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。3 L% V; q1 F! n. [4 h2 ^
Morning 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.
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8( ^$ _! h7 d3 u2 L
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; A c; Y7 W; q5 CJapanese aircraft losses0 R w0 ?3 |3 v9 R9 R; E- F" p
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* c1 m& E! \5 _ }/ N
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes% Y0 U. n# C8 Z! c
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Allied aircraft y: u7 ] s% b" d" i2 A4 ~
Kittyhawk IA x 6: R- E1 b" @7 u5 x* M
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships2 k4 n$ @& {2 O }5 N9 L8 n
AM Lark
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& @7 D; b1 O0 h. _
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes: \& I3 b, B) _
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 3# P& d# e3 u. S* ^! S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses X2 H: N ]; @+ V8 T* ^
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged' p/ X- @" X1 Q" _- }* g/ S
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Allied Ships
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+ D& M) X2 M9 d0 S% WMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1297 V+ k& e6 h j' m& W
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." \, Z- W- a0 |0 a* n3 a
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 `0 `5 `1 l1 `9 `' m9 J+ y
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Japanese aircraft
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B-17E Fortress x 8
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P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1297 u' `( [6 [. B4 G! a
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1 h/ l, p. x& P! O! Z' ^$ u: i5 |Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ s8 M# N2 h- F/ ?' p
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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No Allied losses+ o. ?6 k3 e. r
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Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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# E* |" X9 M% O* S9 t4 N, p) KRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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# p/ r" B' U# M A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged& @8 F9 c* ~& U" G) }9 O
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! ^: g( f. I: j/ [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 } d1 n2 u& T) N3 ^+ Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Runway hits 4; i4 c q* j7 B% s; r K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; A M" n$ m- }0 L q4 y* ?% p4 WEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21( N: M7 d; x9 ]1 L* A. _
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DD Laffey
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- I6 b+ N& z9 y* n5 |4 T( EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 32
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: {+ K" n3 {7 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( J! O$ Z. b2 r* W; @* C
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6* B; c" J2 p. L* o7 m+ X1 x& @
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7 Z4 M6 t( k) j5 n6 h% k同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |