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。
; k/ ~5 ^7 l+ F3 f+ I6 n! xMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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3 e1 M0 _% c1 v* _2 \( F! `4 G. kRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; s i1 ~4 Z5 c: F8 m c! _8 b
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes3 b1 U$ C: j. Z P+ g$ }
: `- U; [/ p3 @: I) S- SJapanese aircraft: l9 t; \# H: k% h8 C1 ?$ h2 @3 Y
A6M2 Zero x 13; a0 g( v% Y% {
G4M1 Betty x 27
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3 o: g6 R, {6 l4 p' q; Z UJapanese aircraft losses
) f( R( T, @( I4 N/ h! C G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
1 j& }* ?0 W3 a" { CA Chicago
) ^7 ?& q% Z9 P M S0 e9 h CA Quincy3 T5 p8 o$ u+ @0 b- n% X
CA Australia% O; N9 M, Q) f! K6 ]( `( t1 P7 a
CA Astoria. ?. I* i5 i) k' h0 |
DD Mugford
) ?9 B, U& r& n* J2 j7 w: W( O7 c CA Vincennes
! C, J- {/ u: l4 U( H6 i: f CA Canberra: f& X+ I V! U' B: P# t0 o
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5 T# _6 m% F: N$ n/ gAircraft Attacking:9 [; C1 l! s0 d, P
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
- z5 P. h* C Z0 @; z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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+ S% x' M+ [7 j& W% d+ Q1 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。。。。。。- n1 S' c/ H6 h6 t) u& _
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1269 K: V9 ^/ D) S, z+ T; c8 t. O4 C
0 ]) v3 y$ q( p2 m0 X" m/ \Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ k) q9 T8 L, p+ S, B( l {7 D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft# M8 Q- Q" Z7 c. Z( l
Beaufort V x 4
9 V, P9 P2 e% L; X( ^- | Kittyhawk IA x 112 S6 i' ~, J. W( X2 G
B-26 Marauder x 9
6 {5 ?) g1 Y) J P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" C" a7 q5 k: z3 H* m7 a. t3 W Beaufort V: 3 damaged
" J* t& H) t" z) }( z B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
& _. m: t5 V1 `+ S/ l { P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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1 K- D: O) |$ i7 X" t& t+ UJapanese ground losses:
/ X! z* { H. @ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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; P9 o% f$ P+ O* j' @Airbase hits 14 Q" t0 F- x/ E: s0 h
Runway hits 46 g, { K# V* _* E
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1262 P" P8 J& _( ~* W) o9 I) X5 Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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; Q5 A0 ]; N! ]2 cRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 b* f) A! w% g8 s+ L* Y8 |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! G( v2 w* j9 _) G: g8 X
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Japanese aircraft
U! n5 v7 \0 j2 L A6M2 Zero x 2! r( b; ^ v; I: g
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Allied aircraft
e' c c0 i# }' o B-26 Marauder x 6
X4 J, x. B p! ?9 w9 K0 f+ X P-39D Airacobra x 10+ T. k& e, ^ O. ~. \: c
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Allied aircraft losses
; V' G6 E5 ^6 o, U- K B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged! t# |. D/ C# |5 U4 K1 i
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Airbase supply hits 1# r$ H( Q" g: c# a. ]
Runway hits 30 r, ~# f" N6 z: E$ |) x8 Z
2 ?+ b; k. m0 @: g" Q8 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, P. t" O2 F9 y3 c8 B9 u
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; [, i+ i4 G. T* @$ H
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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# i F+ x8 W p0 I5 k$ |Allied Ships0 O1 o3 A5 K5 Z# e
CA Canberra1 d7 ]3 z- b0 |/ U
CA Australia
h# Y, Q+ p/ }8 ^ CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
. A) {! S; K+ P CL Hobart
" ^& V9 s% X/ O. l; I DD Selfridge
8 e8 r% \8 y" f/ r DD Jarvis# |1 g2 _/ O. f0 g: K3 d
DD Patterson1 u5 @$ V- Q! `
DD Ralph Talbot2 i& H4 U$ M0 i) v+ p: ] G; i
DD Mugford
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
5 z3 \$ k% z% v. Z! m8 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled' F6 x, I/ @1 l& s* n6 Z/ i8 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* `3 p! [4 w# @3 T/ h" ?
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
( `& }5 r- T. ^ CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria
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DD Dewey
* h! U8 i! ^! ?; P DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
+ O' X$ u ]! w% W DD Ellet' \) ~7 w( S F& ?
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51 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ t# c% A) W0 F6 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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9 y. W1 x# l5 I) V! Q. ? i& LNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground) w" p. M5 b$ x9 X/ K3 R! c
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CLAA San Juan
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DD Monssen V% s1 h( |, f$ A7 W+ q! v
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8 X4 I% O" B+ J& K. I* m4 ?Airbase supply hits 2 |