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。
w1 a/ J5 r$ _1 `" ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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" D8 \0 q! v7 T' ^# `" [0 lWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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- U% H, K l% V# ZRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( M' I7 `- p/ b
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes9 N6 P5 F3 t8 ]' t0 z% F
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G4M1 Betty x 27- i: g6 S, q$ z! e. T$ G& w2 v
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Japanese aircraft losses3 v# b* ?% G+ u7 ^
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged3 R ]) _+ ?6 B3 l
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Allied Ships8 \7 P6 L- q1 }% `+ f- s. G
CA Chicago
% s) D! }2 B7 [( e; C CA Quincy5 C z' @" O5 K& U
CA Australia" ?- O3 O0 x2 j/ |$ {. W
CA Astoria
: y9 g9 q8 z0 ?: w DD Mugford
) P5 S9 k% L5 ] CA Vincennes
u. [. Y9 w" h( U; o CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:, ?. E- _ f1 ]4 M- T: e/ B8 r
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet& P: @2 C0 a) j# l J4 {
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 C- k4 s4 T# r6 R' g
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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。。。。。。
% P, x. _( P" x3 z6 {: M6 Borning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." p/ C3 p% x( P p9 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 6% k, ?9 d% p9 E6 I' m
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Beaufort V x 4
; y+ c2 Q I, N x8 O Kittyhawk IA x 11
' E0 B3 W5 Y" J; q3 _ B-26 Marauder x 9
% v( B# X ?0 U! Q+ s% `! A P-39D Airacobra x 186 c2 F. A, `8 b7 o) V1 |
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" b* v' l+ p1 _& A* m
Beaufort V: 3 damaged9 u) @) q3 S: O
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged- X6 i% V' S, F2 E# _
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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6 |- O& r/ L% VJapanese ground losses:0 U9 u% l4 K J2 u! B$ ~
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)0 k. F6 r$ f) P
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Airbase hits 16 t+ v3 f2 `0 V- Z0 B
Runway hits 4& e( s! W$ W( O# L
# D5 a( _* `. s9 N7 `, forning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: ~% Y; ~$ l) g- a3 o* m
w! M! v% Z8 X' bRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- Q! |- d& ^1 V3 l8 r2 G2 H! j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& T; \4 W2 E; c; q) N r# s1 E
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% @- U2 J( F3 Z4 bAllied aircraft
4 a0 b6 @, w9 F/ E; M q B-26 Marauder x 6
" D4 p2 j) S: k4 }4 n0 I- A( T5 d P-39D Airacobra x 10
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5 O: C$ r% A, q. _6 yNo Japanese losses
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5 b$ T$ h0 V0 ^Allied aircraft losses
7 ?# j. W4 B2 i+ A3 w& N B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, ^; t5 g$ b* p6 N0 [/ z k
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Airbase supply hits 1
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3 O! N4 b" w3 @: w3 x) u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
R- v: H( l' F: \# q3 kNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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& B" [+ |8 `1 t6 N/ s7 E10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships3 k$ Y* K/ m" X& x, Y9 l
CA Canberra9 l, m- [3 t% X
CA Australia' f# y' D* k0 x7 A
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1+ A' Y1 f4 |8 x& Q
CL Hobart/ y4 h: \: ?; a- ~7 ?
DD Selfridge
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DD Patterson
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DD Mugford
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5 v, Y4 v* X1 ?. q9 yJapanese ground losses:, E- w* j8 y! e2 Y
208 casualties reported" [5 {4 c- n4 f5 u L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled6 H4 K8 M" ]6 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled: y0 G8 g# b- }; `9 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) j7 Z" P3 m$ i5 ` B Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. V' ^" i1 ]9 W" }
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Allied Ships
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CA Quincy
, w6 y2 G6 `% @& }& ? CA Astoria
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DD Dewey5 G( F' @6 M4 J
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2& I% C+ c( G% E1 H
DD Ellet: l: v4 r3 U5 f7 F+ ?* z
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51 casualties reported
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) A* A8 g* {; z) s* b; u/ M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137% ~" I+ a- g8 u7 a; H+ E
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Japanese aircraft
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground8 A* G: z9 [3 J- j" P* [; |
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Allied Ships
' x, C% U5 @4 t. E5 L CLAA San Juan
9 f: H' w3 @2 j# c5 d; g DD Buchanan' h( ^" o. u( G
DD Monssen7 A: W6 S' [3 L, r2 T- I
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$ z$ p$ X2 l' ]8 u3 r" HAirbase hits 4
8 ?& \/ T7 v! r! n; mAirbase supply hits 2 |