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。 - m" B0 l. w# v
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138; x0 J& h" G: _% M& x. v e
: @: M( V y8 T7 L0 T$ C. J$ oWeather in hex: Heavy rain2 u n1 o/ l" F) G3 k
% O1 k, {/ }8 e5 k8 Y' P" q
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ T" Z. x0 d9 ]) j. nEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
* e, z" m' b ~# t1 M" y: G; A- L
( P: V- I. o' w; n: u+ n# I# qJapanese aircraft
1 ]! x6 k5 K4 D. l* k A6M2 Zero x 13# ^3 d7 ~1 N# x. g
G4M1 Betty x 27' C# S% q7 f0 o' f- U0 L$ [
! B! |5 I4 a! q. y D
* ]0 ?9 U( m6 V/ T( T
, C6 G6 q8 e. Y2 @! l8 SJapanese aircraft losses
Y( F3 W& {3 l3 A0 T- F/ h G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
0 M; X2 u) y1 ~8 ~
% c4 z/ I1 ^' `0 U3 t V+ fAllied Ships( L( B& e8 }& l9 l9 ~6 e0 `' D0 s9 |
CA Chicago
7 _/ b" g% o6 s' D* @5 e2 ^ CA Quincy
7 Z4 @1 d7 T+ l CA Australia
! m8 j6 T: `8 Y# a. E7 p CA Astoria4 E: _# s, q) z8 `
DD Mugford
+ U; ]: b5 ]5 ]5 ?: w5 l3 t CA Vincennes+ O0 J1 m/ s- M" y3 ~+ }
CA Canberra
. l$ a8 H+ K, p/ a
! A; h& g, d6 ]! S: _& v4 ^2 D , g" R" ]' u5 B7 K- z; V- Z
1 m" s {# T# @8 V4 L. tAircraft Attacking:
0 ]: y. l8 q; {/ Q+ F, U 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, o7 P2 ?! i% O' X: Y' `+ ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 M3 S. V, j, G0 P+ w. K; @ d
$ ?0 J' R p* o' v, h& G+ E$ ?# O
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。。。。。。7 R, r& _3 R, Z* t) n+ K* S
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
' k3 c, h4 X0 }- o! Z" G$ j2 A
* W6 G9 f) X N5 K' i. T* TWeather in hex: Partial cloud1 c; q" ^6 ]5 F3 v
6 l1 H0 x7 I9 Z: {
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' i7 @: {; [( e# s- N+ FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 q* x3 T+ }+ o& K4 O1 }
9 B3 E2 m$ M/ K
Japanese aircraft% `& `2 g2 q C) g3 u8 Z
A6M2 Zero x 6
7 N4 ^+ p4 [+ O- w( b# ^6 T 6 O( _/ }+ R8 n/ H/ i. l
+ N1 z; G! f4 Z( v' q
# c/ Z8 {: h. OAllied aircraft
8 |' l; X% Q1 {4 q( o8 b$ V: H Beaufort V x 4' W7 U6 l' u! a4 h' P" B
Kittyhawk IA x 118 q( O, o' U5 Z( ]( \$ E
B-26 Marauder x 9
6 s2 T6 n( {+ s% V8 k/ Y& X P-39D Airacobra x 18* s+ K$ {. w, R T, U
+ x6 U$ ?$ [. b$ D% }& t" R: h
& r( [. P. i( T4 R- |
No Japanese losses. R+ G! F6 c( ~' E
" I# y2 C3 y$ L M2 aAllied aircraft losses0 ^ g! x- H! v+ c' Q) r/ b: O- z
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
0 I: t1 i% `; x B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
: w: n# s3 x. |* s9 J- n: z P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
1 O! t0 x# z9 s5 R# K1 y. m# q$ E
& _9 p- Y. f6 }Japanese ground losses:' z6 k) y) V( A
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
; }9 n3 L4 J @" }/ m: V3 t3 u 4 H) ^; ]1 m4 d0 m
& [. @$ @# A, O U7 Q! j% [ % n& f. T% r7 x; k/ q) }
Airbase hits 1 j" H7 {7 O/ j) A5 `
Runway hits 4
3 G6 h: d" o/ S: N: F8 O$ s0 r; l* i7 I6 W1 N: ]- ~, o6 {9 h
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
e: d2 e# t. }& y; s- L
" n- g+ H/ x. f3 R" m; b* h( _0 CWeather in hex: Partial cloud
% C0 S# ?; j& ?( q" X
4 ]( Z, l* e2 }. N9 zRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ e$ v" D! p) Y1 {1 h7 oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. H; ~% ]' x5 J( E5 a7 G
- w* i& `3 }. Z: J* W8 P
Japanese aircraft6 ~( O% y. T6 Z: C+ o
A6M2 Zero x 2" Q# I9 f- ^: M1 `1 Q
5 X; q; W$ l" u( b3 h2 p ) `) p6 T6 d+ ]
* B9 }/ _7 @+ N
Allied aircraft
- Y3 `$ S; m0 A# I& K5 E0 j B-26 Marauder x 6
1 U7 G5 w% r3 Q S. s; C5 \. ` P-39D Airacobra x 10 M! I$ V, X9 h
% G9 ]) ?' o; N: e
8 n3 y- k1 N @! gNo Japanese losses7 ^! r1 a7 i+ O, Q4 {% e1 S& s
! I3 F* p/ g7 `% K' M( Q wAllied aircraft losses0 s( M. ]. f$ C& U v
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) ]" }3 J- x) e' ~( j, A
9 f$ |9 q4 p, T# ]$ p7 [( U( a
8 J* `" V, _4 I3 l) M( Y
+ W w- h' B3 V" NAirbase supply hits 1
" h% t) r8 [& ERunway hits 3
$ R2 r/ J, {1 m6 @3 r3 |; H) {3 V8 U. T. y. ?
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' p! z' F5 ^) L" VNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
% t9 B5 T' z, t( u: u% w% Q % J( |" }& x" ]+ k5 J+ n
10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 [ O4 ]8 u# O" ?3 Y8 L
! I% g2 h0 C1 ^8 t8 X* MAllied Ships( R8 M& Z+ l- a6 }
CA Canberra! d1 R; D) A& @; f6 d5 e
CA Australia L* _( ^. h. X, u8 @, n! [+ [
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1! g5 [9 b2 f" ^( Q, S Y' m
CL Hobart
6 m) n. ~, D1 ^4 z/ f DD Selfridge) X Z: p- Q" z; {1 i
DD Jarvis6 Y* A' `) H' V+ T7 I, C# Z
DD Patterson
* }) L, t: g' J' T/ B3 L DD Ralph Talbot( O- N. h9 s: ~3 L
DD Mugford
# F# s1 ^7 a A/ K/ N% [/ q
- `& `9 i# I2 Q: rJapanese ground losses:
5 _# Y2 M- [- w0 C1 o 208 casualties reported* l0 }/ F( q. `/ D8 _. |( I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
5 y5 O9 m9 a& \; C8 l& W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled0 J6 n- ]1 i. M( R+ @& K- D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" b2 @9 i0 T ^1 W. w8 P. m% H4 B Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
% x& B8 `3 c* a* l" p. Z# G. M
* |0 D \( a; h$ NNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
/ U% u7 G( ~/ A0 K2 s 2 d$ L4 f( d9 k
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
, Q$ S) c8 C! N' D# k 6 B9 `9 S \- j
Allied Ships
$ L' J+ y5 i* I/ H }( T+ Y# T CA Vincennes
- R5 ~/ k' f/ N$ \. q CA Quincy5 B+ V3 W- _2 j6 l6 C
CA Astoria
( m! R! u( E9 b+ y2 | DD Hull! Z) @9 A$ d9 G
DD Dewey
$ N8 m4 o4 S4 s/ t7 Z7 F DD Wilson, Shell hits 2 m& u- K/ b' Z* X
DD Ellet& g0 Y a: T3 K2 n1 a( m
. F, e) C+ E6 ^ ^; y! eJapanese ground losses:
7 `# q$ ^/ I$ S# t0 R0 M5 M 51 casualties reported
% t; c- Y1 {7 ] v. t$ e( z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: r0 _: a# o9 f: {6 B6 E+ i3 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ U. S A* S/ ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ i ^9 Y* s; w$ J) y) v( D" o" h
! a; ^( X& o6 a0 I' ]- H V0 B; dNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1372 | U9 z( V- J5 e$ W3 O" F
9 w8 [9 i3 H6 ]. `% Q) U
Japanese aircraft
4 v* h9 f3 G9 ^' S. o% F+ R no flights
w/ w# X; a- ^ g- r6 q0 w 7 L) w4 i L5 G" a/ _
Japanese aircraft losses: Z8 z; I6 e7 |8 w
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground: H2 y- N8 a) Z9 b$ O$ N
+ Q/ u9 T/ v" w b& g' f1 hAllied Ships, v' N; q9 F# y# }+ T. b
CLAA San Juan
5 Z: Z; \1 ^1 c( { DD Buchanan
% n( s4 { ^/ P- s0 x/ e8 W DD Monssen
: E2 \3 Q; r0 P } a0 X
0 W0 l" Y9 F0 H8 |$ Z; U - v) ]& p- c4 `$ t- M% u+ ?% q
D$ f; Y: Y% D. P3 ^4 f ~& {Airbase hits 49 F' s+ e) ?9 K7 ^3 U1 c! X' ~
Airbase supply hits 2 |