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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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; m( i! L3 Z1 m# X" G. {. qMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 1 f( w0 Q" L7 k B) J
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3 _' n" h7 E+ {/ rRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 M% ]. E- t* h2 x* f; EEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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+ P6 G' _; y' BJapanese aircraft* P% z- g7 w" p* {7 @0 d# N
N1K5-J George x 122- z+ G' t0 A- h) O5 O- D0 |
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft$ `9 D1 O& N* Z& ]7 j( c
P-38J Lightning x 37
$ K3 k0 j" W7 A j! g! C& C' S7 z* Q PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses5 h# Y% n" a& S6 b6 [1 W+ k
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged' o) T' k* S5 t2 h
. M1 N* v7 ~+ S: SAllied aircraft losses
' A7 R5 S, n) E1 T; x& y2 Z$ f; [$ y P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
/ B4 C- M5 J1 W1 D3 v o6 j# z3 Q PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21
! h2 T& E' O* v7 `+ l' U2 J3 aAirbase supply hits 3
+ \' b' g' Y( c; }; L2 MRunway hits 55. ~& z1 B: O6 J0 Q8 V: q
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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' J. V; i. {9 WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; @2 a( q0 e; i( R1 S2 @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes J" B( ] y3 ]9 M- Y$ R9 r
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Japanese aircraft- S/ x' F7 m& L8 o: l @8 _
N1K5-J George x 76
: F/ j6 q# }$ ~. M# x& a$ y Ki-84r Frank x 303 n5 A% Z$ _. u
! G" G$ |4 ~8 ^' jAllied aircraft, _, k! }) W0 x* t/ }, a
P-38J Lightning x 8
% f k1 ]" a% [; n; W PB4Y-2 Privateer x 94 ^- k7 C: o; A8 |9 J6 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
- D, r3 y) x( ~0 F N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed- J4 L+ ~/ ?+ T1 S8 B
! x( S3 w3 D5 j- n: {* W- pAllied aircraft losses7 L! C# Y8 q' k/ r2 T; N
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
; g7 ]9 @( L2 r6 L* c" [6 H) D PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged: q- M9 t- K8 T. f1 e6 J& u
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Airbase hits 1/ M! c, D' J5 t# `+ c( {: X
Runway hits 2$ r4 P# m- B: M) x. }, N
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 V3 o& p$ r+ @& |/ @8 p
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! _& d5 j4 g" tRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 G- i0 Y& l- B$ eEstimated time to target is 13 minutes3 f% }! `9 R* W) R. p+ J5 I
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Japanese aircraft5 S1 j) G% p5 }& a; D
N1K5-J George x 61
, O2 D. z1 L# h! v6 C Ki-84r Frank x 29
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Allied aircraft
" }8 l8 n" s l2 n c! a6 s! l PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6/ \4 }9 u* R* x6 I R
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 ?% K& U* {8 R# e Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. v. y* o2 h( D9 ^+ [) L2 H; u
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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& I `2 s2 d* c( |; yMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 I& y9 |& O4 G+ W: g% r6 `2 N) {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. ]& J6 O0 ^! q% t3 Q3 M1 ]1 `Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) R) r) ~2 Z! x
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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% e* V6 g* ]( J0 h& W N1K5-J George x 44
9 c1 c Z( {& K- R Ki-84r Frank x 21
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses1 j1 @( T$ G5 |) z* N: V
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed) d( Q4 p# X4 i/ R
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Allied aircraft losses
: I8 G/ `& |- B0 M* y PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged4 S. |# {3 s, u) I0 f5 D
, K: W1 h4 ` P% T" P; h) e5 JRunway 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. p' F* |1 ], j* G6 B5 ^
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. z8 t* w/ ~& Q: B
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N1K5-J George x 31
, L! X' n1 z- o1 t1 G7 ]+ V* l. U+ X Ki-84r Frank x 182 z, [0 f. J% O
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6 s: Z! J; o1 e" T! `# [ B-24J Liberator x 67
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& _, q: ~) Y( d4 |) [: g& Y$ |Japanese aircraft losses
$ `: g1 h% Q5 D: c! W% p2 e$ W N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed% Q* Z( j0 r: [- d/ _) V' G
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Allied aircraft losses
( S' }( h$ z" |, [8 D B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged+ C4 e, m7 ^: \+ i
8 ]4 k# }- H. S" B+ P ? k1 nJapanese ground losses:' e/ `1 ~3 f$ `1 b0 i" e' K: F
5 casualties reported3 G5 S' W0 M" X- B' I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! S6 ]. @; _/ [# b1 R! Z0 L- X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) e4 R) `+ L* H* a2 S" X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; E* j. I% i& U3 a" t3 c, e, J1 ^Airbase hits 17 x. A& c; D. d" [/ U
Runway hits 22
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4 N7 G3 c) P1 E* @4 D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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' r/ L8 d( O( W7 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,944 i9 i% {1 b% Y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' ]+ i f# K/ J/ ?, Q; x7 `- A
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 {$ h# j" Z& @9 r% a
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17. D6 ^: p X5 x8 V) J7 l A; U
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Allied aircraft losses9 r/ M; A3 \4 L/ q% {8 Y* I2 @
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
+ D+ M; G" a$ Z) ^# P B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
1 z. T3 Z' r: D* @8 K DD Makinami
3 j8 G8 V9 h c6 c DD Kosukaze
$ g/ B+ T& A; T& T: [ CA Kumano
0 D7 Q6 {' t) h. K+ d8 w' O DD Asashimo$ c0 B* ?* g! n
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8% b$ N) @$ K# i- X8 y" O4 f" V, ^! s
BB Haruna' ]4 W. @5 Y- E2 L9 L- A
CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:9 `2 Y% H2 {7 h7 Z& O1 U D% h
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * @4 P) A/ t& t) J r; I7 Q
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb. D: _/ K2 B6 s& T. V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94$ u6 A/ h V( H
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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! J a2 k o+ J0 A0 oRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( k, I0 a* e; _) A% s
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes3 H& H3 ?1 o. @! I
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% ^' u7 k% o: y" C B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
4 w8 ]* p2 }7 J4 e, V B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged! \4 ^$ A! U4 W, h1 u# |* t( M
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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DD Kishinami
8 `' q/ ?9 d% V; k/ b CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* E# Z. N' W1 ?3 ?6 ~) m: M& j* t. W DD Arikaze
. W" u. n6 N4 d' I0 f& O DD Haruzuki
+ ], W9 T# m3 E/ i9 @1 f2 M CA Mikuma* u8 @) w7 h" C" A" z
DD Satsukaze" a A3 ?. Y( v/ }) L" c5 X
CA Maya, Bomb hits 27 [6 X% b$ ?+ B* e7 J
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 w, c5 P% I6 c DD Minegumo
9 N8 D; o2 R- E& K DD Myojinkaze4 \0 D+ b5 N1 b0 C4 g9 `4 f) ^- z
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Aircraft Attacking:8 h3 I% |* R1 P2 f1 l }+ i
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
* [5 p) ~/ r+ _7 Z7 U" B! G Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb% }) q# k! ]/ [
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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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0 X/ ]5 X2 i* P9 `: SGround combat at Manus (101,119)
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6 c) `* ~1 [ K$ _+ p4 pAllied Deliberate attack
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& p9 D. d# ^) E+ L6 IAttacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2721 n2 T5 [: E! |- G7 @
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 5 B. V( f, R' c
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 . J, E1 M; R) J$ r; p
2 @- r6 G5 ?/ D. F1 t$ oAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) : i) B& w- p1 e3 u, | u
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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( F0 ?2 f5 K* k0 K6 r9 {( f! JDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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. K: b" @" c. E; A Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
: c5 B6 {' N3 M/ i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled1 E6 y( X; O# S! ^" c6 |
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled9 u2 e' a0 E, Y8 ^& L4 ?* T& k
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:+ \( M" W) I# H! f+ l; o! W
267 casualties reported
( Z6 X9 F7 }0 a1 ^# E8 J- g, e# d& ^ Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled% ~1 U$ S9 _+ F, K# }( }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% E5 _ |6 g# p* s& c8 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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7th Infantry Division
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IX US Corps" q: u, q* B$ c8 _7 W) z2 A
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
; Y# ? |" R; F 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: ~+ W5 D- h0 Q# Y( @ Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
7 D5 U% _% D, T) I8 Y$ Y 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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60th Division
7 J$ u8 e1 N7 U: e# j 63rd Naval Guard Unit
1 [% a8 Z' @8 x! S9 P" K0 K+ F% I$ G 20th JNAF AF Unit ' N% f! I* _. x9 {6 | i0 [
13th Base Force
1 l; c2 w1 x9 p% @% {8 e5 i9 Q7 \8 Z 65th JAAF AF Bn |