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。0 j5 O7 f0 Y0 W, N/ Q- l8 z) z% k' m
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
: t2 D- E7 C J- pEstimated time to target is 42 minutes6 x9 @9 L& a, f. M
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Japanese aircraft! i2 X3 Q* t' t p& ~# [+ h
G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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1 u9 `$ o6 m( t, t# U+ BJapanese aircraft losses
! O# d1 H8 T% W% t; f G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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AP Heywood
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+ k2 Q& ~) y. Z: X) x0 |. L4 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130$ |5 |, k8 j* f. m( }2 j: \* I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 Q2 L( f5 s; H$ eRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) g( {, w1 b& t+ b$ e
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes! ?. @# j0 ]3 O5 f
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Japanese aircraft0 W7 G) ^/ \$ v3 C4 c- {& N+ I
D3A1 Val x 140 l& d9 T1 b4 v! G7 [* j9 }; s
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9 f: ^6 a$ |% r) ~! O' _ P-39D Airacobra x 33
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5 R6 H9 e2 y" W8 n0 f( a) w0 j6 r D3A1 Val: 3 damaged. i! V: \- u5 `& ]
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z5 S, f. K! ?3 ?, R AM Lark
$ N! B6 a% Z8 @& l& G! u AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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) q6 W0 R( F( e1 rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 _- E' ~5 F# S) H! H3 C
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes9 X1 b+ t! g- b; f% @ {6 X
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses* P9 _# c3 p! }4 B3 h
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged, D' v; k2 o' F3 O9 c0 C7 Y
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DD Henley% y& d, T2 F3 h
5 j* P2 i+ |/ T9 t' a; t* qMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129: V( m7 a* w7 r- e! [) S E5 U" r: W2 d
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 t0 Y. [) ~! qEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2# n( k/ N' t }/ N6 y( I" x4 n
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
2 W. M7 }6 R' `* q4 S B-17E Fortress x 8
, h6 U; ^0 T, U; e B-26 Marauder x 6
6 A7 T7 y: u" r5 F+ o: z% O& v* S P-39D Airacobra x 21
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0 q4 u8 J3 j" Y. e* I$ gNo Japanese losses' {4 v: W Z" H1 G+ W0 A# o
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
$ o! j3 X7 J3 c P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 o5 Q5 a1 }9 [5 _' W; b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
x$ _2 [ k# O- y; l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ^3 k5 |: ^1 i* p
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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! c4 O/ \4 ^& o2 ?" z6 [- OAirbase hits 11 z" a t; J: x/ |! V
Runway hits 6- P7 B8 s# e) S1 W; v
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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& w% n1 L# @. ~7 m5 H1 DRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# s: W* |: k- ]( u. }9 ?! AEstimated time to target is 3 minutes( @8 T- k5 U" t" r Q
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Runway hits 43 o; K: H7 A; L0 M+ q9 R& h
; Q# j9 l a* Porning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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' Q4 C5 a8 p1 M/ c' n( |Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 I2 Z8 R# p. s: [& m: w3 GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes1 f/ R5 R- Z+ {7 @0 m, \
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground% @, @0 u) G" p- e/ ~
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5 x+ U# Q, x) U* h: a! t% e B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! `) L. N5 r' B( g1 W3 w' {1 y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Runway hits 4
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& M: F& R ~! E T$ T" bMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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' G: E" d- o5 `4 i( XRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% v/ k0 W, Y* YEstimated time to target is 42 minutes. M/ G* k- [' g
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G4M1 Betty x 12! G& E* I6 Y9 J! T
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged) A6 A _& L7 R6 p* x0 _4 Q
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* M8 Q& h! w+ [1 S5 z' ~, aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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4 h1 h+ B0 Q) ], o0 O2 a% cRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138; Y7 H" Z% h! E: P$ x
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1 R; |" g ~$ j& U8 MRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 c- u5 ^! z7 i2 |Estimated time to target is 42 minutes; \" s! D. c* t H, J3 ]: k
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 65 f6 S. C1 K5 s( q! c$ P# x2 d1 e
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* l5 }( j. l( z7 a: s/ T2 J: W同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |