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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。( q" A& n( u0 e K8 @8 M
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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8 g6 E* C/ u' `9 qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 L0 V* d) r9 Y1 J; z2 }8 d1 U
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! K" T( x8 ~+ J5 [8 X
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ I5 |: S! C/ q7 k: ]/ g, x2 F" W
N1K5-J George x 122. S# o: A; n8 n& o* t, F" S$ R% f, B
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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$ H( G9 H$ P" j! X) w9 G- j2 M P-38J Lightning x 37
n# d# W) S. S7 ^) v; U- F PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses B8 C, ^; F/ T
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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; s/ W) A4 C2 j# j% y- s6 ~ P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed# ]+ L! I8 F, M: L: [- D
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged7 R# i4 n9 b& u2 m4 H0 ]) P
( |( N+ q& |: I( A! S1 eAirbase hits 21% m7 T! T k& k
Airbase supply hits 3
4 B! ^. `* |) K: ^5 G; d- IRunway hits 55: J2 u/ J' g7 W: {' z
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 7 a7 b& F; i8 ?8 }% _# q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: J# e. q. K3 S4 C$ o# UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 w1 Z) I: d' z; i5 ]9 Y
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Japanese aircraft% z/ {' |, H! A& C% I1 r7 l
N1K5-J George x 76
% W. r4 J! {, _ Ki-84r Frank x 300 m1 K0 _( r) K8 Y) d* H0 b
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Allied aircraft: o p! A/ a0 Z- U
P-38J Lightning x 8
0 W) R' @) Q; @% z- Q( R PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9 I8 u# |5 f& T
1 W( F3 w5 h3 D( l2 `- B: @% JJapanese aircraft losses
: l5 `+ ? L1 x* x4 ^/ } N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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' S3 }5 ^' s- X) A I P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed: ?8 u3 s4 t9 o/ [3 @6 x7 d
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged% M: ?" b0 v ?2 }3 j5 {
' X3 }4 t/ W: U! L( H/ ]2 BAirbase hits 1
, B5 k$ C( J+ `Runway hits 2
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% G$ V! b8 [0 d; }; }' yMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& ~$ S& Y" ~- \, t2 ~
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ Y0 {. ]% c# d- v0 ?Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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" ?/ e0 C. p) X& P* E- H N1K5-J George x 61! _+ a3 }; X+ b& T: m: W
Ki-84r Frank x 29- p& b. p; N& W1 [
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Allied aircraft
6 o$ M! K) }8 K6 |6 j1 U PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
, V; R `/ _& s, i1 w Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 R" g9 ?1 t2 G1 X4 Q* j PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged* b7 P! `% I, Y u, ^
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ( M+ V- ]. I" \% Z
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9 n) `2 a1 d; T7 ]Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 k" Q' W. G8 Y7 ]5 xEstimated time to target is 14 minutes4 N. _6 C: J U9 q( |) [
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Japanese aircraft
, [! s# e2 s! q: i3 B/ A3 j$ S N1K5-J George x 44
6 m0 h/ i# w2 g3 \! C* x/ ] Ki-84r Frank x 216 s% ^; m L7 v0 E$ m, ~
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: o: l( A) T/ N6 I PB4Y-2 Privateer x 69 L) D, X8 Y2 V" _+ b
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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7 r9 U3 a; e$ j5 n) w" e- o1 L, ~ PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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$ Z: Y& Z8 F3 t3 Y" dRunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 Y7 L- Y5 S) n: X sRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 F% T3 \1 Z, K$ F' V4 a
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes: f, ^( M8 Z+ f0 c7 X5 C8 n
% t7 ]+ t3 c0 T5 w# @& TJapanese aircraft
# O% ~. P. U* R, C. x } x N1K5-J George x 31
! U6 Y+ W! |1 R4 d4 F: | Ki-84r Frank x 18
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2 |- l$ m6 S0 b3 _Allied aircraft6 b. A2 Z9 m5 l/ M1 ^. D; C8 U) f
B-24J Liberator x 67
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% }8 o! P) e. U2 y. @. A' bJapanese aircraft losses
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1 H! t. ?9 U: B* J$ A. V B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged$ l- o$ u( ~) u+ R2 t6 j5 X
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Japanese ground losses:
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3 F/ k$ w' d, w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 X3 M f. C' I- f# v- ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 u, l W/ G' D. U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 t3 V ^* V5 v1 `/ `Airbase hits 178 P: }! r: e* [$ b6 z/ T
Runway hits 22
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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。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,945 L8 c1 @& n2 p# R8 M1 m5 \% X
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Z8 k8 n0 B+ s$ M7 w, U) f9 NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. ~; s" a, X% }$ }9 ?0 s- l3 |0 N4 D
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Z# x* j$ G# ~* \
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Allied aircraft
% B2 S5 J% S1 h. f B-25D1 Mitchell x 17( q6 q z( y) D6 C( f( w
9 a( ]* `# `2 D/ ~Allied aircraft losses
0 ]4 l; k7 M# W' z. d3 A8 g3 r B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged( _% d# E8 C# _8 M) O6 d9 P
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
3 D; E' j% i3 I, G5 K& p# U DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1) Y6 X/ c2 A" g: p& R* o
DD Makinami
( Z% d, J* u1 \8 o) S7 ~& U DD Kosukaze' d0 q: I' c1 [/ b% C7 M6 Q$ {
CA Kumano, l% A* D" D2 u( R1 {3 s
DD Asashimo" P y% q: n. _6 t" F: i1 E
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
3 ]9 I* x3 z7 U9 W) W' J4 W BB Haruna
g6 P- A2 w- R, s CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:7 B; y' e" K& l
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
3 S1 U8 Y7 t: Z6 ` Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94 U6 i. U, R) {' ~
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ J1 e( O8 @1 i& _: ] c5 QEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
9 J: l8 G! G+ C. B k9 O% E B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
! U; L3 h: t3 Q$ P9 O( e: Z1 g' H B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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DD Kishinami9 o/ w/ \# X3 Y) J
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 K' s; U* I. H; j DD Arikaze
+ ? j% r5 `4 x3 [# {) _: J DD Haruzuki( h$ f9 _4 S6 b; \) _/ a
CA Mikuma
* J2 e1 [5 m/ X9 t; ? DD Satsukaze3 F1 C& Y+ }; O) p
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2( T6 B4 [: N0 v& _5 e: B" J
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 R. p1 _& `' b DD Minegumo
) p0 c$ H4 P6 l# m5 n5 D# [' ~ DD Myojinkaze5 |# t; K4 Y1 q8 V9 _/ X6 A
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17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * 4 V, J) n) f5 D) d2 f p+ t( H
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb7 U5 U' g: }$ {+ G
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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。, P7 r1 K9 }5 V0 E& W
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' \& a Q( d( [5 @' fGround combat at Manus (101,119) `" V# }3 k# M& M. K
$ H" y" N {4 I3 J% RAllied Deliberate attack( |2 F2 j+ |. i* u, L, d* \2 d
8 ]/ }/ s6 _' K! ~- HAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778. V- ^$ q, o! }& d- D \- p
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272) k# K, D5 }* u6 a* ]. ]
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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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h5 k6 l, Y$ S8 k& V6 `# ZJapanese adjusted defense: 119
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!; ^/ V8 H6 D8 f: H% m# [4 M, D
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)2 v y, P8 {* @/ ^8 @5 i" y
experience(-)
! w; h8 D" [4 z5 eAttacker: 8 S$ T, _6 W! P4 [& D' z+ o$ D- I
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Japanese ground losses:, V' k$ H7 S& b% M9 u
1954 casualties reported
0 v) k3 n. Q* r" h$ s Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
+ \" K& P! s$ i, \, q4 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 P- n$ J' x/ _; {2 w Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 W7 \& ]- x4 ?6 f l Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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267 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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; A" ~6 c. g2 N' [. oAssaulting units:
7 }0 Y$ T. N5 I; A' X8 L+ ] 77th Infantry Division
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193rd USAAF Base Force. }; A8 u4 L9 S2 A1 `* V9 `8 D9 P7 g
IX US Corps
# T5 C9 U. G$ T. \: C 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion q ]% a3 m0 T5 ^. ?; Q0 |
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
" S* b9 i7 s* h* s4 d( e2 M Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion. K% R E/ p" b& J5 b* }
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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60th Division
" l. O$ ?: }) D: v 63rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Base Force5 M6 J& [7 X- R, i* k
65th JAAF AF Bn |