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。
. l! `* k$ P* g A) mMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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: |* J: C/ t( f; w/ F3 {: F S: tRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# y+ @9 D8 w1 J" u5 g" f5 z
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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c1 N( ~7 t' |+ q( l$ X4 I% BJapanese aircraft& C9 d- K- r3 O2 m% a/ a9 c
A6M2 Zero x 133 [0 P% u! Q8 M
G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 J+ R5 U; P, q2 P1 j% r1 g G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged2 v, L8 h& E; `
7 b/ k- o+ U$ a* o* Z4 ?( g3 _( UAllied Ships4 ^; }5 i# d8 o% P0 N1 Z3 B# {
CA Chicago4 L4 @ H# T3 i
CA Quincy' n/ P- A$ Q6 ]: L' ]. W* l
CA Australia
0 G5 D* B) O4 A' |, P CA Astoria
& U9 I7 w7 T7 ?& w% p, v/ A) l DD Mugford+ F! c+ U9 B% p; z
CA Vincennes! N# p1 @; ^( o5 }: J+ J7 J2 ~
CA Canberra4 G+ w1 X3 t7 [
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& c- y* X. x8 ]' C9 T/ b" d% NAircraft Attacking:7 }% _9 [- b2 r0 X
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
# {' K0 O: j [3 S1 }) y, M* Q7 [' h2 s Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb) M+ p; j1 P6 ]8 Y7 T8 D
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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。。。。。。
{6 E e; A- i4 Y5 L$ eorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! Z$ B0 B% `; a* h8 h
0 J8 L) Y! }' L! t, C! ~" q! nRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 b. R* X3 P0 D2 M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& K% ]8 V/ b& K9 l" t7 s
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft% }6 k# }6 S6 p+ n
Beaufort V x 4/ O; ~% k9 Z" [! U/ w! [
Kittyhawk IA x 111 M9 Q: Z% a2 p2 g
B-26 Marauder x 9
" \% ]) k% O4 |) {" D P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses6 }) g7 x1 K3 ?9 h1 v
0 q/ T2 F8 o- l$ n+ z+ f# ^Allied aircraft losses2 S3 Z% E7 a) r
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
# U/ |1 N i) V2 q B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged( J1 R, G" R8 J4 V& P
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Runway hits 4
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- i0 v" ~$ w0 l9 U! @9 N3 worning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ t% p- z1 _: k2 rRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. |4 b2 ~7 I+ QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 6 \: i* @5 P" o5 ]: W' o' S
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 @2 z1 k2 ]" r; [" b! R! r( W B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged5 Q- k+ `" W) h# W' _% f+ ^) @
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Airbase supply hits 1
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1 o8 j- i$ ^! N0 Z* l* [" ~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
Q2 V) e5 w7 E* K* _2 @Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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CA Canberra3 ~* `3 m: H- g6 J9 b* Z/ e
CA Australia: _- ]& }4 [2 @3 B) O+ v0 a
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
5 N- S- _/ S0 A) d CL Hobart
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DD Jarvis
9 ]: w8 \: Q5 W5 s1 s% g DD Patterson# r6 p5 l8 f. Y5 U% }
DD Ralph Talbot
7 \3 ]& o/ n [$ k5 z7 P" L5 J0 ^ DD Mugford
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2 f+ j4 k6 n3 p+ h, X% p Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled5 c) z( D& a; ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled* q5 W4 c$ A; v" R5 O' L' H9 S8 u; I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; J8 u+ A" P0 O- W
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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/ R% Z+ F6 v' g' p/ LNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ v# x6 r8 O9 ^: n! c
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Allied Ships3 w& B0 l% B( x1 s y( g w
CA Vincennes
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9 Y, {0 s7 N& \( X CA Astoria
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DD Dewey
5 ?2 h' _1 x" Z0 X3 j+ \. I1 | DD Wilson, Shell hits 2+ l# c) S9 w6 \! E0 x- q1 s
DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:
6 U) y$ z1 ?! G. J! j! v3 e 51 casualties reported/ {- k( H- Q7 T/ h9 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 ?/ b8 ^2 H/ l: N7 V7 o3 \5 I3 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1376 F3 b4 Q) W$ {
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Japanese aircraft
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
; J3 M' g8 j1 Y4 X CLAA San Juan
7 Y0 }! Y4 b' h+ D+ @0 [! }1 p DD Buchanan
+ A8 C y7 M, g0 T! @% ~% i6 R4 R DD Monssen
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' {- L2 m# u" G" k: _2 n+ e, zAirbase supply hits 2 |