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。 % o5 b' }) X, y2 [5 z n( E
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 p L d- ~# {" m! E
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes" d3 O6 T. h8 `0 c+ ?' m
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Japanese aircraft
, Q0 F8 D1 p2 D4 B# t- b, U1 l- a$ V6 ~ A6M2 Zero x 139 U& N# t' A7 j1 E; I g7 L& ?
G4M1 Betty x 27
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# k. V' H* x: L# L4 T& \6 RJapanese aircraft losses: D- I) Z. P# u! A2 P9 h
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships( z( h- @, h' N/ V' A' ]5 n
CA Chicago
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CA Astoria
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CA Vincennes
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27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet9 k4 y+ n% ?) v- {% H$ |4 x
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ }4 V3 q8 U7 r1 A0 e+ a
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Z$ w, W( O- j5 `+ ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Beaufort V x 4
& V3 o7 Y5 }( z0 w/ e/ E Kittyhawk IA x 11 k4 _, R. b t: u& W2 m
B-26 Marauder x 9+ n, V0 N; a& R
P-39D Airacobra x 18- i0 w8 @ b& y" f- s, }( y
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3 r2 B8 `5 d# U; t- ~# xNo Japanese losses" a+ I' l" W' d8 \; c# _
4 R9 e0 q6 v2 t- AAllied aircraft losses
& R5 S( t, w4 I0 T Beaufort V: 3 damaged$ S6 o( [2 O. ^
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
1 i1 @; u3 i/ n* Z/ P: T, }: V) V P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" _4 _. B3 N1 i4 i& m f; q/ N
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ B3 u1 O, K( \0 Y+ ^* R: X1 ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
$ Q1 N$ j+ c2 E4 f H0 i; f B-26 Marauder x 6
$ O: `4 e. V/ V$ w; | P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses: H0 s- v/ i- j
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# X) H4 ?$ t) z1 V B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- q% H3 ], S, A9 U- I3 S. g
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Airbase supply hits 15 S: ~8 ], k& a% Q! ?% m, q
Runway hits 3 e# L5 H& G/ ?& X! S
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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
/ K( k. N( [( G9 Y0 _Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!% B( \0 J) [5 l* s) e
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( e+ j4 H7 W' |( a g* x' L
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G; A; D. e8 ` CA Canberra# y( t) Z! P9 T. A. y! j/ z
CA Australia9 @2 P1 k, M( M9 `4 b( ]: Y. e
CA Chicago, Shell hits 16 p. Y' s; ]: ~/ l( S, N
CL Hobart1 z/ J/ F1 j$ k: E( j* [9 b
DD Selfridge5 L% K% q Y# {/ Q J
DD Jarvis
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DD Mugford5 n$ |* h' u I4 d0 w; K
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled6 U/ Z. g! R/ U4 M! P! d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- A6 W5 O j. N6 h9 [
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
4 R! v" C, w4 O5 g CA Vincennes
( @. w* ~) K1 u# T9 p5 m2 f CA Quincy/ r& ?8 E) i: I- M8 [2 C) y
CA Astoria
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DD Dewey% I# x& r" W- _$ l/ r
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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51 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 {) x/ ^4 z' E3 s3 T# z; `' j
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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) F# O v9 ?/ q: M' H H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan
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DD Monssen7 L1 }# w1 g! b! L- @
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+ Q) q. T9 h/ OAirbase supply hits 2 |