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。
+ _- X5 T8 ?. k0 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" D/ ?' p! m# s8 l- H& Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 U) w" L& r8 Y2 \& ]3 D6 C/ ERaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 k( O1 E; ]" w( }Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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8 f' E8 |) z& |2 zJapanese aircraft1 G8 k. ^5 K/ K. z, z; Y7 R
A6M2 Zero x 13
- O4 i; y9 g0 k( G G4M1 Betty x 27) C6 e8 N/ d: g; u U9 P. M
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3 ^( c: B! _- yJapanese aircraft losses& x$ W7 u) A3 M! p7 E
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged2 a- J+ [1 a" r1 S7 _) c3 N% C4 U
. ^" u& ?+ z1 u9 z! C2 o; s+ u9 xAllied Ships
6 p0 C/ q4 j5 W8 S% C0 {# g CA Chicago
( y. O+ h& h1 ^6 K1 q2 g CA Quincy
) f4 G3 @6 J* @/ j. K" Z7 |8 s/ P CA Australia3 I; ^0 \5 [4 r' t3 ^0 t$ W% O- W
CA Astoria6 y. d, y# [; M$ r1 H' [$ K. Q
DD Mugford
# g2 a% X8 N: C1 J9 b CA Vincennes
! m# r/ X+ w' Z0 D CA Canberra+ R( N* z" b; i: ~+ [ }" Q( M
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& ~+ A Y0 t6 e! ?Aircraft Attacking:
. G# u+ A0 K |* [) e 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
, e5 b( o# \; x/ x2 @9 H! d 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。。。。。。( i! x! q# L4 y7 X$ m' {
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1265 m8 b1 L/ S" ]% ?/ E8 l
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( [; w$ n$ h, M4 q' ~; J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& D7 Z0 C+ K4 S. l7 h/ C! ^
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A6M2 Zero x 66 O) Q4 v; p z7 @
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Beaufort V x 4
, P$ J2 _$ E L Kittyhawk IA x 118 e8 {# H# Z. T
B-26 Marauder x 9
1 Q! M: A' Y+ |" c+ U* d P-39D Airacobra x 18! i4 I* h- d% x7 O; d$ @1 r, r- n1 V
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No Japanese losses6 T+ d* z) m, J( N
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$ V/ I) b$ X. n Beaufort V: 3 damaged0 l& K: Y' j2 { U% b( | r
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
6 D$ T3 d9 |4 p7 j5 c U$ w. S P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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2 ^3 ^1 z `& i# {$ Q9 M7 a5 nJapanese ground losses:% l& R J" `7 ?) ]0 C, ^
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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0 r7 s( S, n9 V' H2 l( Y9 V/ bAirbase hits 18 }! m- ~7 o' q$ E/ c/ p
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126( z. E1 G* D: j8 b+ d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. a' J$ s4 j# f# O# h1 y. c/ ]! _2 qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
1 X4 n* O6 f0 t9 g5 E/ t; x1 ~ B-26 Marauder x 6: s5 W- D& o1 q" @% t0 V, V
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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" Q; J$ q# U9 @; c- vNo Japanese losses
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6 }: [, S2 H2 x; w8 e; \Allied aircraft losses
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( p9 `; J3 P0 B! QAirbase supply hits 1
( c- @, G% t& g* i0 D9 fRunway hits 3
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3 X8 w& Z/ i1 Q2 I0 g: h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 ]# s k3 k. u+ iNaval 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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CA Canberra
/ U$ ~' @' W" s! l3 a" B CA Australia
3 g' t' k- b! H5 ?. s/ x& I CA Chicago, Shell hits 1( Z$ Z1 y6 A" e- L; n; c, c
CL Hobart5 j- b5 ?8 U! h9 a& ?
DD Selfridge1 }5 m0 }0 W0 \! d) B0 t" v3 O% o9 F
DD Jarvis" y- s; Z1 t' f3 w" V4 t8 b/ F3 p
DD Patterson
4 ]) X" R' R2 R7 k, A0 O DD Ralph Talbot
- p2 S+ d" U! X/ d$ W DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:& K: ~, w Z3 J& |
208 casualties reported
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+ b9 w$ y2 E' {& V$ X* V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled0 U. S) N% Z: }3 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# r R: {3 V s# A Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 j3 Y! ^ W% ]- n- J
! H6 P6 P5 |% E5 a7 U5 o/ D; PNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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5 I2 ~. T6 e) O5 |- V* |4 |8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 ]6 h" V2 k- i) Q. ^1 F# ^
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CA Vincennes5 o; N. S: [! b7 j
CA Quincy
2 r$ }) K8 W+ y* U# H! m/ U5 ] CA Astoria
O$ V" h! u7 p0 n/ w4 O DD Hull
: P" W+ ^9 M, }# C9 ` DD Dewey
_6 d; L0 K+ c! ]: A3 m7 x DD Wilson, Shell hits 2. c: r' e8 h A3 f K
DD Ellet* y; U3 E- Q/ A, W7 M6 o
9 H: G7 z3 u* _$ CJapanese ground losses:6 [# P! g, F$ a# }4 E! q _4 K
51 casualties reported
1 w4 z: g- L) a" k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 p2 I5 l, [" s) u s/ K: A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
, C/ F2 F9 q5 s: {1 |/ d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: X) J8 U) [. `
/ G5 o5 ~5 A7 E) P% R3 `! @Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137# Z2 `! [$ Y, Y( y& U
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! F- T0 i: s7 ]Japanese aircraft losses6 p. w) x, o0 C
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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3 o: }0 M3 p1 s. F6 l- T CLAA San Juan0 v( L. @' N _3 P. t
DD Buchanan N2 x# n' m/ {9 ?8 ^, t0 I
DD Monssen
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4 @) f3 t U! u% G# R0 z+ a/ L/ ZAirbase hits 4
9 I3 B% B( ~/ g2 q. RAirbase supply hits 2 |