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。
6 k ]4 s: R- \% {4 t! zMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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' J; e6 D9 G; I, cWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 V3 ]$ x" k5 p, j( G6 ~6 O
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% G& l! N; d* M3 S! n
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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9 l! l8 @8 N/ a! ]: p; _Japanese aircraft
! {8 X4 Y8 v/ |* j A6M2 Zero x 13
v# g) N' \( [& `/ B9 O: M G4M1 Betty x 27
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged, p$ D9 V+ {) q
( V8 e" o# r, U. @* r; cAllied Ships' A4 ` O1 E1 z6 l+ ^1 V5 T5 ~
CA Chicago, T- H& M3 Q4 Q$ q( D3 _3 P
CA Quincy" X- w( s/ k9 \& J2 H G7 L1 t
CA Australia
' {9 p$ [1 ~) p4 b n3 Q9 O# _ CA Astoria6 G: x7 G/ Y* G5 z
DD Mugford
3 A9 r, |& R' H( i$ A CA Vincennes, _7 q% A7 o$ [' e0 l& m8 r
CA Canberra/ z ?& U# q5 A) _( u8 Y8 ?
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6 o/ b# A$ {5 c0 I1 @! HAircraft Attacking:8 o8 s2 }8 Q( {, t) D/ v
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet7 r' I @+ T$ }* d& e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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$ I$ D ?& y7 R& `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。。。。。。
% I5 R% n$ C! Q) [ E I# x' O0 V7 morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126% }9 I! l: K- q! l: k8 o
6 X' n2 S. C2 a; A6 ]/ RWeather in hex: Partial cloud- L& l6 n$ H$ m5 b" I
' r8 \ j1 |& z$ j, o. O9 oRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ A; w, g4 y3 J0 O! H, X' HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- ~, q& f' I1 H5 kAllied aircraft7 O- ` Y$ i b; n3 q$ i
Beaufort V x 4+ G6 Q6 J9 q% @% j) E- ]1 {
Kittyhawk IA x 11$ F: @( ], X/ Y
B-26 Marauder x 9
/ M' Y/ B Y# W6 ?7 T P-39D Airacobra x 18$ D: e. z/ I7 t- Z+ x# d3 y
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No Japanese losses% r( q( p3 f$ z+ n
3 V+ q) I. R& c$ RAllied aircraft losses& g! n2 w; I8 b
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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, Z! o0 E, k$ eJapanese ground losses:4 h0 Z( L8 t# X! u+ ?6 e1 e
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
6 D2 w0 `, G; A0 VRunway hits 4" r) k8 ]; U' E' V4 O3 V0 r
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126% z$ x! E/ u/ }, Y1 V
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/ E5 u b. k: ^: MRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 ?6 Y: _3 X$ L( v: fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 {7 ^8 @$ i9 c6 S: t
( Y9 W. ]/ h' G `9 ~; ~; JJapanese aircraft6 {% Z' }% m6 T# N2 p- g+ u0 m
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft3 l' k' x, [; V8 J+ Z5 e5 j
B-26 Marauder x 6
3 r1 S4 @: o0 W P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses F5 M+ L2 f4 m# c
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged* z4 U2 D2 r* R7 ^
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Airbase supply hits 17 H1 R2 `5 ^! c5 A7 D
Runway hits 38 R" {6 i, z4 L4 @( T& x
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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. _9 Z& z* J6 U
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!2 P, N6 J; e0 Z$ t) D+ i
( A |1 ]& F) o: e! \2 G10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 R" z9 U' K3 M
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Allied Ships( _9 L- |2 ^% ` r) W
CA Canberra
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
; `& B$ g- I6 s# U$ h& V1 s CL Hobart* l1 ^. R# Z2 k8 W/ W8 S
DD Selfridge/ Z8 u' {0 M2 k: f
DD Jarvis2 Z& K, `: n; b) P* ]
DD Patterson6 B, v }2 U7 y7 f! ~& N; G
DD Ralph Talbot
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5 T9 I/ W; ?# U% y& fJapanese ground losses:; Y$ g* o7 A% k- c+ { e
208 casualties reported: W$ L9 O0 i7 H3 e7 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled0 Y2 ~+ |$ P- f$ q* f$ R0 ]. g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled7 v# r. b* P' {( _# q a' }7 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Y0 N( q H U0 l
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)! f' |6 L6 L! F, ?- i/ e# u4 T
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!) g7 t: f1 l H& ]( {& y6 f
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CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria
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DD Dewey
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DD Ellet
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51 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 T: a" n( f9 n; r) G4 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 Q$ y/ p' s# _& `: m
; u, E6 X& S9 t1 MNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground" u; O4 u* n1 v! }' R- Q2 E- J
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Allied Ships: s w$ M. p" G
CLAA San Juan5 t! k' l& t2 t7 S- S* \: K
DD Buchanan
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Airbase hits 4
/ n8 a7 e9 S6 \, ~0 nAirbase supply hits 2 |