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。
! X- M C2 E l8 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 139 q9 Y; c6 N8 L" ]
G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
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+ g2 J1 ~0 v7 M5 ]% U0 f CA Chicago! J; t" u6 E, Z( f' v) u: E b
CA Quincy/ ?6 ^4 c) @ z& `$ @3 S
CA Australia- y3 H2 D# \. r4 r
CA Astoria
0 _8 F- Q7 Z" D- y, n! @3 h4 D# Z DD Mugford
i; ~) t9 l2 j. \& Q CA Vincennes5 a1 R3 Q; w4 K5 t
CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:, x ~+ U0 E: {+ ^" D$ ?' ]
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet e0 H5 ?( y1 w
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ g( q5 E- B6 ^, u+ c/ j
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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。。。。。。3 \" s) e+ C) g6 |
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1267 Z+ |" S7 G( p/ P" @: ?6 @: t
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 L% e; ^" b2 N8 H. D+ [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: u% B- p1 ` G
A6M2 Zero x 65 \; }- b. `, t; [3 i) M8 \& E
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Allied aircraft
0 U) q2 m- |; F Beaufort V x 4
! K7 L1 d3 [/ V- y7 |; X3 R Kittyhawk IA x 11/ u. ]) Y$ ~7 R5 [! \# J/ o6 ?
B-26 Marauder x 9
' I0 d4 x2 ]+ Y0 [/ t B8 L* P8 U P-39D Airacobra x 18
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* u9 R8 E* p, y# `3 b9 c" LNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
9 x2 j5 N9 P% f Beaufort V: 3 damaged" r) J- q' y. r, t; S% s2 G( K
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged' F4 t( }6 [1 S! ?
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed0 A) m" @8 l2 ]; X% d/ d" x8 c
% r' \: Y1 D2 C. J& HJapanese ground losses:
^. s \6 X7 [# Y Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)9 d( r# c. _* d* k% G. P9 s% F
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Airbase hits 1) X3 k2 B' R- D5 K- B9 n
Runway hits 4, a4 c* }, O# F' N/ V' ]: g- I
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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8 z) W4 I( v& V! @- }+ N& ARaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% ~3 M, _3 }' r" n9 B! r# fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft( a) v7 i1 j# b6 Y9 a. v8 ~. U
B-26 Marauder x 6" S. }, h9 e5 ]/ S
P-39D Airacobra x 103 M" \8 a- `. d2 p5 e$ [( z
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No Japanese losses( n* M1 J# i" Q' a+ W
1 {3 t7 W4 R* x% l5 \4 N1 |# zAllied aircraft losses
4 v: E ?6 Q0 B B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1* I& G4 i3 p7 ~, R: Q
Runway hits 3: ^8 A: f2 f/ R9 M/ Z
1 q6 G7 y4 B$ b. e0 ? m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' |. M3 y _1 u6 ]. S9 I- h
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. ]" }9 u- r" ]! M& o; @( s; ]
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8 x( T. v( v. |# ?& {2 | CA Canberra. ^* o- X" D1 O4 x
CA Australia& E5 N! J0 }0 f4 O
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
6 O. n) U" b: _: |) g8 F CL Hobart, x/ A, f$ s6 k, q. L4 {
DD Selfridge; j. ?' m% f5 z5 X1 Q) C F) S/ f
DD Jarvis
- }, e( w! C0 o! L! r( j- Y3 D DD Patterson
" G! P; e0 H3 X8 [6 b DD Ralph Talbot4 G" Q. G) M1 S& o
DD Mugford5 K4 |( m) [. ]% s. ^
8 y9 E% s, W* S# B+ H. _5 MJapanese ground losses:; {6 |; h2 ^0 O# r. o0 d
208 casualties reported
2 G" u$ r8 @# W5 l* ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled! {3 w9 I3 T, S$ {; Z" X) K+ S1 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled' B( V* t( ^" W; T# h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( I. B' Q4 B0 U. R
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 ~4 X3 m2 m4 c& l \# f. |
+ y( ?3 ]# G; \- VNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 P# Z+ S3 j) q8 [" v
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Allied Ships
0 a- I( G4 l' A. V' {) \5 _ CA Vincennes8 f; r4 y3 n% D: L( u+ Q4 H
CA Quincy
, a1 }1 q( K+ D6 Y CA Astoria3 O" C% H1 d& e" i4 s; s" u
DD Hull( T1 g: E; {! p. g1 d" J' Z
DD Dewey* d' V- ?5 l( V B
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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Japanese ground losses:- a6 S. s& m. j( y/ U/ {! L! |- m( e2 ~
51 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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4 ]3 W4 u1 L- X: u/ Q2 [: X H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan
+ X e# p: M2 I- X7 K% K DD Buchanan. V1 a4 b: D# A6 |
DD Monssen
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Airbase supply hits 2 |