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。
) R! e7 c! q: M! VMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138. ]' N) W% [! t8 S3 i
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& n$ j' L* e" Q( [( ~, K
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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3 l9 k4 S; S0 s1 E, s! G% _+ aJapanese aircraft! g# g( m6 i- S2 ^5 w3 \' s
G4M1 Betty x 6* F! ]8 t2 c3 B3 Q, q
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Allied aircraft2 j+ _3 d& s# T5 t. A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- d; Z) X; j; [" h$ G) l1 Y. i2 {
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Japanese aircraft losses9 m! P$ `6 a6 _2 C/ l
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged: m. J5 A* K, Q, t/ q1 b8 l& y8 ~
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AP Heywood2 P. J+ X/ P$ W$ F# E; b7 }3 C
- X( V7 v; w8 M0 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 F. Z$ B* m$ ~+ G& F
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
W) T( H( X$ Y+ jEstimated time to target is 45 minutes0 T2 G$ R" T9 q& W% {+ H
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D3A1 Val x 14
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5 d; Y! ?! M5 W6 `5 Q7 ^! dAllied aircraft
0 t7 L% O1 x0 p2 g; e0 X* @ Kittyhawk IA x 64 a3 ~" K+ h* M* t
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships0 [8 y! ?, o* E6 O9 w" @2 I; B4 y
AM Lark6 [' Z. ~$ c' I# D
AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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) L" c, f9 c/ fRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 O6 m: g+ k; g( L
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% l, ]/ E1 R0 f
G4M1 Betty x 13
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Allied aircraft
5 l% T' A6 R% P F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged! E" H8 ^8 d8 Z$ ~7 I
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DD Henley. r/ Y, k6 s% H$ q7 X9 ?. M2 O
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1296 S, M, ^ Y. o8 z# [# Y P
1 x- c4 U, E/ ]$ ?0 \% P" M' n* rWeather in hex: Moderate rain# }5 k8 ~ \6 K4 [
; a; [ Z9 a. H# v/ SRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 a. |( W1 m' d6 ]. @1 ^) Z# Q; z- E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. w$ e- N+ V' W. ^( e
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Japanese aircraft
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0 u$ u9 V9 z8 q( v/ |; r4 f' P Kittyhawk IA x 5
4 |3 P/ V6 m, e, S2 E+ j" h B-17E Fortress x 8
( @& |+ W2 i9 @. K2 a# B+ `( F$ B B-26 Marauder x 60 X2 z- |2 a2 x# p; b9 D
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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! r7 o b v. A4 ^0 s- dNo Japanese losses* C& b9 i3 w; ^
$ M+ I j' Q% V' T9 x8 [" Y8 d- u# UAllied aircraft losses3 V3 E* E8 I3 ^# @7 Z7 P6 N: e
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
. X6 k! H' P1 Q* ?" d, m P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed+ U8 v$ f5 I; o6 c9 I: O) C! C
Japanese ground losses:
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3 z8 K% L/ G' l$ H/ @: } Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! }5 k: F/ j# a. |3 ^1 r$ i: I! K* x8 W+ \# E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 ~" A4 a) ~( O8 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ `8 {: o: h I/ S+ M+ }$ {
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 ~% r9 L5 c! H7 |9 R
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129( y z( R) Q) P! n6 J: ^
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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& z3 X. k# G0 R* f' yRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- {9 f3 W% R/ n% zEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 5" F. k. L) p- m* M
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No Allied losses7 P3 P& A+ @/ K! K1 e
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& \! ?- M. M/ z! O: j7 {; ]Airbase supply hits 1
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4 @: f8 X- t) }. D! ^& Oorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain! ^/ U3 e# h: ?. K7 x- H
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.% U; A: [* l' k, Y: y4 [ u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 b2 S; J9 f, o: I8 }
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Japanese aircraft, `4 f: q3 c9 i8 s/ Y
A6M2 Zero x 2* u) ~, t8 c7 |1 {- s' ~1 w
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses$ | P+ {- l# h; ]* h6 a# r
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
7 D' l; c& f& T" ^) V5 t) V B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:8 b( B1 n+ H$ e& y! I3 s8 b
8 casualties reported
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$ y7 n- d0 a k4 G- p% ?9 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 Q* h" k$ E/ C$ o, t, k( \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( c# n4 @% s/ G
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_" G+ Z2 \( JMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Estimated time to target is 42 minutes/ _* I0 e3 R8 S, q M( O1 H
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{2 f4 e! |+ |+ R1 r# F G4M1 Betty x 12' W6 x9 ^1 o3 A; j, B/ F1 h5 J
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Japanese aircraft losses2 E/ j7 U. g" S( E4 q( l% n
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships9 G3 | p4 ?% c
DD Aaron Ward- O+ C) x0 q: a& m6 l
DD Laffey" z' E8 I# T( o: Y/ M. B, P
2 M6 z6 i5 K: q8 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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: F$ ~9 x" p& c% s/ e; o( sRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 q; E* S- [1 s. M; r, B( k* B) v. Q9 K' C
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes. I4 P- S: |% ?7 t; D) n0 R5 N9 u
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D3A1 Val x 12+ { h9 }; v9 i. [/ N2 C
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P-39D Airacobra x 32! |' ?3 S4 V( A# [9 ?. o' ^
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+ C; m/ J% N( U4 f7 M$ t* A0 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 t- M. z$ _/ f7 g# y1 {
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 }7 A/ ~+ V) M4 `( P) WEstimated time to target is 42 minutes: ^) F* ~; ?: M$ P/ }8 c1 u! T
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed) K% i8 x) U0 R: O' y% t
' z5 r; r0 C2 }! {" P同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |