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。 ' y3 a7 K6 _6 @) F/ k7 r
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% i5 `* ~7 e+ C- D2 q$ I0 |
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes. Y% W/ ]/ J3 _0 E
H4 g ?# }2 Z$ ]$ _, ZJapanese aircraft
2 \, s# V: B' P5 a, d0 l A6M2 Zero x 13
. O- M1 u1 Z4 b* f. w G4M1 Betty x 27
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7 i7 J/ f) x6 ]2 U G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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! V8 J# A: T! ]7 yAllied Ships
9 W, H7 P- s8 ~* A/ S' ~9 h: c CA Chicago% W [" M8 o1 W+ {
CA Quincy- e3 ^+ ?$ q* L1 D* Q* C
CA Australia C; B4 C+ K9 I/ v5 B# Y
CA Astoria
& c! M- t. q+ y* K( e- l DD Mugford
: p0 G) v/ E; \- |) H' O G CA Vincennes; u' C/ e& o$ }/ ?2 S& R
CA Canberra O* i, T- N3 v. e8 X6 s x# q
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" H' e- o0 t0 wAircraft Attacking:
, e6 ^3 ^% D% ^' O 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
/ q) x! W, z7 M) Z. p+ T$ {9 j Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" X5 R) }2 \& f. a4 \9 A- a7 K
2 S/ w) J( V9 F. C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。。。。。。+ T2 |% |) c$ c
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 L% J# `5 L# B5 {0 b3 y
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. |2 F% h; B$ i$ Z/ R, M- s I2 QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes- O3 z/ R+ O+ v1 R3 f
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5 \* V' \$ V) Z5 i" X2 s2 Y A6M2 Zero x 65 y a0 c6 F5 u" ^" E2 m: B$ S
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1 i1 ^$ O; e$ @, n# l+ t; wAllied aircraft, [* m; c, r' I8 Y) e/ T. f
Beaufort V x 4& k8 O/ k6 X1 {* }$ m% e
Kittyhawk IA x 11) X; P; ]2 F/ [1 v9 `3 Y
B-26 Marauder x 9
* s- d' F5 G9 S1 I2 h9 E: K8 D+ i" z P-39D Airacobra x 184 k$ z2 l: e3 X; O7 [9 i, T' H
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No Japanese losses; A5 W# m$ r+ S5 U
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Allied aircraft losses
/ X; P* b4 L. G) _& i& g Beaufort V: 3 damaged5 ?* L. z5 X6 C) e3 k4 t
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
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5 s. u. F6 u- n. C3 n) GJapanese ground losses:& I9 F& }0 w, G' L# g
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)! }3 E) s) q' F3 K9 [% A0 R
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Airbase hits 1
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3 Y, v+ p+ ?2 F( a m/ B: u; |) Zorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126" o& K: _7 T. C5 R
" M" E! u8 B c! qWeather in hex: Partial cloud! c" t8 {/ H9 n8 p% v' Y
* f# N4 J7 S+ u5 O0 K( ORaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; `& ~* A1 p4 ]. r( }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: y& j; @ ?3 M4 B4 @, X8 I
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Japanese aircraft4 J! I3 i j g) t* z: d
A6M2 Zero x 2+ B" _8 h& F7 w: f( ^& o6 I
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0 s9 x" w" G( s0 d+ W B-26 Marauder x 6
9 D9 S% c$ p: p6 Q0 ^ P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses1 @6 a6 \' z* a' E
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Allied aircraft losses
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Airbase supply hits 1, P+ a( n) @" e1 H2 F ?9 F
Runway hits 3/ W1 Y9 W# T$ \+ k# E0 M
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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 R$ N& j; q3 B2 V' m: `
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 u4 u" A6 T5 F7 }, f/ X5 o; C
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Canberra
4 M1 K" x+ N' y! Q8 x CA Australia
4 L# A" c2 c6 B$ O8 S CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
& i3 D4 f. u- M. a c& U& m CL Hobart
% L/ K! c& w; m6 N! l0 Q DD Selfridge" X0 ^0 {* P& V6 _. r
DD Jarvis0 C, J& j- j" S4 p; L
DD Patterson
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* C( v) e6 @+ m; f$ m* U DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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* H$ r& W4 ~! d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% a5 C: d5 i8 x* m0 X
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)( a d F# C7 v2 P
0 `- j. T8 ~( e( kNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!) x! t6 o& Z7 p3 O8 _" {7 M3 P
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7 s( u0 r, e: A/ |- Z3 ~, OAllied Ships: p$ K4 z; D0 Y: a- _0 C
CA Vincennes5 C; f, _* A6 U. J
CA Quincy
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7 m$ X, ~+ w8 I- v DD Hull
# w, S6 p+ I: {( }3 W8 N DD Dewey
5 O+ H" u- M9 `7 r/ O7 E DD Wilson, Shell hits 2) C* H' R1 y( x/ U$ l
DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:( G2 @1 l- v+ N% D7 }
51 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships7 Q9 g9 F. b: x+ I) T
CLAA San Juan+ W$ K _* Q; \+ V
DD Buchanan6 k( O* w& @; ~, B0 H
DD Monssen
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6 G4 ?' U& p% ZAirbase hits 4
" s" b* A7 ?9 C/ U, D+ DAirbase supply hits 2 |