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。
w) x) M0 O" z/ B+ F) k7 W7 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 {$ h6 m2 z4 i8 ]" @
, w9 o8 |! }- t" n8 LRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& ]4 @& e1 q! r. }1 y4 J; }3 r( iEstimated time to target is 42 minutes+ M1 Y4 c u9 b. S" c3 ^
# o2 L/ |* T. _; r+ `+ `Japanese aircraft$ g2 @6 T7 J5 z; i- ?
A6M2 Zero x 13
( J0 n) y9 k: v" u$ M$ o g0 n8 o G4M1 Betty x 27+ q8 h/ s0 g. a/ a+ G9 e/ h
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ g+ i3 G& I. c G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships5 a" q3 Q. z& g
CA Chicago
4 z3 r& C5 A) X4 C0 } CA Quincy( G: A2 T& n9 v
CA Australia0 |2 q: V( V" Q5 |* B/ b
CA Astoria3 ]2 e% [4 u' o; t
DD Mugford
/ c. b& D* m) T' T1 F- ~ CA Vincennes
4 e2 ~) h9 C& w* V; B CA Canberra9 w% L3 F; Q. t* z3 q
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27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
! D' i* G$ {/ l, ]3 t1 r 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。。。。。。& `- j6 v1 K) d4 b# U( x, a
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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^! J1 |3 |6 M- QWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 {) k! P& u/ G7 C
8 B2 C r7 ?" t) a2 A! P/ Y7 A6 @! ZRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% h: {4 i/ t( h3 A# p' [) S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft ~2 r! d+ v% d4 G
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
" J- d, J2 H z Beaufort V x 4
, |% w0 L- m& o8 P3 f Kittyhawk IA x 11
& a1 L) A: D/ b+ i. e: j9 A2 ^ B-26 Marauder x 9$ L5 j& \' b( `* |0 {" X1 d. m
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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No Japanese losses5 |+ m* D5 m# J. |
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Beaufort V: 3 damaged
& Y: f8 j% j B7 |/ Q( {3 ] B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged% H: l0 {4 P) X& x7 A! J# F1 i' P3 D
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed3 y. j# p+ h0 w7 q" M3 T) I
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Japanese ground losses:4 _0 Z; |- ^- H; A, L% S6 ^% o
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 n2 U8 h* T7 V7 l1 N9 w1 P/ v
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Airbase hits 14 A% M8 Y+ i+ z) Q
Runway hits 4+ e: P$ T+ d7 [- l- M
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 I6 W( U2 ~0 S3 @0 g
! ?% y y' t! K6 t" W) KRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 b3 K! _. @! ~2 B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( a+ k, s3 x+ b, o* U+ I/ ZJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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4 z) |& ]6 S6 q1 ]6 ]$ m* @ P-39D Airacobra x 101 M( F+ {1 d% j9 l6 j4 a
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) M# v+ H0 w) p3 l1 G7 o
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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4 f. j: x0 B9 ]5 K. o, Q2 cAirbase supply hits 1( u( n2 d- U; c" k; D
Runway hits 3: E0 p* c( {4 b: {- d6 S. F! A) Y
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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3 _9 m* L5 o4 J2 C9 T R( d
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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7 [, p! u7 Q) T5 r+ Z& t10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Canberra& f% _9 N! P% l; k' M
CA Australia2 |/ e1 l7 b) l5 X5 a+ F; l) W; L0 H# D
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
! D; W9 m4 b/ S1 Z1 O CL Hobart
# v) x5 p! ^, \+ l; e/ h7 O DD Selfridge5 |, F- s3 n' e2 D- F8 W, Q+ J
DD Jarvis
3 O: q# Z7 b, F, E0 Z3 Y DD Patterson, x) s$ e+ c/ g: j
DD Ralph Talbot7 r8 A% K- ]9 j7 P+ O/ H
DD Mugford* l2 p, [3 }: `* T7 _* |
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208 casualties reported
1 L9 f& A3 [2 a4 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
1 L0 D, X0 R/ T; h9 @9 A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
6 w' S, i( S( J0 l4 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 k0 s( T I4 Z- [, S Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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6 e* }& Q7 |8 UNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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/ ]* w- B4 Q; U) i! v0 }! e8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 C7 z8 e; M( T: P$ r0 Q9 B
$ @) P0 U$ [8 T7 i- q4 v! \0 VAllied Ships
. p% q7 F T* R6 C! U! T1 Z m CA Vincennes
- ~. q) ~3 Z& ]! d+ H I$ E CA Quincy
e! {( R4 P9 L8 W9 K! R7 N CA Astoria
1 @: Z. t1 a) w7 s DD Hull
/ ]% T- h. b7 q" _' ` DD Dewey$ H* j2 ]1 y2 c- c0 Q
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2+ q' \) ]# \7 e1 _, _& i1 ^8 {
DD Ellet
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51 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 B5 t1 k& R6 y' j& N7 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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5 a, G: F& A/ l) yNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground+ |* E; A. {0 K1 ]
# a: K9 G" ^5 r& O% D; r3 D3 e3 KAllied Ships7 s1 \, v$ q3 I
CLAA San Juan
# g- S m4 k1 R" k3 P; J DD Buchanan
$ c; k$ N% m$ b, m$ D& x DD Monssen! D5 b$ o" T0 }9 V: P2 w* ^
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Airbase hits 4
7 e. [' \ T, X' Q1 ^0 W! A* Q. W+ mAirbase supply hits 2 |