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。
2 s5 @$ \7 m# `) o. A; {: N3 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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0 ~2 i" j; A4 mWeather in hex: Overcast1 R! S( u5 _* d& y
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% ?. H* a8 X5 P0 [) rEstimated time to target is 42 minutes( j$ r$ T) c' D+ {
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) F# c) {( C- `6 \7 ? G4M1 Betty x 60 L8 y- U. w. z9 P0 U8 S0 m
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* I9 o9 l4 t% r; f F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses2 Q' a; i( ] p' {: N# }# v6 M9 Y
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged1 @% @3 C. }) n; G7 W
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AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1308 y0 ^0 ]( r' q' j9 g
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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' P( y- F; w1 r) b, k* Y$ i- mRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- z! I) p& V6 M
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes( s! r- ?2 g/ m8 w0 ~/ s% e
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Japanese aircraft
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0 v- q3 j$ q. M3 d4 f3 IAllied aircraft5 x* }& J& a- ]4 i: k; S' s
Kittyhawk IA x 6
8 g2 x$ m' W. {* \; G. B P-39D Airacobra x 337 F! E& ]) } j, f. \9 d/ D
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Japanese aircraft losses5 M4 j% f# @: C; A% f
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged( p# H6 ~& x. _8 n) F
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AM Lark% ~6 L7 a. J# G5 S$ `
AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137% }) j/ M z/ `+ _6 D
5 m7 [7 U/ \3 `* hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., {. p W0 E% w: a( E
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 13$ t7 K8 i1 B s* }0 T' w
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
1 b& G# E2 R5 K, E F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 ~ ]; k0 X& @
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Japanese aircraft losses2 [) w8 N9 n! k3 H8 G! c) D; c( J# N
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; O0 b; W ~* B1 b! T' ?
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" r+ f& i. c) `% l/ q, \3 bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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8 n/ v0 h1 d% F! h' o8 b Kittyhawk IA x 5
2 q( G/ _. f+ T5 a4 P4 M; N B-17E Fortress x 8
; D. a4 X; @* o& `& a! a B-26 Marauder x 60 h' W# T) \. f* z* z. C8 Q
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses( P. s6 f: t% w5 b7 Q! n0 H% H
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Allied aircraft losses9 p+ x4 ^ `5 K/ M
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
0 T" w3 F6 p8 b/ I, ]* _ G P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed( A- O4 {6 {8 r9 U! ~3 ], t/ e
Japanese ground losses:. X4 R( d# N) Q0 U& D
7 casualties reported
, _- d( {/ H0 D: q9 U- w6 P. K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% D* G: U0 g" B, { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 d: F4 R" {$ j6 j, D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ K8 D+ c& p8 [2 H; P( l2 Q Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)% E/ e" T& H( `1 N# f
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Runway hits 6) q; \5 x) H1 H3 \4 a! y; h
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ z7 j6 F+ T$ y4 c+ P4 H" t$ s0 q
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes* \9 {, |' C w _+ ^' S' `; p
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses0 M. y8 A0 A' J6 q. [2 Y
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126! ~) F7 R8 I! i
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Weather in hex: Light rain; Y ^5 r% I5 H2 X* o+ e
. O& m) Y8 }2 I8 \$ fRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 2: m# c8 Q9 h; a5 Y- G
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7 X# P2 M- A1 l. l, R1 b) z4 bAllied aircraft5 H" m1 ]6 K1 O C6 k
B-26 Marauder x 6+ O/ j; e* x5 L! t0 c8 L7 U
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged6 s0 n8 Z* P5 K% P5 D1 T
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Japanese ground losses:" ~( z) q4 o I/ H5 _7 h/ F/ i3 \( l: ]
8 casualties reported' V8 P" ~. d0 P$ J' E& _8 {$ F& q5 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, k- h9 I5 F$ |( ?: y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 n5 `3 D' y! c- F+ u7 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2% u& `" p2 a9 U; z3 m2 B
Runway hits 4
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- |, W6 k$ V' tMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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5 n, N+ `% ?, o8 yRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 A" U2 i" m/ [
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes z& Q0 R, j) l5 V/ I$ e, S3 w
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M/ s5 D1 o3 S. Y$ K& }" T0 P/ A G4M1 Betty x 125 z# w+ d1 l% v% c8 C# t" S
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged' y7 e9 m! b! w0 N
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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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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# [% G" T3 C5 [5 A/ B4 @( t. uEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 127 P1 Q: F; Z% j5 M' S
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P-39D Airacobra x 32* v) t& {8 ^0 ]7 _2 r6 k! F
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed! V6 H; M/ M7 Y" n: N$ B5 q( R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1387 x; ~: N# _) f' N. a+ F5 c
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% Z0 q6 J3 Y8 H8 EEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 55 |0 |3 }7 u6 H5 J2 H1 q* F
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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8 H! m! E& b$ u8 f) \9 K' E+ b同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |