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。
* l' ? j8 Z+ o$ H \Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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& }1 P* }6 |) r0 P3 _Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 M' ^% {; S) v: H$ b
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes4 i' Y0 k+ M0 |8 }3 }( D9 X) x! X
) I" A( \) Y/ G$ H/ `1 r! eJapanese aircraft
. I0 W7 m0 s# `8 r" ]4 Z G4M1 Betty x 62 Y2 y3 ~# B* l7 M& u3 D
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1 e" s" E& L/ |$ F. P4 e: ^, A F4F-4 Wildcat x 8; {/ Q- [+ b+ b4 n9 y+ J5 a0 S
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Japanese aircraft losses/ z _( z, d0 W# N' ~1 c7 `
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged& X4 u, F7 n6 u1 ]" k2 Y- Q% O
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0 B3 Z8 f3 ]; j* [Allied Ships9 o0 M- D& h, S7 j
AP Heywood
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6 E# [9 s9 ^2 b/ n- EMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1305 W) V8 v/ L6 `2 u5 f; z/ F+ M
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; D7 t, U+ w6 Y. L, P) xRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, `: j7 h1 d% c8 A6 \Estimated time to target is 45 minutes' f3 a# @: g% O4 C5 ?
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Japanese aircraft
$ J3 `$ x1 z* I1 E4 C, c D3A1 Val x 14
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" I9 L, @, L7 c4 `, Y8 `Allied aircraft- L* H+ e5 |) f8 ~) f! K, D
Kittyhawk IA x 6& I- i( ~% F( M3 y% T$ A/ e. M- r
P-39D Airacobra x 33; u2 {" M9 a# x! Y
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged2 ` R1 P: R: [& B6 f% b7 A: c" v) L
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Allied Ships
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/ F$ ^: X9 a( c( _ AM Starling9 l0 R( B3 @( E# e% W. `
7 ?" h6 b/ n9 E# O5 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, |+ _$ j# b/ f- t TRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 b, o6 u5 P0 o; a8 T# S8 A
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; |7 u3 U% ~! T0 [; }3 @
G4M1 Betty x 13
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% {- b0 W9 H, f+ i; v( Q& qAllied aircraft \/ J4 H; K8 W6 {# Z8 h7 A
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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1 D6 b% n( f2 J( x7 V6 NJapanese aircraft losses
. @5 \& T; h9 i. | G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged$ P$ ?9 ~/ @2 i+ |
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4 s V. z9 Q& a2 U DD Henley
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 }) S( a9 V4 G; D
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* P& A6 Z7 b+ \; ]2 `
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: A9 H8 P$ j% e" }5 @* ?+ u! X* ?
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
, O* l) X1 k& Y( K Kittyhawk IA x 53 h3 q2 ^6 |- }6 V; {( s+ N
B-17E Fortress x 8
- R h- D/ w+ Z5 L M B-26 Marauder x 6$ h9 p2 a1 l) U; D! y1 q
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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1 E8 w% `. k% ~. P5 [6 Y1 A5 @# m& ]No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) a4 I( `) }, I9 J B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged$ L H$ J. f ^& ^
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
0 n3 {! {2 V# NJapanese ground losses:
. W3 L" x# D& j% c 7 casualties reported
5 f$ V: G( t x& q& | G' O Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ~2 G6 B! M$ @: H* {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 ~6 l2 I- K( n- O K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! a+ l. ^; K! ^) y Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)* c. e7 z2 P( J( {/ @# C
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129" C3 s1 j9 J: V: o. N, I$ \
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 H0 P' N4 V ^+ M) M/ L2 U
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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2 G, W X( Z* e: U5 h4 [9 RAirbase supply hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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: ^4 d+ f$ e, @ `Weather in hex: Light rain9 o! n: s: ?# F' K4 R' V' Z+ p2 B
9 p- `! j" n" X9 I* cRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) v0 N) L. P0 oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground5 F2 X/ J2 r" o0 g
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Allied aircraft losses
; \8 B, j4 }! j' E! `6 {! q B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged3 z4 A1 `9 Y3 S7 C
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Japanese ground losses:6 u/ H$ h. E- i. Z
8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 a D( m4 o% a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; N: `9 x* }4 S- k" a
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Airbase hits 2) v0 b3 l0 I$ W! P. k1 x' P
Runway hits 49 B+ E, j) W5 r7 R
/ r6 H8 B$ d7 E* oMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1381 r) Q* d0 B g |: U* x
7 |% H' G' V# z/ K- k& jWeather in hex: Overcast
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$ X5 W9 W' o. D5 NRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ q0 T2 C( ]0 I$ s8 dEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 p7 V9 t+ S( H8 v Y; D+ @9 f, [ G4M1 Betty x 128 J5 W1 A: \6 V. Z0 L; n
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6 ^$ P2 k8 O( A7 q1 A5 _* W F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' ~: F: o& O+ J
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Japanese aircraft losses
* ]% `, q, s5 ~3 r G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged! k' N; V t. x f* b9 j
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4 A5 I8 E, b+ h: i9 E) CAllied Ships
3 w6 g, p# {2 s DD Aaron Ward
0 q% B) h X. _5 D0 n DD Laffey( N: H. S/ g0 g/ }! L" V$ q% \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# x- n7 u; ?2 Q2 Q: Z0 U0 A
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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- z! a8 P( ^ b, w3 z) c& URaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' ~# C, {7 k5 n6 W2 o! ?! u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ L. u" K+ i, e
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
; r: R8 L, o3 k; E( C" {$ M% F Kittyhawk IA x 5
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, T9 R/ c+ c" `- ] D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed3 B$ A. F/ i" d3 V
0 }4 p1 T4 B8 b8 F" NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 59 k. v3 s9 K* t$ M
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6 @; ?! U& [% W1 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 6( m1 I' Z4 H, f# a6 B
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 K- s6 P Z+ m" r/ g2 r) v2 N G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed2 c1 L N0 U& W3 ]
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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。 |