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。
# H; i# E F' | j* H: h) vMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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9 m$ `6 r% e+ d: c, T/ VWeather in hex: Heavy rain0 v2 l' n% U( q* E4 R9 T3 ]
& I" h' J, |& D# |/ O# URaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& O8 M* ?) t9 X# _Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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2 T8 h4 A0 l* X8 `( F/ j4 WJapanese aircraft
- r w0 A3 t( G" V6 Q3 U A6M2 Zero x 13
+ C! C$ t% o4 K J. ~ G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses9 M7 ?) }1 G' e! ^- E; X
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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6 i; _* e; r* p. bAllied Ships0 q4 k* v; n$ x7 Q% h0 O
CA Chicago/ |% T9 Q+ H" v
CA Quincy
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CA Astoria
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CA Vincennes/ U$ ] f* x# |0 R- ~' z$ n
CA Canberra- U( |% C( T+ P# v, g. `
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+ ^+ E7 D2 ~- i' ]( wAircraft Attacking:
- I4 n0 O0 f3 B) i0 x7 Q) s 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
8 _. e( K0 V; i/ p Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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2 i7 e4 }0 [/ H" [( s5 @& ~7 k8 U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。。。。。。: k9 b: M5 K( }1 X$ I
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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5 U8 C) W7 R3 s8 X% cRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! [% E# u4 U. @% MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! p- i' A/ L6 |% C% w
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
# F. _: E- \. c1 _ Beaufort V x 40 z# ?; g8 r1 H. h9 f
Kittyhawk IA x 11
, c& B4 a' Y/ E. { N B-26 Marauder x 9
: a) ]# n1 a4 Q P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: r4 ?; L1 f( }5 f+ Q Beaufort V: 3 damaged5 y% o! _3 i- q4 d) j' N8 H
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged3 g8 u5 a2 E# q4 L4 b0 K
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed" D* @' [5 K1 w4 T0 \9 f
# [5 R# F* h/ a, ?/ k- `, {( ~6 `8 zJapanese ground losses:
# B' f5 l3 M# j+ y Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
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! x( a" v) D( A; T! Corning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1263 i) O% j2 V9 L9 B8 S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( ~% x$ B* _" V. z+ QRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 C5 i7 X1 K+ P+ Y( R( Y9 h) E3 I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 E$ ~0 H& U8 U. g
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
5 n- k9 d% m, [9 e& l7 e3 P B-26 Marauder x 6
3 X2 w' w- P' G1 I8 |# O P-39D Airacobra x 105 g" z0 [& Y3 W2 _/ i! i$ T
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- Q6 I9 W) U/ ^. aNo Japanese losses
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( n, B" D- l7 g1 c9 k% oAirbase supply hits 1
9 |" f" M- l7 b; Y5 x1 BRunway hits 3
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% ~% c6 p/ t5 T, R, _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
$ c$ M$ [- c2 i8 j" E4 YNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! B" h0 I& ~" t, _& T3 P3 ^
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 v8 z' n4 t# G/ D# M
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Allied Ships
5 ^) t" e8 U/ X; V0 L) |0 G CA Canberra1 _* m# i7 B v2 T+ r2 a8 m
CA Australia2 f; y: b0 u& T. Q% d
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
/ C0 a4 u/ S7 G; Z CL Hobart5 @2 e& J5 O# x r* |; U6 y( c( n
DD Selfridge
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DD Patterson5 c& U- k4 M' t) ^' u# V: Q' E
DD Ralph Talbot
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208 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( H/ R- |( E5 T* C! x$ V
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CA Vincennes
9 u0 V# ^1 q ?4 `) W9 [( Y/ Q CA Quincy
. J- R4 t& T6 W: \6 }7 X CA Astoria
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DD Dewey9 a. `. L8 h7 x/ b% m
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
1 w5 v/ |- g# ]4 w o7 l, e DD Ellet8 J; g. ~, X1 x. i d# I5 M" p
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Japanese ground losses:+ q/ Q0 ^- e# b* Z& c3 H9 t4 Z
51 casualties reported! i, ~! L6 e8 g5 p+ ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 Q, R3 h0 s) `* W
! h# P0 T: ~& ~- h' M* c+ {0 T aNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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& _& x) @ l8 h( o& n7 uJapanese aircraft losses$ @/ L8 }4 J5 I
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
I; h+ q9 S4 E4 x9 `0 e2 x CLAA San Juan. ~. L8 k' ]0 N+ ?5 ?# y0 r0 n) B
DD Buchanan) w$ Z2 n" D0 y5 i1 D t# o
DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4( O1 V: O; \8 H! M X
Airbase supply hits 2 |