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。; ? V' g" M7 c/ g& T2 L
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1381 _- `7 b) c" v$ D+ R' I
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: u: m* M, r1 B4 @
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes1 A4 L& p S# }$ C+ P) e7 E
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Japanese aircraft9 K$ k: A$ w b; H A1 |
G4M1 Betty x 6
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Allied aircraft# b' h! x& d" I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8( e* Q; `3 x" p; d- ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 k; j8 Y* @1 q6 u" R- |. @ I& _ G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged9 a. G. y8 C' W3 B- A! C, A
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Allied Ships
1 H8 D; Y5 u$ Q4 d AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130% a& G3 p1 x/ }9 E1 u7 W
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 @8 ^- L* _7 }0 y; YRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 M3 g- b5 u# N* X# e; [
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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5 {6 l1 d& ?$ c. C D3A1 Val x 14
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" d! ?, {* V" o' q) y. c7 V* E& ]Allied aircraft
. h2 y; P% P7 l( W8 E Kittyhawk IA x 62 M( Y$ A8 B0 y9 K; ]: {$ Y
P-39D Airacobra x 33( f, U1 C. {- ?' f) r( e4 h8 B
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Japanese aircraft losses" u1 w$ t9 @7 Q' W3 X- \* V
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged& Z G; n& @. J5 @
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Allied Ships9 z' P* T4 u& W
AM Lark
# A7 q c( y9 k$ R- V AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137/ b7 Z6 w% `5 Y/ t( m4 g
& C% }4 M. R0 X. ?) N& z/ [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# n- l1 u$ U; L, }/ u/ }1 K
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* G- {6 D8 i: F5 _7 f# L
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes9 E( Y" I0 P, ` \7 Y/ X
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Japanese aircraft% P9 f& j5 w& A6 E8 i
G4M1 Betty x 136 `8 q0 ~8 `4 E+ d/ @% k
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Allied aircraft! j" A( q" h+ `
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3' C7 b# X, h1 s8 S& ^0 a9 r$ e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 l4 D( b; s# c/ u# {3 }5 _ G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged5 f! `2 H% h! G" o# J; H
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Allied Ships
5 b: n, ?* w! R; E% Y$ Y+ J DD Henley! c# M4 i8 B4 w0 Y
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129+ [# O5 B* u* m/ }+ l$ U5 w& Q% `6 c
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, R' |3 T. w WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft% x: q- Y+ O6 z/ M
Kittyhawk IA x 58 y0 m1 D5 Q4 F
B-17E Fortress x 8
$ _7 S# T$ B& q# x B-26 Marauder x 6* ~0 Y6 L; J7 Z% N2 r
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses* ?. C3 H; x+ f
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Allied aircraft losses
8 T. l0 D* {$ B! J B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
4 v0 G% {$ j( u5 J0 C% ^( @: |! a P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
8 f% N" W0 U) n3 u9 ~; K6 U/ [ RJapanese ground losses:
4 [! S# i* [0 F1 G' z. s 7 casualties reported7 @' U5 i& o/ x7 U+ Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 a* D' V) H- H; r& \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 q0 R r/ l2 E8 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% @& @& E8 _7 Y Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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9 C1 C0 B0 `: Y( gAirbase hits 12 J1 w. T3 R4 D) l' Y) ^! a
Runway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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- e- \* B2 U, q: vWeather in hex: Moderate rain% _( e& D( r4 A$ X- k) k
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 C+ m; u- N0 ^- G" `5 a0 A% x
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes$ s# E6 s$ f+ l+ B j
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Allied aircraft) r$ j* [4 i C9 @8 c
B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses) I+ s$ J {8 ^
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& x) e# z: v+ Y. mAirbase supply hits 1
! ~/ c$ A4 R2 LRunway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 M( a* E8 v$ `2 R' P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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* P6 x p o2 r4 w3 _Japanese aircraft
+ f5 A' j5 Z# s A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
8 w% f% w, F$ ^: a& O1 e0 X; A B-26 Marauder x 69 Q; G# L; u7 D$ ?: s
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2 R, I* r5 Y1 S7 @3 bJapanese aircraft losses
0 @2 Z( e. a `' ]: ^; ^; y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground T5 A" J8 y) N8 A5 K Q9 }
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Allied aircraft losses- }5 A6 M" p* J
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged" r, y! ~7 v( u! R
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Japanese ground losses:+ ?) c& O& R/ l8 V
8 casualties reported
! H5 X" h! C" x& ^6 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* N/ H1 l# C/ ?: ~7 T6 `$ x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 t( l1 R' w8 C: s, [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 j3 F0 M( ]- B8 F6 J( k
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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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4 g, k, {, J# ]! N! V5 q! ?Weather in hex: Overcast! f$ `: t0 Z+ a0 Y) Z4 f" a( B
1 s) z# o0 [8 vRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 Z! B* E/ P6 E: j2 y
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes! M* L+ ^ M' c9 C* I# z
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft! x2 o2 t% u6 }" g3 m, m: }/ T+ Y. D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! x- p% h$ E# E$ f) j _
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2 w, B6 O" b$ L' \5 N: bJapanese aircraft losses3 ~1 _1 j5 \/ @
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged0 P( B) z+ Y- L( J- S: M
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DD Aaron Ward
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! x* k( n: r# Q" g/ S. hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; V7 ^) h u& U; |/ h
& h' X6 p; m. u6 [- M3 v) h' cRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# d! B: u! H$ x5 P" x2 U( K
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
. U# J+ V0 S- \: | Kittyhawk IA x 59 M `# i% y5 Q) B4 U5 f( K
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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6 j! F( W4 l8 @4 h7 B D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed- y9 }2 j E4 S" S& ~; e, _* [5 Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138. |+ O4 t6 Q) u( O0 s- Z
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% m; U1 U' T7 F* eRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# i8 E; Z/ P! L1 T: PEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 5' B2 ?7 v* _# y& P
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6& y, W5 x) T4 x% p& Z9 X0 G0 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
% R, g, d) z5 Y. M: R 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。 |