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。6 N) n: B( ?& L8 \2 _: b9 e5 X! l- |8 Q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138$ z* R5 D& w9 w+ y
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4 s# z3 D/ X. P/ b8 i# `: Q4 dRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft' j1 F3 B" T) `: t0 o
G4M1 Betty x 65 C3 s. Y3 {/ U+ W V! w8 p: g8 ?
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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: K- n* @7 A2 |& E$ x: F& b7 TMorning 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.7 x1 ^6 h3 h/ B6 Q/ M# n
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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, [7 g$ u9 u6 n% { D3A1 Val x 14
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Kittyhawk IA x 6
2 }( }$ @ N2 Q: E) d a1 A4 o P-39D Airacobra x 332 X/ C4 P, q; \* `
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
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7 m. @, q7 n! d% ?9 L l* M# u1 q) K% B AM Starling
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8 D. {8 V: F* n7 C9 n" |& x- fMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; c8 p+ `( X% `. w) w) G }Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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: N/ o1 X3 w9 `* gAllied aircraft
) p8 d- K* x1 @- ~8 _ F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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% k# J. I" _# [, Q2 ]6 p+ a: X6 HJapanese aircraft losses
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, e: T2 u+ c T8 [8 z( @, a5 |Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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! S$ ~- u8 I4 P4 EWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 |2 U8 O6 h9 j7 |9 XRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 g. q" b1 Q3 T. FEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, i5 J" _( E% K4 V: p) d4 w9 L
( S; B' y& F& o) n- Y1 }/ hJapanese aircraft2 }/ N+ L/ z; S: t2 ]$ M+ q3 u x
A6M2 Zero x 22 y. x' B0 C. M) S
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Allied aircraft
" {, L; w5 \, B, `9 e# K Kittyhawk IA x 59 T; Y( ~ L! f( D! t. z
B-17E Fortress x 8
! h. t' ~# q& {, o+ g9 b1 ~# V( @ B-26 Marauder x 68 E! [: a; M/ `
P-39D Airacobra x 211 J4 x/ c# V' T, u# o
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2 x G; L9 R; [" n P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed; M3 ?5 ]2 H/ ^; \
Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; z2 d! G% o- d' r# h* a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* b: x7 s0 V3 {$ u$ r @ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1- ?3 q6 D& P t" ~# z
Runway hits 6# G5 d+ t) Q- y9 j7 C) ]
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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# g$ }. I+ v7 [+ \- b0 {Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. l. r) S4 \* W0 E8 o3 uEstimated time to target is 3 minutes# |0 f% s5 L' W; V) J
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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; E% o: ?! ^& T/ R4 X: a$ ANo Allied losses* ~+ h5 V- s! f. }2 {
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( m! k. P! B7 C* n/ |orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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7 `; z M; d& P' eWeather in hex: Light rain
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4 n4 W+ t, G0 `# f. _Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# ^% w; J' x2 U, |# l" b4 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) h @# N V: b# L
$ r% j$ M9 \" x" S* | P+ X0 SJapanese aircraft
8 O: {6 Q9 ?; a& C4 ~# ~ g; A A6M2 Zero x 2 d9 |2 ?9 k- x1 F6 r
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$ ]8 V2 r# s# R) Q/ h/ m$ q7 A B-26 Marauder x 64 @4 C8 j. N; F% N8 k
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Japanese aircraft losses; L( ~" R( H4 ^4 Q/ B
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
/ _ l/ X5 K: y6 X B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged: A9 c% ]+ Y/ Z. S. v( E' H7 u
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" K0 Y3 m+ I3 n0 e- p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 E U8 Q3 h7 @( t: Y* ^% T' M# K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 N0 ?% X! Z5 g8 T6 @7 T' ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) i( d8 c( h2 S4 G+ Z3 w- t' ]Airbase hits 2: ?0 m9 g1 g0 ^+ C+ q- {$ B
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
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 V) c8 e3 C% W/ }' A# M% ~
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft
) x1 m! R7 Y& I/ \; k( R: M F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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2 }& V! n& ~& h, \% z+ w G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged: }8 x0 g# {& q
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DD Laffey9 o) g9 Y7 U% `$ C
# Q2 }2 x4 ?/ T; BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) m4 w7 o+ a0 b# K& S+ N
. S6 O+ t- l: m8 x: eRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 A4 P1 X" h( R2 J* ^; kEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
2 }3 f" z4 h. w/ ~ Kittyhawk IA x 59 ?4 |! e: S/ E5 f2 w6 y
P-39D Airacobra x 32* H1 y* R3 }4 z' s4 l1 _1 x
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9 _+ l1 n" x7 G2 J4 {$ sJapanese aircraft losses7 A2 ^ m+ [3 G; o
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 \1 T2 H6 [" @5 v
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- k9 M8 ?" M$ Q' BEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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2 j G, {1 `( i5 t# d' f; EJapanese aircraft losses
2 X9 ~+ ~+ u* n# F2 V1 B: F- E5 m G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed; \& }2 R1 S: R+ C. ] e
+ b" C% R. m/ Y j同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |