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。) Y4 y- R( r/ [' G 
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138. Z  Z, U+ O- z 
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Weather in hex: Overcast 
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9 y' N7 ^' e- T. D$ W) _Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.  H+ E9 N5 c* \: U 
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes 
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( y( t" l; ^7 A; M1 v7 y  s# n3 EJapanese aircraft 
) q: j' q3 H: v/ P! g      G4M1 Betty x 6 
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Allied aircraft- c+ f! B* |  K5 D6 s 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8! R9 @* F- S1 a! j- K- A; O 
  
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3 N1 _( Q" m/ v: H2 Z      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 
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7 p0 K: v! ?& x1 ^Allied Ships 
3 I8 s# T0 a! ^! [8 U, C      AP Heywood# ?7 G# k2 M# z/ p8 O# J' b 
 
; m% W$ y0 D8 e) H% [3 P1 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1300 h2 V% K7 x0 X" k 
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! L& T0 b5 b. T( m$ N+ ]0 n 
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: ^0 {- O1 o) e 
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft9 I7 E( K' ]& Y9 l 
      D3A1 Val x 14 
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/ s0 o4 X8 h/ TAllied aircraft 
6 w* ~% e( i. J5 A; M; l      Kittyhawk IA x 69 ^* e) j# N* i 
      P-39D Airacobra x 338 U) ^* d/ R& P2 P 
  
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Japanese aircraft losses( G4 j. s( r& F+ ?5 g, n, L4 h 
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged5 K8 h. P+ C1 E+ t! @ 
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Allied Ships 
1 k6 `: [# H7 _5 S      AM Lark 
% O/ r$ F+ V/ |1 k      AM Starling 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137" x4 }( Z9 S5 `. l 
  
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& N+ }* }$ e# Q2 n. M8 O 
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes) x7 i2 \6 a0 y' Z9 s 
  
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      G4M1 Betty x 13 
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      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
5 b* A8 E9 k. o/ |6 ?  u* C      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged! m; V" n  P0 q- O, G6 C 
  
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Allied Ships8 r" r9 E, M& B! M$ f3 d1 R 
      DD Henley 
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 
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- g1 M( `' M' t5 i; u- ^# @2 t4 ]Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
0 r4 A8 ?( M0 B5 E# pEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
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Allied aircraft 
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. a% t; [! X4 [& L( H      B-17E Fortress x 82 f& r5 Z% g0 o8 r6 a 
      B-26 Marauder x 6% d, r* ~/ y" }4 m, y4 N# z 
      P-39D Airacobra x 21 
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  u" d7 _2 g- S      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged' ]- a* c! r# [& K& f! s 
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed 
7 o& g1 N6 a+ fJapanese ground losses:5 a8 @3 I& e; B. {+ N0 q% n 
      7 casualties reported 
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      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) 
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* E. b/ ?& G$ @ 
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes3 B4 D# \5 ], u' v 
  
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      B-17E Fortress x 58 q6 }) F6 Z: G- i' T& S% R 
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No Allied losses: N% r& ?& J! H+ k- E4 B6 e0 G4 Y. X 
  
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Airbase supply hits 1 
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& o1 L$ T* B6 ^" d1 M+ q 
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes 
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0 i1 p& N1 W; y, u5 Y6 e      B-26 Marauder x 6  F7 C2 D5 |3 K2 O; M5 D3 C% ^ 
  
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8 d% o/ `+ l# `+ K      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground: z, t+ \* x; O/ O 
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3 k$ o* h- I( q4 I3 }! p$ _7 u      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 
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7 x, D5 d1 E. t# b( Q0 M4 bJapanese ground losses:/ W7 o2 ], V8 t4 j8 h) U 
      8 casualties reported8 v) |, p! X5 B/ {0 G1 G5 ? 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
$ h( D- L, v( _! y  l         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, h4 y) ^0 ~& T' n1 P 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 [6 f$ b4 S7 F, e9 l 
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Airbase hits 2 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" w- E5 T$ U! j7 Z0 Z 
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
* q6 B; l# {3 B+ h7 pEstimated time to target is 42 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
9 e& o  ~( N" w/ I/ ~1 b      G4M1 Betty x 12 
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! l9 j2 V" \' u9 I$ c: O 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
$ X7 L2 R3 t+ [1 Y9 o      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged 
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      DD Aaron Ward 
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  z, o; V' B- o" e! r9 X  YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1300 E' e/ b8 I- \/ u9 I( I9 [ 
  
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! A1 C! H+ G8 w0 J* o8 Z- L 
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ H0 s3 {( j' f1 P: a5 ?) w8 ]* [ 
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Japanese aircraft 
  E9 Q+ g' F7 u      D3A1 Val x 12 
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Allied aircraft 
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      P-39D Airacobra x 32' P8 d+ M' ?/ q+ @9 B 
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      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138. T6 ?1 H% Y/ R0 ^9 r; v- f 
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: w/ z$ B/ p: {' cRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: v5 a0 f! t! x( l 
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes: G( c" _8 W7 i5 Q 
  
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Japanese aircraft losses( S2 n: s7 {9 F$ b 
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed8 e9 C/ |/ S* t& q1 {. T 
 
& ~2 D0 ?: r, f* u! t  n  \8 o同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |