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。
4 |) L4 y8 Z. UMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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# n% |) q7 u# G F5 tWeather in hex: Heavy rain7 K$ h: p: z$ W7 s1 a" [
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& V1 O4 f2 j8 H! V5 h) q) H
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes8 ~ V5 I w+ U7 f6 s6 K* a1 G
5 s9 T/ [# C9 Q0 p' QJapanese aircraft( h2 B) E; q0 M
A6M2 Zero x 13
- ^5 Z( e1 s6 U1 h- H6 N G4M1 Betty x 278 |/ B" O9 d; B+ D
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Japanese aircraft losses, F6 n' M0 C( s0 h) m
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged3 h" \6 q1 S1 L+ L5 M+ a
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Allied Ships' W" g) M! M/ V; p7 h3 }
CA Chicago0 R0 R$ J) o7 V. a" B5 b# g& Z$ i/ q
CA Quincy
1 }: J- A9 E/ k, z8 H CA Australia
% R) K5 @ @( b6 E ]3 M0 D CA Astoria) b; k0 R) i3 L
DD Mugford
9 m; c$ l5 y" m! @8 D H2 E CA Vincennes$ @6 G \& ? @/ F
CA Canberra
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, i" [! q5 p h% v4 `- Z/ CAircraft Attacking:
8 h2 X J2 H" I/ s 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet0 z! d6 R- c$ c7 A& P
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ T, B1 ?3 E- c) x- |$ n$ p7 `
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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。。。。。。0 Q( N% J- Q. ^% @" @$ @
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 A- Y1 ~2 S' Y) B3 S; i) ]" O3 n' @Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% ^( b+ ?: J. vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ E, e& q) ?* P7 Y" A8 `& T; a3 B" r. r
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Japanese aircraft' R5 L( G9 ^9 \9 } ~0 C
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Allied aircraft1 x9 ~1 Y ?& O, o1 w
Beaufort V x 4
8 \ F/ l% G3 Y9 U( j7 U Kittyhawk IA x 11
7 X" c3 n" G' X$ d# r$ A A" b B-26 Marauder x 96 q7 |9 |$ I6 o- b- y V; B
P-39D Airacobra x 18/ M& W1 T8 Q1 y/ j) G: t& P
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No Japanese losses
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% Z, [# u& L9 V. c( R+ }* I3 LAllied aircraft losses0 r- h: a2 c0 q
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
: r7 r2 G' z2 e, y1 L: u B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged/ g# w/ q5 n: S g5 U8 B# D# ]4 j! o
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed7 Y5 D/ i1 F# }. u
! x A$ w0 h3 s- V2 ~& x6 y: P" ?Japanese ground losses:9 W7 e1 Q' N# |3 G1 l) Q8 j! j
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1: a2 C* Z9 c6 x1 t6 ?, | e7 t
Runway hits 4
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- p$ y& n, l4 ~orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 T7 J; {/ ]' k, F. ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! W% f \9 J' p* e
A6M2 Zero x 26 r, s7 h$ ]" v( }# d& L$ P1 s
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( h! z5 ^2 I, g" C6 X3 x# MAllied aircraft
8 }4 \6 ` i. p0 C B-26 Marauder x 67 u7 c6 q/ s5 O/ e
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" @% V8 |7 z) a, f+ V0 Y
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged4 P6 G' L" T) T5 [; T
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5 A) B: J v4 U" U" OAirbase supply hits 11 K, o( l; | g. Y% U. [( P( p
Runway hits 3$ k$ U/ L" \5 l/ m4 B9 N: f+ v
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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
+ Y. g3 u' v& g9 bNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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! Y% ~2 W' Z8 D% w10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." T( U8 ]4 |, g( x2 q" u/ P
: D) Q! P7 Z' E, pAllied Ships
7 d2 H4 p; ?: Y4 r2 q- S! I/ G CA Canberra, W. j# U1 f* `
CA Australia
, U0 O# s$ u: N+ b) Q2 Y7 q6 P CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
/ R# E( O5 L) P! K CL Hobart
9 n$ p2 |$ F8 Z3 x+ |) Z DD Selfridge
7 D( M8 m( e* R; O9 P( J9 X* l% ^& G9 W DD Jarvis
" ?3 \: \ N% O- g7 ?: d DD Patterson
3 J/ g" K4 R! H DD Ralph Talbot
* i9 j2 j/ d0 ^! T# T DD Mugford& q! U6 b E2 ]" g
' p/ I3 [% a! i' q% R3 ]! eJapanese ground losses:
$ n+ T( J, e2 R7 A2 @+ ~* y+ } 208 casualties reported9 D, a( q: N5 t" j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
! F$ B/ e5 M0 |* t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled* B+ @6 U" `% U$ R+ O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 V$ T& w* b' D! I Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
1 Z: H2 K- n* I \& r3 | CA Vincennes3 d% H7 V1 v! `- q( v
CA Quincy
2 V- Y9 E$ C; }$ ^3 T& n& K CA Astoria
) e) H6 ~5 A8 u7 [- }. ^ DD Hull
! z! ?; o. _0 H* i! j' N* k* Q. T DD Dewey. {3 R! L+ W) z5 t; h# O! T: ?
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2% C5 I! Y1 r. B3 f% ^
DD Ellet
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0 R+ q1 a# _+ B4 C# l. lJapanese ground losses:
6 A' u" b$ Y }3 i6 {* N9 B 51 casualties reported
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1 N) v( \4 j6 p( M# m. } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ W; e6 t. ~$ S0 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 v1 `# `1 `) _2 \4 Z1 T3 k
3 R+ e' s; h, C; cNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137+ [$ Q, l+ M1 V" S; \2 V
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Japanese aircraft losses" `- |& {8 S8 e/ r d1 x+ `2 f
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan
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$ A; _' W9 A( G( K# J+ j DD Monssen" Q6 t4 a p. J2 n
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! O6 l; o$ F6 a' g" c9 h5 }Airbase hits 4
& r" ]3 a* a0 s6 U) a8 BAirbase supply hits 2 |