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。+ u' d* u) ~( ?: P3 j
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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, N; t: q5 @! T: b! J/ |9 Q; I2 YRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
8 W* E4 u: F2 Q9 Q, T" T: _Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- J4 W. M3 L( e
G4M1 Betty x 67 D/ B0 w7 F: q- o6 `
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Allied aircraft
6 N% r) s$ F5 N0 `9 x H F4F-4 Wildcat x 89 b) G" M. } H, ]8 x! H
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5 I5 E8 s6 ~# L5 i5 ]7 c v G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged3 s' ~! K( t: y- P
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. | e3 W0 P& H5 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130" [8 P! G# y8 ]" u9 N# J
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; v/ _9 s/ p3 F) r
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." Q; | J5 b$ L& O/ K9 t2 T
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes' x( b& _3 Y# m% ]/ F" p, p
+ a0 y: f* _. b' |2 XJapanese aircraft
4 V8 t- @! u) e1 z8 ~' [3 [ D3A1 Val x 14: G' @: I+ e) y
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, F6 `2 M# c3 k* m6 ^7 V f4 r- q Kittyhawk IA x 6
W a4 E0 B- _ P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses7 p! S) H5 N$ @3 ^( K: s
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships1 G! P- w% D6 }( e
AM Lark
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137: q5 b; n. ^0 W
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6 }( z9 R" H S8 iRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- @. u' v5 O: Y1 t% e! Y% _6 d
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes }# L6 a+ v9 ^2 y
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Allied aircraft8 j8 v' Y. m* I/ X5 ?$ R
F4F-3P Wildcat x 30 x& R$ d7 L" O1 j8 e3 O# k( D3 O9 ]% b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 ~* ~+ r: I' C0 j, c$ WMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129( F$ T! N, C5 N& b/ H- h3 q( I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 l: c, O3 K" X' D% }
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; J( c+ V0 j$ l0 \- w& Q
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft0 Y7 R; m- F/ T2 Y4 k* F
Kittyhawk IA x 5 x+ K* a; G3 |$ V
B-17E Fortress x 8, ]5 }' B5 n/ c" ] }
B-26 Marauder x 67 F6 H" P8 n) _
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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& ]* A4 W2 P4 ], D% P% b B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:+ j* B" R5 i% S5 f' C+ E
7 casualties reported1 z5 N8 D7 G9 D6 ]+ i- N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. r0 f, i8 @) I3 u( K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# W6 b9 {, q2 C( @2 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. I3 f% B- |5 T8 f, m$ K Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Runway hits 69 H8 D; S" s9 O7 t( v
2 J# d$ m. c7 B6 }- V: b1 U& norning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129" V. V8 s3 k+ G/ n9 u, f6 J9 \4 Y
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
2 Z4 {( E' j) [ B-17E Fortress x 5& v2 _2 p0 G* y' o
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$ H3 q4 s' {. xNo Allied losses
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9 L) W) Y- g9 SAirbase supply hits 10 A" G5 f8 ] l5 n% c$ _, K
Runway hits 4
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1 Q- s8 W) `1 w$ z$ X8 D* Aorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126; k( h/ t+ `: M% {, @( l- l5 @, J8 E
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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N/ p6 z" I' @- T3 ? A6M2 Zero x 28 [0 o( f8 f R1 m) z1 A O5 ^
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6 \9 G" S/ M* A( m1 p0 j3 I B-26 Marauder x 6" x- ~ g# C, O1 ?8 N* x
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground' ~* C7 O* f y; Q2 u2 G1 H$ |
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Allied aircraft losses2 M6 g& Q t6 M
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged/ g4 ?5 }0 g) N% L" m, P
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; D1 G1 ] k% ~( X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 f7 M+ K: E0 F7 ?: i1 q' e* G/ F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2: j( v5 x8 Z" f6 x6 x* e
Runway hits 4
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% i& `2 M; a( t6 L$ P$ c6 D& o* kMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138% b! n# g+ ^ N
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+ g& h' m* |2 t, vRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* i! S8 N- ^0 ^1 w0 g
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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5 m, k( E. G( N6 P* [6 a4 H G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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( T- ^$ I7 k6 `8 y( w* k DD Aaron Ward% R1 S4 ~& l, X; ]' ~
DD Laffey( B c5 h7 { t& I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ C2 c& k( t0 Q. [ l2 N
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D3A1 Val x 12
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2 W1 s. n, l4 f* J. S" `2 B% E1 I Kittyhawk IA x 5. a* `0 d0 K4 ^ `
P-39D Airacobra x 320 `. I$ T, K) m4 g Q
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed7 V0 b. [, b, ?7 g' i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" i# \! n Z! m) ?
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) G. h9 Q5 G$ @0 ]6 j8 YRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 f. L% |" U, P! l8 o$ {
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes! A. P* W, n; y& t
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$ B3 d& B6 _( z1 O& kAllied aircraft1 [& ?2 i/ L4 e5 w6 D, Q, l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
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x+ B3 S+ i: }7 d同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |