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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。% l" g: F0 Z3 a8 Y6 w$ [
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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! R: x6 B3 U+ l& _( e& `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 e5 h7 ?* Y; F/ a( u4 Q, k4 fRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 G5 K) \/ w I7 Q
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes3 }* z7 u' }/ E! P7 O
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Japanese aircraft
6 N8 Y( A) ^* K1 n N1K5-J George x 122* v* L+ @5 h8 c+ z" T/ a
Ki-84r Frank x 36
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P-38J Lightning x 37
4 c9 s I) s: x, H2 @7 H( o PB4Y-2 Privateer x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses( D$ H& Y; {! @4 y/ n
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 A" Z9 ]5 ~' R- m P-38J Lightning: 12 destroyed
$ \' o) `' h/ }7 h; _3 \+ ~ PB4Y-2 Privateer: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged9 d% l: S" y0 j
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Airbase hits 21
2 N3 n1 O9 `! SAirbase supply hits 3, u7 f- ?* a* c# ]5 [; @# @2 Y
Runway hits 55. u1 u7 ~+ I6 [# h- w0 _2 R; y
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! \/ f$ r2 K. F3 C8 ?% DMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ( L2 @/ g3 x# I0 m5 T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 |8 h( b1 f& D% h' T ?7 d% y" CRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# J. M0 c9 k6 m6 L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 E1 X1 D9 n! g4 A4 T N1K5-J George x 76
5 o9 E2 Y* j* |) ^% g% e" ` Ki-84r Frank x 30
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P-38J Lightning x 8: n# T. a" L$ h9 d. p
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses2 M5 N0 M/ x7 `7 n* k
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' U' x& l1 w& P. l9 s5 ? N, L
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed
$ l7 _7 m: t% D; U7 l, i8 H PB4Y-2 Privateer: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged' K9 U; p4 U* v- I/ Y
: A' }' x& |" EAirbase hits 1
2 {- r7 i9 r/ G. c3 P: }: `Runway hits 2( v. [8 w h u, H% T2 O0 k
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Morning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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9 G- L5 c" Z( \5 s( IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 D( D. ^! Q0 s
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 x# F' `8 P; l w& J4 j1 H
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; f- n8 Q+ c8 c+ S! n& }* E N1K5-J George x 61
) j9 g' U6 [/ ~, D Ki-84r Frank x 29
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7 d9 ?& b8 e7 U8 x" U% JAllied aircraft
8 F) O7 S* s: v7 W# H1 t/ L PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6) t' O5 J3 \+ A2 z2 G& M
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Japanese aircraft losses X( y% v5 T) q1 E& p
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! {4 m1 Z0 N$ Q7 K
PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged+ [1 I0 e% |& U, E) h
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, H2 C z0 K' a/ V9 eMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92 ; P; ~/ X* h; {2 `% \* o
" k7 _8 W0 Z: k! X, @! BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 \3 T, W) G* p+ u* Y4 p; P: j
% @* V: H- P% r' ~/ ~2 Y) fRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 d! r8 v) q1 x( t3 jEstimated time to target is 14 minutes3 ^" ]9 F: Q G' p4 B [" W& J( d
% ~/ ^! u: c8 L8 ~ tJapanese aircraft
4 N( t; o4 _- q; N* k7 o2 ` N1K5-J George x 44 o7 M7 s$ o- X/ ~) A
Ki-84r Frank x 21
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- W! M6 p" c& N! d+ YAllied aircraft: @9 J# T; Z0 d2 w" n0 C
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses* S% ~% o, Y, I! B* O
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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PB4Y-2 Privateer: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged4 y- k" P, R( P5 W
1 K" D2 S6 r7 r0 HRunway hits 1
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. K( v! q# b2 Q0 S4 Q; \/ yMorning Air attack on Lahat , at 47,92
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! b6 R0 K2 e' f) N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 ^% X3 P0 b6 x* n) u
9 v4 H- R( _$ x Y X7 ^- j9 |! QJapanese aircraft
7 J! \( I5 C' c( f/ _& C N1K5-J George x 316 ?+ W$ }( ?! \7 w$ d
Ki-84r Frank x 18/ [) g( n' X1 C# q
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4 Q! G3 q7 e. w2 K: \ M2 P B-24J Liberator x 678 V. n; V T U2 g
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Japanese aircraft losses
% u% p0 N7 b6 J2 V& i N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed4 U* N) o: A. x$ D/ e7 d5 \
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O: ]. w' `8 I7 z G% g B-24J Liberator: 6 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! R |* A& q) o8 ^8 `9 I8 d3 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! C+ |9 L# h+ X4 s+ L( i: O% d! Z1 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 S, j$ ~5 z1 Y( FAirbase hits 177 k7 b% q- C+ N7 ]4 y5 |; ?
Runway hits 225 I5 n) z6 ]7 k" F- v l& y" [
2 D$ S a8 m5 S6 u2 I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' J% ^: v. p' |+ CAfternoon 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 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: w3 K( P! [& F! j UEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft! U" P$ l8 { c8 f& O
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17* `! D, c/ |, K! P
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Allied aircraft losses& @1 R" S$ T& {1 R5 h
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
$ i( B: w/ }8 h/ J3 B+ s/ `, { B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak
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9 F, q! _. V5 }& s: MJapanese Ships
2 A$ O6 o5 l" @+ f DD Satsukaze, Bomb hits 1
" q, S+ D& [) P& u, N6 f DD Makinami
& _; P- D! C. l9 K1 A DD Kosukaze
3 }# h* g, {6 [8 w: l5 H CA Kumano2 `6 B- {! O; J& v) g/ B
DD Asashimo
# x) p- q- v1 g5 J5 h3 F$ U4 D4 U DD Ishikaze, Shell hits 8
; f* D: F5 H5 M: H! W6 h* W T BB Haruna( z' w8 ] a4 j/ {- f3 d
CA Chikuma
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14 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level * 0 u: p; x4 _" b d7 X9 {
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb) }/ ]- T: }& n- v) f1 p! F% z/ E, h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 78,94( H. p) h% L7 f; [1 J; T& h. ~
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! i' G( G9 g& o, x- T W' QEstimated time to target is 9 minutes3 F" B2 n! N; v
5 i# H( E. t& v% `5 q& v0 uAllied aircraft
* K; @! g6 I! @- w B-25D1 Mitchell x 18" U2 v/ n; l7 m$ j$ A2 {
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Allied aircraft losses
% N* g( ]6 V0 y# y$ ~ B-25D1 Mitchell: 14 damaged9 T5 x6 M4 ^7 g, w% j) Y
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
) \! w4 A# b6 R DD Kishinami: x! j' n2 D. w. X( D4 |, `
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 N% w5 t0 t: } DD Arikaze
/ q' j! Z% z& N, o6 x, s+ b DD Haruzuki
3 @6 U* E8 q& j CA Mikuma- {$ V$ G% o0 }% U \" S
DD Satsukaze3 \- H5 n: R$ Q. Q/ _
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2
4 t& n: y8 \4 D: V& l" q, q, z1 Z CA Atago, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ C3 w* t7 \2 P/ x t/ }
DD Minegumo
6 L9 r! _3 V. V. s3 M DD Myojinkaze
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Aircraft Attacking:
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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。
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Ground combat at Manus (101,119). S/ x! t4 X) W+ F
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Attacking force 23380 troops, 485 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 7786 { \1 _& ~9 W
" l: k; P; M+ O! [8 D/ W c+ C3 G/ WDefending force 10866 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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Allied adjusted assault: 659 # h' |6 m8 I5 ?+ f/ ^ z7 ?: D8 t' b
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Japanese adjusted defense: 119 ! |& R% W' S' E4 X$ {, E
9 t/ g. ~, u+ g3 ?2 F2 JAllied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Manus !!!
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* h F8 N3 W; H- h) k- U, ^& @7 O% |Combat modifiers
: T1 |6 k3 {* E( |0 B5 MDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker: & Z R$ e( e" n$ q/ I7 G- }; Y
% i4 O+ ]& N/ g+ l% UJapanese ground losses:
- x8 @5 Z% m; q# k 1954 casualties reported
: r# o3 r0 x% S, S1 D4 b. i Squads: 19 destroyed, 170 disabled1 J2 G8 G0 U" g2 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled `& b- j& M+ Z# U
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled3 s( m: r9 K( n8 l; a* \
Guns lost 38 (14 destroyed, 24 disabled)
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0 o# L! f3 ~+ g2 H: U5 h 267 casualties reported
9 u" s/ J# o; o8 f5 r Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled. E& L, S! r# s t, f& \2 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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$ k. r- n4 @9 A0 cAssaulting units:; o. V% t0 N5 U' r ~% T, ]5 X
77th Infantry Division7 M# S V. E% M9 ~7 P) E: t
7th Infantry Division; T. k% x: v, d5 K
193rd USAAF Base Force: k4 Y8 E5 j# ?6 k9 c0 W" N
IX US Corps
4 M) i0 ]* k$ H1 ]- \ 5th USMC Field Artillery Battalion0 {# Y0 B& Z$ b, F8 q9 B
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion: _$ [" r: X m7 V+ |
Sixth Army Engineer Aviation Battalion
/ Z9 g Q) o! Z, L: h 858th Engineer Aviation Battalion
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Defending units:
$ H" n) I+ \& ^$ b) \4 I+ D/ j7 V3 K 60th Division1 f2 l% b2 @! _1 Q: J( p0 d; j4 _
63rd Naval Guard Unit
- m% _" E0 }) Y8 e5 b 20th JNAF AF Unit
) y/ Q" V1 C. m 13th Base Force+ ]; b# s, _" @. i; [* p
65th JAAF AF Bn |