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。
# W( N2 ~* G6 X* |4 e& r6 {- y1 z \Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" {! p) f! Q/ h4 `+ @. t# T7 u
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' H0 X: p& I, ~5 w5 |6 pEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" @- p! c# c5 P$ m! Q7 N) w G4M1 Betty x 6
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9 D7 G; x5 F0 N" F2 f; b/ w5 }Allied aircraft
2 j6 D/ }7 K( L- k+ z F4F-4 Wildcat x 81 R! \0 H" K/ Y) s
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged; e) J! A$ g0 p5 A B" l1 y! I
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Allied Ships
& U, Y/ j& B' I6 `/ ~( _/ N$ H AP Heywood
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`$ A( Y, D$ ?; Q) F( MMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 q# C! ^* n! A. T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ z) N6 K" D* a
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 n* Z- i4 G K! P/ Z
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; R& [6 ?0 P+ f- _; L+ j1 `
D3A1 Val x 14
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Kittyhawk IA x 6
( ?) [( q3 ` O6 O4 U9 X) r P-39D Airacobra x 332 r9 Y% u+ {" y+ K# S" K( {
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Japanese aircraft losses5 c3 E- e$ D( t9 S5 v& ^% T
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships( x4 ]6 p, X$ ?
AM Lark
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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" u3 k4 x8 C' X/ c( o; m4 i3 n oRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 u0 G- X* a$ S$ V
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
! e+ m: b4 [. a6 K5 L F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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+ Q( W: V* q9 n+ n/ Z( L G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged4 z4 Y \; ]1 C
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Allied Ships
0 a5 q; D& h# ~( ~. \& v DD Henley
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4 ~+ E9 N! A# x) ]Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1298 ^- b$ Y' N" b: f% T8 Z) R6 {" l
f7 i& K2 q+ T( mWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 G2 u# |# [) i+ z: s/ v6 V3 F! M8 cRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
R+ A& U! e) B# E# W4 m8 xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes3 m9 ?. V* p5 Q0 v/ z, H
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
8 `, ]" Y. V$ W( i; O B-17E Fortress x 84 N: q) ?! l5 N, g( r* \
B-26 Marauder x 6
( R7 r; Y( [* [& e P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses, f g- y; J" r) i
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged: x: K9 L- B! f h4 P7 ~
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed$ K4 b- n' v& U! V, ?
Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) F; [, t% v& v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 t$ O. c9 [0 F0 {. k8 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) v& e u8 W: `* T" {" O0 D
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)( q) j3 b9 f* C& `$ K8 M& ?
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6 D$ m! n- N# D3 _. E* `) qAirbase hits 1
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' f( ^7 W% F1 y, eorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129, Z, ?: F3 q! K' \$ S5 D
% g5 s& Y4 q: k: M) tWeather in hex: Moderate rain- n0 }5 b/ Z5 S
5 L9 f$ o% ~2 u- ]/ Y. tRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ }: @3 i; r+ Q3 @Estimated time to target is 3 minutes8 e2 W( C3 ~8 h& m; Q
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses
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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.
- X6 e& S/ R4 `# PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 M9 [) C3 c% x A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 65 W/ S0 N2 x" q4 U2 F G R
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ `7 V \ p5 c. w9 R B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged3 D, }& v7 B- m" E& b% G- h: `
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' W6 C D h- Z4 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
1 o+ s- q0 ]+ p) @" xRunway hits 4+ e4 P1 t! ~+ V% f- Z
& e+ o7 B# Z# `) _Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138& f4 e3 Q$ \ n- }' J
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: |+ j! A) q2 c* x W+ F: E: y
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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DD Aaron Ward' M$ o% N: m1 S2 }8 V3 j: M
DD Laffey
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) }2 }* W9 e3 e" ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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, @9 s) @) Q( a! `) GRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." h$ _0 u9 E! t2 b
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 {+ R. s( Y2 b9 A2 B; v
D3A1 Val x 12) n m2 z4 D* m4 g- q9 z( y, b# B
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Allied aircraft
* X+ M L2 u" j; Y Kittyhawk IA x 5 x# Q0 U$ _7 b) y
P-39D Airacobra x 320 M7 X% Y6 T2 z& b! s0 n
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon 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.
/ k. N% K+ i B/ ]Estimated time to target is 42 minutes) R9 C7 t7 \5 ~% ]3 M$ {
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses3 C8 ~, Y, }" y
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed6 |0 m) e1 P. u/ S1 w! S7 C
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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。 |
发表于 2009-7-30 13:06
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