# z6 M/ L! F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ~0 k; s1 S2 c4 P2 l% l
Units destroyed 4+ n- H; V. T& }7 e
& U Z' Y$ ~2 v CAssaulting units:
! I; ~3 \+ p9 A e! b1 S" o 71st Infantry Brigade
' E" Z6 o Y0 i' U 15th Mortar Battalion# T" ?* b* g: W1 k b6 W8 n
2nd Mortar Regiment; t" n; u3 D: H% F
17th Mortar Battalion
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Defending units:; m; W3 ]7 k' b, b
9th Chinese Corps6 ]: a" P; b+ }9 t4 d
13th Chinese Corps( ^/ d* W! P" l: r1 Z) ?
27th Chinese Corps
6 }2 \* u- U% \ u4 U 93rd Chinese Corps! L/ L8 y* I6 A/ }
80th Chinese Corps* L7 H3 X2 [* o% [9 }+ v+ A
. j! f! b8 P& C4 Y+ ^( rGround combat at Luchow (88,51)
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Japanese Deliberate attack# i* c6 T* s% [! i
# m8 A" B# S! ]' J% vAttacking force 8908 troops, 32 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 445" m) K3 m6 Q1 \
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Defending force 489 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
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% e6 D# ^5 F1 ?/ B4 M- p* LJapanese adjusted assault: 266 - ?+ `5 ^% I1 W c$ ]& ~
# e3 c) m4 C) N1 @( |# R! lAllied adjusted defense: 1 + a# i6 l( } @
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Japanese assault odds: 266 to 1 / V6 {" Y* b. r4 _8 P9 {
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Combat modifiers
+ y# I/ |& X8 Q! t$ S' WDefender: leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-)
1 k, X" A3 O, A# |5 i% Z+ f experience(-), supply(-)
1 A0 R* N; B/ m( \. A$ t9 g# J4 uAttacker: ! P& J0 [/ J$ @" L; ]5 Y4 o
- H2 v/ m& O, G: ]" c1 h0 {Japanese ground losses:
+ s i5 P+ {' a" X6 B1 } 10 casualties reported+ p% ]4 g# m- B- U& u& q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- m% h9 X$ E- l4 H. |$ c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( t( b* O" u+ ]1 M1 L6 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
8 {$ N3 ]2 S1 F; G( I 669 casualties reported" e# l) ], q+ I% S% u
Squads: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled# A+ h6 \/ o1 r3 K! M% `
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled @4 s- B9 K# g3 W k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) j3 ?& k5 a6 Q8 P9 { Guns lost 35 (35 destroyed, 0 disabled)" h1 p# A" t8 A( ]
Units destroyed 15 T Z& p1 Z- V, ~# E+ K. x* j
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Assaulting units: V1 H) y- G0 k) t' Z4 {
2nd RGC Capital Division
) Z# w1 S% K7 c) D% ? 1st Garrison Unit E/ |! E# _$ h
12th RGC Ind. Brigade6 ]# c8 D3 l7 o
26th Tank Regiment
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% Z& A: l( e: g1 ?/ a- n7 ]Defending units:
8 T% j( a! X3 G' q 84th Chinese Corps- N& _* Y6 `" a+ x4 H! G
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当天盟军在库塞伊岛上的进攻也出现疲态,虽然战斗已经进入尾声,但是盟军迟迟无法解决最后的日军阵地,不得不暂时停止强攻,采用炮击战术削弱日军。. z/ U5 N; {' ^, m. _3 n
Ground combat at Kusaie Island (125,118)* J4 N! D4 b$ o& i! g) l. l" g
* O1 I! e& R8 w+ ^! {6 j" K; kAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1625 troops, 125 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 16676 x: S3 g- f( C ]3 @" i0 C( b, o# o
% M. Z; o: s( k' kDefending force 10469 troops, 81 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 175* p" D: l% U) U# ~; B
' ~* C5 v, ` ?( a/ d5 f# tJapanese ground losses:3 u' {# d/ o- @1 O
86 casualties reported- H. K( l' E9 s& P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
6 W% F# m1 F* V; L Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 y- @. |, |0 Y1 L* }- Y5 U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: \4 t4 O9 |# e$ ]
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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; P) ?2 v+ B0 R; [. EAssaulting units:
8 m- W9 `+ M$ Z9 L0 F- W; R 2nd British Division
* a2 a2 T+ n5 F3 ^" v 6th Infantry Division
( l/ a- G% X; p% J 8th Indian Division
; `, N* m( [+ D0 O 5th Indian Division
' {# ]7 h; `9 n2 {5 n, w 51st Highland Division
0 \& W4 ]/ ?- V5 \1 X$ ~ 181st Field Artillery Regiment
2 o, `3 l8 Y9 [$ }$ d% u, P' H7 j( D 96th Coast AA Regiment. `+ J4 f4 Y% d+ D3 w* T
1st USMC AA Battalion& x4 {. H% k/ r) w
226th Field Artillery Battalion
$ @) X8 e& q" {0 l9 p 198th Coast AA Regiment( I2 _) A) F# C1 U
Fourteenth USAAF
; G9 v# h& K4 r- S 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment9 Y6 m/ y2 ~8 _; R' P) ^/ |0 T
XXXIII Indian Corps) ^5 C7 Z+ q( D9 E5 {0 {& H! r. g
168th Field Artillery Regiment: U/ V3 L) e& t# I% `2 P
5th USN Naval Construction Regiment
M+ [' _/ X) c) V _+ q9 A, X 28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
2 |6 |" M' } {- S' q: J7 v5 z 62nd Division: r/ {1 W. t6 H5 ?0 }; j* m
18th Garrison Unit ) e% R' @3 m0 i
13th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
2 d4 v7 G) h8 H) I8 a 21st Air Defense AA Battalion8 `3 k4 i$ \* t: J& J C; h( w
148th Infantry Regiment
+ o4 G) V% r' R5 S) s9 T5 a 11th JAAF Base Force
; V! g; {! j# [. F$ I 65th Field AA Battalion
6 w! ]/ z1 y4 x8 H ?$ J+ E 48th Engineer Regiment$ m# ^9 ^% ?9 H# Y- L- i" ~
72nd Infantry Brigade
: A% m/ H m0 d9 y1 c. k6 x' B 23rd Medium FA Rgt /19 f ^% l! q( B% B G( A o
19th Army- m8 }, `4 a o7 U7 t
20th AA Rgt /3( Q5 L" S3 O( H8 j* J- W& a+ t# w
从炮击情况来看,当初登陆的2000+盟军战力也下降到1600+,暂时性损失了一个师的兵力。 |