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。
I: `( w5 x" }8 s# s, ^) ?4 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1384 x: g9 E z' w; T1 }. H0 l
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 C3 o& @5 \" T
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes0 O. F* I- x, U
0 b, x( [% z0 e) D2 G& uJapanese aircraft
' N; D3 {( F& I0 d4 ^/ [9 c4 W A6M2 Zero x 13
; z7 z4 Q% S: g% Y, Q4 n* h2 O- \ G4M1 Betty x 27
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3 z$ K# @& y0 B; @Japanese aircraft losses
" G- G! S4 E3 O% F! e' a/ \* Z! } G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged# M8 ^, _. S7 {# A8 E8 c6 ]
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Allied Ships
# \. |% _; q6 g+ H# ^" ~7 A% h CA Chicago6 F* P0 F. F$ h) i/ ]
CA Quincy
5 Z" v) h% l5 G9 V0 ?" q0 | CA Australia
' }# {7 a: N: N) O0 J8 r CA Astoria
! L" W9 i( u* P% D+ u DD Mugford
. P0 n! t3 T+ K8 s CA Vincennes# S$ C3 X" [+ y( Z7 J3 q
CA Canberra
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' |) T! ]) g- D# lAircraft Attacking:3 r, ^$ U% C/ M) V7 d# O
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
) ^4 ^& P! V' j% \. I N X3 R! }6 p& e Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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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。。。。。。
! Q3 m' H1 u% G* U0 S+ p; \orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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0 |- G8 I4 a0 O! E( l4 T: v# |Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ \; k" J n4 [' J' c% J# s* r) L& @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 i! O6 X. R- cJapanese aircraft
# N( e& _" C' ~ A6M2 Zero x 64 |+ L7 |5 v# N. _
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Allied aircraft6 b, W/ F2 f' m5 V( X E9 z- ^
Beaufort V x 4
/ h \. K# d; S& Q/ ^9 J Kittyhawk IA x 11
9 ?3 s2 C+ u4 `" ~ B-26 Marauder x 9
& T+ u$ g) w* r4 K9 k P-39D Airacobra x 18
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0 R1 r! R& E* c) P$ T# e6 VNo Japanese losses
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4 N: e6 D; ]7 @/ Q4 {: oAllied aircraft losses
" K/ `( Q1 w' t( Q( y3 H; d- S Beaufort V: 3 damaged
& b% M, X# i9 x5 Z: [' Y B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged w# J8 q. s- r+ C) o0 G' q
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed- j, a$ {3 I- ~# F5 [
) R+ z4 N+ l; hJapanese ground losses:
2 b: |! C Y7 T$ [9 V/ P Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)! ?" C0 s, O5 m% s' b: i7 y
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( d! V- W; Q0 Q2 n, j/ c, wAirbase hits 19 R2 n. T. D) ^7 M$ t
Runway hits 4$ | {9 _+ Q' |& K: `) i" r
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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( f2 \; b( E7 F$ U2 \/ ARaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; [2 n3 b5 z7 c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 S( r6 m- _- N' V5 t; u5 E8 FJapanese aircraft: v# W! p# i, ^& `" x- z
A6M2 Zero x 2$ i p) f. |) ^% z) M
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B-26 Marauder x 63 {3 j. }7 G+ P, ], Y& S
P-39D Airacobra x 10" f; H6 e0 j7 N# x$ V
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3 D N3 X8 f/ e" gNo Japanese losses
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i- U* Z4 C9 hAllied aircraft losses
7 e; }; U/ y E" d$ T3 z6 }8 F5 u B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 j, `4 s& l# W! E7 X& ^
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Airbase supply hits 1, o# p- W! s9 M2 j1 h$ G
Runway hits 3, H' `, y! P: M
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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% P; b1 F* b0 Q0 V# A; a2 n4 @
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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+ o! p" g7 s2 F' y' \10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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R- I/ u1 A: ^# IAllied Ships
# ~1 j# ]9 s8 {2 ~0 j CA Canberra( Q/ l& I" d2 u5 w5 `
CA Australia
5 v6 b9 F& |. a% C CA Chicago, Shell hits 1! i; O( v$ j* z5 Z6 B, J% o
CL Hobart; Q' _0 c/ K: }1 D! D8 ]
DD Selfridge
9 S' e0 i3 _6 k+ [9 c DD Jarvis" P/ S% T7 L' p6 R6 u" o$ ^4 q# ?, C) W
DD Patterson& q7 ]) T; A# Q5 C4 B! V
DD Ralph Talbot {) x9 G) m3 I. m0 W# d
DD Mugford/ X5 z! x$ o: n4 ~# d8 ], E
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Japanese ground losses:
# M+ |6 o; ?: y% `8 a 208 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled9 M8 v+ b: |' F! X$ ^& y) ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, G" l/ B/ W7 K
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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7 h! K3 _. z: R a* S' jAllied Ships2 C2 ?( o2 e \& c' S, x! u9 q
CA Vincennes) O/ ? S8 H6 S: v7 c
CA Quincy
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DD Hull0 k* b* M2 N7 g! h6 \
DD Dewey) k) `9 Y& H; a( H3 ]+ p1 d
DD Wilson, Shell hits 20 I& I3 v4 f% d
DD Ellet
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: q7 p0 `6 r, K7 {, V8 D @1 wJapanese ground losses:0 d2 C# y ?. Q. k; j# q4 G4 v& \
51 casualties reported
8 X7 S8 I; ]6 H- D8 J8 ]& R/ S" C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ]2 D. b r9 x7 z5 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
! T& H& S2 p2 m# C" Z4 _' F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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2 j: S# Y8 Q2 N8 n0 X, V4 [) Q! CNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1374 R, Y5 W1 A9 A9 m: x9 J
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* k9 |( Z7 s2 ^+ r* X H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan& L. M- d% ?6 `3 w. m+ g
DD Buchanan
/ T" G1 @% S# z4 i; k( ~ DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 4/ H/ J) r [9 N# W& O, `8 Y
Airbase supply hits 2 |