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。
0 c: H! L/ j4 ^$ ~1 J' q4 @+ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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7 `0 s& v6 P& P$ y2 {" sRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 x5 Z6 K$ Q# ?
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes. O. v# Z5 P* M2 N. l
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Japanese aircraft7 C! X( E; s2 b+ Z$ s; A
A6M2 Zero x 13
5 r5 J0 V$ x3 ~* t( N0 t G4M1 Betty x 27; j( d8 {- k3 q0 ] z, W
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5 `8 z. }/ a/ b/ @) O2 q+ X; y: bJapanese aircraft losses
2 ]5 I+ U$ G+ A5 M. s' z G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships% U @+ Z0 J' D$ B
CA Chicago
2 R; C! z- u0 O( a CA Quincy3 E3 v& y. l' j& @1 g1 y( L: o
CA Australia
D' o7 j( ?" t" h7 A: S* U CA Astoria( d+ G. j8 s# b: X9 }
DD Mugford
7 Q( K M3 n9 F# @ CA Vincennes
! } I- E+ c/ l' v CA Canberra+ v. Z6 I% S. t6 I9 z! ?
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 x) Y3 h# _2 I: I 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet2 `% o, U. ^8 s( @3 g. X2 c
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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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。。。。。。
* t0 i0 @, Y: M. X; q- o' C, @orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ a8 @/ k3 P6 r2 v1 }
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 y8 ], G+ l+ T0 c& OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes1 m; E1 p" R9 P9 T) d6 I
# s( L0 l# W0 S1 UJapanese aircraft
. A: ^9 R! e" V A6M2 Zero x 6
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" X" c- e( v) D; E* zAllied aircraft% H4 G6 K' D# J- c2 A Y0 z" I9 e. l
Beaufort V x 48 {! }8 U. L+ |. F2 _6 k# k: D p
Kittyhawk IA x 115 C) b- u/ {' V+ G2 a+ U4 v8 C- x
B-26 Marauder x 9
- E& a' L1 g, y/ I& h4 f' w4 a+ L P-39D Airacobra x 180 s0 @1 }( j8 E' w( p8 d) m
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/ q0 N8 b) A/ v) Z$ _No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses7 M( F2 H8 k6 K5 q, ~8 A* J
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
v' F5 M1 }; v- o B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged+ w9 o# N2 |( ?1 g! L, e
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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8 \4 G6 u4 j H0 B( ?Japanese ground losses:
& m) T) m* P: F6 s; Q3 E Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)* @* {* A& w1 E. l
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- ?# ?( v8 r# C" ]1 w& XAirbase hits 17 O% C4 P' f& T5 k' U
Runway hits 4
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' O& I) g, d: |+ Q) Dorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126% M# C+ V3 i( a/ T. v
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., U4 ?7 t7 n' t6 n
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes }+ r# }# t* E0 J$ f: p7 ]2 e. c
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Japanese aircraft+ s) q) Q3 l: F
A6M2 Zero x 2. a# a! R3 y3 y
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Allied aircraft
" J$ w1 h& G' b* s2 _) ~ B-26 Marauder x 6( E4 _8 K* s' t* H' t: a& w A. ]
P-39D Airacobra x 10/ {* B% I' q# u( L, k1 V
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: I& H: ], V/ _" R- v" T7 dNo Japanese losses7 A! h2 I' V; S
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1 g, ~: O4 R/ d& I9 _ B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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( o; T: r& ?8 k* [+ [- M3 g+ NAirbase supply hits 1
$ y( |( {7 I9 Q5 F: HRunway hits 3
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' o2 A" z3 n0 X* E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, e4 e2 y0 H9 _+ U0 r! C8 V1 P
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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# f1 V' v2 o$ D5 v8 ~10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ f& i: h. P7 S* r# |6 X$ d
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Allied Ships
. P9 I" Y: M2 n6 w6 Z) ^$ o _" Q CA Canberra
5 i G8 k7 L5 [. V% Q" o4 u CA Australia
( F$ q, i5 E |- _2 Q CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
! F; Z& N( R6 o' i6 x CL Hobart7 n4 w' _# d6 O) e! |( y! D
DD Selfridge; @9 Z, u9 u$ L2 @7 t0 i3 H! x
DD Jarvis
+ M5 c7 l5 E9 I' h! J* p* M$ J# _ DD Patterson
4 `9 d. C5 ]5 L DD Ralph Talbot
5 j1 K! R7 f, y( \; d DD Mugford+ ]3 ?( d* ~% D6 _# b
6 X: O7 F$ s) b1 G: {2 e- HJapanese ground losses:2 L" x/ X0 o) r0 w
208 casualties reported6 c H% Z& |0 r8 h) S: H' x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled1 M; U6 p5 j- k: B, |1 ?$ O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled3 q9 l5 w$ J* b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% \8 _- ]; H: a H' i+ W8 j. B( A$ F9 s
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ y7 f: B- D+ C. ^ u
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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& {# \0 \. s# U$ N1 U/ ? ~* UAllied Ships: K& O3 N. v- h$ w! _$ Q
CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria
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DD Dewey" {4 H6 e& t1 q: I+ Y6 ?' ^% A
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
, p' D. `* k0 a( q DD Ellet2 ~' _' V3 a$ B
% ^, K: C( S& C: G& {9 G. p. dJapanese ground losses:
1 N1 X5 X# J) d. p. A6 V 51 casualties reported
6 ]- L' p) B' i: l: i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 m- d" g5 h! z8 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
7 s6 E3 V3 A# Z' W5 Y+ N8 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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; [$ X" [8 T) k4 Y+ A. V X$ `4 SNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137& U0 ^8 U( Y) C" Z- f% i8 Z0 O. b
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Japanese aircraft losses* `4 V5 Z9 m, C& d1 s
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground) I* M* P5 r1 h5 m* v
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Allied Ships
3 B% h0 v4 H: b+ |- ?: z CLAA San Juan3 `" H9 c$ P# Z: s
DD Buchanan
0 O; w' N6 V( F$ H6 h8 ~ DD Monssen; F& C" F* V) B, U0 Q+ Y
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; I0 r- X+ N6 k& ?Airbase hits 4
3 {5 g$ P* |. I( ]* HAirbase supply hits 2 |