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。
8 `0 Z `: y, V) N- wMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ y' R, n, S$ y
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Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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0 Y% y4 L! [. c7 l: ] G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8" [$ v$ i7 a9 n
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7 s' A' V. I/ ]. A G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged+ @! u3 ] v L2 m1 x! g3 m
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. W( b4 \7 B+ XMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130/ ~5 X U' j7 n! u$ \* O
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 |- A; [' G6 @& U3 ]9 s' D" j0 ARaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 A' a+ @$ Q8 [+ i/ F. V
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes1 M5 l$ g: a; B$ X
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Japanese aircraft( r( r- Z2 f' ?
D3A1 Val x 143 P# K) e' f* H3 a1 n0 N
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Kittyhawk IA x 6) C+ J) t M% L& ?- U
P-39D Airacobra x 339 W, C/ ?2 z; e& Y2 s
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Japanese aircraft losses3 O) `. f0 D+ C8 L7 }9 E( X
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged- R( S s4 t7 U' B* x( m* X7 L" |# R& u
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Allied Ships
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$ q) e- g5 H5 H# Q, ^6 C) KMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Estimated time to target is 14 minutes4 I5 a6 o. {' z% P% E: L
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 36 ~4 p1 n% }1 k( D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 124 y7 Q5 J+ E$ `
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships0 Z, }8 [( v: Y/ h
DD Henley
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain- F' D3 A$ g; r# m S) G) q9 f4 F
3 F6 X+ z( ^+ LRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 [% ^+ B/ w, q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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4 {4 G! M- Y" e8 L) \! ~+ Q A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
' z8 ]. z7 @, ^3 W% [* Y& z Kittyhawk IA x 5
( @6 j }7 L2 p$ V6 a& m) ` B-17E Fortress x 8. a- E) l6 l& I3 Y
B-26 Marauder x 6
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" r7 ^& d9 _3 e
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 M! x/ P; \' K) Q9 f7 J* i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' U4 c% x% o2 T8 j9 w6 _5 C+ G# ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# G1 L1 B' w1 E/ V( F" s" Y1 ^ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)' q- M% ], c9 ]8 y; N4 {
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Runway hits 64 K( S% @' x4 y' b/ K% {
$ T" H, O/ }& r, i* horning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129- w, M3 w/ G) A" N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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4 E7 N) L5 v ]No Allied losses
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ q" p# R; Q. x9 T1 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6- Q/ ^' |$ x' Q" M3 K! h$ ^( B
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
3 C5 u: Y& I7 ?/ T2 O) }+ | B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged+ N+ B+ R" Z3 P+ Y2 a% q3 S
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5 B9 h( z0 a0 N- B5 ^; [! d 8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 U- }2 ^; C" W. B% h: c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged6 N4 J: F9 U7 Y# p6 d& r* V5 b
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DD Aaron Ward
9 V# k9 U% k' Q3 g" u" A DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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D3A1 Val x 12
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7 @, {( [" H/ q, q1 S Kittyhawk IA x 53 q2 c$ l- _7 ?
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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$ c) l! a2 Y m ~3 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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+ R9 [0 z+ Z) g1 U( |7 J2 JRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- w; j+ Z$ \9 h$ u4 ?+ mEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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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。 |
发表于 2009-8-1 15:26
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