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。
& W; y2 I1 g/ rMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 y; ]- w: l0 D3 u) E. L7 k
G. ~7 A9 w% q/ _5 ]! i8 WWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 S4 x* z" A5 i+ p8 lEstimated time to target is 42 minutes5 w/ T7 ?+ k+ e6 i0 U4 P5 z
/ E2 R3 ?2 I' l" P7 ]8 CJapanese aircraft
2 @# k- v; p2 x4 @$ F+ R G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
: w z1 V$ C* @- T; n) m G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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AP Heywood& m5 w. W' I1 A) q, Q$ M# m% R* ?
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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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2 d* f, |8 _5 @# xRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 }! B% k( ~! z
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 14
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1 W" Q' o% l/ u7 ? j+ g# B. A, VAllied aircraft. w$ P# r3 v" x8 }
Kittyhawk IA x 6
% W( L% e& ]' `. t, i7 G P-39D Airacobra x 33
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# p9 c: s3 o+ WJapanese aircraft losses3 P3 g3 M! j n+ l& U6 \' E
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged1 i: S6 W% d) E+ W. [
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AM Starling
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1 p* V+ V- V t7 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& B- m, {0 ~, v/ |) e" F* ~, X6 M. o& f
) {2 u, Z0 e$ ^/ R; |5 b- ?2 dRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! x `* f8 U2 h) b7 b0 X
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes, D+ w7 _9 S4 z- ~
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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Allied aircraft) g/ a/ E! ~) {9 O9 y9 B
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
! c V# c9 \4 D6 S, o6 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 12+ S7 N, n6 z4 a/ I: f
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2 Y5 L. I6 _9 d, r G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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DD Henley3 j8 y. L b7 }: r1 }# P7 f
, F4 [9 s/ p( v' j6 I3 _Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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+ ?5 \0 `8 ^& B* U' \. ?Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& E0 w. W4 g5 N8 h) }2 W2 z, k
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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4 T8 r% w/ T' ]" y# m: O A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft% K1 H0 M) g E# Z7 ^ @* \
Kittyhawk IA x 53 |" g" {% c+ M z+ q" @1 S
B-17E Fortress x 8* X# B, P5 J, p. V9 r( U/ I
B-26 Marauder x 6
, n& f3 u5 r% L, w: o( l P-39D Airacobra x 21* R+ _, W3 _. H E
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No Japanese losses8 }5 r, J2 y3 h8 F. ?5 h
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Allied aircraft losses' J" S G8 n2 P! J0 U% e. G2 j
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged6 g/ s1 a- b, N9 w2 i0 _
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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R: F" y4 W2 y2 ?* U+ u4 G 7 casualties reported
8 m! ?) e6 |# @& d1 S9 ?" ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 U% Y! ]( m. A2 |5 m* A3 k' t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) b' g+ r, _0 d8 ~" s- ^2 L2 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 a8 i) _1 q d( V Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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0 _2 ^$ _/ [, l ^$ q3 rRunway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129. O* K) C0 U" e
# j% W: u1 I0 i' o$ XWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 ~) E7 O. K" b; P# f
( Q, }% Y4 _$ q0 I$ ZRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
T( D$ g2 z# P; p' [( x6 m( \; lEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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No Allied losses
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4 o. {3 f0 }* ]3 ]" b5 _4 xAirbase supply hits 1" e% g+ T l* M( v( g0 u5 A
Runway hits 4
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6 e, {- u1 `; W7 \orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126' B/ l' p" q" i
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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. q( Y& w+ ]/ U7 C; DRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 f+ d; V1 Y$ B' Z3 {( e3 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 26 Y0 O u2 B/ j, ]
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Allied aircraft
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$ s0 K9 D9 S6 `- k- t A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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8 casualties reported- T' d; u0 p# F1 [0 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ \) E; G3 l- e% F8 E4 P3 \- v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( A8 ^! r, O6 G; K$ k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 `4 G. _) }( x; e* r4 U: Z ?
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Runway hits 4! f* w( a+ X+ A& O. \. X( F
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Morning 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 14,000 feet.# A; Y: N- p! `$ ]$ N, Z
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 212 h2 \8 H% V; x" O9 R2 D- E* d
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/ u# \. H) q, {% h, l; gJapanese aircraft losses9 w% R# J f3 @& O$ O8 M8 R/ k
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged2 X) H) u$ v) G9 ~6 Z
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DD Aaron Ward
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9 P( k# S- L' Q4 x& dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( D& w+ e& V0 e5 hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 n: T0 n. l/ @ H) m. P* Q; E
D3A1 Val x 12
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed `5 C% O! M" U, o$ A8 X: `1 h, @
: P; H7 F7 i8 J$ UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1387 n! _7 c( h$ ?4 Q% R# q( W9 E
8 A9 R+ Y" i# h' B* k) q6 L; lWeather in hex: Overcast/ F4 |+ c( p+ e0 g( X' R
/ m$ N% w1 t& D2 l% u5 Q% hRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 H. Y T& ~1 k. y3 t" `& j8 f; k' BEstimated time to target is 42 minutes; A& D" M- O* e* u* f
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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0 O4 p2 \' y2 ~0 h$ y) e F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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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。 |