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。& I, e M$ F4 N
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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# V8 m; B. ^5 qRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; _' T6 i6 w# n
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 88 @3 P B; X* [. N
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' R( ^- x8 G; M4 Z8 s G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged7 }" m1 K2 K- _3 f) L- k7 m& ]# S3 b
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& o+ g: q% u+ \/ b$ Y- v4 H% D+ GMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 B$ I% V! I1 }5 q
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' L; R1 A8 m3 ]0 JRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 z" h' K$ _5 d8 `% I Y0 s n2 y
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes+ i) Q- ~* a5 v# x6 m
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. R7 x" M/ A6 Z' h P-39D Airacobra x 33: ]1 c# Q4 E: v; e2 e
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged! u: j2 G# F l) U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137 R6 |8 X) e5 X6 I* V3 s5 q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( E f# q" _% L6 e
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 q+ E$ k p$ E& r: u
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes3 [; T$ D% }: w, l5 V" T g2 C
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G4M1 Betty x 139 j# c! g2 ]8 Y* b! _
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7 ~' K t; x) F$ n) u F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses2 Z: S+ a- B# S7 z1 s" M
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
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e [, M% b4 k+ n W5 ]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.
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2 i% i$ c+ U+ o+ R% HAllied aircraft9 G% ?% S! f7 j4 _$ @
Kittyhawk IA x 5
+ _6 G7 Z$ p5 S4 h B-17E Fortress x 8
7 J m! n# j- s# D; b B-26 Marauder x 6
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No Japanese losses5 v$ S3 M' O3 Q( Y3 U
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. D% }! T& m/ G3 h# w7 s$ P B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
5 }. T! h- z2 }& H2 Z; |4 @ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed' P$ U" U Q; R+ q, Z/ o
Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: q/ O5 L; |% Z9 G7 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ j a# a6 \2 J* Z6 h% M7 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 G4 G4 d5 T: j Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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+ i: `5 D4 B: P) p0 torning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129* A9 A3 X" v5 ?* m: X
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# f6 q$ Z1 w- N9 V( W! ]; B( URaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. V. p/ w2 b! D; L/ H9 s7 j _Estimated time to target is 3 minutes, J! g' e2 n+ T5 d( N: e' P6 R' @
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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& ^$ f7 e9 r: SNo Allied losses" m4 h. s- h. N+ h
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Airbase supply hits 1, h3 Y# ?+ e h% w
Runway hits 4
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8 V9 @: B$ m( sorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 2. u# p! m) @9 {6 Z- N# c
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B-26 Marauder x 6' p; C. ]5 u5 @' |: L: b0 L9 e
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground5 Y% I! W o8 {8 a
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% ?! t( K, T7 p# T B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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9 [% T+ l! b3 J* g2 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Runway hits 46 a7 [* h6 D* ` `3 Y6 g: Q+ w( K
+ L% M# G' R, n4 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138; N1 C! S9 ?' {; i
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# k. r: R3 q- t; f2 JRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ w5 C: Q8 K6 [9 A; ZEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 127 s% C3 d, Y. P5 _
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 215 n) k( J8 W$ E% \; R* |6 B
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) ^4 M( a$ H M) x+ Y/ R% E5 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130/ f0 j% N! a+ N4 d. O9 p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 q- r! O: }4 Y9 p# J. k8 vRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# c. B- L( Y8 ?; o9 qEstimated 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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$ ~- E' h- @5 N3 ^' ^. s8 Z% } D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed& s, @2 K: O* y- f- b
) j: L" _6 x% ~ x5 a8 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 Q T+ K0 X6 a6 `; `1 K* ^+ JRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* F* g# ]+ z3 j# lEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed) F. ` K: r- N1 B" X
4 N3 \2 k# P4 t Y$ h7 j) B同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |