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。
& b, \9 |% W8 w" f: `9 Z5 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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! s3 [* H" [2 Q% h( NRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.5 L/ ^" d9 O+ n, E+ C |+ T! d5 R4 V; I
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; A- G& U, e; M3 F, b; f2 r% V
G4M1 Betty x 6' T( s4 w0 v) g
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Allied aircraft
3 O+ Y8 n1 d# e# C' W0 P F4F-4 Wildcat x 87 w# x' |7 Q( a" v1 O
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Japanese aircraft losses( m% y, T) }0 T0 e# I+ g
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged, w0 {* y. J6 G7 m2 W' K
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Allied Ships
6 T9 V4 M$ ~" t AP Heywood C9 {0 ^' t: W& D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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# L7 x4 b' d1 K2 tRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: e* t% m5 R' rEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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# F( ^6 L, z& c& i% q6 a# o Kittyhawk IA x 62 V, s5 r' d/ l1 f
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses( [! E1 S$ N, R8 a7 \1 ]) T
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
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AM Starling
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7 X" {9 Z5 I: T$ f2 y6 F- sMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ R- ]: Z8 D! ? o$ g
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes& H& A% `: d b4 n
/ f p7 e2 g* Z1 @Japanese aircraft( {. l1 r3 `3 T' P' D$ ?
G4M1 Betty x 137 I- t! }' Z7 V! Y
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, H7 }) K& I/ Y" u3 C- q6 J! j8 QAllied aircraft
* x2 R/ e0 X" T! ^! G F4F-3P Wildcat x 3, p5 n" E$ z1 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 124 z1 L: W2 I5 I5 z: K& I2 q/ t+ \
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Japanese aircraft losses' V! n7 |& Y; D, l; y0 c7 F" ^
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
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+ V& H3 z+ o# {1 ^0 ~$ ~Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1290 o' ^7 ]/ W/ ~; v* j: K: n
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain( V" G p0 `# C, g! Z' A7 H( t2 B
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, ?7 j" B9 W" s- _" vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes' `5 F4 J6 i2 {+ |
6 u, a7 b7 ^5 J1 Y% bJapanese aircraft: H7 \. h" g8 r8 k( r
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
" g7 L9 ~. A6 [7 M Kittyhawk IA x 5
% ?7 i/ ^7 {3 b* W, C/ m8 J- k7 i- { B-17E Fortress x 8
+ E. f. T( o" J/ D* d% U; l/ { B-26 Marauder x 62 X+ M9 ^& q1 o! Q4 g3 J
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& t S3 r& ]: ]9 l B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
( @5 i' g$ Z; Y J! H P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
+ @: c: [" r2 Z, V& F" rJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 f6 _. }+ g+ e. U" l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 ~, R0 q4 G* `4 b2 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' c' N |; y) n/ ]4 x' T( m# L Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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9 i( b* P8 u0 u$ m3 Q; |Airbase hits 1- e9 K6 Q1 X6 B# v O- Z. N
Runway hits 6% m/ m4 W) |4 R; d3 E2 Z8 n
- F" V q: A& borning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1293 Y1 R2 O/ P2 r) \. ^$ l+ S3 _
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, ~' @# C2 b' w3 yEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 ?: C# }2 u' Y% `4 a
B-17E Fortress x 5
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4 W# V+ J x% R; }( j. }+ ?No Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 1
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1 N; H5 m4 K' v3 S6 [0 g3 q7 Uorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1263 G' m" u4 r$ D* B8 c; o
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 x9 _6 S' ~) [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* \* k$ {. Q$ j$ E7 j* } m5 T
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A6M2 Zero x 24 E1 ^) N6 \2 w/ v" t& O
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B-26 Marauder x 68 R u- m8 E8 w* E/ {8 j ?( c
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
% P! \; `7 h. | g) R B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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# U( v$ g7 n1 | @ b! B3 FJapanese ground losses:
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) j* l( { a. ^( [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% K `- v4 U7 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled K0 \6 l) S* l/ m; o2 n+ o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" K/ T8 K" f2 M
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Airbase hits 2; n O* d9 q) X7 ?; B
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1383 _* B: B/ r6 `3 v" Q
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Q: E1 L: z2 B, m8 T4 [Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: Y7 m* v4 e0 g+ l. w
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes V& t- @; f1 {( o
4 v4 q$ d( k4 R7 y7 LJapanese aircraft8 ~9 \3 \) s6 c) |& u# S* D G
G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft
4 w( ?# ^0 O( L: P F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
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DD Aaron Ward
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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2 P/ L6 X4 i+ U, [Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 i( e4 l I0 vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 32/ k/ V. Z( K1 Y* z7 z! D. M
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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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.! L/ h( S7 A9 c# \1 `
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes$ \ j$ B$ f( @
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6! S) ]9 k& J" |, G1 i; p
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Japanese aircraft losses: O% O, k& H9 e4 p# _" M% `
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed# D9 D( U1 t$ t/ m
e, {1 C$ p: P( ]( @4 [2 c1 }同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |