5月12日4 J4 w; a* O% \- _! p* R$ X
5 F, ^- a. ^) q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。* `: i$ h+ t9 P* a u: `+ X/ T) s
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 : H* }6 j' O3 \, v1 o$ l
{, i1 k: y% ^5 h2 g+ lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 S2 }0 S/ H7 K( R) C0 YEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" W5 N8 U7 U! {3 ~ z4 P+ u N1K5-J George x 122
- G( {% ~! E7 c) S0 [8 } Ki-84r Frank x 36: I/ Z9 t; e# o" u6 [$ p. j
* R$ ^! U* z; F: {Allied aircraft5 i/ i! s* r3 T$ U* p
P-38J Lightning x 37
6 M- a$ n7 j2 w3 ^4 t PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
( x( r t$ e0 O1 x N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* M' F* \6 c7 Y0 z7 U' g P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed8 Q: C1 i9 Z+ C+ W
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged3 `0 S0 S x% s% A2 ^# `9 \0 f
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Airbase hits 216 {7 Z% K' K0 P/ x/ K% ^
Airbase supply hits 3
- t- z9 \3 A% M6 w9 B# T3 F; \Runway hits 55' b$ R! Q+ o( @4 c
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( `' E$ X2 D5 c& n- z3 LMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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8 o' V% M0 Q2 r# l7 c! ORaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 o/ @/ B6 O, [- w8 r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 d( f! X; q" K, V
( Y: Q' t* j9 K: J; F, EJapanese aircraft
, f, q5 O" H$ }: |0 H/ v N1K5-J George x 76
. C) x) P0 l- f1 J1 @0 D. P Ki-84r Frank x 30% B. X c2 C- \) i2 k# J
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Allied aircraft# r' e+ z$ m2 `$ g
P-38J Lightning x 8
* h! X+ V* G: D PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses3 h4 \3 w* t% u3 Y6 l) ^8 L
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 ~( V$ | S0 R P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed0 e. X+ d; I- m! @) W! I% u
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 13 u" z, J. b8 Q* U1 t' m0 f
Runway hits 2, b% D4 G4 s+ b- t9 ^# B
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5 `' s( a7 ?' bMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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5 m" x8 i+ Y8 W$ d5 s3 bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; P% @' a& D: y
; \6 G/ Y' b$ k$ p2 t/ u$ J) W/ LRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 `7 x) c! T* N; r' ^) N. W/ B2 j
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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' o4 a; v3 ~/ f1 g) q- ]. \: yJapanese aircraft2 F% Q8 J9 M! \ s6 s: R
N1K5-J George x 61
( Y- X+ b/ u% f4 T: |: N Ki-84r Frank x 29& h n% Y) ]2 }
9 g5 U# z' x& T+ f7 J0 _, N* sAllied aircraft0 c- ]% r& ]1 I1 {
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 64 z9 {+ S& u3 D; D
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed( ^5 l& e3 y H( N% w8 [6 E
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Allied aircraft losses
# `. }9 m4 b7 G( @7 ^6 q( V. ` PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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- }5 _ v! I: C4 I5 kMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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) q# z) d0 A. J wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: f$ K9 e4 ^6 B/ lEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, o) u% a3 [/ A# X x- K N1K5-J George x 44) W/ e) ]+ F% A
Ki-84r Frank x 21% |$ X6 U4 F6 |* K2 D
q- m f& ^! C1 {6 VAllied aircraft5 }+ N7 P5 z: q! ]: t' w9 y7 k4 @
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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5 u( F0 B3 ~5 B! ZJapanese aircraft losses7 d& E8 q( H. z
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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# [# ?5 M4 k, r( c% y7 hAllied aircraft losses
* ]# H* Y- b' `4 p4 g' {* h PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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( ~' ^$ [7 Y; _0 \7 m/ LRunway hits 1
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3 G5 j' P8 d( K- Y+ VMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 : U3 z, u2 [8 A- K/ _4 J' ^5 n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 p6 U. m4 b+ KRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% S. x( ?/ ]; t: J6 y7 n/ |7 nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes6 p3 \8 K) S8 q' \
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Japanese aircraft7 w: H5 l$ n) N7 l/ g8 i. U- T0 H" g
N1K5-J George x 31/ p( O. l" o8 b( t3 P8 r8 |
Ki-84r Frank x 18
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- Q- |# ?' t) B. d/ WAllied aircraft! q n5 Y' A8 f: l5 s1 ?
B-24J Liberator x 671 G( Z6 \: s6 ~( _
6 E1 l; ] Q3 q6 \Japanese aircraft losses
( a; \" K+ f4 J: T N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed/ U6 h; G2 ~2 H/ R* ~* w
9 S. u& X6 `1 i8 H" y6 o0 z0 |. Q( g7 U/ wAllied aircraft losses
) ]2 }% k9 |/ p( d7 ?+ U! N B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged; p- s, R; l" l% K" c6 D3 |
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Japanese ground losses:
# W6 W% c' L+ ^/ R+ M3 E 5 casualties reported5 [* s. u6 r; r" W, D2 X) F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: i! C. j0 G& ~ s0 \9 ?0 e- I( R: D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# c+ ~6 I% i6 E( A; x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- B8 m4 |' X0 b8 X
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Airbase hits 17' |0 C. H% d* l5 i2 `; r0 T2 g; V
Runway hits 22
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. B# \/ t" K" P9 ]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。. }6 L& g; t& S8 s5 y2 Q
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1 G* V( X% M% c; Z8 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94) S1 S9 u: n+ X! b) u, K2 T
, k: x9 n( ^4 M2 |5 sWeather in hex: Light cloud
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p. g# P1 X# j. j: U4 xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( ]/ T n/ ^, w+ E8 @
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes$ f+ _2 {0 R' S: X! X1 _
( X: C/ d/ T$ O* y% \Allied aircraft k3 ^0 z! U* Y/ q ~! F
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17$ N+ C! {( l5 e* u5 ]( U
- L' b, \5 |9 _6 YAllied aircraft losses: p3 C8 A$ e* a: V. Z9 C
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
% J1 C. O' T P3 b. g4 w B2 o4 `1 V B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak$ L- p) i& m: t
6 }1 B8 D2 n0 [' s- n7 zJapanese Ships: B# {( P. C% H7 k! E3 W1 g
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
# b/ J! Q+ E* y3 {9 U2 j DD Makinami) o7 A& o0 C. ]9 y
DD Kosukaze
9 u& }$ @( h1 @% k0 n) t CA Kumano
0 m) K2 F, ]" d7 n# T" d8 ]* R DD Asashimo
Z- v; G/ A8 e4 }; K8 X# C) X. H DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
4 r+ h4 ^+ Z! L! Y( [! |, x5 {. P5 k BB Haruna2 i7 x- e; i2 b+ y. F: [
CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 {: d w- [6 x1 y, c 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * 4 B+ I) h: P7 [* \
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb# P8 a- ^& F( d" V. {* q
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2 l4 o$ S% R5 }0 N( y6 x' `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94# [/ U8 Y. K" S$ V3 C" E/ y, Y) @2 W
4 ]* ^* Q) }1 u; |9 w% L- CWeather in hex: Light cloud+ C8 O% V* r3 U% c! E% \
' n g8 ~2 a+ n7 l& L" e% lRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. r# q F t- S
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes7 G7 R3 a7 E. C" i9 z5 B
! P" a( z4 y |9 f+ E) xAllied aircraft
5 ] H6 l/ r9 a& Z6 O( B B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
: M+ m! y3 }7 ~8 [% |1 I3 o; e B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged4 Q, a% Z0 [& @
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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# I$ o: n1 U2 ~7 e* O2 K* jJapanese Ships
) Z5 ~ _3 H2 R0 c- N4 R DD Kishinami
B( C! S, ?" Z- W- [) @; l T CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
E) A- l' i3 \6 [' I q- r8 k DD Arikaze3 c8 D! \; y, I. [" W" `
DD Haruzuki
( Q+ ?0 }! i" V7 A! W. g& M CA Mikuma$ Q% s# i. |/ O" L4 |+ f% { i% Y: ]
DD Satsukaze; a" I! O) o, F8 D( j
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
2 G) ]( u; a) _- r CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ Z! z3 b4 @. G7 j3 q. d
DD Minegumo
6 q7 W1 B3 L# {0 V+ j- j2 c DD Myojinkaze1 s# I4 U) ~" q8 B% L8 J5 ?) ?
( F* S+ [, S$ @# Y1 \. N! ^: c- ZAircraft Attacking:
( { y/ Z9 H" `0 M9 Y! H 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
% N; T k* P1 n" x, I Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb' m R1 W+ O. [( D2 ~% q
% Y3 t" V% ^* _' G" w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)) q, ]8 M2 m! ~4 Q8 _+ W* Y) ^2 \
7 M& ?# |! X2 ^# _9 u# g2 PAllied Deliberate attack
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# |8 T; \& m' N% ~, O! }0 IAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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/ v) P) T4 B/ J& ^Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2725 P- M9 D# k: ]0 W7 w7 K$ s. e
% y ]& n9 q2 \Allied adjusted assault: 659 $ t+ x5 w2 X5 f+ ?+ f# n
# F1 A# f0 J' d' {6 O/ S2 ~+ JJapanese adjusted defense: 119 4 e! w. g# Q5 B% [( H$ k1 E5 }
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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9 H E2 p! b! Q# \( ^$ wAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!; Z: `4 l3 g' x q
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Combat modifiers
% p. e# y" y6 I- x4 c9 b O, n3 aDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
1 I, X5 h) R% T. \ experience(-)0 S4 \. X1 F) Y; f
Attacker: 2 V9 P! O1 a8 `6 s: a# K+ h
) I/ S" g$ Q4 q" L/ pJapanese ground losses:$ H; l5 R/ A, |# `
1954 casualties reported+ L, e$ L, s; v9 m1 C
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
8 m; e$ }" V0 O% i0 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
h3 r, d; P2 {- }/ o Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 p% k+ b$ S' H5 o/ L+ m Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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0 {! c, A( \8 |. J0 gAllied ground losses:( {( z* s; Q% `# @ S1 w
267 casualties reported
) ]' C! y" R. N0 F Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled) G9 A6 X( a% c$ }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% e& ]3 ?! I5 D. P; G7 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ N2 o' I2 k7 N1 `% B$ i' O
6 }6 I. ?- ~$ \& w' A4 KAssaulting units:9 v/ T& n' Y; n$ v
77th Infantry Division
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9 O! j/ v& v. k, n% G6 z" V0 z0 y 193rd USAAF Base Force
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
" a1 @+ M; ]$ W: L, P, D6 U6 O 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
! [& T( Z2 j: r Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion, v9 k X% S8 h A! ?: {( ^$ ?/ @
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion9 e2 Y8 e2 d3 }. I% \
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Defending units:
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63rd Naval Guard Unit( C' b$ a6 {* ]: m
20th JNAF AF Unit + P* n! K* a5 m$ L6 V
13th Base Force
. }! P* P* _3 V& m6 v: U) ^$ B5 O# g 65th JAAF AF Bn |