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。5 d" f& P5 q0 B( Y( ?; a% b
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast9 ?: f4 Y& L) u/ \8 o0 K
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' `: O# }. ]9 u2 B
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes1 ] t4 L; |+ }' Q6 Z
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Japanese aircraft
8 S9 L3 p( }$ d G4M1 Betty x 6
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% u5 d, ]% ?8 U# d1 P F4F-4 Wildcat x 89 y3 h7 H7 y8 t; w7 Q& k
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Japanese aircraft losses( X2 J5 c' }& c$ M9 P6 Z& L$ y
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged* N6 ^( B7 V9 P# [$ r% n# w
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Allied Ships
# O3 {! G2 y4 k* ]& c% R3 V AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! o% Z- N D1 @& u" b" W
1 D6 p2 y# Z6 g \3 c- jRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 x$ d$ f, j* k4 ~% R' D7 ?Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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5 b% Q( L8 i1 G, cJapanese aircraft7 J. h% o; F5 O: p' E2 x
D3A1 Val x 144 W* O. ~ c. C$ x
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Allied aircraft
6 G( A! g, r8 I- c6 F; _- J Kittyhawk IA x 6
9 K$ l# `0 `7 m0 v K* S P-39D Airacobra x 339 l1 F A X B: }4 g6 ^ ~
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged. h5 P2 J5 z+ @" y) s
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AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1377 v7 A5 J4 S$ f: t5 U2 l6 b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 [! ? `: N5 |( t* ^/ \' t
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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4 V( U7 S' E4 `& H! @ F4F-3P Wildcat x 3) d$ ]9 j3 [2 P9 }4 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses1 Y: C" N4 H: }9 q3 L' j
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
# u8 e0 i/ X. g* D, ^. ^, O; N DD Henley
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain- [ R8 l3 u$ J5 G) R5 o' F
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ Z9 U& y3 q1 a% @5 p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 ^% H! K5 @& ]* S
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
5 s0 P% T. f* ? h! f/ m+ ` B-17E Fortress x 8
, ^- G: T- E; Y4 T B-26 Marauder x 6. I- ?; U, C1 n4 d8 e
P-39D Airacobra x 21, I( ~+ I0 O2 C$ j3 X) b' b i2 P
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:. u8 l9 Y; l- O! y! T+ n) |
7 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; p# a- y& c' M' `& k2 J& U# T+ P" V
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 v/ [ T' U0 g7 K/ p7 n1 P6 C" o
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Airbase hits 13 O0 c# u! M8 K: R! V
Runway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. R3 A- I! |+ ^" B5 ?
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses! h* K$ X$ ^" T; r# I2 A& K
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1 F& I* C/ s0 `' X8 f9 eorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1263 o) t; I3 Z' u, K
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\* P9 s9 [# o! @. r2 E ERaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6) [+ t. r+ V& Y4 j3 |1 c
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- x" ~/ W! Z9 K9 n5 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: \; k. W& H3 |% Y: d
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4 q0 Q o1 C3 u9 t( ^4 C4 xAirbase hits 2; {) B+ m9 G, x l$ p
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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5 @3 t7 V: k7 e9 g" rWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' l: K3 ?$ F$ q) n; ]3 m
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 r, B1 t$ j+ R& d* \4 h G4M1 Betty x 12" o3 i! ]+ Y5 Z6 o0 z% y. Z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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2 [& D, Y% p4 J2 r& P4 NWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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' k3 D, w7 X8 O6 {, b6 U* hRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) M/ y" f/ c1 Q8 S# c: cEstimated time to target is 15 minutes0 H! L" H& S9 B
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D3A1 Val x 12
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1388 A! _* T; J( X& T8 M& d
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0 S* h3 i( p- t/ b% U* C7 Y/ WRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 ^1 ^) @$ [& Q" M" WEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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9 M2 @0 [3 o& ^/ i; d, \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 69 D2 Y* Q, E1 ?. i' E* L
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2 X1 `8 P7 t8 r8 ~" O G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed( c3 _( i9 m3 C1 H' {8 S7 ]7 B7 u
5 Z6 R0 ]; r2 X! x, [8 b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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