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。
& V4 M6 k. a8 C3 s. X; a. HMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 w3 ^& K( Q7 H+ U# x
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 u; ^- V/ d! c2 Z+ ?7 GEstimated time to target is 42 minutes/ w0 J4 r+ G+ M6 a% y
: l+ N% ~% I6 F! P6 W, yJapanese aircraft/ |7 k. z3 z& o; n: ~; S. u' R
A6M2 Zero x 13
+ s1 E1 ] O7 v5 j' \ G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
_1 J' ?$ m+ c) v1 L G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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: A0 b& e: e$ iAllied Ships
/ B$ e$ |) q7 n CA Chicago. o1 r/ Z9 } G z
CA Quincy
: H1 ^7 J- x5 \8 y" t' a/ k CA Australia
$ L. ]( y4 k/ n: a CA Astoria9 T, T7 F1 U* J7 V# A0 N" T
DD Mugford6 P# [/ \1 U1 S( B$ f$ h5 @0 j
CA Vincennes
' I% r- |4 E' e0 @, o' k W CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:* n4 |: N) n- C1 p
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet& Y/ o. @+ O! W) K4 A' n# j' D
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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- C& I9 Z9 A$ r3 z# T( g# N& ?/ C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。。。。。。! r- M- v; |7 o' l' [, Z& z7 a
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126$ F( W1 g) f2 ]' Q4 Y
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( m+ o q5 {, j& I6 S7 T4 T
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., q9 n5 x. m7 G6 W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 6, |4 E' r5 A1 ^5 D9 t2 K( _8 P
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( Q/ r( C4 T9 f- OAllied aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 11
) x' |! F! x* d/ k8 e B-26 Marauder x 9: ?; r$ ~9 | @$ [$ d/ c5 {* F& k
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses: N+ v R+ @9 K, Q9 w! y. F4 {; n
& V% l& R3 j B. c* zAllied aircraft losses+ X) p0 O1 ?1 J6 s
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
$ b( j, f, a( W* |" K$ R1 t B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
% ?9 d% m8 N7 U P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed8 L- I, C, f4 Y" j+ A5 ^+ `
# R3 a7 B3 v/ A2 s' ~. L0 W: X# IJapanese ground losses:
3 {# M) x9 k6 @' J6 \ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1' Y2 L$ M6 s' I" z" a0 ]# ?
Runway hits 4# m- ?6 Y# R/ S' X2 s: h- H
5 ~& ~6 t1 w7 Y% z& Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# _6 ~$ e3 Z9 K* g3 D2 N) {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 Q) w9 O6 y' r
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A6M2 Zero x 22 y6 d& {$ x' h) K7 \; ~
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5 o& m( J9 }7 a/ d B-26 Marauder x 6. f2 M& Y3 h' r* I* o
P-39D Airacobra x 10. ]) G! E/ N/ d9 R# n( M
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- f. x% y: L8 ANo Japanese losses# H- U7 J( [& w: e9 ^9 Y, G2 ^
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged; q/ n5 l0 W; D6 f
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Airbase supply hits 1
* @1 \" G2 N+ i* \: F% J* aRunway hits 3
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, G& c. y4 e" ^* J0 {; j4 g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) f( P& @- _6 A. f3 n: T O
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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, }9 z/ j4 s; O2 e& o( J10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 ~& h5 y6 m# b7 W9 ?. b: Z
{8 Z4 F, t Y9 m5 e! hAllied Ships
$ r5 d' r( H* V+ s8 V CA Canberra
* s- u* Z! Q' a3 E9 C- E. { CA Australia
6 k( b/ q4 M1 @2 X Z( ^ CA Chicago, Shell hits 10 G* T6 Q3 A* R1 l5 r
CL Hobart' \( k& }$ u- b
DD Selfridge" {! u/ T) c% k* y: x
DD Jarvis& z, |0 d5 S8 e* s
DD Patterson) R w* |1 E3 A; E) e* i: D, e
DD Ralph Talbot
/ l% _4 N$ @+ z4 U DD Mugford! t) K: C n. b1 O% ]7 s7 s# Q
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Japanese ground losses:
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! P$ T/ Q- ] V Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled2 b( A7 u9 ]2 }2 r; G" [; }& v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
8 z# S$ m0 y) O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 Q9 R3 Z7 s& n* ~+ L Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) g' x, V- M4 n; m% P# u7 J
; Q- S' I5 a( M, `" O# f# ^Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships+ o; D# V1 d5 v
CA Vincennes1 e2 ?3 e' \0 a
CA Quincy
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DD Dewey4 h3 N4 e- J% Z2 r
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2! K4 r- l8 b L4 P9 k7 r0 u" ^; G2 s
DD Ellet
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51 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled4 d6 B2 J4 F; X+ R6 m9 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- N" N I! d7 H9 m- ~% I
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137: z) Y5 d% J6 w$ {5 `% w
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground: f- c7 |' L# F8 Q3 M( [0 K' t
! O4 @# A7 Y; P: e: kAllied Ships
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DD Buchanan
" L5 u7 g. O0 u) i4 n. d, k DD Monssen
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9 X% g6 J( C9 ~0 p; YAirbase supply hits 2 |