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。
+ K$ h2 O& q- J/ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; H# P5 |# @- z4 @: K2 [
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' R$ Y T' `) a# E7 z
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ \3 g2 w$ `& R1 E5 | Q+ k. I
A6M2 Zero x 13; N ?$ h) H9 J# v
G4M1 Betty x 27) W: n) n0 B) {, W7 T0 G& W* L D
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Japanese aircraft losses
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: I1 n& \7 `. z0 e, Q, pAllied Ships
6 o! C& p& j1 O7 j$ M CA Chicago5 Z' U- X& J/ V) D
CA Quincy
4 m; l- I4 [8 Z% n CA Australia
! o4 L0 r* d, V1 K; K CA Astoria
+ z0 E9 _3 H9 P) _1 a4 Q+ J% r DD Mugford
. W7 U4 ?3 U2 I, o" e3 } CA Vincennes5 M5 u. ]6 I) `6 C x9 T9 G
CA Canberra0 E( _# b% ~1 l
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/ v9 W. i! h# S* h" h1 K1 VAircraft Attacking:2 f4 e/ N" n- L: E K
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
! b1 Y, ~2 n' E$ |1 ` Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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7 @& b# \, l% i8 e) ^( H# b8 w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。。。。。。
- X" g- e7 }0 s, t4 ?; ]orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! U/ v. a" ]6 w6 m" I1 X
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. P" H# H8 g! k2 s c) y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft; H2 c/ f* U/ I {" f! v3 X
Beaufort V x 4
: }' Z: u9 y6 P. t2 Z/ L Kittyhawk IA x 11+ J6 @( X8 z2 l% x
B-26 Marauder x 91 u7 z |, O) `/ g' n% m8 D
P-39D Airacobra x 182 U4 w2 e4 J0 ?$ `1 t$ T, H
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/ F5 m( ?# ^6 E1 t# r! r( h. O6 X) TNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; R! V0 b) {# G: y Beaufort V: 3 damaged) U. M' V! o' S, W2 \- T2 l
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
5 q3 o6 O3 r* S3 ~- q' y' Q0 P7 d P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed h9 \ E8 c2 d" g+ u+ j" [$ N$ ~7 h
9 g5 G" y! R" q, D4 O& Z% @' I4 SJapanese ground losses:
1 J, |9 K: ~5 O7 @ D Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Runway hits 44 n( D2 |, Z' [9 f" F& e
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126, {+ z+ M5 d6 m) b8 [( K) q( _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, T) w1 Y' i5 R1 aRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft5 J! l x$ g* J5 M* ^" ]
A6M2 Zero x 27 G% K3 \' H1 B& ^
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses5 ~. D2 L/ ?& T! ~5 A4 @- S
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1- I' _+ _4 P+ t
Runway hits 3
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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5 n9 n1 m. q* V
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 ^( P4 x) \. i( |6 y' G( a1 a
5 F0 z6 ^$ _- z6 S10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 V) P6 W3 H: g" J+ G* @0 J1 ~3 S9 M
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Allied Ships
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge
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$ J3 s( [+ m% u u9 h" i$ E0 A DD Patterson7 E2 u# {) d! Q4 ]! W9 w
DD Ralph Talbot
4 F* w6 p2 ^. M% O' |6 [ DD Mugford
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9 z1 d; q6 N! N/ [: Y+ Z' V: r3 wJapanese ground losses:9 i: j9 b K0 M# V$ L; i8 w
208 casualties reported
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& L4 [- m& L8 O' ?: V3 M( s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
4 K+ N2 F6 z, j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ o0 Z9 d) k( l& `8 X Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)) f, R% H7 v# W$ R! a/ h0 o
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" i" i1 {; B& G: G, _# d* J; F
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CA Quincy" \0 t! x) p" X; {2 z1 h
CA Astoria
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DD Dewey3 S2 L! L9 a3 @) j4 O
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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Japanese ground losses: F! A) Y5 t/ Z% o# ]+ I% S8 d
51 casualties reported
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5 A* R6 l$ F" g3 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
! B, V( a) `9 y, w: g# Y! r1 a; R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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% V9 C1 }! m, P- S/ w# O1 [# ONaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 f0 D- Z9 b5 A. S! J1 ~ H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground! B+ o3 w5 ?: Z: Z" {: [
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Allied Ships
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DD Buchanan' L P2 T1 r1 j0 @5 z- H5 O+ D" @5 v
DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4& F% c4 z9 u" r
Airbase supply hits 2 |