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。 9 n0 g- Z& x/ {! R! i, f9 ? S! J. \
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138- R- L; l. n8 I% z2 U$ }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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) J2 N! M+ D% |' h' q) {5 F2 @Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 p% n+ N" e, H2 h: c9 z" WEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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7 O% g' K' O( v8 a% a) X& m; kJapanese aircraft
$ L8 _$ R! f1 f* I. N A6M2 Zero x 13
7 x/ T7 Q" F$ j0 } G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 d9 W6 Y2 V- i& e1 _1 H/ r G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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5 F+ J# V; n8 g& w; Q4 C" F& Y, ~, YAllied Ships7 C; Q1 _3 h" z* K' c- L: r
CA Chicago
! Y3 q" o( P' g7 o% p! @$ R CA Quincy
1 m+ @. w" r+ A. Q CA Australia" b, J$ i' @# z9 x4 v7 K
CA Astoria
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CA Vincennes
9 C3 P0 q4 T: E1 ^( a7 }: C CA Canberra: A% P+ f) [6 [6 `
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. J* D0 j# x, V- M( G. gAircraft Attacking:5 ]9 y6 A+ x$ K
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
# {1 B6 U; S. G5 W* x) c Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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( C1 s: g/ g% l% v; b2 u5 O3 {. Y( 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。。。。。。) g4 B+ J/ S7 I
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126) _( d) y, o e
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud c3 L% o8 \4 B
4 j$ I) S- O9 ^: R& Q' @Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% O0 R3 S+ n; Y2 n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: r: T! H$ O& C, @
H# P) K0 w. E% l( ]9 |Japanese aircraft
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8 E) [; Y' O6 k8 V4 l0 n Beaufort V x 4
- M/ y* } [ x1 N" E" I Kittyhawk IA x 11
6 R% Z9 m: K5 s8 [# ^' l, h B-26 Marauder x 9! ~2 `5 z# i1 S; E! a
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses' s8 Q( h( w5 [' r4 o: | a
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Allied aircraft losses
& C; A k0 X. c Beaufort V: 3 damaged
. @3 v4 m: Y+ @ B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged9 w' k+ c; [4 |7 U
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed/ U( s- p- g7 ]7 y
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Japanese ground losses:2 k( F2 K- r3 X6 p8 d d
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17 x |+ j0 f0 X( X
Runway hits 4
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. W; [' E* N) i# N) @. Zorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 H" m8 m& v8 F, T) t v: b; p6 t! z, M5 e
7 T4 o. R8 S% y% H7 B- M, yRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# [# X' k; v1 B2 ^6 W }: }+ Z dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 x9 E' h5 r- E9 {( n
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 108 ~9 D% a! U6 ?: u! p. d
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No Japanese losses' f. m. l& |5 Y* X' [3 b! D; z! l
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Allied aircraft losses
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Airbase supply hits 1
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5 R0 e0 f/ Y$ X- p- Q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
# D! }) V2 n% vNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; Y ~& }- I+ `
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 V, Q) F- Z, E$ ` e: l: E
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CA Canberra$ _0 j- b. I3 e2 b- [( W
CA Australia
$ ^' v# m$ ^. q. e# g `; ~ CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
5 T: J6 I; g) V/ } CL Hobart1 N* ?% B! ~: u3 w2 L2 s4 `0 y7 c
DD Selfridge( J6 `- I( \# b; Q" o$ p
DD Jarvis3 k& y$ @' ~, y' E* l& z! g7 \( N
DD Patterson7 B9 Q5 j3 j. u1 O& N. `
DD Ralph Talbot
$ c# I- V' U$ @3 _6 q DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:( c/ M' G' n# b5 F3 Q+ R" h
208 casualties reported
! A' \0 r! R" N; R9 R$ \0 T Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled! C/ j, j. {# C/ b( M+ w3 N3 E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
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1 x2 B/ f" N1 V/ L9 \3 P Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ m; e8 \: L0 o7 G
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. M( g0 W. h. S# T0 {
2 X5 A& L* n8 h9 Y8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Vincennes# ]) ^! s3 c% R1 y1 h
CA Quincy
0 `' U8 B+ |5 Q) @6 u CA Astoria( [/ v7 L9 A) y# z9 v* l- p# E O& B. R
DD Hull$ }+ t" G% w5 v0 p# M I
DD Dewey
) e; i4 p1 _+ ^# t, ~7 g/ @9 w DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
. E0 u" B3 F! p" L DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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, q4 g- v& M) S, wNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Japanese aircraft
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground# R+ P3 |9 A u# ~
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Allied Ships S6 a2 Z9 @# Q
CLAA San Juan
9 N4 X% u% z; h' J# A# i, G: \ DD Buchanan
: L/ |# J) i1 Z/ M( ^) ? h DD Monssen$ ~* P, z8 N! @/ w+ C
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0 m1 m0 z# v5 DAirbase supply hits 2 |