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。0 g7 z0 n! P( w- W! E
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' N5 |- E3 B1 a! G
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes; ]( ~: c8 G& z) e
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 86 Q9 T* V* E5 ], \% y) C
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4 q, E" l5 M6 kJapanese aircraft losses8 A8 ^; K% ?7 j! j8 S
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1302 J! |/ _; d2 v8 B5 d
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' b# L& ]! X$ m9 \- g4 l( y TRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Kittyhawk IA x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses3 m/ I( d% r6 o0 ]# X3 l
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged$ s1 _0 `( C& s$ c/ ^+ V
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Morning 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., f4 g0 J1 Z6 G! B
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes# m( [( x) j( _/ d+ U
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G4M1 Betty x 13- l% y3 i" d% x. X0 k) o
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, u6 u0 e/ p. E+ d9 \5 u; ]% z
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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DD Henley
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! R5 s2 |- i2 [, p: JMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 t" j. [5 i2 t, i- A5 y5 HRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 a5 d) o! [+ W' V0 E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 M' U; S" a$ w& j( n& ~2 m
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress x 8. `, t4 B% X% L) S3 c: R7 h' z
B-26 Marauder x 6
8 g% o1 c8 G, F! f P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses
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8 E! Q3 d) [3 g) ~1 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 E" x! K" n$ f2 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; |# N% W0 ?; h" K1 n/ {1 r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! D" L1 P* _$ `, g# D2 X
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129: W- b- y% k1 b0 M- h5 O/ `& Z
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 r$ Z9 ^5 D! _& n. c6 P+ R# g. c
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain+ F) p/ W' U0 K1 j+ h. I% O* R& \
6 a# q$ W, y4 D- d: WRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" D) B5 B1 t* l3 rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 s0 q$ B9 U% G( ?1 C9 Q8 y. @/ Y: e
A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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/ H& G# }8 t4 [* n X6 [9 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 V; N0 X* P" r, k& Q, d0 g
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# k$ x- c# r( ^! z, Z7 `/ `Estimated time to target is 42 minutes, B: @' J* i/ e/ f' M: }, G
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G4M1 Betty x 12
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
6 x6 v+ h6 y" p5 ] P-39D Airacobra x 32! v! u' z4 d1 N/ B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 }4 V. d6 f x! OEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed e/ T- r, i3 k+ S! S2 }4 @ s
: ]$ {6 W0 F% O Y% @同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |