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。 Y" a# ~. D P
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138! b! e0 O% j, l+ e$ E
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Weather in hex: Overcast; K0 V& f% p* D; g( E- r
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 A( G0 ?4 u1 [, \. i3 d
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 ^; ?& h0 a# q5 y, n G4M1 Betty x 61 W0 Q. E) `) l" S
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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AP Heywood
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9 u2 k# _8 ^- N: z8 P: UMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& E) f. A4 p* Q$ P: |2 V7 j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ `7 i* V! a5 m4 U L
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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D3A1 Val x 14
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P-39D Airacobra x 33
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged$ w. p6 U' ?. C0 |* r& r# v& Y
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Allied Ships
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AM Starling
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$ j& U0 p: G' E' h/ tMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses& q/ z1 r0 r: [/ N
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged6 I6 ~( w1 a9 t1 j' @5 k
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% y; {4 k" X' G/ _. E0 I. @Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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2 i( D3 ]& [, e7 t a3 bRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 o/ t# Y5 N: i: x$ f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, d/ |- O0 q' E8 N$ D9 S
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-17E Fortress x 8/ e* _/ ?0 t0 ^0 f
B-26 Marauder x 6% [0 h f+ k. y; b: v& _8 {
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses0 y" P/ u0 j1 f0 C
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Allied aircraft losses
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed: {4 V3 o& `! i/ D
Japanese ground losses:) n5 u# K: W1 g0 z$ \" V
7 casualties reported2 E) b+ X9 F5 u8 E/ @& D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 1
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- x B& \, P4 K, i( Uorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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8 Y Q! ^8 N$ \& E: jRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# q3 O$ y8 n, N2 x) H
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 o* y7 h! G3 m1 P+ G; u& y B-17E Fortress x 5
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Airbase supply hits 1. Z9 Y; i& {$ P, N N. A
Runway hits 4) O. t1 v! Y% t) e
9 ~% v) Q( s aorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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4 [ b$ w2 f3 F! tRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ f6 H$ Q9 L3 |. c8 n2 k1 T' z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6# H1 e' r8 x7 W. f. g
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground2 O# z0 ], b* [* M' J) ?2 p; C
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+ t2 Y. Q* ^- [: d" z B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged% c/ A; Y7 t {5 g* Y- F
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 2' d' T4 h8 q$ K* z* K% z* M- j3 D
Runway hits 4; W! r- f6 e3 k. P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged+ o1 Y/ Y+ r/ i! T
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DD Aaron Ward' ]. T$ p2 B8 {5 T$ a! P9 v0 j
DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% v6 y. f5 z* \' h( B
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: [! r$ n* p0 M3 EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes( w( j1 V. ~- x% d5 ~8 B
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5 d ]; n4 `/ U5 l D3A1 Val x 12
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed( V3 d( c. M6 v& [# S
$ I4 r2 Q7 i3 r" W& P+ wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# i3 l) ^. S6 j1 }! A& u6 J& k
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes3 i+ U4 ?7 c2 L0 V/ S9 b1 m; v
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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; W: X# O1 C: r$ y" i G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed+ W3 w6 m9 w* t
4 G8 g( g( ^# _7 L同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |