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。
. P( q1 e. W' K# p) f9 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ M4 l% I: f9 J) h
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( b/ ]& n9 Q: D6 g6 [
A6M2 Zero x 137 o2 v% o4 l9 G' D6 V) }
G4M1 Betty x 27/ X( ^ y3 Y, O& X; U# _- F
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6 V8 j) I0 Q9 }7 _ \# l9 p4 K b0 ~/ O G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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CA Chicago
2 D/ F! ]+ R% N5 T- q* L" M CA Quincy- w( F6 j; ]3 j
CA Australia9 R5 |* |, {3 M/ [8 @/ \& n8 d# J
CA Astoria" t5 ~" @3 M" Y3 t
DD Mugford5 A6 l. D. v- H% F# H+ u& ]
CA Vincennes
# c4 |( z9 ]$ b$ j CA Canberra& m: Q( ?: w! n1 V7 J+ i
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% f( [' R7 j4 b- }Aircraft Attacking:
. ]2 V8 j. ]& C) U2 R+ W* i 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet) m. H2 n* A6 v* A, W
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb; W! q' z, Z1 v. ~
1 n3 M `( F$ A( y5 a* g/ w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。。。。。。
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 @# _- {( x o% d4 f
+ `% V! w" F% E9 }: o' NRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 ?( i2 a. F# [- z b2 s( yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes, V9 I" p+ J; E3 d
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Japanese aircraft
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Beaufort V x 4
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: {7 l& W- g/ q1 v B-26 Marauder x 9# C1 o9 R# M, i/ x y- \7 p
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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2 i. C5 w% b# c( r; h3 aNo Japanese losses( {2 M+ A7 R0 y0 k( }& n
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Allied aircraft losses
( f+ j& j! f2 I9 s& Z5 h9 h Beaufort V: 3 damaged5 @6 i( U6 v' c" U
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged, ]' Q( r$ Z8 s8 i# w
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed! m2 K) P! O7 d( G9 w
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Japanese ground losses:# P S( U% _' s
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1) H& C& ^% f* E
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1261 g/ E. ^' `9 [" B/ U
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' q7 v: a# R/ M: x6 S4 {: f
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( f8 o1 n, A" p4 ]( Y CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 x4 R$ ]4 @3 q/ ^; ?$ \
A6M2 Zero x 2( g6 k0 @( {6 p- ]: u# R
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* R! m# V G5 ~% o B-26 Marauder x 6
3 y1 Z2 ^: X5 C/ X2 N9 B/ i P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 13 A) f' j: S3 f) R. l6 ^9 c
Runway hits 3. G) m1 {# o; o" o' x G$ T5 l& d
# W' m0 Y) _0 _( v1 ?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) x6 V- Y+ e S
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, `7 {0 T% z- {" a, X1 e
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships3 q4 g( |" L6 E
CA Canberra
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge
6 x( U: i# p+ x DD Jarvis
3 m% f% L- {! l7 K J DD Patterson4 v5 o' V* |9 P0 J9 j. M
DD Ralph Talbot
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- o9 p# x+ u2 ?9 wJapanese ground losses:
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8 r# m0 A- V8 H Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
; c+ s6 C/ L. M( K; o# r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled" K4 _3 ?2 B+ m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; p* M6 ^- L$ O, c# _) p/ ^ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)# g+ k- z& T- O/ c( i# z( p/ {
; P7 |) |3 ?% X( w- M0 sNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" h" d1 H# O e2 R. V* G
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Allied Ships
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CA Quincy# X2 g3 o! ?" F) S* S1 y
CA Astoria3 J" [" \; s* V4 C5 J4 i
DD Hull
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. C. a* N/ ]0 g# q( n' x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* H' D, r) }4 m! X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 l) F; ?( k% Y- d0 ~
7 @6 ]* l8 S5 Y: t4 z lNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137$ v$ C8 g' x( E( Q6 i
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8 Y' i/ j3 ~ a6 U: k CLAA San Juan- A+ W1 ~8 I9 O2 Q
DD Buchanan0 I3 }# S/ N/ e' X
DD Monssen1 t" Y2 T1 b. f
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" H+ D3 e0 C0 ~" N m$ y0 R" p+ h+ IAirbase hits 4
/ `! y1 A6 Z9 a! Z$ y5 hAirbase supply hits 2 |