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。
, J! t/ g( P o) G4 j# a, C: UMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138' i6 C# D* y% V- e; K" [* f
* i0 }2 W+ s9 G3 [ YWeather in hex: Heavy rain( S6 a1 q5 Y6 ?5 `: ~2 H
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* v7 k6 I, A m, k6 }" y4 `Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. k6 C B( f3 g% s0 d1 V
A6M2 Zero x 13
2 t2 R. [) _' K" r8 }0 }+ J- i1 Z G4M1 Betty x 27# o0 G8 i/ d0 c+ Z) w) H: B
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Japanese aircraft losses
, e. Q0 D: _' @. o G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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# r4 F) t- D. }Allied Ships
" O& l8 o& @7 e8 T' ?8 Y CA Chicago
7 G* O8 r- v% D$ S CA Quincy. f& o1 ]5 b% z2 }
CA Australia
7 K+ t) s9 M$ A2 b1 \7 X3 d CA Astoria
' Q* B8 ]9 C: ?8 H0 A DD Mugford# S" [. p( e2 @. [' _
CA Vincennes6 P ?* ~6 \2 b: n$ H5 O
CA Canberra
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7 H4 {; |" Z4 j. VAircraft Attacking:; }( o4 }' i$ l! ]5 ?
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
% q/ J, ~9 u/ A+ L5 L) C4 I Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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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。。。。。。: l6 _+ } `7 N) k y
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' i5 M P+ B3 N% d5 K- p
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& ^( m5 r" c$ H1 |8 T5 l: d0 w( nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes6 {! n5 ^/ o0 ]. p6 V6 V7 W9 `; Y8 {4 w
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Japanese aircraft. n+ v. |$ M/ G1 {7 x
A6M2 Zero x 6
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+ l6 e; R' a4 T5 b3 vAllied aircraft7 w4 _8 {0 L) Y4 C3 ]/ T
Beaufort V x 4
- ]8 F- `( h, l! F' a Kittyhawk IA x 11
) W6 ?$ m4 s6 t! A& F B-26 Marauder x 9
! T, k- e$ D/ p P-39D Airacobra x 18
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4 k% t% {" K. @' r! ENo Japanese losses
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+ Y0 K( [8 A% E" O% v' ` Beaufort V: 3 damaged6 o3 K" N5 I8 K; J7 i4 I: a
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
/ x O8 D3 R: n# q6 l9 \" }2 | P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed! f |+ X U" j: F) K( K
1 A' a3 G4 ~! uJapanese ground losses:
9 |3 w+ Y: P; H+ R \! ?% _$ _6 w2 } Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)' T, C; M2 x1 a, p# H( E+ j5 O6 y: W
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" _4 c6 i. y% [* i' bAirbase hits 1
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8 m* i9 h7 R1 f0 L z$ w: |orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126, K$ m/ `# s6 D& \
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! D, ~: d1 Q' _( r9 V8 VRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 f' N' z. ^0 ], K0 Y! rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes& h T: b. o7 w
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Allied aircraft
, s2 w% E( c/ r B-26 Marauder x 6
: W6 D4 g, s0 g7 h7 j7 J6 k' ^ P-39D Airacobra x 10
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2 i1 y5 j! i8 `& s9 ZNo Japanese losses- P( v1 n. L+ L$ p/ @
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* H3 A h2 P0 f/ d B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 l2 w$ @& o2 M4 F: O
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Airbase supply hits 1
0 U( a) Z8 {2 d, u4 }Runway hits 3
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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
2 l3 ?) J, O2 |; ?4 K2 INaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 M2 F" T# J/ S1 v
8 S' U: r: a3 ?3 n9 T! EAllied Ships
) W+ i) Y0 E! A& `1 M- ] CA Canberra
1 O; D; L" x9 k. L; n' { CA Australia8 Y& Y" }/ `3 H6 O) Z
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
' |1 S/ y. P3 {5 m O$ O CL Hobart( K j3 F! ?% k5 c( w4 J
DD Selfridge4 {( z+ T" O& u4 ^9 w
DD Jarvis
$ O$ K4 a3 g; |/ O. y DD Patterson0 z' C0 J( F, y
DD Ralph Talbot
7 b6 S1 F4 M3 l" k+ O7 B$ N, W DD Mugford
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7 N9 z" q* a( `: s6 s$ @5 sJapanese ground losses:
7 X9 o* S% }- q* } 208 casualties reported) R2 Z3 Y S0 [( K& V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled$ F5 n1 g$ q. ~2 x0 X9 ?6 h& B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled" m1 Y6 X) v* m0 F5 ^1 l- g+ d+ J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% S- B& n. U0 ?4 U" I7 I }
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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1 F) g/ |/ @4 z0 D/ Y7 eNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., j/ ]. `& K+ C" b* I
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I& ^5 ?; E! K CA Vincennes- n; C# J c) y' [; v6 H3 |
CA Quincy/ g0 \6 G# g2 a$ l" `7 Q8 X
CA Astoria
3 B5 p: i* v2 }1 f) W: W DD Hull
) A7 e! z1 _3 B: d% O; W5 ] DD Dewey
0 X& N" r4 r# v/ z, Y DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
" u4 K$ q! X6 u" q+ `' N DD Ellet
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$ ~ i8 P5 m# g5 U* I. X$ Y+ r: s l$ OJapanese ground losses:9 ~; [! T) s3 |! e' ~) c
51 casualties reported6 f) F: [# S# F! w0 H1 r. c$ n2 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled F0 F$ \- u5 h. T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 a3 _, G* L7 ?( e' c- H0 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' `9 ~" S0 F& r; c
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1375 t, q/ J" }0 @% V: ]
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no flights
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6 V9 i) j( S9 D, A5 A H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground" s- `. J+ \. T) ]" {
3 }+ ]1 u) i/ Y6 T. w+ oAllied Ships
0 R4 |8 g8 j% N CLAA San Juan
4 m$ D* J6 h* h" t) f" f DD Buchanan
( `4 f9 E! _- X. M DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4
3 `. N6 F( W& f$ S' S0 dAirbase supply hits 2 |