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。6 s0 ~* ~+ B# y5 a
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138& X8 f. Q2 H7 [
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) M- @! y' _9 i- h- H$ A
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 y- B" S7 U5 Y$ g G4M1 Betty x 6
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Allied aircraft
! V M0 |; R, X+ G5 K9 g8 ?% w F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* E1 m2 g7 `5 t6 a3 [* m* rEstimated time to target is 45 minutes( R' G" ]7 a; F2 s3 J
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Japanese aircraft( w; P: s9 o; T/ x1 p0 E7 d
D3A1 Val x 143 l$ R* `; }! \3 p- F* _# E
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Allied aircraft* M1 G0 R2 q, A& S0 N' U" F
Kittyhawk IA x 6$ {: J. n* K1 K/ e+ F4 h4 r
P-39D Airacobra x 33. R8 T+ e2 P$ q. j7 g
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged1 \; w1 L5 }* p
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Allied Ships" h9 B; ]( i# b6 w5 [* E! C
AM Lark/ h7 e3 i7 |9 G8 \
AM Starling$ S k3 U/ X# }* }5 ]( }
# p9 L9 ~# M( Q" Z3 I9 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137* \2 v% ?% W6 Y8 P0 r ?! ?
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- b% e4 A( Z H0 n+ C* U2 W; k# T& rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 13: y% e1 q, F, [2 }
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Allied aircraft/ j+ H* G' M# V4 z/ \, A
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
3 ^3 T8 Y$ E9 D! E F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
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& H$ X2 ^* h# A9 n& g) v& O# h. NMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129: D4 X6 g, F2 w4 U
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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& ?6 N. b4 o6 U- R# gRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- Y- V0 V* W" f. U% [0 p. U
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes2 h$ o7 ]" f# e8 F+ w( P4 E8 X
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2 F# y/ L/ e" A( \1 ` A6M2 Zero x 2
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: x! A8 r# n; k: y# F* Q Kittyhawk IA x 5& G `, d- C, u( i) }, }) {1 D
B-17E Fortress x 8
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P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses7 Q! A3 s6 H1 {
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged/ a5 V5 }0 i' s: d; O i% t% z& C
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed' W" {- n4 }' A; a* k
Japanese ground losses:' r- @8 q0 k: Z
7 casualties reported8 r, N9 z4 |5 F5 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ _1 M w: b6 f5 f( A" A5 R+ P# M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! d# E. D+ a1 r) {! ]+ a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, d6 a- {) Q9 E( V9 b4 m% S Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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$ W* \( d! z9 k* r% m( Uorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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0 ?( O7 k) ?2 r/ jWeather in hex: Moderate rain7 W! q6 r2 S# K- a( p
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& t4 O6 `/ y% `7 ^- B! @Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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6 H9 c9 g7 p6 C) N% A, q6 \ B-17E Fortress x 5$ _3 U& J' c: T* V/ A
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' R: U# w5 h8 N( B( eNo Allied losses
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& i; m/ ~! _: w" x) [2 wAirbase supply hits 1
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+ R/ W, s& b% t+ @orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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4 j4 F- T: l1 { h' n DRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, X% g# Y9 k- c. S1 ?Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 28 p: g, }* H }5 N
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses3 `0 ~9 \8 _0 W! y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground2 S* P4 O- |8 s# K
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6 o# T2 L& C; s6 h6 y B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged; Z. T! q+ b5 h7 h& l2 m+ x
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 M, B; n% u# V! Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Runway hits 4, @+ m3 G9 x/ W2 R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast4 L, B e5 \" f& e
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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1 s2 |' y4 O# m( Q2 {: P& y7 cJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft$ E( b& n) d8 _5 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
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~1 e$ ^0 m. a# s: O DD Aaron Ward
6 ~6 \6 k4 A' [) b2 T DD Laffey
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+ m% g% a& y: e6 M- V7 g% P, lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 }3 c( W& D; FRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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D3A1 Val x 12
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Kittyhawk IA x 5# h2 O2 s/ r/ X9 v! Z7 n6 Y! I! \
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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9 C5 v# i4 o2 }7 X! Q# ?. ? D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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# h3 @0 V/ p3 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138) ?* }; \4 {- B6 u
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1 R$ K, n5 F3 F& x" D) y4 i- ?: ~Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 O" _$ k) S; P I- W8 I
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes, L3 \( v5 o0 ?$ [, k
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6 i7 i# R7 ^" k) a2 U$ g G4M1 Betty x 59 x; x9 D; P1 F ^- H& H. R
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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/ q. A+ h# j2 w* j8 P同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |