8月17日,瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战(相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了,当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家)。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天,58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架,再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。
0 P! t1 ^5 o5 W7 s3 Y7 P* N0 \; G6 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138- k3 E* x3 \9 \5 f( M8 [
& f+ t( @ [8 C7 n4 H4 ^6 e/ lWeather in hex: Overcast
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/ y. P- X; t3 Q$ bRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( {- B" z7 [: ?$ q; u9 y
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft a9 }4 j4 _+ `) W c; p
G4M1 Betty x 6+ b" r( Q# r1 j e3 }2 E" O( [& Z4 g
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Allied aircraft
3 H) N* `! w& R6 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses( x; d' ?" U5 e+ O! D& N
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged. e" B* f z- V/ L
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Allied Ships1 ^2 P- K, `+ A F* A; C6 x
AP Heywood x9 Q5 a. _& g: C
. ^$ F4 Q) H6 b5 C/ M, }Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130$ V8 M" i0 E$ w) F$ @8 U
" w3 G' I1 b- L, e' T8 q) ~. lWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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% r2 ]0 m' {/ K; z% H& DRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 ^* p1 A$ N, A# x, u" J; ]Estimated time to target is 45 minutes, x( s* t0 l) P2 w3 O1 k
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- {' T" ]' t$ }& l6 R D3A1 Val x 14
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Allied aircraft
! j3 t/ H/ W+ L% q, _: b* f0 B8 R Kittyhawk IA x 6, s* V& b% \' L# m% A
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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3 ?7 j6 r8 V0 K; KJapanese aircraft losses! \4 p9 e% ]+ E1 d9 m% k$ [
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged$ h/ w: p+ T9 A ~0 k7 {
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AM Lark
7 r: f- P- @% Z& Q: H AM Starling- W$ s/ p# S6 m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137$ L1 s ^" c/ [6 z8 a: s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 m; h! T+ ^* K* V1 C6 J# w' @
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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& v. Z4 X! ~/ c9 s1 |1 G6 K, J F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
$ ] C0 X \6 l: L4 A i0 i F4F-4 Wildcat x 127 ]2 u8 `8 \; N( v$ L4 T
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2 r8 n9 e" i9 e( z. tJapanese aircraft losses4 O: }7 k* R+ B0 q7 {0 F
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ E$ Z7 }0 }. _* vAllied Ships
1 `# `& ~& }( d6 } DD Henley: L" g d1 p7 s% ~& b/ t8 K
, c/ I I/ ^0 @' H6 GMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129) ]4 O; a3 t" A" p) {8 t7 ]
" ^4 G6 m; |7 \% R" G1 w+ K" |Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ t3 e5 Z X9 o- p* R* Q/ ~0 S( q
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" T6 j# P$ [& B! Q( U# EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes3 d; E) F& D; m
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
[) G, T4 X/ J Kittyhawk IA x 5
( j6 J8 J, S! C0 v( N* n- ] B-17E Fortress x 8* H0 K6 x9 R! f9 a: Y6 @
B-26 Marauder x 6
9 m3 M) }" D9 ^/ p# P' [ P-39D Airacobra x 215 P5 M' p/ V* t: X4 j2 V- F' h- u$ t6 `
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No Japanese losses+ L' N+ N! M! p. |1 P1 U+ T% W
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Allied aircraft losses
7 U4 I9 C4 p- t B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged- D2 D& N* c- @' F6 U
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed# J, J2 L6 k" }6 n& P- b! C
Japanese ground losses:
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4 g' x* Q# h: d: Y1 K% w& H$ I9 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- Y g* I2 u7 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% n( O/ i; z* t1 r# @- ?" n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. ~% j) V2 f( P; d Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17 T0 v' C" J3 g# a
Runway hits 6% W% t% x6 M% A
/ P7 j( U2 j9 [( aorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1295 @$ _/ E# P2 A& O0 V1 B7 G0 y
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ ^0 l5 H( F& Y
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 r7 n' O% \; mEstimated time to target is 3 minutes( R. b+ M$ t4 Y: ~" s; g
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* ^% L# I/ u$ i" F) S( cAllied aircraft
A' V. Y3 I) Q4 V% u* r4 S" @ B-17E Fortress x 54 S, F6 i" c$ `/ \8 |
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4 X" I# E U) T: }" PNo Allied losses# m8 I) I5 `$ q, X( m) J4 t8 j: k$ E
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0 W. b0 J X& \2 a9 [Airbase supply hits 1+ [0 `0 z* w' n3 C! O
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1268 q& i+ {% Y, N& m6 X7 {, f, W
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 Q2 o- H2 |% v8 l nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes, Z3 J: u/ ~3 D3 V# q) A
3 ]- Z$ ?# I8 n& \0 R* g, W% X! FJapanese aircraft
# }/ s j% J9 ] t( N% S5 _$ _0 f A6M2 Zero x 2
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3 x3 Y9 E5 m, n( G) cAllied aircraft
' P; C9 I- S% U; L" E T0 E" h1 b B-26 Marauder x 6; @4 a/ F7 L2 ], O" E
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground, S7 D5 z8 ^. I0 Q# V9 q; {
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Allied aircraft losses
2 s* x/ }0 A; o$ [ B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:( o3 N, F$ ^5 m" h: z7 x
8 casualties reported1 n+ Q0 ~# h {. ~0 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 x ~! R% U( e8 e8 l P. u' ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 w3 d! ^4 K! l: }) ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 \; D2 }# Q& j/ J
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: I6 K! l4 a+ xRunway hits 4* m+ M/ w! e8 X- I) |5 t
" X+ o' W% Q2 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138* e8 A# |5 ~! a
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Weather in hex: Overcast% [8 b& |( z4 M( B1 e
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& ~' K# o) M+ E; ?! \3 c6 e0 X
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft a1 G9 T1 U% z1 s# m" B
G4M1 Betty x 12# Z! C3 n ~; g( d# |
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1 m3 o" J }1 e# u F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ E1 A, K4 t4 q' h* O% z G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships3 ?( q& g: R# W
DD Aaron Ward
1 q! k$ }: n0 r, g DD Laffey& N8 }" @% u6 P8 M+ G
9 V0 i# P ~3 O1 f; ~* S* ~$ NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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4 a9 S: y2 W) b" c7 p1 RWeather in hex: Partial cloud( ]7 R+ } p |$ Q
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
]$ s+ n3 Y% M l7 X7 b' @8 L2 |Estimated time to target is 15 minutes8 {# x5 J5 f& v: m4 _! k# l
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Japanese aircraft
1 G1 {# W7 V; Y: q9 w/ N& z) Z D3A1 Val x 121 F* ~% P1 {# O3 X) w
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2 j p! q% u, c& G' @1 UAllied aircraft
8 L- K* m* T' G- V4 T, e Kittyhawk IA x 5, o8 D3 G+ f5 `. _
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed+ U- n: \0 u. m) o% o5 j8 y2 G. N+ _
! X$ C3 y( Z' ~$ y! \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1380 @: j: D; C4 g+ m- |; S7 N
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 z3 ^0 r4 \3 O3 k/ g
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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1 o6 j- N( |4 I1 ]6 Y* t& AJapanese aircraft
3 \0 y6 p) e$ G% ]5 _! b G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft- l+ y: `6 Z$ I' h2 U& B$ S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 y6 C: ^# c1 P6 L* C G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed3 |# L# x; L/ n+ z" \
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同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |