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。
" [. i8 i* [# B1 L# a4 @, @" KMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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4 Q" {- Q `2 d: `5 P0 u1 ~6 D) N0 Z- @Weather in hex: Heavy rain" C% L' W) P& e; G5 U
4 H' o9 K V. @: g% _' ~/ \ XRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; [$ L" I5 }3 H/ U& x( pEstimated time to target is 42 minutes0 J8 }. i( j( e( G
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Japanese aircraft
2 o5 l; w. I. a0 R0 m# {- _. A# b1 C A6M2 Zero x 13
: j( a& H) J/ V5 p; E G4M1 Betty x 272 q/ [1 ~- L8 L# e( X+ ?
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4 x: o3 }' W T1 }; V0 P2 LJapanese aircraft losses
& n. l! B$ |1 M% X- v; b1 s- V" d G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged( y" M1 Z* ]+ Y5 G+ G
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Allied Ships
" s* k3 k7 d+ U CA Chicago
/ X/ K3 ?3 J$ W6 e V CA Quincy
7 _3 P3 J4 @/ S3 O& D7 D CA Australia
' f+ v2 c1 z: i h$ M1 I+ W CA Astoria
# d2 r% F) N# Y DD Mugford
$ j3 \; l! o$ T. B# b+ s6 A CA Vincennes5 u5 C& \7 `( l4 `9 U1 b2 N$ _6 }( A
CA Canberra
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6 y+ P/ j2 }+ b; K- B1 c' U! m! |Aircraft Attacking:* e5 ?" G5 V* z3 k: ~
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet$ r) X* e# a1 \. D% n
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 ~8 r% T1 H# F4 J5 h4 L4 A
1 ~" b2 k1 m1 n) G& [5 ^7 ~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。。。。。。
4 F& k2 K% J3 _8 aorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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$ r i$ _4 ~" C1 ^9 jWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 d! D4 W7 n; @; ~* u0 i' T+ [9 Q% ]
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% f( i5 R( m: l3 f5 Q: D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! J2 N' \: _7 h
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A6M2 Zero x 6
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7 Z2 s" u7 O* e0 ZAllied aircraft
5 n* J6 Q5 n) ], F. e9 d' X Beaufort V x 4
. y# Z" h0 c* ]0 p b. z1 d" a Kittyhawk IA x 11
" J; b; Q% X% R# B, o6 Q4 g4 R/ k B-26 Marauder x 9
9 H, |7 c, z$ ?6 w P-39D Airacobra x 18: {/ X/ ~! A; T* Q; o
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: T \) H$ _- l8 S Beaufort V: 3 damaged
! V5 c7 E- z6 e9 I. R B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged/ U) J$ N5 C% N$ g+ W/ }, n
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed9 r9 u3 a0 Q8 A5 V$ F
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Japanese ground losses:
% |# A7 y$ {# _8 E/ s% U+ B Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
/ T4 a4 @6 p9 VRunway hits 4% g" f2 @9 E- `
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126- Q; V/ Z+ G/ e9 U
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: d3 b( U# ~3 q, s
2 z7 ^3 o# N/ D8 xRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) O+ _1 F7 \9 h. B) [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ }2 p- d7 N; \- y
) x6 H9 m; W" w' ]9 @Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
# u4 [/ Z4 q: L: F B-26 Marauder x 6& Z4 {$ w( I2 R# U) o8 ~+ n$ I
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged: z& c9 \6 T) A1 V/ V. E, I
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, Z$ z& {- b4 h5 {9 J( f aAirbase supply hits 1. o7 q# y% T9 F
Runway hits 3# U- v6 _ ~5 Z0 d6 n/ |- |0 _
5 a& E: V! E7 G# C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% A0 _" Q) Y- ?6 ]
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! S9 z! [; ~$ f
, T- `! q0 y6 G- f% U% j3 J10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. M8 M. ~7 [. B P K0 |; ?4 N
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Allied Ships" q9 f6 Z7 C1 n; }
CA Canberra
$ I0 w9 Z. A5 z6 n& e. u CA Australia
: E' E' f3 E6 ~) ? CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
- `2 L- r& S) w( o- l4 e1 o CL Hobart
, @$ F1 m- s3 e DD Selfridge
" A e2 }1 ~4 m* S" L1 ` DD Jarvis' j! A7 P; s8 o# E" J* J
DD Patterson& O8 G/ n3 Z+ J; O: |
DD Ralph Talbot
; P# E7 f+ n# m; |6 G$ o T: y1 l3 P6 A DD Mugford
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0 b7 b6 G% | y0 D 208 casualties reported* p( h2 E% P4 v' J4 c* u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled7 a8 ]" }: R9 e. t# h* w# U; b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
+ E, s @, p+ ~) _( ~% c, R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 U! \* |! w& D! f3 G' J; ^. k Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)) V/ q0 Z( K: K: f( j9 p5 l4 a
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!/ F3 Y! X g2 I' P9 z
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9 F7 t+ L4 y0 l4 w1 F' J9 R CA Vincennes2 V+ F7 x$ C1 w0 r) F+ h; ?8 A
CA Quincy
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DD Hull
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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Japanese ground losses:; Z1 v! c+ G0 a" e' w; K
51 casualties reported
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1 p% O' t' R' Y' }% H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: Y1 T2 L: z: J/ R2 \" _- C7 t! D
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137; J6 G5 V- @) a3 z) |' W) u
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no flights
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2 o2 n2 k1 k) c H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
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DD Buchanan
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Airbase hits 4+ B x" v$ g3 `/ u: K
Airbase supply hits 2 |