8月8日,惊心动魄的一天,参与炮击伦加的美军重巡编队遭到拉抱尔日军陆攻的袭击,但是由于日酋操作失误,导致陆攻携带250KG炸弹出击,结果被击伤7架连油漆都没能蹭掉。
, D/ ]$ u7 y- PMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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3 q; d0 q: v8 s b; c5 lWeather in hex: Heavy rain- P# I4 `; W1 U( ?+ Z9 c5 w
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) `) z4 |% t' Z0 Y% @Estimated time to target is 42 minutes& p8 O% W- F. c2 B
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Japanese aircraft
6 _1 B; _) x" N: a3 d A6M2 Zero x 13; D7 S# |/ Z+ G7 o5 o9 g
G4M1 Betty x 279 A4 Z& w( |0 w8 u
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Japanese aircraft losses
) [. w x" Z8 U. a. Z! } G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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' s9 h7 s* y8 }4 O+ fAllied Ships `* ?& n- r/ [. S
CA Chicago4 ? Z9 `5 X1 \ X/ ~
CA Quincy
9 h! j3 C i; X+ _, d CA Australia
& ?* p0 E- ]. D/ U6 t: U CA Astoria! V. V9 H5 y* a
DD Mugford
2 }- }; z- l& U$ f* ]9 {- l CA Vincennes+ s7 E' l3 [4 k0 I
CA Canberra( c0 o7 Q' J6 q+ P3 a- w4 `1 X, Q2 ]
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& t2 d/ [" c% t! Z* d4 H! WAircraft Attacking:
0 z7 O% k/ J" Z1 X% z9 O 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet c/ N; `% F! W$ P: i. f" {% s
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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3 _0 A9 }% O! y, a. G- r% U随后盟军从莫港出发压制莱城,效果不佳,全天损失3架飞机。。。。。。6 r! c2 N, _ U4 ?) C( [
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126* X4 f) W9 Y8 @2 Q$ j/ e
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& C+ s, k. Q% C8 `; W% q
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) `; ?+ {* _1 a9 m+ _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- r- Z5 q: u0 ~7 y7 ]* Z0 m
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Japanese aircraft; L' Y b" e5 z5 \# `! |- m
A6M2 Zero x 6
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* H5 W! ? i' y$ x, b$ z* C Beaufort V x 4
; b8 N6 {( P. R/ w Kittyhawk IA x 11( Y$ ^! j0 c5 D+ \. n& }0 P) y
B-26 Marauder x 9
: G* n6 Y; D$ t8 z P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses/ K9 D6 x8 B+ _& s) e' k8 `
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Beaufort V: 3 damaged
6 S) c2 N) h" b B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
0 F4 ^8 q6 C: x4 O8 r( Y P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed( P3 q3 Q/ K& M* Z, E
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Japanese ground losses:
2 O8 F( ^ J2 b Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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' {& ^% |6 ]) C8 Q$ W- HAirbase hits 1% I, C: a! t: E. ~- Q9 w
Runway hits 4/ e4 e! J/ }. v8 _; V! B
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 w% R7 k$ W. S
& D" e z* a. z% ]* W+ `" PRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% v- |. c* {" R4 O, j0 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ j- o' X/ o* O+ k! K3 X
2 v/ `! C, g9 S5 t2 D: nJapanese aircraft
+ H: x' U+ P) C; g A6M2 Zero x 2: N X- S/ [4 Z
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B-26 Marauder x 6
$ s6 Y( J% M) O( D3 \9 _" E3 b0 u P-39D Airacobra x 10
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7 t: I$ ^, k6 q& v zNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
( E. p- k, w# x7 a0 _; i B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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2 t( n6 C, Q* q/ G% e6 m5 mAirbase supply hits 1
" m( l1 v, m" c+ x; y' N% BRunway hits 3+ ?3 w; k: x% n" a
p" r0 X4 [& S2 U0 X紧接着盟军重巡编队开始炮击伦加和图拉吉,为即将到来的登陆作战做准备6 z7 F4 ^" _6 a; y& w! @
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!' Q. E2 C! V% R7 H, K/ T
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) u, e9 F% _' U7 V1 y) ~
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CA Canberra
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
+ o1 C3 ~# J' Q- l CL Hobart
) g9 o( w+ T( G' t: X DD Selfridge
6 w3 m0 |$ }* I9 y DD Jarvis6 ^! t# a/ C' T3 {) Q
DD Patterson. n# M( Q+ w* {+ H8 F5 M
DD Ralph Talbot G$ q7 g9 x* k* _, X
DD Mugford
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208 casualties reported
) ?1 M) K( L7 w8 F4 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled3 I. Q3 {. s% x# i8 T9 g0 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
1 @7 o, m" |) O. J6 D" P) s6 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ G' W4 f4 E) e+ S1 k. R Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 _/ s5 V8 Y7 x% ]# k% D
: s4 N" |5 h( O5 N0 aNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!# {1 e1 A ~# B
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3 _2 z5 |; o- G4 E' K1 r CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria: D7 L& W& y( a1 ?0 `
DD Hull6 `& {7 e( |8 _7 Q. g
DD Dewey
|( [+ S7 @( _4 H! a! r5 k DD Wilson, Shell hits 2& B$ D% }3 `% J) z2 q
DD Ellet) N7 H( k8 u0 D4 ]: ^, u; c
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled x4 q& L X. ~8 h$ c7 _+ L( ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 B/ O6 z; _3 ?$ ~ [* H/ H( W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 H8 p" y6 a* {& Q7 K
, K9 \, p1 i# B$ o3 B# ENaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137! Q0 }" ~' G9 ^2 V1 P& D1 p
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships+ U' L& L; N A( i( k6 D, W
CLAA San Juan. d9 H7 M( \! k0 ^9 T
DD Buchanan
4 J- z9 E, j8 s* ~ DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 48 w, f3 u* R9 O4 m! P- D' p
Airbase supply hits 2 |