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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。
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) H$ ]4 N" _$ Y# Y: N
% Q d' l) Z0 \; w9 |% I0 |Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Z9 B: j& n. W5 J0 C3 O5 b
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes. @8 t- _% ] ]3 P! ], v
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Japanese aircraft7 H$ C. t7 ^3 w" C6 m
N1K5-J George x 122
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Allied aircraft
. n) `; B' _5 N* c2 h P-38J Lightning x 37
# Q1 c+ X/ |, J/ m: z PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
L* e0 y: D( O% |3 O6 I& A$ B N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
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0 E/ B6 z1 S2 i+ MAirbase hits 21& A# U) S" c3 F* t
Airbase supply hits 3& g2 k$ I0 \$ K% G2 b, m
Runway hits 55
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6 _2 D: c% s' z1 ^4 yMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 * I) z; L' o# q7 o: r
& N1 N+ W. ]8 c* K; TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ [/ z7 K6 `3 F+ u. l7 [ k _Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 f! d+ W& `: x. XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes1 a- E& h9 |7 u3 G
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Japanese aircraft
/ c9 l* H1 Y6 ]$ c" t& @ N1K5-J George x 76
( _" E* V2 ]/ p5 J6 ?( W* l Ki-84r Frank x 30. s- _' ?. I# c2 R
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Allied aircraft, r' H) r( m" W! _. K: q9 d
P-38J Lightning x 8: ~) M+ f! D4 a
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9) g( W3 h1 ?6 a+ E* K) ]# Z
1 E5 z* k9 i3 b4 [4 }$ F& FJapanese aircraft losses& U V+ X+ x0 z2 a: M
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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. n, f: x7 _0 Z( | PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 1- F, @1 ]; c4 L3 o* V* _8 h
Runway hits 2: J: n3 I5 i4 t! ?) ~- O }& X2 c$ B& D
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, ^9 P5 _+ X, eMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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0 o7 e8 J2 z5 ?7 d: F5 @0 J3 h( ARaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ U* h/ o6 S3 i0 A. p% I: a& ~
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes" G( L, D, B0 B6 c
$ Z: u# K2 o' |" x; }+ q+ ?Japanese aircraft
8 G+ l5 O: b* e/ G! h# J3 } N1K5-J George x 61
8 c% \. i- A, y5 S3 b Ki-84r Frank x 29
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Allied aircraft$ Q U. K$ h0 p5 P
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
: z4 ^7 k2 ?1 f7 ?% z$ u/ V* z Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed$ R! `: H0 ~4 w+ _' {$ f1 r1 @
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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) A) J) U0 m4 \% UMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 3 ]( D9 `" H1 \: o) z& s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, I" ]: H V8 y# r1 G7 p5 W/ xRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 r: p9 B8 r2 o; I2 l: x
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes/ E; f! }, ~. E/ ?$ p) T# w
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Japanese aircraft* X" z, R( U# e
N1K5-J George x 44
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( T- D% f# c, H. J PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; Q7 t* C% n! {" s! N+ @ PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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/ Q* L2 ?) W% z, ^! ^Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 s% _% Y/ B& ^9 H0 }2 r& n8 xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, p) K; V( c6 i' `5 [7 m, T N1K5-J George x 31
& q5 ^# H2 p( a9 y+ V2 V Ki-84r Frank x 184 j/ S) q V) _
& v! k6 H. @ @# }Allied aircraft
$ U* R0 d& d2 g% D6 r* B. q B-24J Liberator x 67& ^% c' O; J: P5 U* F4 x
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Japanese aircraft losses
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A; Y. ]. L/ @6 S; [" D x B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:1 e X% p: R0 \3 P" H
5 casualties reported) N, s1 b, M9 f5 W T' t4 R$ l+ f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 _) C. y9 j: y/ q8 s' K' ~3 _$ a# X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 t$ r) Y' @# [+ [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: H/ B' e g* T6 G# ~
7 q% a: V& M1 j" [$ R( p oAirbase hits 17
. D# e0 W1 n, H* NRunway hits 22. M+ U' @ }0 q. ~( W: V
7 j0 [( f- u% K' Y) I& y1 i) m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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94% s6 g4 [$ p0 K) G, I- m
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ g+ C# Z" ?9 \4 q# Y0 w9 {
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes1 D5 Z) {1 V$ q, A5 a4 B5 ]3 [9 ~: q
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 17& L4 _4 |; m- I
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
, @) E$ g- h. Y B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak) d7 l) j, k( T2 ?& z
) q$ ?6 X6 c% O1 f9 YJapanese Ships. w& [1 x# _6 G/ K. n
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
& Q3 m( Q. W) L4 {3 F: G DD Makinami* [4 e4 ~; m1 m7 K/ Q# [- ~& @
DD Kosukaze" d9 B8 ^, X6 O: {
CA Kumano6 C3 Q" {7 w& h) ]
DD Asashimo' D" s4 B$ ~) e) ], S& o
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
3 `- a/ C. I$ O9 c- v) ~ BB Haruna
4 C( P+ T+ Q2 I5 P+ X1 f CA Chikuma. K# d) O% u# }: v
3 Q2 ^1 w9 m1 m. Z0 l! wAircraft Attacking:+ ~) @& x5 y A4 Q
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
) L0 u6 Q' H" R- I8 e Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb0 [! W) G. q+ s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94: ?6 r: K- e8 a) V% H) {
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Weather in hex: Light cloud$ @! ]; N' Y& c2 Q1 i0 x* i+ v( b
$ ~4 v9 ?8 Q1 ?Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 {% k4 `+ @9 V/ t% C& UEstimated time to target is 9 minutes' [; a2 d* U9 ~! d# V( V0 k; m' s
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses9 |/ f4 C9 Q( R4 o# ~
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
8 ]! C. I9 M8 v2 o3 y5 W3 _ B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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, c/ n$ }- X0 n, pJapanese Ships! d+ ~* z% Q! g& e' p* x, |
DD Kishinami
; I8 W# O' P7 o2 r# c2 G CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 [# K8 z( g; ?+ K5 E1 q
DD Arikaze
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) ~2 f/ P* v% d2 s CA Mikuma% S* I* k' ~8 |: F+ E6 V* \3 m
DD Satsukaze/ A* ~: r. h) |1 w
CA Maya, Bomb hits 28 ~. O5 B6 m* l
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* ~% x* h8 R! S" L; D7 r) t DD Minegumo0 Q' t: q1 X0 H+ X4 Z
DD Myojinkaze* k, e& i V" `# R; S
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17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * : x% a- I: R h4 p. d" s
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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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。. i4 j# [3 N' {
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119). ?, }1 g) r4 i4 n) f% W$ w: X
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Allied Deliberate attack
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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& V8 }3 l- M- J
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 # |- k& ?- j+ G. r# j5 |
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 q( u8 n m3 t! [" u: N
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) ( Y% Y; _+ @0 W
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!! j% o# c2 a& H2 ^
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)9 j1 B7 Z% i, G- l5 f
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Attacker: 2 E1 s0 r# K/ n0 N
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Japanese ground losses:3 u' X C$ f7 l( R( a% n8 f
1954 casualties reported( ^4 ?' Q* J* K/ F# t3 D
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled) c- Q- }! X& G3 e- W9 b; y) O# d; C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled! Q' |% m" p) K1 a) |, a
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ n( b7 Q9 E! |. A5 M- L1 s Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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3 `3 ]2 x& |! BAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled* L: U6 b# D7 h6 d/ Q4 s. k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 a4 C1 v0 Z# j! r6 C7 O6 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Assaulting units:8 d7 O( Y0 U+ B( l& l5 x1 n: U
77th Infantry Division: L* `& E. m7 q8 R
7th Infantry Division
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion. W7 l. n/ Z+ r( J
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 o' X8 a( t$ E7 N) g) D Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
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60th Division
" N: ^4 h' ?, X. ]; w7 ?& F$ N/ C- A 63rd Naval Guard Unit
3 M2 y4 J3 D+ l6 V; c 20th JNAF AF Unit * r: a/ N* v1 }/ q4 s/ N! a
13th Base Force( Q' ^1 U. q( Q7 K; _
65th JAAF AF Bn |