8月17日,瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战(相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了,当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家)。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天,58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架,再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。
/ S* O) a- I# K$ W- mMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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: I! }& [6 K {2 z& R3 w4 hRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 s9 K% |" N% R' M: b, D
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes6 m* T! y2 H- N7 g; ?( h
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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6 j! z8 {3 K* g8 wJapanese aircraft losses+ w' j! H/ i) m8 q2 F5 d8 ~1 |
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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6 O2 W! C( r8 o: L; Z) gMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& D+ x) n9 y# M! l5 |
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 B+ ~! s9 S: |: z
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes( E [, [: B* P( g
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Japanese aircraft
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2 x/ x" h/ j( N( ]1 v; _1 }$ v" Z Kittyhawk IA x 6
: y1 Q* [2 \* e6 [ P-39D Airacobra x 332 \) E" O* q. D
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6 ?5 E# w: M- N/ o- nJapanese aircraft losses9 a6 P( c8 F" X- [9 A7 V4 R; i
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged1 L2 o4 ]- C5 Y# d" F3 l
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AM Lark; A+ v3 N# P) ?& \, r+ }8 D" E( j
AM Starling3 R- e3 q( o$ P
1 Y, E# O+ e; A) i: x7 K2 q/ YMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137" X6 L- }9 n3 e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 s+ L' s- ~' t; ~4 f8 s+ v9 ERaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& v8 \- E2 X- @0 b- o! g" p
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes1 P' d" ]2 e/ V% C c1 }& ?
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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6 D3 J" {9 l! f/ R" o F4F-4 Wildcat x 12* |" B4 @/ h' @2 O- u2 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses0 X4 i# m' f6 }( d
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged4 ^+ b4 v4 x5 n$ p) N
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DD Henley& |: P9 s. p& _: E2 _6 \, R. F
% ?* N j& e: n% D4 X% _" C$ _- JMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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6 Y: F+ e {8 K0 p( ^Weather in hex: Moderate rain( X# d4 F" _: S5 B' B v; w: _
7 ?, t! H! |! f6 @& q YRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
K/ J5 P6 l/ JEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2" V, G3 Y7 Y/ I' u( `
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Allied aircraft5 G2 q; k }0 a
Kittyhawk IA x 5
( A# E v) _; c' { B-17E Fortress x 8
. c" Z) G {# n, b; A7 V B-26 Marauder x 6. n/ z9 f4 N5 f0 K
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% z6 _3 g7 w6 W z* T
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
+ x; w" l5 V6 l' y9 v P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed7 {! i* L4 C" Y' t; f
Japanese ground losses:
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5 ?% E7 ]' q" {/ O9 H8 F6 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled v7 E" G' s' U/ M% x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 N, T' n& Z. W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 [& `# \5 Q0 D5 ~% V' f Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 T- P% N6 O3 L$ u! B
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& k0 |) @/ l: R, _8 D
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& s" P: e& `6 F5 {8 | _! S7 T t+ vEstimated time to target is 3 minutes+ N0 s; Z L1 D; O4 Z
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B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 1; M( P5 q# Q% \4 n1 u
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 X/ j8 f! t a, S, M, g8 c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 @* r% K# p6 b- ~- Q0 j8 P- U
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B-26 Marauder x 62 C1 F& t& `" b y/ b) v4 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: O8 h2 R# l" H6 k3 M, A" W8 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 P; r1 O: J# I
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Airbase hits 2# \- q i; J# Y* r+ m" V
Runway hits 4$ l+ g, n8 L6 }4 _4 |" z& ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138* H$ R# u- d' {; V) R0 s4 e
9 j- ^3 M) t4 b2 P: f4 |Weather in hex: Overcast
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/ H. R- J! @7 ^" d8 u4 gRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* e* `: w4 ]: U' r2 CEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12& ~& [1 H! X" C' z& x
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4 S1 U, r/ K3 E& c8 dAllied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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DD Aaron Ward
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) l" ]" Q' v7 p! v/ B
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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D3A1 Val x 12
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8 ?0 u: Z; g/ ~! r0 @4 X Kittyhawk IA x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 D2 x3 G w% o% n/ v; A# X: }: Z+ L
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes( Q& q- I5 p% y' M
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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( [3 J& N6 c- k* @* |# W a同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |