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。 i7 @7 a% z8 U4 n- ?- H
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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( r$ n- K5 Z( d7 Q8 PRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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" u0 j8 x/ t% A0 D* A5 p5 p/ f G4M1 Betty x 6$ Q& l1 i6 ^: z% H' o# q: O( }
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses# n0 `, j) [, A- h- S# {+ d# D& x
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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AP Heywood# u+ T8 Z* N: a4 N+ C
- }7 A2 |! o* T/ L: |* PMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130: V/ }$ `" Y- m0 S4 B3 @5 h
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- v p& K) ?/ P
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes* y& p5 k5 J5 c5 l: ~7 m
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D3A1 Val x 14
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Allied aircraft" K8 w! p* T! {
Kittyhawk IA x 6! Q5 I+ j$ X! b% C2 \* V
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged w0 X& b) a$ v1 _
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AM Starling. |. u& n" A; U# [; Q& j9 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1370 n0 b% N9 R5 [3 e6 O; v# h) g
5 c8 K7 \# L k/ O F0 k1 GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 l* G# I: D) |4 G" n) c% h4 B5 bRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 z/ n$ l/ h1 Z% o5 EEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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Allied aircraft; F+ B7 k# D8 H0 j
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3( N! k- E' s* F- g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 L/ T9 O+ a8 o3 n3 E5 Y
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged9 E* y6 q0 C) H# ?( K0 Z/ C8 f
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1299 d. D% |6 A: _
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% P6 h6 [/ w: c
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes( y* k* u0 C. r+ h: U
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Japanese aircraft
/ G! w5 z1 M- q+ [$ S+ O+ b A6M2 Zero x 28 B4 V+ k4 O7 Z' s, n A/ @ D( M
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 21! c) b2 `! ?3 |- N/ f! n- u+ R3 n
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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( A# O5 u$ ?% g- E3 SJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* T, r! K& v) Y9 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' Y% M* `: W+ @. K7 K# } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 W& X) i# x- V& t, |4 F0 E Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)% N4 O$ X: v6 z! j
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# J0 Q$ V$ Z, ?0 P* w3 morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129% H, \- t6 x S' C
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& w0 I" p, [6 }) ?. t) V3 t
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ `2 p9 m1 Z k9 {
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes }' i* E: C/ ?# \7 Q
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No Allied losses
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Runway hits 4
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9 k3 F& j$ o0 r- E8 a$ C+ borning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 A; _ B- c/ P% Y. v
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 2. ^, ]# K9 ]2 v5 W& z
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
8 \, v7 ]7 V( S: i2 u+ P B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 h1 p+ O+ P& \( ]. ]# X" }( [/ R* z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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* N* H2 b% n6 P! UMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138/ U, {1 J- d8 S* I4 Q
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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1 z8 G0 r _: ~8 o$ \: YRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 X& t5 P( k* L: oEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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6 E8 s' c! _0 T, _5 _ G4M1 Betty x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses: C: `! i5 X8 I( T' k
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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D3A1 Val x 12; K4 h/ w& N& J/ O% k
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P-39D Airacobra x 32) `7 t. z2 _, l# A1 f% `
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5 c3 a* K; I# a D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed; d& P S; ]$ y# \8 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 5: g' M' S: U' ~% f3 S3 @5 @0 v; p4 _
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed0 d8 g3 }, y, \' O3 m
4 v$ n$ m) t) i$ j同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |