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。
6 p0 h" b, E+ Z: M f. nMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; g7 _2 T; V3 p- x! b/ {% hEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 T: m2 X' r0 q2 o" L8 m A6M2 Zero x 13$ B, t* [8 ]9 F& \7 i
G4M1 Betty x 27
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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CA Chicago
5 z3 b) A8 ~) x K( Y CA Quincy& }- g- J$ L m" |4 @& q
CA Australia" u' `" H5 h. ~% r3 Y+ l
CA Astoria _: N+ `. T7 \; c6 V: f
DD Mugford
' g) H& D% G. t' Z; }2 O3 n CA Vincennes2 u; j% h/ ^" d0 Y
CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:' ?, b! H/ f1 I
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet" l6 p$ |! ]; B6 k# }$ f
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 f# w+ I0 e* [4 w6 y5 O: q0 G
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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。。。。。。
# j: C$ B" y' v; m8 A8 Porning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1267 Y0 a' ]* \3 H7 g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 z9 q, W. Q0 ?5 S8 ~) J9 T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) _+ e' q& S# B* {6 S
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft6 y; h: \4 o6 @, l& H T
Beaufort V x 4
j0 b; D# g4 p$ \5 {3 Y* r! i: M* V. Q1 ] Kittyhawk IA x 11
' r5 V9 P; u- j$ B, w B-26 Marauder x 95 w! e$ x4 d h J
P-39D Airacobra x 18/ Y# {% R! K8 `8 s7 W
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No Japanese losses
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* B7 N* @* a0 M1 G5 _/ QAllied aircraft losses
# i& m; ^ o T. N* t Beaufort V: 3 damaged
" T8 ]: i A2 l+ f) }1 F B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
, v9 ^- B6 T! @( [! i' J: L P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed- k# n B+ `7 r9 A
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Japanese ground losses:
/ C7 f3 C% k. g& `8 I+ _ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 v k$ o/ W, F
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Airbase hits 1! V* Q* m5 b3 z) o# J) V
Runway hits 4) i, ]) P& v" C: \8 ?* _8 a
3 c7 L7 w3 R, x4 morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126/ |" I1 \: n, R/ R0 h# Q4 H
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 M+ Z% Y0 e& Z) p6 F# TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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$ [0 F* Q1 H/ M* r B-26 Marauder x 6
5 P1 j! M+ L" q P-39D Airacobra x 105 y7 A- L3 L. V% b C
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! i; V& y" d1 F( E. mNo Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 19 u6 ^# o! T# z# T- y, A' e6 S2 b' e
Runway hits 3
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6 a! x# k, j5 Z) P P# P! m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
# R1 u$ X; q+ Z% rNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships1 L# z3 f, P. h9 N8 `+ S/ Z" I6 ~/ d
CA Canberra3 r- \: h, S3 q. B" }
CA Australia
& Q: o3 K0 R* O. M# G- ~ CA Chicago, Shell hits 1: H$ Y3 _6 R3 ]4 t) j
CL Hobart
0 D$ ]3 E+ k/ K! l2 ? DD Selfridge
1 F+ q) f% a# S1 X7 Y DD Jarvis! k. T. |. p# t
DD Patterson
9 ~+ i+ F1 z, Q1 L DD Ralph Talbot& N: z) t" d- z) {/ w) N
DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:0 Y0 k$ i* \: X* K- k! y
208 casualties reported8 H0 x7 e5 J8 I- N5 s8 `5 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled+ l7 x4 T& L& R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled/ h+ M; t' a- B6 c. n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ U$ Y4 Z& ^6 `9 \ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)* I! m5 `) L" ?8 U0 L
8 ~# u" Q- f& y0 g/ t+ SNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships" y7 C! [! L" b) P) f
CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria! U! V- S* p* ^' B/ _, n
DD Hull1 {) m7 y* ^( w
DD Dewey
" @. Y2 T T: V: w, U; I DD Wilson, Shell hits 2$ U$ F2 s" a* \, ^/ ^
DD Ellet2 l# S, u8 ^. ~; |' i2 F
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Japanese ground losses:8 J8 R7 ~5 `, H5 W* F. Y5 L8 t
51 casualties reported4 e o, z- s a& f" E6 n2 L% j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 v& B5 a z" e7 f/ O6 D- q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" E% b" r1 u. L' j5 [( T; x, E7 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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+ t4 P2 e7 k6 H7 p) C3 L8 l! Q$ kNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 B7 c/ d% S* W) _ H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships) R Z6 |( b( I6 T2 A5 l$ i* _, l
CLAA San Juan) z: {; ~5 t, d3 |, h9 N
DD Buchanan
9 b c( O& w% F- h' R" P. c DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4
0 D- O+ Z5 ? w! [5 _Airbase supply hits 2 |