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。% e1 T3 N3 X" E+ I, v/ p$ W0 C
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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5 J$ I) X! v% R URaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, ^% z$ a3 F% N4 ?Estimated time to target is 42 minutes- o1 \4 i) j. c5 D6 g& v
9 O* k0 N l/ ^7 Z4 G% V) yJapanese aircraft; \4 t1 j$ P) E' D" W
G4M1 Betty x 6# _, V% V+ `: s9 n9 K$ L- F% d6 a A$ o: w
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4 Y8 {4 b& `2 w9 J0 XAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses( U8 u, e7 B0 B
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged( @+ d/ S! _9 h P; }: ?$ O8 E( C
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Allied Ships3 M9 \: P4 d3 o
AP Heywood X6 ^8 L- g; o/ t! J* |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 ]! K) N/ n" X+ D. Y" E
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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D3A1 Val x 14
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# \2 h0 B/ P; z; r! Q' p" }# q8 {+ I$ y Kittyhawk IA x 6
- W8 w. }# U! E- H, U8 ? P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses8 C0 ?0 T3 n" A* n* s1 D9 @& r
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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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.+ n" w4 D6 g* x B2 i
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes- L6 I M& o* \2 U4 U; M/ u
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 3) R$ D6 w' {# E: q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12% T F, e6 S8 A! c
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8 x! k( H2 ?( I: I' |4 dJapanese aircraft losses5 r3 P$ {' L/ k3 O, x3 ]
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged' ]+ c/ {- x) D$ s6 O" S
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Allied Ships/ F, t( x; `6 w' n4 f
DD Henley7 N1 n6 Q+ ^. X7 `0 f
' {% F1 R, J& ~4 D' e) CMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Y, U; D W' H+ R3 {* ~) ?( A
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ b! G1 _7 m# k) e8 l
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft$ ^) |) N# p8 L1 l' T% l0 ~' Q
Kittyhawk IA x 5
2 a& ^% t, A: n6 L! C! e4 l" s B-17E Fortress x 8- j( m! e' |0 ~8 B) C
B-26 Marauder x 6
Y0 [( ?9 Y6 {8 J/ G3 L P-39D Airacobra x 21
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( \: c+ M" _- ? g1 a: MNo Japanese losses& w8 z! s& b {& K- ?/ M1 F
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Allied aircraft losses4 f6 Y' a) c9 o# {* d: j) ]$ O' ^
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
$ g( J: G! n: y! `5 C3 ] P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
( `, R+ m* s1 Q. UJapanese ground losses:, {4 G% x0 S4 Z5 ?
7 casualties reported
% [* n$ Z; w9 X, Y i. n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; N/ T6 B U- s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! L ]; y9 l& b' V( z. D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 I5 ?! C" {) h- Z x& g! i# X
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 18 U# D* B. D+ G w5 ?* _. c
Runway hits 61 K3 c) p9 _1 S9 q5 U
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129; U7 _- I% n2 O0 S. I$ u! K
2 A" q2 F1 p; fWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ `! r8 v4 I* N+ v- t
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses3 Z5 i Z. n& [. Q( h+ k( \
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1262 h5 G* R% d% U0 V6 F' Z0 E" O7 n
+ b7 _) k: f0 tWeather in hex: Light rain
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* _* Y+ m% W. f4 G2 X; wRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( m) x% {, M. k2 a" ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' X% I' l3 M m( n% R6 M" n( v
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A6M2 Zero x 2& y; |9 u% I. W/ }
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9 v, I' }4 q5 Y0 s7 yAllied aircraft2 V6 G3 l* p7 `' f
B-26 Marauder x 6
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground F: }' w& d8 |4 q8 z0 }
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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8 casualties reported# I+ P5 M. E( G& p9 _4 ]7 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! V. q) S' X' q3 m" G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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! Y. U! m4 L- e' JMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" q' y* o2 ]+ q9 J0 u9 `! l
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 O9 K5 ^# X4 u; B5 PEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12; [5 @. h1 _0 j. U: U) l" p9 o, }
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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* I6 _9 y" v8 _) P7 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 f8 R; B. ^$ i0 f; Q3 ~# H( b: z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 S% R n0 k3 d4 g# e
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D3A1 Val x 12
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Kittyhawk IA x 5$ R8 D+ \- K# P. z$ I' R; O3 b
P-39D Airacobra x 32- C% [: l9 u. N) H
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1383 U) A3 M+ o3 ]) l, D
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- D7 W6 j6 S0 k a2 s
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft5 @1 H/ z; T5 `1 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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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。 |