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。
! w- g& b G, BMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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2 m G/ c' O$ a( X" ]4 i9 {2 jWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ ]% ~4 k( c- u; }1 k4 H
8 s" z8 l/ L) n8 j9 p5 _2 a+ pRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* U) z& T) V* rEstimated time to target is 42 minutes. F8 N" U, O p; D. H, n# ~
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A6M2 Zero x 13
8 B; j( l9 e8 t G4M1 Betty x 27
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6 {6 u; A# ?# E1 r G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged+ F6 ~3 b9 [2 i
8 z, e* L. R: S5 ?Allied Ships6 Z5 \3 E: C, D5 G) E
CA Chicago( a: J$ {9 z3 b- w! |1 z
CA Quincy% A5 w% r3 x' |% \
CA Australia
5 Q" {$ F6 _, {0 ?& `0 E2 T( M) S CA Astoria3 g9 u5 z5 E. D5 S9 h, \( g3 E
DD Mugford' ~* l( T7 {7 N1 d
CA Vincennes
2 g3 ~( j; H- ~9 F CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:
; F4 H4 c6 s3 ]+ D 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
# O. g' u9 d8 v6 e, e Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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6 m: w% C+ J8 k% A; @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。。。。。。
! `# D; O7 y3 b) C9 k6 yorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126; r3 z! i# G* D X* y$ _3 \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( L9 L! M5 H9 h/ }& @3 j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 n& m1 d3 ]( t! ~
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Japanese aircraft% ^; c5 P+ B |3 g# ?# C
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft. r/ H2 O6 k1 u
Beaufort V x 4
; v8 V z$ |8 U Kittyhawk IA x 11! o+ g! o) y# O% t, \3 ~+ }% V+ n
B-26 Marauder x 9
/ I: X" H! r% {+ l P-39D Airacobra x 18: l( Z6 o0 `/ i& S9 U
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* X$ M. B8 o& l+ M" a9 v# G% lNo Japanese losses
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1 ^: ^0 v5 r/ \Allied aircraft losses$ j, y, c' X$ M$ V
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
8 N& b1 N1 S/ `3 U B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged5 E+ m8 W$ D; L7 k. O* `& C8 I% L
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed \; Y$ C: V# r
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Japanese ground losses:4 {3 n$ L1 Z3 F" q/ H6 O
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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' d/ y; U4 A- V9 G* LRunway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126& \6 l4 i9 G- W0 f
& g- _. ^2 ?& b/ pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 z6 {% h# `! i' G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 _" ~, Y( Y3 ]( v# t0 m( Y
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Japanese aircraft8 R+ W5 \7 M, c. \4 t) f
A6M2 Zero x 2 a, k O/ j' L1 w/ [, L# g
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Allied aircraft
5 H; R n7 r! K+ Y- l B-26 Marauder x 6$ J; Z( K# V& c5 h5 d8 l- }# I. [0 O
P-39D Airacobra x 10' `5 B4 b3 ]: L" e
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
2 |5 r7 @. p9 x; ~& L/ P, J B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1
- X% a8 s1 @$ N1 U* bRunway hits 31 {% `! ]' p0 b
3 J! f# g( \& O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, B4 D# i3 j2 M% u9 b
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. _& e, m+ ~" r e% J7 Q
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Allied Ships2 N6 ~2 G, L6 ^
CA Canberra1 }& [- y4 f* h; u/ s
CA Australia" ~4 B# T* V# t( G4 H, c
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1. D$ k" M+ r/ Y9 ^ _4 ]8 D8 x
CL Hobart
5 N$ Q v! y4 W# E. r2 L DD Selfridge
1 O* s. N' ^$ B0 y9 x6 o3 R DD Jarvis, `4 R5 {. ?: b% C
DD Patterson0 z. H1 F. c6 G, w6 e( U$ @% p' t: { K
DD Ralph Talbot8 l* l. x2 M; x. x/ x; V) H4 K) A3 N
DD Mugford% W9 \9 }: E$ I. B5 j) J
, w% m1 c D A8 n1 z- V5 cJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
) C `: Q3 M& z6 x3 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
9 g: u! ~5 d" [# W/ ]; ~0 ~3 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ ?. P, \5 j6 l0 K% p1 H
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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N- ]5 F6 H% i# i( INaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 Y: p2 F6 l- K9 \
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Allied Ships) x, t$ M2 {# U( J8 R5 Q% {5 Y
CA Vincennes5 f8 G! [0 ^' L$ t2 H) l) f% U
CA Quincy. B3 p, g3 w; ~# \; }4 ~ J
CA Astoria2 |2 s h. w. V$ j& p! O T
DD Hull/ o# O- u( E8 c4 j; r, L* [
DD Dewey' }6 u& x5 ?' G Z
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2: M6 Q+ m9 U: A) {2 A, Y5 ]4 W7 X* }
DD Ellet& {5 m' V8 Z/ ~7 _
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51 casualties reported- N& _9 T0 c6 u6 @8 @' L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& B; o# `% l: l7 D% u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: _# w L- L& L4 C6 o" {% Q A$ G% @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ V! ^- k6 m5 B( z, R
+ Y/ a4 @) P; [& a2 sNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Japanese aircraft losses9 I: q( V7 F5 Y/ {
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground) l7 [( u: w5 a; u# x
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CLAA San Juan6 w4 c. ?; e4 E6 i
DD Buchanan
+ R/ o- B; `" c* O DD Monssen E+ m2 V2 p% a Z9 c. [
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+ G& |8 ~. Q4 ?0 x, f) UAirbase hits 47 ?( L% \6 |6 _) @$ f
Airbase supply hits 2 |