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1945年3月3日
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5 a% r& y; V; b- y" z8 {& Dboela港海空大战0 z" S. g& A$ ]* I
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继前两日一举压制了帝国在东帝汶的主要核心基地劳腾港机场之后,盟军庞大的58舰队掩护着登陆船队徐徐向着北方海域前行,直接越过了驻有兵力的saumlaki,taberfane,dobo以及kai-eilanden4岛组成的新几内亚西部龟头地区第一道防线,猛插向更北方向,出产原油的boela港。
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帝国东帝汶——新几内亚西部地域防御司令部此前在战斗中已经判断盟军58将要展开新一次的登陆行动,但是地点未明,此时司令部参谋人员根据盟军58的行动路线推断盟军可能有越岛攻击的打算。1 `# V; ]7 e% R; n/ b* H
, L6 u& C! g0 {4 {0 K龟头一带的日军核心据点乃是大名鼎鼎的比亚克基地,虽然在历史上由于马里亚纳海战的惨败,比亚克基地并没有发挥出太大的作用,但是实际上这个地点是可以控扼盟军龟背和龟腹两路进攻路线上的交点所在,从龟背方向进攻,必须会面对比亚克横亘在路上,而从龟腹的进攻,也会面临驻扎在比亚克基地的航空队的严重威胁,因此,帝国前期已经在比亚克基地投入重兵,不仅优先调集了工兵部队将当地和附近的机场都扩建起来,而且在达尔文失守后,此地的航空兵力也被大大加强了,是不亚于劳腾港的核心据点之一。0 H* Z" B* h5 |7 ~
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3月2日的战斗结束之后,58舰队正取正北航向驶往bolea港,当然当时的大本营还无法判断具体的攻击地点,只能大致判断攻击的方向,此时,比亚克基地已经有大量的攻击机队和战斗机队准备妥当,联合舰队机动舰队也正在附近待机,大本营决定,KB出击!2 e/ q S: p5 v6 r, p h/ }
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3月3日一早,盟军58果然大举登陆,目标是boela港,
% l8 ^3 X1 n y( d9 `AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 03, 45
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Amphibious Assault at Boela (80,110)
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2 D1 x& W9 `( P9 N7 v6 lTF 197 troops unloading over beach at Boela, 80,110% n" q0 _4 H Y, g. ?/ v, \0 A2 p
' F7 J4 h( E. a, d& VAllied ground losses:
9 J1 ]8 [5 k( M* O7 t 12 casualties reported
: A$ Q) S" q% C; \- O8 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: l4 }$ b9 Y9 c) ~ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
% N ~0 m! ^$ }+ x2 j/ d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ m5 b, a* g1 U6 u ]$ }6 a
Guns lost 10 (0 destroyed, 10 disabled)8 _. c- a/ M% g6 K! k, J
Vehicles lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled)
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U! b& X# q. ~* z9 IMotorized Support lost overboard during unload of 872/873rd EAB /22 @/ L7 X. H( @' C x) V M
8 Engineers lost in surf during unload of 5202nd Eng Con Bde 8 G7 \ O) C# W
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& p# }7 Q+ k6 pPre-Invasion action off Port Blair (46,58)
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0 q" ?& G4 T% }) a122 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* [! W/ r$ o" \$ C& B l
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Allied Ships
0 n% J$ Y- }4 y: Z. K3 F APA Herald of Morning
/ N" O; B6 O3 ~$ |! G APA Storm King; B7 I! d. [9 r7 F$ ~
APA Starlight
9 \1 F8 h' S1 c APA Elkheart$ U/ ~ Q4 f0 S: z$ T7 [
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Allied ground losses:
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+ f4 D3 z y2 |) C Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 E3 r1 o y9 B7 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
! D4 M2 j. ]7 A9 C" Q0 I- S7 u+ c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% u* H3 ]% _: a, D n5 F% q大量的船只拥挤在此。离比亚克7格位置,正好落在KB和陆基的攻击范围之内,得到侦查机消息后,已经准备妥当的日军机场顿时引擎声大作,同时KB舰队的航母也开始集体转向,攻击开始!
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. X1 [: A2 x6 r" a当天第一波攻击由KB舰队首先发出,! S# _- @: c5 j; g1 Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110( g; a$ ?5 I+ L) M7 @
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 @7 I p% _, {8 c- g
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 d2 Y5 _& r( C
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes. [) I' M: a# j
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Japanese aircraft5 V& S5 r( H- \* u- s, O1 M
A7M2 Sam x 4283 ?! ]0 D' g7 j! \1 x f. ]
B7A2 Grace x 1735 X4 g/ n9 I0 ?6 @ t& [4 i
D4Y4 Judy x 39 m; s7 e5 z- v2 e' _+ @
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( I& C' e3 ? S4 l6 Q9 | Corsair II x 180
& j9 t# m5 z# i" n Corsair IV x 22
: }9 M( O6 ^' A# v2 N8 H) ] F4U-1A Corsair x 986
' P8 a& w! K; l* t& R5 t F4U-1D Corsair x 816
) K3 [ k. I$ t: ]0 _8 L3 n+ j F6F-3 Hellcat x 38- T+ c, A( f* \# V P3 @; z
F6F-5 Hellcat x 96
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Japanese aircraft losses8 T B6 p+ p: |' q
A7M2 Sam: 130 destroyed
5 U9 t' N( t" g' d7 E) [* ^5 @ B7A2 Grace: 64 destroyed, 34 damaged
: L& o" v0 A9 }1 K" }7 [ B7A2 Grace: 15 destroyed by flak6 H/ Q" U- g' V
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 2 damaged7 H, |: v% K/ `+ |2 F i0 C+ R- W
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak+ z) @0 [$ r! N0 |: s
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Allied aircraft losses
4 S' N/ v7 s5 s Corsair II: 1 destroyed& b, E/ ^9 J7 R0 J2 `
F4U-1A Corsair: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged5 @. e' W3 l+ a1 q
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 t' c# ]* U8 r2 \5 ^ CVE Nassau, Bomb hits 15 O3 ~4 t. E. B4 l
CVE Altamaha
5 B- u% d1 X7 w( D, u; B+ H! O: \ CVE Wake Island* I" t& A3 p% [! z8 o% m
CVE Fanshaw Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( Q+ ` n5 R: T; B
CVE Battler
: L* b1 i' m# O, c CVE Thetis Bay2 [( t N: J% E7 n) o9 M4 H& C
CVE Prince William, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: j1 h4 Z' L, \! b$ R; C
CVE Matanikau
4 I1 g. i6 Z# K8 h CV Lexington/ Q; T5 _) o t7 [5 f7 S8 }7 C" D
CV Randolph, Torpedo hits 16 \$ y9 j& T c! _
CV Lexington II
( g Y! B1 s5 p% d CV Wasp II
+ b# k/ {. p1 @: V8 f CV Ticonderoga v; ~; p d, m
CV Bunker Hill
5 }3 }. g! {9 d, Y7 g" f, a# ?. f; D CVE Steamer Bay
( ~) @5 f- j' s8 _2 B CVE Cape Esperance, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; y' N Y4 {- M6 H+ G- S' Z
CVE Rudyerd Bay1 U. m9 r3 _0 T
CVE Sargent Bay
0 M# W( W$ s, P5 T CVE Petrof Bay- {9 q y# Y' J# R H7 T5 t
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
5 w1 P* o/ H4 H3 L9 k CV Indomitable6 a! C1 Q5 O ^
CV Hancock- E2 L: j3 l/ U0 ]5 M
CV Victorious
! q! v6 k, k7 C1 w2 @ CV Enterprise Z1 ~( v) C7 F: `$ d
CVE Ommaney Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 G9 k! f. E+ p4 E1 [4 C4 d: Y
CVE Hollandia, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 y+ c I% p# } CV Essex, Torpedo hits 1
! R% P6 ` c, g5 `9 H; \! E5 s CV Hornet II
& J M" @* y7 F# \. t- o CVE Natoma Bay1 {! L6 U+ E$ U3 }
CV Illustrious
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400多架烈风战斗机,掩护着173架流星改舰攻和39架彗星4型舰爆机向着盟军58首先发起了攻击,在这一波攻击中,集中了日军空母部队多年征战积累下来的大部分精华——加贺,赤城,飞龙,苍龙,翔鹤,瑞鹤,大凤,信浓各舰的大部分航空队都投入了这一波攻势,较脆弱的云龙级和慢速的两鹰以及其他的CVE和CVL在主力编队后面不远处紧张的忙碌着准备发动第二波攻势。' c3 [" C6 ] R- q
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由于预定的陆基攻击波没能抢在KB之前首先攻击,因此,KB攻击机队不得不面对未经任何削弱和消耗的58直掩机部队,各航空队在投入战斗后纷纷陷入了与盟军战斗机的苦战之中,付出重大代价后,仅有73架流星舰攻和16架彗星舰爆摇摇晃晃地突入盟军航母舰队上空投弹,总共命中6艘CVE2艘CV和1艘CVL共10枚鱼雷3枚炸弹。其中5艘军舰被判断重创。
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但是投弹完成后的攻击机队绝大部分都没能返回,被愤怒的58直掩机淹没了。
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Banzai! - in a B7A2 Grace is willing to die for the Emperor: B8 Z4 |- t$ J4 ?; i; K
Fuel storage explosion on CVE Hollandia5 w8 i S$ b# m7 G) Y5 v; J5 d! o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Hollandia: B+ w* |; B. h* x) y
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第一波攻击波过后,尽管已经遭受到重大损失,但是紧接着从比亚克起飞的陆基攻击机队也赶到了战场,来不及集合队形便遭遇到直掩机的拦截,不得不分批投入战斗,也陷入了如第一波攻击一样的苦斗之中。
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& ]! \3 D; H" f$ b/ b- b. yMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1103 t; g% H: c! [$ K N0 ?
3 l9 P4 b; l+ ?- N0 D' `# QWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 162 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* L) g; S# H/ L3 ?" M; c7 ]Estimated time to target is 48 minutes8 u c% s0 M4 |$ N0 N& Y
1 G/ O5 S- _* p! qJapanese aircraft/ n; C& {( z. z# X ^4 ?
D4Y4 Judy x 19/ Q2 C% x& u+ U, V: N# v
N1K1-J George x 47& y; P, ^2 Q+ Q4 w# U
Ki-83 x 771 _% g K7 o6 Q) t. b. b
* D- ?/ y2 P. | hAllied aircraft
( P0 O* X3 @. U6 m+ r0 ^ Corsair II x 175
+ L3 {( x# [# O Corsair IV x 22
' z3 ?( u5 A1 O7 c+ ~& X5 y F4U-1A Corsair x 949
/ d. ]1 U% N( F& x4 k F4U-1D Corsair x 775, h2 V+ \. Q R, _0 U: S4 q) ?
F6F-3 Hellcat x 38, u1 u$ m# p: `* ?
F6F-5 Hellcat x 91
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1 l9 q( h6 o/ J6 B; F- G! I y D4Y4 Judy: 7 destroyed) A6 G$ l( a) {, e
N1K1-J George: 19 destroyed
) E( D# M0 h2 Z( C Ki-83: 28 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 P* W, g. q* p, Y* s
Corsair II: 1 destroyed' C: H/ [# M2 [4 h
F4U-1A Corsair: 4 destroyed: L& l! l- I6 `3 B
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed$ {3 l: g8 s8 j6 V. y6 u u1 S
F6F-5 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
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6 Q" C' B' B/ e, M: x8 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 ~1 f K, T0 m; e4 I6 e7 {
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Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ b1 l% ^ [3 t0 l+ R
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes C/ R% M% `* v ~
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Japanese aircraft
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# p2 d) I; s. ]7 _- y Ki-83 x 20
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Allied aircraft
; n* s5 Z& C# E Corsair II x 173
! p! I; O+ f4 H7 D7 c Corsair IV x 22
2 o& x8 f0 o1 K7 H: @ F4U-1A Corsair x 9263 [4 l1 f; }# l4 x
F4U-1D Corsair x 758
5 w" i; v0 R: x# ^; D9 q F6F-3 Hellcat x 37
: A) f- C/ E$ \ F6F-5 Hellcat x 84
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Japanese aircraft losses% \$ s" a& i0 w, \/ u( `
D4Y4 Judy: 6 destroyed& T( W+ Z7 u7 k
Ki-83: 7 destroyed a/ ^+ w3 D6 R7 n+ q* z0 c2 T* W
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3 D0 X. d8 Y, c Y4 @4 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110$ R; _# P, n5 P1 w4 ~( d
% @- B" W6 U, o6 o, G5 uWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ G t# Y; a9 k; x/ p4 ~0 `
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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D4Y4 Judy x 15
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% c& @9 l" ^3 W% d/ g Corsair II x 173$ B0 t7 M& U2 T
Corsair IV x 21
5 M/ \8 j8 l& _5 E" ` F4U-1A Corsair x 914
) @+ ]9 o2 o! Y6 | F4U-1D Corsair x 7402 o0 G2 J0 D, v" G
F6F-3 Hellcat x 36
" e1 d% P( G8 [+ j+ f F6F-5 Hellcat x 84+ A1 y: n! l, [! X) C4 U, _
2 z4 T4 S9 d1 T, ]: |# hJapanese aircraft losses
2 o, l! _. H3 G D4Y4 Judy: 6 destroyed' {$ j% m/ q# ?
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5 W: f+ X8 O( D, k4 h; ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ ^2 Y( d0 ]: j
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ C0 P" [# I3 {- x- IEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 15
- o m2 K% L/ O& I Ki-83 x 196 U7 U6 L% O& u7 ~' I: k
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Corsair II x 158
3 r- p" m7 t& C; ]1 T Corsair IV x 194 c: w1 D8 P5 E; Z& E7 V n
F4U-1A Corsair x 864! ]( y; @% o0 U6 T7 U
F4U-1D Corsair x 679
8 G4 g$ w4 y0 t! ]9 H F6F-3 Hellcat x 35
$ o- P' o. x% k8 L2 I7 y% N6 O7 a F6F-5 Hellcat x 83
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6 f6 [& K+ X# |% A Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged+ _% P- @. C7 X6 m, w. q4 g
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 2 destroyed by flak
W' ?5 E3 L" y' I0 s5 H Ki-83: 10 destroyed- g9 V* m5 o' U
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* v7 f& l6 L& o- { F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed: M0 A2 [ a4 N% z' @- g6 U
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CV Hornet II
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Raid detected at 141 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
' C8 r8 J% N* v/ n( N1 i5 [/ [2 CEstimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 167 \, \' f6 J# l" T
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6 a; l. j( p1 x4 h7 r$ @, ?6 J Corsair II x 144" x+ h5 E6 X& `
Corsair IV x 17
r0 J, U2 y9 S' } F4U-1A Corsair x 799
- m+ C1 y; ?# H8 S F4U-1D Corsair x 611$ H2 @: [- S1 e3 h
F6F-3 Hellcat x 33
8 T+ e3 h0 J4 c4 t9 b$ @ F6F-5 Hellcat x 81
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Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 4 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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* F/ S3 y( G9 b% yMorning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1107 R0 O# Q6 X a/ }( X+ a
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 147 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 }1 `: c& a* N0 {- k2 Z* |, J) bEstimated time to target is 40 minutes; U( e E$ `7 f4 G0 T
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Japanese aircraft
, T6 `' x) n# v* @0 F$ p Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 10
* e+ I5 B2 j1 M Ki-83 x 20# l& I8 F E2 ]5 Q# \/ a
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9 i( Y6 K. w3 ? Corsair II x 132
8 j+ v; Z) ~7 p$ O" x4 v Corsair IV x 15; y9 \0 ^$ @" Z4 D3 H0 S
F4U-1A Corsair x 766
; f* y8 F. I J F4U-1D Corsair x 585' p' T& f. u7 d+ h; E! a
F6F-3 Hellcat x 33
: t" t; C+ S7 F1 G- k& P# k F6F-5 Hellcat x 763 }& ]4 D& Z2 ?% E/ H
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/ r- [* Y6 q' q( J Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 4 destroyed
" ^) _! r2 G! {/ R' C Ki-83: 6 destroyed& |! A8 q/ \7 o6 |) I; ~& l3 y- K; I4 ?
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, w" I& _/ ^9 |+ E F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
/ S& v% n! K) d; u9 M, t/ U9 N- e CVL Cowpens
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110, O$ E# J1 P3 v! L0 a+ {- k
3 }8 G# l. e6 `7 @Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 l* Z! J* V2 iRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 Q1 R7 E4 T+ {8 f& tEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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' Y$ k0 i' o1 |1 v% U8 p' M! i0 qJapanese aircraft1 F; \0 s! @, F
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 8
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- e/ ~4 C1 r' n( a D' CAllied aircraft
" U& G2 ?2 c& |: q; ~+ T Corsair II x 128
# F+ @: U Q+ P: Y" ?8 ^ Corsair IV x 11
( L# T- e( D, Z0 o* u# j F4U-1A Corsair x 733# v/ ~7 ~0 e: Q5 s/ P1 r5 T7 h; |
F4U-1D Corsair x 564, K3 t/ I( n4 Q/ J+ w$ u, r6 L
F6F-3 Hellcat x 33! m: ]0 J' y2 x- Q6 l* l
F6F-5 Hellcat x 72
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% a: t( o& B( ~; hJapanese aircraft losses" B: S2 ^1 j+ Z. U1 i( Y
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses' c& d& a1 c, \8 ~
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9 y' M: v' U3 T由于兵力太过于分散,尽管各个机队都拼死突击,但是仅有个位数的飞机突入投弹,也没有取得任何命中,出击的陆基攻击机队基本全军覆没。- g* K- k x* Q% O! c R* ^
) G2 H: Z' i1 e+ x2 W上午的战斗以日军部队付出重大代价,命中9艘盟军军舰暂告一段落,出击的日本攻击队大部分都已经烟消云散,坠落到大海之中。而盟军损失的飞机是很轻微的,此时来看,似乎另一场马里亚纳猎火鸡已经不可避免了,但是,此时,帝国的海航健儿们没有放弃!加贺号旗舰上的舰队指挥官们没有放弃!大本营的参谋们也没有放弃!,抓紧每一分每一秒时间修理,整备,于下午再次从KB母舰上发出当天第三波也是最后一波舰载机攻击波,共259架战斗机掩护232架流星改舰攻腾空而起,如一支利剑般直插58舰队。
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' Q, o& r+ s. r" _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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/ j( H; j9 b9 vWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 S) Q9 I6 e. A2 G5 l( d
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! b' S7 L% L' y7 k; E6 ~- n2 Q+ O
A7M2 Sam x 259; N4 ]8 F$ Z; ^: ~, l6 h" J& p
B7A2 Grace x 232
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Allied aircraft
' L8 y- w$ P# `& q Corsair II x 153* u5 V: f; W( a( o; T9 W
Corsair IV x 20" R, H5 A* V$ _: d3 U
F4U-1A Corsair x 810
" p L, Y1 d' W F4U-1D Corsair x 736
- k4 c: }5 |0 g' N" V F6F-3 Hellcat x 437 ?( Y' x8 m, M
F6F-5 Hellcat x 91
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Japanese aircraft losses
v+ Z0 r v2 w7 |: G5 R A7M2 Sam: 69 destroyed
1 c8 ]1 I+ b8 V* p" N* r9 k B7A2 Grace: 97 destroyed, 40 damaged
0 n. Y' d" q, X) k- |7 z$ c+ z0 | B7A2 Grace: 16 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
: L X$ a3 |) h7 A6 i9 E' |: k Corsair II: 1 destroyed0 t$ w. c5 }, f8 X- c& C, J
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed% s% b; o$ D s% f
F4U-1D Corsair: 7 destroyed
- y2 F5 p5 x* e3 P7 ~7 n0 M F6F-5 Hellcat: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships2 d) r) m% P' q ]* H' f
CVE Nehenta Bay
' y0 l8 m" |1 u CVE Makassar Strait; F8 W/ c% \8 S
CVE Windham Bay, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: J6 _5 w1 t& J0 M
CVE Salamaua, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* m. a( R) G; I: x0 a- R
CVE Sargent Bay' k% B- d8 b1 a
CVE Tulagi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 R* Y3 O. y# p6 z1 [ CVE Altamaha8 Z: K O4 Q. c! L4 R
CVE Sitkoh Bay8 \0 d U: f# j. W2 z2 v! e: b
CVE Bougainville
- P4 D4 |9 a! j CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ E' B- K7 h, M0 Q* o; t CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 A: T5 z% ^+ L! U
CV Hancock
1 ^2 U, t3 j# H) `9 v4 X: O( `6 l) o CV Indefatigable, Torpedo hits 1# s- G P6 a- ^" A
CVE Chenango, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
+ C/ Q( x$ b% E CVE Matanikau
. }) d- a7 `3 f w8 ?' Z CVE Shipley Bay9 I* J% }' J6 b! w$ W* |$ L
CVE Saginaw Bay
5 O- B' W. u8 D) T1 ~ CVE White Plains
9 S) \" D6 F/ R7 S7 w; x$ H( Z) K CVE Breton, Kamikaze hits 1
+ S- A3 Y8 {( P6 `* y4 u- i, P2 v CVE Natoma Bay, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# v. z" E+ B* z) C! k
CVE Steamer Bay7 _4 |* Y( _6 o; U2 r$ p& i; G
CVE Gambier Bay
+ z* W. e% O$ S1 e CVE Kitkun Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 u; i) k/ [3 s CVE Munda
' |" G# F/ |3 g2 s CVE Begum, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage, O5 f4 Z- e. f" K0 {5 V' y
CV Wasp5 Q5 T# N' D1 t" `" X* Q6 a8 E
CV Ticonderoga5 T. P2 r: h6 a/ g) [% U% m
CVL Cabot3 d6 v" w0 D9 e
CVL Bataan, x" |) t0 p) r* b: |
CVL Langley. R. y# Q: N! H9 w& X) g6 ]
CVE Savo Island, Torpedo hits 1# u8 I/ {5 B5 O8 @. r
CVE Corregidor
, H) w7 D7 W1 {5 Z CVE Nassau' q1 k# W7 B2 m6 l
CVE Admiralty Island, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, y- I$ ?+ D5 s! W/ i0 `
CV Enterprise
' T/ q( w4 Y7 D0 j CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: V2 o; a, c: S1 N
CV Intrepid, d" v+ u. `! ^
CVE Makin Island, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk/ _1 c, v5 x( G1 O' B9 M
CVL Unicorn, Torpedo hits 1
; n3 [9 f! d* H B CV Randolph, Kamikaze hits 1
/ g5 k5 }, w$ P, w4 J- K% F6 c& ` CVE Takanis Bay% s. F1 I" D+ p# L4 a8 ?+ p3 @
CVE Shamrock Bay, Kamikaze hits 1) y/ F* G e0 S) e9 B7 W7 N
CVE Lunga Point
6 {/ N$ z9 r0 r- x/ @$ U CVE Kadashan Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) s6 b, n" @% x/ @3 Y; X4 J CVE Wake Island, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% H6 x- Y+ S- M! i! \9 R# F/ w6 e CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
. Z1 D9 y _- J4 N8 z CV Wasp II, {0 J3 x% \$ `; e1 T
CVE Santee
1 X; h% z, w0 s! e" \$ o0 n2 s0 P CVE Barnes
9 ?$ x# x' i! P/ X0 d0 H. x CVE Copahee- I6 a$ o$ l* q* Q3 E* h
CVE Thetis Bay, Torpedo hits 28 j% ~" Q. E7 r
BB Wisconsin
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' d# m: r" Z9 c: A R5 r这一波攻击波同样陷入了之前的与直掩机的苦战中,但是,身负最后之重托的攻击机队成功的摆脱了直掩机的纠缠,总共有200架舰攻突破,投弹,在战斗中还有多架受伤的飞机对58发动了神风撞击,命中了3艘航母,终于,这一波攻势对海面上的58舰队造成了重大杀伤,虽然在投弹后仍然有大量的飞机被直掩机击落,战况惨烈。但是面前燃烧着的、倾斜着的母舰已然惊呆了大部分盟军飞行员。
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随后陆基攻击队也不失时机地发起了午后攻势,但是还是没有取得什么战果。' |1 c6 O, Z3 v/ B' m. P) ^
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1 s, {% N3 _, N: g. uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110) |; v0 y, m. ]1 c! \: O! S' h
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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4 R7 n' e/ F/ Z$ sRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 c) J. o' T2 P% e2 t6 hEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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* `5 a, @9 w7 N% }Japanese aircraft: N3 B- w4 r6 U# B
N1K1-J George x 40- g. U6 a' V$ B& h" B; m* \
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 17, C% c: R6 F7 e8 `3 ^: c2 V
Ki-83 x 44
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Allied aircraft2 x) C' L, D5 h! I( r$ i
Corsair II x 151- J. w( ^3 Z; F5 [1 i& G+ i) H j- ^
Corsair IV x 19
# R- `/ v1 G/ ~0 ^ F4U-1A Corsair x 799$ K; l0 A$ ^1 D. v# y' A/ f
F4U-1D Corsair x 729
) c& n% f, o6 t. ?* v F6F-3 Hellcat x 42
* _- k9 ^, J3 x& r7 |$ O& n; V: t. m F6F-5 Hellcat x 88
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* X* h, c5 Z8 X( [% ?- l/ A0 vJapanese aircraft losses9 w( J5 W [3 l
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed& a+ h2 o C% R4 D0 X' D8 @0 O7 z
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 10 destroyed
1 a8 c6 k9 j4 l* @/ i) c Ki-83: 11 destroyed( W, ]7 S8 h5 p
2 U( D- Y; H1 H; J" P8 u( UAllied aircraft losses* D3 X# |- q1 v1 \* | e, s
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed5 u# D y2 }% U
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 178 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.7 _* V# W" s9 p7 Y, }* A. j; ?9 a6 c
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes6 V: f+ J; d% |7 L! V( B- b
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Japanese aircraft
$ P$ N* ?' D b) ^! x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 11) o3 q& d n: X( S% u
Ki-83 x 32
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Allied aircraft% }0 R3 g [- F q* h, K
Corsair II x 150$ ^! ]+ X/ V" Z e( d9 b& g3 J' H
Corsair IV x 19& I9 b. ^- m. B0 S" H& @
F4U-1A Corsair x 788
" n% L/ _ Y3 H8 V! K' h: s; F F4U-1D Corsair x 708
" ]% R. W6 v' o' o" A q1 d F6F-3 Hellcat x 41# M" W9 x1 w Z) } ?& x
F6F-5 Hellcat x 873 H" O: X4 ?5 f0 ]6 ]1 j
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Japanese aircraft losses5 d8 ~) q2 m3 {; x: [
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
- V3 [2 ]* h1 o* c/ Q- H# Q- d" @ Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak! Z7 W& E0 ^6 E
Ki-83: 12 destroyed! E+ n+ w, n+ T# K" u2 V. y. d
3 G" x- `% T! j5 \4 K1 l1 U: tAllied aircraft losses" i5 Z- V5 n' s0 J% N+ O
Corsair II: 1 destroyed. {/ h# G9 j7 G$ Y& G
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
) I4 |, F" P8 o1 B/ Q F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
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$ N( `( r: f5 s( f% [9 `$ `2 cAllied Ships
% q. Z0 Y7 w- Y. H; c% E) B CV Hancock; t' ^) a( [7 o$ m; ~7 U
CV Illustrious, on fire, heavy damage
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; A+ H! V2 g8 B5 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,1103 z# b' D% H t8 V" q! A8 P
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 144 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 A6 b& T7 ?, o6 }( ?9 O8 H
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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- o6 F+ |& u' cJapanese aircraft
b( M9 t. `% g9 W* @1 p4 c Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 13
/ z& h& ]" v0 u9 Q+ H9 M# L Ki-83 x 117 d, v% A+ f) W
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Allied aircraft, w s6 y* \6 p' _$ N8 @/ \. [
Corsair II x 146
1 [4 q% R9 L1 A& _ Corsair IV x 19; ^; h/ Q( \! ]9 g" l9 D
F4U-1A Corsair x 768+ N" W- ]4 I4 s# H @
F4U-1D Corsair x 685
/ z. G& C9 A6 h, q5 S8 l+ d F6F-3 Hellcat x 38- D- v+ |; V# @1 M: I7 V* E
F6F-5 Hellcat x 86! j+ t; d2 E. \: P- h' v
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Japanese aircraft losses/ g, m* ]+ k; B( H1 Q
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 5 destroyed0 y+ M* Z. q5 \* W- r
Ki-83: 4 destroyed! [6 d; |) u3 A; V" e3 `4 V
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No Allied losses/ A# K4 v" g* l* w) c; v
) {0 b8 x3 P/ o+ ?4 R! h仍然只有个位数的飞机突防投弹,未能命中任何目标,白白又损失了上百架飞机。& m' N0 m% L* d: N
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当天KB出动的第二波攻击也同样遭受到了巨大的损失。& C* v; ^9 h& v4 z- J' v
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全天的战斗结束后,日军总的飞机损失数量已经超过了1300架。
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而58舰队由于27设置了6格出击距离错失了一次绝好的攻击KB的机会,全面没有出动一架飞机发动反攻,白白被日本飞机轮番攻击了一整天。: l7 K6 ~+ l2 E e
" L5 X1 J; R; E; X* t& k8 p而盟军虽然在战斗中损失的飞机有限。但是由于损失了很多航母,也有不少直掩机无处降落,直接降落在水面上,OPS的海盗战斗机也达到近500架之多。
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6 X# X- a% [, K0 K在这一片枪林弹雨中,盟军登陆部队未受太大的干扰成功登陆,下回合预计可以攻占boela港口。
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) }+ [5 v5 f9 g1 X" A这是本档开展以来最大规模的一次航母对决,没想到会以这种方式发生又以这种结果告终,总的来看,日军以重大的飞机和飞行员损失换来了盟军十多艘各型航母的损失,但是,远不能说是一个战略性的转折,只是,稍微对盟军的进攻步伐有所拖延而已,同时,日军的损失也异常惨重,精锐飞行员几乎被一扫而空。& y" Z4 F; n2 a( v
0 c) M! Y9 w' Y* Z/ }' o当天在保山追击的日本大陆派遣军主力还对逃亡中的国军部队展开了追击,再次重创了国军新一军。
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$ a5 n5 ?$ |& h: c& OGround combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan)4 @ e, s4 h% s* B V; U
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Japanese Shock attack
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& E8 z2 X: X7 g( X6 \' V5 rAttacking force 54270 troops, 437 guns, 2391 vehicles, Assault Value = 2472
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Defending force 7279 troops, 135 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 3834 b7 V8 B2 D0 T6 M0 t* z
8 w% P4 X! J. w8 N4 ~Japanese adjusted assault: 2349
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) @& L9 K. M4 [, RAllied adjusted defense: 10 ) N% f# F, I$ f+ o$ _4 x
9 ]0 ~( e& E# cJapanese assault odds: 234 to 1
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Combat modifiers s$ b# r# X: m+ d y
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) k: A: |, _& s, z! G5 l
Attacker: shock(+)
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3 U" e9 c2 G$ X6 s( c) WJapanese ground losses:3 h$ T+ r2 ~: H+ O$ h% y9 \
516 casualties reported
. R: D6 I" I& c$ @/ J Squads: 2 destroyed, 42 disabled1 x6 O$ {) ^3 a& l$ E+ Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
0 h6 R9 k, l) ?; p& C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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2 g, Z2 S0 p$ O- `4 | O* J; IAllied ground losses:
8 Y3 J! a' a6 {5 o2 I 4249 casualties reported
U i, C! E$ z# F' { Squads: 207 destroyed, 265 disabled
( d) Z6 Q* W0 ^) m5 D1 _ l" \/ U$ j Non Combat: 81 destroyed, 21 disabled+ H% R2 `5 i; @
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled4 }5 ]+ V5 i. M# |4 r R
Guns lost 111 (46 destroyed, 65 disabled). G" Y, b- P4 ~0 Q N* J$ |7 c
Vehicles lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 ~2 S. C: ^2 Q( Y; e4 `5 l) k* o Units retreated 41 q' _2 S. ~2 D/ f
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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2 I' x( j8 \( cAssaulting units:
( B! `! y9 T, z) N3 \ 25th Tank Regiment
. o3 F5 n- t4 {0 E* k 22nd Tank Regiment. s* T" ` Z6 a# X( w& f" f2 J7 u6 x
12th Ind.Infantry Brigade
3 i# p8 U: j# l7 D0 A' a T& J. [7 C: @% V 9th Tank Regiment
4 B$ M) [ v; I, O+ s X3 q 8th Tank Regiment$ g$ g8 h3 _( Y2 E- L
42nd Division
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7 Z { q( n# t1 Q. G' j5 h) e1 F/ A 26th Tank Regiment+ b: q5 \9 B8 [1 _3 @, s; D9 O
27th Tank Regiment
% K+ s7 ]5 N1 }+ y9 C 12th Tank Regiment7 l: O4 K' L0 j. q, Q& v# }( M- \
1st Ind.Tank Brigade
& n" S$ Y' r/ Q& l2 U- f& @% q 11th Tank Regiment
- z, X* t! \' T* L 3rd Tank Regiment- e# O J U: a9 J7 w4 }
34th Tank Regiment- [$ J" s& H0 W( U; Z" d( X; M0 T
4th Tank Division5 n: n# c* k8 v9 l; u/ B5 L
112th Division
! O e7 s5 P- S& ]" T$ r, E 7th Ind.Tank Brigade6 ^% i# ^) J3 J% A( I1 P1 F) W! w
6th Army
) j- E. B# n* f% ` 11th Air Defense AA Battalion1 q ^6 ^! _3 E
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
& L4 B8 N* {) D. t 51st Air Defense AA Regiment
+ Y/ a1 @8 T8 @: W 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5 N& E8 b8 a7 X- }1 H& A 125th AA Regiment9 ]) J; ?# O2 v. _
88th Field AA Battalion
! y( m4 s+ l! t& n9 W 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
* V1 s0 a7 u- u' E* d8 s: z 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
! j0 O: m0 Z$ n, p7 b: v 111th AA Regiment
* X4 g1 C: }. k, ?' l5 f 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion2 f4 j6 t _0 @0 I" R
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion1 L- W8 l8 U% S
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2 `" z: j. G! z) R8 C' g* N- Q 89th Field AA Battalion3 Y, F, F5 x. m; u
; u3 ^& n, H2 _2 g2 eDefending units:
# x2 x& S S4 s5 H6 K. y. j/ J% X4 d6 } 1st New Chinese Corps /1) R7 H' p |9 @6 C+ _. {5 U
6th Medium Regiment
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29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment- j2 _. ?7 Y$ t( `9 \- a! M" {* n
% J* G! A Q0 O. e同时,盟军一支船队登陆布莱尔港,西线的动静也是越来越大了。
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Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)2 \: M ~1 q( U; s
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Japanese Bombardment attack0 W+ d6 O# W' u( R4 B
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Attacking force 4560 troops, 51 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 182+ Y8 X/ x- s& h, J. q
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Defending force 10283 troops, 140 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 290
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Assaulting units:1 q7 S9 p- _( d* z: `: h4 D8 W
5th Amphibious Brigade
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28th JAAF AF Bn
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475th USA Regiment
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45th Indian Brigade
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100th RAF Base Force
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3rd West African AA Regiment+ l9 b1 `- w. J: ]
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