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。0 Y$ B' j! @- s9 M
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1387 b; L0 @4 Y/ b: ]& _( \* ~
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0 P9 @9 L) j5 ^; O+ H: H& k6 XRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; f5 a/ x" w3 b( A. Z- T( N3 ~Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 P% ]! P, C# ^3 g. ?% w% d" Q G4M1 Betty x 6& C p; u0 v* j% c5 \. M5 h# A
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h. q8 O& H! w1 ^+ Q! G F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
* W4 Z3 [6 |2 V" w% ]; \8 R, z) ` G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged* _) g, h7 U9 B. v" E5 k! S9 N( O! R
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8 D! }8 R: a( W- C, q0 O3 X' J AP Heywood0 d( r s; L; D8 M2 l7 h
8 y, y5 [8 i( y1 `4 X% K; ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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& ^5 Q( {" E1 DRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ y! B' g$ R: E4 A4 ~
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 14
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; |; B0 u, C7 ]0 V Kittyhawk IA x 66 z& _5 t1 p2 f; o5 o
P-39D Airacobra x 33$ _" p4 |* t) C, b" W* q
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged; Y) Y5 O% i/ R, D: A& Q
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AM Lark2 F4 r# K, a4 g- I& u
AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137* _* v3 V- H8 w& y: _: _
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- f9 x4 L! ^! _. B4 MRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) n$ |' }8 x0 c1 Z" CEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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8 `0 ]& m w ?Japanese aircraft
& f D! u5 c# D& L( o G4M1 Betty x 13
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Allied aircraft$ ~5 s R. G. Z7 |2 a% f
F4F-3P Wildcat x 39 I: T8 n0 t7 E: X3 D% \4 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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2 B* ?0 P X* t; F: c" R4 N G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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DD Henley
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0 i( G' E2 n$ ]: J1 @# _+ p# l& s& ^Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129$ D ?4 W7 b; W9 G2 E9 t G
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 }, t/ L$ f2 q; N9 G$ f" N0 q$ Q0 rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, u1 M$ V0 s1 r! YEstimated time to target is 12 minutes! I& m- K9 u% m e% O
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A6M2 Zero x 2( F0 b1 X7 w& Y/ J5 C" j7 [
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' A9 c( k, L8 Y0 n/ b( p Kittyhawk IA x 5
* b# a: X: H& U" v) _ B-17E Fortress x 8
6 _$ P. f8 ?2 C; \( C7 _ B-26 Marauder x 6
* Z4 Z$ `$ v; { P-39D Airacobra x 21
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Allied aircraft losses
9 Z9 S- l$ R; B5 p" y7 Z: a- } B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged$ A9 R' }3 S$ d1 J1 I' E
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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7 casualties reported( k8 S& {! h1 E" R4 @: K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 B+ d' V% y9 @- R- U( A; l( a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) g7 Q' ^" k) i4 J2 H6 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 B+ m+ ]4 r5 \ G* x+ N" z Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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2 h, Q% v% d, w3 L1 k& gWeather in hex: Moderate rain# t$ ? b* B& ~5 f+ Z
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& a/ }9 }" c/ U' m! {& H( O
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes+ [" z+ q, T6 q2 K5 r
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$ Y8 t: _" D0 t6 i0 Q4 b! G9 c; o B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses
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# ~6 M4 Y+ E, H( C$ r* n3 w/ U4 HAirbase supply hits 1
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3 \, X( H! L$ W+ _ corning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain" Z) a& w n' y- B% p( |8 N
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 i# Q# k: ?" P+ N" pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25 `* P2 M4 h+ F! J' g7 U) R
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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2 ]- t, x. h& u$ s+ ^( y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged; i' a9 @5 y. v# _+ i5 U, q
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 I8 [' I- {9 [1 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ f; D$ ^% [* S! Y% q- ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 {6 X1 S }! D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138* T1 K" e( t- ?. F" x+ ~$ w% G( g
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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, v( E2 ^2 Y8 X; r! mRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. r( Q' M- J' F$ A+ T) i* f' B
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes+ { m! w. ~+ p4 {& @2 k
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Japanese aircraft
2 n5 b' q: J3 A G4M1 Betty x 123 ?# {/ k+ ^: U5 E
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses8 f: b% y; j! a( U
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged& G; e% ] i4 Q2 Q
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DD Aaron Ward
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* _7 W+ z* P2 m, c; o# p/ z3 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 c$ @" R- b9 ]2 a/ U8 K
; H* ^, l9 M- X1 O8 p6 qRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ h1 Z' T5 j+ y" a8 I' ~
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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" }& B# R6 }# M D3A1 Val x 12
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0 Y3 S1 b' |% |1 ~- ], a Kittyhawk IA x 56 h3 c% ^4 L$ i: {
P-39D Airacobra x 323 _8 e) P$ T6 x
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$ J j1 j5 Q5 n# Q7 K D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1389 }- [" H; R& }
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 a M; N9 g* G$ |3 c- ^3 E6 ^' c F
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes- s! D5 o% p6 D
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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( H6 w) w0 B/ W$ s- }; @7 B6 Y同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |