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。 ' R p4 g1 n4 T/ G
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# p9 H3 d# ~; t; x
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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0 Y5 Z/ ~0 M. a @0 jJapanese aircraft
4 V" O1 z; V3 @7 \- U8 d1 ]9 D A6M2 Zero x 13
% Q8 h% B7 P7 E7 @6 j G4M1 Betty x 27$ j3 g- r* \, @7 G7 h% b# T0 e& e
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: M& k/ e& s0 P( V* ZJapanese aircraft losses
+ z$ P/ {% ]! L& G C G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged" h; |9 ~/ R) I; k# t6 z7 S, V
4 x/ M' J" {# l% pAllied Ships
3 N# W- ^8 W* z. y* l CA Chicago8 m9 J; N& _8 U) z& Y0 `/ W
CA Quincy
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CA Astoria* T7 W8 G4 C1 Y5 B9 h
DD Mugford
* B& F) U, S& C9 n! }- C1 } CA Vincennes4 ?" B% K5 Y# f! E/ [/ m5 e2 S
CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:, m9 ?* _- [) O& C; M
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
1 `* H2 j0 X0 Z7 }5 S Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 j( I) `- Q! |* N0 L. O1 B, o
" ]3 u; `4 _* g( I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。。。。。。5 K5 V! b8 D4 t
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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6 J/ Q* i9 N& y6 JWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., J! ]! r3 p, D# q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 h* C, u. |. Q% B U6 F: EJapanese aircraft& F( w1 t; g$ n) `
A6M2 Zero x 6
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' h* f& ~1 \: e8 b: SAllied aircraft2 o5 }2 V6 f- t) L
Beaufort V x 4- M j% e! j7 x. a3 m) J" x& q
Kittyhawk IA x 11$ e8 V2 j, {* W) l# M, D
B-26 Marauder x 9
' n5 g0 Z# |$ i* Q3 m P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% s1 n# L! ]- G* M4 c! F8 y: J
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
" o6 p! t. }2 T! y B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged) p* b5 A" B4 o: c
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed# Y* \5 X/ F3 k5 z3 m: z
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Japanese ground losses:
% P" C: @5 T3 c5 B( e, C, U Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
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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.
6 {0 r+ K4 i6 pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 20 p$ U8 V& w' B' P, k+ c4 I0 T
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( J1 i `2 g1 u! G B-26 Marauder x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
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Airbase supply hits 1
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' O( v/ s, W+ L8 J5 j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( ^+ G+ v: Z R) J( l
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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CA Canberra
! O' p' D# G/ p+ x# `* ]$ l CA Australia
: v* G3 F' G* q3 M+ d CA Chicago, Shell hits 1. o& D& [+ h6 B# R
CL Hobart! O% ^* k- ^' R: t1 O4 M1 [+ _% k
DD Selfridge9 R6 S5 W/ ^6 T2 i1 _3 U7 G
DD Jarvis- t1 q. d3 Q& N r% g6 T
DD Patterson0 U: E* X) X8 A X5 ?. j- x
DD Ralph Talbot
4 Q( d1 ?! @, J0 T5 {2 J DD Mugford) u$ }7 I( z2 ?) f* n# D0 ?
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208 casualties reported7 b% R3 v- r4 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
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CA Quincy0 g/ _: x- ^+ p8 ]- _( s6 z
CA Astoria
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DD Dewey
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DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:7 q, W5 M1 b2 y$ {$ W! R2 q$ N
51 casualties reported
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5 R' t$ E m' K5 `3 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 H( U ^6 o! J, J$ R; N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! o7 k; ]) d1 f' W6 D
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground' p- F1 a( r% t. Y" j
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CLAA San Juan" {8 Q8 N3 @. Y' F! }9 o, G( X3 `
DD Buchanan7 J. J1 L: c6 h+ p9 v {
DD Monssen
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' a. v+ ?/ {& S& \+ t$ c. WAirbase supply hits 2 |