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。
9 B. m) {) B6 V# a. cMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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( m- E8 {& O' M QWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 Q+ T+ U" \/ M1 B: e- }
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes% ~$ g8 w# n4 q, z! I2 C
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Japanese aircraft z8 J$ q4 e3 U6 }/ o( i
G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8+ l1 N2 c$ v8 z( a. C+ Z
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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AP Heywood
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% v& p0 j, Y4 u, w1 j9 m5 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 I U4 a4 y) c3 c4 Z- Q* M1 mEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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8 r' [4 a9 g. k) BJapanese aircraft3 f% h4 E% O; d- V/ ^
D3A1 Val x 14) w. {( N. u" g& y
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Allied aircraft% t* N% B- e, H- l" A+ \5 G
Kittyhawk IA x 6
7 N* q( X6 D: W; Q: G P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses
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AM Lark
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8 D M; G2 u5 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137" k1 z2 p6 o+ k1 o" Q
( W9 b+ o1 Y% q1 k0 l4 y2 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' c, \1 P( T( J' X' _; [/ S0 K# z. c
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 { j' C- [+ v+ w; H. NEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 `2 U% |- L6 D0 @
F4F-3P Wildcat x 32 N4 S+ C7 n' @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
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DD Henley
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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.
% a* d% v, E6 Q( }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
! X$ j8 E0 O N8 g/ Q( z Kittyhawk IA x 5
! B2 s/ E8 W$ u8 B9 n1 }2 x Q B-17E Fortress x 81 Q8 M# R9 x+ h" @' g6 a
B-26 Marauder x 6: V7 k; x0 W8 j* V- G
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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3 h( w, C9 I! z$ |4 m: vNo Japanese losses3 M8 U! T+ u$ b6 N5 _+ p) j$ s
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7 A6 m3 R1 p6 X1 J- ] K h B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
( O1 M0 M! ^7 h P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed" P* l( X7 P6 {3 I
Japanese ground losses:" v ~$ }6 k& Y0 ~4 m
7 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 n7 Q S/ H! U6 i& {/ | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 V" k5 {7 m7 X3 h Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)8 q3 e6 c" d9 V3 c! B1 }/ J
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129$ q4 L+ m) }, p' Y" b( q' Z
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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% x/ q, |6 t9 H" W' Y; k& o2 BRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# I# e2 F- L6 f. X, X# l5 m3 Q8 KEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Airbase supply hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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' \, o0 S8 J( |. ZRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# y- Y8 A. d: c+ A/ X3 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- d: R9 A8 u+ R. e1 E7 }8 @# S3 ]
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A6M2 Zero x 2% |4 @" B i& |4 h2 ]# F' _
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B-26 Marauder x 6+ l6 V( t. U0 E6 S2 r$ {
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground) ~$ B; g* T! t% w( [, E/ J3 ?; B Z
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8 l4 K% M9 t3 X4 Y- |; j4 i% | B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged7 d U8 s$ T& C; H2 {0 _
3 W# M; G* O) _$ P; b3 _8 MJapanese ground losses:. U+ k8 [2 [# c, h, U/ i# f
8 casualties reported. b) b: y, G7 O/ x; O6 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( u7 B* k7 e9 N/ `( i" ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1389 G. E4 Y* \2 f2 P( x0 e4 Y7 T7 `! H
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% X% j; o; D/ z W0 w3 ARaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' g2 I" i4 z1 R( ]5 I! r9 {, ^
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes% N/ r) K! E0 n4 \
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged; @3 J* y: t8 I5 O1 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1305 L1 m# F7 h8 c/ i9 l0 e3 ?- |" R
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." X1 U0 z. i# k
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 128 i S8 i& a4 `' p) V+ Q3 A o, \# J
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P-39D Airacobra x 32
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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7 B: V9 P; D+ s+ Q3 dAfternoon 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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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6" Y' M: l; Q5 E% {
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed2 s! U) _1 ?, D& `& y A
( ]: d5 g6 Z6 Q/ m) A同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |