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。
: r3 D" x3 r/ t* nMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* y9 [8 w( f( Y% B" z1 i& P
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes! E) Q4 J9 p. o' B: A+ O; @' t
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Japanese aircraft& `; j: k9 w; b- ~; _
A6M2 Zero x 13
+ M6 E; L6 I2 Z# f7 ~ G4M1 Betty x 27, ~ G! J! ]% [( i8 k
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged8 F m) ^9 O4 P7 z7 Y( t2 ^# v
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CA Chicago
- V$ E( ?' R* G3 c2 O! ?# j CA Quincy8 k- ~$ C L# \* \2 m# l$ Q$ `
CA Australia3 w" j. ^9 `1 m- x9 h
CA Astoria
5 X- W0 i$ z: A3 R0 |3 w7 g DD Mugford
# Z3 ~. a: f& h; ~- v( U4 d CA Vincennes
- W) t: N4 x3 k0 S CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:
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& ~, ~. d! e( J# c( v Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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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。。。。。。
+ [+ T# h) q( M; h2 ^orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 G, C$ K! a/ `4 {; e- CRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ O5 k& K$ k. G4 p$ O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 V u! X5 b+ }5 }9 J( T6 Z
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Japanese aircraft" E* W% {8 g3 E6 _5 x
A6M2 Zero x 6) p$ V" s! H' n1 |, ?2 h
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Beaufort V x 4: \2 k7 u% f( M1 R2 `" u
Kittyhawk IA x 11" l- n, u2 g: ?+ k- p
B-26 Marauder x 9
6 b/ b" y+ p5 F: D P-39D Airacobra x 18' _5 k7 W' d7 k0 B& I
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No Japanese losses
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Beaufort V: 3 damaged
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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6 t# G' m0 |, s9 u# V- v2 D0 H/ F; uJapanese ground losses:% R7 u* [, _3 F( r" t! J
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ b7 W5 l1 c O" l- O9 C
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Airbase hits 1
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4 s2 s3 o7 j9 l5 a, _9 a6 korning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126' q9 g: e% v! Z; N5 x& w
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 v) Y. X5 k% Z" F3 MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 6* e" R/ z$ d- d2 w3 B! W$ d
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses8 Q& E. o R% A- V/ k
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 m( C Z- k1 p* L; s
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" {% g1 v. D. A& T$ x) jAirbase supply hits 1
# y, `; H! E8 K& ~% ORunway hits 3
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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
I* Z8 u9 Q0 ]7 v( tNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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4 C* p8 n9 `, w0 R10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 Z. n3 z0 R6 P4 \. r$ v) l
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Allied Ships% B. E' K$ ~4 V1 j5 ^
CA Canberra) g }! C7 h) K+ a3 x
CA Australia$ V$ `3 D- U4 C& W4 U
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1* y0 \. N* n% v
CL Hobart! Q/ J5 [# [" I1 Q0 H5 ?
DD Selfridge0 k$ }$ z6 g$ r
DD Jarvis
9 N$ K7 B4 y( G' M- L DD Patterson
, M* n. M5 A! e; |! @ DD Ralph Talbot( D9 g# s8 N9 Z, H; m) T; S/ I
DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:7 ~9 |4 L& j+ f+ L: T$ u% ]
208 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
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& t* h3 @4 o* u* a% q Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 s1 O2 _) u M" h* ]
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 @# r }3 m$ ` w
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0 l, r- R* s. z/ S4 e CA Vincennes6 S6 b( M4 a, k- O: p& |4 s
CA Quincy" N1 ?1 u- M, p, d- J
CA Astoria J4 g* n! L( m2 N1 z3 o5 G% G
DD Hull1 ]) s) A" R- K( i6 u S
DD Dewey# ~. f( \ E0 G2 d# r
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2 i: M) N9 p N' s6 ^ e
DD Ellet; e7 [7 a/ H3 ?- u* [9 Y7 u
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Japanese ground losses:
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4 b& o3 L$ r9 A$ o- A% F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1376 [1 ]6 ~7 a/ ?6 ^
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0 a2 \2 s4 X/ j$ ] H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground8 m4 [+ ~4 j: S% T9 u s
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Allied Ships
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DD Buchanan
7 ?% ~5 s4 I( q! w2 H1 v DD Monssen
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" _, T7 N4 j* RAirbase hits 4
3 x# T" E7 J- a' tAirbase supply hits 2 |