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。
1 P; l6 H4 J7 [; Q3 z4 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" a6 d8 a( H" e
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
5 A4 A+ i& P/ dEstimated time to target is 42 minutes) q$ [) e8 _$ [0 n, L
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Japanese aircraft- k- e3 }' \" {
G4M1 Betty x 6' t v( F# B- U, ?( ]" z
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Allied aircraft6 G; X, V2 `$ e& W. G/ O+ j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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& k* H+ v& u# cJapanese aircraft losses `' Z+ P4 L0 l( N8 K( T
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
d6 C6 e" n: N" v' K: O AP Heywood
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0 X! w8 K( h# l4 w2 b$ tMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1307 n8 U3 W) K, |3 M4 F& P
$ Y5 f6 ?% u7 ?. K& VWeather in hex: Moderate rain- E2 P- B, l' W6 l
( z, V% z9 c4 B, ?2 o; v2 uRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* N" ?# J, F, S7 a) j% C
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes" m$ J$ O3 V5 @# N3 s3 s6 I; v
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
* A/ x0 [0 n& \ Kittyhawk IA x 6
. O6 I5 o$ v2 U8 v) E5 v P-39D Airacobra x 33# U; o% K* {6 W6 c* w! [2 z" d, c
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Japanese aircraft losses
! j4 j. J8 k* B6 _9 s" b D3A1 Val: 3 damaged/ e, ]5 X' B; u! _% |
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0 y; C8 v- D9 ^7 V8 H8 H" }' ^: cAllied Ships
! V, `1 F# E, f: }: z) b AM Lark
- {- j* ^) \6 S" h/ ? AM Starling
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' ^) ~9 G4 J/ ]$ tMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1379 I( _: u/ u1 d4 d/ Y2 \9 J6 M, h
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ c! S: R h" p! T2 cRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 e$ y" A: L7 p8 e& {/ bEstimated time to target is 14 minutes9 \( W" g! u. g2 ^. @3 ]) j N
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Japanese aircraft. `! k w# @% W* C4 R
G4M1 Betty x 133 i+ x3 _, z( j8 ~2 M( }
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Allied aircraft& g( X$ x8 H2 a. l: Y. I
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
2 J, T7 k6 {. r0 B; S! Z1 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 12/ H- y$ T% x: v3 f) X
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/ j1 q5 |! z. w4 t: fJapanese aircraft losses
$ E x8 R- F3 b! ?: W) X0 N G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged1 x6 }0 I s9 V) q( ?4 d
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Allied Ships
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/ z/ j) c) I- K+ ]Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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% l/ K( ^" e' `. M* a5 p8 qWeather in hex: Moderate rain3 s- k; A9 Q8 {) D; }+ J; m, `
) v' e0 Z7 ~5 @, [. x# H8 jRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 Q8 v" K/ J2 e" ~+ ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; F9 W& a' Q0 Y5 T. o$ s
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
) C) z5 l. C2 d' W+ l7 B0 C Kittyhawk IA x 5
0 |; O# V) L( o0 N B-17E Fortress x 8
) F& [9 @+ L- N0 s B-26 Marauder x 6
( p" _" P; m0 [ P-39D Airacobra x 21; X0 N8 r5 p: S, m5 U: P" C
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) b d5 F; K6 g9 h) ~No Japanese losses
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# D' L# U+ q, ~* P& l! W2 xAllied aircraft losses4 v# K- g5 s T$ x$ R4 J, }
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:, M# A# e: b$ c- ?+ t) h, j
7 casualties reported2 M$ b. S& ?( ` e! s* n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 C6 t3 U) {2 L3 Q3 Q+ G- A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! p/ D/ T% K/ c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" G S' H$ o6 x3 G7 e/ k Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ P* J( h! K$ a* S7 F( x
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Airbase hits 14 y- y, O2 H" ^- f v
Runway hits 6. p. F6 N* [$ Z& c5 r
7 P/ E( \4 e7 dorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 C# y K/ S9 N6 @* n
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! ~( n1 L6 M* n) d- zRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 B0 j! ^, H5 `% r
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes9 e( d, x8 S, p% }, B& S
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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# h! R$ ?' t4 f, aNo Allied losses0 t8 u; Q0 [7 l' M
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, O1 B" c3 V% X8 r+ I& }/ wAirbase supply hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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: e$ ?/ n/ y& V! D* U9 Y; r* TRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# S7 Q6 G& W% E# s/ r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 k4 Z5 ~5 d8 z! \0 C
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Japanese aircraft9 n/ q! y+ B/ Q' k+ b! @
A6M2 Zero x 20 M' a$ {7 s; `$ }
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Allied aircraft
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k7 `" }& u, Z( p8 r5 }" e A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged0 \) f9 [# R' M% @. u% v
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, ^$ F! s7 j2 b- p3 x( @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- R f: |$ \# d" T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 21 ?. @4 C' _1 y' t0 c1 V
Runway hits 4; a" p$ ^, `% ~+ {7 R7 m2 D* U
A" h: \1 n$ e* EMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138' p1 } ]$ d2 C
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 Z( R2 R6 ?9 n0 @* P# M
% [* g v* w% l3 ARaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ ?3 W3 v2 k, ~( ^
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes5 ?$ {: w* X! `6 C2 v# t& j P2 Q
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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; a& P) E! y$ T# L1 t F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* M5 v& j) F- }5 q0 [
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1 r/ e8 p( b" Q7 E: u1 D3 XJapanese aircraft losses3 l9 X9 N* J$ U- q2 V' m* i& D2 h
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships7 r9 g, x E3 @0 y
DD Aaron Ward
6 v% S- a7 X0 R& v DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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C8 P# r: p" h" }Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 L9 v; d% n: W% a5 J) F7 c+ o
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# p) L& }" V& z; b$ f
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- x x7 G: c& T6 A
D3A1 Val x 12, X, f5 { ?0 r p2 M" @( ]- t
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Allied aircraft
/ t0 O+ C6 H- f" c! G Kittyhawk IA x 5 `) i! x. c' j$ u
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses5 h" S0 q9 n' a9 T- p4 s1 X* T
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed( G+ I. H7 N( H6 `: I w" i/ h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 G6 {# {/ d3 S$ Q, F) \" Y
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes$ o( r g- b* w, C# ^) [ g
& n4 ~4 A+ A1 @% t" ^4 VJapanese aircraft1 c/ O7 O) N! d7 c
G4M1 Betty x 54 g6 @) \6 W* f- x u6 O
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6# v# M. d4 F: X$ a0 x
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3 I8 C6 j! \- K0 I$ j$ Q. \Japanese aircraft losses5 `7 |9 l1 r3 B& h
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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[: Y* F! v1 I. l; q# {& Z同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |