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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。) n9 k- R$ G! b0 Q/ B' @2 |" A+ A# q
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 # L; I3 u% O1 p+ P* {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 ^4 r! u! i5 [$ b4 D0 L" U6 c$ J
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes# p8 D5 w u! _$ a8 K/ ^
' ^2 l1 k& Q$ u# t9 wJapanese aircraft
6 N& X" R. L- F$ r N1K5-J George x 122
; s2 R7 l- |1 R Ki-84r Frank x 36% E) o* c- `* u9 h; W
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Allied aircraft
* |) ] p. i' U" a! _ P-38J Lightning x 37
1 x0 Z' ~( [- N: K9 S7 z/ t6 U1 G PB4Y-2 Privateer x 560 F$ @3 |# S5 T" v
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Japanese aircraft losses |$ `3 J% D ~- R. L
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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0 a! {( V! B3 Q" mAllied aircraft losses
) ^% ^( n: O1 T* l P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
4 A9 w. s8 i- T8 w5 x7 l% N PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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. j" G1 b' J2 o( n3 jAirbase hits 213 w- ~: v) t6 g5 z* O' L1 E" P
Airbase supply hits 3( ] D, [5 W7 w1 A4 F# T
Runway hits 55
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! D$ y7 q; u- p# f% I/ xMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ) s) v) o! S5 u+ a' P7 d7 Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 c* j, G+ X. f9 ^/ KRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: V3 N/ n0 e4 t% REstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- a4 m) u2 [. H7 |Japanese aircraft
) {. T$ I1 j! V N1K5-J George x 76
v1 t- j9 T* b5 C/ k; V' l Ki-84r Frank x 308 F' p' Z& h7 S* s) l% J
+ }" R- F8 `5 I3 L% m' ZAllied aircraft
! u' u/ j8 \- l) X; X3 D$ a2 I P-38J Lightning x 8/ Q0 v' a! c& S7 U* b& Y
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 95 ?/ Y% R- \# c% t7 Q
& ~& ?1 z( Y( B3 P- |Japanese aircraft losses
$ R7 |# d' O7 k$ c1 X9 P% v' ~ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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m/ B) \( |2 {6 c9 J# T% Q; i% TAllied aircraft losses+ O- G" s2 g. P
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
8 |3 [' ^4 U* {) F PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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/ T+ ]' T7 U: @" w8 ~% X* YAirbase hits 1
( U6 z0 t" M/ W! e* X% \Runway hits 2
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- ~4 A8 r, x. [* y* O- k6 RMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# i( e9 j7 Z2 ]# q1 Q
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! F C$ r: @3 j$ V, nEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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* I2 c" W2 I: y6 w+ P5 u( ^$ DJapanese aircraft
% O( f) B: ]2 n% l) j N1K5-J George x 61
7 W5 L# {& F3 h1 t4 ?$ y% s Ki-84r Frank x 29+ H; _' x/ K0 a% m5 ?
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Allied aircraft
1 M4 |) k% y; p, C! S PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6: d4 ?% q/ p( k, h: T' e4 b) g
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Japanese aircraft losses; a1 I1 d6 h/ n
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. [: p" R3 A& W' n+ o6 P* O: u PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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8 Q) ~8 d# z( S& ?( ^" AMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 * R$ n! x: I% s/ r- A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; ^3 b, m* H! H, X& @
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 z P$ [' y( O5 h7 f6 ^- U
N1K5-J George x 44
# z& f/ L& ?) d5 ~/ l& v Ki-84r Frank x 21# Z$ k% k5 W- K2 k' t- I
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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( A) B5 y2 d5 B+ `" |* xJapanese aircraft losses
) O7 x+ k6 V# q0 R( E2 R Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed1 _$ v% n* n& k2 o7 A4 y' c w
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Allied aircraft losses
0 s8 ?! p+ B( D/ H PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged" _) {, j, l3 A" F
+ R- o! k/ J; d: ^3 \8 qRunway hits 19 B0 K% }& ~8 d0 D: M9 e
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& J; i6 s& q3 qMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* O6 @; ]8 F5 k' hRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 p. Z ?; @( c p& SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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# o% N0 r( O. S# tJapanese aircraft( N! y; x1 _, Q+ C. x# R
N1K5-J George x 31
B& A5 Z+ E* q) J- i' g, ~' M7 w Ki-84r Frank x 18
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Allied aircraft
% y! C6 K5 N$ y( h B-24J Liberator x 672 T5 c4 x" ~- Q8 J
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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7 k2 }5 u5 k, H/ z8 u0 O6 S# N$ n1 \ B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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5 casualties reported& ~, z4 }5 u" k, ?& O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& ~7 j/ L% j1 [' K( o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 i, f" d: m9 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 17
+ u0 z0 x$ r9 R5 l* b- i# D {Runway hits 22: m: |; Q- K& P
/ O" \% e5 X5 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。* w# D/ n/ J6 r# p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,943 M3 p+ Q+ v+ Z) t
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Weather in hex: Light cloud; r4 a& P$ H/ O- S2 x7 m
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' m1 w t! Q# i8 s- T
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes: u! Y0 S/ D% J
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
6 X6 S# | }! I1 Y B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak) @/ g+ |4 j! @' W% U* T: m
- Q, t0 ]+ F. w2 a" [Japanese Ships
- g1 Z' ~; N& u8 R DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
, ]9 z' d& q( m; ?* q# D DD Makinami
1 Q! b5 t: I O7 z+ Z8 |/ l$ L DD Kosukaze: [& Y! H5 t9 ]' |0 ^" T# A
CA Kumano6 z, f! A, F O% u
DD Asashimo- V J+ h! m' s
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
; q' K9 a% i5 W BB Haruna
; q- C1 U4 {' ?& Q CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
% W9 e% H, _% n$ |8 [ 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
2 d2 |2 R7 v0 L, P: B% I Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94# B! X* f3 G2 J6 h) g$ x* v8 z3 x
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3 E) Y7 v/ W8 o& z4 l7 IRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 a7 ^0 e( V$ ]6 u2 u( X
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes& x( F: n- m8 U; v+ c- R: y+ J
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Allied aircraft4 H9 T2 S$ R7 f' g3 R5 `, |
B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
& w T) t2 \! G9 _) p B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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# Y/ v& u; g: \! I: J# ]8 L DD Kishinami
& T. r: J7 ` o5 d; U" e$ b8 O; h CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ X! U+ `$ ~- ~+ e DD Arikaze4 u- |5 e+ h" }- j$ p
DD Haruzuki: ~/ G& A- x8 A7 {
CA Mikuma
1 @; u* _; r! A+ ^0 r DD Satsukaze
( C5 Y n2 d. I- [ CA Maya, Bomb hits 2! D4 c! r& s4 W+ N% H
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire: V& l8 n+ T/ K( G+ d G% I6 g
DD Minegumo! h) N- J+ x* p# `& H
DD Myojinkaze
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% V1 @$ X0 T o: sAircraft Attacking:% D8 p7 w. A* C3 o) ]& P
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
) U) e, v% p. I9 v: C+ H$ `2 D 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。. y* C7 P8 h; ]& K& c
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119): Q$ h# h7 j1 }: u9 B4 B
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Allied Deliberate attack
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( B; W' {1 J$ fAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778+ m% R L: @5 G3 ?- M
( h5 d; p' b" o9 J! m( ~Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272' f" P$ J8 W9 u. I8 a( `
9 y0 h/ B; C7 ~9 h1 S( {0 TAllied adjusted assault: 659 8 s+ F K# W0 f$ |
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 - a6 B& Q0 K4 Y' g" t
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Combat modifiers' t/ u, w" m/ M+ r; u
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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$ I* L' d1 x( H8 e& MAttacker: 8 { s% E9 Y, ^3 \: S. i
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Japanese ground losses:
5 u/ F5 b" b: N' v3 a6 g 1954 casualties reported# Y* v. R) R+ ~
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled8 q9 G8 Z$ n F. C* V$ l) M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled7 n `( y2 [* `' x
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 r+ J! |* X0 @9 j Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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4 F* p# j1 e0 q8 c) sAllied ground losses:3 S5 \% s l |7 p) Q' U. W, ]* q
267 casualties reported
' d q$ J, N% h+ l Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
/ J e1 ?; y; o e7 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 [* p6 S5 U! `- h o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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O0 S0 P, J* e4 n7 NAssaulting units:
6 B6 M2 h2 t. {! ~5 \# ?9 ]: j( z3 ~* Q 77th Infantry Division1 N: d, N$ W$ }% c: a) N9 b
7th Infantry Division9 W7 L+ n% B t8 Y/ \/ k4 _5 a
193rd USAAF Base Force
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8 _+ E6 h( i6 f# \* h 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4 P/ D- t* p: I1 ~' |, s 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
W Z5 _$ q1 q. J9 v) |, @! | Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion% \3 n# I& j+ p& F& ~
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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. f8 n" k0 E3 I9 P: u7 g1 _Defending units:
1 m6 R' \4 g- i; | \ 60th Division
& F; X: N5 I& v" A 63rd Naval Guard Unit
. E* P7 d+ ]: X4 j }* q( E 20th JNAF AF Unit
1 y; n( K( M: N p' s& I! w 13th Base Force
2 ~. K6 q- m+ d, Q! j 65th JAAF AF Bn |