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。
7 l' k' U! @# p. E3 v/ pMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138& j# [% N* P: _; e
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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' M/ `# j( U0 s% JRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet." j5 v5 P+ |# x0 n* U
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 k4 ]- Q% o. d
G4M1 Betty x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses7 V" |$ R4 t" t- m8 ~
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged" d$ [$ L) |9 U, a: M) o
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Allied Ships
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Morning 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.
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Allied aircraft
/ T! C* e ~+ o" b' m Kittyhawk IA x 6
5 L: D! j0 j Q! }- H P-39D Airacobra x 336 ?( A; ~. o/ p" i6 A
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Allied Ships8 S+ Q9 |3 ^# X- |
AM Lark5 o/ ~! j3 T' r1 o
AM Starling
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5 d, J8 m9 n0 E; d! yMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 h7 T3 `% X& [$ u9 F) l( d/ ?
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 z0 {/ T+ x, s
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft5 b! t, p$ M" K/ O9 ^+ y
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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Allied Ships
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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! q" P. y% O- Y$ {' n N8 R6 ?Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* {3 E* ` X B- g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 g; ~; Q, a* r3 ]: h& S
Kittyhawk IA x 5
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0 A- t; e1 o0 g c B-26 Marauder x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
2 W6 Q0 W( {* Z# z' [! S B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
# [ [+ u* _1 N; l- X4 t- {* _6 j P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed6 t0 l/ D; K4 ?' G- {% `
Japanese ground losses:8 c- y4 t" A. X# X8 }/ L o
7 casualties reported- q9 P- e* w! ~4 k" U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 i7 e9 {) M1 ]% s8 I: X4 o8 K# N+ g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ Z8 f" X8 y2 h# X& r6 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 o" |! t6 j5 e* }
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1292 f8 P8 d5 q# u: S1 k. g
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# R0 |) f8 }8 ]. ?; e& ]/ DRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses$ R' R8 B' o$ `* a
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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% V( {3 G4 ]; t4 v4 @Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ x3 `9 d% {( H3 c9 w: X6 @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& h# O" m7 F' V: T' C
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged% B, c9 z3 @" ]8 k1 g
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Airbase hits 2. F8 c) i6 C& S O
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138- k% e/ h1 t9 Z( q1 p
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3 B2 D+ P5 }+ C% eRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# _8 `5 i! z4 g l: ?Estimated time to target is 42 minutes$ {) q( [ @7 f0 ^$ @
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Laffey
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5 }2 H4 R4 H3 o. \1 S, }3 OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1308 ?2 Z1 k. G7 \8 W
! @6 L+ b4 I; \9 `) X; YWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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5 N+ x6 g7 B* ~0 ^" M D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
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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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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: R4 | X7 A0 k. M
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes/ c: \2 l( Z1 J% @
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
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7 D/ o7 a3 Q" w# M6 w: L同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |