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- b; K" m& H9 L7 E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。! C1 M6 c$ C) t+ o
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# J5 U& u7 u1 B- k$ d$ F, d
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& S, K: M( f% w! r; c6 P9 SEstimated time to target is 14 minutes4 H9 F. q4 f; W6 N4 B+ q8 x
$ ~4 d- n) C; K) i4 D: AJapanese aircraft
# b. W) B! Q3 T# M: P* e N1K5-J George x 122
+ T$ w* W+ Z2 {9 P+ a Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft, S/ ]" \5 ?8 S4 }
P-38J Lightning x 37) F1 ]% I B1 t- @: c+ X1 w
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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. S3 ~+ M/ p9 Y, }4 }# NJapanese aircraft losses0 u3 W3 D- H. E$ A/ K
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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4 {' u% ?! K# _, U6 ?0 NAllied aircraft losses; x0 ]4 d1 x; g, R) k; M: x9 \
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed7 N5 y5 F# S9 b* c s1 g8 Q8 N
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 218 J* k7 F* G6 r# |0 }& t y
Airbase supply hits 3
# c. A9 r+ S& Y7 ]Runway hits 55
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ( ]. y6 y% U9 ~8 M4 M* u
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; H* Y( E1 c% \* F8 ?( z% oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" P$ x9 }. A8 h2 a
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Japanese aircraft
# E" T, E, ^. V N1K5-J George x 76- {3 q+ o9 f) v6 Y1 v! m
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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0 P+ B) c( _, D# WAllied aircraft
, [* H/ z) S; r. K* T1 Z/ x i P-38J Lightning x 8
6 N( \5 o m% F& b* d PB4Y-2 Privateer x 97 [ x# T4 U+ @, Z, s1 e
j/ A4 \+ U4 W( eJapanese aircraft losses+ O. G. y$ y3 Z% r4 U* f- w
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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6 K, q p" `# s' ]Allied aircraft losses4 P1 o) s$ z6 K. o2 m) n! r z
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
: N! ~" D2 v: V- d6 r PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged( i, l( E6 J3 Y
- a3 B# k5 I( w7 V; b) s5 |/ wAirbase hits 1
- p$ f- U: N& Y6 d5 `Runway hits 2' S/ U8 W+ l( K
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0 K$ b3 d* l$ y* l/ }9 K L+ gMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 {; F' J, J0 ~+ }' U3 {2 C3 n
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes6 a3 ~2 j( ?5 @) c4 U* x
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Japanese aircraft
4 C5 s9 S8 {; l0 G N1K5-J George x 61
2 X; a+ B3 N/ C# ^( u& l) { Ki-84r Frank x 29: }; b8 J% s( F
7 v$ e3 g! B5 \ ^& X9 `Allied aircraft
6 T4 Q7 Y6 a6 G. s PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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5 C* c6 V; ?* X( FJapanese aircraft losses
) B& t1 a4 ^; W5 \+ }" G Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed2 h7 j5 y7 `3 l% N
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Allied aircraft losses
5 Y( m" }3 I- f! W PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged! | _# S& ~3 k! r P- Q2 k, E
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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# g) Z9 \/ ?& N5 mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 H8 x; Y1 T p' M
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes5 @8 D5 g/ x& c* @. J2 t
& E+ e4 v! {% L; QJapanese aircraft' b! n0 J# ?7 N: ]. L* p
N1K5-J George x 44
3 l: `+ W- x( s" S& Q Ki-84r Frank x 21
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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% O0 Q @$ q. n! T0 D6 U( bJapanese aircraft losses$ _# c9 A) Y: p
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed2 U G/ B0 l) L5 C8 b
+ o4 a: m' p4 D" `2 xAllied aircraft losses
4 [2 q! n& }# Q+ b PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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3 |* k! }; `- t+ _. g- tRunway hits 1
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: ?- U' O9 z5 qMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ( P u2 l: L0 ~- N% P( P2 m
3 z) B0 q/ a& [2 d3 EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 z J; Y5 {& L8 S) JRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 C* D, Z: N; | v& i' hEstimated time to target is 12 minutes' N5 T: [1 s$ U' z" Q9 N% o, \( r, D
3 }4 Q' a. A" q( U2 W* dJapanese aircraft0 a! V. _1 @2 @* H5 m( X H
N1K5-J George x 31$ X$ t, ~: ]; L& H/ _
Ki-84r Frank x 18
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2 w; v5 o' X1 y$ YAllied aircraft; w0 H6 a' a' c/ \5 i. ~
B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 E+ Y3 L4 |1 H2 { N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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& G( [# w* s9 B* ?: E% K B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
/ G; m& o, D3 [2 y5 `' q& b! j 5 casualties reported
W; u- O0 Z( k) w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 m/ F' n; q& W) ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) C3 I# v& z% g5 h: J+ r
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Airbase hits 17. V7 F5 n' D' y! Y9 K. Y
Runway hits 22
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2 K( ]; u# }/ x8 N# b( `* L& {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。9 h, n8 G; n) V* _' j0 Q6 M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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" Y/ i7 h. l$ {8 ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ o) T8 j! P" I
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes3 A ~* a' N# I8 f6 P5 Q
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Allied aircraft1 ?4 G5 |( e; g. k
B-25D1 Mitchell x 178 v+ [/ ], E8 }) } f
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Allied aircraft losses
2 s' t( r8 [& T a B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged d1 j6 `! Y8 Q$ `6 y
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak$ B* d+ h1 z/ S9 p8 A4 e( h
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Japanese Ships9 m) \# g, z; N* S# m# W% Y ]1 p+ W+ {
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
8 q9 \" z0 O4 w3 m, p9 x DD Makinami. v2 U B2 T3 K }3 G
DD Kosukaze5 E" b/ o X P* P$ L
CA Kumano
* O$ X! i1 E/ x5 M! X DD Asashimo' A( ?1 R1 j( D: v' a4 @$ B: x# l
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
U7 X& T& T O( w* g BB Haruna
0 T) ~. A6 Y Z4 b CA Chikuma
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, b- }* r8 j |' m" gAircraft Attacking:
! Y1 a! j4 e8 [7 s$ D 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
8 E2 D; U' y9 W7 L2 { Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb: U T4 h! u8 L: B5 v/ ~
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* S: t9 c( m1 O4 X) lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94 r' r9 ~# A* E6 i/ t
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0 D- K6 `' C6 \! j) w- G s+ BRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# a J$ x* r. q b, l
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft( J$ c! D/ d+ s& e5 _
B-25D1 Mitchell x 18& k, l {- A: R* M+ z5 G
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Allied aircraft losses9 M. O0 ^4 ]6 _$ o4 \9 d" |% d8 m
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged: Z# H3 E) E" F/ X; ~3 q1 j5 X
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak! f( `- s* X( Q% b$ u1 B
8 F( P2 d0 y9 B, f, i; bJapanese Ships* j# g; I( c( ~; m" {
DD Kishinami; }3 O2 i: ^0 n3 e% g) O
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* o2 b- X, h7 y6 [8 B s( P DD Arikaze, x# f; C9 s, \+ W8 ~
DD Haruzuki' ^! X" T& \1 s- T: i |
CA Mikuma+ n* B/ O( g8 r" f b
DD Satsukaze
* v: B" d( C/ M CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
6 T, V9 v+ R8 N CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 Q7 @; f" r4 Y8 z
DD Minegumo
- T: P. k3 h+ p& U DD Myojinkaze
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2 g: b/ T" T' D8 \& t& e% ^Aircraft Attacking:: J- p! V1 z; ]% z- r, U2 R$ j
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * ) L. ~4 s9 ~& L/ k
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb$ W/ V4 p& E% Y% I& q! F( a! B/ G
5 ^5 Y2 q8 e7 O# R" B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。* x9 a+ O7 s' g& s7 k( J1 K6 x
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/ T+ I/ r1 z% k/ ^* i) w, h7 CGround combat at Manus (101,119)
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$ _5 |5 l+ Y; V# NAllied Deliberate attack5 V0 S3 L; ~9 E$ N7 f
7 d8 E+ e l! T4 q9 A" h" QAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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/ S% ~8 C4 R; eDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272% A: [0 Q! M- x& x' q2 Z
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 ! t* {1 J4 m$ v, |6 q/ @7 u
) E4 B* G, q0 p7 Q5 p6 h3 V3 i* WJapanese adjusted defense: 119
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) # L2 T6 m' i2 O" J. J' [
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!. G$ ?' t% v2 C8 m, b& T
( g( u" F# t* `3 n1 \Combat modifiers2 @' k: v' O" [' R! v
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
1 u. ?$ U% i; @4 [; [4 ?7 ^7 r" N$ y experience(-)1 e5 j. C* q" U
Attacker: ( O( N' V+ f# ` ^- E0 s' o1 ?
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled+ X6 Y0 P4 Y, |6 M k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled5 p! v6 L* L2 N$ B Q
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled& S4 s7 [4 ^- V* C% p3 ~
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled); }$ l( W9 A1 }2 j$ _- p( d4 _
2 V# \0 Q0 ` y+ B2 T# nAllied ground losses:
) X$ Q( b$ K- V P% l% D 267 casualties reported. w- r X3 j, A# q+ b4 }- g' l
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled- {; }! v! w1 _) E9 ]& ]5 Q1 J( B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
S) J% I: M7 S: @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" [1 |3 A8 ]* E
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Assaulting units:3 N. W! v# I6 r4 t* P* I
77th Infantry Division
9 F# }3 O! a3 X 7th Infantry Division
9 g' W( S$ Z8 Z4 W [4 Z 193rd USAAF Base Force
- D% ]" W1 J" }! a5 w1 t( J: y IX US Corps
9 h. P0 z* A7 |6 M3 U& Z 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 n6 l. s3 B; H( V% c# q% b 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
; _: _5 H; M3 ~* b3 E% D" d F Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
7 R$ X6 O1 t3 ?1 x, T% ? 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:
1 w7 {" X1 t: j! b+ F- x 60th Division
# d- b, C2 w6 R Z4 H1 _% }% O 63rd Naval Guard Unit& `* u: [- h% n/ F: m$ ^& f) ^
20th JNAF AF Unit ) S; w' Z6 A; f" S) A. h# O' ~
13th Base Force. V; \0 Z( E* R3 w, P( Q
65th JAAF AF Bn |