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。4 N8 m# k3 _( e# m( m6 L
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.* m6 {) G; b% y% B7 b
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
. L6 ~) K0 }, B, G! M3 f& m/ Q G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged6 t( N3 d4 e/ O! v
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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" i. Z8 i% H7 C3 q
! c m: ^/ u O. E5 r; TRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 B) q& x8 r) Z R; \0 F, rEstimated time to target is 45 minutes! W) [. g2 W' d. h
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Kittyhawk IA x 6# A- H+ K+ l p/ [
P-39D Airacobra x 333 u( \7 p2 w; m- E' R) r5 i& G
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Japanese aircraft losses$ `- [( K7 i* A# d0 i& V
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged9 B \) ?% X \! x1 L5 ?
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Allied Ships
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AM Starling) x! A, U2 O* {: j5 o0 _, h5 t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1371 e' G+ k$ Y p4 z( h. `
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 H. P/ N0 w8 L6 y IEstimated time to target is 14 minutes8 K- J% |# o, H- G$ a9 l/ d7 @/ `6 b
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1 H4 i8 L$ J, c( m) l F4F-3P Wildcat x 3- B6 a: K7 C3 D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12# U8 h1 @7 I4 `% j" M2 d5 v
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Japanese aircraft losses
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DD Henley
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( O! O O9 d1 A4 iMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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+ |9 p* M+ n6 L, {3 \: q B-17E Fortress x 8
4 T) \) u/ x+ {% _) [ B-26 Marauder x 6
* n E/ |9 n% W8 _: D P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses! e! {7 s% R( S+ H
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged! ]- H0 r; M2 O+ h& \4 h# K Q8 Q
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed6 R6 J# H7 _+ F* o
Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! z4 M6 M1 o% h3 Y1 U. y
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17 ~- \0 @! K7 @4 Q1 e2 }: ^
Runway hits 6% e+ h, X* c, r. T6 H$ K# h
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129+ g( i6 I- k( U3 N3 w
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; K9 t' {; v" YRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., L5 X6 c+ ^ ^/ A6 J
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes: ^- s+ U4 ^) T: @$ l9 X" z0 I, O x* b
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Allied aircraft
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Airbase supply hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1264 ~ ]: |0 o8 H4 K4 l3 P1 _. Q
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4 u6 a0 V- n0 {Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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& ~1 j# A6 w- C4 r& V/ P) I' o0 m7 w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground* W5 x8 `2 ^ X( a
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' h! C! l& S* _/ n$ | B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged% I, w8 L: I" y4 Y! [+ D
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8 casualties reported# F- J* A$ W' B7 b% E1 B9 X; f9 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 B+ W& E5 t" w1 j/ t, d d& x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ m- N$ S/ ~2 t) S7 q& t: ?& M; B" A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) }5 I- J6 K0 C1 d9 A# G
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1389 W; ?* J$ d2 x) [& T
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8 u( H- G2 H' }1 S4 sRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* z. p7 F' y8 r, ^4 _
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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/ ]! U& [9 V% R- X+ F1 m9 i2 q% iRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ A& f/ I3 {0 P7 xEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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Y" G1 g' N* }* } ?2 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; S! m% S; e4 v
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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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。 |