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 ?6 K3 \) H- s) j* mMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138/ S; K- [- l& J9 G/ b
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) G0 {0 g( ^ x! V& }8 L, f
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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2 q0 j5 t' r$ E& {# D; q. PJapanese aircraft
5 s. Q6 j. S4 E4 m5 ?+ M G4M1 Betty x 6
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Allied aircraft6 v1 l, O: Y: ^" j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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AP Heywood
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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.
) F$ p6 z7 j7 w5 GEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) o( |! w7 x- n0 Y$ _' Y Kittyhawk IA x 6
) Q6 k% |9 Q7 i: f- [& F P-39D Airacobra x 333 Q; z3 A( V7 P+ |/ `7 `
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged3 T1 c2 Z& P# t* [* ]. s
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' [* P- x1 R/ Q2 j& OMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137; M% [1 k( L+ ~, A7 E
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. O. a8 Z+ M% r1 CRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 X4 e" U. F( h T# }& zEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 3% @- F( }8 Q% M% N k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12$ K/ o' A- T4 j$ ]# f$ z
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5 j+ A% _" {( T | G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged) p- U$ m7 w4 u7 e
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DD Henley
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& L* m% t3 |" }" i! c6 ~Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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/ a7 V6 ^% a, V2 sRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. a' ~3 ~0 ~+ u$ FEstimated time to target is 12 minutes6 i3 p6 b" N) S1 i. Q
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress x 8
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2 O3 E# d2 w- D P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
# @# P2 @/ m% F B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:2 W4 o0 A7 L' n8 m# W. r; R
7 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1297 n3 z% U& _" W) F; q# T+ X# p; f
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126( L- S' [! `9 r
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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3 v7 ?# |; B6 e% A |# s A6M2 Zero x 22 t% m5 `6 }$ b6 Z k/ a
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground s! [" D, o" C1 Q) t5 V0 F
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged. i( ]: q4 D' i( Z
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ^3 t) }+ O2 ~2 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& A: D+ n5 n9 d( \& X& C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138% F4 p$ ]# d0 ]$ v6 j
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& O Y1 b7 Y I( }8 WRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ k* |7 A8 X" Z/ O- i/ h
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes0 Y# Y/ ~1 y5 K. l+ G
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' C# f5 ]; S! f" V* ~6 R& z
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Allied Ships
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DD Laffey" N. i0 i& _9 D( J( J
4 d4 e% \8 L! s2 {( gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Estimated time to target is 15 minutes' q8 Z+ W; H- G2 V6 w- ^, D7 K
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D3A1 Val x 12
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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: q2 y9 Q1 t* L' sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138$ e; ^6 P0 ~& ~ l- s
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Estimated time to target is 42 minutes" |3 z% y. i, k2 S0 Z+ H' g, e
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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。 |