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。
6 u X& q! `1 z: [* {8 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 Q) t* i2 {' ^* E" R
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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( _+ M2 X. z" A5 yRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
$ z2 U" ~6 ?" k" P' O5 d) EEstimated time to target is 42 minutes# r/ J" S, k4 I5 n' X4 i# G, |9 V- f
- F5 z/ r$ \9 eJapanese aircraft! E* x: M, B' \. B1 _4 T
G4M1 Betty x 63 }) S, Z% C3 _. ?0 k* q
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8& o9 ~$ y8 J- Y5 d
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Japanese aircraft losses4 N" I" u1 M* w
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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|( t7 ]+ e/ o$ O6 o AP Heywood5 m0 C( |9 S/ h7 Q: M3 G
+ Q& x% S% N( i3 l! L$ a' F$ _Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 p, V- Z8 E3 s) z( {* x/ k$ }
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 @; L; g6 r( n0 V8 b: u
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 L5 J3 ~+ T: X# Y0 i C
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes$ L! M, \6 Y# `8 v4 U+ `* x- p9 F
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D3A1 Val x 14
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Allied aircraft
: v+ K& \4 W4 u3 q9 Q2 X/ g) L Kittyhawk IA x 6
* A8 y1 h! P) P2 @; h, I) t P-39D Airacobra x 33( T+ ^' {* y; o+ s8 T- `+ g3 Y
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$ z) f* U; D0 Q! T& kAllied Ships4 Q3 n. k" `( r- S2 Y5 k4 h
AM Lark1 h: q0 X9 L1 x) ^
AM Starling5 j0 g+ k7 j1 J
. S \- K! Y8 T5 K# Z+ R& AMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137( w' m, } V, e$ D# o
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 I" k9 A$ m2 I6 ?$ s1 f
4 t$ j8 X2 O6 f, X' ?( h% `Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
l# N0 A* L) s, O. SEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! d# V, Q( p4 F* ^ G4M1 Betty x 133 \6 g* ?' @ J& J5 m
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Allied aircraft
$ Y; N0 M' u- c F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses8 p2 ^4 k' t$ _: U
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
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3 l4 t- C9 ?6 ?4 IMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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% M9 h8 u# g7 _0 ^: [1 f1 DWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) ^1 [! Y1 L5 W& ~$ \* O6 d' DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes7 g1 s% y$ {, }
2 [# A' h* T. _+ J, M {Japanese aircraft" d4 d2 g# X4 {. s! ^: f
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Allied aircraft
+ X0 @3 C7 t8 w2 x8 C Kittyhawk IA x 53 H4 j4 C7 L1 ~( j2 v% f' h, Q& d
B-17E Fortress x 8
+ O% Y8 B! Y8 w B-26 Marauder x 6
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No Japanese losses) n# V# ], C5 d1 Y5 K% a+ n' L4 W
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Allied aircraft losses6 K* G! Q! N, \ v% y3 i% n
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
7 \$ H. |* q- Z( _6 D y1 C& E P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed; Z a* a9 o2 Z3 \$ ]% A
Japanese ground losses:0 a* S) @2 \" i! Y: s; U' C
7 casualties reported, u! i( P n- \- ~' ?& ?" Y& l) U$ f2 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. f- n% |! W- \" T$ {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 [# r6 f3 w8 M& m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ L: ~0 m, ^' u+ b9 O$ J# r( H1 r Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 Q& l, k* {7 [* Y& Y( B
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 h+ Z2 Q% R9 ~4 T
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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g7 y2 O3 ?% z! R. B! z( k B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses6 a+ W) I$ t4 e, c5 }3 t; u
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7 g0 r' r* z: v8 ^Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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$ ~" a E9 u7 `7 i( i S( [Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 A: i2 Z. n7 Y3 n1 j% rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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* D! v' v* N! N' F% {' u! U A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground6 f) ]- |: h" C
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Allied aircraft losses& [; j' B3 c5 N+ \. ^( O) l" K( A
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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& ]9 A/ L4 B( J3 j: E9 x1 ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# Z) E" F$ ?8 @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
[4 x/ R R9 b( ?: ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 20 w, k4 K2 `$ S1 Y( H' H
Runway hits 43 V% s! J8 j* W" H4 [/ ~
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Morning 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 14,000 feet.$ O" z# U3 t( x( @
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes8 B6 X+ F( I, `2 J) c: h
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Allied aircraft
T! K- l8 e j# y: d. P' H F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ S, O# E4 O4 p2 C
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0 ?. Z) ^) L1 C/ g5 {* Y6 M G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward* l4 C$ b; r+ L3 I! Q$ S- l1 P2 }3 o
DD Laffey
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9 z0 n" V- k% s/ K) I% \, R& kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! e$ O4 _' z OEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) u9 K9 a @ v* q( V. y Kittyhawk IA x 5
' F5 U( `8 m* `7 g. G3 P P-39D Airacobra x 322 U$ m. L- X; J
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Japanese aircraft losses# x( q0 {1 N( A5 @5 M& G M
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed( g4 N6 Y; R1 [
: H0 o5 ~. ?; E8 A% o5 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1381 e/ A7 Z! P% U
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ ?- |0 s4 F" M, i1 R0 ?/ p3 v3 ]Estimated time to target is 42 minutes0 i5 o! O& F% B0 K) g
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G4M1 Betty x 5! V# N' n: {, I6 \2 X8 Y( S
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Allied aircraft
5 U6 i& b) @& Q% l$ i# }7 ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 j& e+ \7 i( W9 G6 W- ^, W G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed/ F& o. w9 Q+ I# ]
% S6 h: B% G3 B" s! P& H同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |