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。
9 H2 K/ Z4 I1 J4 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
$ R' K$ i! k B3 J* j9 M3 z
! V) U- \6 z! D& e$ [Weather in hex: Heavy rain* } h- N% K/ T, t* g6 y/ z
( w1 H, v: u2 B% q
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( [6 E" c% o; z
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
- N9 _3 b% `2 [2 k! K6 t 9 I' n2 U7 \/ ]4 ^, i3 z1 E
Japanese aircraft
9 B) \2 Z: k6 z. R A6M2 Zero x 13
* |9 Q' a( W+ e* E G4M1 Betty x 27
1 u6 G7 T, T* F$ S# ]0 W $ W" g; t1 n4 h4 J
3 T( M) f0 y1 l- ?: x# \& a) O$ F p% M
6 G7 E0 `7 j' z+ uJapanese aircraft losses
) @5 L# X) t9 H1 n G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
+ `# \3 o6 _3 z0 X2 p: r0 V
! I, Q/ D& w/ B4 BAllied Ships
% _4 X5 I6 d3 \; e CA Chicago3 ?+ Q+ ]/ A& j: z: z1 ?. c/ v! I5 Y
CA Quincy; r8 h% k7 u! ]9 ?
CA Australia* U5 K7 d7 a. A) x: c2 x' I5 [
CA Astoria
3 N t: W C3 K. R8 N- R1 t DD Mugford
) n1 E7 t( F! y9 S& X, Z CA Vincennes
4 j1 s# U6 M# @7 K4 A CA Canberra
' G2 R. F g- o, W' a3 D$ Z5 S
3 ]- E" b( E9 K6 [
$ E1 I6 C9 f7 t$ P+ w! D$ o- G1 C; o
5 \6 C2 l: r* OAircraft Attacking:0 }, Z2 Z) c. `% ?( J6 o
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet) ~- ~+ z3 X1 w# W$ s7 ]7 R
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" i$ W7 D* R+ d3 }% A! p
* \! @% H* G' Q9 T8 Z! H9 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* ?* `/ D ]; eorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126# x5 g+ [0 w$ a9 d, x
% F/ ]1 y* F0 i0 r, Y2 i/ b; }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
% u1 `" z5 n# e) E! l$ B6 W : e* J+ I0 Q6 R9 _
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 V, A% u- N$ MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
6 K, j# D1 L0 x & t+ E( W; a2 V
Japanese aircraft5 T( h0 R) n) h5 X D5 t
A6M2 Zero x 66 s" z' a J. k% {+ Z; z5 G
! u; i: L( }! U: p! F 6 ^! q" U5 h$ l1 b& ?5 h+ ^
: y! u$ F r+ Y2 w! ^# V
Allied aircraft
- i) X' y0 i b Beaufort V x 4
- o& z k9 O2 Z7 B& f Kittyhawk IA x 11: a9 d! {) Y% o$ j' l9 b# U
B-26 Marauder x 9
P4 i/ W" ?/ v7 K P-39D Airacobra x 18: c( d; J1 e, F2 o% ^" ?2 d
$ l) M% M5 k T' \. z; B5 y$ t
1 |/ S" j% m( d, [6 BNo Japanese losses
4 C; G( W8 q: d2 S* q
2 A! i- c6 m1 o. a0 i$ }4 `Allied aircraft losses8 Z% t X1 }' Y3 B5 m# @+ A
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
3 m: w9 l j8 E B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
& O, J2 N* v$ `7 v) t% [9 M P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
3 U6 M7 V: w; P6 ] * ? A' n" M* g# D7 w+ ]
Japanese ground losses:/ c$ C! z3 K7 y. z5 {3 C% z5 ?
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled). ^5 P2 L0 b. k" J
! q! f0 M0 ~: j 6 H8 _2 o8 _: O5 N* k
" f9 t: A) j- P1 h7 G
Airbase hits 11 B5 z; ?' f) |) k0 @
Runway hits 4 T" `! F9 J6 `( S* S
8 _' _6 i( a) a- @
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126; i# U Q: ]. u* Y5 r h/ \9 L
( S- R3 |' f2 P! tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
% k% L* ~* Q& B. e 3 S- ^( M# n4 j& r
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. M5 U+ E k$ V/ i6 h& P' J3 t: HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
# W/ Y* D* {, V& J$ Q0 D8 w / [0 ^+ ]% r5 _7 H: U! r; `
Japanese aircraft
; V" ~6 P& U& `' Z1 ]$ x/ D& k: m A6M2 Zero x 2 o* E" m: m: L j
: m& ^- K, I2 |! [, j
/ ^( _, H$ } @- |0 L
8 C- {( `5 H, w O8 @! mAllied aircraft
- W, }9 F8 P( b- V0 y0 l B-26 Marauder x 62 H& ~. [* ?$ g8 J; Y; W$ f
P-39D Airacobra x 10- ^' x" o( S( K2 A, _
5 B; H, {- C2 K) K: \
" H* u( ?# y5 C. \No Japanese losses! ]/ B# c/ X5 o2 h* r' j* f
2 F! U V4 B" W) j8 vAllied aircraft losses
/ \( Z: a- D5 Y B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ ?) O1 u5 ?, q# M / Y; J- ^5 O3 n4 F3 X4 Z% i! o
; L) x+ [5 [( d
& S5 j0 z% j; W+ o' tAirbase supply hits 14 d3 h+ K3 D) Q' U
Runway hits 3
- I3 X+ H6 p' U. J5 U: ?8 w* L/ }6 f7 u3 t
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+ `$ p( I3 Y5 d/ b& l, U% `0 ~
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
! }) S* l! ?, N( r& O y% Q( m
0 o; }/ J0 B. q6 p1 [' a2 G6 r10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 v, ?" N, {6 S0 J1 _5 j# J' {( p- N
+ c& L; F Q" h' e
Allied Ships
! d' I- T5 t$ @% } CA Canberra
" Z/ d* o8 w) v CA Australia' _7 m; C Z7 J' W3 i' v
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
: e! \3 ~ d8 d9 k CL Hobart
* O# l# o* j; ]/ d DD Selfridge
! `3 o X, X8 i: V6 \# ?* p! B DD Jarvis8 y- K# a- T9 T6 _6 w: Z8 B
DD Patterson
3 K) h" d7 H% z* [+ A DD Ralph Talbot
; ?% ?; r# q1 X& o DD Mugford: _: ~6 @ N# d- e1 v
9 n( I! ~) f- O* _7 i
Japanese ground losses:- K. d6 \8 N1 x! x8 o
208 casualties reported+ e' J& F$ s7 p1 ]5 w& l0 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
/ h9 R! J- `9 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled8 ^& h- Q( @% R; G1 d& [7 [6 m6 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 z, h8 u9 P$ h3 r
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
5 |! ]2 S; Z+ e/ T3 l
3 w# C/ \# {. V, A3 JNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
3 Z# `8 v1 N4 v( T/ K ; l. O. ~- k% z+ @2 u4 D9 ]
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! N: b# K$ O6 _5 n) Z" i( L- K6 w
: |9 N* x) B# ZAllied Ships/ g( D$ d) X2 J- T5 Q# D6 T
CA Vincennes6 u% ]! r7 t& Z
CA Quincy$ I4 ~ J% ?6 F7 w7 }# _ L* C
CA Astoria% E" W% I1 @+ t" V' i2 f/ v" l& q
DD Hull
: o0 Q; o/ ?1 G, j! v- E1 V DD Dewey
& \5 T! d3 Q7 K0 O3 F DD Wilson, Shell hits 2* h8 A9 W: P F
DD Ellet
% ~% L, a' N* k4 u! r { + U& ~* D+ | F9 a/ C! l
Japanese ground losses:! t+ H" D9 T2 T" ^ }
51 casualties reported3 X% I$ Y* g9 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ l( z0 {% X7 B& e7 V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" i# L Y5 h% v1 j* ~- f6 r1 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ b8 z4 U% B. F6 o3 o
2 y/ V5 s; R/ G! X8 f- UNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137. c; G) d: e5 a' B4 w4 i: ]1 \
1 R5 O. o) D/ H# j( \; l6 _
Japanese aircraft, }1 v6 e1 x1 @. m! h
no flights
- ?3 }- |& V/ I2 |* c* b: {1 L
+ P% G) g( v; N* N& @Japanese aircraft losses( F5 w& H K9 l4 B5 P
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground7 C" S0 k: Y5 H8 F6 e* B8 s5 V u
. f* ]* z' d3 i/ E9 _* {4 L6 \. Y
Allied Ships. f" l) ~6 z2 s9 s/ d" d
CLAA San Juan
5 B l7 ^8 |3 r4 | E" G& ~1 ^ DD Buchanan
4 _6 o6 B4 P! `5 _5 S& C DD Monssen6 Z8 z4 }, ?/ h2 O3 n0 h
+ M4 a7 H3 A1 ~! |
. U% _7 e i: z) u2 {
L. @9 O8 `2 x+ \Airbase hits 4
: V, [- L7 I7 M' LAirbase supply hits 2 |