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。
- d8 c3 Z1 u; p' K; XMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138) w/ u% x, `' s ?! _4 L% z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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5 H* F9 B' H% ~! s, w( v' v2 NRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 |* U1 u: B. S0 m) o( x# j+ a, DEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. K: B! u1 u: l3 p8 i( g l
G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8, l! ?% @3 v7 c5 |
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Japanese aircraft losses% d5 g- Q0 ]: @8 O# s7 P
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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AP Heywood
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: s9 p/ d6 k% E- t, AMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ {: l* q6 v( p7 G$ N: ~Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. d4 o+ l# z( ?
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& X- f0 h4 |6 O- a% f2 X- R9 V' ^ Kittyhawk IA x 6
4 s; }! v2 M6 R5 h9 b% A# V P-39D Airacobra x 33
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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AM Lark
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" u( G z( j7 C/ h& bMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1378 e* P$ j; y" M$ a, ~
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5 A# v6 Q( n) {( jRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 13: q0 k: C! h1 ^* b
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6 z8 H- m3 x9 t4 t2 KAllied aircraft
" F7 g% w$ ^9 [) y, m$ u | F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
0 [# m6 T+ H: l# N* L8 y/ i5 f ~% v F4F-4 Wildcat x 12" T* Y- X* E, B# u8 G
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 x! B5 E% m3 U: }8 b
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* o, L3 a3 t* v; t+ h& n" @+ j4 jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes3 ^& T; P4 T ?5 v
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
" _2 H, H* d8 w1 R B-17E Fortress x 8
$ i6 \9 {! j2 H; [, u, ? B-26 Marauder x 6
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses. i) L0 g: e) i* |+ o4 d& B
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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J5 u; o! o8 f. C Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 F; O( t0 R8 H- `& D/ |/ ^4 M
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Airbase hits 1 m; J" a5 T8 @! Q$ e
Runway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129& ^$ Y, K+ e2 X
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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; E" c3 t& P, _: [% G) r2 lRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) A n2 m# H e; K& l# I
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Airbase supply hits 1, S% S+ ^( S8 `& n
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126* Y) R Y0 p2 q$ m
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7 B9 D% N0 f7 }1 gRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground# H& A; U- a+ p) f; d X
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3 P% z& |2 g- d' ~2 j B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:- Z1 i: ?& \+ Q. U4 T
8 casualties reported$ a) N k4 I1 O. P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 [) n, y- x* x/ w
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+ a0 I, N( v8 A3 f4 D3 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138( d% a5 a7 _. O+ P5 ~6 v+ @
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 Y6 R0 h* Y+ PRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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DD Laffey* I! P" |: ]# p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130$ r( m9 I( W3 M* D$ v0 r/ S# K* Q
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. k. ?! x$ w# E/ `
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed! G# M9 ~8 P; O2 K
. o- Y3 O6 T1 c, \5 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 k, h; l; u$ y; u3 S1 k/ ]( R
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& t2 X: A% u; \( ?# G+ C q0 }: J& zEstimated time to target is 42 minutes9 E/ Y" {2 F* J! c$ }
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& D- {4 _5 {/ `, ?( U% E F4F-4 Wildcat x 6; i* H5 m8 a/ L! L, E
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed9 {: x0 o3 ^$ b" p, m% `
6 v' [9 b' T4 M同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |