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。
8 p9 S, P" n0 N: G! IMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138 |- W% k' \; Y) w) Q: X1 O2 z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! C( U0 q3 _! R# ]5 {" uEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; W# N& Y9 X M4 {' ~0 Z A6M2 Zero x 13: @2 }/ K( G8 @
G4M1 Betty x 27
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$ m9 X. X- B+ y& U5 n G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
1 a ]* b: x r7 S) `' } CA Chicago
6 A7 D& f2 } s* L+ w7 k$ j7 i CA Quincy) C: C1 h; _) _" X( s
CA Australia1 T: M$ U% A$ L1 ?( r- h: H
CA Astoria7 F( |: v, P0 h" v8 \% J
DD Mugford: U7 R/ v& i1 Y
CA Vincennes
* s! m% x9 c! U7 g( L CA Canberra
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6 J6 B: ]( N0 ^+ y, F& ?. yAircraft Attacking:
E- o' e) \! K7 K7 {# G1 B1 u 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' [; a4 Q- G) m+ P8 f4 ? Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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0 P i ], [( Z( Q" Z9 E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。。。。。。, S9 H) z; B& j# p
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 \. D/ R3 p7 g$ |6 j5 Q
+ l8 }# S f! g9 {Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: r3 X+ F: S3 uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 j, d- e# s5 RJapanese aircraft
: }* S) f) R4 d* [/ w A6M2 Zero x 6
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Beaufort V x 4
2 y3 j H1 b) h% i Kittyhawk IA x 11+ i, O0 ~+ G' ?/ s) f+ ^9 r5 P r" q
B-26 Marauder x 9" r* a ?' S0 m7 c
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses
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+ t/ ?' U& k/ S) h, b Beaufort V: 3 damaged" i/ z- ^8 g5 [) Q. B5 p
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
+ f" B( P# r" Y7 T0 p P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:0 b0 e! p' C9 r s* \! ^ I+ u
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)$ |+ n7 r* |' n( w4 b
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Airbase hits 1+ P, q9 C2 C. L- ~) N
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1260 ?' `, k# w& _5 \% c6 y5 J
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) Y3 B' x. a$ z; CRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ K) f8 C, N6 Y+ B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# d' z; y5 n. l+ i t" a& j t2 h
( i1 G2 @3 Q2 T+ O1 r! bJapanese aircraft
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9 @( `! |) h/ O4 v0 vAllied aircraft; ?1 t5 y/ B @8 u( v) z: @6 C4 N
B-26 Marauder x 6+ A6 O$ f7 E* P( C
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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) N) L# y& \9 H* `7 `8 DNo Japanese losses) u0 Y& v" W$ K3 V# H$ y) i
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged; ?& I) R* D! k* c* v- d+ l/ E
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5 Q# W. [* c9 P0 C1 Q1 J! hAirbase supply hits 1
; B# q) l Y5 y; {1 g: A0 w" z- r1 cRunway hits 3( g3 T0 E; i" F8 t+ D' F
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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, W/ t/ U6 T- r) P( E3 C3 O
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* n( Y) ~, [; w7 q" d( V5 ~
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Allied Ships" d- }$ z" x: I7 U" \" r2 _
CA Canberra: D# {) U5 n% A5 }
CA Australia
7 q4 ]/ V5 c: m9 I CA Chicago, Shell hits 19 \, n' J; ^ R4 D% I
CL Hobart
8 J% x1 _5 Y( R! [4 Q+ m DD Selfridge8 i1 l4 u4 ]: }" P) G
DD Jarvis: C0 ?# n6 Y. Q+ ?8 a ^# [
DD Patterson
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DD Mugford
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208 casualties reported4 W) }. _$ M; [9 E3 \$ R: A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
: J; X5 o; u6 Z, ]2 R7 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
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% b' H$ H' i9 L* F Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ e5 S5 t9 l9 ~2 T
( o, t1 v( E% s* z" Q4 }Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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CA Vincennes: N: { \) G7 K8 t3 C: D
CA Quincy2 y6 P2 ?$ Y3 L- G. K- o' B
CA Astoria
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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Japanese ground losses:/ s _$ h: {# A- j- O, C* O
51 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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N w! ^5 {* Q' h4 i no flights
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan, W( g( @6 C/ X& W& ?: M! c) ^
DD Buchanan
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* \2 ?: ^ S/ L: f- zAirbase hits 43 }$ e* q+ t1 U# u
Airbase supply hits 2 |