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。
: U& P2 d# g1 _& `5 S) b. V" \& ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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3 z8 F4 T( t: D! n7 A$ GWeather in hex: Overcast+ ?( E" M& K% H: @/ p
$ R* c0 s# r" TRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
1 c/ X6 r" E9 U, G( f1 sEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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4 ?9 T/ h, w+ C* K3 |6 | G4M1 Betty x 6/ t! R N, ^5 P2 z* |. ?
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Allied aircraft6 V: w+ ^$ G! v% z/ T' P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
& V6 P! r. N* }1 x AP Heywood
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# p& ?7 d/ r, z2 {& `$ RMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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1 ]& |$ A) H7 u; G; Y) jWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 y- U; p) a H+ R! \Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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2 o# G$ g" O \( J& R" @ AM Lark2 l9 q% ^. o3 g
AM Starling* C* M) i, H" s4 S) y$ F
( `$ W, K {6 m* D8 K( e& LMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137& O0 @ n: g" N2 U# y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 i0 c# o3 @/ B% `$ K" OEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, d+ \: \6 W- G% ^7 O! m7 @. M& N
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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DD Henley
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129( s1 G; ]/ ^& ?
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 } z g! h: K
; k$ f/ f* A4 k& i3 u/ o0 ?6 wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& c8 Z5 G* R T; d# r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% ?- T0 d# w: W! |+ W
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A6M2 Zero x 25 b* [6 U3 A0 S# ^$ c( f1 H
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! Y3 H6 x+ d: B5 N; X8 } Kittyhawk IA x 5
/ T+ L4 ^$ x0 k/ A8 M* r B-17E Fortress x 8
8 u4 @* Y6 W) S B-26 Marauder x 6
( \. S+ y( o. ]; O" E/ ^/ v P-39D Airacobra x 211 Q) f1 [5 _* d) H
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* |! I) F& F' _; j- R! } B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged: b, r4 L; Y" f7 P3 |( H7 \: K
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed/ Z) g+ h( Z3 U# ?# g0 D
Japanese ground losses:( y- j; D7 n8 e/ h
7 casualties reported. O* S' z. p' k5 {# Q+ d! Q& w1 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! L; r6 X6 e9 B3 N7 N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 I5 W( Q3 M' W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 1
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' n3 h: D$ v/ s9 ?5 Korning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129$ t# h& Q) d) z6 z. ^% o3 a3 E
3 B6 F4 G& E( r3 [7 s8 CWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 f, q; J* ^) b4 G) T0 F
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. R0 P. g: @; d+ ^5 AEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 1* o) K8 y5 v6 O4 r7 `
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# N* `2 c/ @; VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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5 c9 B: {+ q: J4 K A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground; b& K; G" H" W& k5 y; E! k
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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" B) U0 s" e+ T9 l0 u2 QWeather in hex: Overcast, ?- H9 G1 { L* S( r9 v }
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* Y7 d6 k3 D K* GEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21/ C, i7 {7 A7 ]# j
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Japanese aircraft losses
: i7 h1 Q# q, @+ f G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged' W' f( B0 f: f* J8 w
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DD Aaron Ward* V) c: b [' V6 i
DD Laffey4 b$ g. b7 G+ p+ u b
8 B' W( b& P& f/ VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 I3 m$ n( _0 @- y/ E
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ A; R) }/ P5 G: V! S3 m
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes' }8 g. E, q; m2 I8 h
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Kittyhawk IA x 54 P4 i7 A+ p+ f8 J
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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' s, L; u: Q z: cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138: D0 j5 [9 b8 Q' u
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% s1 d3 E" a1 z T2 B! y# i
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes' o& |8 ?. v8 ?
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Japanese aircraft
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* @5 S) b% e8 ~ y G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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6 N1 r- J) j. N0 S0 y" j同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |