阿成

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阿姆罗

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。
9 t! X8 e# L9 \6 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., ?8 F& C# d( }6 a# @8 s1 _% h4 ?: N
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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: N# y4 }$ A3 u7 p0 t1 Z% EJapanese aircraft8 C9 W; w! Y- m1 ~3 S
      G4M1 Betty x 6- S0 `3 r* }7 o7 f
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Allied aircraft  Z) h- T, t& G1 H
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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/ f: d  S; V, v* k' O% C" H! \Japanese aircraft losses& e& p; W" c4 a: X. X- z8 n0 L1 Z
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged0 A$ w2 ?( X# c+ r% w/ F7 u' z

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. L# v! p! y; U  `( @1 M) ^) i      AP Heywood8 h* ]7 F+ ?: L& O4 H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; k" p  s/ ^7 C3 `+ K# w
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# L3 V/ F- a2 f
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 F4 G& |! W" N' d* T( R9 @2 y, AEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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, G6 c- J1 i- H1 n  VJapanese aircraft1 W& c4 J3 S4 ?+ }
      D3A1 Val x 14
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, [6 J9 D2 T8 K+ \6 e      Kittyhawk IA x 6; t5 V9 C. H8 [8 L9 E' H
      P-39D Airacobra x 33
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- d! N; e$ U, Q5 z2 G- SJapanese aircraft losses8 U. F( _( `$ I2 e; G% p7 \* M
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
- R( `, o) f7 R$ D- R# e) W      AM Lark
: c/ r+ }! g+ |  u( P      AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1378 a% y9 t- W* y& \5 Y( h
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. x4 v. k4 L* i/ Z. F8 V: Z( p' r
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' Z- m# g# F, F/ p8 u
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! h9 \' D, i9 z) I3 W' Q0 s& u2 T
      G4M1 Betty x 13
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      F4F-3P Wildcat x 30 u8 ]* ^7 j$ T$ T
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 124 }( R. `: S9 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 V6 n/ j7 Z1 e% f3 @      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
7 i$ E! Z. P4 \$ i- |" _) X" m' j      DD Henley7 _1 w$ x4 t( r1 J3 u1 P

( r( i5 v1 c& w( r; S$ T/ P9 K* eMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129+ v) M' y: u* M) O4 I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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% S7 @$ R1 z0 [Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 M" q& i  T. ]
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' p2 z2 e9 B0 }& t5 z
      A6M2 Zero x 2$ p( T! d0 s; n9 ?. D! @* G

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Allied aircraft
! e1 v  U4 c- Q, c6 z      Kittyhawk IA x 5
8 r) v: r3 j% r      B-17E Fortress x 89 x8 Q# g/ T: O9 w9 t
      B-26 Marauder x 6% X7 X" _; W! g: A4 O4 v
      P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses
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* w  D- H$ ]' H5 u  AAllied aircraft losses( Z6 }4 K8 B4 q$ A8 o& C' x/ v/ s  v
      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
' P8 P5 W4 X" W- P! n8 N      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
  P: c2 j' ?* s, }Japanese ground losses:$ ^% h: H% I* p" M- x4 k& K- X
      7 casualties reported
: F* z0 C3 D3 I7 \4 H% B+ B         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ O5 R- ~1 B: q' g
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 k3 n" f: ?, b8 y7 c
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 |: h& W6 g( g4 u& Q/ E" }0 U. w
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)' d3 Y% v' e! I) X$ }" T9 T

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6 e7 `' Q& j; w9 \4 h, Z2 E/ pAirbase hits 1. ?8 D' o6 r/ [1 s
Runway hits 6
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" t/ P5 Y( I) L% G# i+ q5 _orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129& z/ H7 Y1 @& Y+ Q/ E4 b

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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& T0 ~+ P. g& a9 y. o, Y! V* M+ O- i
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 E: }% D9 _! @- b      B-17E Fortress x 5$ y$ w  D4 @- o( C* Y( h, h
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No Allied losses
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, o; V& `) ^) ?; Y* horning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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2 [; {$ ?0 m: c8 w( e" ZWeather in hex: Light rain$ F) O+ d& r+ j9 m5 |) D2 k
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. K* y" n: ~& n. |0 U; o$ Q/ J" WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" \+ Z) a2 ^- q; k+ @  o      A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft& ^, [! Z3 D" Z- R# P; a9 z
      B-26 Marauder x 6
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& F/ n! z4 p8 {  M" ?9 P% `6 E      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged, |; ]6 ~- |' W& q
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      8 casualties reported5 S* M$ v- g( |- R" Z* M% x! [
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 R+ ~  q6 E( |! y4 l; T
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% c7 j/ V% J1 A& r& _( e, G7 H# p( N* N         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, E1 L6 R. ?7 _# `. e& k* d. O

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  q; I/ m; R$ _+ KAirbase hits 25 X/ m  G% ~4 y# f4 b) |, j
Runway hits 4& T/ M- s1 k; @3 t7 g; I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1383 e  b3 b0 C% c  x6 t' _- {

" ^; L: x, m+ q  m# JWeather in hex: Overcast
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7 _' V! A3 ^/ ~8 ]( YRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., k0 W2 e( V/ s9 g+ z( {" l
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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" ~* {7 k! h* o( y- R+ O$ uJapanese aircraft3 g, [0 {) _9 h  C7 {$ s, t+ L: C
      G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft
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+ W! i$ M7 K+ y/ ~) qJapanese aircraft losses$ m1 y; G3 s' @
      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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7 [. [$ M: v$ ^; l5 ^' f      DD Aaron Ward
8 i, u8 t' e+ t( n      DD Laffey
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, v! j& E& o% u  \# h5 U  eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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6 z. `4 M$ q% ^8 C" zWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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& O2 H' f& x$ c, MRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* ?+ @; ?2 f# ]' x( r2 tEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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# q2 N/ a- q" b7 a1 e( TJapanese aircraft8 K. c! b/ b2 G+ b3 O% y
      D3A1 Val x 12
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; M: ~* A4 w* C' s0 a3 B      Kittyhawk IA x 5
3 y; r) O! ?  I+ V$ K6 V/ L6 I      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses( @/ o' B) i; _4 {8 e/ ^0 m  x
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed- a% h' k. K' }: D

" J: S. P& B) eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1381 U' _' v* L4 r3 Q- [5 ]0 ]' f; {

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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 h5 C4 c0 B' `7 x7 NEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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      G4M1 Betty x 5% f7 `& F4 p3 [$ k# K& s9 C
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6 Y9 s' k+ p( I) B- s+ L# bAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 U, j, E- }* \4 \; q. Q8 v      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed: ?/ y% A+ u; w' |7 ~' a8 R" v

. P7 N0 `3 c, q0 ?同日美军占领图拉吉，瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。

adsl01

有雷达的帮忙,裸奔是没花头的.也就是说,42年中后期日本人就悬的很

chen0529

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远
$ D; K* u6 m9 ~6 y  c2 t) ], i而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了

阿姆罗

挂副油箱极限航程的0战遇到精锐的盟军海航只有被屠杀的命，所以还是标准航程内才能达到一定得战术效果，达成比较合理的交换比。

sunjiafu

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远! ~6 R% s7 G% g" K, Z$ V! O
而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了- C# R% Q% Z' Z, m
chen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

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4发一如既往打不下来.....

hongqi315

是不是意味着0战初期没优势了？

chen0529

初期南洋老爷机还是乱打撒~~~

阿成

感觉四发就像现在机器人，根本无法打败！

阿姆罗

4发现在也不像以前那样动不动几百架一波的耕地了，至少目前看来，4发限制还是蛮大的，即便机场够大，一次性出击4发数量也没能超过50架，总在40架左右，而且经常分几波出击。

hongqi315

集中200+ CAP 吃4发，，

阿姆罗

瓜岛日军就那么几十架0战，哪来的200架，天上掉下来的啊。。。。。。

hongqi315

没其他战斗了？

chen0529

要说火力4发貌似比好多战斗机都猛

阿姆罗

42年8月28日白天，驻扎在伦加的60架TBF和20架SBD发起了进攻，全天上下午一共出动6波，将靠近的柱岛炸成残废，前一个回合日酋还声称1000磅炸弹就跟挠痒痒似的，现在，美军海航理科给了天皇一个响亮的耳光。
2 i+ R& Z3 x9 \* R3 b/ nMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 D, z9 [& H9 U+ {Estimated time to target is 9 minutes) y, |1 `$ q4 O2 m

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Allied aircraft
( H6 a2 ]( L/ n* G      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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3 V3 P* @$ C, G1 Q  [$ k2 B  Z" r% GAllied aircraft losses# P2 c4 B$ H" w! u* w3 V
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
6 R0 ~- q3 y4 s: E1 ^      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged
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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire" J# n7 Y. `1 ~+ {# [: m
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
8 L5 ^7 L" ?6 g5 q; {! E5 u% p      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 15 |& O0 I% v, J6 D2 ~
      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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6 F8 c! ~) Z7 u2 R/ a# O; \1 k, XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 V2 _- J+ s) R6 lEstimated time to target is 22 minutes0 b; J5 g2 z2 E9 ?( R8 n
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Allied aircraft
" }" S6 f2 G' s& X  o      TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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# U$ J. v  G, J- w8 MAllied aircraft losses: b0 h. w# B: S! d8 s! k6 p
      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( Q* D2 z2 }4 m( N, G      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137" a0 o' h1 f( c9 @/ k5 G2 D

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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
2 I) K1 H- T5 v0 q+ W5 r0 AEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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! G9 ^! d! P% m$ q1 U      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3: Y1 m1 C- m6 L* x4 ?$ }
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$ _- @) d9 b+ ^      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire& |8 G0 A5 X7 X8 b5 Q4 E. D6 s7 ]
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137) _& h% B, F, a% ]* p3 Q

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5 A" l6 Y- c' p- v& zRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' H1 [0 Q" ^7 K: ?
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 18, {: {, g0 l' v9 v. g/ ]. [

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7 ]( F; n/ e4 i1 d3 n2 WAllied aircraft losses
* z: c! x3 ^: s. Y: D      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ ]" K/ U9 V( F! Q& |# ]
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2: m& i" k9 e% g, \  L/ S& V4 j
      BB Kirishima
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1376 t, [# W5 m* H

7 D6 h  Q  S% _) n" xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ H& f, h  g2 ~, m7 }2 iEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft, B% F# q0 n1 G# r% [$ E& K
      TBF-1 Avenger x 10: p( o6 k) H( c+ K' q5 G2 r
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7 p/ z9 }. W0 t! ?' {Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships" @3 D% o/ X& [) U2 {- b
      BB Hiei,  on fire- n5 M& y' ?3 K3 G" m0 ^1 D; l
      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire7 U/ O6 }, [3 O
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire) N* c# ]* f" u  I, e2 Y8 Q% o" U
      BB Kirishima' g) K  ~7 x5 ~, D- e; `. {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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! N' N6 B7 H3 f' xRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." `$ c3 p& `! L; D1 \" k) Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6/ _4 \; m( q# X) q9 \

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Allied aircraft losses( |( u: o# t$ g0 j# h; u/ @
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships# \# q' _! H) i& h( t
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires