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。. p& X0 c7 ] v5 b
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138& Q8 ~. V3 R. n7 D% c/ b
( u! `/ J" z7 B
Weather in hex: Overcast) ~3 M5 k4 y3 n/ Z8 ?1 p" i% c T3 F
% l1 J3 I7 _7 @! P/ S+ O6 R, URaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 a) S; n" j8 A/ q$ X7 u# r+ wEstimated time to target is 42 minutes2 W5 W, t6 `4 P- I$ T
% k- b8 \# O ]3 A2 n; V
Japanese aircraft
4 z, B/ z! g4 m- h G4M1 Betty x 60 W* q: Z1 M, i4 I- A# N
/ ~3 s0 l r0 l, o+ R+ ]- c& c
6 Z, N: o+ x+ z$ z: B6 ]; ~
& `) T% B$ }6 w, S0 u; t; OAllied aircraft
( a; [% d0 {) V* N" } F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
: J, J$ E3 P9 \% |/ x! s2 K
' H6 x; [/ ~9 d
; o7 s, `. n4 b o& H5 W/ Q0 }0 KJapanese aircraft losses
/ V% u3 ]! z) e+ i# x- M G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged) g; v- J: |8 ^3 I) c! m
/ v) ^3 ]" S( N/ A4 H) [
( R- d8 F3 ]% K8 H1 u" rAllied Ships
' J* H2 O- P- o! T) }8 u1 V AP Heywood$ H( _. r; A" c* v+ e: d4 E
# I- y: q# v' n- j- b6 R' Q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- X6 x R: Y# u1 D, r
; A+ Y: R% v. X1 u8 J: `8 }/ [Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 D4 M7 T0 G1 ?) `8 i9 z
. W: g6 E, } E! s) w( oRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ Y6 R+ N/ Z7 }% d# c9 ~2 [; o7 N( R
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes, P. L- k( |3 u6 ^8 J6 q0 V5 a
) Q7 [8 V7 ?$ D& K) K+ l/ f9 \
Japanese aircraft
' g7 C5 Q t! } D3A1 Val x 142 I: C- m: r5 ]' y
! Y, E( d0 P7 P" Q' ]' v4 [3 o
1 }/ r# X6 g) h, `# @/ |9 j
7 V5 t Q4 t- m
Allied aircraft( }/ j+ Y' C3 Y7 T# W* J
Kittyhawk IA x 6$ T% ]: i6 J6 k2 K3 \% \( S4 W
P-39D Airacobra x 336 X3 l1 o- Q+ I3 W3 D
; T! N/ V0 O# N! p Z
! Z- S# N+ c) y
Japanese aircraft losses
7 S9 \3 _6 @3 C$ X. {- f D3A1 Val: 3 damaged: l7 u3 X. p$ g6 p1 `% a
3 K7 m+ w- |! W, H5 t
( [9 `/ U# O8 O& g- ^7 B) oAllied Ships! e4 ]5 }* |# {- @
AM Lark
' h# S7 V1 p7 e8 b AM Starling
4 H' ~' y% x6 k' {) }( f/ M3 C5 d; |. G: T8 B
Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137) B4 O! I* e# ^) [/ D) v; d
$ D; ~8 p& ^1 Z
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
6 d3 p! Y0 a+ N- `# \$ t
# A7 M+ i3 ]6 F+ K* M* RRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ B1 e2 |$ `: }Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
# J! L( _9 U0 o3 M3 J 5 J3 w! h1 I# r. K6 F4 i' P2 x8 f
Japanese aircraft+ m! L9 t) S* R! q4 o, ~
G4M1 Betty x 13% c* F% l+ s* x# ~/ ]) T8 o
+ W0 N' t: ]# x+ Q) e; v. X ; [5 ^4 Z4 w A- d
! Q2 }0 i/ ]9 r9 \2 E5 x
Allied aircraft
: D$ y4 |9 K+ [6 l F4F-3P Wildcat x 37 d+ }( F2 t! s3 _5 S. W, K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
8 ^1 ` D4 W- ?% W$ K/ Y6 d 7 W: ^/ |$ K/ C4 ~' l4 r' k9 G
5 p% ?7 y# X4 u/ ?
Japanese aircraft losses- Z C/ {. A* L, l$ o
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged: v+ ]( p/ a& x. @
$ E+ Z- O6 y( Q/ x" M% I: M
# u( N/ o. C2 @2 ~
Allied Ships( Q. W1 Y g9 N0 @, f; V
DD Henley7 p3 p# W/ H3 `8 d+ ]3 i
6 d+ K# q3 Q5 n* ^Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
. P; ~# h& D3 I! }
" o5 U J7 x- M' Y7 _4 d* XWeather in hex: Moderate rain6 a6 H ^! e6 Q7 H% q0 T
" D# n8 w6 k5 f& L
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ a& M& n7 V( s% ^! J; K
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
% b& P0 T6 U$ W4 f( Q ! ?# E' e6 ~7 }& e! y
Japanese aircraft
; y3 e. B0 y) v' d$ ~- C. a2 b9 V$ y- _. t A6M2 Zero x 2; X2 L! [% l" t3 n& {, D4 v
& S4 n6 |# j6 y n$ I2 |5 q' _! C; o
~2 E+ f6 l; R9 i# c1 ~' G
% M* P3 Q6 s8 Y t3 NAllied aircraft1 O# q0 P8 F) O; U4 _2 }
Kittyhawk IA x 5
* Z: G7 r) Y& N8 x4 ~ B-17E Fortress x 8
9 E) a x4 C" I j' i0 x5 V B-26 Marauder x 6* g2 N6 B' Y. x2 X0 E) O7 l. }- f1 I
P-39D Airacobra x 21
! ]; p3 s4 K: g5 y' Q4 C % |0 s9 F( N& y9 k# c s1 h% f4 v
- V1 }* |* o0 q' INo Japanese losses
- a9 c# U6 Q; \. }7 ]
) X) J& p8 u. V% B2 }8 uAllied aircraft losses
# f! J3 ~4 {; P" [ C- [- N B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
N8 u# I+ x! B: S6 S% k P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
/ A1 p% W1 A. G1 O, i! E1 L9 d. ZJapanese ground losses:
% `. W% h1 F/ a) Y; \ 7 casualties reported+ |3 p- }# m' r7 D% ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ j9 E6 I9 f8 V% s6 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ m, x8 l" B [* K' \& v! n2 f% t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' H# S0 ^9 M& ]7 b g- V4 N Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
- t1 R+ g- x& i, a 7 ^7 x5 J# W* g! ]
0 d7 a5 |% x) o4 q' C" I9 R
0 t7 \+ r! M, W2 e' E# |% o& |! | U% p
Airbase hits 1
# e2 B8 f2 Y5 |3 qRunway hits 6- |* c( F3 E: j' a9 }# C! A( @( [
% L4 Q3 q5 w+ \: Worning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
* l y6 }3 T. @; n6 c
# X2 x: y8 i) Y) d0 m; b$ cWeather in hex: Moderate rain$ V2 A$ y2 i* s! s" r% F
! P1 x; w3 @% B
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ C; z7 w( \4 b# c. JEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
- E0 N/ _2 e' ?' a9 q+ ]& G; R7 b : \1 M& j* Y5 B: k5 L# l2 k- a
3 Q7 F, H' f$ I7 y6 f/ q6 a/ Z
Allied aircraft
8 h2 G- s! b6 }! V5 @ B-17E Fortress x 5
5 j" J. B% l+ b O9 O8 K % S9 _. t1 n9 ^6 o
8 ^3 |: } W* s# U$ B" d! a" W6 J
No Allied losses1 i& Z. t7 K' V* P6 K% E& e. n: |- C
0 F0 n5 e. I5 P$ P; H9 @
# t* h7 o2 B* l/ t
) b9 X# S, p1 R OAirbase supply hits 16 X( g; _; i8 r( a, H! Y* ]
Runway hits 4
4 l0 x8 |: V5 } m Q9 z6 g. p; e1 y5 b6 X
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1267 I) t$ H* a& y% P1 ]
% d! H( s( @- D# e2 HWeather in hex: Light rain- r/ X' \ U; r
! N; T& p* X+ V" C" w7 J; t$ h
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. B% b: x$ W8 F% [3 s) Z4 }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
! V+ Z2 v8 Z9 M8 @1 e9 ^% b 8 X! v$ T. c5 [
Japanese aircraft
2 A3 a" s1 R3 w4 w9 h) q A6M2 Zero x 2/ Q V# W# m& r
) O: R8 f( L: q$ X% L
& O9 f+ ]. T( _5 Q, t9 H6 q 5 ?9 m( |5 H2 e; _5 ?
Allied aircraft
+ M: o# T! A& Q! l- O2 W B-26 Marauder x 6
, Q5 N8 F6 a* G: f9 C" n" w1 i
# D4 F& c% Z2 Q# H( K 6 {- |" L I- e' R
Japanese aircraft losses
- t* Z6 s! P' c( z1 n# g! s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
$ \0 N3 [5 X) S' Q+ a @ % ~/ e; e7 P, J" \- ~
Allied aircraft losses7 c [. L7 |1 P* Y7 k
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ u' V) `5 T" E& B : M; E t( O% w( Q9 ^6 \& v
Japanese ground losses:
2 t1 @$ H. f3 a. V4 @: {1 v 8 casualties reported, y, p7 h2 e' U1 ?1 t! m& E8 f+ a0 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; G$ p- ^ [; S# H' c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 q2 @) B5 Z7 \: s' ?3 y4 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( N+ g5 R/ B6 P: O
7 D" o5 i7 P4 ~) E* `% F8 Z' q# U5 _ Y1 |
# I3 s! J/ k4 ^6 g: \
/ S6 Q3 M! t% c, j _0 [1 r
Airbase hits 23 z! l5 R& L ^" z& l
Runway hits 4! H2 U% S* N+ w
2 A9 \5 p3 d* j' E. T% y7 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
# t. c- @' F2 [
; @) N4 z- r; yWeather in hex: Overcast# Y5 }) _, y! P7 d' C
k# m( } X5 X8 s1 j) t. rRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 O& `! T8 s# C$ i5 d- G) wEstimated time to target is 42 minutes$ Q3 \: D5 y' b% P
$ W% W8 t; i8 U1 v: J8 G6 }! y
Japanese aircraft
3 r* |) U! c' w; E* s: l! t1 f# {7 R3 I5 e G4M1 Betty x 12
% U. {: \8 E$ w( O/ O2 E7 e2 J7 H
! m% {: E$ @+ U1 q% p3 }" a
- @7 W8 \1 w( X- r! k0 G/ P 3 M0 s' w: W2 j3 s
Allied aircraft
8 q; ]6 P6 y! b F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
, Z2 P% `* F( U( d( \ 9 S' f# m( x9 E; }0 j
z5 f8 a) a+ P2 g' h1 w( Q
Japanese aircraft losses2 P0 o0 _; H) x. u" u1 [1 r# H* G
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged* u) k) V$ Y( y0 d
5 a7 f2 [9 x5 {( ?- V9 {
2 K; i0 t( E6 P/ ?# V- y% W/ ~
Allied Ships
5 W7 I# |& r, b) W8 b DD Aaron Ward
7 u7 c$ d; v- {/ t8 ] DD Laffey7 g+ A' h# ~) R
, Y0 J$ ?% {- M" G% I) T) e. r: ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
0 ^2 @5 ?* {. w& ^1 H! ^% s3 X' `4 z: ` 2 j# L2 R7 p- l* n e0 a5 q1 r2 B
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
: Z0 ~8 L" U4 g* Z8 C" G a
0 l( B5 u5 b8 v6 G lRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 P& _6 ~$ O2 I9 B9 PEstimated time to target is 15 minutes) h2 v3 G5 N( T' l; C
9 l1 B% n+ a" ~& U' {$ TJapanese aircraft6 o% t# l+ F0 q$ Y J4 {' b- `* n
D3A1 Val x 12( J2 W4 h1 M! ^3 _! z/ U
* }& K* y/ \3 P* g. k$ s# f8 \: h
4 m/ P2 t7 _3 z5 m- U, P9 ?. @' M
3 s& f( s( X4 l$ DAllied aircraft7 w2 }% `; Y5 ~/ s+ H
Kittyhawk IA x 5* V: J; h; F0 m* Y, W
P-39D Airacobra x 32
( i y7 c5 q3 }8 p 5 N+ s& @7 B5 ~( h9 c. f% H
" A- E* @9 o+ p5 E# tJapanese aircraft losses
. m- g5 T$ E/ q' i- d- q/ D D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed2 h5 n$ u( V8 ^
! P% S& V& G* H3 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
0 Q- K9 g6 l% H. A 3 _! T8 ]4 Z7 f) h6 e9 c7 X
Weather in hex: Overcast
+ @9 J) g; M/ ~) `- F
% i' s: D0 ~) Q9 a/ a# }" ~! b6 @: MRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' ~1 u1 j p1 r3 Z" Y1 t$ qEstimated time to target is 42 minutes; i5 J. H- ?% @# r
# \8 F& y9 r7 L( T% l& X
Japanese aircraft4 I$ J* R& A* x, b) J
G4M1 Betty x 5
- B/ O7 Y9 K0 g9 s7 a3 E( l+ P
, u/ \: Q3 |; D$ @4 @* X4 G 4 a6 ?5 Z* {9 a( b' C$ w
. X9 r. {" C$ ?6 ?* [Allied aircraft
4 O" f0 _3 M! w( g, O F4F-4 Wildcat x 6& Q0 ?; v/ \0 n1 L
% w; C1 Q: j' {- R; N# u, l- ], S
7 m" |' y* Y6 F( F3 E, x
Japanese aircraft losses9 H9 d% ?' j5 i, k# C
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed! p, t9 p: e7 c5 X1 b
& e5 j) P0 m% H. n同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |