8月8日,惊心动魄的一天,参与炮击伦加的美军重巡编队遭到拉抱尔日军陆攻的袭击,但是由于日酋操作失误,导致陆攻携带250KG炸弹出击,结果被击伤7架连油漆都没能蹭掉。
& }: Z9 ^1 `# \+ cMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138/ H% g( k# {5 P7 W5 w, i5 n
6 X, l1 w- @/ e, g* D% ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain) F+ P+ s) ~$ t0 c' ^: [1 `6 x
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft Q: V+ \0 B/ h0 @* n
A6M2 Zero x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses: p3 O- O9 b$ ^, F& F6 l
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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. \5 c4 o& l( S2 w( J! W; fAllied Ships6 d& T& ~$ A* Q( a& x) ^- g% `
CA Chicago; i3 ?" ~, R- x2 P! W8 u* Q2 R
CA Quincy
# f2 Q! }2 q$ M& q; _! @ CA Australia
/ @* E: f/ k# W0 d( ^ CA Astoria
0 B3 A& g$ C5 o+ _ D+ h. z) J DD Mugford# x7 U! y# [) i N, B
CA Vincennes
# ]( N# Y$ M8 Q8 Q- W/ y CA Canberra
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5 K* S: @- V4 v. k+ H9 FAircraft Attacking:8 N0 f4 N L. d" X6 \" a
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet' T8 F) v8 G' l+ l' C
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb/ J, Z& u5 ^! H
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随后盟军从莫港出发压制莱城,效果不佳,全天损失3架飞机。。。。。。8 @- }, f' D; F |% f
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1266 I4 [ ?) K8 I
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3 ^2 x7 N3 x# p9 n' T1 K* R, j. TRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
}& P6 A8 N) c3 X+ K3 s$ g( N* V" zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes$ s3 q) T8 U O% k& a$ c: m
& x( J: x6 t* i( e! c+ _& SJapanese aircraft
9 M( M& ~. q0 T9 } D A6M2 Zero x 6( c" S. A. j. I
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Allied aircraft" M$ _% O* s' x. [
Beaufort V x 4
0 K* }" F: I$ h; {$ m7 j Kittyhawk IA x 11
3 N% Q/ p3 @9 O+ K. b+ T% ` B-26 Marauder x 96 ^% {+ r1 z2 Z6 y2 Z
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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4 ^2 H. i0 q; n$ U6 M; ~' F& L Beaufort V: 3 damaged7 ]% c2 O; X4 |* J' n2 S
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged m1 L: p% z) ?' R1 X
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:" [7 Z. @* c4 ~6 H
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)" y8 O8 t+ Q& e) [
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Airbase hits 1
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8 }; G( M3 x: t0 q; i* }, {, Y+ yorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126! E1 j( n; y* C; L7 a* m5 k4 S1 q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 p: W: U" v8 @) GRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# `5 O2 ^& D2 K! T) L) j1 l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 G I# p) I& P1 d4 |9 C
% W/ L9 l6 A# v* ` A$ t! D9 IJapanese aircraft3 a2 X, L2 F) h2 c
A6M2 Zero x 24 [) N3 M6 C7 y! C1 G
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Allied aircraft+ D& y# ?" B" I# e/ m# B
B-26 Marauder x 6$ F; y. l* }' D* p
P-39D Airacobra x 10: ]0 T1 v. R! N, ?9 }
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Allied aircraft losses
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Airbase supply hits 14 w" E( r3 V- ?. s1 {6 S1 C' n: J
Runway hits 34 G1 _$ C+ S9 {4 ? k4 q5 J& E
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紧接着盟军重巡编队开始炮击伦加和图拉吉,为即将到来的登陆作战做准备5 r; ]0 M/ ]3 i6 d" R' N/ m ]
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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9 d1 `: g% E' W( x10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: z2 y& G9 Q4 m$ _7 e7 }
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CA Canberra7 w2 @& l% R9 r
CA Australia4 Z0 c7 U6 S- K. @+ `9 G# @
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
5 k1 u2 Q$ B. R1 w/ A CL Hobart2 R7 L& u4 q7 |, g1 y
DD Selfridge
7 I, c/ ?8 |* _. _ DD Jarvis, k" n( N% ?& c4 `" ]8 w
DD Patterson: N5 O/ ~( V$ }" V- Y/ M9 ]5 X
DD Ralph Talbot1 W0 u0 @; n: R% R w
DD Mugford
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6 b0 E. }5 v+ d* y1 pJapanese ground losses:
, {# \1 j* C, g7 l* _8 L) i! M! G 208 casualties reported; Y* o; j9 ]- D* J4 ]4 g' z7 V M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled2 B% C* |1 | [. U, z4 h$ o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
: Z# q3 j; v7 S! V& A, j7 ~& h: Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; F; S+ }% C9 w8 ~ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( S! l9 I, M! m8 k3 y1 D( n8 T
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: \/ Q4 D; b0 v! e7 QAllied Ships
; C9 a& _* A. l8 T" f5 ` CA Vincennes/ ^$ s8 x9 L+ h
CA Quincy3 ~3 e8 o5 s7 I, q
CA Astoria
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DD Dewey
, [ l; ~# X9 g$ \% z- j) t DD Wilson, Shell hits 2) g5 p* ^6 K9 Z) D2 ~) y7 k
DD Ellet3 V3 t- @, i; S. t9 V# c
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Japanese ground losses:" ^" {4 @ i. e& d3 a( C `; \
51 casualties reported3 }7 {( H' Y4 s; Y) p% n6 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' I X. W/ \5 K. P& n1 S6 d$ s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 M2 b2 T' L6 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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L6 C2 b- i0 n* Q+ ] Q( a& R0 R" IJapanese aircraft losses' N0 x' W7 f' z
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan4 t2 u, o5 Z f& D
DD Buchanan; ~; M7 |+ J1 g, L& A# I$ R0 D. Z2 u
DD Monssen$ K/ {& l" r3 |9 ]5 p- j
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Airbase supply hits 2 |