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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。: r& ~: J; a; W' G1 p/ ~
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ! F( F. ]; {8 e: F" ]7 k+ W1 d
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 G3 ^8 ?7 Y! K* O; T6 W
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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N1K5-J George x 122) a! |% q+ @" b- d" e, Z& {/ g
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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P-38J Lightning x 37
1 L! \& q6 f- ~* J" Z4 y* U PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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t+ l! @# C# a' c8 Y+ UJapanese aircraft losses9 c- L# f/ `; u, I7 o6 g% S
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged4 F0 `, v( ~, [
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P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
, S( C9 v& {; ~8 H2 Z PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged& K3 p, b8 e$ u0 w6 l
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Airbase hits 21# I3 i* d/ b- n! m& m0 z
Airbase supply hits 3) h) b" g7 v& r* X
Runway hits 55
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( Y. f8 _5 W, V; C! U* sMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 - W# l2 j8 O/ ^6 H2 J7 c( m
A# H4 {& `% O$ kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 x* u- f" g+ s8 nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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4 f2 m: u: H" G) \. @. rJapanese aircraft% G' s( }7 @4 D9 O% Z
N1K5-J George x 761 }* H: ?3 Z! E
Ki-84r Frank x 306 f& p% ^7 R3 B" c
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Allied aircraft
+ P! O+ J6 w c p! d/ @ P-38J Lightning x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses# ]) X; ?6 }- Y3 X: p K
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses/ ?! O) h) o& ^
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
( _* J9 }& D0 }# d, |( }# l PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged/ I4 g3 }, k5 X4 `7 c3 s$ j
& |% c X( O3 ^8 q! @Airbase hits 1; Y5 Y7 B* U( _& B( x: u6 F
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 % t; y2 s$ S$ ~9 V& K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." @2 q9 R4 l% ]5 ^0 b
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes! R' z( K, _/ ^0 H9 T. D- [
% {' \0 M" U, K+ j7 J8 a$ v' a+ RJapanese aircraft
( n4 e) V- v, f& { N1K5-J George x 61
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Allied aircraft
6 ~# ^# m+ g' H' r/ H7 G/ I PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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! D* e7 u2 A$ D2 o' H$ qJapanese aircraft losses3 T; G0 V5 M X G! w+ g: f
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed* e# @! i/ j/ e& c) e; K
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8 H5 b& q. R9 B2 r PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 / F8 T# }/ g [4 i: Z8 K# P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ A! H1 a+ y$ l7 B8 |. i _# \- y
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 M" u3 [4 p- P- v$ Q9 |+ w0 h- B
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes7 a/ i: H0 Z( E' {$ Q
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Japanese aircraft- x8 Y1 _( _7 x" k$ ?: I9 h, r
N1K5-J George x 44
+ J: \# G" N- X* q T" I- t% @ Ki-84r Frank x 21/ _8 x' k# |4 [2 @7 q
" l) l7 [8 @+ ?0 vAllied aircraft
1 c' |% z# L# ] PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6 T9 \5 N% a/ b
) k# q/ H7 B) Q$ x1 UJapanese aircraft losses3 C1 e. v. ^, }7 ~
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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F f, v8 G' h6 V# I. C# O4 OAllied aircraft losses
, P K; j. B; B3 o' S PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 3 c1 o5 p/ U! X' i% C3 r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( X' {. K* |+ J- |8 H8 PRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! f$ ~$ X3 p& I' c }. p8 Q+ v
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% r# L6 k7 r. T. g! Z6 ~
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Japanese aircraft- u8 ~: A. }% [! T! {$ D% x" H
N1K5-J George x 31
0 }/ z: o7 l$ d6 M( x& l Ki-84r Frank x 18
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Allied aircraft8 L3 M) Z7 Z6 ]0 v* {/ w
B-24J Liberator x 67( ?3 O2 y: g# J& Y( T/ g5 x2 U
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Japanese aircraft losses+ K( d9 D' f) A) v! h
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed' P0 F: H$ i$ {; y9 h
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B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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& e7 r% c4 W8 p- i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 B( q2 _ E& l0 ~8 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# t0 B4 \0 e8 {1 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 w$ {1 L }! O4 i; Y/ i9 c/ B
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Airbase hits 17
0 N$ i/ h9 Y) d* r0 X! b) ~5 i2 mRunway hits 22% j' G \' ~8 ]% }) \, z7 ~, Y
4 _+ S1 @( w# x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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* X) Y# o+ v. w1 I4 VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94 R( r0 h3 [, x
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, l" f1 ~- y2 h9 C% o8 C. A! ]0 [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) x( ^2 _, V) x' i- R# i
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
: v2 v. u4 ~1 t9 t; p+ m' @( H% e B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
( o/ z$ @& f- f, I/ v1 I7 w2 a B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak: i! k4 c1 i E, {! O. h
4 R- Y7 ^# Q, d, ?1 B) jJapanese Ships
3 Q: F# C0 D$ {5 | DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
7 a# D2 e* y% q7 @* U DD Makinami
f P* E2 n4 ~- \0 L: D DD Kosukaze( ?' ~0 w0 |. y5 }& Q/ P
CA Kumano
7 R* U6 Z' {: P' B! Y5 H DD Asashimo9 v2 s$ o8 V- b/ u- w$ {
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
4 _7 R. r# o/ g4 w& Z% V, q BB Haruna' I; W( F: X4 Z
CA Chikuma! m4 m1 |' O1 a4 j+ O- s2 E; ^
) v/ D9 w- `$ t4 ?6 GAircraft Attacking:
6 [ u) \7 W- A 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
3 P) F+ \0 q0 h& g1 o$ t Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb2 Y" z: w' }+ K" K V
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6 z& `" z! |% v5 z' BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 N8 p% p" R( @1 lEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 q# U2 `/ D& P; Q B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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7 A+ R: `' F4 j& } r2 MAllied aircraft losses
2 Q; T- e6 d, a* x+ x+ r3 M7 o B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged( R. r+ D; D0 u/ i8 b+ `
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships1 v+ N0 n9 B) l' }5 S8 _( r
DD Kishinami2 m5 G' z# ?& m5 I! g
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 j$ D1 I* a7 i1 K
DD Arikaze
& V7 P0 x/ \; t) u# { DD Haruzuki
. ]# ?; w' {* |8 M CA Mikuma4 r2 b d2 i) D
DD Satsukaze
D! C5 s, a M& T9 h- U+ K3 h& I CA Maya, Bomb hits 20 v( R9 @5 f$ Q" W- f! P! o' B
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 v! z; V% Z h8 y, p# E7 Z1 s
DD Minegumo/ c! i, p: Q' L" b
DD Myojinkaze* J8 |3 \3 d6 C9 ^
% v: j* |& t' J( H; h' FAircraft Attacking: d7 _. y5 ^1 j' B4 d$ W4 z
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
9 q9 T5 R2 z4 P( b6 j/ P Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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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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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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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
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9 C* ^% i5 k$ xAllied adjusted assault: 659 8 n1 ?" P- m3 v# T0 w
; r# J& x7 @+ }Japanese adjusted defense: 119 % ~% j+ R- [* ]) {
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 1 o1 P- G/ V8 ~. N" r
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Combat modifiers2 `, ?# ~# C: s: P# x9 H4 }$ h
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker: - N% a+ v, o2 [$ n- V% x; h2 _
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
7 @+ j( W, I1 W, a+ K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ U- }) y9 e+ {+ x* _! n. k Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled4 J: |$ Z( z9 n; N( v0 U! ?
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)6 f! X# ~2 @* |* q8 Z1 n2 U& [
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Allied ground losses:3 w# z* t1 o. `) n
267 casualties reported
9 u9 w; c! w% a* j' Y* {) h Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled5 M! Y, s9 @" p. Y3 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:
3 X6 `. t4 W* C1 j0 [; a: Y 77th Infantry Division
* b9 [( N4 m5 a& U, s 7th Infantry Division
) G4 J5 V! J3 z( V9 m7 [ 193rd USAAF Base Force% |& B5 T ~, d. E/ P; ^6 b' {' v- y
IX US Corps
8 b2 n' _9 p, B: ~ 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion' r5 ~, s8 S6 U) j& ]/ W
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion' Y! Q/ ]: T$ ?! h
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion* C- ]% J3 y6 k2 J* V; i+ i
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:! h; n; v$ I7 q! Y2 p
60th Division
- \2 ^9 F+ D: Y. L5 ^+ d, M 63rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Base Force( v0 t, ^- w. B# J
65th JAAF AF Bn |