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。
2 K3 s: K+ v4 o: @+ C& TMorning 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.
0 w7 t& J" _9 f# S3 ^0 e7 YEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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1 {: J, x: Y( X9 D& Y A6M2 Zero x 13
9 ^4 O5 b! P2 ^, W; _6 L7 @# J G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
( ]. C* @% l1 v3 D( k G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships9 L4 K, M L$ S$ N6 h
CA Chicago
$ r4 v) W3 ~0 b" a8 P0 n8 ` CA Quincy
$ W! r' T2 i5 d! S, y CA Australia
+ ?2 ?8 z4 R# R& }9 G CA Astoria: Q* X4 s( U, \$ R
DD Mugford
1 [! y2 r; n; i V( ^# M CA Vincennes
8 H% t8 L, L- ?% X, Y) I/ R% D CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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2 E1 f$ j* S9 f; U R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。。。。。。% }# n6 w | x6 H! n! I) Y% u
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 V, K& P9 X* w7 jRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ M' @7 s" F2 [; QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes- U. x# F) F+ O% R3 y+ p
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Allied aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 11
( H& q4 H/ t( t* v. g# t B-26 Marauder x 9( j {2 H$ [0 K9 q+ n X& E
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Beaufort V: 3 damaged5 h. Y( D2 j" s3 Y9 n2 G
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged7 G& M; f8 {# ]) u: ?- q
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed( j" p8 P5 k* @3 Q
, h n' j B2 J" J2 O+ QJapanese ground losses:* M8 c0 k9 k$ z7 S8 z
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)' l# Z' |% O2 m; C$ g, Y% K
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Airbase hits 10 I- G7 v3 S6 s( Y' N
Runway hits 4
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$ M/ W6 y3 q- a& uorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126, N# b6 b, V. z3 w
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ h1 ]( U* l; ]3 O1 d- e8 m" r: eRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 p1 t4 [2 t; {8 Z( M8 i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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2 d1 b3 [$ x+ h, l) a0 i, D B-26 Marauder x 6
! h1 _3 I7 ?% j P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
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1 A; M z' ~ o4 kAirbase supply hits 1& M# j8 b8 { O3 q
Runway hits 3. ]0 S% l+ Y, `& V* h
( S) j9 N# R5 o7 }+ f/ h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' @" Q' s8 ?, V& E, g
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. n, S) N$ J3 H' C
3 ?' X5 c( b* P k! P10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Canberra" F3 \6 p: a. z1 x" U
CA Australia; @( A1 K J) V
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
/ r/ }: z2 n* M! w CL Hobart
# U0 Y6 f2 k4 w' a8 Q: x DD Selfridge
7 d$ y* g& W) n( m2 w+ V DD Jarvis
s0 T" f, H! K3 ^% | DD Patterson
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DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:# J; E- T3 x% h; T
208 casualties reported5 c& V" P8 W! j5 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 y' _# ?' W" ?% Z Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 L, j/ v! O7 G! q/ z% d
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Allied Ships% i( E# E$ x+ o' I3 f2 G P
CA Vincennes
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DD Hull
2 x! R& u- S- K7 Q) H DD Dewey
! r. g- q* M7 A DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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Japanese ground losses:- F9 J' f9 R: s* T. R
51 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, S: {: `8 |; R; y
. Q$ D9 m- x- f- bNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137* T6 |6 s- W! e) J. A) i: G; J% @" b
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 e K `" `& O4 V H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan
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Airbase hits 4; y8 M# W( N. G$ v* `" M
Airbase supply hits 2 |