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。# E2 J$ w# r ~* d- v2 C
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" |. P$ O3 E* R1 q/ G9 G G
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 Q; f( Z& V9 s6 v
2 c: B1 M4 d* XRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 J1 n. g9 j' T2 Y
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes. ]: }0 o7 Q) d {( g
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Japanese aircraft
, B8 u _6 D/ q6 L G4M1 Betty x 6! x5 O8 @8 z; Z: g9 H* z V4 |3 C
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ O. Z6 G2 d! v G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) o* G$ a D3 t( L5 r) o6 j! R6 V
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes4 f3 f% q: F1 x' M
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Japanese aircraft
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2 z6 U' t: ~6 n" |0 D' o7 \, J Kittyhawk IA x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses Q, d( b7 _* V& x4 e# v
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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8 O# @* `7 l5 o1 d' A AM Lark) w( g* {8 v0 K' i* K$ e4 X5 k& q
AM Starling, R" U7 N9 i# a" {: L9 B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137% {5 Z$ r: `* S. r# z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& L( |, N! l' j) b! b7 [) S yEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 13+ |* Y5 n9 r5 \2 B' @2 [) T: `
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 32 r+ T2 b/ s7 @+ k$ g, U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 123 d6 `! _1 i4 f# J% W, K2 y
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged5 Y! T2 f9 \7 F: Q8 p" U5 b
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 t- \ A& f8 E. Q6 d+ g$ O% BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ W, P* P) H; e
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Allied aircraft, ?6 V& O' N# w5 y0 m1 z' K7 n% S0 G9 ~
Kittyhawk IA x 54 T0 P( y3 ?2 X# l: t/ h9 O, S
B-17E Fortress x 8
1 Y+ }8 t# B& s1 r6 b; ^ B-26 Marauder x 6
7 i j C& @/ _) a9 j$ x P-39D Airacobra x 21 D5 f, c; U- W; S
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged1 w% w+ H, w( Z$ Z) }
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed& J8 N& j2 l( o; g( w
Japanese ground losses:
2 t& F! n/ e' S/ ^5 `: y 7 casualties reported! P, S2 v* D4 L9 R$ }* V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 A- q. D. V. y" U. Y* A; x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% N* g! R9 D% h. f* f1 g4 J5 Q
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)' e2 L) n0 K% ^0 }& {5 t+ S
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* B3 ~, x5 Q# f' V5 }8 Dorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 t6 ~9 F w0 e0 m k& ?7 G; VRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 U! g6 `5 N# M& m" b) P) uEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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: q; E% m9 x6 z+ eNo Allied losses* j1 U0 T; @& L
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Airbase supply hits 1 |3 ]0 e7 o/ r) V
Runway hits 40 S* Y8 l5 J+ w) x) ]
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 `8 w% L" o2 _( Q7 d) a% y4 @
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" b8 a1 N) I3 `5 J. p6 ORaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 T7 J6 l4 `9 C3 h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ X: i/ p6 g# z
/ Z) ]2 H$ s( k: gJapanese aircraft
7 p1 _8 Z- e1 {+ X A6M2 Zero x 2
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0 v) F5 A0 s- t |, F2 | A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground2 v# d% j# f+ P9 Q3 A( m! v( z
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged" l- t2 }9 \1 {) A
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 u" X4 u9 a' r' R( j& b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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. o9 s+ N7 e i5 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138# l# R2 b2 v6 m& g V' N5 K% b
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/ @* |0 `. H0 R3 C7 HRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
v/ v4 t; h* l- ?/ }Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 12, r2 x9 Z- R% X2 v- \
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DD Laffey, p: T, ^3 ~" ^, I) i( R
' X% E# G9 Q2 X- WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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: n5 l5 A0 k6 o Y3 @3 A* nRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ O( R- J7 U3 O6 n( x( R# r8 L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 12" a. j8 a. O3 q
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Kittyhawk IA x 5" ]+ I9 {/ Q. p a$ T# D* ~7 o
P-39D Airacobra x 32
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0 U; L6 Q, L! |$ |3 [; r2 k D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed3 E# `# U6 y5 d; ?0 v
1 `8 E; O& R) ^3 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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% I0 z% |$ S4 u! A) M' P- k7 JRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 ^& l0 s3 r9 f! N' L
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# a9 ~" d' y7 V G4M1 Betty x 5$ n: @( g+ v" F, ?
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3 ]; r& v2 s' K* x G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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' j& F3 P! A' W# g同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |