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H. g) g: b7 s8 K2 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。, G9 t, f) D) B I. S
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) }# g9 F1 P1 U3 M# Z: B, fMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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6 o* X2 k) n2 L" f* TRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ z. H" k0 A" NEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( ?" x. w, R5 Z1 F) f3 q0 o! X4 f& u( r
N1K5-J George x 1226 P! P$ l% N% j# `2 k' }" c% h
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft
4 r2 t, K# W5 {' u0 I P-38J Lightning x 37
2 H' P4 D+ r/ { PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56 F# p' a2 p% ^5 U5 h
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Japanese aircraft losses5 C5 L/ j$ }& p- }
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged9 a( d% c( C7 K% T
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Allied aircraft losses
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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8 I2 P# X' D, W: M! jAirbase hits 21
9 n: q' q2 r& N# F8 x' v+ k; P1 EAirbase supply hits 33 u2 m: m8 ^# r8 {2 F
Runway hits 55
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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 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft0 S7 h, A' H* @
N1K5-J George x 76
$ t; h/ A2 d7 R0 H0 P1 h Ki-84r Frank x 30
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5 T2 E) S- K4 B0 T% _8 G, B7 I P-38J Lightning x 8
( k$ q5 l7 W6 E" r7 n PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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0 Z$ a2 f5 l2 E( a/ RJapanese aircraft losses
9 ]- Z; Q7 `5 }3 }8 f" C/ C1 x/ W N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed3 d" e1 }% [ K. j$ {
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed: x# M) R# L7 K* E y1 P" i
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged* I: F- V8 m* p3 {+ a
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Airbase hits 1
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" ^- Y- c# A0 y- k, ^Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 / t( U$ p; X2 ?# |* y* q3 H
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) K3 Z! _+ E/ @4 B- M" xEstimated time to target is 13 minutes: a" _, [, K/ T
6 ]0 G) {# ~1 D5 d% J* G3 MJapanese aircraft: Z& a. O8 g2 H/ |3 P2 N; X
N1K5-J George x 61- ^6 u; j1 E* l) b7 L# n( g; X
Ki-84r Frank x 29: Z2 R/ t& y7 U+ T: ]
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Allied aircraft7 F9 ^7 ?! b( D5 |; R1 |
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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o5 x2 q4 e' | u3 Q( }7 ~Japanese aircraft losses
2 C! y7 N# h* @ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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8 n1 H1 @* X" J/ `& UAllied aircraft losses
, ~2 d5 u6 g4 f7 K! y9 a& p) @ PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 8 J+ G3 M( Y0 h3 f( ^8 J
& {/ C. y; ~$ S4 |1 |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 y& x; u5 {- C3 T. c& l9 F
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 b1 D3 E7 [: m% ~- @; n
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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# @/ d3 I% K* W: a0 uJapanese aircraft
! x( B D! P D: [" T6 E N1K5-J George x 44. @3 f1 t+ T! O, @3 C
Ki-84r Frank x 21
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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. Z$ j. }. r1 f3 I9 OJapanese aircraft losses
" @* y, b2 V) d8 D# s Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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8 ~4 p8 o1 M5 h* KAllied aircraft losses1 |! l! j6 _" u3 f( ~/ x( F) ?6 v
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged* f* o7 h) `8 E
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Runway hits 12 O& q1 C9 K( o/ @% J. C: ~* Z
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, p+ \3 V! _3 _* x! Q
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 ?% f6 ^/ Y4 n9 P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* q& h$ l6 _3 b1 u) P7 ]
I" ~& r# }6 @0 N% k* JJapanese aircraft
$ j" @" L2 i& F2 ]7 c5 i N1K5-J George x 31
, l) D6 ?& c( {) q! }( K4 v1 E Ki-84r Frank x 18
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Allied aircraft
1 o: {& a+ _. h! {$ N0 D _ B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 d: ]2 S8 k" D/ S% v N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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# f- \8 N5 y1 D- w: i& B B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:; }6 F4 d- Q& y( l) b9 N
5 casualties reported" t y% R. k9 G" t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 G" C3 e- U8 \- {- t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ g1 l( j' ?$ ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 a- i: o3 c- A
+ N: z! a/ A' w' zAirbase hits 17
4 s( w B. i2 RRunway hits 226 ?9 J$ K! b$ V8 q K* {5 W! a0 X; K
! K! L! @- i+ u% b: c" k- x 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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8 M& A5 M7 M6 [$ xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94( Q( j, b# C4 q$ \
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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; O' [ B* H, E8 z' y' [/ VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ W# ?6 m' V; {, d* u; s ^Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 V6 b& u. U7 \ G! m! P B-25D1 Mitchell x 17; w0 F" q8 N: B1 t9 G2 u0 {
) |6 F' u3 |. J/ z/ uAllied aircraft losses0 B& r7 d5 J; _) y j( p
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
+ X5 H0 L0 N" b6 ]% E$ {2 g* Z. ] B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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0 q% E* B/ w( X& {# j( TJapanese Ships7 D( C8 \" _6 q5 H: @
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1" _7 c! q+ V, o+ B5 l' J( T4 {
DD Makinami
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CA Kumano" K, |9 h \0 e6 R5 \! y, x5 T
DD Asashimo1 F4 ^" j6 ^" S
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8! C# r+ Y: ~: K% R7 P) c1 D9 Q
BB Haruna
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 ^% z+ A$ b) \( C 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
. }- Q0 Y* E7 P: E' y: t Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud9 j/ z, \: t; p2 q4 x5 D8 N
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. `; z8 ]. P* w( n! R: j2 W; o! h
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; o: o, E3 Y3 o! @; o4 y8 J. ?3 M% [ B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses% R# K" a6 @ P- G5 E- [) n/ J t1 Z
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
, E* |* I; z a6 a; X( ^% j6 P B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak0 G1 F8 O. y1 o V) _! M5 W* O
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DD Kishinami
; b9 e% W q0 u4 O+ b y CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& R" O7 r$ u. m DD Arikaze
/ J# g6 Z# m' O6 b, g3 \+ O$ |3 n! P) n! M DD Haruzuki
7 O! n( V0 k; C, {7 Q. ?* X" q CA Mikuma# t3 D D7 Z' b% Q
DD Satsukaze
+ S9 h; m( R, G' a2 @ CA Maya, Bomb hits 23 V% ]5 O, O! |
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 q7 O. V9 B8 V+ X) \8 t* |0 E DD Minegumo/ n9 G( [* F# i
DD Myojinkaze
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1 r: o+ |) O& b; Z! _Aircraft Attacking:
3 i& x Q' p3 W 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * , H9 I- p2 w) o2 v1 U5 k
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb3 _+ ^- c7 ]+ e) J0 {% Z
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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。) I+ L$ ]) S0 `: }4 a. p
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5 X' K9 D% G) K& r8 }$ M% zGround combat at Manus (101,119)! ]# A3 ^: @' ?0 m1 z
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! G7 O1 ], Q* d$ a# _Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 7788 R5 R% _& ^5 X {* D
- C' w' l0 T* S* f1 p- _3 YDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272$ x/ h( [& k. M
: Z+ j' L3 @! _4 b: e% |Allied adjusted assault: 659 8 |0 n: ]- O) I, a$ Q2 U$ @
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 ( [' z% N+ [- y& k
7 B. L6 o/ A4 G% wAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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' x5 `) O1 G6 x+ G/ Z6 UAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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- M5 _$ s0 N. J6 r9 T! \% yCombat modifiers
7 b) F" N% j& ^2 _5 i; kDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)% W8 g1 M2 U! K4 r0 N
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Attacker:
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% A0 h9 z. _" |" V- B 1954 casualties reported
7 Y5 N, G; a; O. [: x7 P; [; l Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled0 S5 z, p: F; |9 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled( q# q% x6 Q* b! Q V/ `7 p
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled* F" j: Q0 } }& F" J0 v
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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# c4 v% x1 Q0 z% g: x- L" ^Allied ground losses:6 g# j- C2 q* K7 X; M
267 casualties reported
* {7 G4 |+ H! h2 r e/ P Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
8 A [9 ]8 h1 m9 {) O. ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled+ [' z6 X# v$ [6 f2 k6 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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, {5 x: B3 ?& P/ I4 Y1 f0 [Assaulting units:
& W+ X# r; z4 L 77th Infantry Division
' }2 H/ _3 {6 R! L* L k 7th Infantry Division
$ B8 c" U) s& O. e. O) e% ` 193rd USAAF Base Force5 {" b% @" A5 K+ m* {
IX US Corps6 \4 r6 r' Y/ h' y' y+ r7 a. O+ s+ ^
5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion3 G$ E+ q! r" m4 ^
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion8 B# t) a! V2 A) O0 L1 k# I
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
+ ?- K! _4 y: }* E, q. _0 u 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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2 A9 A# r& j: \7 @Defending units:
/ `4 G/ F& l! ?- S* t. S, [ 60th Division
7 H$ C) a& q. @1 D f 63rd Naval Guard Unit
8 s% f( o! x) x5 B9 I; [ 20th JNAF AF Unit
2 J0 ]9 Z6 k0 a2 H% e, j 13th Base Force9 t$ Q; ~7 U- i+ W/ {5 c
65th JAAF AF Bn |