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。8 H5 U/ z5 R' d9 l* q
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 16,000 feet.; |" w$ G. k- N u' w
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes# t& f8 Y* ?1 N3 \
6 p/ o$ \5 S+ {6 L. y V2 oJapanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
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AP Heywood! X2 E, I: k( n1 R
8 j1 [* M. Z7 i: z3 h6 A( x) aMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130" {$ _( y, j, x: h# c+ k* M- x
! P3 c+ ?2 c5 s' Q. q: X% lWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 w; r! m5 D6 e- q0 @, Z
, i1 v& `4 M+ j5 l; v; S1 nRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! L. Y; m+ o1 y4 @
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' j( Q+ _- f$ L% X Kittyhawk IA x 6' L6 X$ k' y( N1 e
P-39D Airacobra x 33, _& d9 Z3 L7 \, r8 n, @0 R0 c
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Japanese aircraft losses9 H$ R1 d0 R, M
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged% N1 D' r& z0 B: g% g) f
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AM Lark8 Z1 A$ Z6 u8 p7 x/ p
AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137" w G- A: U) r; ~6 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& w( I$ ^" ~ [1 [Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 ^" G; u+ Y" l: x9 }7 G; jEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 35 I g8 ~: C' l% k& j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, {4 C% n) X1 z2 H2 `$ E( R
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Japanese aircraft losses
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DD Henley5 R7 y4 g4 y. J# D0 l' ?: i
% d3 o% \7 K, c' V, C2 u- gMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129/ x% j$ p. j0 V7 {
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# v2 b/ B" H. y3 _1 |
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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6 y# O* g3 c! l6 O Kittyhawk IA x 5! i9 g2 p* i% O. r
B-17E Fortress x 85 m( M- O8 f( q! h o+ F& S% ^
B-26 Marauder x 6$ v+ G' d$ ]. a/ r, c7 g
P-39D Airacobra x 219 p" z' c( B* _+ e. I" V5 C
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No Japanese losses
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 K8 x" x* C8 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 P. Z' T. w- x7 I+ L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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! k, A P+ H, q/ c7 RRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. b' j) Z4 A0 K$ S7 F: o
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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3 p/ d% }" B5 ]: ^3 G7 g' EWeather in hex: Light rain
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% l& B1 a& \) V% S+ CRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* S+ i9 E5 k$ R q/ ^1 ?Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 [" }5 B/ b! W5 s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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% L& C( z" f l" \- O( N# | B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged, X6 a( ]; b& V" k( G
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 t( Q6 t4 a- v
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0 H& G: Q& Q) m7 y, `& X9 \ X* A' XMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast3 a* e9 B9 r& v! C T3 H' |2 c
% \8 M$ q: U) `. Z7 n- M% }; c! `Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., {1 V" x5 d6 B: k- {
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes V( N8 \7 T' W# T! \. j1 o* j
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G4M1 Betty x 12! ]8 }) ?5 {% M& T+ U% ^# N% H$ Z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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" [3 `% D; M! y W+ BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( I2 Z8 i8 | E F1 a$ ^Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( h/ k8 q- i. Z+ r/ _5 w7 A
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 12, |8 Z7 A- J9 D2 Z1 ?
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed4 R6 e. `% @4 f5 H* \% z. Y
% g8 ?! r5 c) i) d! y7 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 |, @$ D' S. h; Q. d
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 ~9 @2 @9 g) ]
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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4 ~( f5 ^1 c2 L$ M! X$ A7 H G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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: `' J. C, ?0 ~- T/ \+ r同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |