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。
5 h, m" o9 `2 t1 Z( F% s/ m" d; D) KMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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6 N7 e5 n8 _ k$ t7 N5 H* eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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' @5 ~3 ^' p, j2 fRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# j' A b& r) z3 }. S
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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3 D( d+ d/ T6 _. zJapanese aircraft
, P0 d) T+ Z9 ], Q$ c A6M2 Zero x 13
( H& ]$ Z+ y7 W G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 O2 x; ^1 p. R1 p7 l G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged `* e( i$ F* ~7 O9 _9 x* q
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Allied Ships# G7 K# \; M" l6 n! |
CA Chicago
, p+ S0 t4 T3 E& e3 a/ C CA Quincy9 M9 }- R; X3 t& g# C7 T. O+ K
CA Australia: \6 J, s4 k8 i
CA Astoria4 a3 S- G# G1 V# S. `1 f
DD Mugford
' ]* F+ T5 V! Q; X CA Vincennes; q7 A$ |) E$ [$ M+ D6 R, i
CA Canberra& U, T" o1 m6 h* y- U3 y+ Y
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 R( H. `5 L. t4 ~* f# a2 n# u 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet0 n- `5 ]; l4 ~8 q* `1 k: R( l
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 b+ a, Z2 g G" s, k
% n0 W2 ?9 }# K$ j6 k! `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。。。。。。4 ~8 C0 Y/ r: n; R P4 m/ N8 ~, ]9 @
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126) \- g3 n" q2 f3 u1 m
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 r3 B% [) K. `: Q" ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft- ^, s3 j L4 v5 }
Beaufort V x 44 \7 s r6 ]1 o1 ~& ?9 K
Kittyhawk IA x 11
# P! N/ ?: b' h3 V4 \ B-26 Marauder x 9# H; v1 g( m# b+ f f
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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Allied aircraft losses N* m* m; v+ ?& z
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
, g! H$ R' f3 O B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged! _( F3 L( h) s1 g1 R9 B
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed! |' }# t0 y3 Q. h
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Japanese ground losses:: T+ e& m; r' B6 [. p' D
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' o* f* j9 v. Q
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ _+ V2 z, h3 |" u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ T( H* F: G1 f9 q7 b! s" U
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Japanese aircraft) n# \5 b: h, v H! ?
A6M2 Zero x 2% f; D4 @/ ?) _7 w( V) p: w
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Allied aircraft
3 H3 [& J6 h& G* ^: l0 P B-26 Marauder x 6
; g* X" J* v$ F; N) R6 x" ] P-39D Airacobra x 107 i ~9 T7 c$ I+ A
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, ]1 |6 \# g; b
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8 M: l$ s! B1 e GAirbase supply hits 1* \) M4 [, X5 n9 n+ N
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
+ E# X( K. I6 c5 e2 A4 iNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% T; i: j2 M, z- i8 Y' _8 ]
9 n0 D ?2 M" oAllied Ships
% k% M$ S. J1 q5 u$ b, o. f$ M CA Canberra
+ ^# F1 C8 y$ n5 [0 A CA Australia
: G' F7 v* n9 n$ `, ? CA Chicago, Shell hits 12 d v, Q9 o9 R7 C! N2 l' r P1 D1 {
CL Hobart: A. A8 E3 p4 ~; w+ k
DD Selfridge
5 l$ \8 |8 I, s( y/ h* T* u DD Jarvis1 b. P/ k& R1 E! u+ y* C$ p
DD Patterson6 m8 H* ]' |6 O! A, z) p7 D
DD Ralph Talbot
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208 casualties reported" k) \8 C1 z4 n1 K R/ P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled7 y w0 J+ f3 a' W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled, U4 O8 J4 j3 S# c: Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" d: m6 T: ?/ R0 S3 i8 t
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Allied Ships
; J0 ~: X' g0 o G, L4 Z1 ]0 ] CA Vincennes
. y3 M. j9 }. P8 u CA Quincy& T/ k' V' ?" z$ x0 O! U! U
CA Astoria5 x: A. Q- Y3 h6 j( X- W
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DD Dewey
! {/ J1 G; k- S" ^ DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
! q# m. j4 d' F# F v DD Ellet
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51 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 J5 |5 Q2 q3 z% j7 ]5 Q0 P! c5 b# x
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137% r) \+ b4 ]* x. |0 H* Q- r
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 _$ }7 [1 @/ }7 I H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan
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DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4
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