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。
5 k/ ^: o8 a* l# C! U7 c! iMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138# ^7 {. Q- D7 k
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 ?% M* K# x& w1 s: d
% i U6 d, o ?& {) nRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' }4 ]% q4 x2 E5 J3 I: h
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes' z* i) N1 ~# J3 y. Z1 O7 [
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, N5 V5 v0 d. g, d A6M2 Zero x 13
$ ]5 S( s0 U) ?& F0 [: v2 U G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses% H0 }# ?* O2 l) k% H
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged& t6 a8 U2 j \) z8 p( Q# B
. R/ g2 B W0 R$ nAllied Ships
$ r0 Z1 I1 c. \! d8 [ CA Chicago) y! m0 ~: x/ c; i3 ~% R' @' I( `
CA Quincy% F% o8 C# G) P5 y& p% k+ l" V9 f
CA Australia0 K& @% q1 u% \- d+ Q
CA Astoria
9 b( ?3 o# ?% t4 ]( o2 I9 K DD Mugford
7 k7 M9 V4 H2 j CA Vincennes. Q$ `2 j* e$ V2 f
CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:
: W" c0 n9 A% P: v 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet# Y1 s' y f0 C% Z1 m# T" e, m; b7 C
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- Z( z; u. E3 e" S/ F
* g* y5 z6 R# X- j9 y# g& g A4 R! ]+ E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。。。。。。5 D- P7 D- ^& N, P9 g$ R
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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6 C% D/ ^# b) {* T) u- s( xWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 \. _% N0 ^; ~" o0 R6 R
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* Q" M; a1 i& Y: k: G2 G; J) YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& [: U9 [! S: E" K: a- x
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A6M2 Zero x 64 ?% M# L4 B# r |, N
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; O+ Q+ }9 Y9 C' Z" a0 X! Q Beaufort V x 42 x3 J, N) U- N
Kittyhawk IA x 116 A' \. V5 A N7 }8 ?) n
B-26 Marauder x 9
. U8 u( ?% c+ M$ V8 j P-39D Airacobra x 186 s% q7 x5 o- U
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No Japanese losses9 T$ s- |7 A) O9 B. i% s" d
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Allied aircraft losses5 ]% `7 Y s3 h' w7 w1 b
Beaufort V: 3 damaged, n; \9 F6 @; \5 p: Y0 q: s
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
# S5 B2 I; Y( E% `3 e" E. t+ R P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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, G1 \' K; w; u8 F8 zJapanese ground losses:0 M' X) q1 N1 A( A' f, \* \- \( v
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1$ l) Y$ E$ M0 e0 I8 w$ H- c' P
Runway hits 4! e3 q! d0 M0 T$ {5 a1 h) ]
; v2 K) B5 Z: rorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( N* D$ x. A# z: W4 C' N
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 Y y0 }; d8 ^6 b: ?, z# p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
R; ?! Y L( B- v X B-26 Marauder x 64 ]- _( d" q( o/ Q0 t
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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6 v9 i; O2 }' c) j/ aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 r3 t( f& b' h+ \& m4 S" Z
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged8 J: v8 M: S2 A! U/ S! `
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7 ?' C7 a0 F/ IAirbase supply hits 1
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% N& T. }1 I/ f! N+ ~紧接着盟军重巡编队开始炮击伦加和图拉吉,为即将到来的登陆作战做准备
8 @2 |+ p/ c% INaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!1 A( ]4 J9 |7 O! L* F$ a
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- b5 H3 c! H. n) N! V$ _
6 O; [3 _8 m8 S. pAllied Ships( a5 C1 F# t+ T- W" o {9 u
CA Canberra# c- m$ z3 L! \) ?+ _, i
CA Australia+ q, a3 L( p' z m8 r1 n( s; ]1 R* K, m
CA Chicago, Shell hits 12 b1 B. e; ?8 c: v0 F$ K
CL Hobart: o7 w# }) ~* [* I# U$ u
DD Selfridge S% [! Y( N8 U2 \4 @0 |! y; k
DD Jarvis
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DD Ralph Talbot
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0 b4 v! g( L5 q) e# S5 s* g; {1 iJapanese ground losses:7 U1 n# i( }* ^
208 casualties reported
1 y1 t: _- P6 j7 ?4 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
9 Y1 g; i3 ~ U# j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
" r: ~) e- w6 m1 ]! v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" b* I/ L. X1 `8 {3 ^
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships" n2 s# W5 n9 d8 q- f, q
CA Vincennes8 p) {9 w+ c% r( U; \0 F; `% X
CA Quincy0 o" w+ O% o& [6 B
CA Astoria2 J( K7 t' s! N* A
DD Hull
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2
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7 K: x4 \7 \$ j+ m% J6 _Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 B3 k2 }8 f5 ^5 O/ T1 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,1379 ?& F% S% I6 }* u2 f
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Japanese aircraft& |1 f. k4 ?% U& R
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses2 u$ e: l% n/ B# D. o% _0 A6 F
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
1 R% q3 l. n' }$ W CLAA San Juan" J1 ]0 }% U* K! d. Y U
DD Buchanan1 g8 \/ \- ~' C# Y) y
DD Monssen% h8 g9 J3 |$ v! S9 |( `: n& }
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5 k3 ]2 u; |# p7 H& a# iAirbase hits 4/ H' j& N) a4 N1 x
Airbase supply hits 2 |