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。 8 b$ x9 k6 \* I4 _1 ^" \
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 S1 \ J$ r& `4 `" QRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) k! B6 J0 R$ b3 }
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 135 g* O. i3 ]/ ?- G$ K9 e% u$ G
G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 V/ m" M, o6 _, f( X G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships0 m% |6 ?2 C0 t6 o( F" `% n+ }1 f
CA Chicago
1 J7 j2 [2 u6 ], y1 Z CA Quincy
5 i7 }& \2 @* y. k5 p CA Australia& k3 I8 P0 J7 M) Y$ t/ r8 {
CA Astoria
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CA Vincennes
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6 q: ~9 ^# M3 ^" w3 K4 CAircraft Attacking:+ W8 s. n& d+ u+ E' w& E9 p
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
! f) l, ^5 z5 |" s8 } Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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, [ K3 U, U: b3 E. k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。。。。。。
8 R g( K$ `5 L, ^orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud* [9 U4 W# k& t Z5 O0 }1 Q
) w. V5 k" \) h% L1 f* c; pRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 L7 O6 g9 m8 Z( rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 I8 F6 s B E9 r) {
A6M2 Zero x 6. k) ^- I* g. m2 y
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Allied aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 11
1 f, ^ w& C0 T3 j3 O! a* H B-26 Marauder x 9
! J; H8 p& a, l+ U" I. _ P-39D Airacobra x 18
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# S) H) c/ j, u" u/ cNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
. i ^4 e0 f% u m! ? P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P E, N# h- D$ Y+ w& c
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Japanese ground losses:2 w* f3 P/ ?* p) b) R* }5 w
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 \, L2 A+ a7 m5 F2 g7 E
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Airbase hits 1+ g& ]7 a5 \5 k8 z9 z/ o2 i9 f/ [
Runway hits 4
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; p g) T' E" H- p$ j$ u# Forning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 Y" P( @2 M6 W% ]1 X
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" M8 M9 }- o& a* mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 U& g5 _; {$ M
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 6: W4 d8 d6 ?. n9 l# K/ O6 }: ]
P-39D Airacobra x 102 y" n l2 @& r4 i4 R8 G) v5 k
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No Japanese losses
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0 O) I+ {5 h+ W7 g, yAllied aircraft losses
4 r" n& s" K- N9 g& S& Q$ V' ? B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) J7 p2 B4 b/ t* l) i
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Airbase supply hits 1
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% v) D% K+ L2 k+ r" i3 I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, Y' d: | M7 {8 Q. H( r
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships9 Q( C$ V# \4 n( d4 z- G
CA Canberra
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 1; S/ k( P5 D: c2 N9 V3 T D& J
CL Hobart4 K) h2 g( n% V
DD Selfridge. W' `) ]3 }" f i+ M
DD Jarvis
6 |% H$ u+ z0 G. p/ B DD Patterson
) ^2 r9 s5 S1 s; V3 Z DD Ralph Talbot
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Japanese ground losses:, U; P2 t5 W1 T! n' ^* A" H% `" d- a
208 casualties reported
6 K5 r7 S' M0 u8 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
1 \9 |1 O0 m: f- a8 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
, x7 b3 K" I$ `/ Y$ i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ N3 R6 J+ B6 r7 v* ]/ R' J Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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9 p9 l5 z" u$ N3 W* H- J$ NNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships, M3 ^" q1 H4 L! l- B) w1 w
CA Vincennes
5 v' x6 W. a' N8 K+ p r CA Quincy
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DD Hull$ v4 ?2 Q# {( `1 ]
DD Dewey4 Y @1 L7 B( V' O% Q# `
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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51 casualties reported1 F5 Z' V: k9 {3 Z: m. p' Y* Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 E6 O) P' X) U3 o) m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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: R# t. @2 ^4 }9 L1 ^" v% ?/ m! j" jNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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7 b0 s0 a5 ^% t! n6 @6 }' A7 A" B H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground8 `9 G1 B- a8 V2 ~3 I2 p
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CLAA San Juan" s- u- r# j5 n
DD Buchanan* E/ Z: n. S9 w) A
DD Monssen, }2 `- }2 V- X. p
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