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。
! e5 A& n4 n0 {7 {( x+ n F4 E/ l2 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138- X* u" o- \/ h$ J$ t
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 q9 t7 L- M1 t- k4 E) cRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- Q- r- x2 h( y/ l$ b
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes7 ?' z; T3 q; W$ X" @
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Japanese aircraft
8 a* x. N* J. U( a! Q A6M2 Zero x 136 \: n# ]4 x( e9 G s* P7 Q3 [. e
G4M1 Betty x 272 L$ Q4 m1 W1 p8 q$ x" p6 P. P
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3 E4 o2 f* P7 _8 u* H% X4 RJapanese aircraft losses7 d& q7 U5 S* H g; ?# r
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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CA Quincy3 O/ Z2 _+ D \7 l1 u% W2 g) j9 Z+ I
CA Australia
6 O9 P @' f! t( D8 I- @9 a CA Astoria
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CA Vincennes
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- Q% E8 d) T; I6 ]& rAircraft Attacking:1 P. h2 @& E% Y H+ P
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
% c% O+ B6 l2 S2 S Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. M; x3 ^* H* d3 ?
& t* t* M _" a9 Y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。。。。。。
2 N) d: b$ k' v6 g, ]orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. C# e/ S0 ]+ {$ F5 G
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 S5 v7 F% B* X+ r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 6
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Beaufort V x 42 v5 N& s$ E% L, v( b1 \8 D9 {6 X5 }
Kittyhawk IA x 11
0 c& m& n, X- ~5 |- p( \; j B-26 Marauder x 9
, o, R1 f! N4 G, K* F P-39D Airacobra x 18
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' P4 g$ d# T: G/ k3 t5 m6 hNo Japanese losses
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Beaufort V: 3 damaged
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4 b; m4 b( ]. O0 j6 U+ b9 i& `; `2 X P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed1 A1 G" s3 k+ v# D x8 z
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
9 o; y( {% W( X- B8 e, dRunway hits 41 h6 E1 z' W3 E- F- }; {4 c+ O
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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' L$ L& u" \6 s. ^' i+ ]% aRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ s: q9 e$ t1 g8 r: N6 u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) M' ^* L; R( y6 z2 \
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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Allied aircraft losses& q j( P7 n7 O6 M% a) J
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 15 l e) w0 p' V3 O) X2 \0 K
Runway hits 37 Q( u1 ~% m: `$ y
' A2 d6 ~( ^5 E |/ d, X, d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0 o+ _2 I, g3 m! \: k
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, o" t3 E1 }' o
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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T" L. l; G) Y* [+ d1 u) DAllied Ships6 |& Q) Y e# g
CA Canberra# G- u/ y$ p' X P& {
CA Australia2 g' K: Q& d' q0 \9 g e
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
0 D% Q0 K2 l' r CL Hobart
l: i: s. `' v. ~7 R DD Selfridge
k K6 {, _! O |! m9 k* b DD Jarvis, r* ?7 S0 d `3 V: f' Z
DD Patterson, B& V, Z! R6 {6 Z# n
DD Ralph Talbot
4 o' { [. s0 _% E$ d1 j DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled+ J( ]3 \) ]: g" n3 B1 V2 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled3 y. F* h5 X4 f) s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ b- R2 P8 T' Q
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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% v. Y4 w! l1 W6 XAllied Ships
1 v3 r4 w7 M- I# r CA Vincennes- P7 Y6 v" O6 m7 x* _
CA Quincy. L7 J' g; Y( Y8 J: t
CA Astoria1 [- K9 g9 t8 n/ t4 x
DD Hull
! N( b0 S, g7 K# \1 L. s DD Dewey
$ V- t$ r# i6 O3 P DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
5 N* x' _( n5 S0 S DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 _* r' q3 J: v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 `7 o* g3 I- K) u8 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 ]; W# O O6 V- r( H1 S# B
, \/ D8 |: K5 V! e4 R5 WNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1376 D% j" [2 H; n3 i
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
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DD Buchanan
6 e( s6 i7 z+ x/ }5 j DD Monssen; g8 o* g$ K% @4 m* T
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Airbase hits 4# t: |% V+ _) Y1 H5 ]
Airbase supply hits 2 |