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。
& ^- m) m! \$ w0 R- f7 l5 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138' B, S& n4 Q0 ~: g
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 p6 o$ I2 ?6 @$ U
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 ` l. i- X; REstimated time to target is 42 minutes8 n6 Q0 }) S6 ]& ?" N3 R* }- S; X4 m
, f- u- A2 _, }1 X J& N( qJapanese aircraft
2 K2 Q; K# z& f: m4 d/ D( r A6M2 Zero x 13
U+ @- n' z* E. F& A! g G4M1 Betty x 27# W) F0 v5 B0 H
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$ @% X7 e$ k/ X$ K# vJapanese aircraft losses
' Y1 ]) _' X) e2 i L G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships- T T6 t5 ~9 b4 H. o: ^% x
CA Chicago
3 p, q) A) Q0 [ l CA Quincy
$ T3 j1 c9 G- i) I0 M CA Australia! e: R, D- u, I Q, U k6 m, D
CA Astoria- Z7 l6 z( d6 G$ Z* C
DD Mugford% W: J- J& N% J" n% m2 Q
CA Vincennes
\9 ]; h, ~. |$ G( {3 ]; d, R CA Canberra
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) H8 y4 o3 V# y# e% {* t, zAircraft Attacking:
5 J- `3 \# M: u, n& A3 d 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
5 Z6 \2 i7 _0 n Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb x9 p$ }8 R. O: N
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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。。。。。。
4 d- Y: ]3 p3 z, k1 p. N, Korning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126- h( z8 y, I" e
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- r- k( n2 g6 X6 M4 bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft e, F) w! t' j
A6M2 Zero x 6# e. Y. x6 @: Y( v" x2 c6 o
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Allied aircraft% m* s' Q# I3 ^/ W1 B6 A( Q
Beaufort V x 4
% W7 a+ r# j: Y. N Kittyhawk IA x 11
) ~: i9 J6 D) v+ [ B-26 Marauder x 91 t3 k7 ^& f; r( T
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses: ]! s( N8 S- G
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Allied aircraft losses
- C5 B- A% V6 N" l, R Beaufort V: 3 damaged' e' n3 |7 w& _& r) ?! j' z
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged8 r' M3 }3 M X, w; D i2 A% P$ ~
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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$ a n6 o. o4 l3 RJapanese ground losses:) Z% l6 D- f( ~2 {# r( s: t
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)$ \( h. }" w0 u) Z) u9 p+ R
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Airbase hits 1" Y8 j# x$ b" n5 x2 W4 f
Runway hits 41 h$ Q- R, E8 D
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 c4 P' o! i3 n$ L* _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft e7 P s2 O) x* B
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
$ V( B/ K5 O Z! l/ R3 L B-26 Marauder x 65 U" m' V% ~: C" d5 B
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses0 z7 }5 b. j9 f+ }% l) `
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged& {: w+ p$ C& e7 Y
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Airbase supply hits 12 y3 j+ T) }: S/ T
Runway hits 3
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4 \6 V4 N/ ]3 [紧接着盟军重巡编队开始炮击伦加和图拉吉,为即将到来的登陆作战做准备
' U7 W+ h3 q* B! e( Y h& ]Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!# d; ?- V# Q; A9 k
9 | |$ p. N- u10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 d5 u) m; G6 }
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Allied Ships
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7 ^) \9 c% z9 l( @9 ]2 l CA Australia% d( \) ]3 L$ p1 [; H; a1 M
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1* L: F" w6 J- F, X* T4 N
CL Hobart! @# A) h) w8 t$ u6 ^1 F! E
DD Selfridge9 I+ \6 ?, e. Z+ ]& x
DD Jarvis! z$ q8 l/ z% y* D H# I# B
DD Patterson/ l; c+ q: ~/ ~: h
DD Ralph Talbot$ K& b9 Q$ n" f. `
DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
0 W/ y/ h/ i/ M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled# q7 h( \5 v7 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ h# |( V) y$ L9 M- A1 L% u
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, w# a8 `$ e' H, B
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Allied Ships( I9 s$ h1 o7 x4 t! ~, q* H, }+ z
CA Vincennes4 F! c9 [+ f* Y; m5 F W6 v+ v
CA Quincy8 X5 V' x! {1 k8 H. u4 q
CA Astoria: v4 V) g7 f9 i( V! T
DD Hull
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+ R/ z' ?( H4 o/ R8 y DD Wilson, Shell hits 2$ |3 b9 P* F. `: t
DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* y2 p1 @0 U+ X0 L# \ A; f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 u1 U1 }, n4 ~3 K7 U& r
& N1 d9 _& u4 C& F0 S0 D/ zNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137& z) l+ v% {; _: f! c
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7 c" i* H* Z$ [ U# f9 B) G* |7 BJapanese aircraft losses
3 f! S+ [& N/ A- v; ^. E2 V4 j H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
: {; N% m! Y* O- N CLAA San Juan
% `+ C% A: u% j% C6 Y DD Buchanan
9 _- G w6 C- y DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4
; `9 L+ |) A: }* YAirbase supply hits 2 |