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 H( p9 i& r8 U* g: rMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138/ c% ?, O8 e2 |) f+ n5 Z U
7 h. Z1 G+ o+ iWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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2 W- Q$ O$ `. jRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 s, {3 q4 x* i3 u% i9 f1 A
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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& t; T: `: Q! n- d5 |Japanese aircraft8 M; _2 q2 t0 ^0 Q; Q4 P
A6M2 Zero x 13# h3 `2 n+ v4 h7 w: S: b7 m& e
G4M1 Betty x 27
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G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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& i- g7 n* ]* u$ W- n0 vAllied Ships
! h3 p/ W+ M( G- ^ CA Chicago5 H% M$ o k' L; {" Y- l$ W
CA Quincy
+ ^9 n, M1 Y0 `$ n; Q, \/ F CA Australia
4 f# O2 T# L' V4 V- N, U CA Astoria
+ I0 b% _4 L/ x( N DD Mugford o% W! _0 ^1 H8 ]- G! r
CA Vincennes2 a& |8 N& U0 ~. _
CA Canberra) _6 Y5 |; c; }: ^
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/ J7 E% ^ R, X$ O3 bAircraft Attacking:+ o# c) w) W- g! I; k8 ]
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
* o7 S7 R5 r3 ]2 N' o. e& P Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# b' R9 ~* H' d6 S
6 T: C; T7 T" g4 }$ B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。。。。。。
* \ d1 c' c6 \orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., M. g. @; S! B& D% |' t# H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' N. q! l( a) D% B: ~# _
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Japanese aircraft& I& R' n. T2 J: W6 {4 c
A6M2 Zero x 6
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8 S3 c, @ E9 j- T1 G4 U9 Y+ b9 ?2 | Beaufort V x 4
' f0 r# e h* }# W Kittyhawk IA x 11
5 a9 V; b& g5 L% q- A4 H! ~9 C8 c B-26 Marauder x 9
0 h" ~* j' }. c5 {; Q1 Z P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses4 M' g5 T# `! S' A& w
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6 p# ~; B5 u5 L Beaufort V: 3 damaged
4 E+ n7 S# G9 u' L B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged- v+ `# }+ N/ \& o4 h: c
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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: h+ f9 d6 k9 K8 f4 BJapanese ground losses:
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Airbase hits 1% c+ m7 Q* s* `0 a" o- _" Y8 D8 @
Runway hits 4
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# M; f5 A5 Y$ O' _& L, sorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1264 j* h- U+ A* T" N
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* A( l1 @ m* Y8 |8 b* zRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( X$ A0 f, s. @: G/ L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; V- W9 v8 P; c; e1 A
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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- a" N1 N9 p- {8 p6 k9 \ P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses4 \7 @2 x$ z8 l* q
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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) D9 v2 g- L( EAirbase supply hits 1
6 G* Y1 X2 t$ e4 {; PRunway hits 37 p+ n$ t( L) |
) g+ g8 @7 V2 j+ _( v3 D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7 |" ]) Q. ]1 R4 b. N. t3 w0 ^* x
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! X5 D* ` s2 `+ X3 M: L
7 o P; u; g5 O0 w f10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. o, l5 W) @' X. N
2 q, _" w+ [: D+ [1 b2 IAllied Ships: K$ z" R! C" D0 s( R5 O
CA Canberra0 `! l) \7 R* Y
CA Australia, e/ @$ c; p6 p& X( b. k
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge
( X. F1 N' t# I# q DD Jarvis
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DD Ralph Talbot6 K- q! o$ f. f
DD Mugford
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1 [1 Z. _2 B, P5 SJapanese ground losses:. W, S7 {6 B; a
208 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled5 B' `! K& B2 B2 ~! m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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9 d& ]5 l( \/ V, |) u1 U9 i4 SNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 w: B3 b9 X3 x* Z v9 v9 b4 P CA Vincennes
, s& {/ i9 f7 T" H% t7 h CA Quincy
( e% i9 f# J0 F% U; \ CA Astoria
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7 ?2 e$ V1 g5 N& |6 S, A4 H DD Dewey
/ K# U7 s# d. w2 }$ e. W# Q; T DD Wilson, Shell hits 2) k& t9 R3 U- L) a
DD Ellet
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Japanese ground losses:
@& ^, S, V1 ?, X( ~. a 51 casualties reported. o+ E/ s; @5 {/ O( L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 s$ O6 a7 _, M3 p$ n3 ] o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1374 A4 h" Z, n( O
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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$ D( p4 y/ o: S" K, b5 _ CLAA San Juan
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Airbase hits 4
0 Z# m C, L, X; M& c9 CAirbase supply hits 2 |