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。
- P" O# E* }+ c6 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" J- B; G, M$ Y. H4 u
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& d! s# m' P8 ?4 t3 Y# U5 R* D v
& |$ k7 C; j* l3 J pRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 A) ?+ F) ^( E7 a- i' _
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
]& Z: L1 w* D4 A3 E( B A6M2 Zero x 13
# B1 k! D- m% | D# R G4M1 Betty x 27
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5 m3 q) r; N# ~2 n* ~3 y2 { G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships! ^1 k: ]! d3 P
CA Chicago
/ y( w4 \ H9 a* P3 R) R CA Quincy
6 c4 D# U$ ?+ C! g: R0 h* J0 D CA Australia, z5 M# m5 p$ b3 g+ N$ q
CA Astoria
; S. @$ ?/ s- [9 }( W DD Mugford6 l) E. a- j8 r# C" N( e
CA Vincennes
' D3 q# o0 n; \) h" }( S CA Canberra
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, T1 L$ [/ u' T; z$ r! IAircraft Attacking:
/ u& j3 [6 p* j! W 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
5 p3 N' Y# v: N: M; W Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; X4 C3 n6 M. p3 N& D
! V; z9 Q3 ]' z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。。。。。。/ N9 C: C# g( b# H* u/ I& C: R
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126& E Y$ |% ^; A5 _6 a
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: F& ?2 l Y( O$ H
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, T/ o4 Z2 j6 [ X: A/ REstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ r) x- I- i+ M) J7 r3 k) S
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Japanese aircraft5 y7 a9 u7 P5 N% m, Q- Y6 M
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft7 W; J+ p6 C) C( E8 J }
Beaufort V x 4
* @4 u& [& p8 V. h7 y* o Kittyhawk IA x 11
/ C3 t/ R3 s9 @* X B-26 Marauder x 9
7 P2 n* Y! D( j P-39D Airacobra x 185 k2 T* |7 V% D6 _6 E: a; }& J
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2 Z+ J9 I6 w" T" R W+ q$ `& C, DNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 Q+ k* u0 O7 S9 O) V. @4 ?4 x Beaufort V: 3 damaged( v& y9 b6 {/ _ }, m: {6 Z
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
8 g" \, H4 t& M P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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' ^- d% u/ R: ^9 S8 W) A Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)7 h ]" n2 c/ I' T( f3 e+ O( F
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." q K% U% r1 b- e1 [& y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 A. R: W6 g* G0 d
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Japanese aircraft2 ?5 }7 L: |2 A1 b
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
% ]" S0 y3 C' h7 ?9 ` B-26 Marauder x 6
0 f" H+ ~+ D2 H# u! D/ b# K" v P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses7 R! b0 Y- J. G/ ?: w1 t& }
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Allied aircraft losses+ E: [3 Q0 e" Q2 G' K' R6 Q
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged* Q6 ?8 G& s( Z5 B& P
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. Y; y% N, w: U5 H& {% QAirbase supply hits 1
8 ]8 G# ^6 l, h! O) {Runway hits 31 z4 a2 F2 s, C
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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8 }& I. w# ?: [2 N
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 F9 F6 h; u9 e+ s
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Allied Ships3 ^+ x" T: p! T, x3 g
CA Canberra0 P! ~$ x) j- T
CA Australia
$ r9 W f. V; G* i CA Chicago, Shell hits 1! X4 G4 v# A& Y5 `( P& s4 {& C
CL Hobart3 j* k0 p: b3 t5 e# e ^4 N) v
DD Selfridge
+ u2 ?$ G6 p( H \ DD Jarvis
, r L8 P# b' F9 K9 F3 j; p, u DD Patterson' |- k& ~: U" u1 B# W
DD Ralph Talbot# m. L- u2 n4 Z4 l6 ~ F; k
DD Mugford3 C" P9 u- v. i0 t3 Z" u
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208 casualties reported
8 `$ [( L9 o; t. M% m* D3 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
7 _% K0 c' F/ N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled# m: |" A6 I4 O& O/ j# H5 E, y! E, q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% t; i# a% F3 ~+ U. Y, | Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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; o* V' V- t3 `Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
" i% K$ W7 f7 H5 i' q4 k! K/ ^- Q CA Vincennes' o/ A, e& o j X% L
CA Quincy- @' o6 @; l" U5 {4 ?. P; `
CA Astoria3 ]0 G) u$ G6 V3 U& ?, x, ]9 ]' O7 O
DD Hull
' v$ w; y+ l9 U- o8 A# ~9 r DD Dewey
- t4 l1 |% X% H, t" P3 d DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
( G' _/ S. T# `# W' E/ O0 x DD Ellet
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2 d6 O0 f9 s7 v4 k0 ~! r- `! V" SJapanese ground losses:
& j7 N5 @; u, b 51 casualties reported
( L# \ F' u. A7 ?* T* s1 D. Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. \. a' _- p7 |% Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 O; |8 r1 ^4 P F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137% X6 V% h$ a+ u, x+ H
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses& r9 M) V8 V; k3 z ]6 w7 U# i. x
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground0 ]. ~$ C @, c2 Y
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CLAA San Juan1 A f, i3 L" {0 k; z
DD Buchanan& V0 q% E. g* [- p
DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4' F3 H; L5 k8 \
Airbase supply hits 2 |