8月17日,瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战(相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了,当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家)。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天,58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架,再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。! s+ i: g. y. i5 H: S: X
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) a5 k1 Y2 T! h9 r3 m7 B+ w
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes: ^& T; k8 _9 X" @; ?0 H+ A9 r+ `3 S
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9 g2 |: f& m& D' j! C. a u G4M1 Betty x 69 m1 a; ?' t0 }4 _
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
" t" P; X; m" ^* [# n9 a G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: M+ Y9 e3 | w5 f% O
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes2 N/ c7 X0 C y+ E& O4 U9 C
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5 j" n& b( ^6 w, p Kittyhawk IA x 67 E) v& ]1 s l7 l7 W
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
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AM Starling
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+ ~& |- b/ i7 u8 N) X4 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1375 Y5 c% h# L2 ?: L8 M; ]0 O+ X
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6 }* G9 c) o& W) ?, dRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 m9 c# l& }+ m2 f4 W6 n0 M. E
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 13' f8 L; ~4 D& U$ b
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
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1 r4 I1 i* @; {* zMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129# i5 T$ }1 H- i ~& |6 J
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* l) i* o& F' [/ G2 o, Z
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 G# c1 A3 j' b% e
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 `! [: i s6 R9 ]; \
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Allied aircraft
5 E' B4 A# R7 d2 M6 J Kittyhawk IA x 5
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7 casualties reported: n7 t" A' q% I0 Z+ C6 o! F' W; R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)- D1 o( _1 i8 r/ ?0 a0 ^
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Airbase hits 1, `" x+ Z/ J" {) w) y
Runway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129' b. g, Z0 A+ L# {( H, q" J
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 5& }2 A$ D5 D# B( B/ V
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Airbase supply hits 16 `/ g& A' q4 c( I/ z$ F" \3 b* K
Runway hits 4
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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$ E6 N# v( S4 S$ i6 n) [Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* H b$ t5 T- K* @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: D+ d" N0 P/ N7 t+ T
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B-26 Marauder x 6" c( @' _1 }2 u
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:0 x3 ]+ i' N. ?: q4 p4 K9 b, J& m
8 casualties reported
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast; U8 j& b" k; H) l3 z- Q
; u: ]6 Y- H! m. a) z1 Z# R2 |Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% R' E1 r6 @+ \9 U; c1 k% E) \Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Laffey
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+ z% S' w; _6 d& W- a5 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1303 ~9 I5 h+ y8 T
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., \% K) V, s: I! Q2 |1 S$ d5 _
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes0 Z- ?" w% {% b0 d( p
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed9 s# H# a/ I1 C) J7 ~4 |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- A. t' r8 [0 w' }
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes5 j& p% ~ z; O' E; S0 R; E$ K$ h
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 61 L: r# m# _ N2 n
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同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |