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。. H7 z, w+ h9 n
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1383 R" |% w: I+ H; Z; a$ E$ L* T
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( f& K7 z* o- J. _+ w1 HRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.$ B* \; o; x: A8 D9 v+ {
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes# L/ ~7 {% D T
5 N$ q8 d2 ^; h; CJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
/ P9 l. q# Y J5 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Allied Ships/ c! R7 u0 Z/ J, e
AP Heywood" z2 l; o! \ n9 p( e- @1 G
. y' A& o- Z( _7 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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6 ~1 ]3 I1 l8 b) j) H7 z* yWeather in hex: Moderate rain: _ p+ k4 D9 y0 c0 U
* u- }1 N0 d& }7 R1 d0 {( e* @9 lRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& K, P8 B& q+ H" l. a* pEstimated time to target is 45 minutes/ y: ]/ j% U$ I% W. E2 u. S
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D3A1 Val x 14/ h( }7 H8 u$ K4 I2 D
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Allied aircraft
% G, \) o5 `5 ~ C( y& i; f* o% {/ N6 @ Kittyhawk IA x 6
9 E: M/ R" l" l7 w9 n! H P-39D Airacobra x 33: S \/ Q4 \: H0 c
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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9 F5 ?- I- q4 ^% iAllied Ships/ x" f& v9 e& }
AM Lark
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9 Z2 m8 B2 I& x7 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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$ u R% |. f% {5 X( bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ `$ Y" \: h* y1 n
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." {( m* @* k( i" t9 ~! J& X. y
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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: {% b7 L1 V1 D1 l! t F4F-3P Wildcat x 3* [6 P! @2 K) ~( A: E& P# i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 q. ?4 b; m4 m; t* `' E* E8 p
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Japanese aircraft losses$ C* k+ Q. e) f, H
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged7 E8 M0 V& g0 O; F! A
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, p3 u3 y; I& _# x* e DD Henley
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5 B( w' X0 ]" i" y# t! qMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 p& x- ~, F. b7 u: t4 M5 q0 q$ k2 aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes& C' S2 |4 n% ^5 i% w7 |
- y; n) W/ f2 t; M+ A9 J+ FJapanese aircraft
( E9 F+ G7 H/ _; A6 v5 C1 V0 X A6M2 Zero x 2
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
; J6 \! Q3 m" b% ^ B B-17E Fortress x 8+ N4 g( A$ U0 M
B-26 Marauder x 6
4 e0 l. o; A( H$ y# W! ? P-39D Airacobra x 210 P X8 N1 @* Q
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No Japanese losses
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( P/ |2 ^$ B' T9 v B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged2 T }* W; G1 N' d( p0 `
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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7 casualties reported7 L) H O2 |4 @4 n; e/ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* P' _2 Q. z b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- k( g1 ^, v) Q! t5 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 M3 e" w+ V' E' \8 x
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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$ f7 w4 d6 a: \, ?. Y8 ?/ ]( k: _Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129! D( S( `1 M4 v
`, r+ J( X" S6 a+ R( X1 Q5 |Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 v. e' p; }! @2 f' F* G
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 Z' o8 `$ k O. }3 E$ G- |0 X
B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses6 q" w$ ^5 Y) Q7 c( k5 A( l0 M3 D
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6 u( P8 K O% XAirbase supply hits 1$ F0 O" [* K* s! N6 C* N
Runway hits 4 d; S9 I' Y' j. ~6 K
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126) U6 m9 P& q' Y: e8 V6 e
2 }) k" j0 ]$ HWeather in hex: Light rain# \2 X2 a/ V3 }' x8 A
; J8 ?! \3 w2 t% f, F1 MRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& y4 ` c6 t J+ [- uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
X1 V6 v3 D4 Z$ ?0 a A6M2 Zero x 21 E4 s- i2 {9 j4 S' J. Y
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B-26 Marauder x 6" Y" {4 K) ^. X9 D: P4 P
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( @' j! ^$ ^4 i+ h' b) S6 {Japanese aircraft losses& C& A4 g6 R- W. y% E4 A+ c4 H
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground( g# V# p* E" q( R8 t7 O; s" |
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+ ^. G- `# ?4 ]" a' z/ H B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled t2 X- J: e1 ?" T$ S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 _3 e/ l3 y+ j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' k8 g" U3 t$ Z8 V6 b, }7 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1386 C6 ?( C2 N/ T, \4 g5 k
. d3 g9 f% Q8 X! F9 fWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! Y3 [0 T- H) k9 c: N1 a+ z
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 122 q/ o V0 Y# X
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* Z4 V1 D4 P4 }7 ~, Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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# J! Q2 [, ]7 O! H: s8 u: N G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged. @+ G9 ?( V" }! D w6 P# }
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DD Aaron Ward
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& ?/ e2 C2 ]2 c" Q( E
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" J3 y2 w4 x4 X9 v: A, c
. y' ~6 |6 l; {9 F3 ?1 ^0 u. t- mRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: z" N1 E2 Y* K+ dEstimated time to target is 15 minutes: H( w+ ~* }$ T- G! m! z
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D3A1 Val x 12' T y; ?' U9 a' T) }7 p5 M
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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8 Q6 x# y$ Q% H- ERaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ G8 d" o! H" I3 |+ h% Q( z
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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3 v, }- l* \6 B5 f4 Y2 s! e G4M1 Betty x 5
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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。 |