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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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* a2 [$ ~$ n8 E, M3 x% \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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\7 c, ~$ Y/ ~- bRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 ?' K0 {2 q5 I* O8 n
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 T! O+ v; m9 L N1K5-J George x 122
/ B6 }/ r% W1 i0 y) q Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft
/ Q u6 K8 r* a P-38J Lightning x 37! x6 K! v. @+ ^; a
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56, M; p7 ?+ l$ N: q
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N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged, K# z3 g/ e# T9 B7 h3 F9 q; V
9 T& H$ F. X7 b9 O& nAllied aircraft losses$ z0 ^' @( T3 A5 R) I8 P9 U% O, a
P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
0 W" v1 f' ^( x4 s4 V PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged3 M. a. B/ N2 K: ~. x2 w6 u
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Airbase hits 21
) @ ]4 ?' G0 y* g1 R# tAirbase supply hits 32 T ~. N# }7 |0 B4 D
Runway hits 55; Y& v6 ^+ m: }2 X8 T
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 6 o' Z# d* s7 w i7 F+ t2 `$ S& c" y
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2 s3 E9 v8 H$ nRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& [7 A; c$ h8 D' D7 I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ R( O/ T- D$ G" F( l
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$ G- G5 Q$ Y/ B& U3 }- e N1K5-J George x 76
' M) n/ o% D% g3 t7 w Ki-84r Frank x 30
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P-38J Lightning x 8
5 y4 }7 h; x# j d" c PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses, v4 D4 F/ b0 [
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
9 x, r# e8 j! d# M6 G PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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; F7 [! Z; D; b ^3 [5 yRunway hits 2
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* i0 I4 N/ w F$ R4 BMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 # K. O* @ m9 {9 V: p6 W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 y/ \5 W8 G- q8 C# s8 X
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# x9 X9 n- X6 T! a0 p
N1K5-J George x 61
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Allied aircraft
* ^" U* K7 V: Y/ Q- p PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6& ]" s0 I/ J9 ^5 A: F
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Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed) B& ]0 v3 [# b/ i' q K# Z
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Allied aircraft losses
$ E* z; m- @+ H1 C M& E6 g' w PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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: z6 N% Y! ?- i5 g5 A6 B4 nMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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N1K5-J George x 44
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Allied aircraft3 A4 g' |% ]/ n6 V* u/ h, f% o
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 61 @7 v, K% c( e
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Japanese aircraft losses& W. K" l$ h/ e1 u6 n' h& j
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed0 S2 J7 u9 ~$ q1 s' L
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Allied aircraft losses
/ u `9 T- o4 ~ z PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 M4 B+ C% o* s1 Q4 H# q; ?Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; z( c" ]* R4 k0 W8 C6 wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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: \7 g2 u& S# D: m8 SJapanese aircraft
( |7 o% m! W7 M( }" Q. U' b N1K5-J George x 31
1 H% L3 A4 D7 N, a0 ?) Z" c Ki-84r Frank x 18- K2 h4 i+ [" \4 Z9 `! p% T6 Q
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Allied aircraft7 b% i4 }. N+ a* d- o5 N( ]; ^5 O
B-24J Liberator x 67
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Allied aircraft losses! i1 W; z6 P7 G% d
B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged [8 A( {( s4 E; j! N" _
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Japanese ground losses:
3 M3 r# x9 r. k+ X- q 5 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) [6 l' C% Q3 Z2 t- M* c9 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 17
" l& X5 s1 d" y" k/ K. E' L/ M0 c& HRunway hits 22' w) {7 C3 X5 @$ t1 W$ B% Z
2 @% P& f8 L* v' o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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8 |; S! G/ S' pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94' a" y+ ~3 Q1 R
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft: ]6 z, o2 P) u& m5 t
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17: p% |# [: l) k: x! `- i/ x
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9 S9 H: {& G9 `) s B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged( p4 _; `2 e" R- `5 h
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships0 \& |8 ?* c- J9 f# [ E
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
5 }& f' e% w' M( ]) ?! G DD Makinami: L& S! k u3 U, F: K$ E
DD Kosukaze: I/ {" ~; q" Z& d4 M
CA Kumano+ j! X$ g; n3 Y7 K# x0 r F8 t
DD Asashimo
' x9 w& S: ?$ L. m6 m DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8: Y% \6 q/ ]- [+ G; `5 h% ~ V
BB Haruna
! ~7 P4 n7 ?2 t7 ]( A7 ? CA Chikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
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7 N3 s; |: v2 M6 b! A2 P Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb1 @/ S: K4 g- k& L2 o
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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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* W- O( Z. F5 N. ?' hRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, |7 t8 |1 N/ U) }0 s$ \Estimated time to target is 9 minutes! j0 _) R( i1 W0 L2 Z8 T
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Allied aircraft
+ o6 a! f9 E+ Q1 |! y B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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( U( J5 `* J6 ^- M {3 h9 CAllied aircraft losses( x7 c7 l4 j, j/ K8 x
B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged
7 z2 ]2 A( X3 W+ T7 S8 t' Z B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ @, T$ u% x% w3 ]# F
DD Arikaze
8 w7 C: N7 z0 l& q$ @& k8 l DD Haruzuki
' ]3 l+ V0 t: f0 g CA Mikuma" D' Q- U9 c9 {: z
DD Satsukaze
) V! X( f! N7 i: Y CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
3 h+ G3 d( u/ S. t. E$ e" ~# u$ w7 P( N CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 L5 L6 H! A9 v; H* ^; h' i& }6 S DD Minegumo
& A7 i) ^1 _! W: j DD Myojinkaze( w& c$ R% J4 Z% y1 p
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 e& w2 {1 ?: f0 I" p" B 17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * % T$ k: s+ p G2 k7 N: ^# k
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb% T! y5 G; I% Z$ ~
+ {( V7 r* J3 s- @% Q6 y' d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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$ D- K4 Q8 ^9 y3 q, p" i, `; d" {Ground combat at Manus (101,119)# n7 E7 Q% Q0 @$ f
7 ^$ N- T7 \3 S/ L+ JAllied Deliberate attack
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: L) \& B) P2 V: R1 }Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 778
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# @" o5 i, i$ H2 UDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659
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* R, U8 v3 V. R [ \* K7 LJapanese adjusted defense: 119 1 A h0 n. a3 C" H) r
( J" B5 G6 N6 p* i4 q! CAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!6 K- t# T3 ?. W/ z
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Combat modifiers6 K7 @# V+ z9 o. ^* c% }; ?
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker: # d" X# j; @) Q
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Japanese ground losses:( D* }; a& e( T9 k2 I4 G& j
1954 casualties reported
. D1 @# Z/ ^! x! o8 ] Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
5 ]6 P9 h( T& I q# Z8 ?9 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
6 O |" F' _( Z( R4 n; k Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled- C0 P1 X6 [' U$ n
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)$ E. { H+ C% {8 t' f
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Allied ground losses:
0 q. v. g- t& G* G4 G 267 casualties reported, R: v* A$ G( u V% y2 q- W
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled6 C' }0 u _& o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 K [# A5 S A6 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 W F' Z9 t8 K- P% G
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77th Infantry Division9 D: I9 Z2 @: P. M/ Z- u( ]6 C& l5 V
7th Infantry Division
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8 {# V0 `, k) Q+ R- | 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
P$ N0 Z# Q" O6 Y- O, K8 q/ b% h Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion4 ?6 {2 u9 K' z1 R/ W
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:
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63rd Naval Guard Unit- w z4 c: u" C3 }2 K& \
20th JNAF AF Unit
9 o- e; o3 ` ^9 m# j 13th Base Force
1 z ~1 ~1 m- k4 S9 ?0 q 65th JAAF AF Bn |