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。 ; a% H: e: D- R- Z: @9 W, N. N
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1388 e/ e/ I4 [7 u. }9 U
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, i1 a# D$ H( l( s: Y
. [# y1 z+ Q. K, a+ _! JRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: I% j: l1 B! \# |Estimated time to target is 42 minutes R$ L" @4 J! W2 F
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Japanese aircraft% f5 @) r( g& s, O
A6M2 Zero x 13
' I3 n3 E( s8 b# s. b- M G4M1 Betty x 27
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* n0 }1 S3 S# s/ h$ j4 DJapanese aircraft losses, t; n/ J, R* `4 x
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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: c3 i& L) ]5 F: G* b2 g* G, [* }Allied Ships
# `* h. q8 k9 z1 |1 w CA Chicago
7 U& L: ^- ^% D CA Quincy
% b& Y* ?9 _' S( y s0 V CA Australia8 d" @/ y/ j' p1 m+ D. M& Q
CA Astoria
9 a" p( e! x- Z. ]# E DD Mugford
" ^$ R# H+ r j h CA Vincennes( E; j5 L- d0 n, Z" U$ z
CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:) b- l: k9 _; a
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet/ j7 h+ @+ \3 W
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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) L. c/ n5 t7 O' V! Z1 L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。。。。。。& |( N5 t; Z0 B. D' I
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) V& J" m; f5 \, `1 e- r
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 }4 {4 \5 G7 q1 E6 z: jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( _) o8 e- G" S3 H
A6M2 Zero x 6
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& U2 D: r- W: p9 B/ z' Z$ G Beaufort V x 43 @; E$ V+ L( y1 x4 g- D$ P v
Kittyhawk IA x 11( l: x+ |' Y( t% Z9 s/ C) x6 Q
B-26 Marauder x 9% Y7 Z! [) s E( p- o! h
P-39D Airacobra x 181 M+ v$ d9 z# c0 H
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Allied aircraft losses" ~: \ I6 _4 J- g5 r4 ~
Beaufort V: 3 damaged, H5 ^0 u( X( m6 M$ A8 J9 ]: e2 w! r4 f
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
1 N. f6 C7 v) k P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed: A% t: |1 y, V
8 f) q1 p: Q; ]Japanese ground losses:) x. Z5 c4 n P" `! @( F4 J
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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' _: A [$ e) K) h& e) FRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ w; `+ t1 ~* n. q9 f z% }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# ^& m& T& h/ d; t8 AJapanese aircraft
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& f: o- `$ Y0 u: Y B-26 Marauder x 6
5 m6 F- v. u& D* J P-39D Airacobra x 104 T6 }2 j$ M# B1 b8 g
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; X3 U- a8 U$ w8 w9 Y) |6 BNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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" `) q4 y& }: O4 n2 tAirbase supply hits 15 D: }2 c( z$ a! h
Runway 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
$ F2 ~2 I) s' E7 r M7 C3 L6 MNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* C* E5 V2 o0 Z# Z7 ?
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Allied Ships
" s$ V2 b8 T4 A' {) v8 l+ Q8 F' L CA Canberra
3 j& [ R5 u, i/ {. W CA Australia
+ U5 f7 D$ I4 P/ B5 ]: r* r0 c CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
{4 }7 W H6 d3 t- T CL Hobart4 C/ t4 L0 _" B8 `, @% M
DD Selfridge0 ^( j0 K4 {7 S; F% G8 k# _
DD Jarvis5 {4 e) w9 n; |- \9 V3 v
DD Patterson
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DD Mugford6 |7 Y }( n: _4 M9 ]
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Japanese ground losses:
2 \ x5 i1 U# j4 x1 L* F. L 208 casualties reported
1 ~7 ?& w& j# h5 {4 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
# i6 o! X) s& V4 t9 n/ z3 E9 t' [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled6 F k0 l7 r5 c8 P+ Z' |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. f% X/ \2 K8 q* h. [
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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( X8 a# u# p' y0 P/ MNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 p& k5 p' Y6 V* q$ N7 ]; s% @
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CA Vincennes
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DD Dewey
! l5 {' D& h* j& t) E DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
( K/ s9 D& O+ t$ Z. ^ DD Ellet3 [* v; ?$ u2 i2 E
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Japanese ground losses:+ ]: C9 f9 q* A3 e0 e& B% Q
51 casualties reported8 _5 g5 I+ L7 I/ [# f7 }9 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* |5 z% k: ?- ?2 G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
% U! B. I/ v6 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ W! ^: D- X- y$ c" r
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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no flights
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground% w% u" f/ D$ z4 a3 B4 ^2 ]
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CLAA San Juan
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DD Monssen. ~" k) z: K T) g
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0 N$ Z( u) ^# ^1 UAirbase hits 4
' g$ e+ U I& p c, B2 lAirbase supply hits 2 |