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; i! e/ A/ [" f) j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。. s1 `9 b) S k- A- N% D [6 k
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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6 P q6 R9 t* e$ D' XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* C z2 @, o9 |' m; y1 _
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes+ O6 `/ S* Y7 |
9 }% t4 K( M1 A; l" GJapanese aircraft, Z2 G; j _# Q2 P ]5 ^' X8 z. i
N1K5-J George x 122, G9 _- E" h9 d+ z3 m
Ki-84r Frank x 36+ E+ i9 J) Z1 ~$ J( m3 {0 |
0 f+ M/ F& h9 P/ k9 Z6 fAllied aircraft
# ?* I* ]& `0 l! @; ^! k2 { P-38J Lightning x 370 n7 [/ @ R3 q1 z7 ^' D- r
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56% q0 @7 h( S8 u$ f) n# u2 j e. X
) V; ^( ]2 b( u# J" @( gJapanese aircraft losses; Q- `* b( k$ s
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 s, C1 i# H9 N
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed" I5 A& r9 Z+ I, i! @- K
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged4 h/ S1 G+ y) c
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Airbase hits 21
7 C: d9 |- C6 c/ ^Airbase supply hits 3 _9 |0 E( a. ^
Runway hits 55
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) H* x- `& F# d6 {Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 : {( P& w0 W; |$ v
8 E0 A# u9 ^" G% m# I3 GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 o T+ b! ^4 ~! ?- }- Y2 rRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 n- |2 e8 q8 z5 d: L+ N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! N" _! o+ U1 N u3 \& ^ N1K5-J George x 76
: {! L/ {6 \8 | Ki-84r Frank x 304 G( s! T( ]+ j' w
# c% ~* i: G- x! UAllied aircraft- ~! ]9 ?1 x" h1 \8 i2 r
P-38J Lightning x 8
0 e9 c1 [' L* v0 Y PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9" P& C" R1 p" q/ q1 U
" V3 a. |1 ~+ y3 KJapanese aircraft losses
9 U5 z5 M- @# ] N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed% X( }+ e1 P3 Z5 a1 I
6 n# Q; M3 D6 UAllied aircraft losses
: t) a$ W% \$ x1 I/ A" \ P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed9 Q& Z0 N+ x7 {+ u- s! n
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged! {6 d" `: W* k+ Q d, D
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Airbase hits 1+ ]+ ?9 U8 Y4 m3 U1 x' L
Runway hits 2* x. Z T8 R2 a0 I& H3 |( g
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 8 L2 c5 c3 I8 r- A7 i
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- F$ G. D: m5 ?4 [8 N. ^Estimated time to target is 13 minutes( o1 l4 e) I( F* o
8 W, o ~! N5 YJapanese aircraft
- Q. ]4 }: j3 Y N1K5-J George x 61: R. n+ Q Z* d5 X- Z' @
Ki-84r Frank x 29! Y: _. q: G8 [' H9 Z# q+ ?
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Allied aircraft. Z+ F @) C1 F/ Z2 X
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6, C: @& E o" j: F5 c0 V
" }$ d6 M6 g6 {" J9 G: HJapanese aircraft losses7 }" l1 `5 j- Y, x) v, |9 l
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed `' e, N, W. d y. p
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Allied aircraft losses6 o* X! \* X. `- f
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 $ H/ c+ c, s6 P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 O( m* Q5 h9 G/ Z
! v0 h3 H' Y1 y) q3 t0 b$ i. CRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 g* z: m G: V, |Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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: n+ r+ s* O- X: F: P4 p* j! s N1K5-J George x 44
1 C7 _- l; q# _6 T0 g Ki-84r Frank x 21
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Allied aircraft
6 K5 G" k3 I( o+ Y0 g5 c PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6$ U5 F0 Q$ ?8 s5 w, O
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Japanese aircraft losses/ d& q. t* ^" T% z" r
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed, g( y) | z* b0 T
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Allied aircraft losses
! {9 A3 X) N B; [; i PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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% d6 y$ M# A2 x# |7 ~1 e+ S- u' X! i' ERunway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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3 f) l" k6 p2 c. B5 E- F: GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' A8 b0 T2 F& l; {& MRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; s& j+ n. B4 @- R+ t' b+ ^2 @
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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* I# u. u1 [* _$ V6 D$ R N1K5-J George x 31
4 \; q# T7 N& { Ki-84r Frank x 18
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5 Y' O1 U/ N& ^2 R4 p% BAllied aircraft
8 \7 v4 z1 F8 C! `0 l B-24J Liberator x 67: t' K; H1 M2 Z* s; Z/ M$ Y% Q# p
; m9 B; F4 o- p1 }Japanese aircraft losses
; w, i- l/ w6 y* a/ O4 k0 ]+ B j7 H N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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5 m- y7 ~2 f9 {( } B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged" [( T" r0 T {# f3 r! X
/ M$ W' c6 d! Q# u/ }. `. gJapanese ground losses:, ]$ T f6 N1 e7 n S6 n
5 casualties reported
' { ~# ~- B9 n* i2 Z- ?. @' h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# w+ r! f0 v8 T' G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 x* B2 X% |+ }8 {! S6 A7 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 17
2 s! | L# B* S3 }Runway hits 22
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# L h. e% v6 r5 b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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b; z0 r% \ c1 \, M4 F$ NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94: e" P: z8 |1 T, V# r
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+ n: W( C4 E+ q/ `( \& LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 I0 V6 _6 ~+ J# @% tEstimated time to target is 22 minutes: |/ I. Y/ V7 m& Q+ B! S
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Allied aircraft
9 m6 P0 Y" M! } B-25D1 Mitchell x 170 h; S/ v/ S$ |
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged1 d r/ u, \$ \
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak; g7 L) [2 ^. g+ v; G: _% q
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Japanese Ships7 O9 N7 j' O6 E$ n6 x" v! s2 A# m7 T
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
9 _ P6 C: r- i' L; f7 Q* M" Y8 X) t DD Makinami7 R( K5 O7 m5 i
DD Kosukaze3 a* R8 v# b+ d$ \/ K1 U9 N5 P
CA Kumano# c+ i6 g% r A5 ^
DD Asashimo
% h' d9 l6 f$ L+ `# v7 p DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
8 C7 S& o3 I1 V9 M BB Haruna0 F" w, G [8 E5 [( M& V8 [) F
CA Chikuma# k! X4 v5 Z0 K$ r# Z
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 ?- L3 a, d& z4 u x( L5 K1 b 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * + e. ~ x0 n" |6 k- J. e0 n
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb! N; b/ P+ r" Y4 W; T1 j
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, M! ^3 I* w0 l; l0 K2 FAfternoon 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 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 }. |6 w/ Q; z. W& U% ~Estimated time to target is 9 minutes+ e/ ]4 O$ t, r- \, N
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Allied aircraft4 N; F! p9 m* @
B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
1 m7 t6 u( }9 a0 }! C B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged9 H/ d4 D3 v" g) |- n/ K |/ y
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak9 a# i. E; d8 O9 [
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Japanese Ships: B4 r, P$ T, l4 p& F
DD Kishinami3 m- |2 P# R6 F5 ? l
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
G/ ]$ d2 X, F4 x: u! _& K4 P9 s8 i DD Arikaze1 `* a% c6 h* w4 b" ~- Q9 ~
DD Haruzuki
: \% t7 L* ?! Z: h CA Mikuma
$ b1 ^) z! E4 i8 K9 ~ DD Satsukaze
H+ H3 a9 z5 @! E, {2 z+ D" ^ CA Maya, Bomb hits 2$ H: q3 k! [: [! ~! ]$ i- y! ?
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ `) V9 }% D2 U5 x7 R DD Minegumo" C" T7 O1 Y7 R
DD Myojinkaze
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( N# U6 O+ d: k9 A6 U) @Aircraft Attacking:1 p, e9 `# E/ H) G J8 ?; S
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
2 P* N/ _0 H/ Q& U, Q& o Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb d& `. r, x [/ X
. L/ H: J. ^! u9 g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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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)0 T2 O. e2 P' S v9 W: i7 R8 e
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 7789 o0 Z5 f9 {$ ]5 k- X
3 j! _/ H& o, M# J H# l7 Y; NDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 2 I& g( |& [7 j. ?' w/ j
- V: N0 q, u: |' WAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) 1 K+ x5 B) V. x2 h9 b( d
# r& B2 ^3 T) |, ^8 G6 B7 B4 BAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!9 l2 |& n' p& q- Q/ [
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) y% o/ x! F! Y) d7 R' R5 A; e
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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' y6 V; z# Q9 t5 p2 C) @ Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled% e. z6 ^1 z4 d5 o7 @& ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ J7 s6 ^* B' q" r4 m Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled3 E2 u+ \ p( C, S
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)% W5 J' @6 _4 N# X5 S
8 }' L' r& C- N5 _1 aAllied ground losses:
; j: d) K2 \& T, O7 C1 q 267 casualties reported+ T& H% V( W$ N+ B" ?* F) X
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled9 ?6 R: Q0 e0 e% H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( L/ y, R0 u! a% |! G' Z. e) E. j& N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; N3 |1 ^: [1 \ t1 n9 q/ R
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77th Infantry Division2 u- r% |( K8 C- b, q
7th Infantry Division
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion3 t. _/ ^% l: L( I
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion' _$ ?, [' G7 v, B
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
" G" u4 }; H5 s9 c 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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60th Division; `; o4 n; U1 g! ]( U9 _3 {
63rd Naval Guard Unit/ T, _2 h( I. h% m& v
20th JNAF AF Unit
' V& r+ k# i* I' o% M4 Y% k. Q 13th Base Force' C1 ?% P7 r3 D4 B. u
65th JAAF AF Bn |