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。
* B& _2 ~3 e' _$ uMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138, }! ?6 j4 y0 F' S
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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+ u4 k7 |; ~. d5 ZRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
+ s, m3 p+ `7 V- c K2 IEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 O3 j* u, O+ l& H! C& a G4M1 Betty x 6 w. ~9 u* T9 \0 e1 H
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3 c# n6 _7 M8 }& ]" \# k @0 G- t F4F-4 Wildcat x 8. G0 g$ R+ O4 S, K9 q' Q b
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Japanese aircraft losses3 W8 R6 S5 l, p0 J/ l+ X) x, N
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged* ?/ K( i% X* N P% E/ M
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Allied Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain P( ~7 a Z: B( X& V* o* ]
' D4 k: @+ t2 BRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( c9 A2 J+ o$ h' m) N
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes+ f* ~. Q& Q5 O$ A+ b$ ~9 V2 i0 e$ w
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Japanese aircraft
1 c; N* r" P7 q4 v D3A1 Val x 14+ _1 t( } H5 g$ ?) L* a: q( }/ S0 ?
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# R1 j+ ~% p5 V Kittyhawk IA x 6
& ?7 F- z/ O, H6 F; q P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses2 r% v! |. _5 x7 `4 U5 y
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged6 F9 l; X$ p4 w$ w& I
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Allied Ships+ G) z8 N3 S: _& y0 [* m+ ^0 S
AM Lark7 I% I+ _: L8 I" u X$ E
AM Starling
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2 h1 J0 ?! M/ W4 h9 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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" c1 ~) t; ]* O/ o/ EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 r1 f6 c; K, W' P: x
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% b7 G6 _+ V: h6 Z+ ]
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes; e# C7 I4 S$ ~8 \" c
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G4M1 Betty x 135 [& ~7 u+ V) k9 ~
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6 R+ d# h; D! E" x5 w' m. ?Allied aircraft5 M8 A/ o" X+ [$ m5 B+ |( y
F4F-3P Wildcat x 37 t3 m# r8 ]3 V/ s" Z5 p- K1 D( U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 u- {/ J) g! U# P1 \) ?+ C% Q G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged: N, I& t+ A* s2 p, y4 W
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Allied Ships
" q/ M1 s1 _! C% O3 [ DD Henley5 p, g$ X! D4 l0 [& w9 w
" `5 J! H6 @: c1 ]" iMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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: u9 l- E6 H5 O; o8 T& D$ DWeather in hex: Moderate rain: C) A" n$ {) _( `+ S( I
8 Y0 H: a8 W! NRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* ^3 A# B9 @: i" F ~$ V- `
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes- `' \5 F$ D/ l
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Japanese aircraft
4 {+ X. E$ S7 f A6M2 Zero x 2
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
! x# K }# ?! i' D4 a j, H B-17E Fortress x 80 N% @; E% q7 ]. }; m+ r
B-26 Marauder x 63 ~' {- X7 q0 D
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses& e5 h# S# ]; J2 b
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Allied aircraft losses
' J" `' t% J0 r0 Q/ G B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged4 t) s, z, z2 z
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
. x1 s! m6 i; c. j4 N' s) q: HJapanese ground losses:3 z2 c% i1 B% C
7 casualties reported
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, R: H$ f1 x' V* P$ `9 u( P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; u% L/ [+ S4 c% d) {( h( P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% _+ P: Q, B( M7 E3 v
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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9 W/ P7 g5 H- k r6 M# a) D, i# MAirbase hits 18 i1 _! p/ \+ e9 d. E! O
Runway hits 60 D& D% v: y& e, B5 [; B/ f1 A, {. s
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129# c* n# M! h {9 n X
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' _0 ?+ s6 O( c: L' \* C) ?8 ]
6 x7 j; M( ^0 E7 G7 MRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' E8 n3 {2 Q' WEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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( p) B) T" R0 O6 k' jAllied aircraft
1 Z0 d8 F$ G0 w) \ B-17E Fortress x 54 i3 {! Q9 u A& {8 I6 ^
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No Allied losses) ]( P" B4 J" `. y
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Airbase supply hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126" l3 f) ~! G4 o4 i, n) f; E1 g- h
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ C! t& E2 g: J, V- K' E
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( ~' x: t. s4 |* w/ t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ X" y7 p& Q3 N
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Japanese aircraft
0 s& o1 v: m( M5 @ A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6! S# Q7 r# y0 v: P9 g
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Japanese aircraft losses: N8 x& J; _2 [6 }3 }4 Q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses2 j' H% A1 I4 P" I S `
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:8 _& |, k5 U+ i3 l
8 casualties reported
5 N- q1 [2 a; R2 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& q3 Y5 i, _4 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ H! J9 s9 ^, `/ ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 t; s5 v' v* @- ^
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Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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. N" T6 C' }1 m* u* y; l( IRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 p9 N* O/ a6 J0 a
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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& x8 K- D9 e4 p' z, T4 g& X G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged# \, L5 w: P0 G$ f
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Allied Ships* g! c+ T) k: O2 v" V; `# ~2 `
DD Aaron Ward
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( E# ^# N9 T$ V! IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! I9 A) M1 D3 f3 v6 XEstimated time to target is 15 minutes* r/ M# H1 a( t" q$ i
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0 M' ~6 o' W: b/ O/ C D3A1 Val x 12
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Kittyhawk IA x 58 E$ C4 q- ~% H
P-39D Airacobra x 327 d3 Z6 M4 o: t/ m( O$ i* S
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Japanese aircraft losses4 ~1 {$ a5 l, `0 p7 o
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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( Q# X" p: Z: _ | l3 \. F9 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1386 L6 v1 l! f" W2 i; L
4 A# p) m: e$ p9 q: v! TWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 I5 f" u/ @& L: BEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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0 x3 [: H2 H. z+ c) [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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0 c( G) o# T4 H& q$ ], l3 HJapanese aircraft losses
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9 n6 B9 L6 e; [& D7 Y同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |