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6月3日,日军KB变换战术,单纯使用0战扫场泗水,企图剿灭泗水的盟军战斗机力量。此战术取得了一定的成功,被动应战的盟军CAP战斗机损失较大。) i2 A+ [/ d, X4 |* H5 W: J
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/ N5 s3 j+ E- h, f) j: ]Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,1042 |/ l& s& D% S9 \* ~# v" [
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." B z% r) V q3 h3 d# Q# u
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes+ ~7 v8 n* h/ |$ B
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Japanese aircraft
2 P) U/ G: N7 m$ H; k A6M2 Zero x 1748 A) d0 _& S( @* d; B3 X
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Allied aircraft$ T" J+ s6 M/ w: u: L: A
Fulmar II x 12. O- q/ O6 Y9 |7 i3 e# {; l/ b
Martlet II x 59 H4 `# A3 {( \3 _2 n5 F
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3) _* n# r6 F0 {3 i6 P* Y
Kittyhawk IA x 12; B0 A3 J$ q$ D9 f1 N
Kittyhawk I x 2
, T; ~0 Q, H) t9 S0 @/ L8 a P-38E Lightning x 9
9 }9 Y/ Q. j, \, P* N0 b9 q P-39D Airacobra x 17
, M9 K& I. \: j, O1 s; j0 f P-40E Warhawk x 32
$ A! Z9 x } J' f F4F-4 Wildcat x 37
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) F& c2 R! e! {6 [7 W7 [1 @! V A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed e& h; H& A7 {
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Allied aircraft losses$ x& @/ R4 v9 X% T4 _; p( U
Fulmar II: 4 destroyed
K+ L3 X M; q. R P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
9 E+ y+ s. U' i- H# l1 s- ?3 ] ^ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
U1 O0 z r+ ~* ~$ } P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed9 q; ^( b% o6 v# y1 @5 {$ C* S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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盟军四发不顾敌直掩战斗机,奋力压制加里椰地机场。日军前期战斗机对四发虽然很难击落,不过可以进行骚扰,有效干扰盟军投弹的准确度。
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4 ?; j- r! T5 R# }* } WMorning Air attack on Kalidjati , at 50,99
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.: t! b5 J. f/ U5 O u+ O+ d3 Q* t5 K
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 o+ u/ X0 o& n U: @ Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 48
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( X8 [ H# e o8 \2 N) d B-17E Fortress x 29' j9 k( n9 q6 w0 U1 O* P+ D3 J
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Q8 N0 {- H/ F& N) I" G; q Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 damaged& z( K6 }/ N1 d3 J# }
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1
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- Y6 x; t3 k2 d. N- ]9 C6月4日,盟军判断前日尝到扫场甜头的日军KB会继续进行对泗水机场进行扫场,果断变换战术,调派在附近基地一直在进行训练的DB(俯冲轰炸机)和TB(鱼雷轰炸机)增援泗水机场,在战斗机配合下,0直掩出击,争取给KB带来杀伤。$ x5 ~5 Y& S5 x4 i& A( A$ _9 N: I
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AE中,大机群,优势是泗水这种被打零散的几十个机队的飞机进行协同出击比较困难,为了提高协同率,TB和DB以及掩护的战斗机高度一律设置为10000英尺。DB在AE中咸鱼翻身,不再是WITP中的鸡肋了,其设置在10000英尺会进行俯冲攻击,精度较高,对舰艇的杀伤力比较大。TB攻击时会自动降低到200英尺高度发射鱼雷。
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9 Y3 U) _$ ]! ^' b果然,日军KB170架战斗机继续扫场,而盟军在分散的数个波次飞机攻击中,上下午各最大的一波,给KB带来了致命的杀伤。
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8 _6 {6 I: q2 V" P$ A: w. _$ v上午,突破50多架0战的直掩后,TB面对敌舰队的AA炮火,200英尺高度发射鱼雷无一命中,而DB立功了,瑞鹤命中2枚1000磅,苍龙被命中1枚1000磅,幸运的是战列舰比睿承当了肉盾被弹2枚1000磅。& D5 y, U) N0 l+ L! a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,1021 z- g7 o9 | ~0 @) Q+ h; L
% ?' V3 ?1 S3 U+ \Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 L. Y0 e& ~) JRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, P3 g% k: p( A- U1 H: \Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* E+ Z( u _) Y. [" T: ]- W2 v
A6M2 Zero x 52
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Allied aircraft
' y, H' o! c; f4 v* K, f$ W$ ^ Albacore I x 6
% B2 }' ]- x+ j$ J Hurricane IIb Trop x 33 Y# W U9 j5 \0 _: P" w7 D
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2
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Kittyhawk IA x 12
4 n, `- S+ p: @: ?# k8 W Kittyhawk I x 10* ~. k. p. b) R" J' B7 F
A-24 Banshee x 120 t- z0 A& `+ {& |8 g& C
P-38E Lightning x 5
1 f. B8 u" h8 h, u* k1 H P-39D Airacobra x 11
* D3 n5 j& }+ H. F* I: u P-40E Warhawk x 20/ V. t) v/ q0 P$ Q$ z/ H% i" U
F4F-3P Wildcat x 6+ @2 o( ]5 o5 [# {/ _/ p* I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 230 k" T' G: A' x5 B/ ~ Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 22
6 P6 X0 X" G- r* w TBF-1 Avenger x 281 o- k$ w5 c8 D9 {- N
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1 O. W" h. n- g- K A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& I. [2 B% `/ e
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Albacore I: 2 damaged; J* ?( L0 u3 D. P A' l! \
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed: p! o8 Q- |0 ?4 t4 M/ L( F- w
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 m2 w5 H- i {- r$ c, v Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed) Y- S5 D% U; D$ a' A e' w. R
A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged
; e! S# ?6 X. @# W) F4 x D P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed- U9 W9 Z8 j: c! [5 M3 P0 S
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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( a' i8 z' ?% u" v u G& s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
, t6 O$ {5 o$ g TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire* ~* \6 e/ g a5 q# ]5 A
CV Shokaku
$ a/ e' g2 G% z: O: } BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2
: x7 M7 p6 i1 V$ | CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 w$ C5 T% B, I" e+ N DD Oboro
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3 O+ q/ G8 ]& a w下午,得到KB遭受攻击消息后的扫场0战,自动变换任务类型,承当KB周围的直掩任务。面对100多架0战组成的直掩网,盟军数个波次出击,损失惨重,好在还是有一波突破了直掩,给瑞鹤致命一击,当场重创,鉴于周边无日军大型港口,预计难逃一劫。4 Z( B% E4 y+ X3 y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,102' v* n) S. p3 z- o; D
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Weather in hex: Light rain. Q! I F4 J# z1 l1 R. c! U( g+ a
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& W2 b/ l: Y4 I
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes; Q7 x2 K3 R$ A# {0 c/ L
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A6M2 Zero x 113 (这里可以发现下午直掩的战斗机增多了,战报TXT里面会交代,日军战斗机由扫场任务转换为直掩任务)+ C- O/ Z' }3 y( ]" N! |# A, t
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Albacore I x 3
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Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
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" A4 V1 {: c" N/ `$ J5 E Kittyhawk IA x 101 C- W# i9 J5 |( B# c
Kittyhawk I x 9
5 @/ h* i( p3 g# u A-24 Banshee x 3
f5 j, O# [, g$ m% K% P2 a# E P-38E Lightning x 53 n; y2 G: o( w/ |( g( r; \5 z. L
P-39D Airacobra x 10% Q4 g; j2 E4 f9 K) g
P-40E Warhawk x 141 m! b1 g0 [/ k: z
F4F-3P Wildcat x 6" Z$ V# _( i2 @1 U8 s0 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 165 k9 u- I. x* V; s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14 v2 m9 ~! ~: C4 `% c3 [! f1 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 22$ y2 D! d3 h+ u: |0 C
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2 A/ v6 d5 ~0 a# c& rNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
i0 R+ z0 ]2 L) y4 s i0 _ Albacore I: 2 damaged
5 B0 b$ ~* `2 C5 g% e Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ _9 q( m3 |2 p1 `0 L& o
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
( v1 H* U8 s( j' O1 I" h A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
$ M( j. N8 w2 G. M9 b P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed( _ G: n# Q) H2 O3 f% g) _
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed- e: w; i- _: P" @/ @1 S p
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged9 V5 y# U, I' n2 E( ^. R/ B$ V; j; ?" l% B
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CV Shokaku
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CA Myoko* I0 \! {& }, b
BB Hiei6 W o% v* a6 D: s* m9 A
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Night Naval bombardment of Kalidjati at 50,999 ~( I* q& Y/ L" K. k
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Allied Ships
# z* A1 c3 q" { CA Devonshire
# K) [4 X" [. c2 C$ | b9 n+ V) W CA Dorsetshire! K$ P7 e: q: M L
CA Salt Lake City8 r! c3 t" C/ M3 F3 n9 {3 c' x
CA Chester
+ ~5 {' X3 k3 E9 B5 z2 J CA Indianapolis
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CL Newcastle" B- l$ s: o- b+ ]- w
CL Hobart
# r+ J3 _- x) J# E, x) i9 Q CL Tromp
" A: b' s0 k1 l# B. q( c4 m CL Sumatra5 `1 u7 |! w" T }% w; o
DD Jupiter
; a$ L( i0 }# f" y- u) s2 H7 a/ x DD Hotspur
) u6 q( f! u& n! b DD Griffin7 a }+ W4 f; r t. D8 c
DD Thracian
) L, j" d) ^ s* f- q$ M DD Scout
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( T* P- v3 O2 j( S$ [- i& d DD Stuart: ?5 k' P" [/ _0 b& \$ c% H. o3 \( V
DD Clark
6 s. o) H% i0 k( n DD Grayson
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328 casualties reported
1 r$ c1 K% T) C* e8 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( X( T9 q! ]) V: e) c! K3 O Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 25 disabled: A y4 F l0 N& ]0 s, q+ ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Airbase hits 6" m& e1 e6 L: }8 g6 L
Airbase supply hits 1
A% ~& J2 p- f; mRunway hits 25& b S7 T' i; {( G" z! C# n
Port hits 3
8 i* |; X" t4 {# x, ?Port fuel hits 2
: W& r8 I6 h" J/ }Port supply hits 2
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近3日日军的SS也大发神威,先后击沉盟军数艘运输船和1艘负伤返回珀斯修理的CA。 W, T+ ~7 _& t) D3 H' ~4 k
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Sub attack near Perth at 48,145
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SS I-29, hits 19 [2 _- K4 ?$ o& W
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- `; E/ Q( { N/ I4 G CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 v: f( s' [ v, _
DD Norman
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0 f7 b3 P; y; g+ ySub attack near Denpasar at 57,108
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AM Deloraine, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage j, s8 P5 [7 K+ a+ v& U
AM Moa, }. t0 v( R* ~# w5 @7 v
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Submarine attack near Karachi at 38,7! e5 u- y, p. ^" ~
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SS I-24; }+ [; l) |$ s6 l! T
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xAKL Sarpen, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Submarine attack near Denpasar at 57,108
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AMC Westralia, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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7 k. i4 a9 l, r" A5 p盟军双发对猖狂的日军SS展开反击,在肯达里港内击沉1艘受伤修理的潜艇。
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Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106, T! v; k ?0 |& H `9 I
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: R o8 K% m+ v; F, }
8 e% \6 F4 _( x V* a0 GRaid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% ]2 M6 q+ \- T' }: Y! _3 G5 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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4 }: s0 F& N% r5 Y# Q$ g Wellington Ic x 5. B$ y: p$ `4 n3 i" e
B-25C Mitchell x 5
3 Z( C# N3 j" H Hudson III (LR) x 192 x# a0 \3 X: N, X7 d& U) ?
Hudson III (LR) x 6, a$ Q# s5 e9 l* O l
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No Allied losses! `" d1 I5 F* _) r$ D3 g/ F- Y! q
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7 y) @6 l/ g; {( }8 } SS I-165, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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陆战方面双方无大的进展,缅甸继续犬牙交错的对峙,爪哇日军3个师团则攻向芝兰扎,被盟军在芝兰扎城下堵住。
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$ o+ a2 H8 B$ }9 j" c7 Q4 p比较神奇的是,0529天皇不专心解决爪哇问题,却在南太采取攻势动作。以近卫混成旅团为首的数百战力日军,在2艘CVL的掩护下,6月4日夜间开始登陆NG要地肖特兰,肖特兰岛上盟军驻军不多,估计近日会失陷。前阵子在澳洲待机的盟军几艘CV和水面战编队已经驶往肖特兰,准备给登陆的日军迎头痛击。
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错过了42年4月之前两栖登陆加成期的日军,登陆时死伤惨重。9 e3 y3 q1 e) P2 ~3 ~
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Amphibious Assault at Shortlands! ~7 H7 z/ P; G V6 B
7 m' j* V% A x; J0 n# jTF 83 troops unloading over beach at Shortlands, 109,131
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Squads: 5 destroyed, 127 disabled
' G/ |0 q5 S6 A% o! o+ d" M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled4 H' p$ }: L% m; k" G4 n4 v0 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ^# S+ [& e) x: B) l+ ]: V* Q
Guns lost 10 (0 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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