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 \) F5 s5 R* c6 ], U+ UMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. L; @0 s/ C6 n$ ~
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes0 e: N* }; m' ]& z- ~
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Japanese aircraft
8 C3 O$ |3 `- T$ D G4M1 Betty x 6% `5 j# v& u1 {& R- [
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 85 S0 Q8 }* s5 r
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" L l, o2 i" J( ^ G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged5 ]0 s4 f( c, }% r& ?! T7 d( K9 z
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Allied Ships
3 E8 k; k" q3 x0 \ AP Heywood
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% S- N/ Y% _7 h! GMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130! ~7 i0 _, [6 ?7 n% _
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain1 b+ K9 }1 S& L
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( m7 V0 v) W2 ]5 p7 f) M7 [# F1 b
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 14
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Allied aircraft. c4 K' o1 j* e/ W/ G& l" F
Kittyhawk IA x 6$ ?) U1 d) s- e! w9 g1 z
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged% X9 g1 S! d3 x8 v" _/ i( c
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Allied Ships5 g4 O. d6 A/ `1 ~' h
AM Lark# Y$ W0 o# s E7 K; h
AM Starling" p& r6 G, w, W# `; m
2 j6 x5 o' G9 Y) p$ WMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1377 U5 L+ \) e j! k9 A
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# f1 C8 J+ a* n3 G j: mRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# B: @3 ^' Q6 k6 B/ v
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes# y) o7 @! C& M; c% b( P
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G4M1 Betty x 13" A4 K6 ^. X; r8 W( h' d
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 h M+ Y6 K$ P! E* R G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged1 N/ U7 l: Z/ j5 f9 K6 J2 t. E
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! \' H4 V0 o- x3 A4 S4 t DD Henley
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4 w4 H# s+ h& k! hMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129- u' I" G7 `$ ]: f: }5 U
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/ U7 f* [9 m5 M9 G) n } o5 |; KRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& N7 G8 L, ` s. p1 yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress x 85 L4 Q$ t: I7 M9 I* p/ ^: I
B-26 Marauder x 6
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* G+ |, p8 G( l7 b( b+ c- E( `
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged/ s6 j. f1 b$ W$ k7 x
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed( I% q, J. i0 k* {
Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled P% v i6 V5 B6 x! j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 g3 I8 l% [; o Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)- h4 R1 I0 i! K
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129! f* [3 I& F2 ]$ E+ ^1 d
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' \5 m2 h1 E" b) a) dRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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No Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 1$ e% |1 @( D# \ M+ C3 c- B; w
Runway hits 49 L: v' K/ `& v' }! q) b" c. Y9 A
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126# k! _/ |1 G9 \! T3 _2 h& x& L: z
6 |5 E" ?1 [* u+ n" ^0 JWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ i- H; X3 O) B4 b z4 AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2# V/ E) Z0 L( ^, r9 j/ Y* t1 J
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged! Z+ b7 G% o4 [
4 [# H# p8 t6 K) c# V% yJapanese ground losses:/ _! B4 H9 b+ u" a1 W6 r9 D, }
8 casualties reported
8 k! P4 ]% A- | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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/ K' T% Z6 H5 F( ^% h6 ]Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 Y1 y& M9 o9 e1 `0 x1 q8 g1 VEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward% y E4 L* v' R' Y. t+ ]
DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130% ?+ l$ u+ ]( D- ?: V- ~
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
/ a9 b- H+ P3 OEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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8 j3 W1 ?( F7 V D3A1 Val x 12
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1389 i% G9 J, X$ e8 U" [' H1 l0 e
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 5; B2 e% c' n. I" Y9 S( M; O o( \
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed9 H1 G! t" U4 B4 y8 X/ X
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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。 |