8月17日,瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战(相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了,当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家)。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天,58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架,再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。
7 [! q/ G3 K1 ~5 w" h1 k' [) uMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138# P' x7 W; [9 Q9 p% A! Z4 ~
7 d( j% f5 {$ e% }& Z' r* zWeather in hex: Overcast! F. h2 ]. J _& d: @
7 `9 A" V! d: F- eRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 K5 I6 N7 ?- q, H3 j- b& d5 L
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes* l+ _/ q5 D5 O0 ~8 ^' }' e
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Japanese aircraft
. m8 d/ G o0 `# I' e( B6 O G4M1 Betty x 6
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% z2 `" R" Q% ~; M& J8 cAllied aircraft! {; r) s6 m5 [, d$ w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ \- L+ G6 V5 l( w5 A8 ?7 }: R( @ G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1305 l+ _0 o1 R' w: a
, \" h/ c) _; n- sWeather in hex: Moderate rain3 x0 F3 w4 p: Y* e
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 K; y, H4 S( e* q8 C' EEstimated time to target is 45 minutes3 q* b5 [5 }. m/ `6 c% t" X
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D3A1 Val x 14
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& W$ s% l. ^7 R& i+ ?7 Q* e R2 U Kittyhawk IA x 69 U4 T, Q7 Z- P
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged6 X1 N& l! N: D# r4 Y& B
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6 S$ [& w j8 H# h" g9 nAllied Ships5 D% J' h. ^3 e& q) g
AM Lark# Y# [* K! @; E- v* j
AM Starling6 Q- F+ z4 L' {4 F$ B) h H+ g/ C
: I. h- F$ W" I) r9 p6 n, Y UMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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( D' c' _) {2 P4 I' j7 R+ B8 KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" p/ e5 T% Y7 V d% g/ Z4 FRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 z( F; T0 a* a
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* p! y/ P# d) O3 l! U9 z
G4M1 Betty x 13 I$ s1 m9 ]. w6 G. z& E1 k
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Allied aircraft: r# I' }' ^( r. M& `3 `
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3( R# {5 \6 }- r! E9 a: M1 e& D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12( L: a5 E7 B3 }9 y: w. o7 l
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 B& L- ]( p4 T3 t! | G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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DD Henley4 D+ Q, O" }6 }" I" G& k5 {2 S
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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9 s3 H' M8 r' j) uWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; P: B8 l7 C# q) X+ O' v. a1 GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes& Z8 K# N5 ^, C! G r
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
/ ]$ R& S+ i) ^: h- k1 L. E' S6 l& h Kittyhawk IA x 5, Y9 h! e7 a% L
B-17E Fortress x 8
) O0 O" N7 L5 i/ }; d% m B-26 Marauder x 63 q4 n( y7 c& c4 W* u' u; f- ~/ J
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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8 V) w6 s& s& h3 uNo Japanese losses
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+ D, m, G6 S( R- {6 pAllied aircraft losses
* P8 Z+ d( c: N( l0 R' s, K& h B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged( o6 ^! k! B" ^
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
( z" i+ e$ \2 L6 B% XJapanese ground losses:" `) x8 D0 {, {9 Q. L
7 casualties reported
% O+ W( @8 ?" w4 g; @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ D# F6 c) T3 T$ k% c8 _( ?1 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. T" p5 u0 E8 o/ F% a% u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 o" H& K+ |9 o Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled): v3 ^* o8 v# x9 b' O0 a2 j% ~
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Airbase hits 1$ N- e% c4 i! h
Runway hits 6, c' u0 o8 S& _ P
7 F; Y% y+ i. K3 U. ~( u O! aorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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+ O2 s9 T9 g& oWeather in hex: Moderate rain' c9 l Z' M$ W# Z6 z) R
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 ^0 T) j* U/ {' y3 s: [8 y* OEstimated time to target is 3 minutes/ t1 O! [8 k' n3 c* z' l1 J
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8 z- s) q: T9 J' o8 v+ J( \* E3 EAllied aircraft
" [3 x" i6 ?: v3 ~+ U |' b B-17E Fortress x 57 n9 D n) h0 _
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/ j: c! ~7 i( [2 DNo Allied losses' t; U: p# Z3 L B* B* u* _0 ?
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" k/ y, X- ^ ZAirbase supply hits 1 x1 @& C, U- _# t" Z
Runway hits 4* p5 c$ G* u9 X" p3 W
! ^/ a; w! d5 z7 `* borning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126' Y6 C! E8 v8 }0 X
; _4 J- c; Y9 d3 ?: {+ BWeather in hex: Light rain5 V+ `2 v/ j0 W& W4 y/ `
) E; Q& B; X9 Q+ D* u: {) @) eRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 m% r" I& q. S! B- @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, J9 Q5 }7 i7 p1 {, e7 ?- U% M
# [# k7 o1 A$ _% P+ nJapanese aircraft
! o" n: Q" S' a1 ` A6M2 Zero x 2$ p9 J5 v2 O9 r8 O; [6 }$ V' U2 G
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2 G0 s% d x; pAllied aircraft
, m0 I" d$ Q4 I$ `2 S% E, b- T! a B-26 Marauder x 6) L, I# `/ C1 n
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% u; R- S# K6 f9 E, ]: f( {3 m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground9 O2 F7 l4 E2 G5 H* l4 Y7 k
( r _+ o9 H2 { e wAllied aircraft losses: {8 Y& g1 B+ E1 L" K% y. v6 z3 t, e g
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:7 z6 [3 c" Y+ } a" [8 P' y
8 casualties reported
+ R5 M6 F1 K* M, P5 Y' { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 R2 C. ]2 [/ K2 k$ W* _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- [' @4 D4 \" S* f+ q6 k' u& z1 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% K: F& W3 E. }
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9 L/ W9 t4 ^1 w; NAirbase hits 2
( n7 `* q9 L3 y ^Runway hits 47 Y: k" P) l7 z/ `2 V! M
( b/ ~1 }1 D$ N" k zMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1389 c8 t2 x4 d, A/ _! L$ F
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 A8 \/ b7 L+ G8 J: J [) u/ W$ c2 QEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 L( V' v# W8 W: w G4M1 Betty x 12. ^6 I% i8 l Y% C! w3 i' g) a
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% }- p: J$ b# z+ F* O/ YAllied aircraft4 A; L9 y/ K7 {1 D: H6 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
, j/ t; L- O7 r- d G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged% @1 x3 w# k. [" M. u' r- w8 T
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7 ~* `* c. X' @9 XAllied Ships
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DD Laffey
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2 O r: x& k4 ]4 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130( w8 {+ B( A' p! r* R! c8 D7 y& N
7 A% H7 i# f( ^Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ _& Y* ?- P4 r6 Y0 v5 i
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; G) y A; u5 H# p/ W( e: q
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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0 \) n% J# Z0 \+ c; y D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
: K$ f/ |9 E1 }8 l2 P- C Kittyhawk IA x 59 ~/ A3 X5 u: p \. v
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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3 o, i+ E$ t) Y- Q( e+ B5 d! _Japanese aircraft losses0 L% S0 x$ F6 |! I1 |/ F
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed. V/ j/ L. P2 S9 `, w- r& H5 V
( M" ]; k6 P: J- }: oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1381 x, ?: E1 Y2 T2 ?5 \/ S* q
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 e( G0 B: Q! n# O( qEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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# J' [, ?) q q- p9 DJapanese aircraft6 y m: G( z8 t' c; Q, Y
G4M1 Betty x 52 a1 c9 V2 T, {! n$ q4 {1 w2 `' A/ s
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# p% v$ y H) V' h. E F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |