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。
( c1 o8 D3 a2 B" ]8 d# g/ J/ eMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" x0 G5 H5 x4 q# M H1 c7 [
9 ^$ b, D. p# k* U" BRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 F2 B/ S- G9 {7 N' cEstimated time to target is 42 minutes4 L( Q* ]5 e' V+ p5 t3 l
1 B( f$ {% ]3 o, V) O6 s/ @' WJapanese aircraft. q' P# z/ l4 W: g. q
A6M2 Zero x 13
4 V& h/ b, X1 { f9 Y% Y! e G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
: `! G B+ t n& d3 K0 l- y6 M G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships& U, n9 x5 W7 L$ w
CA Chicago& ^. ?# l( T D9 m7 `$ c0 v( ~- l8 X
CA Quincy0 H' e7 |, b( x- E3 s5 E$ [
CA Australia
1 G# }' b% b7 @ CA Astoria' J% q( T/ N2 ?, w, T
DD Mugford9 s( L3 |6 N: v8 J z$ Z
CA Vincennes
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Aircraft Attacking:# `7 w# ~: j! k9 B2 N1 g
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet8 V' y3 n1 U0 b. l
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ T7 Y- A6 M% Q% i/ B
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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。。。。。。
5 ]. D! X7 |3 C+ q9 Dorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126% V# ^3 |+ H' |. d' p, g3 \* z) {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% x8 k8 @) ?+ D) g+ z3 L* e
% J; c, s$ I8 g7 @# E/ [: cRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 W8 w8 I7 [2 `5 e* y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* c3 R) B% N% f1 g+ W- m+ w; H0 T
. ~0 s+ z/ B! G( E7 pJapanese aircraft2 f* g$ M" P/ ^& w
A6M2 Zero x 6/ h* Z- J: T( \9 V9 [
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Beaufort V x 4! x) T# e% }' C( o
Kittyhawk IA x 11
* \0 B" y9 G) t. w6 [7 H& @ B-26 Marauder x 9
0 f" W9 U: h) V) r8 v" M P-39D Airacobra x 180 ?9 e8 s- Z$ M& F
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S; E( d4 p g _! t) c+ `No Japanese losses
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Beaufort V: 3 damaged0 K9 w" i J3 b2 k9 m/ R: I& D
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged. P3 }; ^4 j% s/ r( S; Z
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed( I+ w1 t7 U9 I$ I+ R1 G
! S% u$ X, F& J4 q3 z( p/ w1 gJapanese ground losses:
9 B. Z$ q: B# c6 }* ^ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126. A0 H/ L5 l6 G2 ~
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 B% v: c4 z7 `" }8 TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" P4 i& ?6 l a
A6M2 Zero x 2: N" `7 E: q7 Q
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P-39D Airacobra x 10: w$ ~; D) C/ w" d9 C& r, G
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8 M ^& ^7 T3 ]0 a7 N" [0 V) KNo Japanese losses* ?0 G3 W3 T' C' {& Y
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Allied aircraft losses; H/ Q r; {0 g E( O# k; W5 m
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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6 F. d: G( P1 f/ ~4 eAirbase supply hits 1
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2 C! r: E" p6 U0 q/ Y# C0 i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
8 r) O. e# ~: C$ yNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 P, C S' Q: I, K! a( |! T
( w v% T ^0 {- q3 D2 M10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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( ~* O$ Q6 k/ e. M7 N CA Canberra
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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9 S% X: H+ J0 a DD Selfridge9 f7 y+ L) y8 w- w* X: Z6 s
DD Jarvis3 s. \8 T( ]4 j9 v
DD Patterson$ V5 [/ j* a6 G+ O2 t
DD Ralph Talbot7 Y2 _ j% Z# V$ H
DD Mugford
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208 casualties reported& ^, ?0 f" N( i+ c$ U3 n; ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
4 t V/ q& g+ J5 \5 P7 Y. t) { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled1 a0 w: S. f$ ]; {: ?; z. l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: F, }& l1 g% y2 U Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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! b( A2 D1 a' L. N' N3 A3 Z5 UNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Vincennes
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DD Hull
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2# {5 k' k1 d: A" C
DD Ellet" T. Y. j( z! ]' s$ k2 H. k' p
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ v& R% i: f8 H! q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" U" [. A0 [' o1 A* {( w" u
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137/ }3 \! _" f- e
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no flights
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" i" `$ _: q1 l; @) A" e4 eJapanese aircraft losses5 x J1 `! q! D6 o7 S" S' B
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground% z3 j5 f& D1 ]
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CLAA San Juan
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DD Monssen
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. [8 {, @: J% z) T# P3 ?( qAirbase hits 4
. O* r0 L& s u9 o! G# mAirbase supply hits 2 |