5月12日
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7 a7 T3 V3 W# i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/ ]6 C9 ?6 H. ~, J
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ b/ z. A* P0 r3 H& D& {Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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1 {" f: G7 @) ^8 a$ aJapanese aircraft
u' Y8 o' q* p N1K5-J George x 122$ ?* E0 i+ {. |$ e7 V
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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R2 N3 n+ c9 ?+ \! b. b P-38J Lightning x 37
. {9 O# }/ i# m( y0 f5 G PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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4 f3 Y/ c* S7 u, iJapanese aircraft losses
0 N5 V) W% W3 d: ^* _/ E N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged6 K. }% s! B/ c' D1 J" P3 e7 K' S
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P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
9 v4 o4 p# U0 F% u3 }( Q PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged& r; N% E/ P8 W, T; [# z9 x
4 l [ M( s5 e3 AAirbase hits 21. P& }7 `9 R: K# A
Airbase supply hits 3
$ c$ x) d! ~8 S; ?* o2 J& vRunway hits 55
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; {5 ^3 C9 b( Y5 N3 R
; M0 f# V1 s$ }# S- F3 eRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* ?1 K! q6 D0 ]* Z+ I l. KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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; E" a1 s- \1 ^1 U N1K5-J George x 76" l1 D5 Q! o4 Z! u! B3 ?9 d1 }9 n
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft
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" H0 W) ~3 D( \! ? PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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% P/ ]0 r; N" u8 P+ mJapanese aircraft losses
: r3 a' e: z2 F& E N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed# J- @' O/ ^$ t/ m
$ I, A8 b2 ?& N+ ]% eAllied aircraft losses
1 o }$ d: u9 `% B V2 J; Y P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed/ n, K# t5 o' }( z* ?) `) J
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Airbase hits 1
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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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6 k2 y9 U% ^# y0 hRaid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. C, ^; b( ?$ l5 OEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( c v7 _" i7 n8 W4 n0 C N1K5-J George x 61
8 Q% L/ @' A9 M7 g1 @+ k Ki-84r Frank x 29' @. _/ T( {4 D
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Allied aircraft
6 s$ X4 h- R. c7 F" l3 h& C3 p PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6 F4 T! I/ T0 Z$ s* I2 \( a
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Japanese aircraft losses# M* h; A" H* y( n0 Q$ _5 x8 C! C
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses/ c. O5 w$ K, d$ s
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged1 c1 G. {: E9 |3 y
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 " x8 H0 I8 u" x" T# n! { \; U- f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ F+ B1 R- v2 B. n$ ^4 t6 w( l ARaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 t6 j* o E- w& ~
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes/ R/ v" W" o/ Z% u9 b
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N1K5-J George x 44
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Allied aircraft3 ~. J4 e! c' i2 }
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses& k* Q" m+ x4 E* O- L- T+ t
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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& i7 ~: ], W/ \# l) ?; ?" YAllied aircraft losses( s: G, v) ]4 p
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Runway hits 1! f. l/ ^+ ]" k% x" y1 k
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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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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 R- \3 Z b; V+ F6 @! I7 Z) O& f2 kEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 31
4 h5 L# ~0 F) e Ki-84r Frank x 18
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0 m |1 |" z( v9 t0 PAllied aircraft
: z& Z; U, y; U7 T6 s3 ~9 k B-24J Liberator x 67
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:% d+ R' ?0 D7 `) V
5 casualties reported9 K3 f" g7 ?) C) E6 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( a3 A% C$ `. {. k6 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- F8 |0 D& R2 O3 v5 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 G' M; H4 |/ q& H
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Airbase hits 17
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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。- {5 Z: k; ^0 N2 Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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( A5 A- {. Q/ a6 P3 X& I$ l, f% ZRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: U* l3 {/ J/ R* bEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft: [: _0 Q+ R: d3 J; N( y
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
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7 X Z. h* Y# X B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged6 x# |( M6 [2 I
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak, K5 [7 {5 T9 E/ G+ d
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Japanese Ships5 N) E3 ~7 B' x& X% L. y1 c
DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1! o) s5 ?& x" W
DD Makinami
7 U8 v9 D5 Y7 A! p5 u1 Y; _ DD Kosukaze' O4 |$ y8 i! y5 b* O/ Q- J2 {
CA Kumano* c. m% X# P) c8 Z0 M9 w
DD Asashimo0 N" s2 \% B( A) _& C
DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
( m* f& E" A/ f5 a! O BB Haruna* L# w; W( C* X4 s) c/ Q, j/ l
CA Chikuma( r% | s0 J% S. E" j. p, }7 b
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Aircraft Attacking:! p& E$ I: x5 G6 u, d9 u
14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
- I% y' b3 M. `' k& @+ Y, G8 y Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94
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7 j( r# c9 Q8 p# N6 ?+ dRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# M! ?! P5 l) V4 P: c) K u
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes7 z/ A5 I2 @" v, D; @9 J
% v. F" J* F8 I' nAllied aircraft: g# h! t2 d# |- S
B-25D1 Mitchell x 185 F( h! Y' j6 n4 e8 {- c! T
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B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged# A: s( g; R5 E3 m a
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak. v$ @9 w4 K3 U; ~& v
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DD Kishinami0 g+ `. W2 p* j* V' w
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire. O# z8 B) f1 e$ M. j. w
DD Arikaze
5 B' r' J1 f k& K7 V$ F DD Haruzuki
6 t4 w' U3 j, Y1 k( f CA Mikuma
4 c; I1 ^8 {( ?* m$ K/ O4 i$ { DD Satsukaze
7 {( V( k' X/ @5 } q# O/ y! ^ CA Maya, Bomb hits 2, O$ x3 p% T# ?# p) q5 S* K& v
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 M$ J V. d: C+ b DD Minegumo9 [- G. F0 R; p5 {1 ]. |
DD Myojinkaze2 ?# O1 k9 V/ R+ K" k+ N5 F
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Aircraft Attacking:7 p/ z& a1 _6 M3 I
17 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * * y1 t$ \% s4 u4 r9 m
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb9 b- g: L( x4 b- }& P
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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。' ]6 N: M! E! I( k0 L' q! A& Q B* F
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5 @9 `9 ~7 n3 n. [Ground combat at Manus (101,119)$ e0 G0 e& Y/ R' Q9 C
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Allied Deliberate attack( k P8 E6 d+ m9 y
5 l4 [8 d6 J0 ^, V: ?" o* ^. i! EAttacking 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- |) P: Q+ I* S# ]6 q
9 O- |! q( u8 Y2 eAllied adjusted assault: 659 ( q$ a4 ^( q; j; \% l$ F2 H6 ?( w
1 e* E" x* A9 C# o3 k P2 Z+ I3 JJapanese adjusted defense: 119 3 _7 d. K4 \* ~: Z9 f2 ?8 \# M
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) ! t0 k; X/ Y, W( Q' p# A
: j0 F# i, N3 m5 b% z: k- x/ l$ gAllied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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' `: N+ p: d7 |2 Q& O" Y+ cCombat modifiers3 B! ~, C2 _/ W/ ^/ ~7 ^& k8 f
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)* I' A0 w0 s. s# m. _. ~7 T
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:% P, J& z! s5 A( ~& @, E: f
1954 casualties reported( r% [2 d7 n; F+ ~5 k. |: j
Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled
1 [/ |1 J: ~7 v2 _5 }; t6 A; R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled1 j5 X8 g$ }+ l) k) f0 q
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled W" }5 d/ ^7 v: _) _
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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5 U/ f7 }+ ^! n% P! F# J' fAllied ground losses:7 H, ^) Z2 V) L1 Y2 c2 U3 z
267 casualties reported
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A; Y% M6 b& N p: n3 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) G8 q3 X: d2 o; n! X( i+ f3 r
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Assaulting units:
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7th Infantry Division7 ~: b4 U6 U7 G8 \+ l" `, Z
193rd USAAF Base Force
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5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
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7 y) v' o$ T; S9 \" u" p ? Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
0 B7 V( C$ j8 n6 d! A( S 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion1 i2 i. v$ S0 F) b/ V; u, H, P
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60th Division# _) O, `0 h, R+ U& `0 J- p- j
63rd Naval Guard Unit$ J! j+ j" ^ p; r5 A# y2 R
20th JNAF AF Unit
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65th JAAF AF Bn |