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。
/ ~' z/ D: ]- z' v9 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138! w$ B: I" T! X2 Z D# E3 a5 ?
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Y0 U; r) l' _2 X+ }
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes* c8 A+ O4 P1 o- J" @3 [
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Japanese aircraft$ G) n& \7 |$ m1 ?
A6M2 Zero x 13: o7 z" o! D: e- O
G4M1 Betty x 27
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4 T1 D: O& h' a W* N( T+ AJapanese aircraft losses% r( _% W- C* B2 ~8 _3 a- {
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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8 Q9 B. h, b" }5 e* C9 l zAllied Ships9 l* G, X) k( Z
CA Chicago
3 v- G0 `8 L5 V& w CA Quincy
& ^- f, t a$ q/ i CA Australia
* B* q. k+ c7 I4 S' u8 T" t CA Astoria
# R8 i( D8 @/ v* d DD Mugford
, w+ j8 m& ~* ]3 z) k2 l7 ]% T* _9 I CA Vincennes }* j# @9 G1 K9 U7 R# V( V
CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:4 b6 p- {7 E6 x6 H! b
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet; d& V1 R A" S- \( C6 H( A. c
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 m% O% j0 t4 _
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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。。。。。。
A' L3 s2 J1 J1 ~1 f! Horning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126# F! `# I5 @& V+ J5 w& y) j# V
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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; Z3 }* ?9 M) w$ t2 iRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( ]& k, k7 x* _& E& r- o- L% SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes9 m& w0 v; q- K0 h1 D5 ^
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A6M2 Zero x 6 _( P# n J+ m" I4 t( d2 U6 F
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+ l6 t9 X: e( z! E0 }0 w8 a$ [8 @ Beaufort V x 4
& V/ G p+ |8 I& I- q# a Kittyhawk IA x 11& Q/ r0 k) d1 U. u ^3 F, `
B-26 Marauder x 9
8 g5 ]3 N& B# ?& } P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses! S1 B$ z% f! b7 ^8 w* V
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9 \- g6 N' P4 \" R% A+ P) e Beaufort V: 3 damaged
$ R+ ]% T. a0 y4 ?7 u& N6 [ B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged8 K5 s4 ?4 o' n k4 i2 g7 [: L) Q
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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4 k% ~) G" Z E% A' y1 FJapanese ground losses: ^& z9 x# Y; }
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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+ E* Z2 H- J. y2 uAirbase hits 1
/ A4 J* y4 v$ U) L3 MRunway hits 4
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: s; f7 M3 V: Y5 U& o7 e" Oorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126& k7 l# P9 A$ v, z7 z3 F4 f
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud* A! P1 D4 n- F' x) T$ v
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ H8 ? F1 a5 D* b( KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 s! }& s! p" V% U: j2 O* a
b9 q; C, M' B% t5 NJapanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 6) s! S0 g2 @, y4 B
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# ?* v- ^, E+ o" A1 W
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged% B/ E9 A4 ~4 F: [+ w& s
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Airbase supply hits 17 x# x0 y! E9 a
Runway hits 3
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. Y" x0 Y" E: y6 b& `0 ~; P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
- ~+ s s9 \. C4 E! F, W3 U6 ANaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- T5 W& U5 j$ K" w
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. z' j9 n" A H: u0 LAllied Ships
, a# [% B0 [; @/ J" R& y; T* o9 a. Q8 F CA Canberra
4 w* r4 {1 Z$ g1 F+ O' i8 m2 | CA Australia
* Y" j; O' p- s2 z% X CA Chicago, Shell hits 12 k* ]) b( Y! a! e- m! N- h
CL Hobart( f) b5 {8 J2 E( h" s' C
DD Selfridge1 J4 m/ h2 T6 {) X! s
DD Jarvis2 o9 X Q; [( n" W
DD Patterson4 n$ ^7 t$ a! D# f
DD Ralph Talbot8 \7 f6 ?7 M0 ?8 ~6 j q9 Q
DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 b& v; }9 x! e; x, c Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled$ v. X1 {$ h$ v: R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled6 T) L: ^# V- ]5 C' e2 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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1 o. Q7 L1 O1 k% S! ZNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!4 h9 i+ v: r+ U9 o& U
9 q9 z# |5 H h8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 |( f0 i% j2 j+ }
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CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria; ~8 |+ E) L) |' j& g1 ^+ A) l
DD Hull
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2- k" Z& Q6 j# }# L2 b% u7 I7 h
DD Ellet
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: [: z& v$ ]- y% g* Q/ EJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ z" ^5 A$ D8 h0 ~) `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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# ^. Q' t1 ^$ J# z6 a3 A4 u: WJapanese aircraft losses2 b# c, O4 y% O$ V: c
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
3 S4 U3 ?- l( n1 O' ] CLAA San Juan
. N; ~* o( c$ O DD Buchanan
6 Y' Y) D( G! I DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4: n( h: h9 v7 B* n% A
Airbase supply hits 2 |