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。
J- o2 A Q BMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1381 z" g, g5 o# O
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 z* d4 n+ @: O6 F' ~. d8 U) n* H
' m, G9 Q' Y/ p0 F4 rRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& t* W4 u+ M% k' y% O
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 O& P$ f1 X$ o" ` j- ]1 P4 o A6M2 Zero x 13
- z! ^1 [" @. E2 t/ _5 w3 ` G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses, Z0 J$ [) N( g" D. {
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged6 r3 b2 s+ k# Y! X" B. X. p
# s9 h) ]3 Q, z3 g" sAllied Ships8 T! {8 |- f G$ E# Z+ n8 }
CA Chicago
& Z' ^% B3 d9 B) @1 G CA Quincy" b% [ h9 L' x1 }( r6 t4 z1 N
CA Australia9 ?3 D: s; ^3 S" e4 h) w& [# N+ H
CA Astoria
: B7 v$ v, T9 h5 J5 q# c DD Mugford
/ [! T% W6 o0 F3 I CA Vincennes
8 f3 ~1 q+ h7 z+ c& H$ A CA Canberra& p. D: ]% P q' [% n* t5 ]2 T
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6 Z; N! e9 v5 v6 G% Y" G! C GAircraft Attacking:+ w- o* |5 K* w7 Y. s3 ^ ~2 C
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet8 O8 E, A* ?/ P0 ^
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# R! H) S" q; a* j6 f
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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。。。。。。! p2 p. c; d- Z6 A$ g- {
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126; H6 E! P: D1 s9 m$ V {7 ~3 L8 }
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 j; b& e; @9 k/ [4 w C
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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' H: A6 `$ F% C1 ^. h$ a5 mJapanese aircraft
* A' s' l, X9 W+ V0 i& s A6M2 Zero x 6' J1 m) \. Y& [6 B! f
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! C7 T! w3 I0 H6 `7 D LAllied aircraft% s7 F/ j2 M+ W: {7 e S" q
Beaufort V x 4
- {: a8 l X5 K B Kittyhawk IA x 118 v1 L. q4 w% }1 h7 ~' _
B-26 Marauder x 9
" b7 t& R" e& Y$ G2 B P-39D Airacobra x 187 e: A# h, _+ _6 y6 v3 B
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No Japanese losses) l/ D& I9 s, }& i3 S9 b7 A
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Allied aircraft losses
8 A; n+ T$ P' o7 p Beaufort V: 3 damaged( k1 r; _7 N8 Z: Z
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged9 B9 E" r) s8 k3 s- }2 A
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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7 b: B) _6 W5 p* |6 D1 AJapanese ground losses:
8 x" A- F6 q- x# v" N( J' Q, ]+ ?6 Z Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 |4 Q+ c7 m$ I0 o1 g% NRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
V5 ^# S1 a. o$ \/ }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 J4 c: p% n! x+ H0 S: V
2 }) b5 x" V# f& b |8 i% E5 JJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft+ [1 g. X3 P9 f( s4 Y5 B
B-26 Marauder x 62 v' e7 i( b# h4 O. D s- c
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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: w8 g W( | ?' yAllied aircraft losses
! W+ | F. k7 _- b, }3 q e B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged! k% q- t$ G% G4 R% O! c4 J" J
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. e: \8 Y* B, W; XAirbase supply hits 1& R8 X; \$ @$ E! C! [
Runway hits 3
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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# B+ e8 p) [& ~! D
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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( B2 c# [! @+ u$ v( _( g10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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% u. n* e: q4 c7 Y4 g6 z CA Canberra; ?5 G- V& X: y; t. }0 K3 W- X$ Q
CA Australia
9 S) n( X" b' v. x' [* ~ CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
( `7 H# q4 W% W. T$ l2 K9 ~% B) r CL Hobart
5 V0 X# M& c. `) L3 K4 ^2 m DD Selfridge
. _ D& D: {) W" ~ DD Jarvis
) z+ H, A2 v' U* B# C DD Patterson. ~3 V0 ~# q4 v- N _+ m
DD Ralph Talbot2 P; i& z4 r) R1 }
DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:. p$ A0 {9 e1 K4 T
208 casualties reported
# _- g, [0 E- M* _' b! c) A* E Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
" F* v* [' U; ^7 Z" R: |8 ]0 p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled5 a% Y/ A: Q9 g, b2 S! m0 f/ V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 R+ f( Q: q6 K9 [' ] Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)% Q) m) q# ~0 e. O6 E
" D: T6 H6 J" k/ ZNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! e) P0 {. X8 a( }: G
! G( Q! `8 b7 c! iAllied Ships
) s% x. O* X( Y' z CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria
4 w' X+ G2 q' ?/ D/ E) F. j$ T# D$ s1 E DD Hull) s4 ~* U7 F+ s" _
DD Dewey, A: [! u9 I/ x0 M* u }
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2# f4 f/ `# _+ }; n5 J1 L
DD Ellet" X+ |/ U, F& a8 r7 T% N; ?7 V
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; R5 S* O4 y# Q+ Q+ s1 O+ n 51 casualties reported
+ A! C. j1 ?; w* z M1 d& r; w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 t6 f5 C. l, v$ g7 J" X1 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
- W$ d7 N0 _' ?; {0 U5 ]! _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1378 i% Q4 m7 n( \& q; A6 X, w9 F3 ^
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses2 z B! Q& O& W/ b
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground; R2 x+ \. V1 g
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Allied Ships
0 |5 E3 K+ d# c' c CLAA San Juan M) _. l9 {; Q
DD Buchanan0 h/ m+ p$ V% e0 q0 C7 K
DD Monssen- j" r) M! w7 Q% r$ Z3 x ~
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Airbase hits 4; u$ ~( L/ i0 P$ D8 N
Airbase supply hits 2 |