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。
9 x, `4 w$ |/ X1 T" k% t4 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1381 z7 K( s! o/ C5 a. j, N. x2 H6 E) Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( q. z* _% R( r4 c! E! ]
# ]) a2 P: s& e* o5 RRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& I# R0 s* f e: U' q( t: @9 C; u! O
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# C1 r3 B( [& a) G5 i/ T; H, Q% T5 Y/ M
A6M2 Zero x 13
0 h" Q$ R9 b2 m {3 e G4M1 Betty x 27
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$ z0 z8 Y) A& J! W' xJapanese aircraft losses2 X! h% I( d( f* u! u5 f7 F
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged; j! u H; j2 n8 g" f1 v: m; S
; }- D/ V v5 ]Allied Ships
. x X/ Q3 v5 G1 ~1 q CA Chicago
( w4 S) V/ v- {- _8 j% w, b CA Quincy v# o- B# K' }$ M' F
CA Australia% D# d0 U3 b- a: e
CA Astoria4 d! @0 [: P$ M4 r
DD Mugford
* X1 A8 {5 C5 @1 W CA Vincennes7 g6 ^3 h6 {3 M7 I$ J- U0 i% M
CA Canberra- B! f0 e4 x: z
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7 {6 i! B8 b5 F2 [ P* L# _) q- ZAircraft Attacking:
9 P4 `' c( B# Q" g, B# I3 \' }8 l4 k 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
0 w) M* Q) o6 l! h Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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* u+ c9 D; m* w7 D# p% n# K- K9 }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。。。。。。' l3 y. C* T, H( T/ `* c
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% z# v6 }; H/ @! Y" cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% C" u; J# C( K; d, a7 r+ r# }
A6M2 Zero x 6
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1 g$ b4 d4 v* K! f3 VAllied aircraft) O- X' e, s9 h R# A, R
Beaufort V x 4
& a- @! X0 }( G# Z Kittyhawk IA x 11
7 |. F, s6 \' j* b* u# o B-26 Marauder x 9
6 ]& d2 q: Y- a# C! g P-39D Airacobra x 18# e; C( _$ }3 N( D! [/ {
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
B- S+ q5 a2 y Beaufort V: 3 damaged
: i7 {% J- J7 s* m8 [9 _ B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
7 W* `! l) P+ V( ^# l* n, {8 ] P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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& K, s5 A: k8 s7 wJapanese ground losses:8 g; _( a" a `, N, _6 i
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled), x, [, u$ y4 U* K. z: U
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126' E/ F. V' V' ^; J1 v2 S
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1 B; S6 V/ [( y% o- [- GRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# s) L$ M: H9 J+ n6 ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 {* n( s$ e) d5 G* ~
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Allied aircraft
; B2 j) ~( z; X: y7 e; A: g B-26 Marauder x 6
! y8 z% F Q5 `! p0 y+ e4 M4 s P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 n! u6 w+ U {$ b
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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5 n' {4 D, o/ A( [) w( F' |Airbase supply hits 1( f* h4 c* c6 m6 R% R" L! o
Runway hits 3
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& p& r. H' o! J: }0 i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. i+ _, H( Q6 k- W5 N; p" o h
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! V$ A: ^. l8 P. q
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Allied Ships
: c+ ~; K4 r" [5 S CA Canberra
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
3 ^1 D. ]. Z' j# _ CL Hobart
3 X$ c- ^2 \( J% b( Y# m# X$ H DD Selfridge4 ?) P3 c9 f+ Z- f# `9 w% J5 x
DD Jarvis
, u8 |% y& J$ ~9 h/ m' Q) P DD Patterson' M4 T1 d9 X, g. ?, L
DD Ralph Talbot& u9 v# m) [# R* g6 h( H* O+ Q# u
DD Mugford
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* J3 j, X( h8 YJapanese ground losses:, ]4 p1 v8 p3 f1 d
208 casualties reported. n1 G) a* G' O) ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled) P0 V9 y4 O0 f) U+ `: k1 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled1 j9 c" s" x. @6 f. l: y! g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 x8 p3 t/ f F) a Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!$ n4 S) K; \0 ~* U
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9 F. h5 N% C3 |% IAllied Ships
0 Y- J3 y6 r8 J& ~" l/ j CA Vincennes& U k' U: @ I& o n# x# T
CA Quincy
/ I* g3 g# f2 @* T. r5 L CA Astoria
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DD Dewey2 p" e6 n$ e" g: @
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
, |0 t; j' Q/ p' y1 Z z DD Ellet" t+ \8 A1 w; i* @5 H4 T. ~6 b$ ~) L
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2 R* p5 h' p" Q% J1 C* H 51 casualties reported) E: `0 r3 @5 `7 q# o1 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: A1 b4 ~" z1 X( U3 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 B3 o' L. P3 e$ C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1377 r! [4 d! I+ e( a5 v; L+ i u3 y; g
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground! N1 [4 W9 g; t- q7 Y9 K
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DD Buchanan) R$ M! i8 ]0 u5 N6 o7 ?
DD Monssen
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Airbase supply hits 2 |