8月17日,瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战(相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了,当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家)。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天,58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架,再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。
x* P- k. m7 K4 |3 ]; VMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. G$ G }( k& g0 g
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged' f m( ~- i, @% Q% n
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AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' y* |6 ~3 y2 FEstimated time to target is 45 minutes7 `4 `& A9 v, t/ l
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D3A1 Val x 14
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Kittyhawk IA x 6" M h# F* t; ~0 C0 T( x, w# Y
P-39D Airacobra x 33: E3 S( O8 \0 N9 Q" E5 r5 r' ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 12) k- C* i+ o; H: h/ ?
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DD Henley4 a+ }) J: ]8 z/ c! l6 u6 F
9 Y$ U: ?/ q: ~. MMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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( |' g* M% b- `/ M5 I j- E0 W5 i* rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, X$ f+ \) X, iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2' `( j, \; N" l
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Kittyhawk IA x 5: m$ C/ Y; E1 v
B-17E Fortress x 85 r( q7 d& Z/ d& R2 l# F. Z* @! ^
B-26 Marauder x 6$ w! u, \( o# c2 s0 q: L- @9 i7 o3 u
P-39D Airacobra x 21" @7 s8 ]" {9 J4 u/ }
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& c. L5 J6 y6 r! o) b! `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 t9 G/ K! u+ ~, R4 f9 J Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)& u m1 L3 z4 }* `0 d
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Runway hits 6: `- |% _3 a1 _" ^
5 G' U- W5 r4 ]+ Q7 q/ I7 U: oorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129: O6 i& J; }$ J9 P: c1 S1 x6 a
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ ~5 o, _& r1 z* I
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes# ^; I& f" y$ c% l" M% x
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Allied aircraft
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 u; X4 N6 n7 g/ g! \! B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% z- H! S4 G8 J. {' Q% i9 G
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese ground losses:5 u/ X$ j! c( O1 A# l3 o4 j! J
8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast \: g. S3 p0 D
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 [' }8 J- G- I% n
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes0 A! g$ b( D' h' P+ {
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G4M1 Betty x 128 \! ?7 V7 |# Z3 ^# M! S8 _
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21, ^3 f* M; \0 D& r0 Z
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 }$ i; a/ H; B F: i2 {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 O N$ t. }1 O, L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes. }1 k% a5 ?% V# I9 |8 \
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P-39D Airacobra x 32* Q& ^! ?' Z# R5 \4 T! {& {
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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^' R! Z+ j0 k# ]% `7 r. }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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+ A9 q9 [7 v: U4 t! L3 |# WRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 d! {" j9 D c/ m! ~* fEstimated time to target is 42 minutes$ B( N9 Z' t, x* ]/ B
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G4M1 Betty x 5& V6 V: ]9 b. a. r! ]" j) z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6: @0 \8 e! S: D$ W; T( ~' b0 l) I
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Japanese aircraft losses
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同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |