8月8日,惊心动魄的一天,参与炮击伦加的美军重巡编队遭到拉抱尔日军陆攻的袭击,但是由于日酋操作失误,导致陆攻携带250KG炸弹出击,结果被击伤7架连油漆都没能蹭掉。
- b5 R* y; e+ K& |: H2 g8 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" B2 d9 a4 g. |- h. o3 I7 p
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 q4 g2 a$ B/ S0 x' e2 }6 kRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ D* E$ L4 \# J; @% K7 G
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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5 K+ L A. o+ ?" G6 e% d8 ?Japanese aircraft& }% r2 R; h/ _5 |7 W6 q& |0 l& S
A6M2 Zero x 13
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7 B/ v5 |, Q1 L7 Q6 p- xJapanese aircraft losses1 F: w$ n2 w3 G- W( d3 m
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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CA Chicago
/ n3 E; _# i; a+ B) F CA Quincy
8 n7 y+ L; h1 N CA Australia
6 |: r) T7 F l5 S CA Astoria
6 _9 W! S" s( p. R+ T7 d4 i DD Mugford: q: P6 E& m. n" s, J9 ]& r
CA Vincennes& f8 o) B" p& C! Y. L2 e" E! W
CA Canberra
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4 ?6 O4 K9 j5 Q9 D+ uAircraft Attacking:
7 b7 d i9 \5 r" l 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
+ Q* ^/ G( M. J/ f" f Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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随后盟军从莫港出发压制莱城,效果不佳,全天损失3架飞机。。。。。。
( ?4 ?3 o- M1 E5 {- o! _orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., `, K. K# v0 z& s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 m) t& A4 ^: F. s D
A6M2 Zero x 65 M/ w& L* a3 U9 E$ x0 u+ a
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( G' \9 ]$ [2 A9 Z4 f0 ~8 GAllied aircraft
$ R. J9 m& A) ^ Beaufort V x 4! Z* u' c& A3 v
Kittyhawk IA x 11- Y5 c8 o* h( j. F0 Q
B-26 Marauder x 9
- ]! [9 r q# z3 D! g P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses
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# k9 r( P. P$ P6 L, AAllied aircraft losses
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B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged* J: ?6 A& I0 v3 c
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 |7 }% t8 [+ r* X3 k( M3 s
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Runway hits 4# d, V. \' E! N/ _
- l9 p; B/ ^6 Q# |, J' v( f0 Z) vorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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4 a# `2 b1 _' }# kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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. ] Q5 H0 m; Z! A3 H. ?& i% n, JRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 L. ?' |/ ?4 [8 \! v6 p: p/ DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- _ n, |6 D: s. l) O8 o) ~
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Japanese aircraft, O' a3 O( d+ @- |& u3 ]$ p
A6M2 Zero x 2& g; S" W" F) f
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B-26 Marauder x 6- b$ M6 O/ k& }& x% x ]7 J
P-39D Airacobra x 103 P$ N% t% t$ K5 X9 d& Q6 }
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No Japanese losses: `. U; r4 g' _9 R8 p5 ~3 o6 s
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Allied aircraft losses
6 d5 l# l$ D5 g. C- D% E: x B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, S, e" _3 @8 r- n5 K1 l
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Airbase supply hits 1
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紧接着盟军重巡编队开始炮击伦加和图拉吉,为即将到来的登陆作战做准备
1 U5 P( H, M9 dNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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4 j) i' L% x" _, Q10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Australia: ^6 g. [/ ^1 @( V, ]
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge
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DD Ralph Talbot2 p* `# ~: s$ U2 k- L) O: K& t
DD Mugford
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6 T A! t) L- yJapanese ground losses:
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( |/ m8 ]5 Z$ M& @9 d+ R2 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
. i. d" [5 k* M0 c% f) i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled* y$ k7 u: {- I) K" m( ? c' K( g6 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 e$ H( C; b) f E
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships- F/ l% Y5 I' L3 v% @& j
CA Vincennes% ]% r2 j5 c0 U& e+ r" o
CA Quincy$ i, F6 G: r! a
CA Astoria
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, E, L' G' w% A6 ?0 M1 a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ Q' I$ @6 F. S$ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( j% X9 O# V# f5 G& h; a
8 K8 E$ @1 o4 t" LNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1373 F+ {4 |$ h4 b" g
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses2 ]6 H/ A6 E" U* g1 ]- C- j( h
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground& ^5 [% ^) k& i
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CLAA San Juan
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DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4
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