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。% e% D5 h. L+ s# M: c! i
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
$ D* N; W; h9 x7 h$ @Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 89 l9 Y, S( g- I8 h' T! j; C
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 x! h! o& @# M& | G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged u. e2 W* k+ q2 k5 x! q
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AP Heywood/ R2 f, l0 F/ ], `% o& R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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" |% ~$ K* K9 d j5 r% FRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; f8 v4 U2 D8 m* R8 J+ }# B6 f9 d
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes2 b; j8 a# o( r3 P
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Japanese aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses5 \, ~$ q2 |3 F6 p
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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AM Lark
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n4 w" f6 G; {' E, xMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. U' {* a# g4 a# L4 P
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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D, j+ n, T! M) l+ s; SMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., v1 I0 w" y# f) a* G9 k+ \6 J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 8( f, M5 h' {2 }
B-26 Marauder x 6
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No Japanese losses k+ g$ f& N* P. p' H( }
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Allied aircraft losses
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7 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( U; m2 Z2 R/ N7 x2 t$ l/ N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Runway hits 6* u5 H, x5 Z0 k
$ o8 h6 p7 w/ h9 C) g; torning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129% |+ _2 ^# G0 C
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 ^, m9 I' ^ `: SEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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No Allied losses
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" Z' Z2 Z; ?: b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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0 G5 a" ^ E5 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. V" G. S% Q! }; k2 q+ }Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12( l, b7 |2 U( ]8 R) E
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward
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; W( W. c; Q x1 }3 t2 S; X9 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# d2 l/ }2 ~7 u5 Y9 _0 z
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& N9 T7 V- X# O# s/ ~, N4 wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 B6 l' L9 f9 B3 N9 R2 Y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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$ p0 U9 C+ e8 { W& UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138; _5 j; [ t4 V- x
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4 d& X' }) C% ~3 I7 yRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ H) X) S- R$ S% a2 y3 P& c) H
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes3 Y5 W# P0 H/ M" n- Q4 A
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. f" B! ] u3 j: }; s% I同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |