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。
& A. s+ p' z6 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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4 p0 D; W' H8 `. a' i ^/ c, M" k3 GWeather in hex: Heavy rain% i, ?' }$ Q" K2 r$ r& \) z' ^/ ?5 ^- B
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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4 m& b4 Y) g; F' QJapanese aircraft
/ b8 K9 w4 C# } A6M2 Zero x 13
w/ N0 m# N9 d$ `7 ?3 u8 I G4M1 Betty x 27
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0 F. I/ k0 l2 y1 b+ }$ hJapanese aircraft losses1 H, n; _/ _( z5 J$ u& F
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged, h( n/ C1 o! Q$ d: f. |. L
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3 G% I4 M& @4 ~6 E# Q( ? CA Chicago
/ e6 M1 ?& _- w! U7 U CA Quincy1 u" v) H7 n" u V" u! M: W
CA Australia
9 \3 v$ t H2 I5 q# V CA Astoria6 M6 @( u1 C2 T2 s
DD Mugford% {) ]0 O5 O8 l
CA Vincennes/ E7 Q, K8 p& [/ y! `$ j0 B
CA Canberra
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( E, `$ Q" z) r0 Y* }& G8 @Aircraft Attacking:
$ ^0 Z6 d' Q- s o: b 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
9 J. X, d( ^5 m8 o$ j5 m3 N5 n7 K Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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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。。。。。。( V a) Z1 N, f: ?
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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; d5 ~, A3 w- {& C! l2 NRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ ]% Y( N U7 i9 v+ t! [! q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 O6 P0 K0 g' S% R6 y6 P& ~+ v
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Japanese aircraft
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Beaufort V x 4
. c/ l- b: c3 E0 X* Q Kittyhawk IA x 11
" N w) U c4 }# t; s* v2 Z B-26 Marauder x 9
8 r: W8 ]+ g) U P-39D Airacobra x 18
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/ z! T: q0 j* {: v3 _- JNo Japanese losses, O4 T: o% ~' B: u% ?0 C
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4 S" Q; n0 _3 d F Beaufort V: 3 damaged
9 T2 v! x8 `5 ?, m/ v B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged: h2 x6 d; N- L# v% E, f8 @
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Y' `$ |4 O4 o& j }, P
: Y! I, t8 \$ s" h- c4 y2 FJapanese ground losses:1 J1 Y! ~* y/ j
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)& C7 r- D+ @! d0 m: t/ N% k" o" J
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1261 o0 G+ U) v2 P I% T. B v. e
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 S& o. o3 ]6 M) U4 GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' E) C5 V" m/ A
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Japanese aircraft0 k1 f' {+ L3 f3 ?( G
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
3 J7 Y2 Q! S* ~( d- t$ E B-26 Marauder x 6
5 C! {7 J7 r7 f0 T7 f P-39D Airacobra x 106 P7 Z) h9 g- J/ ~3 E/ B
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Allied aircraft losses3 ~1 _2 k- Y1 t, j: ^" T
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged# E; W1 n# Y W$ i; k7 ?) m. I
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Airbase supply hits 1! ^8 d! h. W' `, A
Runway hits 3
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$ @. ]0 g* O9 @1 Z* 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5 E0 S w. e8 i4 c/ @3 |9 y
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 [; F/ X3 D- G2 O, V
9 a) C- ]: M4 D; y7 |5 I; B, g% h10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% E; j% P, H' [ P, m" r& ^
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Allied Ships
. d0 {) \: K6 J P/ Z. h CA Canberra/ F! k; m8 ^8 G. Q' F* r* M
CA Australia
8 e. o0 ~4 Q+ l( E CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
2 Q! T; ]! m/ }$ l# w( Z8 H CL Hobart. d+ E4 L) F5 H( E* A
DD Selfridge
# G g& G+ d, L, w4 ^ DD Jarvis
5 |) \+ o- X& I5 m( j% e" V( g DD Patterson
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DD Mugford
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208 casualties reported) w# O$ L2 Y0 I- w X2 @7 W5 X" b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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8 H5 K! t$ K0 f# T& c# ~1 i: XNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! h* t# B+ Q' s+ c* ~' o
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CA Vincennes6 N2 |2 \0 O( R5 A9 f
CA Quincy
1 h4 ^0 V$ g9 L [7 F1 x- c CA Astoria
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DD Dewey5 W+ P- p# | J3 m* l+ j
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2$ D$ Y6 q% f% I/ W% @& Z1 T
DD Ellet
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51 casualties reported+ \$ X. i H W/ m! P/ G) ]6 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: L5 ]& f1 t2 g" ^* i' J* n' Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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& @# X G5 P6 r: x s0 RNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Q9 N2 V. k+ `$ _$ w+ S( q H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground6 ~$ u0 V0 K. T Q% ^2 h9 v
$ @ f( ~" _* G9 c+ I8 ^/ n7 f8 I3 gAllied Ships1 C3 [8 N1 R. u6 A" W7 L
CLAA San Juan; }" l/ |- W0 e/ _8 q. x: N- o
DD Buchanan" Q1 c3 D+ S3 \# G) D* l
DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4
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