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。
5 h) f: H% U$ {+ j7 v: EMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1389 W( C( g/ R! _& g/ f. A' K
, i9 ~+ M( ]4 \3 Q* Q6 m6 MWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 I4 X! ]; L. L }6 z) h
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes7 o. ?/ ^ T) q# D' \6 v" k
3 N* f! k; J7 mJapanese aircraft
- P* l) P. y [. M0 ` A6M2 Zero x 130 h" x& O4 E3 \: L1 K% v5 q
G4M1 Betty x 27
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, P) Z3 m, V Y/ Q1 K7 C8 Q0 uJapanese aircraft losses2 |9 {6 e( U& y* w
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships! z( B$ Q7 q, x" n/ C0 P# B
CA Chicago9 ?( h3 h1 g/ R# O
CA Quincy
# }; @! B* M* R5 Q) D7 q" J CA Australia/ L0 z' U% f# l0 J; X
CA Astoria
' X. P0 w9 z g% `4 v% C DD Mugford, t( a: x$ p: ?' B0 h7 h
CA Vincennes9 M/ L, o; D# h9 l8 {8 l1 j
CA Canberra- m2 `* |) }' X
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; s) s1 Y0 f8 Y8 `7 K6 p/ hAircraft Attacking:
* x' J( V) }( |5 D 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
/ {/ G! N) ^; F8 G; J% H' n5 R/ J Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 {3 n( Y& O) Z- S3 s$ L" o' W
; T- [' b% Q- Z( E( u$ }/ [/ B% J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。。。。。。* A+ s" G. \8 B& Y6 D& w9 E7 b
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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/ \7 n2 A* x( o5 xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# h1 e3 a. I% Z q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 j- C b. I8 k& K% Z/ ]) _
A6M2 Zero x 6: p: N' A$ N! | v. k5 s
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Allied aircraft# a$ H8 _7 J5 b" \8 ^
Beaufort V x 4
U3 y0 S& m- S+ p5 g0 |; z Kittyhawk IA x 11, @$ r, ~3 ^( [* l# B4 U! \& ^) ~
B-26 Marauder x 91 z+ Z# q0 X1 C6 ~+ M- r
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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1 e3 ?+ P' }+ |9 L% o* Q* A: bNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses B& ^3 d3 G( U. j3 u/ }0 a( w, D
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
m2 Q& R! `3 d5 s B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
0 D) ?# D% [6 R# g3 B, B1 J5 N P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:, |# m$ r% k3 b" h! E
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ y+ p. _; X: X
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Airbase hits 1
S$ k/ Q) U2 {8 H# k1 v$ pRunway hits 4
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0 r8 |* J. ]6 {! {0 \orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126" z: X$ u* i2 [/ M
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( e, o! a9 |$ E) iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 {2 J' e |* y5 j3 ]1 m4 u
1 f0 [* n1 N' Y8 ~! LJapanese aircraft6 Y' c( Y- A$ S. l, f e) i
A6M2 Zero x 2# {) o9 Z1 L9 l1 {
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1 R1 h C/ d. I! n3 fAllied aircraft5 M' U0 ~* _: |% c* j
B-26 Marauder x 6
3 u V: R( l) n* Q+ Y2 r# D4 A P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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. O3 s# @2 M& p# C x! ^- }Allied aircraft losses
- \8 H# _% E9 C" V B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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9 T) ~ ?- p, wAirbase supply hits 13 ]0 g. d. {! Z6 L5 t3 s
Runway hits 3; E. r# q- A* {7 k
; j9 P8 g; L9 s& `+ w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) Z! p) W; J [- c
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!8 N9 R2 D; o! `8 }8 k& W
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Allied Ships
; ]) D) ?& ^9 H1 v! G3 E9 M# w CA Canberra
- u# ?" D0 T; a$ `, y F- h0 F# r CA Australia7 i+ S1 \3 M# N
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
n# K$ _. K4 {9 f CL Hobart
4 e1 T. i J0 B/ F1 J( X DD Selfridge
, X' R) l& q1 E) |% L( _& q DD Jarvis. l0 ?. @+ ]" {2 P- b. S# S9 t
DD Patterson5 T# S* d% }, {' _5 l
DD Ralph Talbot
" |, Q3 @; i& s2 t DD Mugford; I0 z% O! Y* }
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Japanese ground losses:: f; l8 L( e6 ]% J6 `) @% J6 d
208 casualties reported: z1 l0 V1 N0 u4 X0 T0 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled& z4 p" m8 W1 d* b# {. P6 i. k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled8 E5 N/ `- ^9 y& }: J; m4 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" p( ?- b4 y* c8 g
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 Y+ O* H# }# y( b7 G# b
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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
6 L, q" H) m0 @' J2 P* l CA Vincennes: o Y6 r- g* ~0 E. ?7 u
CA Quincy
8 b+ A$ w8 x0 O: b( n( P& M CA Astoria0 I7 p1 U+ k9 ^2 O" g
DD Hull
2 X% u2 _$ l/ P9 ^% z* w9 e. O: T DD Dewey) K: _5 }% N* g" |+ i0 `/ L
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2- O3 W# N: I! T! A- m* {2 ?
DD Ellet4 m; a) H7 R. E! [6 i7 r
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" I" L- p. G" t/ n/ g/ N( y5 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- g5 e& p7 }0 ~; x! M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137' x% b$ j3 W" b, V" K& t& r
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Japanese aircraft6 A7 A, A. p7 x" g
no flights; \( N" ?* x+ u4 Z' b' } K6 |
; W! `0 G$ p) h$ ~& kJapanese aircraft losses
) F T% A7 t% H& M: V H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground( w& M2 k& H9 S0 S6 a. Y7 N! n- G( f
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Allied Ships
- U* K0 ^3 L H; R CLAA San Juan
: U2 A7 L+ @- S5 E- w1 r$ l6 ~ DD Buchanan
2 X# b' z: [% M0 @ DD Monssen3 h' l: @' `" i2 ^ o7 ~
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Airbase hits 4) U* }8 a; }* H- P
Airbase supply hits 2 |