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。! K% }9 p5 S! @; z" ~
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; D, j* d+ e: C7 n, n
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes* t+ T. d" i _" t: c' {
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Japanese aircraft) q8 U2 D, y( T4 p+ {
G4M1 Betty x 65 t/ E& ~8 O5 \, G: A
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8$ a$ [' E+ `( M3 D- v
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ ^6 d/ i: j" _: d
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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D3A1 Val x 14
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2 {" C. ?6 H& K J. M Kittyhawk IA x 6 h ~0 q. w, C! }0 m0 ]
P-39D Airacobra x 33; O& u/ a7 p7 U; p# ]
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Japanese aircraft losses6 C9 _3 p& z1 W* `
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137! x/ z4 L4 v( e4 p$ {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 n% A6 z6 h2 ^( A, p! ` N
0 z4 m6 s( l: C& `% I: ?" L1 j! `Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 13# q7 L, r& h d4 T( e
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 12( V* L: @6 F1 d
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G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged* J& l5 E. ~4 E+ X
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5 S8 l1 m9 X6 I- p, o6 O1 FMorning 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.
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Allied aircraft
5 s1 J" Y3 u8 W# u- J Kittyhawk IA x 5
2 E- w4 ]1 k! R( i$ G: \) d B-17E Fortress x 8
5 e$ l" `: u" p4 [+ m6 ~ B-26 Marauder x 6
5 D+ f8 W+ I( p, b P-39D Airacobra x 21, W+ `& R1 z- P( P! y
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% }$ v' w, p ^$ L, } G. D$ k
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
) U7 \ V9 U8 g+ f P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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7 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" v7 [& N, g6 |5 ], x7 A' R2 x
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Runway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129* V* { J3 L# c5 e1 B6 V1 ^! D, b. b
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7 B; J4 Y) R9 m. c URaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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3 g+ h( x( e* F: ^( J2 @0 N# horning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126' f9 G0 @, g, ?! |
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: Y1 X) _6 o/ N! d' w* r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 64 M4 o2 e. j! G7 q
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Japanese ground losses:3 L* q& c# U7 d; j: V
8 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Runway hits 4
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" ~! ~: J& \$ ~% k* o p; BMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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' r5 J& j& E; f1 q* A0 vRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." {+ {. R) j w9 V4 J3 d( P6 A2 ]6 r
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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" [# W1 r1 ]0 g k3 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' P- h- i, m0 m0 G7 b* B
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) _5 w6 Q: `+ |1 H1 ?2 [1 ~: c7 i
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( |; D1 m+ L0 A
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D3A1 Val x 12* m$ g+ [% m% S# y7 V6 A$ s/ _
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Kittyhawk IA x 5
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D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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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.! b% R3 V% D# M+ \( ]9 ?6 t6 Z
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes: j/ g" D) }6 S$ t
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G4M1 Betty x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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9 g4 N" p3 X# w3 a+ p2 V G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |