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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。' I5 ], B* i8 f7 {1 }" s" B
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9 ^; L+ s6 z4 S: B8 V Z! qMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 / ?- l0 @1 l- j" T" G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- F* l$ B4 B% R/ B: E5 n8 L4 S7 MRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., |2 B2 J8 }0 O7 F' c% S
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes- w/ x$ G2 B- k4 k1 n& y
0 Y& N3 \2 L' D, ]& NJapanese aircraft
0 L7 R: o9 A# u8 V- x- b! [ N1K5-J George x 122
' g% w3 q( f9 @+ O! z- w$ q+ \ Ki-84r Frank x 36. O6 y: `. j6 ~, z
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Allied aircraft# D/ d& h9 V4 W4 k* M0 x% L
P-38J Lightning x 37, C7 N8 S9 F7 c3 ^4 W1 z; w" L
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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# K# l2 v5 `5 Z+ p! TJapanese aircraft losses8 |$ h. J* j, I; i( A0 y* O
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged3 y" u+ |6 w7 Z2 L& g) h7 D
+ L" g/ w& ~8 WAllied aircraft losses
" v# B7 N0 w: r; ^: M1 E P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
5 r1 v, z/ L; ]9 Q9 g PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21 q9 _' b+ \' a: o* c" U/ U
Airbase supply hits 33 d& r; f8 K+ E& [/ y1 t. F8 K
Runway hits 55
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: @( F, s: Y% t/ N. CMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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( o9 P" H' R6 K5 f& ^7 W0 \4 r% h EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ k! {8 y3 l+ @# d7 MRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 G, p v1 p4 a' J9 v! s; NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! C, E4 W" X% H( t# | N1K5-J George x 764 K6 d7 F8 T6 s* t! _
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft
0 A9 v' L# ~9 ? O- z1 D) w P-38J Lightning x 8# Q- j9 T1 X1 D: V
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses J# Q$ {9 o6 W" p6 e- r+ p
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed$ y8 y+ q7 b9 @+ J$ g
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged+ y) l2 t z7 {. }6 L
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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& y) s, }% J) y6 J% VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 H. ]0 I, [( ]( G5 z! ?
' ?3 [& ?6 Y2 F$ }Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& A: K4 L) A+ B+ A% f
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& y$ G6 V& `+ B+ k5 x
N1K5-J George x 61, n P1 \- Y; c, Y
Ki-84r Frank x 29# H' t( k0 y5 S: L1 C
3 D/ k4 r! R' m! H& A+ UAllied aircraft$ I/ U& v- r- N& u
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6& C: \- [7 }6 {+ q6 j% j
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Japanese aircraft losses
; t: D7 h+ J$ j Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- Q1 N4 ?' B: {0 p4 n PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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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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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
m5 E6 b* g3 x& q3 t( XEstimated time to target is 14 minutes' z3 F1 Z4 Z4 n, k
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Japanese aircraft
$ m9 R7 n) y/ s/ L% c6 v N1K5-J George x 44
8 R- ^; C. ^/ |4 I Ki-84r Frank x 213 g5 S$ J+ T) N8 d% O h h
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Allied aircraft
3 f4 n: b* ?+ Z c1 Y PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
" w0 V$ t* b+ g( N1 | Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed3 Q. H u! K0 c5 @* t
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Allied aircraft losses
6 X4 ^, k( G6 n( [- d# h PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged' L+ Y7 ~, f: y" O
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9 Q7 R/ {* X' D" lMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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3 N* X& H/ b8 V5 W/ ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* B" t+ X3 R- @+ s3 }$ ~) ]
! \( m- a! [$ @! L# ]Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# Y2 |/ H3 P* @! {7 Z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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' C5 F* P3 M1 X, B( CJapanese aircraft
8 q# m! `6 e; L) x9 u N1K5-J George x 31 [( X. f% h9 P% \/ y8 k
Ki-84r Frank x 18% x: a; s R0 X
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B-24J Liberator x 678 Y# |3 n: X% A9 a9 k8 M
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Japanese aircraft losses
* M S$ ?# u1 a& r# I- N N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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) n# T3 R" `5 c1 i B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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5 S- f3 b* y d, O l7 _0 E# M2 IJapanese ground losses: N1 e* U) e# |9 z
5 casualties reported; S8 W4 }- D. h0 ?+ P! Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 s- h1 |/ V) V- `+ D$ H# U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ { m4 Y, |( o" g6 O0 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 17. L2 r3 H. |9 Z- V2 `
Runway hits 226 K! v9 k& g/ P8 r' m! a
1 V2 v6 X$ B( S' d" j2 q) s当天比较不幸的是,雪藏已久的联合舰队主力舰队出动,在航渡过程中被盟军发现,在没有直掩的情况下遭遇到盟军水平轰炸机的跳弹攻击,多舰负伤,不过也击落了十多架敌机。但是舰队的行踪暴露了。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94) f. v8 d, l0 J
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; j" T6 o) w: W' |+ ]Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 E# H. }7 J# J5 B6 O5 cEstimated time to target is 22 minutes& t" C, L- a4 h- D3 F8 Y1 B
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Allied aircraft
) m1 p4 \) I' u0 s# H. g3 W# r& ] B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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/ E4 ^: d. G0 e' LAllied aircraft losses
( Z( |. W- i; q1 L1 A: C* g# Q5 P B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged9 x; j8 P5 R5 w/ p, f( l
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak! a& K' s: X; V3 e; b! y/ F; ?
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Japanese Ships6 B) k/ O7 z+ t8 ~
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
( n' [$ M+ U7 k. V" m4 ` q3 r1 h6 C# f DD Makinami# d( q8 D$ A ]' F9 s0 C
DD Kosukaze2 X4 Y$ d5 \2 Y
CA Kumano
5 Q/ ~; T, Y# b) b0 b: S4 _1 J DD Asashimo
1 D8 Z5 c9 H' w, }. u/ l! l2 r DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 88 i5 H5 G. n$ K. F% B! s
BB Haruna6 B( N# b& A" o0 h
CA Chikuma+ [* \7 z( ]5 K" T$ z2 f
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Aircraft Attacking:
: S3 r5 `3 g# K' d6 g Z% h 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * 0 K$ S+ Z$ i, s2 }6 d/ ?& N
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94. v7 s$ p/ L; d: C( W
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Weather in hex: Light cloud K9 q( w* J: [. a/ E2 |" H
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; S4 M; E) p( [( q6 d
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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- H8 S9 B! F; P0 D0 ]! i6 Z# R. u B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged' T8 `, c6 G5 }4 r+ V( r/ u
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak- s5 W. q( s7 c- e% Z7 p! m: r. M
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% Y( J/ T! v+ i& W DD Kishinami6 ^ v! X$ e6 K
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 e0 \$ i3 S3 E% `, N DD Arikaze
& s2 }) q! w1 R+ V2 r) X DD Haruzuki2 E; H& U7 P; m; x" a0 _# N
CA Mikuma) z# ~4 N- B6 y: [
DD Satsukaze# H z, z, X) a8 q, M- C
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
; o2 R+ P3 @2 R- V1 _' N CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire, [: I3 e! F2 }
DD Minegumo& i% l2 ]1 y5 w$ o6 f) M4 y5 _+ G
DD Myojinkaze9 b! s8 N2 o- F' P/ X8 G/ D! R
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17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
: T/ \7 U; a7 ]6 V/ {. g* o Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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! b: O" m) w: Q5 m6 E+ m. X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。; `0 M) G* o7 n, k4 N
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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; k$ M) n+ k+ F! _; dAllied Deliberate attack$ k) V* S! O; d/ O6 W% u: \ ]: }
: d( C0 T2 p S* H: O+ E( ^Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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& k+ J, d6 y6 a, z* yDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272" ]8 T+ `0 ~0 s3 g2 t4 f
$ t4 \; x( {3 i& q# D0 XAllied adjusted assault: 659 ' ?/ e3 R+ D0 w3 O
2 m" Q; Q$ L: @) v0 q0 d- tJapanese adjusted defense: 119 5 ]; K# d! k0 s7 c
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 0 n, f, L7 ~8 O1 K
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)* H9 [* J* G/ F! H$ q4 {2 k
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
1 r! C1 ?& [* F" S' h' n' m 1954 casualties reported
: b) B1 u( }3 j- ]! }4 l# t Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled8 K1 Y I+ X; A1 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled. {/ L0 X9 l- k) M
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
U7 z3 }; d4 G5 P Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:2 h& | |* o5 w$ A4 w2 M! z9 l
267 casualties reported4 R, T9 a4 G4 n# M' |# g9 ^
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
[ O, d4 ]+ Q* i& m2 c# _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: g* E7 ?. v* v3 \$ n9 i: \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ i( K. B4 O* O' ?4 t
0 B' K' q; H3 ?: V+ F7 c0 q! ]% hAssaulting units:
) O8 [% ^' o' h6 G" B0 b L$ P$ M 77th Infantry Division
R4 j1 ]; ]$ q9 p& ~$ e' J 7th Infantry Division0 a- h! }7 U+ O3 C2 h) o3 J1 K
193rd USAAF Base Force, Z0 |4 Z6 M6 r: {
IX US Corps
2 g- R4 I& A, u/ ^$ R 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion5 P2 l/ v7 B4 b3 U' g
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
0 M9 g5 i# W9 M5 {- q ] Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion. z* v* _9 X; P) C# i0 B% E! B) b8 ?; S
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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8 x- A* o; _/ f" H% lDefending units:
|# ^, ^& X# {. M 60th Division4 Q7 N3 A) ]" s% q8 @
63rd Naval Guard Unit
6 c, @/ j3 o1 k* v5 I. d R 20th JNAF AF Unit
$ h$ Y& m$ O& X5 } I, N3 L 13th Base Force* t7 H! e" x U& M
65th JAAF AF Bn |