8月8日,惊心动魄的一天,参与炮击伦加的美军重巡编队遭到拉抱尔日军陆攻的袭击,但是由于日酋操作失误,导致陆攻携带250KG炸弹出击,结果被击伤7架连油漆都没能蹭掉。
! [, [0 ?: }3 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138# m. K5 {& F+ y1 `% v( w+ c. C1 {
' o( h, S( j& C& [6 zWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; Q# F7 C8 B1 r! b$ Z1 ?% C8 z
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13; I3 ~: B' F. d
G4M1 Betty x 272 m2 c: D8 i0 s$ i, c5 r+ x$ X
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9 N/ d! j6 o' G/ BJapanese aircraft losses
2 w9 K$ s4 y0 _+ \9 {% c; H+ a G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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& K- a" @. F8 r" s9 @ CA Chicago
& }9 p+ ]) A7 _ CA Quincy
- d$ |1 @9 k: b5 g* Y! M( ?5 J! Y CA Australia" [& L2 Q' V! h$ I
CA Astoria
" |' k& v4 c' H+ l4 p# O DD Mugford
$ _6 v! e' v! K! f CA Vincennes+ f6 R% P) l: `! ]
CA Canberra. Z" U2 b' w" B
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0 w: Z% h3 E) q5 F) u7 B! P- z& oAircraft Attacking:
0 y7 H g* C3 e 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, n% r* R* [ n% _# s4 e5 f, B
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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# L e' J* r3 s- f# L3 b* q" ~随后盟军从莫港出发压制莱城,效果不佳,全天损失3架飞机。。。。。。
7 {6 ]* _' _0 }% Z* ?7 Qorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1269 z/ R8 x e7 I: n0 x+ D
6 n8 c( u; c. Q* ~8 D& K% yWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 `! H8 D" Q1 r
* w. V ~8 _ \) b! URaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ p% I, x0 E9 j B$ e' v# M hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes; E- K3 f# B" C( f4 v3 ?: Y+ v
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A6M2 Zero x 6* C( Y6 |0 ~4 B% K) |
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Beaufort V x 4! F6 t. b6 `4 F7 H0 T* e' K8 `
Kittyhawk IA x 11
; s6 }( ^" V, R$ C/ e B-26 Marauder x 94 S: }8 q- W1 K9 {" R+ s! N7 S; @
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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) v5 x* n1 R, S, u! B) jNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 D: l# n% S! u0 @& m' m( K Beaufort V: 3 damaged9 g9 Z& L, V9 @- ~: K
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged5 j, L- c! E) T! p' h w
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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7 x1 _+ o7 {) }8 BJapanese ground losses:
: n: t1 `( J9 H7 {8 ` Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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+ k: N; T0 G1 hAirbase hits 15 b1 C$ v! Q% N( G
Runway hits 4" u; B/ j. N* j
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud* B8 v5 C7 J5 S1 g9 N4 ]1 ?
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 T8 \) X: b/ e1 F: ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2: A- T+ ^+ E" Q( ?0 ?7 k5 J
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Allied aircraft
9 ^& P; d- g% S* W B-26 Marauder x 6$ V9 R( b8 O" T. }: d
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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& w1 X+ f, m% u8 Z7 `- V* oNo Japanese losses
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[: g1 c) \0 Y/ R' gAllied aircraft losses
/ {0 [# _% q1 U; N* h B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1
. z4 y% R; c: k* ?- `Runway hits 3* O8 i, n4 a& _. k5 e" M
, ~- f9 c+ n. e7 r9 I7 c紧接着盟军重巡编队开始炮击伦加和图拉吉,为即将到来的登陆作战做准备
. n; r7 n- q) a6 iNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ \- c7 F/ Q# F Q* P
" H$ T+ A Y3 p, k0 vAllied Ships
' T8 a6 C$ ?7 {( U: t7 E CA Canberra" }- S5 O+ P5 _, h0 o
CA Australia8 d s; _6 @0 O* g. D+ t; _
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1) W' H/ m0 i& U1 f! J
CL Hobart
% k" B7 Q1 V3 U# P: k DD Selfridge
) b. E; t, v5 H& I5 G DD Jarvis* R6 C7 `/ y: t
DD Patterson
5 {3 N4 J! S/ o& r DD Ralph Talbot/ O( f9 f3 O% {/ |% L7 q
DD Mugford
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9 H# ^ k. {" t 208 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
& X; Y1 a( m" V( T( { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* |3 |, L* [6 E+ G+ b7 w9 T- W4 o
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)! v9 r+ I4 P$ o% W6 C0 A
. v& `( }! ]7 x+ T5 T: INaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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6 B" [* |$ Y% h! a$ f' U8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships; @ ?8 S4 W7 K2 k! o
CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria) i6 A6 }+ _/ b" N6 ^
DD Hull% N" c) S2 t; r( Q2 [ _
DD Dewey
% E2 w/ P; G0 h1 a- z4 s DD Wilson, Shell hits 2; ]: F6 y9 G5 g; o( ^
DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 l" a4 r8 g* w9 ]5 p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 N$ {0 w: T8 W. V, E g+ E1 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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4 E& G8 @7 W- x6 @ C; n H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships; _1 W8 ~" m' G U/ T2 d% M+ w* m
CLAA San Juan. c1 B5 a. d" Z) x8 i
DD Buchanan/ z' g' B W I' f* q7 @0 H$ Q
DD Monssen
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5 c, k7 h; y& l0 A$ r- XAirbase hits 49 `& l' i2 z' H$ ~
Airbase supply hits 2 |