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。/ K7 D0 A% m' o& }
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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5 T5 K7 L# N2 f( |, x/ rWeather in hex: Heavy rain {# g3 `4 U% S7 S' t* U* z! v5 w) a
* C, P# L3 y; ~9 u4 \' ^2 ~2 aRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 U, x. Q, I) d' A
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) I* r0 x, R* m- g! K A6M2 Zero x 13
9 e) I: y8 T8 H( [ G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses: I! \- e/ a( e. t
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged4 q; }+ O' f8 {5 r/ x) R
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Allied Ships
# @+ ^1 B# A4 s1 m CA Chicago. {2 o- C: ?: u1 Y7 @' {
CA Quincy' A% t1 i2 N( o4 r% z
CA Australia+ B# m C- L- B2 {" G
CA Astoria5 x e& q0 d0 ^9 }
DD Mugford" y9 ^6 F/ O3 N3 i" @: a2 x
CA Vincennes& |$ ]& y5 ~) X4 [/ N! j* T! t
CA Canberra% S$ ~8 H2 o: D; }8 l+ a
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Aircraft Attacking:
# I4 h7 K% \) y/ o 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet3 Z0 u# Q d( t; A
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# k3 P. l' j( n5 k, s
% R2 a$ ^! D+ v; [# @% Q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。。。。。。0 j; v2 L' [; F/ A: d& O
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 c$ s G" t7 P9 m6 a! U% w
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( ]5 l6 J- ?7 B3 ^5 CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes r9 k& ]$ Y2 y3 }- G6 B' f
$ C# z# ?, Z7 g4 aJapanese aircraft! W$ B, w4 J$ V# C1 L7 a
A6M2 Zero x 6. v/ z ^/ U Z& R
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Allied aircraft: k9 l1 H* P/ U) q
Beaufort V x 4
' B9 d4 x% A/ m$ j; l/ h/ Q Kittyhawk IA x 11 r- p- Q9 b+ X m
B-26 Marauder x 9
; H& T+ \! ~$ e; e' O( d- z4 | P-39D Airacobra x 18; S( `' k% V/ D
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Allied aircraft losses
6 K' v" B0 M: y Beaufort V: 3 damaged3 ]% ~, A% b; r6 C
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
4 w& \. z, g- |5 P, e; H- M P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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& y3 v, ]4 }% K! zJapanese ground losses:
! D# W: @/ f* s7 w Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)( i, q* `/ I" g* `
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Airbase hits 1 X1 H, R% F I! Y4 D9 W
Runway hits 4! o! P1 e9 v8 t6 D5 {, E7 O' b; r- K' y
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126. j- u) h$ O, O1 B! T1 r
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: r3 @) h# K4 W, F, F2 cRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 |# p) R w% E+ I: {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 o$ o% M) ?! ~% b4 ~( }, s
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6
$ Q ~$ ?: E8 s7 }3 b- O P-39D Airacobra x 101 Z/ y* X: p* b9 O7 t' D8 s
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No Japanese losses
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2 v$ m+ d, \, Q# b: p" i6 l. oAllied aircraft losses/ B4 d7 V( r6 N6 {. W& {0 A
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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" p% ]# w n) jAirbase supply hits 1; Y, f1 f; a7 G$ s: J3 T
Runway hits 3
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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
# I! f% t5 S2 z7 PNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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1 ^- ?" M4 K, z; |/ K" f8 c2 EAllied Ships% c9 u/ ], P' a3 P/ _0 s+ P
CA Canberra
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
0 I- k- J1 D( E( f0 f' l- C, F! V CL Hobart4 n$ R% L* o$ e; T$ ^$ j4 t9 h
DD Selfridge& C7 Z \$ |! ]4 o4 S7 C2 P3 C
DD Jarvis% o. o: c3 Y* n: Z
DD Patterson
1 P1 ^1 o8 |% e5 S DD Ralph Talbot/ S: v' e$ d8 Z3 _2 [) g$ f
DD Mugford; }( \ Y: E/ {# i
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled, k* s: H* ^0 @' J# x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled. _2 E- {/ h0 t5 e9 I9 }) p# i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 \8 [& h! ~& w- N; G
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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* `) e$ z3 I+ Z0 X5 ^Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!% f* V( C& p# \
! ~' [/ _ l/ p7 Y8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Vincennes
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7 s7 |. z' |3 [! q" m4 y$ Y% A CA Astoria
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DD Dewey
5 D9 U2 {5 ~6 Z% \ DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
3 T& q5 X% ?5 O DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:9 L# ?0 d" i* u( l
51 casualties reported
7 x; y4 O: |( ^8 h& {0 e- } Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. w! B' l4 P: N: ?+ K9 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 w: d# b- q, a+ E$ _) P( a. l0 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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# q0 i j& }- A$ D% V/ m" ]Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137% l* X1 v) d) U' u, Z6 ~
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses! a5 b7 g6 I# u5 e, e
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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x# f& E3 F: C# c4 MAllied Ships
! m" P( }/ T; F. Q* B CLAA San Juan
2 [! C+ V9 ?0 U: O DD Buchanan( J0 P+ I# r O) ]
DD Monssen9 Q1 m4 f% r/ ]! [# \7 \7 R u: J
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Airbase hits 4
9 Z) Y& l& K$ ]4 L: D% gAirbase supply hits 2 |