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 l1 Q8 M: e7 w9 U* m' FMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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& j2 v6 @+ g6 ^$ [3 E" o% iRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- A, }4 X E/ e+ ^0 F
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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4 S& _+ R2 M7 U9 g, xJapanese aircraft3 V7 {0 L. c% u ]; J3 a5 {
A6M2 Zero x 134 `3 @' O! p6 O4 l1 i* D
G4M1 Betty x 27; \& b& j3 l6 ~/ K+ q
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Japanese aircraft losses
: k! k9 N4 @) R$ h/ ?7 A G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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8 y+ g/ F5 u5 d7 MAllied Ships% q: e: j% R6 D+ Y
CA Chicago
2 h& P# k) s# |$ | CA Quincy; f i+ C* w$ ]: ^3 X+ E
CA Australia# J+ z' i) }* J
CA Astoria7 S% [: @, ~4 z9 v8 Y
DD Mugford
0 W' Z7 o* `2 }. ?# E! }4 V CA Vincennes, R9 q X% d- a
CA Canberra5 U# _7 { }) [+ a7 r! v; }- a
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Aircraft Attacking:% }3 K) Z" G' e* k
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet5 E1 D" L3 n6 C: R2 e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 g: p3 s+ P0 O1 P$ m8 O2 | d
" Q9 r8 ^9 G& S5 O7 f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。。。。。。% z4 O4 s5 k7 `( \
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft% @5 X! M; ]* f
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft! S5 ]* t* }5 M& ]
Beaufort V x 4
8 S5 o6 l+ K$ z! A7 K% h Kittyhawk IA x 11
o& x9 @+ K0 D9 }) I$ Y# H/ f B-26 Marauder x 9
* z4 U$ D& s3 H3 I P-39D Airacobra x 18$ \# p. ^4 a% V6 `: H
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No Japanese losses
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' k! y6 X3 i: h& o- X6 X7 {: fAllied aircraft losses: z8 {5 O& F$ Q8 H/ ]: x
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
r5 x j/ [0 \8 {+ k) K, k B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
; Y% d. \2 E8 }: z( J h P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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' z% n: a1 L5 s/ {9 [3 L& KJapanese ground losses:0 F* ^2 p9 q8 d
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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% M" {, k4 x- l; ^* _Airbase hits 16 j9 J. p/ X2 E/ T$ @* v
Runway hits 4" c( B) K. B1 y5 G! T' M
. j" Y/ R! P, Corning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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B6 M# G" m+ ^& P# o1 W A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 100 s- m- J+ k7 P+ @3 n/ f
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Allied aircraft losses1 J D1 X Z7 s8 w/ ]1 ]' R
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1
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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: Z2 N! x7 z) O# A/ v
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 A3 j( Y. E( Q
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Allied Ships
% E K% k/ k: ~: X0 }7 {+ g CA Canberra3 {2 j( L& E3 J; s! D+ |
CA Australia
- C) H/ n, |2 }( D- D# k6 Q CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge
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DD Patterson e* \3 K: Q ]
DD Ralph Talbot
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Japanese ground losses:- r; ]$ E5 j& f3 x" p: v
208 casualties reported h5 l8 _; c; k% h+ r. p* U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
( |' i* ?* I2 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled# C o5 U* [# a* t, x4 K6 ]( q) x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( c' t4 A/ x/ g: e O. p' B
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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3 L/ [: x$ w$ ]5 c1 M% C4 gNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# |: }6 X- O( {8 e
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CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria# R! f( n9 w s! y, \" c# C
DD Hull
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 26 A5 h) \" g- V$ I
DD Ellet& i, d+ r! E3 K! j0 b/ Y
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51 casualties reported
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7 C' h) c, ]( X1 W) \' m1 \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( p8 B: s! _/ y0 P4 f# t" w+ X( g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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1 |1 i' a; v" ?; H H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
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DD Monssen$ f1 r8 }- K) ]0 k+ J# t2 ]7 Z, Y
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5 K+ \1 P5 L6 \5 a& q2 HAirbase hits 47 Z( @) ]6 U; ]7 D2 k# B, d* r
Airbase supply hits 2 |