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。
- N, t' e9 h% I; J% J4 z* x% O/ X3 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138! _; _. ^3 C: K* K
8 V/ X6 A! ~1 G2 O8 A. vWeather in hex: Overcast2 j6 ] i1 o1 L$ `; S% F8 ]9 \
1 k% ^1 {. A7 VRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
I* B* l% b, U( w/ x" {2 CEstimated time to target is 42 minutes- ~- v) p; q6 o4 g; B
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Japanese aircraft
1 k1 I, G+ A/ {0 H G4M1 Betty x 6
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Allied aircraft
5 ~9 B3 \0 ^( _! r) h+ \% w( {, E F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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9 F: @4 g1 L' ]) @/ Z* qJapanese aircraft losses t4 d2 L4 R, n
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged5 Q2 n1 P3 c3 D& q; q$ ?" r
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Allied Ships
6 T+ v) i6 M8 l1 y1 Z AP Heywood
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6 g0 Z% v* k( g& g2 \& h- U( |Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; [- s$ U& B# D4 A
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 `6 c# ~" j6 l/ W! \3 z. L0 p; N
, i5 |2 h B, aRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: G* V! c" |" Y
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes: O& w6 H Z; g9 H* G' }1 G
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Japanese aircraft7 ~8 s x( L6 @$ S/ `- u2 y8 J
D3A1 Val x 14
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Kittyhawk IA x 6
* o- n9 _" s4 a P-39D Airacobra x 336 e) v( S4 B' x- p" S
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Japanese aircraft losses+ H2 w/ k, J. L
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships8 c, A3 Z" f, R ` X3 q6 x. k
AM Lark+ v) Y* u2 V$ p2 z
AM Starling3 Q: m- g, J$ W* ?# ?) H
7 X# a7 Z, M& S- y& w, YMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. V) ?+ S$ ~% _/ A' b6 J
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes3 F% S$ x) `4 W. l1 E
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Japanese aircraft
) n0 O2 P" h- w G4M1 Betty x 135 Y e! ?2 F) \' h& {/ t' N2 _
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 35 Y% _3 ~' E7 J3 W/ D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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# h& y' G1 I) TJapanese aircraft losses
- ~9 b, l/ W1 m$ a% f& N G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
3 n) T( o6 j( ^# N DD Henley# d: [9 I- C% E, c
5 k% v1 D( M: w! ^7 w/ w) iMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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: V' H8 j0 Y; nWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. u9 J" s( _0 J/ f1 Z7 X' v: P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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4 i- R! P/ a4 ^# v+ ^Japanese aircraft$ W- J/ X1 s% N. B$ D
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft- H) N# Y! B, m1 U, R4 t1 v6 ^
Kittyhawk IA x 5
% G! Q: @" s! ^# v B-17E Fortress x 8
4 B3 u8 F n+ N* c$ q; o B-26 Marauder x 6
1 }% F& L" ]: q; G/ P; k) z3 l P-39D Airacobra x 21: r' @8 J8 U% K
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
' \$ b$ m; C( P2 H# O6 U B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged. n8 V6 k. o f; M+ f
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed# `( m0 F S* k+ E& C! W
Japanese ground losses:
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/ V% M, n& V" H2 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! J6 ~! k5 [7 d9 ]" |& u! i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: m9 v1 B, U$ B( P9 I2 Q0 u. O3 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. |+ |( U5 J y3 `5 d Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)7 D* Y% T) X' z% F7 w/ V
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Airbase hits 16 J/ @4 M9 G3 h; X `: M
Runway hits 69 [. T! f, z) z& a
, ?7 f3 G) x4 v) [! A! @; x1 J( yorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129& Y% m0 A+ @" W) W$ V
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( S4 {( f6 F# p) m1 T( |Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 Y D9 R8 G3 P/ ]5 e
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes! [( ^0 F) b( P9 T9 z* [& u: D, H& z
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Allied aircraft
; L! A8 a6 H/ {' C+ z% t1 P+ K4 O B-17E Fortress x 5/ p9 `2 d. o- H
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No Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 1
4 j+ T b; N( TRunway hits 41 `8 A& R9 W: d5 Q! T; {: N7 b
( K) G, l: w, worning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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/ s; w. B9 b0 z5 r9 \Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ T& l0 I' R4 S$ h( ?8 MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft v( I( l: T' I, Q
A6M2 Zero x 29 J4 q) M# }: p% w- ]
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Allied aircraft
0 X# c8 R" t% j7 g6 i2 V B-26 Marauder x 6( b8 O( J8 y$ ~5 y9 o
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Japanese aircraft losses
: O% O% h% B) U9 [( B& c* ?5 M A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses2 u4 I3 t/ V5 b
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged$ W* m5 i2 k% {+ J6 S4 }) }3 y7 p
1 t8 }4 \8 L" B0 `Japanese ground losses:# Y6 d, j8 y8 i% Y2 z/ }) M
8 casualties reported
" C" t6 t. X% ?4 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Z8 l5 U4 [% t) v$ |# v! D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
V( v! k" A/ ~" g9 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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& j1 X/ }' q7 L% K3 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 h u( t% b! v( s- W6 e8 e" `
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 r7 q. P( }0 HEstimated time to target is 42 minutes4 [/ o# A( {& J7 ~6 S9 w$ @
9 v5 _* V2 Q5 l0 NJapanese aircraft
/ w! t2 w7 B' E! i2 W. ~ G4M1 Betty x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses+ z( D! u3 h4 [ o
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward s Z/ m3 Q0 u# P( I V2 i
DD Laffey
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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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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& L! m' o6 T: Y8 i# w6 I& YEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* A8 A2 s$ M8 n8 N4 k
D3A1 Val x 12
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7 h6 q; c2 `& s) w0 u* u2 zAllied aircraft& O7 l: U: T6 N
Kittyhawk IA x 5% o6 i1 l4 ^% m# Y4 h L
P-39D Airacobra x 32. _/ t# V& x/ `2 ~8 k* }; R
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Japanese aircraft losses; B. P; U2 {5 N2 m
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed* O3 f0 L3 y2 ]7 R/ ]
2 G- r) J9 W( BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138) A6 Z; y, S2 W8 I' }0 G2 y& b7 z D
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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- A9 }/ z4 [2 d' Y. w4 C7 zRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ m, t2 y4 m+ {
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes2 B5 F, b% k F$ y) n/ h
0 @( O, Z; J+ V d& ~6 v U- n4 VJapanese aircraft8 q$ \3 W1 i: }5 y* ]! M" C
G4M1 Betty x 5
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+ n" [2 v1 \2 R# S% m5 o* Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 6- J$ ]0 M1 _- R2 V% V( G
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2 C0 I( ]; d5 i. n) ?Japanese aircraft losses T- Q: L( W, T6 T8 n# w9 ~. V
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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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。 |