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阿姆罗

8月17日，瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战（相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了，当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家）。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天，58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架，再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。  t- ~- ?/ R. S& u( v
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) d* j7 i2 u1 }0 I' L$ E3 e' [6 Z+ xEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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# C% B3 R* O9 S5 @, @Japanese aircraft% l$ _8 K+ K! p2 U1 k0 {6 @
      G4M1 Betty x 6
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses$ [/ W6 C- c' j
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged: P3 E1 h( p4 e) D( _4 T! _- k

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3 P9 B+ ?8 X9 t* h      AP Heywood1 u+ k7 A# i# w. U4 y

% a  E" p  C; r$ o5 R, IMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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- I. a" j& O0 }7 e5 O& GWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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" g) s' ]- }( T! t+ d% ]2 ~Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 S- r* O) l! U, N% u$ {9 CEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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0 @8 W9 T* ?* z- M( CJapanese aircraft
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4 M% W6 U2 ~- c, B; ^+ FAllied aircraft$ @. G$ D9 I# V" t# }' {# V
      Kittyhawk IA x 6
4 x/ X& [* ^+ i% {. w+ C/ n      P-39D Airacobra x 33; w* s8 h  p" J- ]% i
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Japanese aircraft losses
" L6 L1 D1 m) g- b( N3 T" w; H2 x0 o      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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4 @; J# F9 K. w  }2 c      AM Lark: u. D7 S: b6 _# L# n; d
      AM Starling$ `! K3 L! p9 n4 L; O

; h( S4 T  N8 N! D4 v8 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137& G, k, S5 j  P& `, T

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, n# Y) Y8 _3 ^) RRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., K: f4 J/ M* V$ r! A0 {
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes2 W1 d* Z* H! N6 i) `

% f  P  ]# [0 U1 OJapanese aircraft
6 \8 P  y! Y: k      G4M1 Betty x 13" o4 l; G. \5 J; k1 @+ h

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Allied aircraft
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses. |5 U" ^8 O+ u; v: A
      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged3 b2 w$ l( S* d( V: \
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      DD Henley
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. F0 |/ @0 j: h+ E5 e/ |Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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- z, i: O/ I' t. ?( \2 ^Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." ~9 ^0 W& t  M9 m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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0 k4 h  I; J& Y( p  G+ }Japanese aircraft( U6 e- w$ V* Z; F% c
      A6M2 Zero x 2# |  W3 w" F& I5 O( P0 `* [+ D
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0 {; Q$ w& v- l9 ~      Kittyhawk IA x 5
8 y5 X- \! S, B2 `) \: F2 w      B-17E Fortress x 8
; G$ h7 h& b' V4 g  E! R2 n. ~      B-26 Marauder x 6# B8 B. c- u- w5 a
      P-39D Airacobra x 21& l- t8 Q4 i. b/ v1 M
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      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
5 C' B" h6 K- ~* N8 l      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
5 a% I' v6 N. k+ `4 i; e5 {Japanese ground losses:
% N% i+ r$ g2 V" Y! ~" N      7 casualties reported
8 A7 a& g9 Z; S         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 E3 L# p, l3 _6 D
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 o9 G. |! l% M' M2 q8 `, f         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ l$ M# V- v3 @# q9 V      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)! N7 ~$ V0 w  C: i. W8 \; c6 ?6 D6 f

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Airbase hits 1! i" f3 v$ T2 a3 ]: V! X
Runway hits 68 O, L3 T0 K7 N

- C: z' z: y; \orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 f. w& n' l' A* O3 `, a# ?! c! v
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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  j  d* x/ n6 d7 Q* M+ Y      B-17E Fortress x 55 k4 R) S0 ]$ G$ ~
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No Allied losses( M; @+ {) o7 T+ T+ i; d7 ]
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Airbase supply hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1263 P" Q! a0 b) ?: v7 F
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ Z4 P. f3 I; D
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.  n! {% K' W; i3 x8 V. u3 ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 ^9 u* n9 [; R
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Allied aircraft: N; m9 K  B( a+ M; j6 N% i4 A: D
      B-26 Marauder x 6
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% k  D6 d$ E6 o0 j% N" `Japanese aircraft losses* G' R8 q3 v$ n" z! x
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground2 v; \4 |: ]( y- v6 v# T% o. T) i7 [

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+ h. [' f4 O" Q8 L% _, z. |! c1 T      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:2 Z, A9 r2 k; M% w6 C" e
      8 casualties reported
% m3 [) x( x4 [1 C# |' U8 n: U         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, E) ]! `, s% i+ f* U/ V         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 ]; K& A) O; ], r# S* u0 l* M
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 F/ ?9 {; n; L* N/ W! Z5 iAirbase hits 21 b; r, z9 u: {* {5 @
Runway hits 49 {6 u) r% I/ Y6 }: P# h- A

" t. H; W$ t3 n) Z( i- EMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138* a1 ]6 H7 {" A" o$ ^

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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 u) h( w; N! u, q7 `3 @& s
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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      G4M1 Betty x 12
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
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/ ^6 Y% m8 b5 d      DD Aaron Ward
3 _, }4 f/ R8 F/ R( [      DD Laffey
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- w$ C9 `& U, l  p5 [. X! e) dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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" `1 h. D% V  e2 j2 B5 ~$ Q# w) \Weather in hex: Partial cloud& v" x/ N) n+ K: e( F

+ L1 B+ N& P5 i; V; v  I: t! D! LRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' v! q4 T8 n% Z4 F7 yEstimated time to target is 15 minutes7 r) I3 ?+ E  L

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* V6 n6 ^! |* C- ?9 @      D3A1 Val x 12: }  b* N, B) C1 J% J7 g
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Allied aircraft! F! ?1 e3 L. Q) q
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
$ R4 U7 b. S* G" X/ h      P-39D Airacobra x 32/ w' `9 s' @: A& w& F: N* [

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Japanese aircraft losses7 [1 N0 @2 ]3 J  r: {( R& Q* M
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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$ Z6 X. u# F, u$ B7 b) O+ e. n0 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138% S# M$ v) [: J0 U$ M. ~8 r! v0 i) t9 _/ k
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  G# {2 U: |! h" ^4 W/ QRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  K& U( c3 ?( i7 s2 A, UEstimated time to target is 42 minutes5 |- d$ t& B4 V) j/ `

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  T- v& g, k( L" `1 D' B      G4M1 Betty x 5
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同日美军占领图拉吉，瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。

adsl01

有雷达的帮忙,裸奔是没花头的.也就是说,42年中后期日本人就悬的很

chen0529

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远2 T3 u+ h/ p0 T
而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了

阿姆罗

挂副油箱极限航程的0战遇到精锐的盟军海航只有被屠杀的命，所以还是标准航程内才能达到一定得战术效果，达成比较合理的交换比。

sunjiafu

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远
5 d0 Z# H* X' |1 z& j而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了: w, F; P! g1 P) ^
chen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

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4发一如既往打不下来.....

hongqi315

是不是意味着0战初期没优势了？

chen0529

初期南洋老爷机还是乱打撒~~~

阿成

感觉四发就像现在机器人，根本无法打败！

阿姆罗

4发现在也不像以前那样动不动几百架一波的耕地了，至少目前看来，4发限制还是蛮大的，即便机场够大，一次性出击4发数量也没能超过50架，总在40架左右，而且经常分几波出击。

hongqi315

集中200+ CAP 吃4发，，

阿姆罗

瓜岛日军就那么几十架0战，哪来的200架，天上掉下来的啊。。。。。。

hongqi315

没其他战斗了？

chen0529

要说火力4发貌似比好多战斗机都猛

阿姆罗

42年8月28日白天，驻扎在伦加的60架TBF和20架SBD发起了进攻，全天上下午一共出动6波，将靠近的柱岛炸成残废，前一个回合日酋还声称1000磅炸弹就跟挠痒痒似的，现在，美军海航理科给了天皇一个响亮的耳光。
# Q2 w1 ]# l; u, EMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 @, J# F% d/ _0 I% w3 XEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11; f! Z, P* i( m" n
      TBF-1 Avenger x 26# \4 ]. W# A4 r, w9 K: E) l7 C" e
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- l9 B/ x& O# ^. ^1 F      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged& @& f, a' \6 W, [8 u6 ~) ?8 g' x5 t
      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged
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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire. U% X# S5 y4 ^, q8 D$ d- |6 J) V
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
# H- ~1 U  Y& C8 P! j. ^      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
! T  [' L8 X5 v' y" v      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; O) Y$ P/ n& h( W4 rRaid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* K8 H  m0 w4 s$ L& t
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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$ {) U8 }0 W% c- e      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ N% c! j* ?# M* b- G; y7 R5 S+ d0 M

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; [* `: H6 D$ x) S$ ?" ~6 J: ]      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3# g- N4 ^9 x/ f" r5 Y( c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" s( l- d+ ]/ j$ s9 @
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
) A( k6 d* k3 J' qEstimated time to target is 17 minutes: K9 J- V8 q9 ^, y6 {5 F
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Allied aircraft( [" X, b# ^# K7 u6 x4 f
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3
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Japanese Ships
7 S' D+ b4 `, a- y      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire2 E3 b. K) ]& J# f& {
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 R6 o  R& \  }6 RRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 L7 I% L, U6 W; P, r$ c( f
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
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) H  L6 m( p& p/ x! y      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
7 K! `3 k: l* }: t4 @      BB Kirishima+ x' b) _, e) f* C1 d
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
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- L& E+ ?0 z1 [: j/ SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137( V% A. v* e" }9 o

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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 N* s( o9 I# t) X7 I$ F! oEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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! M9 [: ]; H8 h! p( A0 EAllied aircraft losses  L/ S, n& I/ `, n; T; V+ x
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged# x! s" |9 u6 i+ F
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      BB Hiei,  on fire0 m7 q6 ^# o2 T0 [
      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire+ L+ W! Y$ D' C9 n# [
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire" H. V! Q9 V/ z+ u
      BB Kirishima
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  {& n, _; m4 h: x" n, t" ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137( u) U! c! u" {2 I9 b. _

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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 g0 x- |$ Q$ ~7 e+ [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 a, U3 [: D+ ^0 [% P3 B9 E
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Allied aircraft/ U/ [" E1 p; A0 C( P4 k  e
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 69 {( a& A+ e, Z  v+ v  a
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6 x; g1 |/ y' Z( T( |- nAllied aircraft losses
5 p4 E8 o! _( V( i- [( z" ~0 U      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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9 s0 d- E/ R5 \* ?1 JJapanese Ships. m) d9 N' [8 i" ~3 n% G" r8 B
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires