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。
' K8 v: [3 v2 V- R# T1 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% n% [! k% R; C
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! O/ h# x2 m) p' E8 ]- H
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes* z+ p# z$ d d; R, }- O- C. F1 c) G
: R# n8 E, G: m h* p& P; X( SJapanese aircraft3 C$ i, c' ?3 J7 @) e& ~
A6M2 Zero x 139 H( F# Q7 W9 Y
G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
: Q) A' v* D0 J. p# s. ~3 c G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
; o, n- p* ~7 l& e CA Chicago6 Q2 m3 m$ B$ Z+ v: F
CA Quincy
9 W$ L+ O/ ]8 [ CA Australia
: ~( @% E$ y$ i CA Astoria
8 \0 x; e0 M y$ V1 ~. { DD Mugford
/ g0 N" _- N& e8 H+ M* J CA Vincennes+ @& B4 B& B& x
CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 t; t( w8 a# q! K 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
5 Y$ j9 h2 R& J- x 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。。。。。。: G2 u4 ], W& Q4 B/ t8 w
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126& w: C$ d4 L" |) w4 W! L! C+ D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ o# G+ A; E5 p1 c9 W* W
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 N& F1 Q2 {' q# \, R2 HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes9 R8 E, R, ?6 s& ^# c
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Japanese aircraft
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# e- X2 l1 `& h0 ^Allied aircraft
2 G" g+ s" S2 i+ I* Q Beaufort V x 42 j: W" d8 c( C# g) I
Kittyhawk IA x 11! G8 e6 B, z6 _+ a* s9 _7 M
B-26 Marauder x 9, L( G3 i g% {3 R3 H
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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% G, Q9 v1 @) KNo Japanese losses
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' U& W. _8 e: x q$ rAllied aircraft losses: L$ m/ c7 I7 w7 O) |+ _: l# F
Beaufort V: 3 damaged; h1 `, o: D& F5 S5 x2 N2 q; w$ K
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged1 ?+ v- h4 ~: z% U: u
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed- j- y+ T$ }, C% o: J6 A
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Japanese ground losses:
4 {) T2 U2 v6 |+ v+ S Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)& K& [3 d, N$ }% _, V2 L( _, a
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Airbase hits 1
5 l3 j6 M# T) k9 J4 `Runway hits 4
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7 Y( ~' c7 H0 X* L1 Lorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. i, J) M3 J2 Y) ?/ K n0 gRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' j0 g2 T) \( y% jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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0 g0 i6 A$ Q2 M" B7 ?4 g( q, SAllied aircraft
" y4 G. E# _# s B-26 Marauder x 60 ^: S* r& S2 h- z2 H
P-39D Airacobra x 10' I! r- U( K( c x5 @
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5 D5 m* I+ U& H1 W& qNo Japanese losses
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$ j$ g' v& B/ X# H- tAllied aircraft losses
; \0 l- G, c/ ^- L B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- f q/ Y7 r. [
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Airbase supply hits 1* R+ A6 E- d7 A& |% {% n
Runway hits 3
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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$ C5 m& X: l3 A$ Q, W. }* z
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!& [4 B: S2 T7 z& `
' P9 Y$ o5 y X J& v- I10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
7 R* _# u' e: ]/ Y CA Canberra1 D, ^& A$ W$ i5 @' V+ X
CA Australia$ f$ ]" Y8 e. n" k% s0 b7 }5 N
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
, @, W5 k+ o6 s8 F- j4 R+ v4 t. B7 ? CL Hobart
) z: ?; F, ~, z N8 z. }6 j2 [ DD Selfridge
5 ~, u- u4 {( H+ {4 w DD Jarvis
# `9 n- Y3 E3 M6 m$ b' \ DD Patterson
' G1 ^' r- o6 C& ^ DD Ralph Talbot7 z! Z3 B0 U1 K( n: t
DD Mugford9 a2 |0 T( M7 d; S |7 X: c) u
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Japanese ground losses:, y4 Q8 V! e0 [: ]- w% S
208 casualties reported: V6 O% m; X0 b0 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled): [. |% J' c: \, m! _) Y9 D
' B7 {7 P2 l0 } ` A4 @5 q( GNaval 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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CA Vincennes
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DD Dewey& |" l5 [6 H4 Q. Y3 ~
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
- l" H9 |% B# p# p" E' n DD Ellet D# |# Y- n$ v& [, U' j, I* T$ {6 [
0 c4 p+ ~4 d( u6 `; N' cJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 f, z2 |$ x) a3 s* a- N* T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled( m- Y/ `9 _8 ]# A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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9 _1 { t3 Y5 ?( n xNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137- _- `! N. W+ ?3 i2 w( a
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses7 r( L) P K0 O6 r; x$ P# M
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground* M# V4 T. Q5 T0 V
0 J: C: v5 h, ?* xAllied Ships
* F% Y, k4 i* n+ @5 O4 P7 _) h$ y: I CLAA San Juan
) ]$ V$ s9 {* e' \, a8 y. e/ l DD Buchanan
6 l! u( I7 j C3 b! G DD Monssen9 u0 p: w+ f) u% V7 v: U& z+ [
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Airbase hits 4
5 n$ k9 q, o5 E! HAirbase supply hits 2 |