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。 : X& ^6 L# ?5 R' c8 @: R
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 B5 u* ]2 A: ~& x
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes6 X x9 k4 \4 Z2 x! [) [2 h& t
) Z* `' l$ S {3 Q9 m& ?! VJapanese aircraft
- g6 S+ }+ M8 ?9 v A6M2 Zero x 13
7 g7 P% ~- x [3 ~2 f) t1 j9 i G4M1 Betty x 27, U( k2 {$ z' j2 L
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Japanese aircraft losses
( h3 L" A% v6 b9 ^2 S6 N% |$ i G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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1 a' i' V& t, l. g6 V5 T! n& y6 B CA Chicago
5 d5 T$ f& m, J5 `: s CA Quincy& K( r. i8 i3 l/ _) D
CA Australia$ y* s+ o V) ]2 X
CA Astoria
4 U$ ?1 g, W. v0 y6 `2 b4 N d& l DD Mugford
# s5 U# g1 J/ z CA Vincennes1 {8 z5 \9 T9 r8 d- B) o
CA Canberra
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/ j5 W7 k$ A: v$ b! b/ i& CAircraft Attacking:
9 Q* m6 j3 ?6 | 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, A2 i& N! R9 j' Y% q$ v& R
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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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。。。。。。& `4 y* \, r9 S
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126! j" ]& i8 ?5 V4 r9 ^0 Z$ y
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 f# c) K& ^$ F0 i* t, r! G- H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! s' j+ b% j c; i' ?
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9 }1 h8 n; i" B6 }3 P8 E5 O0 ]$ W0 s8 _Allied aircraft
Z- ] o0 {1 g! F& |, e Beaufort V x 4" P2 |. G1 g% T% K1 H. ?' B
Kittyhawk IA x 11' ^. i) a$ o* V5 l! |6 J; y
B-26 Marauder x 9* w% j% J F" _; f: C* M" W5 E
P-39D Airacobra x 18$ ?) _9 u4 Q2 [5 |, m
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No Japanese losses
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* O, J3 n f4 w7 P0 v2 N' jAllied aircraft losses, L+ J4 _$ G7 d. P. D
Beaufort V: 3 damaged1 E2 I8 [; }3 L9 `+ t
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged5 p4 x3 n, V" }5 Y' X8 C
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed3 K3 ~8 u; q4 N) q
N' v6 L) M- C0 @& TJapanese ground losses:
6 Q/ e2 a% ^$ t0 {3 T Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled), x+ @' E+ n# a6 r& V/ \' ]
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Airbase hits 13 \& z+ o; \2 ]( a) e
Runway hits 4. @) z, s# [4 |% N! f6 Z" c: h
5 O+ T- V: T) w) corning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126+ \1 N" i; ^& {2 ?& _6 M3 P
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I2 Q0 N* ~: w- J8 `* |4 gRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& m& d' x+ x4 K' k9 `# r% }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ h2 u/ x! P) S
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A6M2 Zero x 2+ X! h( G4 i- _% X0 n% i
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9 ?' m/ w: ]9 y7 s y) z B-26 Marauder x 6
% j# @) j* h, L" ~; ~% T4 A P-39D Airacobra x 10* c# T6 l; U, i) L1 r( V8 j
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses+ g4 y$ h; x6 c) Z6 ^
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 12 x/ M! _" ^) |) t# O" S: q) P
Runway hits 3) z* m2 Q/ k! w" q5 H
7 D1 z0 ]! j# O7 n! `1 R9 l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1 ^' T. r& A _" k
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
+ u) s1 V9 B9 _- C* f CA Canberra: U4 v3 N/ p5 ]" N6 b9 @
CA Australia
; f* ]: t) C& h+ N$ _2 Y( W CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
4 J2 I6 z$ |+ N% l, A+ Q. q CL Hobart$ |# B2 l. O7 a, Y% C7 A8 _ f/ i
DD Selfridge/ l t" b3 o d# \6 ?: Q
DD Jarvis
* P$ h6 c9 t# k1 ?0 b DD Patterson
& d8 S, |: k/ A; { DD Ralph Talbot
" z, S7 i5 o* l: Z+ K+ f DD Mugford9 m, ]4 q D/ d; B$ a7 ?
7 U4 Z! V1 y- _$ uJapanese ground losses:
4 v$ R8 f& m4 t 208 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled: {% ^3 ]3 I: E7 E8 T$ [# C# ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) e, f7 H8 G" l% f x7 [7 P Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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' `3 |5 V! h( H/ F7 {Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships7 }+ U/ h* S) z( Y
CA Vincennes( L/ o% J, t k9 X: Z! Q% @. O
CA Quincy
: I" r- Q0 m) H3 e. m CA Astoria
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ~# M4 l! H( w/ M; F7 j: O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, U7 O7 O( ]- s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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$ a: C- ]0 X5 p* A2 Y5 }% j6 m0 H7 BNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses1 X4 z$ z6 }( I) I6 p
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
( D3 w/ o% q! }0 }7 v4 ^' o CLAA San Juan
0 ~+ ^% G( U1 H3 o DD Buchanan4 {+ r5 Q2 D. U# d
DD Monssen* C. {- H; U7 Q L% W
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( R g5 r8 f( a8 m5 e" bAirbase hits 4
. ~, |' H4 f, ~Airbase supply hits 2 |