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。! |: `( H% }5 K9 ^) ?6 E& b
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138# a8 j& [( j, B6 Z: z
5 f# y; {$ B% F2 r4 I" o1 sWeather in hex: Overcast9 U3 S7 ~1 Z Q1 o9 V( N# t
) r% K5 u9 X% a# D# wRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 Y8 m6 J% R1 t5 k- ^, E# HEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ ~3 v+ j$ m; Q3 `
G4M1 Betty x 6
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9 B8 N- p/ [- x4 A1 Q4 GAllied aircraft0 b/ s! T) t8 d0 p* f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
w( j3 c. l' A1 ]$ i G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged6 {! W# I0 Q0 b; D2 c
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AP Heywood$ I" c; ?) m0 j; f7 x- R2 ~
w7 d, O# {& X$ jMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) @* C7 I5 v- r9 i
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% w: S9 k+ G/ M" i, O
( k2 [/ x% P! x- _Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 d* @* h' N7 A2 i5 C
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! I% f) u! }* \& Q6 w$ M% I3 l& O D3A1 Val x 14/ J; }$ _6 } R; L1 P) [; I
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1 F+ J% W0 L, j# U0 E; tAllied aircraft3 v/ T7 o6 ]0 l0 e
Kittyhawk IA x 6& Z+ E$ p) y3 F) O& r: X8 E6 z
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses: ]1 C% J$ R/ q
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged! b- ]& \ [1 {
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Allied Ships
7 W. l8 o- G: [6 T3 x AM Lark8 y4 m( \! r" o* G x( L
AM Starling8 Z# o5 L/ L: @$ ]2 @( {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137$ h0 l' d. z5 ~
" w; I* s% r5 K. M6 A: hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' E( ~7 T9 X4 Y* w: ^3 E: b( e( R
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ o1 |& V5 V# |& ?5 t7 S: y6 N) {
G4M1 Betty x 139 q- |8 C g1 q6 p9 q9 J
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Allied aircraft
4 h3 ~4 j' x9 M E F4F-3P Wildcat x 3& l9 C8 X3 U( O; H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
* P: b% s* p- f6 s G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships9 V& _* | h7 U: S' W
DD Henley
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: B7 v; ~' W. r2 T2 b/ `! M5 V
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 F* x8 v v& v+ Z# {
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 u3 I; _( Y# w4 Q
& j% L4 u8 u) F5 V7 `; A" c4 ~( WJapanese aircraft. T3 D3 A- K& H; R4 l7 M5 q% d% N
A6M2 Zero x 2+ D4 H% m6 w0 _" ~* b
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Allied aircraft1 F, Y' {* J& C' Q* E
Kittyhawk IA x 5
. C; w! T8 u& z' T: g2 D `8 [ B-17E Fortress x 8
+ C; ]. Z" e3 S; \ \+ e% i B-26 Marauder x 6+ d! m0 ~# N2 ]. z
P-39D Airacobra x 215 x! l/ Y4 V' O2 L) v0 B: p% l( R
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Allied aircraft losses
4 v: m( {4 c. ~, |7 Z3 s B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged8 s7 c" |3 u, u7 x4 [. m
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed; @6 Q7 \8 h* Y, q v: [' e
Japanese ground losses:8 l3 u! x1 A+ l8 w( W
7 casualties reported" Y( t+ }/ ]0 x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 o' {" Z5 |3 j# d4 P& _8 ?8 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 r8 @" i0 T; J) x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# I3 X( m& g# V& g+ @( w/ ]3 H
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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8 q+ ?) |) [8 f, SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( i4 v6 Q2 I3 y' P- d. ?( c
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes1 ^7 e5 L7 h5 [
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 16 X" M" s9 c' g# Y
Runway hits 4
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# j' W1 {% v% Q3 O6 _9 n/ k7 U3 zorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1264 S0 R$ y% ~; o4 ~
6 A- N( q% f+ {& N* qWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ H, q" T$ k% w) YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 O n* K) \/ F" H
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Japanese aircraft
1 f' V! W- ]4 o) W' n A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft9 R) w+ L$ k% ~9 d7 W
B-26 Marauder x 6
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/ J& h; t4 j! w! _+ F2 |! lJapanese aircraft losses
* @) i3 n; U' n$ `3 n9 q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground! C3 e% m0 i; b' f; W+ O
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged4 w* _7 m# _% w* i
4 w8 t. y2 S# k8 kJapanese ground losses:3 ^" o! U+ o- W* i+ h' H
8 casualties reported
" |: l3 x/ w4 ?1 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Z0 Z: u' H; |6 c( J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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9 X8 V: f4 K* E K5 G" nMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" G j5 R2 F8 e% S4 O1 \
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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0 V7 q# B# v$ uRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 g! v m8 T& w0 x5 D. h8 T5 d
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 O5 }; w3 ?" a1 O
G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft7 B7 H! V: s6 z6 G }- |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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1 N, [- s( ]! p! y7 {& N/ ]( }6 }Japanese aircraft losses7 r. n( ?' k8 i8 E
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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8 w6 @7 c' K( e/ h9 ]% f2 bAllied Ships
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DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! b. b9 |* ^- k) W) q& J8 p
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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$ i' u J& p+ |# I9 D7 M0 G D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
) n5 s) I$ z+ S' l5 d- _1 w* G Kittyhawk IA x 59 r0 p$ C" j' `2 q$ `
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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( Z" Y' P( W" B/ R* c. O% \) YJapanese aircraft losses
/ F+ C/ V) o$ |& g8 i% _: J D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed9 A9 M5 s( W* r# w) I0 ]* J0 e
: c' m2 b6 c: {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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9 C# ?0 o% Q2 h4 M1 D( c1 wRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% H+ s* W/ A$ o* ^' k- ?
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% U/ `0 y( S' Q2 D G4M1 Betty x 5
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1 ^2 ]2 w, W0 ] X# x; s3 o3 I% HAllied aircraft
/ |8 T6 g. T+ t F4F-4 Wildcat x 6- K V1 M/ A9 I3 V
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 v; n( \) D( f8 R' f* ]" w G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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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。 |
发表于 2009-8-1 15:26
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