5月12日
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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。7 h9 i l# \3 x! h
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 6 r4 T& e/ F) Z' [3 I+ k7 C
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 J4 i9 I4 c) f5 E
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: V; w/ a" \( F/ }; {% x N1K5-J George x 122
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Allied aircraft/ I. u. n* L7 i, x5 Q
P-38J Lightning x 374 I/ e3 u- U9 Y7 x0 \3 Z; ]; P
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% B1 K3 ?- f9 D* p- O
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
8 P' a/ B0 y' v' i( Q* E PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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1 E9 g; h' a" c- {Airbase hits 21
K- q' o; f8 I+ e/ OAirbase supply hits 3) q, G, P6 a! g G0 A" m
Runway hits 55
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, \, ~* q5 }" [+ U3 CMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 , S" h5 F7 F b ^% d* F0 u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ u% M! u' i% S) X) V. Z4 X/ s
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, U# ^- U' U! L" G3 y4 OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 ]% f5 q) {0 U* ^
N1K5-J George x 76
1 K5 [5 L) [8 O+ q Ki-84r Frank x 30& l- u% A; y: Y# a4 v& u
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Allied aircraft
8 I. P" d+ {. D e P-38J Lightning x 8
# y: x6 {9 F! t5 A! d5 g2 p- V PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9+ t4 V( _4 r$ D3 L n1 C
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed+ A5 K. b4 o6 l, r: N0 N( E+ Z4 l8 R
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Allied aircraft losses
/ N8 t+ C X$ i& S0 M P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
4 ~4 i6 _% ^& h7 Z) k7 ]. g3 E3 H PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged. _3 H; j' E5 x, u+ H m
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Airbase hits 1, b/ H. E D' A7 g4 d6 }
Runway hits 2: ?' ]# }5 X, r' J
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 % d4 A: g' g9 H; s! m
+ C, B/ k/ x% P2 B! |) [* o8 YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 ~. \! s' `( M) {/ G* w
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft4 T8 q+ t9 w! T3 m0 x
N1K5-J George x 61* {1 w4 I, r5 M
Ki-84r Frank x 29
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses) R' c. d' S& q2 I/ d; O. I
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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* N0 w6 T f+ m$ |" {/ _ PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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2 d( @& p1 n( W* _4 S2 \5 m0 PMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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! I6 D6 V8 o' f' _% c% yRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 U& ~% s2 ~' I: H
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes5 Y; S _. h, g! I5 r5 h( O. l
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-84r Frank x 21. t/ R0 j- T5 H' Y- d% U4 T: a
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3 i O2 s1 w) t) _ PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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1 V w% r& ^ X) cJapanese aircraft losses
4 X7 p/ J }: P! ^. M Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" V4 [8 K0 l1 ^, s2 Q PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Runway hits 1
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6 ]' t" i Y3 }% {8 rMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 2 t1 e6 i; l) }
$ U5 U; u( j7 f$ l5 Q* w; AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, v F( N5 J3 S* L. ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: c( c8 ?- p* C! w3 j5 N
N1K5-J George x 31
1 O4 { M5 K) M3 q( w1 d Ki-84r Frank x 18! M: [3 d( _6 ]* R
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Allied aircraft
b2 Q' w& T7 C B-24J Liberator x 672 m) }. {. |/ F% k
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Japanese aircraft losses L* q) h% Z. J
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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# J M2 \0 c* B1 }9 PAirbase hits 173 j1 J6 g W [
Runway hits 22
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! u3 U2 v9 p5 C% ]5 ~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。! ~/ T! c: w) {9 \9 [( e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 J, ^; f0 H; n4 w6 u' ^$ s7 z
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes6 J& M1 p1 S) i" _! ]7 F$ H: o
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 17" z& s5 b0 \/ T+ ~
+ H4 D6 N0 N( O/ nAllied aircraft losses7 ?4 O$ J2 ?: Y% }$ z
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
1 O" A' L2 B, r, v* Q B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships8 o, o5 D' W- `
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1& t; e# L, k3 Q4 Q+ g
DD Makinami
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CA Kumano V. D$ Q+ T# T0 z: T
DD Asashimo& M! X5 ~: @& M: n
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 83 c% P) R6 `3 s6 |( v' t# ?, L- C6 t, E% h
BB Haruna5 |! V! k" |: o2 }$ F
CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb; N( M. M3 W" u4 R. k
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8 q# G" y% @- F' `: J3 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94$ o+ [+ W# N. `# q$ {
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6 _$ }/ A R, j7 c& h1 O, TRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* X. _$ e+ @3 b# U3 m2 l6 a5 o9 {Estimated time to target is 9 minutes/ i. A1 K( _3 e; h
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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3 I/ W$ P8 Z* r5 ~6 t B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged- q! i$ U2 D6 L9 w" G* l2 g
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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DD Kishinami
6 m9 O/ I H$ b+ { CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ ~! e- F0 _( _ R! M9 j DD Arikaze2 M! o* p6 B: @5 J+ @ ~
DD Haruzuki( ~6 y# E9 ?8 `6 b) u) K& t, m# o
CA Mikuma
5 f" m8 [& e# q+ i DD Satsukaze9 d7 a+ i, F1 _. w6 N; H- Y7 t
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2, s" O7 Y7 r$ _$ F" ]6 \
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 c# \7 E [# z- c DD Minegumo
R* C' e$ O, _ E- E+ r8 _* g$ {2 L DD Myojinkaze
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/ `+ N5 l! j% gAircraft Attacking:
$ H. S. p9 z2 B; U; H 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
3 u; ?6 e4 X+ u: @/ j! c Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb% W* t6 d" M6 t8 a
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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。
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G1 t a( I# e3 @Ground combat at Manus (101,119)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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8 G4 \# q$ n# ^Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778+ z; [# v. M) y$ }6 ~# e" l6 r& I
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Defending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272+ A1 | c* k# P- @7 }) [
* r2 j' y/ V2 N: j) ?Allied adjusted assault: 659
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7 ]5 j) [1 n6 K3 ^& ]Japanese adjusted defense: 119
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5 n& Y8 n$ X- _Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) . _2 m* B- ^8 ^0 W
# ]; o3 s9 y( h3 A& v U) NAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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Combat modifiers
, s y) n* W. S5 v- k1 c, g/ z( H |; kDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
) x3 D6 D' V: M" O2 I4 C/ H5 w 1954 casualties reported2 e% z$ x8 r0 s0 ?& @ g
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled8 x2 M% S+ l- P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled5 X0 W8 Z {9 h7 C1 T
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Z) X! o+ _. B: J, f5 m6 B
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
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Assaulting units:* E% S5 u" b8 @( h7 m" k+ H
77th Infantry Division
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193rd USAAF Base Force
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion) q' C# ^" Y- |' s% S
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
, r! O, J5 ` y+ h: | Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
# X5 n; w" c K! Q 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion( a/ `3 ?8 @3 a3 r V$ r4 K
8 N; m" O' F ?7 P8 C# E) ^Defending units:
6 r; I: r% G+ q) J% T0 _8 _) }: s. } 60th Division
( g5 L( `" e/ W3 b& \/ N) Q; F 63rd Naval Guard Unit
/ O- N+ r! @3 F( z( L 20th JNAF AF Unit
. k9 B6 o6 p& Y/ I9 q, L/ l+ [ 13th Base Force
6 Y3 o, f: Q. k- @3 F 65th JAAF AF Bn |