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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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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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4 F, t8 ]/ Z( @1 VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. g5 w% W) c" C
3 b" {- K/ H6 ?Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' n: j+ I2 f1 _: K# T
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes% P, V$ R- E9 d* _: ]
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Japanese aircraft
+ L) r6 m, W2 P8 t: g$ m6 y N1K5-J George x 122
: D, z! d! \# u Ki-84r Frank x 36
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P-38J Lightning x 37" o) R4 R& T% G' {, c [) o
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ a/ D# f& v t: }/ f# Z N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 j8 Z7 [% O. g' I7 ~/ c& B; _
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
2 K. a) B+ V- q& y PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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3 d' N& b/ Y5 [ vAirbase hits 21
' y7 K0 b% `9 ?) NAirbase supply hits 34 O$ K* I2 g4 v8 B
Runway hits 55
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, N, R6 P& f* ^# X) CMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 & X( Z" b1 H0 ~9 @, F
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+ J) V9 H3 _. }: P% PRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 S) m" C% C6 I" V' r8 W2 ?7 N) q n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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0 `# v+ ~1 k1 S- }8 q. EJapanese aircraft# J4 ?7 p) D% ^' g* s
N1K5-J George x 76
9 g$ z ~5 j% Q4 X A' B' U Ki-84r Frank x 30. q( v3 Y S5 \
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Allied aircraft
2 {* ~. ^$ f/ g* l: j- {$ } P-38J Lightning x 8/ I' A) O- H- \! s
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
% r* Q3 F% @" m* @ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed/ p$ Z9 X# Z: y4 C
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
9 T+ @4 H4 u+ U+ C PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 18 x! {- b& {/ n& z E' ~
Runway hits 2% T$ ?+ B, e6 K
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1 e! v5 ^5 p) ~9 m6 h+ L& i0 ^Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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& P( A3 k+ D7 S8 |) e4 lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ s* o( Z! E" A/ u
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes* e: ]' q7 d4 }0 w9 \6 ?( K
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank x 29
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Allied aircraft8 D: F( _1 f/ E x6 t- q7 [
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
* M, ~) V* h3 `% p Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged+ d+ I+ {% o& a
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6 w( y6 n3 v' |Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. u O! ]: m) y. x, p3 }/ O Z
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 L' [) v' ^6 }7 cEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) o% i* r3 \* g$ v0 e N1K5-J George x 44) a% n! q2 b- O5 A
Ki-84r Frank x 21' s2 U( j2 U9 `- N
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" N( ]% A! `( M6 {9 }8 ?: } PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses% i$ _ f2 p& w/ h- c; _
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed" }+ |4 z, F" n; O) {" A! \! o9 O
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Allied aircraft losses* Q' v0 D. X, L( o o [- Q
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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9 R' ]2 A% x9 X( c% t: gRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 X; G0 o+ j" T3 y M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, ?6 g1 F2 C- W& |7 X, A
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Japanese aircraft
* l9 C: _- }; m+ k& [6 R' l N1K5-J George x 31
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B-24J Liberator x 670 L% T8 s% c( ^# ]& d% R
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Japanese aircraft losses
( N3 C$ @" Z4 o" c N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed6 V( {; r# A5 u: \' J# D) h* [
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' l- i \0 S% P3 x B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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5 casualties reported
# D9 a2 s" ^; r1 B4 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% U3 O9 D0 g6 p4 h; V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: M5 c- I% A6 j! I8 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 17
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+ v8 ~; k1 G+ u$ C k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。& X9 C8 \% a6 p. b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,945 E% B* n9 H" I9 ?/ s7 {; q
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 q# V( |4 P& ~0 U
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 t: @; e9 w0 N8 \7 t- V1 w& M
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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. O+ [' s0 A' C; _( w B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged1 b- s6 N0 G; V) u
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
5 K) K7 U: X' Q7 r7 |+ J DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
: x* N) ^. r8 a) W6 | u" { DD Makinami- F" r0 h F- t, |4 @' R% }
DD Kosukaze: M# n$ E( v4 b, b
CA Kumano
2 d# ^& g5 p9 h) I DD Asashimo
+ L$ W' Y: P$ J9 h) _# M- b, z4 r6 ? DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8& M4 K' b! F$ R& D
BB Haruna: A' R* O/ [7 x6 M
CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 i! X- a! M% |3 D4 i) w 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * ( z# O+ M3 ~9 F! z
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb' [+ @* ] V$ s* n0 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,945 ]5 X/ R: A0 \# w" o
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Weather in hex: Light cloud6 B6 u7 M7 k- [% ~4 R
- H) T1 k5 N+ D6 _% iRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., W" L: ]9 |! {- ^$ y, C2 O+ e
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes9 c& C) \, z4 v: f* ?! A3 ]0 g- v! N2 Z
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Allied aircraft
( I5 y6 h, N; J1 M! `! Z T B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses: Y+ b) |6 K5 Q. S$ L
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged1 E& S9 n- d- `5 e6 ?
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak& \" Z4 R) L' e" t" R, Q& ^
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Japanese Ships6 D% {4 k; ]) y+ ^
DD Kishinami3 M% W5 [- K" t. X. B1 z
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: S; p; H0 v$ M/ T2 K DD Arikaze
q( o1 o8 A3 ~, {$ G+ L9 f DD Haruzuki
9 Z. i3 ?6 E3 f, g CA Mikuma9 A% N8 ^0 J$ I
DD Satsukaze# D1 T! Z6 L; }
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
4 E8 F6 D4 Y+ u- S CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 B" E% a# ^. c/ j( `& P DD Minegumo7 f) ]8 b( r0 |- W! p. c$ ~
DD Myojinkaze
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17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * " E! P- E7 Q9 s) V. m
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb9 I, \9 e6 A5 n- H: H( v R
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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。5 J: N0 M# Q- H, o& l! j+ h9 o
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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Allied Deliberate attack* D2 I' r6 |' R, u
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778# J. T5 Q7 R( N6 {. }" m
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2726 r2 l" ~6 A. Y) `! e" _ X
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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 & o! o8 g1 A# l% P6 W6 s
8 T0 F7 q T: F+ _" v0 b; Q# W3 [Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 4 M: a+ [9 Y& P
4 d P; e2 C+ v OAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!* J1 W! o f- `) `: j; m
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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* B9 W; \% W) \: w- hAttacker:
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# [, d2 X3 O; M( V8 ]Japanese ground losses:
& }( H8 `$ i3 R2 v" Z: P" N3 a, C 1954 casualties reported# U% j3 G5 z# j; T6 L5 {# L
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled$ V- M0 m! y" G6 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
' T4 L+ g- k: \5 z4 d Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
' W2 H& Z5 ^1 b" m' x. B+ z Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:' ~/ G; K- u0 T3 W. m% t+ q: z8 G0 w
267 casualties reported
7 i+ M2 l8 `+ a' w7 N8 A: _ Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
7 S: R1 N; i8 s& I- _, r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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% B7 K4 z+ Y+ T) [Assaulting units:
1 J/ @/ y+ R8 Z* b+ Q 77th Infantry Division
2 c, O4 ]5 k! ]% \ 7th Infantry Division
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IX US Corps6 W, ]5 Q; \% C$ I* `% B) a
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 s2 v' H4 U+ r2 d; x, O 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion; u3 N: k9 U* ^
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion) |' s$ O* F; x: A
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:
' d( X" J" {* J& q: o! h& J" V [ 60th Division
/ v/ }5 d$ M' [( R- u2 H 63rd Naval Guard Unit
, \) e# v; g% P7 Y" l; w* [ 20th JNAF AF Unit ; G" Y+ Q6 R, d5 c2 y' C
13th Base Force
+ E2 W2 F0 \" S1 y- m- d 65th JAAF AF Bn |