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。
( U: A8 ^# F3 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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7 j! d3 U- e% m0 _/ yWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
1 J) S _7 I7 ?: J A6M2 Zero x 13
2 [/ |7 X- {! x7 A+ ~ G4M1 Betty x 27! ^; N' r5 q. V( f# [3 o
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Japanese aircraft losses0 Z1 ~5 L2 c1 B& e& b0 \6 k
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged$ Z7 n7 L3 a# o/ F
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Allied Ships( K* n5 \/ |7 E$ t* _ s
CA Chicago2 S/ i6 @5 c/ S/ M
CA Quincy. `$ A4 J& S% J
CA Australia" m! Q8 Y! [, I7 W: ^* Q
CA Astoria
& I4 ^- [1 g. H DD Mugford
9 b3 S) l3 d A" V, u; U, D CA Vincennes
; D7 X# I* P- \2 t6 z CA Canberra
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7 @- n# ]1 p* h3 |Aircraft Attacking:
5 I5 M* f A# D4 O7 D: H 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
3 u9 T) q F, F' A8 r, |, `3 k- r Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 o& }' E1 k# ]: ^
) v5 p! _: b: u! 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。。。。。。
1 W5 A+ |7 w8 Norning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126' _9 A( o# }0 k6 T: L) s$ W
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 ?! y- ]' Q: A4 P5 N# l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 l* Y+ x1 P( e3 [* n- K A6M2 Zero x 6
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Beaufort V x 4
& ^, f1 J3 k! ^0 {/ d/ W7 }' a Kittyhawk IA x 11 i& g5 {- Z0 j# Z' l) s+ |1 I
B-26 Marauder x 9
D& k, B( Z6 ^9 p; \ P-39D Airacobra x 18
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2 \% n' d: J: V+ F$ r3 rNo Japanese losses7 p+ _# w/ j/ C. ?
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Allied aircraft losses/ ]* W( z, \( w* D& o6 H) Z
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
7 g! y& h8 t0 _( _8 t$ @: F B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
S# l& J: _" G P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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& x+ x3 \: O: n, h! y, r, JJapanese ground losses:
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# |( A5 N2 y' C* jRunway hits 4* a0 X) r" U9 S o- y J
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 ]+ e1 O6 |) N( y, J0 b
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 f2 Y" [2 c; f& R" K2 g
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Japanese aircraft3 m3 d. G. y+ M2 g
A6M2 Zero x 26 d' l% t6 `, w) k" z8 y
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 101 A/ \ |" k+ J! t8 ?- s
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' o6 g! \# w4 I0 r5 ^
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged5 g: }. i6 z8 m2 `4 Z- D; l
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6 _" l2 K0 }: j% t, LAirbase supply hits 1
* p- n5 v+ j( D/ qRunway hits 32 ]7 e1 l0 I4 V- ~1 h5 u; a; 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 |( H9 E! L8 }$ E
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Canberra
# @* E! s0 E' @+ ^3 t$ y CA Australia
8 h* o6 S. P* z" n; E% w CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
+ Z8 ]: \8 Y# C: z6 G! p CL Hobart- h* u5 ?) _& x4 E0 |& E* T. M$ k
DD Selfridge
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DD Patterson0 G$ z. v* o' O( c! e5 [; G
DD Ralph Talbot
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9 k4 D0 H' Z) e! d% @8 CJapanese ground losses:
% ~2 r4 k5 A: Y0 o' j: D* ` 208 casualties reported
n* r$ K& F& I0 ?: i% } Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
% C9 s" [; A) h2 _4 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
9 s H8 d4 V/ ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( c+ W B3 D9 }, L+ [: J Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)0 _) N% s( `# Q" X2 g
4 x! @) Q. }+ t2 P2 |Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 }+ T2 N/ l) g6 O: c; q$ x6 ^9 f
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Allied Ships. R- J! v. ~5 t6 C
CA Vincennes
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m; |5 Y! @; _# } CA Astoria8 d8 P2 y) U1 g6 }5 q
DD Hull5 l: T; F1 h5 I' z
DD Dewey8 T# P' g4 R5 D- r
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2' D& M$ }1 j4 N7 I( {
DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 I$ V1 e' o" X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" ?0 E5 r& |6 T6 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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no flights
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
# i8 j& U2 K; a6 ^2 X CLAA San Juan# ]# ^& w* }6 {. G) g
DD Buchanan: @+ ?2 p# F+ d
DD Monssen# l! q$ a L7 V
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Airbase supply hits 2 |