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。. ]' g/ L8 K+ N5 N2 l3 }5 u
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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8 ~$ [: N2 j! o5 B* yRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) }( B# L& _: ^7 w( F) @Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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Allied aircraft
/ K3 o; l8 ?# g e% c8 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses" e8 P/ U' M! A% E8 A
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged+ }+ k l! o! b4 w0 D7 _7 ^/ g. |, ?$ @
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AP Heywood( U- S8 u0 S8 s' G
9 T/ s. P- C3 L# SMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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& t- L' g4 @7 FRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" d! @3 u3 k7 I) OEstimated time to target is 45 minutes. v% M% ]9 j6 N8 P- q# H8 z4 G
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Japanese aircraft4 W" K0 n, }; m. E7 M
D3A1 Val x 14
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Kittyhawk IA x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
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AM Lark
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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# @! b0 `4 k% H2 Q( h; x0 CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ a2 l3 N1 ~5 d1 [
, H* ^* Y8 p1 ^' }5 S5 jRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: b! L2 m+ ~9 ^- C6 D
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes. [* I$ `4 ], n# t
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G4M1 Betty x 13- L6 I' G- y! Z- |% q) L
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged0 c( \- R, _- `( m+ H1 z
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Allied Ships
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; l; ]( G& n7 q ] W7 rMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129- p5 m1 C1 C- {: n' ~2 Z
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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5 i* @6 ~4 P0 Q, s* e# ~% wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 f" s4 ~: @: ^ B' {$ h; _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ _' Q) H9 U' O/ N4 e9 i9 M
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Japanese aircraft
6 J f% c9 s; g- z( ^* w. v) D9 i. V A6M2 Zero x 2
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. L0 p! v2 h' c1 q Kittyhawk IA x 59 T" O7 ?. A# h. z; v8 b- `1 p
B-17E Fortress x 8
8 U* _% e! ^8 `0 X% i& Y2 s B-26 Marauder x 61 U5 N/ @ B7 ]. m: l# W- h
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses4 ~8 h1 D v( H" P8 T% h' g
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ s- w" v7 t- x, y# q3 T3 R }
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 g& y0 E% C# Q T4 x5 R
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Airbase hits 1
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3 a" V" n. M- m; W+ }orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1291 c6 {5 Y. G7 S Z- A) Y
/ a+ j! }6 v% pWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 ^: [+ m' g/ @2 T1 }) B/ i9 I
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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No Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 1
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6 x2 U: S% z0 ^$ I! T2 n0 Forning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126% O6 s* n9 A# q; ^7 o
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' d9 G a8 ?$ [8 I# _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 24 a/ u# F, i8 F" g8 F
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B-26 Marauder x 66 t2 e$ m" ]6 G
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground) |* Q1 ^! x7 ^" a, R' c
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Allied aircraft losses: F: y, i5 @, d8 ^
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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8 casualties reported7 v* m( K# p+ F- w6 i2 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 j& f2 p; [- ^, _1 N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# V8 z5 l* f2 p' v8 j" D& u# n W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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! P; f( d4 l, \ [" sRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- a; h" p& J! a$ ]) s/ {( L
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes) l4 R- t+ Z& W) e: I. A
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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; X$ V* p( R% ~! R% D- o# {Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 A4 Z* w7 q: `6 n( r7 V1 C* }! |, zEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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, ?4 u/ y# l8 @# ]/ A9 Z+ @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 S7 @$ J6 s$ K& F* } V
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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2 T/ E- L& P& Q. T" D G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed: n) }6 n8 F* G0 \# Z
. }! `! X' l) i同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |