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。4 ?! T& h" T$ T" r+ }* N. U
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" {4 q# ~0 M. h. |$ x
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Weather in hex: Overcast- K ]3 v1 s4 n* [2 N9 E
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ c. Y1 N0 b) O& c; L5 @3 c
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes7 }' i. i: A' F/ Y9 `5 `; s
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
/ P8 `8 J O! X1 V; q+ @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 8: @* \1 r; I# w' ]+ j
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* a3 X! s( n9 r6 O P1 mJapanese aircraft losses
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AP Heywood" B) u2 ^% V" U. {3 p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130% P k& S% e1 Z4 [
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: `8 C. F v" J) ^ R8 Z6 ~0 pRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ [8 {9 x! O) ]. b4 CEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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! D0 S: B8 i( h# F4 v! v, n Kittyhawk IA x 67 ]$ b8 q, A+ K* M
P-39D Airacobra x 335 X: g' U3 W* \0 A9 r( J" q2 n
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged- @# Q; n: H" n
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ \) l& f5 P! ~2 OEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 32 @4 H; R, S( P" x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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3 u. _, w0 f1 L& R7 HJapanese aircraft losses f9 M# \3 h, M0 K
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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DD Henley
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft6 K, q9 S8 A9 i# ^5 w+ W
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Kittyhawk IA x 5: J, `; Z4 \: w. }0 E) g7 \4 _
B-17E Fortress x 8
! S& \/ S2 d) c/ ~! _& a B-26 Marauder x 6
0 l- U+ e4 {+ U+ q8 j! B P-39D Airacobra x 21
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* A' K2 i3 c0 ?2 i( W0 E* F0 E$ oNo Japanese losses
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0 |+ ?/ }9 v, ~ B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
7 ^1 O% f6 p3 ^: b P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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7 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled y2 A5 a: W, h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. Q- N) f+ S& f3 t( }
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Runway hits 6 z5 F) h' g$ K+ Y6 [7 J/ G# d X* N
+ `, E2 O- m6 A2 i: @2 morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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# K, V2 V, Z- {" RWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: J4 w) Z H! Q
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 5( K; H8 r a7 Z
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Airbase supply hits 1
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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. B, g' v8 b R2 F9 M) a0 \" WRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ d6 `) l' G' L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 L/ H$ }. L+ A! P
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Japanese aircraft
5 O* j( x5 M7 `& y A6M2 Zero x 23 {$ Z' T! I4 H! u, O" K
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses0 k4 h7 z% I: H$ _1 S
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:5 z4 A0 M7 b* N! M# j
8 casualties reported/ f3 ]1 a4 C. d4 g/ E. a5 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, @+ F( I0 V' M P. I" o* U8 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." w! H9 i @+ D7 C2 X9 l
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes4 N7 ?( b+ z* ^( m3 G1 A" c- m6 e* ~% Z
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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3 @; f' x0 V* D# x F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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$ s" k. o) i3 V* _( _: _& gJapanese aircraft losses
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DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1307 K, Q/ d5 u, Z' x- @( u! [, m) T$ j
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. A/ H" r4 B! W- b7 A8 Z: Y0 c5 G* n0 M
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes { O1 y( `% X f r! y7 X( B( Z8 a2 g
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D3A1 Val x 12* |: j% I# u7 `) |& K( L
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! P3 |, w* {# r$ w1 L P+ g P-39D Airacobra x 32. k c( ?1 {; A3 P+ B* H$ @- l0 _
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138) a2 H$ K/ L7 T; s% ]
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ ]& ?5 z s8 A6 J" N% DEstimated time to target is 42 minutes" l0 e" _8 _( s6 k' C; [
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Japanese aircraft
1 m# a) A& j) A- Q8 l4 \ G4M1 Betty x 5
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4 M3 W- O" }! ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 6, Z" V' K. p0 V2 G$ v
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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。 |