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。
7 E. Z9 Q4 C2 |6 p; o4 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138+ O# c ^8 p% G2 x- H+ }
/ S4 I! C) O, m3 ]Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 l3 }" a* ]/ e! ?3 Y' o1 d
. K: |/ s4 w! r% {( hRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" m$ S P7 s. U( H& cEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 13" i4 n) D+ Y4 k0 f! e: S2 h
G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses2 r t' Y- K- f7 l/ b
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged3 c5 B+ ]) F2 n) {* @+ o
+ ?' T! k7 |4 `$ u3 `! `; vAllied Ships/ i$ k$ ^0 S# H" Z) V# o/ m+ l
CA Chicago) G/ v: g# k, F9 q
CA Quincy+ i/ j2 y2 w( k0 k4 c& i
CA Australia
2 {3 [4 V4 I A CA Astoria
2 t8 u. |* ~( A" t5 ~$ j DD Mugford
8 t! ` n; k+ C5 F8 H+ [ CA Vincennes
' l# y- b3 C, t; E9 g7 J CA Canberra
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. ?( z! Q$ H8 o* oAircraft Attacking:
1 y+ L0 f- X7 u 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
8 y- b7 N+ n8 T( Q7 f Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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: o+ W# b0 ^1 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。。。。。。
) K. v/ U( n6 V: L" t" h9 }orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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- w% @9 v- d5 _9 hWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 h5 }+ z3 T4 P% K
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
v; l' b% u$ Q0 KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 w: V' {/ f0 H \
4 ]) p5 D, z: g0 dJapanese aircraft
. N3 N, N6 }& q9 F$ K2 K A6M2 Zero x 69 Y0 Y' s8 j |% R$ X
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6 ^8 K9 }7 o0 }! Y- w' dAllied aircraft
/ w1 j9 O m7 C4 E; @ |8 `8 ]8 H Beaufort V x 4
) ~0 \+ I- M; i2 P6 @* @0 a Kittyhawk IA x 11
5 C: {; c$ M O( a0 D$ p- u$ ~/ z B-26 Marauder x 9
1 o( @* @4 l) B P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses
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5 S1 N) C& i1 C" J. R0 D hAllied aircraft losses
3 n3 Z# R3 s$ N2 ] Beaufort V: 3 damaged
) f) s/ G) j3 J4 }9 _; y$ d) c$ ^ B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged: B* t* x2 f7 z9 I: @5 k+ Q, g
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
/ u/ S, }8 B# _4 ~ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)* R& _) l; N% I0 G% P
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7 K! q: m+ {8 F0 i, A( q& r3 CAirbase hits 1( ]! O9 P7 k1 Z, K1 w' H$ F
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.4 i, m7 Y- Y* n: I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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. E9 X; A, O: W; O d" X B-26 Marauder x 6
$ o5 l9 R) d/ S7 C P-39D Airacobra x 103 v# U* D, F6 C
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No Japanese losses* A- |8 B* `7 Z: L8 l \% h, e
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Allied aircraft losses% l2 i( h- {0 j9 _' i$ C
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) `3 [2 V- c- V6 S
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, N2 ]# d: S; ~1 U4 ~& VAirbase supply hits 1
3 G" E7 |8 h4 f8 w' `Runway hits 3. A% U$ S4 v$ l: \4 j0 A! h
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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
' t1 x) e K* i. }6 t3 _; h, ZNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!5 `( ]4 V' c9 j
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships ~! U' ^( S8 ^, y! E3 h
CA Canberra
9 }5 ^) Z6 u+ z* [$ i2 w CA Australia
* ?8 B4 S7 L# S- p CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
9 @# U, F% P. I/ D: y* v CL Hobart
. y& S( i5 E- K. c DD Selfridge! q# z) V& S: K
DD Jarvis+ Y: e( Q3 ?. R) N% e- J7 j
DD Patterson- P# o0 k# B# X
DD Ralph Talbot
/ M% C( a* D. R2 I1 O! V DD Mugford
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* ?6 G; y9 l/ e; GJapanese ground losses:
9 x- K7 ?8 l9 X 208 casualties reported
& |2 B1 r' t* j& v5 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
% Z8 c) t; v* F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled" ?# A o. i5 y2 H( v& o) h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, p6 v" h" S6 |" Z3 g& `
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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/ g; @* d |. f# i' PNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!' d* W3 r: ~5 f; n0 d
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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. Z! i0 Y. m0 [0 t' cAllied Ships3 w; [ W0 P% l( n2 c8 b% e& T0 g
CA Vincennes
, ^6 C1 d1 q7 q% s2 f CA Quincy# L, N8 V8 ~- O: s, O+ A
CA Astoria z1 X2 b6 o( g' A4 b9 m+ T( g& A
DD Hull
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2, z1 g" c3 x0 W
DD Ellet
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* i% V$ E' S2 |6 e7 x- i8 b/ F/ cJapanese ground losses:
7 r6 M0 i' Y5 k X j+ w 51 casualties reported. V, {# |; l& V; t% J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& U) S) e7 F( N9 T& _9 _# M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled' \+ Z# K- D- ]7 F1 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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, l* Q5 a8 s5 K* R4 v v d, NNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Japanese aircraft losses
, ]5 N+ A% ^: P% n% ?: f H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground" U$ U" P" r F! O
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Allied Ships
" H$ w/ {( V9 s$ j1 X1 ~ CLAA San Juan
6 V) q9 a3 ^! F( A4 v9 E DD Buchanan4 |! {/ Y# y) ?4 a! E
DD Monssen+ u7 A' n# X' N) ]) n
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q' k# T2 ~: I$ H; k$ {: ~Airbase hits 4
M3 v2 f$ }, iAirbase supply hits 2 |