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。, [/ S2 Y" [( ]$ E2 W; m
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138, M$ J" Z6 t7 y$ {8 {9 T
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
# F7 n* R7 ?& w G4M1 Betty x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses3 N' f5 _, K, M5 `, ]
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged* w! D$ b- {9 f0 Q4 a3 {
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^/ S+ `2 o. f; y4 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1308 r* x `4 p$ n( X5 r6 ]6 e
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 \2 a# d0 n# q8 J+ p& V' QRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., X h, H* V. [; O/ V+ \5 R& `
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes6 M& G5 u7 M" r; C. H8 |' G S
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Allied aircraft, h! S6 @5 I4 E8 W F
Kittyhawk IA x 6
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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9 w) q( w9 y3 b7 b AM Lark* [( m! s& r! D- V4 p& ?9 g) C) c
AM Starling& f0 v9 V; i& {, E% s/ J
! {- \# i- f/ h+ hMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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: U9 q' ], C: I7 W9 q7 |Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 136 }+ N2 M* c* L3 Q- O5 y
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 35 m- g* s5 O2 y. g+ u+ R- b; ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses4 _- d4 y" q& Y% U! @* M; e) a1 l* ?
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged# _" l+ G s' | M2 N
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DD Henley) u# E4 |/ Y; r6 b* ] f
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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. V) |" T# |# O ]1 n; r6 i/ L6 URaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) J4 @7 n' W9 X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" q! G" P5 B0 g0 g" |
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Japanese aircraft( [1 T- }/ c6 ~
A6M2 Zero x 2+ v. {' Z; y/ g# ]* W; j6 |# B
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Kittyhawk IA x 5) z) z# ]* x) _, ?" i |
B-17E Fortress x 8
0 k; B8 B0 Q1 Y( W7 ]# X/ t B-26 Marauder x 6! |! \) ~0 u, V0 f d5 N4 ?1 }, \
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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! h6 R' G. J. m/ m ~* SNo Japanese losses
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; U1 a. a e( `. j B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
4 M! u% m$ C5 K 7 casualties reported) a" g, r, f3 d+ B" Z+ Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! \5 Q; K p! f& U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 G( Z: Q0 O& j" V+ \/ {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 R6 L: A) c* t2 w5 Y5 a1 q3 b- r Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled). q2 Y# R( [4 p- f6 f Z: T' F
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Airbase hits 1
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2 H1 ~8 w5 |9 t' \orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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3 v- U$ \! g9 X0 N* U: i* JWeather in hex: Moderate rain2 ]7 Y/ i6 h; W( J4 O+ L
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 e: x6 s8 L0 U0 ~
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 Y/ D- \( _) _0 [$ ]0 f( }2 g( j B-17E Fortress x 5! m$ u9 U* T4 s" ?9 s: b9 ~
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No Allied losses0 L; C5 W2 S; h3 G8 V
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Airbase supply hits 1
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3 A2 K0 l3 R% d4 }orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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d4 X. N7 F8 B0 b; c( mRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: ~7 M& ?$ \3 n2 ~" K6 |9 \: l9 l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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5 `& u$ q8 R: w" s$ u A6M2 Zero x 2$ k; D6 o! x1 B1 }9 C
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: S; t( ~$ `* y2 r/ t- _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground* y7 w) h0 g& r' u
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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8 casualties reported
2 k- C0 H6 w. N. q: p6 ]4 _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- N* v' i7 Z9 c4 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) ~: N* s4 U+ v9 _$ {1 D; C, X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 I$ B2 h# }1 F, n* i
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Airbase hits 23 \ H, C% B8 v8 g
Runway hits 4
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2 G0 ` {) S0 E3 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138- B3 c( M. Q! I2 `0 _; G8 n
?) `1 p1 _4 a0 X8 W$ MWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. O) {: C5 r$ W3 P2 O* }
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12' W5 [( r, g( z/ h
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Japanese aircraft losses; R/ G4 _% Y( G* Z B+ M& R
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged# ?/ V% L0 G, B( z
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DD Aaron Ward, F8 l/ l+ T* d
DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) l, g, C& Z0 B$ X' I" U: Y5 N$ ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 B) p9 I' z- p& j2 G2 y1 n
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. M) l3 J7 w9 M. C' A" Y D3A1 Val x 12
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2 O. z8 W k3 N7 b1 W1 L Kittyhawk IA x 5# c6 w. }0 S' W8 O- D9 [6 q0 N% b- v
P-39D Airacobra x 32 U/ `1 r9 h* j3 |7 B8 ^8 s# B& e
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4 [+ \% E/ Q# F6 H D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed# r& Z% o8 h! R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138* k, M7 K: l6 ]3 w+ C# S
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_- g4 v+ u) D2 o$ MRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed/ Q9 z: G. z5 T S" `
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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。 |