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。9 r. X: }- _" ^/ N% C
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 W) v' C4 `" o/ u+ a$ w
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. j& s1 z' n% o# H' s- v8 B r! @. D
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 G1 |; G. t( i+ [) k# k G4M1 Betty x 6% r3 O& Z9 m5 r( t
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Allied aircraft
" i9 _8 g1 z! q: W F4F-4 Wildcat x 84 F. Y/ Y- x3 Q+ j) E- i" s
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ L: f; @& F Y+ R6 i [
8 ^% \& C9 T1 @Weather in hex: Moderate rain- Y, U E/ j/ [3 h, j8 q& B
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# ^# x* R# x$ o( E+ a! fEstimated time to target is 45 minutes1 s: t3 @9 P. K4 F8 U
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D3A1 Val x 14) T' W$ p1 o `8 v
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Allied aircraft
4 ]' Y4 X1 i) B& g9 t9 r Kittyhawk IA x 6
* h5 G) g5 N# [! o( g% H P-39D Airacobra x 330 F2 w+ K% v9 z' }
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6 s2 h6 O5 x. m D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 m- t3 c8 L' ^5 a* ?' o9 T AM Lark
) e- Y, o0 a1 ^* z# \ AM Starling5 N1 c' {6 e0 S, d- c9 u3 H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1376 B1 s W" t d, @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% z0 i) \1 ?7 @Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." Q0 n4 `+ x: o* R6 f
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes# R) T% ^! \. E T
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Japanese aircraft
+ j1 ]. c# e2 p G4M1 Betty x 138 Q/ @ z7 _: o# J- X: a
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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5 B9 H& W$ e1 `8 A6 Y4 E XJapanese aircraft losses
7 q P/ {* N) T; Y& D G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; u; G& l* `+ V, P* e
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% t* P+ L" [5 {! e! J3 m# ?1 N
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Japanese aircraft
9 I, F N+ Y% Y( i0 l2 s A6M2 Zero x 2
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Kittyhawk IA x 5* i& a/ I! m3 h' O
B-17E Fortress x 8- S7 |, X: [( q0 W
B-26 Marauder x 6/ c9 N0 L3 R: ] t& C# Z: r
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed1 k0 q# P; S A9 m
Japanese ground losses:" X/ p: q0 r3 Y, r
7 casualties reported* C& ]4 `% j* |+ m2 x- x4 W) K5 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 l4 j5 I) D% q8 w- m( B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Runway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Y3 m3 X% D7 o3 v% j/ u$ ~Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses* X# x" P; F! j1 f( t+ R
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Runway hits 4
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0 p8 | ^2 T% W5 Dorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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/ ^# B& q! [6 }; b3 wRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# M& e) V+ F8 }) j5 d0 c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. V+ q9 N- Y ^6 l$ G% g) f' S% k
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Japanese aircraft
! I; B# r k9 ~/ Y) ` A6M2 Zero x 2
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. I# F2 K. \ [* E* F0 j A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ^9 C6 W k8 }7 i; a/ h' N+ c6 b B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ V7 V5 }; E# ?4 E6 r+ P' T& H3 W
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes* G! X7 O9 h( h0 i6 h3 x4 G
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Japanese aircraft
% S( D. D1 b) x f; x7 z: r G4M1 Betty x 129 Q3 r/ f# s& D5 v3 w0 j' O
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses1 r5 u) k3 l" q. G) a
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward& Q/ x- Z* p" q% S% ` |" N
DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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' h, P }* v. l5 HRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* Q* \+ w* L: m% A8 K1 o0 Q- G. ]
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 J% w% o& q j: P+ P& J D3A1 Val x 123 g3 e' n+ x0 A
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$ O4 D( I$ }" z Kittyhawk IA x 5
1 l! \) r. D' d" X P-39D Airacobra x 327 G. R% u9 {6 V2 {1 O7 K
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed. ]' k4 t2 _7 q+ [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138% d# @/ o6 Y' \ R( s4 a$ b7 a/ f, n6 S
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 l$ @- V( {; i2 ~& l: p8 iEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed: W; z5 `8 t1 ^9 I
7 u' K4 U/ f5 a O6 H- t7 u同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |