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。# c0 p2 B7 l7 I& C: @
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 r. ]+ d3 g$ j: B+ U- \3 d4 j Y, V
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 Z. i8 V6 W9 A7 e
N1K5-J George x 122
- i. I0 p/ ?. \% f6 E Ki-84r Frank x 36
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Allied aircraft" v! W# o! `( Z" A
P-38J Lightning x 37, p. j( y* u: t" z5 X0 [
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56! y) F. g3 W+ J. s; n& i, X/ A' E
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Japanese aircraft losses5 s5 T8 ~# h8 \2 l
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged0 y9 k, f* ?" g* M, M3 U, p
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- Z8 s" T8 V3 J0 L P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed9 d9 o2 x L, {* x, B0 m0 j
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Airbase hits 21 N; `" k# R; s+ C5 M; |6 I8 n
Airbase supply hits 3
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7 u& i* E; r% ]( ]4 p2 b6 t+ lMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 6 a* {, w; S" i
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2 }* P1 X/ M5 `+ n3 E0 y; N# ERaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 r# d) `% k2 IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 P; M. ]0 b- w6 b1 h, r+ _Japanese aircraft* `6 E: d- d `/ q; A
N1K5-J George x 76* W+ G( l7 ^9 `# j& o4 ^
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft
& ~$ r2 E/ N2 V$ p. i P-38J Lightning x 8/ G9 y; M9 w0 U" G
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
g. `8 |/ y$ u [# Y. @, f l N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed* [/ a1 b0 b9 C0 U; f6 H# H% ^
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( T! `$ T6 K, e P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed" P+ H% h- [+ S1 y7 m5 v/ Z# W
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged4 u1 ?+ a, R* \
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 * q+ R. S0 ]; |" E! c8 [
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, R( y0 \. @" `" {9 G! u5 zEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 |9 @4 e% ?, |) s/ S
N1K5-J George x 61
1 ~! I/ A. A+ [- P8 x Ki-84r Frank x 29
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Allied aircraft
/ v Z( m7 \0 H U! D PB4Y-2 Privateer x 62 w, H- }( E0 c8 L* X
6 n: ]& T T% e/ P* aJapanese aircraft losses$ @" ?3 Z+ D& w
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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# r9 W% B2 _/ X% iAllied aircraft losses$ V+ r7 v8 f3 }/ J" c2 w
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged" c9 i/ e! g( Y
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W* x9 M( ?$ o7 f$ \$ c3 Q! ]Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 : z/ e W! O3 V) k. n' ^0 c0 W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 I7 r7 q3 X: v4 h& p' W! ?1 A
5 d0 U, z/ H" M' t# bRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( A4 x. B: l% u- ]- W& a
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes, ~# F+ F3 r; n2 }
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Japanese aircraft% g9 [& v; v1 L
N1K5-J George x 449 _% n6 B6 h; A9 K( v
Ki-84r Frank x 21
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PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses/ h1 T D6 h* V9 \/ Z
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed1 J" i/ ]7 ]. }
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Allied aircraft losses
$ K) d! G8 l7 f }, K7 D. j PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged: \2 M7 r/ h* M' M- x1 y
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Runway hits 1 M: ?/ N6 g% q1 K
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 " c! q8 I1 Q5 `6 h* U, M8 b
8 N A- S( ~# S# o! B$ JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 x% B; F: P# j, }
9 ?4 @: `- k6 R. RRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 q; w' |. \7 t% yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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0 L' S0 M& U- @3 J! \" w0 c# V* ? p1 lJapanese aircraft
0 u: a- O6 `4 E J, m3 i N1K5-J George x 31( ~" I Q6 c5 |3 h4 i. |2 e: h; H9 k
Ki-84r Frank x 18
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6 a# v# D1 h4 R$ t$ i B-24J Liberator x 67/ \2 L$ o0 k" E0 c: k( p
8 {; @1 P' U& |! Z5 H6 \+ qJapanese aircraft losses" F( X0 i+ u: o. D" ]6 G/ ~- ?5 L
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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4 g7 w6 i# L1 SAllied aircraft losses
5 V+ J2 q8 e( [, c, d. A' O$ m B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ~8 i# h; `/ ?; o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 w- V$ s1 A! o& q- S4 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 17
" x' `, a5 ^$ ?) G0 r i! y% u6 W; DRunway hits 22& F7 Q/ R6 \! c6 F
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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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- z) k- a5 v; s( @0 e+ zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: B2 a7 |/ f) S8 ?1 s; NEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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) I3 W9 L( L v: z7 EAllied aircraft losses
2 J2 `& a/ v. H7 Y) H4 V5 n B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged/ [/ ^1 i% Z- k
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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) B U' s5 \6 CJapanese Ships
. @8 V- t3 {5 r4 O5 m, r+ ^ DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1 \. Y$ | @6 T
DD Makinami
5 y1 h% U( h0 }" b# Y! L DD Kosukaze
) x1 E& p+ k5 X CA Kumano) V5 }, C. q b$ l& _
DD Asashimo
; F2 t) e5 E! e) }1 ] DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8, a& b }$ B& ~7 n7 l, j4 c
BB Haruna
2 S4 ?' m* Y7 Y5 h CA Chikuma) U6 {, e. u2 r H
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Aircraft Attacking:
, H( v# a. k- o3 Y, y, Z 14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * + U5 x/ {+ x/ U2 l# ^, E
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,945 U$ p& k( B W! K1 J- e
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|0 a% Z5 x6 @! @Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 v- a E) v: r
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 I7 S$ X: j; K
B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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`1 Z4 E. o- P& R" [1 LAllied aircraft losses
) ~% x' R' V+ ]2 H- U B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged/ K/ W$ L+ v8 c& Y1 z" M
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak7 E* w9 J- V! X- [
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6 {, {+ L: e+ i/ v DD Kishinami9 q0 P0 k" ]9 e
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 M1 X. h2 F" F" I; p! | DD Arikaze, Q2 `' w) a! l; g' |5 z. J
DD Haruzuki5 |+ x9 m( q& ^3 v8 L; y1 D
CA Mikuma( p0 s o7 s O
DD Satsukaze
6 p- Z9 D! N4 A$ Q3 X+ ^" X CA Maya, Bomb hits 2* U2 Y$ z7 r1 p3 X5 `; f; B
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire- |8 Y+ r4 L5 l8 q7 k) Q8 m: d5 o7 |
DD Minegumo
$ @; y8 |7 [& X2 B DD Myojinkaze" _$ T0 s: r- v# Z& q' Y' C
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Aircraft Attacking:7 |2 n& q$ V: c
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
0 M* z4 \- o3 I2 q" H Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb F2 u% `. s8 {5 O H( a3 `
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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。8 X/ Y6 r$ Q4 d* B6 d2 {" l% ~' J
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119)" P5 R, m) F8 [; m
6 E8 N" G' B3 [/ ]( v" A/ ]Allied Deliberate attack
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" a, s ` j+ C! p$ d/ AAttacking 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
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2 ~# K, a9 L0 WAllied adjusted assault: 659
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: o# V% H: Q- w) G/ AJapanese adjusted defense: 119 ; q/ i: i1 ]: l+ I
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) / o# L2 n) l: @0 T) K0 e
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!; w: T9 S a* i f) l0 v! D, f
* Y# W5 [, N3 P+ @6 o/ |Combat modifiers
2 m# M5 u) ~# J& G+ SDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)4 x2 [& a/ K5 a$ f* u
experience(-)0 t: B+ V3 m* Y" \( x
Attacker:
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6 b8 y2 w+ c5 uJapanese ground losses:
& Z) s" B" J' k 1954 casualties reported7 e2 W# D# Y) |' `
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled; u r) t C# |; h4 y& O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
( [0 e; h% L5 `) y/ F! o( Q! Y. r2 _4 P Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
. j, J8 H3 Y9 a" `- i9 X Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:3 B6 t7 {1 ^* }2 M8 y
267 casualties reported, M7 K4 V" v1 h$ ?# {* x
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; Q8 K4 O7 g6 k& v/ e' K
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Assaulting units:
9 E$ H! p2 i: ~; N% _ 77th Infantry Division* J" I. V( n' d: f
7th Infantry Division
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
0 |. b8 ^1 M$ U5 {9 c# t 9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion; Q+ w) X7 c, c) l, N3 A ]
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion0 m3 O1 E7 h; P" F ~4 A. D
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion: V9 P' L% m5 Q# \- `2 ]
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Defending units:# y1 ~" J9 y5 U$ [1 S4 B
60th Division1 Z; [8 B, q7 `7 M! l; i
63rd Naval Guard Unit. l* Q: J8 s! ]; t* k2 j
20th JNAF AF Unit $ d, X5 s4 V3 M& S/ O6 \: L: p9 z
13th Base Force
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