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。' X% V' E- {8 H/ h0 p7 x
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* y. \3 O) X2 W- hEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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/ B! F# J& q% Z) l& k6 {( m) D# t G4M1 Betty x 6: H: M( a1 v+ I5 Q P8 L
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' |5 o9 o' D7 H! x( |) L, j& V8 N& x F4F-4 Wildcat x 8( e) M( R8 n- e+ x0 V$ V' N
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Allied Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130% t7 @1 C& l1 G4 i! j9 d' T+ h
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" l, B+ b' P v+ rEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 14
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Kittyhawk IA x 6
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships7 z$ B/ E! W1 A! s4 H) O
AM Lark
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+ u, B$ ]1 `/ V) HMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1378 \ {" |) k4 E3 D4 D1 b' z! z
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" g% T8 P- G D' [% u" @8 gRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 ^2 V4 ~, H7 ?! z' I; K- iEstimated time to target is 14 minutes$ \( ~* ?. a2 x$ N% @
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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DD Henley
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# E" V- ~! W. r) G
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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No Japanese losses
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* ?$ v- N, H( b/ [4 _" W6 d' ?4 @- @ B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged' Y* }, @" L# Z7 L& ^
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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7 casualties reported: k& i0 s& N5 R, V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)' K! ]- S Z+ e4 U" u! t! y# b
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0 [5 a# B, v6 d8 {# u3 A6 c6 _orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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/ x5 [2 j0 j) }4 L3 {( Y4 VRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% E$ A W) ~# K3 U2 F; E/ E% @
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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5 y, ]% Q$ H7 M+ L9 dNo Allied losses
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Runway hits 4
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4 `: ]. o) u/ l+ e0 } ^( worning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 w& _& F; o% }( o
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 Q' h% [! U0 x6 Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% r+ j6 c6 J" T. {
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2 D9 e/ {7 B0 c) t0 y1 y( f B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Runway hits 4" o2 S9 G. f3 h; L
3 l0 q% H+ T1 F5 i- B( |2 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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4 E0 O4 e2 ?8 URaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 _2 C7 p0 z5 j- _- \/ V DEstimated time to target is 42 minutes) g( ^8 I$ q! s$ O/ Q8 y, r
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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DD Aaron Ward! Y D) M0 q+ @/ e$ _8 Z5 {
DD Laffey' Y5 {7 {6 g! E. ~5 ]" a3 C
: ]: {; n; C4 T5 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# z0 U; q: P: E) z" TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 12
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed. u" E' p* [$ f, O5 I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1383 X! R7 u9 J# L5 b/ b
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6 R% t7 l. {; URaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ j2 S5 ], t; L6 i* Y/ nEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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% M; t' V% B |同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |