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( ]* F! E' m7 {3 o; d: s% @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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% c# C4 B7 m# s# F1 t, `, }Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 . K6 l% H6 t# V- L) e& P* u" L1 \
) W2 Y4 G$ g" j/ p! jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' N% Q+ f) X2 t5 x! W! h7 S
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' q: c. I8 W! Y( v9 j- R' }/ zEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 E/ y/ i, M+ b) L% m y% U
N1K5-J George x 122. R2 M/ W8 Z1 K6 q
Ki-84r Frank x 361 [3 T# X$ D, x. ^5 a
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Allied aircraft6 x8 _1 i k# r8 `9 C( H
P-38J Lightning x 37% I5 K2 b5 R3 T0 S
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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5 c$ |- S7 p. A8 l0 T9 A, Z- \Japanese aircraft losses
- Y$ L' L/ B" |$ ]$ ?! s9 i N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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9 N* u% m; l! u% l: i6 r C4 PAllied aircraft losses
/ A$ a, A0 F% N P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
1 d$ @& u7 U1 I, ~! ] PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged7 L. J: I) L; ?. u
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Airbase hits 21
4 R# b; i# f# ZAirbase supply hits 36 Z4 _4 [" ~+ a' y8 c+ r3 L# W% O
Runway hits 55& A! J' M! k" Q( U. N" U/ l
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 4 s5 F% V6 o; }; r) y! V4 n" X
# S3 N0 S" X, \: x& g7 G, zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 |% l# R% ~& J2 U0 R. ?Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, V" i9 \5 U3 \4 N/ |- |0 m! _! y
0 C8 o1 z- }2 U) v& M: ^% IJapanese aircraft1 ^5 _! d& z1 [5 D8 [$ [, L/ P
N1K5-J George x 76
]3 I2 p z: U+ I Ki-84r Frank x 304 G( e/ N W9 t% u
3 [: Q3 G( ~: Y5 Z$ r+ d! BAllied aircraft
F9 J% x; C) C! y0 c9 [ P-38J Lightning x 8
) w/ s# c2 T3 ?$ S5 L" w" ~# U PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9 C2 x% o; y4 ~; d: n
; b) _; w# h% DJapanese aircraft losses$ X5 ` B9 a8 t) v( R1 F, z
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ?6 ^- A6 Y( L+ \! ]) t P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
; R+ r0 h$ }/ N' | PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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' R" {* q# p" M+ YAirbase hits 1
1 E" {; a( k. l3 RRunway hits 2: T& S6 a9 m* p. w3 c% r$ d
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; ~, ~6 V2 ]; |; E! MMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 6 {' A. [* Q" e& h! _' I
% T% ^" c+ j& W( V9 R! lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, P0 x# B8 i; ^% ZEstimated time to target is 13 minutes O4 K: @5 m( \' \) S% a
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Japanese aircraft
. l; |3 O }, y8 b1 ]* r N1K5-J George x 61
k: M `) ~3 g' Z, o$ r Ki-84r Frank x 297 u) ]! G) A- M" e" s
. J# o! ^2 p. `7 hAllied aircraft
( J8 h4 N" F% w PB4Y-2 Privateer x 60 \) w. M- t; w% Z& j0 A
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Japanese aircraft losses
( @ C) A. W1 w: \7 ~ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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# q" A( c# ?' TAllied aircraft losses0 ~ _4 ]5 `2 U% p
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged5 ?2 D5 L- E% z
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 \6 i4 X0 I# F5 R" D3 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ h! y/ H! P7 n& hRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ b N& L" H) c+ c6 L5 |. X
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 }# d3 U4 q5 O7 p9 J
N1K5-J George x 44
7 t y4 q6 X) N! ^, ?8 E3 C Ki-84r Frank x 21- V' M |- ?* @1 P7 o3 C" n5 J6 I M
* k4 e8 E) n2 ~& `$ B5 k3 H& D$ CAllied aircraft1 o& k0 r' n6 t( o
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6. B& |# ^$ y9 l8 h9 R
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Japanese aircraft losses7 Q0 L/ P0 g; G8 {. I
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed' q0 n8 C, a4 |6 X0 x
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Allied aircraft losses
2 H, S I. `: m1 e PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged5 a% | H- h4 L( B: i4 ^
& [, Z( F6 p7 I( h- b1 w. dRunway hits 16 }1 U( @' R6 \2 f$ |
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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.* w* m6 B& E$ G" q' W
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( J# _/ A H( j( pJapanese aircraft3 C9 H+ e7 M3 i3 k
N1K5-J George x 31. `6 K. e3 r7 r
Ki-84r Frank x 189 Z6 b7 e$ \* \/ k6 U3 k G) m
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Allied aircraft
2 ]/ `5 i; L9 o+ ~5 o' @ B-24J Liberator x 675 Q; h2 o9 }/ V4 H4 }% q; M" V
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Japanese aircraft losses) m# L0 t L' T9 X& a' J, |- C
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed$ t) v5 b; m- v2 L6 p# s+ R
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Allied aircraft losses
2 X, `* T' z9 k( X B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged/ K4 w0 p7 }8 }% V2 [
! v3 R7 w( |, ]3 K% RJapanese ground losses:
3 }, }4 q# Y$ v 5 casualties reported/ p9 U+ Y: s" Q( U- q$ C- \4 P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ X, b& g- f( |+ E* C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; f. Z' B( j, B1 R, O" w8 P) G, O+ b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' u; n/ F1 m+ t
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Airbase hits 17! b' s( B/ b9 X/ [2 s8 I
Runway hits 22
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2 o+ S: L+ p V$ W. M- S. w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。) g6 t4 u6 J, V& ]; O' {# B5 p
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9 v" H8 b/ J+ T/ nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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* {( w0 `2 X3 D& D" y& {8 wWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ i. y5 t+ A8 {Estimated time to target is 22 minutes# y1 t3 ~- p. Y$ z- P8 }! u
F- G% C4 V$ t6 U# hAllied aircraft- M. ?8 w+ ]& L5 M" l; f
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17, f( a7 s9 ]+ F5 ^# O
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged8 t- ~, @2 {0 l5 p
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak1 J5 K6 b3 n. x( i8 y
2 Q% J0 _+ ^& S8 a9 o; B9 |Japanese Ships( g1 C0 ]+ s- q% a- T8 |
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1" \5 u: i0 R/ F) J2 l: I2 z7 e
DD Makinami
4 b# X& Q8 I2 z DD Kosukaze) D6 @: A# }# \; E, D" A
CA Kumano
2 q- } C& E/ I* o$ w DD Asashimo5 w7 j6 m6 ~: ^$ ?$ e( z" q) x0 |
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
' }6 Y' ]+ V# X$ e1 T BB Haruna% D$ {9 n* b% G* u, V7 x. y+ @6 \& n
CA Chikuma3 F1 d; K8 E& N# [" o [
6 x. O$ }7 h3 t' u. ?1 k, f) D: aAircraft Attacking:6 n+ m$ m% c1 S' w4 V/ Q: [3 t" l
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
8 w, {( f/ c5 s Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb+ I( ~ l s6 I. F( z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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% X: D1 h8 m7 A! ^$ J8 vRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 I; j L6 \5 c# Y& \9 T. f. n' r
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes' e: l, ?# U# l
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0 o' D4 W! {5 J% j B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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6 G0 k+ O |9 T# v: J0 t. UAllied aircraft losses/ U! n9 l" g2 n- q, M, r
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
% u6 A( V9 D- t: [+ |! ? B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak' H1 N& S9 Y, W, _1 C
- _+ {6 ?5 B. w# A tJapanese Ships. X5 }+ W% w' J8 X! u
DD Kishinami
- V/ u- i! T& p" l7 B* P CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 [# Y& {, m p- U DD Arikaze
% y h, A$ @& ^& p+ q$ S2 r, s DD Haruzuki; T) I; J e- J8 C$ G% z, `
CA Mikuma
, z) h A1 q4 ~' _% J DD Satsukaze6 A6 f1 I" L [' D
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
# S6 c) b8 B; L% z8 J7 |8 Q CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 j$ k) l7 a0 i1 K
DD Minegumo
7 J/ H ~0 L9 U DD Myojinkaze8 w* h) K1 W9 ~8 q4 W
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 n1 u9 y# {. t3 m# `& X 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
4 _' @3 T5 }; | Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb7 X- j; n" J/ M: w' i
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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。
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/ w: _. U) a, ]& w: e( @Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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6 q0 k; z$ [% gAllied Deliberate attack0 W) N T8 m& s2 l2 P
' t t# _, O1 A8 b8 {) o- I6 H5 \Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272) s' B+ N0 z9 c0 |- s6 R
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 + q' E5 N/ m/ H* ^; ^1 k- T5 h! N8 j
/ f9 y8 v! T7 E5 W+ TJapanese adjusted defense: 119 4 t) x3 o8 I7 v0 d
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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6 x: y2 h' C. ]$ s2 p5 z3 xAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Combat modifiers* z- s: y% @$ ]
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker:
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8 p0 f$ b6 {- `! X; R2 C: d 1954 casualties reported
" Z v/ M, R& W: d6 w( R; m$ ] Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled* H$ L6 H8 }! Q5 l7 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled1 v# k F: g3 p; i
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled1 j2 z/ k, B) O6 C4 t
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)* d$ e0 A9 H/ f+ v
+ c5 h8 G# _, S; c5 JAllied ground losses:
& E/ G7 ~; p& S( h1 G 267 casualties reported0 {. w. A$ z2 {
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled4 ^' z# a% a4 Q' D* F# x2 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 G7 y# ?! e: H8 O' S. D1 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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( _( p: [) M' X) YAssaulting units:
3 F6 E: O8 @ r 77th Infantry Division
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193rd USAAF Base Force' T. h/ }0 y7 ?2 @1 H; \7 K
IX US Corps
# p1 Y* A% }: k" }* [+ I 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
$ D9 a5 L" d+ F. j3 f' Q& ` 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion; y( Q5 Y; K& z- Z
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
9 m/ l8 v+ _5 F. Q# g- y' h 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:' U' K7 W- t4 J# P
60th Division
" p9 O" S* n2 m 63rd Naval Guard Unit: V5 H" f4 ` W" c/ m9 E4 s
20th JNAF AF Unit
( N# E! h+ T0 @2 Z# t0 h 13th Base Force
2 E) p" I D, C z 65th JAAF AF Bn |