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。
' F; K8 F4 z9 n0 f( [6 D2 Q# u/ _Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138( u# F1 U5 Y' P1 K8 H; Y3 e. Q4 J
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: y! G8 l' k; ~0 u7 i+ Z
! R8 Q2 F; Y0 P5 U% C- P1 n+ ^Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., e) D8 I T+ e4 B( ~) Q
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes! J# n- f- x. i. A( a( S; M
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Japanese aircraft
* w- ^' K! A! q; w+ l/ _" W; n A6M2 Zero x 13
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( _5 e! V$ l& ], J! }* _7 ]/ PJapanese aircraft losses
i. k j4 s+ a G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships9 k) W4 T! Y( c; Y! @4 U
CA Chicago6 r7 _9 ], _6 B7 P& l
CA Quincy
8 \9 F, A: J0 e$ ]' M' v/ A" N CA Australia
1 K. ~; }# O; j5 o CA Astoria
, k) j3 `# @# I4 g, \ DD Mugford( ?+ A4 v4 z4 h. W/ B
CA Vincennes& B7 P: @9 h( t' `
CA Canberra6 k) ?6 z) \: b- x7 e
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+ ~0 A' e# D# U, f& |) |# hAircraft Attacking:2 |1 R$ N4 c6 |
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' J3 S# M, L6 X1 C$ ?' N# e, F Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" g1 L! V! [; U1 u
) u5 p) i9 d6 \2 [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。。。。。。
9 d9 H6 d/ w' Q' p" `orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1262 f0 a# }8 J9 K6 |) D
% L# V) ?& {7 y9 u7 f+ c* fWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% J/ T( U& h/ `5 j7 G3 a' TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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5 X x" K$ c( B* Z- H1 vJapanese aircraft
( v# {. w! a7 x- `$ U+ e A6M2 Zero x 6 e3 g; a7 m; Q! g0 u
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( E+ K9 K: B* r& jAllied aircraft
: p; ]* U) M+ r5 [2 f' U Beaufort V x 4& J5 }; ?% \: e+ z7 x Q
Kittyhawk IA x 11
* I4 q7 j, N: G- m+ {' @ B-26 Marauder x 9# ?$ R8 C3 u" v( l) a1 Z
P-39D Airacobra x 18, g- ^- G9 `" i+ K' e( _
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/ \/ h! G( T; g& V3 `No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses! M3 A- V$ v8 }9 s) z; X6 i2 s" `
Beaufort V: 3 damaged! v5 d5 a: B+ N
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
1 i6 R- T1 N0 ~ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
9 t8 w% B- _, ~! M) c Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1! `8 W: ~% n/ a9 S) E5 s
Runway hits 4
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$ d) a+ R, r/ l# r1 _1 G( q {9 dorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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4 @6 d5 ^7 X, T' I, ]/ e0 u; NWeather in hex: Partial cloud( w5 l; ^# m2 t, g* j$ |$ e8 J/ ?
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 F. w+ R" o& ^9 B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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; j/ l- G$ x0 Q& T0 C. m- DJapanese aircraft
: p% K9 e+ v8 ^1 T+ ]7 P A6M2 Zero x 2
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' L& P- c1 a; k& R5 c9 m) I3 P& e B-26 Marauder x 62 j. g2 }! @. n' K" M, B" S
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses3 p8 \$ J4 n8 c
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Allied aircraft losses* M( H K! {* W' ^9 k7 M
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- N- v9 m. u$ ~5 R" D! M# [
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7 p0 I/ o) _+ i/ NAirbase supply hits 1& Q S$ z( C% N2 P) N9 S1 \( M% i
Runway hits 3
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: K2 j; r9 G( y* r; a+ Z! B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3 h" r8 T* D2 o
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 v7 D9 t( |& z8 P
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. [- e* D# O5 l0 A1 {5 x
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' q, l3 G: w, H% c' T CA Canberra
3 G- e' B0 ^* X% ?0 R- ^& M3 S: ~ CA Australia0 P# @4 @3 e) j+ A+ x9 E) [+ A: `4 x
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1: |6 g2 X" l; o! R
CL Hobart2 a5 c" x$ d# E
DD Selfridge. W, S; O3 x9 m) u- s, h
DD Jarvis2 Y1 G! Y. r& x6 X1 L7 d
DD Patterson( r% O: P/ f! i- O! T0 V: n! j6 D5 E% y
DD Ralph Talbot, r/ c' ^# P8 N; k a+ Z
DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:: @7 A( K. E2 Z8 t
208 casualties reported$ F/ | K) T7 D( c; a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled( R. k7 T( P) Z& i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled4 [* G8 E0 @. s: P/ i, s1 F8 T! n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 `* M% q6 c% ]2 R
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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{8 U6 n! R3 y" F* {8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships! c4 Z. {. E j' I/ u
CA Vincennes/ I3 e/ A3 C/ v; c4 P- }/ C/ y
CA Quincy+ m* d. m: c) Q
CA Astoria
0 O' `) \% Q+ Q- b: A% D/ N) V5 J DD Hull& [, d! o+ g8 R2 l) E
DD Dewey" _8 i" X% l4 D Q$ i; s
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2% V, j! l# z3 |# z0 Q2 g7 T% c
DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:
1 x% O% L; P1 t/ p5 e/ w6 _ 51 casualties reported' X, x, ~# d: a1 q5 r# |9 [$ F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 R$ D5 Q7 X3 G7 Z' { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled9 l7 W/ W8 w& T$ ?- U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Japanese aircraft# Z, H- e6 S* c" Z: F% S/ E
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses. n- |( B3 u. M7 C
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground3 C7 v* d: g5 @2 f8 V C
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CLAA San Juan
4 J) E. E0 `6 G# k* s: E DD Buchanan* l9 a' n, P, X6 @
DD Monssen, _; T2 x' ^9 T& L' y
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9 r& o( E9 E- A0 I o. N* S4 I* `Airbase hits 4% n) }6 a% m' S! p
Airbase supply hits 2 |