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。
# {7 w) y9 h9 \5 W2 f9 ~+ D: uMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138% [: D4 Q, w$ Q+ V! I$ P
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
0 [, Y2 M" n$ ~" Y A6M2 Zero x 13* [3 n6 |; \* `- Q/ x7 a# K! r% r
G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses4 s: W5 l! B# I9 K' P L) Q2 K
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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; I. L5 |; X# J) b/ h6 t1 O3 | CA Chicago
5 q$ ]! F( m4 g3 j% B3 ^$ _; ? CA Quincy
3 m7 X1 \* |' v) Q$ i/ b CA Australia
# L! y$ i: ^; Y5 L6 r2 V! i CA Astoria
& x( R+ j1 v2 n. Z2 I, v, G0 m DD Mugford
8 i8 q/ T/ `& f9 t& r3 c$ ~! @' Y: m CA Vincennes" J% \/ P) @8 `! w! J& I$ |' |
CA Canberra
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6 i' a( R$ [1 i; F, o! q9 H" U6 y8 o6 FAircraft Attacking:
0 c! b8 t3 d# w% `3 C7 E& z6 J 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
" q% \% i0 j R' R& @$ ^! { Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. v$ `3 G1 L) `! t+ u. u5 ^8 W
, L$ f/ d! }' j6 ]7 [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 e0 ?! O; ?) \$ L2 Horning 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.
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Japanese aircraft
$ K b7 d) O. b A6M2 Zero x 6
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Beaufort V x 49 Z; A* i& L8 n4 r
Kittyhawk IA x 111 G' H7 x) R m2 A$ f- q
B-26 Marauder x 9
7 P# u( ~* R: Z7 H4 C, k P-39D Airacobra x 184 l' M: m$ c7 o$ y) Z5 o
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No Japanese losses9 w& F8 f% [; s& ~% d- L1 K
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2 I! K, h4 u- Q) T4 K* U. O& f Beaufort V: 3 damaged
0 u/ d- b! O( {- A/ r B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
3 k; J3 \* k" Y5 ?! v& ~! O* U: k P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed( J6 o# b; N5 D+ g! R6 W
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Japanese ground losses:
- x1 O# i X; g8 m! G* r' p Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 12 {6 _% I7 c+ }9 r0 m, e
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126" V2 M& Q" n7 \1 ~( Z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. D# m7 }- d* v7 I# x' TRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: C: T* u( L4 ~( UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes# E& y+ b, T1 M0 C. h1 e3 }) E
0 h( Z. J$ L4 C, m6 s9 k; XJapanese aircraft
0 W5 B) o9 M, L1 ~# _ A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 62 _4 U8 |. N6 B2 j& R# c' F) L
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses$ Q8 g6 M9 P3 b
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Allied aircraft losses
3 H" a% v( P' {, `, q; N$ U# N B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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$ w- E% i( F% m( d5 [Airbase supply hits 11 b; [7 o( r- Z; G S; b
Runway hits 3
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" u7 H7 p6 o6 [2 S' g( r( c: Y |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
K$ s9 m4 S4 X3 }, M5 O9 M1 @Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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7 o1 w/ Y8 w$ p/ j, Q# x c0 b$ [ CA Canberra4 R: `) s( T/ Q; Q# x6 |% j6 p
CA Australia7 ^) d& D5 g1 W: h* c! E3 J |
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge D+ F/ E, c0 G) {
DD Jarvis
* U; _+ d' `- e* h, Z DD Patterson s2 y. Z, x. P1 y. M* l# S
DD Ralph Talbot- ~6 u1 t: j) x2 i- i
DD Mugford
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/ J6 S N" d1 I/ K9 T0 KJapanese ground losses:( C \: ?- e2 s C
208 casualties reported6 i" H% E+ l& f$ N9 {* e$ I: l1 ?! i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- d( V. J1 k8 V' }6 J2 q I( v
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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( h9 O' f6 X; ]9 eNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" C& H D" B& [7 @6 c! P
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships* j: ^' @0 x* ~0 j+ N j
CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria
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/ @; Z' @" U- r0 [4 ~ DD Dewey5 L* N9 s+ W6 O/ A
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
5 u) t4 Y8 O1 U) `( l4 ~8 b DD Ellet9 ?# C2 r7 }1 ~8 D
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Japanese ground losses:7 s$ R9 H& i) Q( X- @) B" v
51 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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! |4 N; u) r" G. A* S+ A, r% K# D$ rNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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5 ^9 F7 Q2 r: |9 zJapanese aircraft losses
2 i- F# P+ X; f9 }( Y: b0 x+ M) W8 _ H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground* ]9 h3 |, z+ d$ t9 t) ?
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3 J! F2 T- `* K$ J8 Y CLAA San Juan
6 }& p% O$ X2 K& f* z5 v# {( e DD Buchanan' { ?! |* W8 K I! z- D
DD Monssen2 L; o( B* j P- z! m
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Airbase hits 4
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