5月12日( z- a' i; P+ |; Y0 ?$ z- g w
9 J* b- T- a, E2 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。
) ~6 W; v1 ~6 Z--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
~+ i- {/ j1 _" D! I N$ B7 ZMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 4 C9 d3 v; H- G0 r2 q% X4 `2 G
: z( @. ]5 `- E) Z
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
0 u$ G4 z" |6 p
2 i4 l1 j0 ?+ @" Z3 VRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. h- V& S' D/ C( IEstimated time to target is 14 minutes/ s" o' ~& W5 x! k S$ a5 v
1 F5 _ @) X" l- ?2 j
Japanese aircraft( [, J0 j2 W# D$ Q5 h
N1K5-J George x 1220 a# I+ l8 ]5 [
Ki-84r Frank x 36+ h7 N9 v7 d8 Z% D$ J" E6 y" t. X. y
, g9 r" m8 D8 k" a. x( H& T
Allied aircraft; Z9 n5 D" Q6 J9 v
P-38J Lightning x 37) G, o. {0 g j3 q2 O' s# b7 r
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 567 e2 f7 q# P+ _+ b! g. i
9 k. N2 @0 @1 p% O; u
Japanese aircraft losses
; u2 ^9 {' I. X N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
% k) M$ C# `( o8 Y- p7 Q; q 4 j' H$ o* v6 s% V7 M
Allied aircraft losses1 K3 M3 i9 @) \
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed4 M' \0 w+ D- k) L
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged% N. g0 ?$ Y5 b, y+ Y- ^+ i
1 p, j% J1 s! e/ u3 o! ?) M7 qAirbase hits 21+ X9 |% L) f. H2 _2 W7 ?% U
Airbase supply hits 3& o! H" U( ^: K4 h# d8 o8 H. n2 n
Runway hits 55
0 g# D& C4 R5 |
$ o( _+ r: l* a3 k. N--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* u) y2 a; X f9 a: V ^7 v N
Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
( l$ ~% g0 o e& T
: U4 k8 H9 v# }+ Z$ M. z1 RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ T% c1 g5 e% a
1 Y. J# M0 D' U( zRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 k3 [, F, Y' x, E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
/ t# s1 q, j8 f# L4 p
4 W" j! H* W$ t/ b+ cJapanese aircraft
8 h! W" V: I# x! U( a- \) q- ~: k N1K5-J George x 76" K) S3 C2 c; ?+ M6 m
Ki-84r Frank x 30
6 x$ _3 S3 z; Q; l
: f' ~/ g. E M7 L1 M0 cAllied aircraft
' G) c5 v3 O5 x) D" b P-38J Lightning x 8
3 t2 K, p5 l* \; u' B PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
3 G; `* _" X' V' z! L$ d 8 P4 N% E4 X; `4 F$ D9 V- l3 r" r
Japanese aircraft losses
# H: M/ \* o! I4 [ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
8 I0 ?$ p; B3 l* y( \2 Q' M 5 T% a! B/ Z. N2 y3 o
Allied aircraft losses
# Z) l1 t0 @4 z, ]# f P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed9 x9 p: }/ {- \. J
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged6 v1 u- D9 ]7 [1 @* h) R! T& j
, d% |9 g7 V: J% t# L M4 ~Airbase hits 1
" m+ l& f. K- B& Y0 |Runway hits 2
$ ]$ O. |8 i2 o# \2 h4 N# g" m: e: z1 [1 G+ p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: L4 ]2 t+ I6 }! DMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 # j0 q( D, |! K, V, j
* `! J5 d7 t/ _6 a5 U4 P
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 G/ t& J+ Q+ h( A8 K9 G
- w( u3 F) h" h$ [- w% V# G
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- D. Y5 d- W) D! q, v* [. X* o
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes6 Q N1 i A% U$ E$ ~8 k3 f
" k$ L5 K$ y: V& Z+ p4 C
Japanese aircraft
' W5 ~2 I6 A& b& @2 {. M0 d N1K5-J George x 611 x3 G. r, H: K' `5 @) ?
Ki-84r Frank x 29+ ?0 o8 k0 U6 g) ~7 z- G# Q1 |
# W/ l) E0 R6 c: P$ j* j
Allied aircraft
. x7 ^ N* r, R4 S PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6% A* j3 E7 @- h% R: U* V
& w" E' _: Y' X8 o0 V* K5 \! i- B" q
Japanese aircraft losses$ ~; ~5 v, t" Z, ?# t, c
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
. x7 H, P' n8 ~/ N9 t3 \# K1 B 8 T. Z9 T8 ~5 u* d' l, \- f2 y2 P( p
Allied aircraft losses
' f5 [1 D4 g% e# H8 r2 R PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged" M3 t/ T' m) A7 K; {( O! Z
. S' V* \1 O8 R+ ?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 y' |" g( l9 ]" L4 hMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 0 X7 q- n+ m J* a+ B
; f' M' U7 \* m' t/ y5 XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
+ f$ v- I% y& E4 _
8 J% D9 ?, R4 B, K A5 j7 HRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% q' a; T. _0 F" bEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
+ k! ~! a t3 l% q+ ~( n5 ]' ] $ G+ N# ^. h# c0 t5 z
Japanese aircraft
; |( [7 s( Y. |6 m, T N1K5-J George x 44
3 U/ V5 I0 O) O" Y/ x Ki-84r Frank x 21
/ R9 n- p& K, x% q8 P* J, b
" M! V8 @- y( T7 I. l: wAllied aircraft: ]# g+ o4 p+ w9 Z$ c5 T8 `
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 61 B5 w# x% M; O" _% A7 l3 b" ]- E
4 Z7 @4 V! `' Q9 R# c3 f$ E6 u) x# rJapanese aircraft losses Q. Y2 G+ a3 d7 j" d. Q! T
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed8 D0 B; k* g3 c0 r! S
( o/ l D5 a- t
Allied aircraft losses
0 \6 R$ n4 {7 L" w! O. _ PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged8 V- M1 D/ }/ _# o
4 e1 l$ |3 ?% J# }% L: P
Runway hits 1
' b4 p6 ^( \# w. v0 t" r- V& w" O) m6 Y; q; N+ H# ^; e$ `
2 y( ]) n, u, a4 A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \/ O5 q5 j9 n
Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
) S, c% O2 M4 b8 i+ u9 ?8 \ $ { x8 w/ X' W4 ?
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
0 f+ R) z) o, ^. U
5 `, T( z' s0 E" b# z, Y3 m! d4 SRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% U7 @' A# j: W- `* B% XEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
& t9 x! d9 f9 Y4 p' W" _, U3 S
" d9 k& o0 Y$ ?3 ?Japanese aircraft- i( N$ P) f% Z( x2 m( a2 X
N1K5-J George x 319 x9 s: B+ _+ T) m: w- u
Ki-84r Frank x 18; E- _: O" r% w+ S) R. e
* a7 u3 N2 Q, s1 c
Allied aircraft
/ P" J8 {! e0 |# R3 d2 d. v B-24J Liberator x 67
* @8 A; B! h, z) y) z) j D2 F$ T4 k9 H % j- _( J' o0 l; y3 K( b4 v
Japanese aircraft losses5 _: f& K3 O1 `% `, b, x
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
, @2 Y& V, K/ K2 E
- J) }" c0 r# b6 k [7 C) dAllied aircraft losses' Z& l3 Q: i' _; b/ k& \
B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged; s1 j! d& r% q4 q
- f1 V; E: K& {6 n% TJapanese ground losses:& M" W8 }9 j; d) i8 R
5 casualties reported
, D6 j) s3 s7 ~1 j2 { R" w( ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 @- U& h, A2 Z$ @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" k0 o8 V3 v* \* f% E- E9 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ I' b2 g3 S$ T) R8 K
9 s% g$ d; b% g+ {( ? d
Airbase hits 17
6 h9 [# ?9 K. R& j( m. D1 qRunway hits 22; t: q9 @0 [3 E3 w
# O- e" G4 w, p; I6 X2 V! M
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。7 ?/ X+ K G/ Z! q: d. M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' H* o9 S1 x2 A+ G4 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
9 g: z9 L: z h% }
. L2 ?0 k2 b4 X: G9 TWeather in hex: Light cloud
. l( o7 @6 Y* b# V+ E4 `+ J( ~ 0 |7 N5 U; y+ c9 E# j: M# ~
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 F$ b# x# O! }2 d# K* v: {) N( V
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes9 h( k+ i( d) h1 w- Q
) S. j2 |) o: ?6 h2 L5 F" GAllied aircraft, k3 }4 ` E [, |1 p$ O0 q
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
) Z3 a F' G- `0 J3 ]; B C; J: h
2 L, a1 B3 [' ^* a7 yAllied aircraft losses
+ E. j2 L0 k: ^' x B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged+ ?) w" r, b" T' C- H0 a
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak! x# M/ q$ ?' {9 i( i& l1 _
, a% s( i0 X2 iJapanese Ships
4 Z2 u4 b4 y# N: {8 ?+ ^/ C DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 15 c0 i% k: P5 @- c
DD Makinami
3 g% M1 U5 H* a) G1 y8 Y DD Kosukaze3 _. d5 E& m" \$ m
CA Kumano
z. {" D4 Q* G j. M DD Asashimo" U+ }' I0 }* }+ n* [" T( O" N8 k
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8" `8 V) J. r" J7 p: W
BB Haruna# b) Q7 W( i: e. o8 i
CA Chikuma. O3 L* Q! Y( L+ z; a
1 W" y4 K& ?$ m* uAircraft Attacking: S3 V& C C, u, k o
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
* }/ {# A9 z. h* b Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb2 U2 V* ? U, ^
; _. j9 U( i+ |% {! x; x# {/ B5 E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 w9 g2 P8 L% g
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94/ t/ R$ K L+ c) N
" J. O+ \8 x: a# ~" M1 {$ X, l1 FWeather in hex: Light cloud/ ~+ }5 F, h+ Q- G+ L1 z7 F* R
2 M# d& l0 z' Y8 X$ o3 ?
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." n# R7 B1 ]3 j+ c$ D( }
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
4 ~2 { o7 X7 s8 f( e/ C$ L1 Z" b: O5 f
& Q# C) p/ a& G( I0 ^Allied aircraft
% K. p; R; B! T* \' Z) o B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
4 d3 R' M! w6 S8 G+ V' R( s6 r& L" H+ c$ j
7 P- Y2 y0 {( @7 |% Z& I0 @6 K# [Allied aircraft losses/ C: d% m! v7 h2 `
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
) A: O+ y- x8 t$ _ B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak- V- a" \& c+ l
S% c, _" V: X: U: e
Japanese Ships
* @) j- f8 k: T# Q! x" z. e DD Kishinami
7 ?$ q& c4 z% [ CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire @5 K- N0 r+ M) S }, b
DD Arikaze; d9 `5 V' `5 ]8 x
DD Haruzuki
* u2 e/ E, @1 Q5 x" H CA Mikuma3 F3 M3 Z8 r3 C0 r& R! Q; Y
DD Satsukaze. Q# C% K }. D2 z$ I+ l6 ], Z. A
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2' \% F9 V; [3 Y7 L( j F; v
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire& H9 L: J0 R! W
DD Minegumo# H. i1 h6 A9 B1 H! B! D
DD Myojinkaze+ h7 L- N9 m+ C0 D: E
0 W5 v7 Y) p3 k% v
Aircraft Attacking:8 s, ^5 X8 ?# _7 f* y
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
$ E5 ~; m! u' _# m( K: j9 O- w Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb" ~* }2 e' {# I: z; E9 O" j
, r6 t2 v2 i6 m' o) @$ @2 z! U* r
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。
% e3 }' X4 N) w* F7 b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------% Z4 s9 W) S+ G# b
; Q4 q8 p2 v: _
Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
5 n! e% ~. Q/ ^: W: E
* f. ~6 S4 m( t# @* M; OAllied Deliberate attack7 h8 y0 v9 R2 I1 T% U9 z
6 f4 i) W$ _! j4 K9 D
Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
3 L, d7 N& W7 T+ j & J) n2 B7 q2 K% j; C3 @+ M; {
Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272" |2 t. u1 Q( L) E( p, X# d2 }: Y
S- h w l, b6 fAllied adjusted assault: 659 2 F& E' z# b$ ^- n2 h( e* ~
: T& ~- J) w3 y
Japanese adjusted defense: 119
: J+ N6 V0 ]" b 3 `# f) \* P6 _9 c& Z3 B
Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 9 i/ y3 d5 p/ I' K) R
0 ^9 O$ I( t2 i7 a8 V* CAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
9 S1 p: I) ~% o3 ] D* B
* l* B, Y6 g1 `$ sCombat modifiers6 l1 H. B5 l: e2 x6 F m: H
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
( f! y/ ~$ C" x& d: J" x& ] experience(-)
! A+ g* M7 g& Y3 P& p# j3 VAttacker: % w! H7 @" Q' W4 u9 X- c* _5 C) \
" Q: H4 j+ @" _7 a7 w/ a, x0 JJapanese ground losses:# K' }/ J i) m& a
1954 casualties reported
1 F% `/ O; J8 G) Y# w* y0 u6 V Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled Z+ e2 }$ u3 C9 z1 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled$ d. G+ y! w; O
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 y4 ]7 I8 ~0 e4 g. h/ u Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
- K6 q2 z( ]% t4 V3 P8 w9 n ; m- n( v* X3 r9 K# t& P
Allied ground losses:
% ^$ s& b- B) L( X3 l+ s 267 casualties reported
$ s& p( z. t. P" r3 D. i Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
: [( b; |3 }4 ]$ _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 I; I q9 M, W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ d. B8 a, }' o1 v( w" V
3 L2 b1 z. b0 {* K5 u$ X$ `! N6 {Assaulting units:
. K" p) ~! ]) I3 t) Y" A8 S- x& Y7 Y 77th Infantry Division/ _. X9 m) F! g) i7 C2 B
7th Infantry Division
1 D% z7 R/ O( s5 B 193rd USAAF Base Force
# I$ m' J, \7 c6 W) Z% q8 _$ O IX US Corps
$ {7 Z. A9 `: s 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion3 o# ^+ e. n, l9 ~0 h8 M
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion' ?' Y* B1 G$ d: p5 o/ K$ I( l. u
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion0 o0 j7 j% v. J, a8 u0 f" ~3 N' b
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
7 F; k, g5 L0 W( B / }2 j) _: H! h/ H
Defending units:
: q3 H% v' O% Y+ z$ s' { d 60th Division
* j! E8 x" D1 O1 z6 y 63rd Naval Guard Unit
/ o6 E8 ^3 E2 W( \0 u0 @ 20th JNAF AF Unit
* L7 I" n6 P. m" ^( ?4 h, Y0 u 13th Base Force
K4 w Y9 s6 j! a( D5 V; n: |' y 65th JAAF AF Bn |