8月17日,瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战(相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了,当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家)。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天,58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架,再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。. ?' u, f# w' E: @
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138+ u- |& z5 K2 C" j6 g
* {1 w$ _* D4 Z9 QWeather in hex: Overcast5 y/ S7 b+ j2 r5 B) z s
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% h$ X G# ^ GEstimated time to target is 42 minutes1 `5 e) n" C; b+ s# v' `
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Japanese aircraft) D5 D9 ? D( S. q0 ]' H
G4M1 Betty x 6% U9 I) V6 K0 X3 U- [
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Allied aircraft
7 }! Z' ~. l2 u- O. r F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- r/ N* x5 J( t
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% [6 Q% w. ?* |* ?1 e( eJapanese aircraft losses
" z/ {% o& Y, h7 n G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged( m$ N- @+ w. `3 W$ z5 [) L
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Allied Ships
- L9 w/ ~& C8 l" C2 a) T AP Heywood# h9 c& q% R2 W8 K1 B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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1 u: J& b: q {; N. |) Q! LRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 S# H8 X) R" ~/ v8 o2 j, C
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 m) q' |! y4 V- T/ Z D3A1 Val x 14
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# ?% ?8 s8 Z; ?/ x7 [6 \0 ~ Kittyhawk IA x 63 D( a8 V }# m: R: H4 W: `
P-39D Airacobra x 33+ J1 A% x# S( J2 @- c
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: v" J6 O- ~! sJapanese aircraft losses& q' c0 O5 N5 M2 |7 v
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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2 ^. R: P0 g0 kAllied Ships
1 {& f/ z/ Q& b+ g1 q AM Lark
: E, L5 Y/ N/ y' g8 H6 Z; u v AM Starling
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/ ~& I1 y2 k0 p$ V( |Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137! _8 l, T4 D% J+ n& `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# z! u" E: W: [+ l" p. Y: O
K9 s5 T3 N' D, _/ K6 ?Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., K) f0 e4 B8 X: w- p
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes, E) c0 c% _' h2 P
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Japanese aircraft0 U; k1 ^7 H- I6 }& b/ H" z+ r
G4M1 Betty x 130 h+ t# n1 f: V) \8 M e
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: b$ w' W# | T3 ~2 xAllied aircraft9 ^! L, q# Q: j
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3- D3 u6 O" X- O2 a( K. B$ V# i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 k0 p1 h# J% x G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
3 Z& z; `9 l9 H S, Q DD Henley$ Y* s) Q a/ u% ~7 l
/ |/ O2 a+ r- ~) OMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129; e" _( [# J5 v5 }2 ]3 C6 C/ P: |
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) B3 I; Q% _# r' k/ `: ARaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- L3 }& q7 C# B# o7 g- I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 N% r% r: |# `
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
, Z. _% D6 Q* X Kittyhawk IA x 5
, V+ p9 B: q% ^8 K9 G; ^- _ B-17E Fortress x 8
, l% p6 L" m! a B-26 Marauder x 6% |) l% `' n( Z1 {5 p$ y
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses- Q) Z0 h6 T7 E, A7 v
2 M' a* q8 g- I$ y, D, _7 S7 p# QAllied aircraft losses' |6 {* @- E! ?; R4 u& d* |! l
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
; M# i, |' ^" s5 i8 ^ |5 j P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
o2 e! ?, K8 W9 }3 |& S& V5 I" k. zJapanese ground losses:
) z% a; E5 R+ J; `5 W; G' M+ T/ U 7 casualties reported
; r# ~* O @1 x& w- X) m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 c( B) M0 }5 I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 K3 A# m i# Z/ U: e8 Q1 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ d c& Z: t# c8 |
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)' y3 O+ \+ w' x" p' l5 b Z( m
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" ]2 [, W( U: ~- ?0 mAirbase hits 17 e+ b. ^3 ]: b" ?9 Z' A B( \; l
Runway hits 6! D9 P; R/ n3 H
3 z5 G! r2 H0 aorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1297 Q M% {; M- k6 D% h
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! Y, t1 c7 g! F- p# x V4 |/ Z: k
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ o7 W* s) H; V7 N
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft" T* ^4 `" Z, u" h5 o0 M' [$ V
B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses
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% o% u O0 ]1 N5 z4 x7 EAirbase supply hits 10 S& n+ B$ O+ k
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126) w' J O9 Y9 V, D# A1 S: }: P
0 Y1 b: k/ i4 {# TWeather in hex: Light rain$ H/ r7 y; x; m1 W7 v* Z! ]$ W: E1 p
: S4 u4 ]$ n9 i9 E( p# P- pRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# v9 W* k! Z% B$ p4 |# mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes9 M: c$ h: C. Y' L
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Japanese aircraft% k B- O2 J% V
A6M2 Zero x 26 ~$ H! a8 s6 ]3 E8 i+ [
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B-26 Marauder x 60 n! H% h4 I1 R
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( s5 C, _" y6 s2 z# iJapanese aircraft losses
: c% j9 A6 g! s" q3 u A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
# W6 H* `/ R2 m% z' i B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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6 t6 P# {* P' `- J3 e) z5 P 8 casualties reported
# \& f* ^. U' n9 n$ r; H7 s Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ o; m0 F% \+ t8 L- l) a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# d) X8 Z/ J% I; v5 T' ?5 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 n/ W1 n0 S% e9 K0 h
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5 Z3 ~4 M- {* URunway hits 4. g/ S# x4 P7 R$ Y) b/ s0 q V7 `
) E+ k, w, t* e& xMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138$ C" G, @7 v3 j) S
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& }5 d( N( [* B% jEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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S2 B2 }8 ~2 K& i, ?Japanese aircraft" j2 x" Y3 r' a0 p' x! A, F6 B& C
G4M1 Betty x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# ?. J5 R8 y& L6 O8 j, ]; S
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged% W9 Z6 a1 m( c3 j! N
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Allied Ships
. ^8 `5 V0 |1 k a [) l DD Aaron Ward
# O+ o- n6 `6 f! T DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1304 m" T# \: Q2 b, m8 E' R! r7 p. E
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 ` M9 C/ W1 ?0 `
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 ]1 k8 T! l2 i
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 124 j+ k9 M: @ D2 C" v
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/ ]& V: x* U. G( s4 @0 J) [0 J4 m) oAllied aircraft
) V5 F3 A; E6 U" O Kittyhawk IA x 5
) i- R% O o) G( r0 A P-39D Airacobra x 32
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/ q/ X% c5 [1 @. _3 ` D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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9 ~$ U1 ?/ G- [2 V6 ^# s8 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138' A7 \ T$ h; }0 p1 p( W/ O
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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+ p# E7 K% P$ T- r s) B6 A& x2 I: yRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 i$ @) k s1 g6 a/ YEstimated time to target is 42 minutes$ Q* l4 s& I: w/ y5 N# H
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Japanese aircraft' q1 N+ ]% ]7 P3 h* ] J4 l
G4M1 Betty x 5) s' I+ p, R1 b" Z/ a
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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5 y& `# }2 W1 iJapanese aircraft losses6 K( R3 M4 q1 V6 P e/ |/ g2 x
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |