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。
- v& z ]7 {. w% r& e! jMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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# z) l) x2 [, Z- E3 VWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; t8 S# j( F! q ~* [2 I: D1 JEstimated time to target is 42 minutes+ |9 Y* Z0 G4 N9 L- [4 L) v
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Japanese aircraft+ |, }; b3 q8 E3 Y& ^5 l# Y5 r
A6M2 Zero x 13+ f2 G0 i8 u+ X: X* J0 L
G4M1 Betty x 279 j8 B1 g5 A/ ~
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( [% g0 s. e6 g, pJapanese aircraft losses
1 f" S6 `2 n) a! F; E5 h* J G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged8 g5 g8 y1 E* s, B, K4 ^
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CA Chicago
2 Z6 V" [& L3 ^* N) L CA Quincy
. a# L% J7 E& b" ~: Q: L CA Australia' Q2 ~. W8 g1 g/ r9 L4 m$ u
CA Astoria6 z. y! f0 u+ I( [- }9 H- K0 N4 T
DD Mugford/ ^/ P. I9 X5 h. _( M7 l
CA Vincennes
: i2 P) W/ R. U0 W6 v% P$ P CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 ^- x' e5 O) Z: y! Q 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
4 B* W: C1 E' e4 A. B0 L Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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+ {/ v* J; C* k7 m7 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。。。。。。
8 ?1 L( [+ S u/ _' rorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! g3 Y4 B- C7 f8 J- K PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 ?; o" A$ r/ X1 \0 n6 ]
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Japanese aircraft! A4 D* J# I# c
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft- S- U" q: F |; y& N: L; @
Beaufort V x 4' u5 T: _5 k( v; \
Kittyhawk IA x 11
' j/ G. p1 ?( z. y s B-26 Marauder x 9
' V* z# X( B7 l7 r P-39D Airacobra x 18 w7 M9 l- ~) H& w+ }* _, p s
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& a" H7 H: r% U: L+ s; ONo Japanese losses) [- Z6 U1 F5 k7 S, H1 G/ o- [# A
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Beaufort V: 3 damaged k& k/ e) l6 P/ S6 e2 [! }3 C
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged0 A+ ]5 k% f1 @: ]8 C U
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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( Q F9 E1 p! f; I bJapanese ground losses:: X- g! z9 e i
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)% H3 X3 b- p1 f7 b
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( L4 b# l) H6 h! D, J. T" U/ JAirbase hits 1( [5 c# f& T/ O7 `3 k
Runway hits 45 `( o( k- }" t( Z2 y3 O
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ M9 \, s8 o/ I/ t6 N/ I" d" z1 ?Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 w/ r) h" w! R4 E, S! R+ d7 Y. nJapanese aircraft
, v1 g- M, U4 |1 O! k5 | A6M2 Zero x 2, f( }5 Q. b4 } ]+ n |
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* Y( g8 z) f! l, ?Allied aircraft8 w- s# p2 e4 M" _4 T8 e
B-26 Marauder x 6 Z3 e/ B) {( I0 |
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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! ?% e# y" l: A# x$ D0 L7 yNo Japanese losses
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0 D5 f( I) O" b3 Z B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 x5 M% ?8 Z" A/ K, t1 I
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Airbase supply hits 1, }6 M4 d! S2 a) w' n
Runway hits 3
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8 }9 f. _+ ~& K% W* |2 i6 e3 Z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
7 [/ ]/ _' t1 UNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!5 x8 G" ^* e: Z2 a: P
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! S3 q! w( p. @$ ~& g. L4 a
0 x8 z) O. f. |+ ~! OAllied Ships
% |/ X3 g! [" ^( {, ?3 y4 M CA Canberra$ G$ ]* l) Y/ _. m" \2 m7 x
CA Australia
1 Z7 T0 R: p8 \$ c6 g CA Chicago, Shell hits 1! S7 e. _0 B _7 v
CL Hobart
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! j t+ ~" A. `4 {8 F5 S DD Jarvis& R6 r9 s) F# D& _% n; A/ y5 z
DD Patterson$ r- a* B% J6 H( f/ ^
DD Ralph Talbot+ |) J. d- G$ f2 R
DD Mugford# j4 ?1 x9 h/ z
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208 casualties reported1 _' D; `- o) P1 U; }; D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
! g3 I* p0 h6 b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled( o* K3 ~4 h0 U4 v& \( R2 `! K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( {) T& b* ]+ i8 ]
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled), S% s( K& b8 r+ p& y
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
3 d! {$ P4 k0 c" C! g3 V CA Vincennes
, \$ B u" i8 r! l/ s CA Quincy
- e, W3 F: k+ i8 Z' _# _ CA Astoria, {5 H& k# F: D
DD Hull9 ^. V; n" v# X; i$ C: C- I
DD Dewey) v2 k6 r' b4 C, ^) M
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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9 u$ ?2 [7 I; C4 W Z 51 casualties reported* B6 g$ G5 U }8 M+ T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 z8 ]+ @5 {$ ?+ l# x* P* }, C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 v0 I7 O) `! x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" i/ ]) `! H# w; R6 u1 P7 r+ x3 K
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan9 h4 L2 R* z; }. u7 z, Z
DD Buchanan
, c% o) s1 `- g# L DD Monssen
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; ^: d1 |9 g2 ?' @6 hAirbase hits 4
5 Y/ h" z- N6 b# i6 o2 A( pAirbase supply hits 2 |