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。
4 a9 r. X8 N4 |( w, j, {9 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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1 b( N/ z. f! b7 {3 N; \ w" zWeather in hex: Overcast% C) f" b, g: `4 o: X4 D
5 C3 r3 S$ K* Y; xRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
! F% q$ k o: H: O6 [. tEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6% W% ?" o- K2 L" ]2 @6 r% q
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Allied aircraft& t- @) [' F, q x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8* |& K, ^ |+ R. Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 n5 Z+ `% g3 O5 X8 Q+ }& b G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged# b. W: [) y5 m' ]
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4 T3 K) c2 z2 X# ]& A( _ AP Heywood
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' N! N, K4 @! j6 h K$ M. |Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 i4 R) e" V! O
: F. c+ H" _, _- ZRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 Y' ?- ~; A9 B, z3 D; O
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes+ Z# n+ {. M4 D$ E, A( {
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D3A1 Val x 142 Q, V' C/ T% u) ^8 u5 t
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Allied aircraft
/ h7 ] @! q+ I9 O8 |9 _ Kittyhawk IA x 6
0 K7 e$ z+ ^/ n7 | P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Allied Ships
" h+ J, f. I9 [# l* o" s AM Lark
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( \) n- Y" [: G' `' BMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& z' Y1 y4 T G# j; [Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 T2 y9 O5 T' J8 n9 m* c
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes& o+ s3 |7 g" f9 ~9 @: `
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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6 g6 b, K* U+ [ F4F-3P Wildcat x 3 v' L D. N# D. E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged! k4 A3 y- {, u2 U
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DD Henley
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$ J- q/ z+ B7 FMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129$ p0 u- Q3 K! v1 p2 g/ ?
# ]( |0 w% N, q' W7 yWeather in hex: Moderate rain& K/ K3 y1 ^- N2 M, z
0 i% C) J {( I( PRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& O/ t- n, A0 c4 r7 M mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
2 m( B' A7 }0 G Kittyhawk IA x 5( O+ x* S5 F) a8 A; p( z( D
B-17E Fortress x 82 p6 ?6 i5 h4 C: ^
B-26 Marauder x 6* J: J7 t) c1 w, M5 Y' g! n
P-39D Airacobra x 21) d) `; r3 _: S: s$ w
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% f1 I9 ^0 \7 D0 FNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses7 X$ B1 u+ |$ C E9 f% ?+ |
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
2 u( F* _) t: Q: O' L' V, t) A w P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
/ a' E( n! f( {- eJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: m: @( t) |2 m3 I3 ?. r8 `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' L: _) m1 y" f# _ z4 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ z9 D: [8 r: l. G0 Z% H+ Y" E
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1297 s7 W) d' g. X9 J( D& \( f# d3 ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 i- n+ N+ S: CRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ A) O% h7 I/ G( o2 yEstimated time to target is 3 minutes0 d R' t& q# M
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Allied aircraft
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Airbase supply hits 18 b# g$ F, `: m3 K! F$ L
Runway hits 4
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8 d# m7 J1 S3 y. {& B6 H9 lorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126, I' p) d2 }6 o) w! b
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. J# Q2 ?( N E. O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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$ s! k/ V9 e: ` B-26 Marauder x 6
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: W* Q. B* G* R$ U B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged8 f e' ^' p! V/ p
& n1 S! z; [6 z: t5 bJapanese ground losses:
5 s; ~) Y) @/ i, C( { 8 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 W# U. F! o- O$ ?6 e T
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Runway hits 4
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& _9 {# l' v9 f4 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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- F5 W3 r8 D) n$ @" ^Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' |) i) ?! W z9 ]/ yEstimated time to target is 42 minutes* I+ r7 H" E3 l2 D
`* a$ n+ y+ S' f% E% S6 MJapanese aircraft0 t5 [% n: o2 j* }0 g( i9 c
G4M1 Betty x 12% ^, _' x- e7 S7 }
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Allied Ships9 m5 ^0 E' |, v/ Z/ E
DD Aaron Ward
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$ d% w/ o- U% i, U$ U% `1 ^9 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130$ q( Y6 g7 v' y
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+ e3 b4 j |' c$ ?Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 I# U4 R' `/ ~6 `) q1 j( l
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% a8 T% h- o% _& l$ u) L" l9 y
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D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
- t8 l' c: ~6 W* i8 D7 X Kittyhawk IA x 5
: T3 l' r% x, y# _4 i P-39D Airacobra x 32
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5 d8 J! p! [' F- s D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed3 y4 q6 r0 ?6 l: Z; v6 V- U F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast, ?' {: j" @& B. E0 f/ T. ?
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& Q3 X& m4 g1 w- X
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6& \# |' E8 f) t7 H
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed* Z; v |# V6 t$ K" X0 ~# L
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同日美军占领图拉吉，瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |
发表于 2009-8-1 15:26
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