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。 * F# a! V4 n$ c& Y% c/ Z" T/ w; L; K 
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! j3 s4 x. Y2 i8 g# s2 @ 
  
$ J* ^% U8 |' e' v; m  L- O9 `Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
; v4 H5 _  E) G8 CEstimated time to target is 42 minutes. C/ ~9 a- @* ?* E6 W 
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Japanese aircraft* g. [1 F0 w( N. U, H8 _ 
      A6M2 Zero x 13 
' ~1 ~. o( b' h/ q0 ?: Z5 p      G4M1 Betty x 270 K, C, ]8 G+ y: E6 A3 u 
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( L* f( h, D; o. Z3 t6 DJapanese aircraft losses 
7 z0 I  ^2 \7 G3 S# u+ G6 N      G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged# h) ~# d, g# r( g7 S, g 
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Allied Ships 
( d& Z5 ]3 y" r( ~) o) s( f1 k      CA Chicago 
2 K/ a/ w* H' }1 q: y& _. a      CA Quincy 
: C& I6 n7 C# \1 a2 u8 f      CA Australia; w' P6 b" G( q 
      CA Astoria 
" R4 V9 v9 r' |' }0 V      DD Mugford 
) K2 Q1 ?( _# _1 ~7 x; _2 w      CA Vincennes; J  X8 \* z  _* L 
      CA Canberra& i% [4 x7 Z. F( b" _3 R 
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      27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet 
" c% p+ I& s1 d' t" R  R& {               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 
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3 x/ J% ]4 y+ M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。。。。。。 
: l: h; z; E8 Z' Z# oorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" k4 Q* C9 f' c 
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
1 ^6 Z* j7 G1 N6 j( }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 
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. {- V: `7 P" }0 a6 BJapanese aircraft 
6 u/ Y4 {' d8 ?, n      A6M2 Zero x 6# u( c' h( g6 B" v( j- j) K- r6 k& d$ ~ 
  
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* _% P  z% W4 X" j1 m      Beaufort V x 4 
' |1 P" I1 b: R% s$ _* m8 o* `      Kittyhawk IA x 116 u% Y& p$ y9 n6 @& r  p" ?# u3 B 
      B-26 Marauder x 97 R% b# S( t) R9 t" e8 ]/ z 
      P-39D Airacobra x 18 
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No Japanese losses) m2 W" U9 Y+ Q1 A 
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Allied aircraft losses3 n/ n+ i( @7 ~* R  D& p5 X 
      Beaufort V: 3 damaged 
+ O' {' s8 _. V# M. K      B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged; I* ^+ v  W: l  Z: b 
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed3 O' d( v0 y; r 
  
4 K: n  n2 I. N$ D6 O/ m2 SJapanese ground losses:2 t6 ?; |' z3 W0 f' B) O& j& { 
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)- ]& Z3 e; u) i2 ?5 Y& \ 
  
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Airbase hits 1 
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1265 q" U+ |) H: t7 } 
  
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" e/ l) R3 G$ K' G+ uRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.2 t5 I  r2 z! F$ j: z5 z 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ {1 K/ U0 x, E7 x 
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Japanese aircraft 
/ J4 x# X; P+ m. z      A6M2 Zero x 2 
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Allied aircraft 
  r7 j9 w4 \, N- {; ~      B-26 Marauder x 6- z% M3 T: b+ d+ t, q# b! U 
      P-39D Airacobra x 10 
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      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged 
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Airbase supply hits 1 
2 W$ m% @( {. @" F+ T9 V8 LRunway hits 3 
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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( S& C: z% a9 I" @ 
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!2 [+ h  S! Y( _) P. J 
  
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Allied Ships; U0 u# C# D0 j1 J4 C0 p3 q 
      CA Canberra 
: i$ w# e' G+ |; O, ?      CA Australia 
$ U& n+ H& I$ P6 O      CA Chicago, Shell hits 1" V' A! J" `# t, X+ _ 
      CL Hobart( O: S- V8 Z% ?; J7 [& r- p1 ~ 
      DD Selfridge, R* c4 h! S8 I; ~" w 
      DD Jarvis( L2 f5 L2 L" `- o; H 
      DD Patterson 
' z8 {8 x& O1 |5 E6 L      DD Ralph Talbot( ?9 v1 F5 e: y1 n. p4 G. u 
      DD Mugford 
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" Y* G9 b, O$ P: sJapanese ground losses: 
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         Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled 
3 c+ H1 o3 G2 U4 Q         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled. W% S0 x) @7 e5 J- ~( S 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ f0 u9 I3 ]5 u6 m# A! B" G  B 
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)" y: c+ M+ |9 K' M 
 
# G7 e% w& G. g. |. XNaval 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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9 X  w# N1 {- m! u      CA Vincennes 
2 |" H+ W. ?( y2 ~& e      CA Quincy7 o% {8 u; H  L1 z+ @5 ]/ y 
      CA Astoria 
- E$ L+ O& l" C% w% f" f      DD Hull$ N" X7 e* y( ~# R" G  B 
      DD Dewey- s- J+ X, m( k% r 
      DD Wilson, Shell hits 2( n$ [8 A9 U: e3 O6 g 
      DD Ellet 
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5 v7 ~. l& Q. n( s      51 casualties reported: K5 j" f% r/ y4 o8 q5 U# ~; f6 e4 H+ B 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
( s) E5 p+ P. J" ]         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled 
4 V8 d% _+ u! _: b9 W& x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137 
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0 V% Y; A3 V3 c% |$ V      no flights 
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      H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground 
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Allied Ships 
+ p. C  j$ [0 D7 s      CLAA San Juan 
) n: @2 N  m. O$ e3 a      DD Buchanan 
- S' a  t8 H, p$ Y# t/ ]      DD Monssen 
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Airbase hits 4, d% j6 S' x' V" y4 h+ K7 x 
Airbase supply hits 2 |