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。
; Q9 J: I& `$ zMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138# k! O1 t$ v Q6 O2 K$ I R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 [/ H# G/ l0 V5 X
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- p, a T( X$ A U5 [/ l" i4 tEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 K* c0 O! P) d" l4 Y A6M2 Zero x 130 }: _6 e9 ?+ E( g: o1 D
G4M1 Betty x 27
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: O& x! ]9 c0 ]0 u) @& CJapanese aircraft losses4 j) a4 H. s! D
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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+ o$ f6 i) V* j v( iAllied Ships
$ {1 M. I3 {( J! e/ |. B CA Chicago
4 d' y- C' b4 H CA Quincy
$ f6 `6 {8 S! T7 Z CA Australia+ V& O' Z) [' T5 p0 s/ y
CA Astoria
) E4 r L! D/ Q+ w5 Z2 l DD Mugford u4 e6 k3 |( E Y% U. L
CA Vincennes
0 f* G E0 Z$ ]( f T, z% q: a CA Canberra/ A/ ]$ }% t: [: F1 N
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) r3 D. b$ D7 ]* k5 WAircraft Attacking:5 h5 [9 D; d1 G/ L4 v$ I( W, M/ F4 M
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet* g1 V! L% v Z) L! O: o5 R
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb! Z7 |2 {; H* Z, A. \$ x
* K6 r# V4 C+ T$ M6 V5 H t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。。。。。。
1 G! n7 |$ r0 l Rorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 j0 X1 j6 @6 W3 P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. }/ S8 u- t$ s! w, N, {
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 Z2 D3 b7 w1 {% f. yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes# C* R0 m6 G/ O; j
" [$ m; ^/ I# D+ kJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
9 P+ E2 u5 o* I- K Beaufort V x 4
+ Z2 b" ]% s/ f0 H& s6 m Kittyhawk IA x 11
, W/ s2 r9 E! |: O }2 p. t4 v" ] B-26 Marauder x 94 a3 B. f4 }" z/ i% t
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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2 F" G0 @- E5 TNo Japanese losses+ X* O3 Q, P$ L; l2 b* |: U
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Allied aircraft losses
4 B3 T* \0 L9 V4 F/ A+ k Beaufort V: 3 damaged
- _+ H" W$ X/ |' b t B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
, `# n7 V1 ^( r- t6 q P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed# X# c* c: f/ ]. @% h8 l$ U& E& m' E
4 G- \1 [6 j/ W! u' ZJapanese ground losses:
0 N6 H( D# S7 P6 w Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)8 [0 ~$ n1 W, }9 U% \
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Airbase hits 16 `1 t. O3 ` ^6 \4 h
Runway hits 4
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$ A* r6 {' l* J( v! ~, J: X& corning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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$ h1 _1 ^8 `* U( g* g% m4 B8 x2 y: cRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- ?% X" H1 _% \8 }) l) i* ~2 ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 n0 e9 d+ a1 e, a6 DJapanese aircraft
* m2 Y- w k' I- X/ [3 X, [2 _0 p A6M2 Zero x 20 x& B7 y. `' W) | s2 R
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B-26 Marauder x 6
?0 i r) y7 ] P-39D Airacobra x 10. _1 e2 U: S. S* n1 S' N7 \
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 e- B/ O2 _+ J$ s1 y9 A( N
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged0 s7 x. p7 U5 k: l5 H/ f
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- i1 x/ C5 u* b4 l( nAirbase supply hits 1
( f E! d' [( d [/ dRunway hits 3
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" `+ ?( s! ?" H# \/ @- ?5 Y' J9 w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" ?/ Y' X4 ~) G2 W5 z2 Q d
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. R2 x! D# U" _3 x3 V. Q# K
% V1 u" q1 z) r; \' Q0 q# yAllied Ships$ n$ C" A& t2 i- G9 q
CA Canberra5 H/ F7 }7 b, R! {' y0 e
CA Australia
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CL Hobart
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DD Jarvis* t8 d1 D+ }0 t6 c* A
DD Patterson
) \4 q8 y: t2 W- b DD Ralph Talbot
" {7 @, |' p) B! Q/ F8 v2 h DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:* t J1 F+ e, }- b2 W, F1 \5 y
208 casualties reported- @, h0 F& w8 Q0 j2 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled! ^. U, K5 v+ s! j5 P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled$ S( \- N+ e' b5 U0 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 R: t' S K# U6 [
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)" X! L3 H( Q2 e
( }7 B1 \( I8 c1 H; l$ kNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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CA Vincennes
: J; e; Z; C: _4 J& Y! U3 G CA Quincy
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DD Hull
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2* Z/ o. w3 O# Z0 m) L& v2 X: s5 J
DD Ellet( B H9 x0 z8 t) @, k
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51 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137) ? n ?. F) K0 A6 a# @, P
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Japanese aircraft losses
. y3 T/ Z" J& X' L: m S H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground$ D: K/ I3 w: K. `3 b' x+ s# l
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CLAA San Juan) \, `0 i# J' C, x& X& p. l6 l, V \
DD Buchanan
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- B" r2 X* i$ i9 {Airbase hits 44 m& u" G) G- q6 U, p. R* D- s& f
Airbase supply hits 2 |