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。
4 M- s3 t- Z. i6 ~. V( ?; JMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138% W# v2 \ i; a+ ?$ w
I0 w0 H/ E( J7 C/ o1 RWeather in hex: Overcast, A: N& u7 R; y' `) @
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
3 c+ [" R/ J6 ^) x7 B7 V1 oEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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+ D9 e& A+ c# oJapanese aircraft; X9 S6 t1 D* ?! n3 i1 H1 B+ I
G4M1 Betty x 6! i! m; Q- b0 K+ }
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Allied aircraft3 g* F; N8 l% Z9 w+ X# M+ e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 82 L0 D1 y( Z- D/ i8 g* J
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Japanese aircraft losses
* }% }9 ~) J9 M( [1 y: t y4 z G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
8 H6 ?9 q* b: J AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1309 G* @% V# f) n+ g# W
' B0 q" u! s# v' JWeather in hex: Moderate rain+ {, r: v6 K/ W; C5 a2 K
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ f$ H, ^4 y5 ~1 \1 f
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes- d0 x9 f9 }( Z) \2 s/ d
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Japanese aircraft
+ k% A& i0 \5 ] k; w* z. L5 a D3A1 Val x 14; M& ?" l8 D# u* g
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Allied aircraft. z+ E9 K2 @$ V; `$ u8 H3 k
Kittyhawk IA x 6
/ x# e1 I& H' B4 [ P-39D Airacobra x 33
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9 \* o- T1 U1 D ^/ WJapanese aircraft losses
) _/ {1 `& M" s D3A1 Val: 3 damaged9 c1 s: n/ G: E) e" ^& P
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Allied Ships4 y: G" ^7 y3 r
AM Lark" P6 \6 w$ g# A' S( {5 M5 U
AM Starling4 n; \( d) v3 O+ l0 d5 k
; D9 H/ X# h( B+ J5 }5 }, pMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137, W+ i, |% J9 K& C$ t G
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# p2 k& Y ]. e
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 B' v! M( Z3 D0 `; W" l9 j$ P1 fEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! a, [& X# p5 g/ ]- w9 ]
G4M1 Betty x 130 m. C; }% y+ C
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Allied aircraft
( z: q4 u3 q: D5 D; J F4F-3P Wildcat x 31 m# j. B9 O- ]; p+ R/ l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
# }. I8 Q! C' e! C# P; j G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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; {( l) }# J( m DD Henley, X- M7 t1 R9 O9 t
8 T/ q, d: s3 k( Q F. \Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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: a) n% q( I4 X* KWeather in hex: Moderate rain6 N' J. s5 M3 I" X3 q
* ~8 y, [2 ]% k) z% B; c$ e( aRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ |. z! L& ]+ V1 ^. R; K$ [# Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 d" X, x& P3 L- i5 L, o3 J0 D
8 P s+ _+ n, g9 |0 T& z3 QJapanese aircraft
0 X( e! m( M u6 {$ r/ `- i q A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
+ [- Y1 G: W9 Z% {* N8 U+ X Kittyhawk IA x 5
2 Y" Z2 d8 p/ z0 s' k B-17E Fortress x 8: H6 `0 B; |: u" e0 M! X6 s* R( d" L4 }
B-26 Marauder x 65 T% S* @4 N S: K. ?% i
P-39D Airacobra x 217 `$ Q( o K3 b4 r
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$ v: Q2 f0 g' N J1 s, R4 O/ wNo Japanese losses+ B" ?/ R/ E$ b+ ]$ F" m2 q2 A
7 F z: x# t: ^2 z& L# sAllied aircraft losses' Q& j' L! K# A2 R
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged5 r. g& x" b; P7 a
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
7 U3 e: X; |, jJapanese ground losses:
! t1 O2 y- a2 p2 P 7 casualties reported
; D) l2 l$ w! ^. p" f0 Q4 Q" a Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 d# m1 c8 x6 w+ v& L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, |2 @8 h3 E- }0 U. f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" C- W5 g' J9 h7 g# E+ [. i+ Z6 L Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)" O: e5 _1 f) ?! D; E7 H/ g; G# i
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1 Y7 ~0 ^0 M! A: x$ }8 {) pAirbase hits 19 ]# t0 m8 P. b. |0 d
Runway hits 6& K( i+ }$ F- G( B- c8 v
0 N! O. l" x' _# Q6 _" Zorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1297 o9 L$ G8 _2 c% z: M
9 z0 ]8 ~8 o G w* R6 zWeather in hex: Moderate rain A0 Z! c0 [3 e
x$ G1 w$ T1 A1 s- wRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 a) B9 E# V5 m8 p1 `1 _8 L
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 a* p6 _' |6 H) U! c$ r B-17E Fortress x 5
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1 B* j U u) E. bNo Allied losses5 N+ B) b/ i; s; t5 ]
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1 O8 c; t5 C! K7 ]- L( z7 I b) xAirbase supply hits 1
2 R0 N1 y. u4 R0 V! [" ~8 {Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain6 F4 Z3 V3 j% [" Y8 ]7 z
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. t* t) _6 \9 j5 s/ j6 t5 O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 V$ U, s" y" l& y: M. k
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Japanese aircraft5 T) E: ~9 j. m- h6 [/ j9 m6 @) L X
A6M2 Zero x 22 |/ M1 G, T( Z
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/ w( j8 C b( ~2 k9 C B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 @) o# G8 B8 y/ b, v" M A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground6 M! ]+ l% |7 K" y. e0 D2 z& c
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: L; J- j" `' {' k0 z$ [ B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
A" t j/ P$ O3 G; G 8 casualties reported" ]9 g e& w' I. a* P1 l, U* J* Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 ^% N# G( W2 p2 B; O, g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 q- \! r1 [: D( i7 l7 f9 K4 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
* W5 Q3 d" ` u# Z- i3 I6 t/ pRunway hits 44 G: s z7 i E0 ^# X. p+ 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.4 r6 K6 t* p; d& t. N
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( V) G( d8 T8 J( o) z# M. @ G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft, m8 Q, @6 W- Y& E, k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! F! B$ n& j* S W1 C, S @
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Japanese aircraft losses7 i) f9 O; q3 E7 `2 ?1 f9 N G8 V0 _
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward/ A5 G, g& t: \3 \2 s+ t
DD Laffey, P8 B1 y! z- b; i0 D+ U2 y" S- P
" z+ Q* [8 i) R0 c* R/ X# ~) `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! ~+ Q: O7 ~% j2 M* Z/ D# b
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# i% K; A% S- V3 o) v6 p" q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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) Q, t8 b6 @: [" t, SJapanese aircraft
+ a* g0 y& T( ^1 s4 H- O D3A1 Val x 122 j# o5 r: G; {9 q1 ~
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9 d) x) E+ D" AAllied aircraft5 J4 `. s9 Z2 \' Q5 k$ f( ^
Kittyhawk IA x 5
4 }" w& g2 C, T& m; F) K P-39D Airacobra x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% O1 _3 A1 J# J- kRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( u; K' t; ^7 B9 O; W: M) E, x! n
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; g/ h+ B& p* e
G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
, D% V. D4 E9 o+ ]+ E" v* ^3 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 6$ k+ M# H# u0 k) k+ }* N
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Japanese aircraft losses8 D5 O% ]) C/ ]! V
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed) f( E% c- w P) |9 z
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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。 |
发表于 2009-7-30 13:06
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