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。
t- v1 j0 Z7 t2 o! I& @Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138) {9 t! e; z0 }: q* r
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- b3 B( E1 o: Q m0 {Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% m( h C) J- i. P3 [
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft Z) G0 W. L. ?* X: @ x
A6M2 Zero x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses3 `# w9 O, R Y$ A% H6 z" E! N
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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9 F) w w/ d; z% w( k6 c6 ]Allied Ships% ^% ?2 c7 m. B/ d; G0 w
CA Chicago* g5 Y4 q' h$ g7 M
CA Quincy
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CA Astoria' B$ G4 _/ e% y, ], U
DD Mugford g# `) s$ {! Z
CA Vincennes
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; s) c2 Z' Z+ Q' N, j2 fAircraft Attacking:4 N# J5 _- _7 K9 Y2 T
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
: M: v5 ^5 N8 [, f' c+ ?: C) ^- B/ A Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 g1 ]: V6 l: P+ z/ i. O
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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。。。。。。, i1 O: Y' r' O* j1 y
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 q5 G* X8 u( ?2 L( \6 |Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ P7 k( |, b3 a1 B; P; H" k9 J, o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 W( ^) U& g1 N$ ]9 ?
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9 d# N* b! ?2 A* H$ I6 ^7 cAllied aircraft
6 d/ r: J5 ~1 i+ d' `0 g' x Beaufort V x 4
' r. i3 p/ _( m j0 P Kittyhawk IA x 115 ~, H4 ]3 y% @ y
B-26 Marauder x 97 o9 Q$ m0 e a
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged, {- |- E# E# M/ Z# E5 I+ q& V
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:: M" t3 U+ I; l
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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0 [+ g* b3 q1 V+ G3 zRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ Q1 _2 g+ q2 | I& {$ U! S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. L% B3 r% C# J l9 ^2 h0 A
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Japanese aircraft* t0 x) E; U S: X4 j: }
A6M2 Zero x 2
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P-39D Airacobra x 10% C& k4 q! g' k- V. n% {
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No Japanese losses( i4 |- O' L. v
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Allied aircraft losses
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Runway hits 32 r) {( `9 Z* j! c8 K
' F% U8 W3 m8 E2 }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; z" N1 q; R `! Z) _% b; s
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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) C7 `" e! s5 O! k) G- Y CA Canberra
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( b+ _5 n0 L) L. i: d& b/ S CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
9 M' u* g( m0 B" T6 P CL Hobart
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DD Jarvis; W7 y& C" k- b2 q
DD Patterson' g* j) A% W6 A# L
DD Ralph Talbot" m' _1 t) L3 N: b! E" P5 S6 z0 d% ^
DD Mugford# N) N; k. p8 B- g7 |0 k
g6 C+ l. {1 Q ^% B4 g; k& HJapanese ground losses:4 X9 {, e9 i/ f
208 casualties reported0 r& B" x' ?3 E* a! k& F- k4 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled# G/ G3 _5 R. `& G+ y4 ]2 k- r$ e$ k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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) p \4 f; T7 U F- E2 N1 p! ]Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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; F9 I# z; l, B+ p CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria
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DD Dewey) |7 ~+ h9 r- q% \( ~; r0 X
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 {# R- @9 |1 F- k" A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% e) [, G9 y2 B! h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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; Y2 B. |& A( G: eNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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no flights
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9 p* \( o: h& X6 V, f H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground7 R; M% T5 n5 N
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CLAA San Juan6 ] H ~% H1 E$ F( V4 I. F
DD Buchanan
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$ _) b7 `# t0 VAirbase hits 4
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