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。1 i4 u8 P8 W5 o2 \/ r' a9 Z/ ?
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138& K7 d7 j: d( ^' r5 J
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' `1 ]$ z* F+ O1 S' S, oRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; B6 T: _6 G# A r4 \# I9 oEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) z5 f e1 f8 x' j# i
G4M1 Betty x 6
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 c% y' k8 @2 E4 ]( c G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged: @$ j4 X1 G, I- N0 x) c( Z0 }
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Allied Ships% x) _2 F7 t/ |; ~
AP Heywood B/ i2 K% ?, U: i0 T" k& G
9 s/ }9 @, G2 J% x4 {6 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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( L/ Z1 [4 p; ~- UWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 M% M- n) |0 ~% L
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 14! b3 X0 ^+ W1 m8 X
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; t2 T) j* {% B2 N7 ?* M Kittyhawk IA x 6
3 X* d f& j& d( L P-39D Airacobra x 33. j8 [% s1 F! p( K2 I# ~
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1 e% a2 n2 o1 F" {, \. p" A# ZJapanese aircraft losses8 T9 ]- `+ j5 [/ v/ W$ k
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged4 B9 T: x& X0 w& i {/ G8 f1 F
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AM Lark( g. I3 @# Y1 i0 i# z) ^
AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137% g/ {9 s+ P1 g& m& ~/ h+ F6 d. U
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# n& N3 p* r) f5 C, ?8 p
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes' ~) }+ U4 ^ X; n* p( U7 E
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 37 }2 c# y7 V; H. d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses2 j. f) T6 s3 F( D
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships# |' y" w- j2 x+ t
DD Henley
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8 p& a3 e+ ]& Z/ H4 g5 U# j' _. W/ `Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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* M; Z9 \/ H( mRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" q9 v# j6 I( d' x ^0 FEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% e& G X w3 C
A6M2 Zero x 2
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0 R2 o. v( o3 |4 H, A Kittyhawk IA x 5" r5 a* F5 z, G* b+ j, ]
B-17E Fortress x 8& s; `6 z- F- T8 L q* r/ [
B-26 Marauder x 6& R2 X$ X; L* n) B" k
P-39D Airacobra x 210 ]) A! i% w" p9 J+ B
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) j; u! H- A6 o. {
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged( M0 t, Y {; o( M* h( L ?
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed5 o; y" M2 |4 G
Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! b; ?; Y6 [ S1 _4 r
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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% c- N1 o8 N" Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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2 ~& D% b2 ^6 I! K0 s8 x4 d0 t JWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* i, j3 @3 k7 c5 B
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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Airbase supply hits 19 P- [% Y7 V& w1 N+ ~
Runway hits 4
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. x0 e* Z0 b3 ]/ t% `3 ?orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126, {! U6 W/ Z1 E' M. S, I5 i- \
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9 F' b' X' M5 e7 Y1 d/ P& f9 ERaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. k& ^ w1 G6 Y* c$ z6 U Z" o8 H* g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. Q* H8 i( B" b A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged$ {/ {- e; u: T1 O9 H' j3 ~1 @0 \
k2 q C; h5 E# A$ IJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 Y3 A* G9 N, Q. S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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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.
' n& }/ C, i" r- t, I4 |Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses% J1 l; R& g! W! C# m7 X8 |8 w; v
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged) [" R& c8 `9 B9 N1 O2 O6 O' ]
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0 M% p; h8 K4 d7 ] DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 c' b) P8 x4 A5 d4 B
5 a# }* y, g& x: D6 M3 L9 O, K$ TWeather in hex: Partial cloud: {4 v5 ]$ a. _" f. i, q
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' e9 j( Q4 U1 x8 b8 \2 E- f& P6 ~0 a
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes F+ P7 y+ S$ ]. }! ~/ f
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Kittyhawk IA x 59 E$ @) C1 v8 X
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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4 C2 x7 U3 W! DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138; c5 t! \ ]: \+ _! a
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. p6 U3 `9 o: }/ ?6 }' A9 }/ q* GRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. `- `9 M; C, A) i# ]8 Y
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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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。 |