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。
) j" o' I0 O- m- U lMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 ^9 l. g& ]! c) ]
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes" O% h8 }" b4 \% c. M2 o! u5 q
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Japanese aircraft+ z3 z, G. b* b" a
G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
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AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 33$ E; I) |% w" r& ?5 j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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6 }5 Y9 \1 E& k) `: f0 O+ n. S7 xRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 K" l! T6 B% U; Y' E; S3 g# o
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes# a" @" l+ x1 \+ s
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G4M1 Betty x 13. P. q: l) R! ~' c* Y2 }: ]
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# X' f5 h2 x' G F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
4 S; V" E- D/ ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged& P1 n5 K! [3 T/ V0 I
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DD Henley
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" z& S# b2 G' p& b1 @) Y9 u$ u9 p* fMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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6 G6 @4 R' F3 x ~. J9 @. }Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. T. ?- r! X' G8 T0 VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes6 N; b$ w$ K- j7 R6 P* H' ?6 H
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7 j& L- k# m- g) C6 ] Kittyhawk IA x 5
7 d- Y" J @* w B-17E Fortress x 89 H3 u9 U% m5 r# ?
B-26 Marauder x 69 X, D: g G: F2 Q( B
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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1 O# K2 ]: i v2 o' L& Y Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)- l l6 v$ {1 Z3 x; y; Z
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129: z. }( u- C: v" ]
! c3 S' A8 |. g+ l3 @Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! B& G; l+ Z7 e6 Y4 [( X
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes+ s( P7 k) O* J: r
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 11 o3 i% j" e; w w) q
Runway hits 4* {* j: b% M2 c
# O+ _! A- Z- norning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain" q( X; @4 J$ q6 _0 q: J
' V: H" w9 p4 _: }% t( WRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ M8 Q$ N8 P( Q& c. r' K3 W
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Airbase hits 2
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8 x% @5 h/ \/ h2 ~$ iMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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DD Aaron Ward4 u$ f2 ~ h+ K! L
DD Laffey
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. X3 D* x& G! W% q4 o; uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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( I+ d5 c$ ^1 ?* C4 qRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! }5 B1 v8 ~+ b) KEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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P-39D Airacobra x 32
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2 b& P6 {: T1 r1 @/ y, Y' ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( P! e7 x" t' hEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |