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。
/ D1 }$ W' i5 j4 j. @* vMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1384 W: P0 M+ l2 x) Z* L
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 ^4 t( M) Q( q4 k7 o2 h8 CEstimated time to target is 42 minutes/ B$ w: z1 M# {: r m
2 j) z/ {1 m# k+ x5 }) D! I' mJapanese aircraft6 a" E7 v7 V( E& s# ^# t9 u: } c
A6M2 Zero x 13
" m4 D1 g5 \$ l( K/ V8 | G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses$ Y, j( N) H# P
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
; O/ L/ ^ n& F+ x2 ~ CA Chicago
, b) R8 K. r n8 G, D' S2 D CA Quincy
& e4 u3 h# S5 } CA Australia
) X* R. E' C. y; o- r! i5 | CA Astoria0 i( ]- V& c7 Q. F$ _$ V+ C
DD Mugford
3 N( L/ }+ I8 t Z. }4 v CA Vincennes" R6 B. p \) a2 C8 d
CA Canberra
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27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet6 Z" Q0 W; `9 Z, ?+ K, T3 b7 R) a
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb* ?9 D, g" K5 o% Q# c# V
' @8 R/ p" T, r L6 e: E0 G X0 h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。。。。。。
( P& U2 F D- A7 Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126, _$ y- z/ }% O! P: i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 H! V3 _; x& o' P7 u3 U
) m8 n5 h3 |6 ]& H9 K/ w- o; JRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" X5 x9 I* b/ @; a$ O( H: t$ Z S; bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes$ J- D6 w$ Y- a9 p7 e. P) W/ l2 s9 m
8 O2 L$ o$ G( B$ oJapanese aircraft/ d7 W/ F8 I( V5 B, G, v
A6M2 Zero x 64 l1 ?$ A8 C! q0 i
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5 m6 H) s: U; |+ \Allied aircraft9 E+ x, D( o$ H" F* a% b
Beaufort V x 4
2 y. }9 P3 E# v8 Y) E Kittyhawk IA x 11- Q1 a" U$ c/ C
B-26 Marauder x 9
' P" }3 s2 X& U P-39D Airacobra x 18
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1 ^+ G2 j. [5 {: {- b9 TNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 O/ w6 _# N' K( r$ P/ J6 i Beaufort V: 3 damaged
' g8 c$ X. ?' u& a4 g K7 h B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
6 n, v) B9 R4 o1 u: Z& \5 _# f P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed/ u/ e0 U0 ?1 d' _! Z4 g
! b& t2 e0 x$ f+ h7 I* R6 L0 f" \Japanese ground losses:2 I: A% u2 t7 ^0 q1 ]/ A
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
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# j9 l9 N; k# Iorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- Q# A0 W! s* Q! Y0 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 64 u$ S Y2 X; I: M) w5 I" [
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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4 L' Y4 q; d% x" \( HNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses( O7 e% f- |5 n' L6 w1 X5 i& ?
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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# ], l+ }' f/ |4 E5 lAirbase supply hits 10 J, m) s4 L: P0 e7 F
Runway hits 3
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! ?9 T% m/ g3 [5 y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
$ {, r; t0 O5 o% ~Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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" p, u6 X' P F9 B0 z# u' I2 C10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 R' ]% _8 @6 |$ Q( {7 X( n
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Allied Ships
& S0 s$ y! h) i6 k3 R CA Canberra
/ a" W5 G) g+ N1 a1 v# C1 i$ H CA Australia
0 G% C3 O: B M: Z, a CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge
+ f) J0 E8 q, T6 n/ e DD Jarvis
7 D+ N u2 D3 d! O3 V, }; a DD Patterson) ^& u9 Y4 @, E3 @1 X
DD Ralph Talbot
4 _0 B) y/ S" c DD Mugford: u6 ^+ H/ S" a7 t$ r
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Japanese ground losses:6 |. o" l& Z: }8 C, w4 \" t
208 casualties reported9 ~7 j! U4 C% m: d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
; W) p1 i$ k6 y V' f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
& q+ G4 {" v0 |2 G+ B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- w, b {; s* y2 `) i6 w: T
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ P$ {6 [' L J8 U* R7 C7 i- [
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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6 H6 P1 M; @* `8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
8 R$ d& q B9 W- j/ m CA Vincennes. p! ~* z y1 j! Y5 |- a8 L
CA Quincy
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DD Hull# C& n, s" E% H" z I# P, P
DD Dewey
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* y. k: e, k5 Q( N1 M' Z DD Ellet/ o$ U# ?& u- @! ]
2 [# T- K, M3 v9 U( o, mJapanese ground losses:
z9 ~; }# i: X# v! @( s1 d3 h 51 casualties reported* \$ g' i7 i( @- G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 I* A0 h. @7 _# F1 m0 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 n% _, s0 C+ r6 Z- P! G% f: T8 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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) ~4 B) e k% FNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 ^1 X$ O a7 v H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships4 n& o1 _$ e- C! x$ c G( Q
CLAA San Juan* n/ T4 r% z6 [, U8 q0 F
DD Buchanan& p' s- a. X5 k! z. M
DD Monssen6 N Z5 s4 K8 e. t
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6 x. e- _9 A) Z; H7 ^" PAirbase hits 4& q9 f5 T' N: v( K' B3 R
Airbase supply hits 2 |