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。! }$ a3 \* J0 K
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' B# g% ]2 \. n3 T# }
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; A+ a8 q$ j1 F; U1 [% [. l6 r! j) }Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 @. u3 M$ O" ~1 Q r1 l% s5 X
A6M2 Zero x 13
) `' M! A# B' K6 Y G4M1 Betty x 27: a3 q2 j0 ^0 }0 o4 Z" M% f8 m
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Japanese aircraft losses
% ^- P4 [+ b- X- o+ ` G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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, n- h4 S, K# h CA Chicago
, P3 D9 C: _' Y& b* c CA Quincy
+ U. M" V& L. x; h" s4 L* U% Q CA Australia/ y- {4 G8 z( m: n) q
CA Astoria
5 h3 M5 b) F) a0 n: z ] DD Mugford
% c. \+ V/ H5 B* X' o4 n* I3 u CA Vincennes3 @# b* c9 J7 e! S& [: j
CA Canberra: S2 S6 h% f, |8 F: H
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+ m+ [( q: l* C; V+ q 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet* k( |% n5 ^: N. P* u# p E2 \/ Y4 C
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb# B: l: k3 R, ~. f% n8 | T
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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。。。。。。& S" l% N( T- F% V
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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H6 D3 g; w/ }: _2 @Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ V2 ]' C- d- o$ \7 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% k6 Q3 ~& ?% H
A6M2 Zero x 6
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0 ?: _7 u5 d1 g# {/ k' L Beaufort V x 44 ~) u) [3 s$ L. ~* m
Kittyhawk IA x 11& w; W+ J5 i9 N, Q$ N+ Q* j+ Q/ ]
B-26 Marauder x 9
! |& g3 e, Y7 y2 `/ V4 p P-39D Airacobra x 184 p. l1 B4 ?. c* P6 w
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/ N2 q5 a. B0 JNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 v8 {( X9 y# L# h! i z/ o Beaufort V: 3 damaged
* U* r2 o' \1 m B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged% }+ f: Y) y) D
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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4 z1 c; Q$ }, V' ~: h0 O9 X& @' ]) ^ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1/ z7 |0 b7 y T2 K6 T
Runway hits 44 }8 V% |# n7 h# O& u. x
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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.
, S0 D4 f/ ~. T* p g3 i8 |+ qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 X# K& @6 U8 E4 I
3 O+ o% [- m7 z) l: M! uJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft1 h. v8 O- R. S5 |: J" ^
B-26 Marauder x 6) Q2 z+ e+ s" n; \! {
P-39D Airacobra x 10+ H8 B# w& v6 u6 L5 P
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- v/ `+ B/ q" m" F1 r) XNo Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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e8 E4 p5 o' w5 o1 j8 Z5 Z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
, F5 [/ f+ W0 a6 ANaval 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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$ [7 V9 R6 K) `- r7 IAllied Ships
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CA Australia) [ G. U: C; K6 l! I
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1! M: a' ^1 a1 O j
CL Hobart2 S+ t) x& i5 ?2 i @
DD Selfridge
' s6 l; y, F4 n( ` DD Jarvis
' C; R) Y7 T& | DD Patterson
) t: _/ K( G/ y) ^# J) v/ I4 a DD Ralph Talbot
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208 casualties reported
. m3 s) K( z9 ~' j- c+ D Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled& l2 p r0 X( }* r7 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
+ X- a) v0 G8 |9 v$ ^" W! d) q, ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, S: E% c+ x: M! y3 z* U- ]
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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/ p6 d6 ], T" @. mNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( B1 b! r0 X) i( K6 J
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 Q# e# _# r8 z# O% D$ e: M
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$ R% q) q1 Z; F CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria, x1 P" Z! A3 f* Q" ]) D5 X
DD Hull$ [2 i* o8 c- g$ c
DD Dewey% Q: g. l. P9 O) _4 P9 }# C
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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51 casualties reported
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! N- Y# W, N" x$ h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: c# ^% k9 [. a _$ N% u! Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ ], f1 F6 c5 \! V; t
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1375 z. b7 }4 q/ t5 O3 C* w
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no flights
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3 K8 @0 m v' _# G H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground( b/ a2 V1 \+ Y) @. J; w) G; r
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CLAA San Juan( |* p$ B1 L+ M) j9 g2 S- S" @9 j
DD Buchanan
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Airbase hits 4& u! H- G4 w( Q# ^
Airbase supply hits 2 |