5月12日
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5 V1 g$ Q4 }: u7 W2 n" d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。; b$ j3 w) V7 f
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 1 r5 |2 M# Q, @
' y4 [! \0 N1 Q9 ^. ^0 F; [* DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ x5 S( S! N* s6 V4 F& c' A/ {
8 c2 d1 i& z7 w! k5 Z) aRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* A# f, c) z$ \2 t' e8 XEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 I- b% ~8 p z7 r5 Q6 O$ H* _
N1K5-J George x 122
# `1 Y$ ]6 l; B" H Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft
0 r4 I; e y1 Z3 ?; p+ G* a$ Q P-38J Lightning x 37& D3 P% H K; U" k, Z! ~/ d: h* q
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged* z# s4 [& ]) A3 x6 q1 d1 o, h" \
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P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed* ?1 y, h+ z' `, N4 Q3 e
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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; G- v4 ?( c* uAirbase hits 21
/ y& o& }, m& H! OAirbase supply hits 3
. `. t/ E7 w- DRunway hits 55& V; p% s# J: Y o: A
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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1 U n7 j! {! k. w, c- h8 s O; i8 C8 aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! Z, |' U, o8 `0 f( Y9 Q, E+ A
6 d! N6 N; F+ o TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 |1 Z. @6 W- P6 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( p2 N2 |, d" { |4 {6 H. m$ Q
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Japanese aircraft# v4 d5 o$ J& J- q! s+ l/ K
N1K5-J George x 766 C7 b; \2 x) Z* Y" P
Ki-84r Frank x 30! }9 j. h4 ]0 a( V
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Allied aircraft
- }3 K9 M/ l0 |% Q P-38J Lightning x 8
1 U: c: h3 o- a% d7 p' e2 I+ X- ?' V PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9/ ]+ o& Q& o ?' j: g: F' M
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- Y2 q; G+ G" ~& E' r0 i P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed; h/ Z: a% s$ s$ v
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 1+ O" R4 S; @2 U$ `# f2 s7 ]
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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0 C! g8 G; V* n$ H/ LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 K: R- T+ |7 N0 _) v9 {Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ d" m; P* e$ B$ ~4 u9 g( V# @
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes3 J+ C. q2 i! X" g. T0 y: U* ]
: w3 n/ z6 ^( UJapanese aircraft9 f0 c( Y; h) L2 z" o, W
N1K5-J George x 61
7 Q! L! E+ h( ?( R9 Y- q+ U" z Ki-84r Frank x 29. c. m4 M1 Y6 _0 i' J j) z# M9 R
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Allied aircraft. Y; m; d' v) Z& T& J
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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5 \6 _# c- a4 e% n0 c7 w. cJapanese aircraft losses' s8 B& H3 n$ a, ?- @4 _6 q, y2 H
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed8 p, a P) C! r$ s8 }' [9 M& [ H
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Allied aircraft losses* t; j) T/ P6 m) t
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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& e- I9 ^! h/ Y- @ @Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 j- B6 t8 K- T! X* Y2 K0 B
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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2 e6 N; l% }- W& X: LJapanese aircraft
- Y, [+ b" x* F6 m' @, p8 q N1K5-J George x 440 b' U; g$ E/ U+ c) i
Ki-84r Frank x 21( C7 y8 b: ?2 B3 \1 J- n
Q) c0 G) u4 O3 G) d/ CAllied aircraft
) u* M% W: Q6 z5 [/ w PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6! U) F) U% E7 H3 y
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ t+ u* Z: g' Y7 Q" ~ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed$ Y( J0 l' }5 v5 [; S8 Y
p8 O5 ]+ a/ BAllied aircraft losses
/ ?- p# l8 D4 F( c' [4 b5 P8 `; g9 W% O PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Runway hits 14 C, L i: i( I' x6 K% |" {
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 1 a2 t& |4 g# {8 N/ ]. {2 }
& B: i/ O5 z A3 y% F' E) RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" N: _2 x: y3 {% l; ^& N
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 j( d4 y8 _+ A
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 31
* u8 ^7 V- {: K$ E7 i2 x Ki-84r Frank x 18) w9 K* G+ M# R7 f
/ F1 O* d, f3 L8 mAllied aircraft
: i' W& m% [2 T ~! b Z3 I% l B-24J Liberator x 67- M8 M4 y8 X$ |; h7 x& ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
* Z) n3 b4 D! ?9 d. u N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed1 _- V- _( @' W) [( w
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7 Y" v) ~0 S; V B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged, V8 g3 e J6 X- l
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, L2 v) O- h1 V6 Z, A C# P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! w8 F# M- ?; c' C# g# N S0 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ {& k* Y( h2 s9 ^4 N J) f
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Airbase hits 17+ O# y* d; ^& @% Z: b5 I* B3 i
Runway hits 22
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/ V" b/ E* j( r3 h& i+ Q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。0 w9 L! _- E; q5 o6 w6 y
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* [& X, R" f: K1 x# }3 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud* p) c" c3 ?9 K
- K3 W+ p5 |8 u$ A) O3 d" {7 \ gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 `5 _" i" L' a
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes* P+ @$ L& J* ]: ~
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Allied aircraft; f& B7 }% z; q) r. j
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17; n' G# w+ F1 N( F
8 ^- N1 t( L" @2 M' i/ j0 r3 x$ PAllied aircraft losses
- c8 } A" a: |1 j0 c7 w4 H B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
! x' [; w( P9 a) K- D1 [2 x) ~, A B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak" i7 B- o. S" ?6 N, r6 S8 q
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Japanese Ships* B2 I0 v: ?% z/ N
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
' s1 f1 l6 E b3 y DD Makinami( ], a- n7 m3 z0 B0 v7 I$ d- T
DD Kosukaze
) | ~5 `2 i: h4 t& E6 @ CA Kumano
) j" I! q+ |: {- ^: o DD Asashimo
/ [# s, Z0 x' H4 w. _2 I DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
" u0 A1 l6 T2 h) z, n BB Haruna
$ n& P8 R0 ?( w9 o, t CA Chikuma
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8 R Q( c& D; E1 Z6 s6 l. mAircraft Attacking:
; j+ p- ~4 w, V% J 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
& Z1 Y2 m8 F% A* ~& p L9 ~ Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb _1 _- v9 b/ ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94, s1 G2 p5 e" k/ D: `
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 A4 \5 i# N. U3 c2 s
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# V5 d6 B, N# ~8 s! u" o, u
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes* P" p( k+ x ~3 s
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Allied aircraft8 {, o$ q6 [" i" G
B-25D1 Mitchell x 18+ x _' _( I6 f$ v& d
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Allied aircraft losses6 Y" L x8 u' g. e/ P
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged+ o F. c& L* H% P6 L& k, Y
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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DD Kishinami
7 g2 b6 ? W+ x( p0 d CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire% ^0 q9 O# T5 [, ~- w- g
DD Arikaze
0 o. |! H, `1 Z: Y' i2 M' K. k( N DD Haruzuki
+ g9 n) e: A4 a6 g1 N, |- | CA Mikuma
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CA Maya, Bomb hits 2& ~' [% }+ `$ C% }, C9 W/ I! p8 x
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" H7 o6 Q' r+ V+ k8 B0 ] DD Minegumo; k O' r; p3 T, ^6 w( T: J
DD Myojinkaze( M5 ]6 ?6 c: g2 l0 J& c; u8 B m
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Aircraft Attacking:
K# F. Q" E0 h ~ 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
# @- d/ `/ Z% u. W Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb( P! C# [/ T9 ~5 s2 Y
4 j/ {( U u5 E7 H+ {6 S5 b4 Z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。: m. b6 `, l! }: D4 H+ V
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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Allied Deliberate attack5 @9 c! A9 E5 ]6 E6 S `
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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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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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L: E1 M& S3 Z) l# \2 ]( IJapanese adjusted defense: 119
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 2 X8 b" g. z+ q0 q
6 P2 c8 u* e4 a7 C) n- [Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!( b' F/ j% v# q
% R, N( j8 X: \7 ZCombat modifiers
# B% E% Q: |' f- I' u+ nDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)1 B, r# U/ O5 r
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:6 R' q" E3 a. _6 y" }
1954 casualties reported! X- s7 i2 U l
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
4 Z, q" \. ~, E4 O2 _* x3 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled) q2 z: ]) L( q* p1 o2 u! f4 i
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ~' q& A5 W0 K8 J& w' r. U- U
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled) p/ I' h1 a. K! l8 o
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Allied ground losses:* `. w9 j% @: Q6 {2 O' q+ v
267 casualties reported
1 x/ r1 ]- C# r& y3 T: y Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled ~% P+ p! Q7 H. q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 D0 a; l. A5 l7 k9 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 x- {; G# b3 w$ M% L1 h6 V% e
: `! O7 V. [% R* |( {9 Z" c, CAssaulting units:
" i- a" Y8 y2 g 77th Infantry Division0 n/ b$ K+ x# f5 k/ i: M, R
7th Infantry Division
' ]+ z/ f" f& v+ m f& | 193rd USAAF Base Force
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G/ D1 I5 Q, a1 ~) ^ 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion$ F" c# m! a0 p U' M1 O* m
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
6 s% A5 l8 @. x) X' r; x0 h+ }. e Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion. T9 |* w) A( Y" g2 v, d
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:
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4 a. j, u5 C! E& m 63rd Naval Guard Unit; S: m. g4 A5 w
20th JNAF AF Unit ; J& b* e: z w
13th Base Force
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