8月8日,惊心动魄的一天,参与炮击伦加的美军重巡编队遭到拉抱尔日军陆攻的袭击,但是由于日酋操作失误,导致陆攻携带250KG炸弹出击,结果被击伤7架连油漆都没能蹭掉。
# @3 X4 [ i9 n' eMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138; z% y. Q, Y ] v
0 K( _: D' O& z! @# BWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 i( I. s2 k c) aEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( A! j1 y$ z, ]( G0 h. g: \ A6M2 Zero x 131 F/ V- U5 w8 L- h$ V
G4M1 Betty x 27; _5 O; j! I7 n5 e
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# i& B0 ]8 G: r1 jJapanese aircraft losses4 U# W# H5 V- r% |& M
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged) d9 z, k* F! X3 w# S7 \. A1 w
2 S* H% x- p2 A& Y. T9 SAllied Ships b! _ e) |3 `6 w1 T" t& G& H3 N
CA Chicago
* H3 |5 F, h* G CA Quincy
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CA Astoria
7 ?. h2 g) l3 v4 J DD Mugford' |3 f& H U( P& s7 N
CA Vincennes4 E# E3 Z% P% g* n
CA Canberra
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, q7 u0 Y2 R$ `- d$ ~6 A* ?Aircraft Attacking:
: x y# r( j+ ? 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
4 z; J7 g3 U* Q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb' G6 w& G0 j2 n U4 C$ _; o( L: o6 }4 X
1 G) _- _/ G. u1 z随后盟军从莫港出发压制莱城,效果不佳,全天损失3架飞机。。。。。。
7 Y, Y# n8 C' ?/ I# p: S( i) c( c; Gorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1269 B2 ^& |* F. }, t
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 ]7 I0 r- J* D4 ~, Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 z3 \* s ]) J: f8 j8 u
A6M2 Zero x 6" C# W, {4 C; g6 O1 {- ]; v
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Allied aircraft
* ?) f, u( L4 D! w. R Beaufort V x 4
& E. J0 L& ?3 ^& k- e X i2 a Kittyhawk IA x 117 U$ K# _6 k( I$ i
B-26 Marauder x 9: ]" c! Q8 M7 r/ m# d$ C6 M
P-39D Airacobra x 18# l) u( K3 d0 }: Z: ]( z2 E6 j4 v
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No Japanese losses2 N/ @, {* g# }( F$ M# ?1 |
1 a6 ^4 b. B: fAllied aircraft losses9 B! Z F. C7 ^& C- i" q' {; T1 N
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
. ^, {# \+ F1 ^* A8 X B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged. Q* Z1 l% V" k
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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+ f, B v. f0 h Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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+ W/ z$ H* D1 j _ IAirbase hits 14 d5 G3 M3 e5 c2 `- L
Runway hits 41 v( h) z7 a$ x: K) ]( K z
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 L/ Z" [" k% xRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 R, W8 P4 W1 h0 ?) ^. MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- z4 T' y2 @" W2 y0 }9 Y4 p
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 6% n5 t3 Y6 Y5 ^9 @9 Y
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 p4 ~( v# Q- C% w# U
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged$ I1 m8 w6 c0 E5 o! x7 u+ d; d
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Airbase supply hits 1
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: l$ m0 r) Q$ j; }紧接着盟军重巡编队开始炮击伦加和图拉吉,为即将到来的登陆作战做准备
' m/ N: f, @: s) M5 cNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 f& J4 k# _4 n* ~4 R! `' T
6 k1 T3 D' l. \1 @; f; @5 b10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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! R* m2 q2 o |+ GAllied Ships
2 \. Z. P. s: [# h CA Canberra4 B' ^: i; c- c5 P
CA Australia" z3 ^2 @2 n0 r5 I& k0 l" W; o% W
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
, q7 \1 y! B7 K6 r9 r' k( |6 P CL Hobart
1 q) H- A5 |1 n DD Selfridge
& t" C6 c" @, p DD Jarvis
x# A/ w3 n- b. r DD Patterson6 b+ U0 M% b0 P( N; @
DD Ralph Talbot
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Japanese ground losses:
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3 v' H' i% D" E3 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
" V, f9 z& s7 Z4 w. m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled4 @. Y! P& k) L8 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ k; k/ A! ?5 L! z9 r. z0 |* Q# ?: c
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 s ~) @ d) y* B4 M; [
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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4 d. x9 ^7 {: x" {" l. o" X CA Vincennes9 [3 R4 R, e$ e" p9 t$ G/ I |
CA Quincy9 y5 u! _' r0 O5 S7 }/ p
CA Astoria1 V D2 M% k5 D. V0 p; Q4 Q
DD Hull1 V. \$ o8 l: n% x" a$ Y9 d
DD Dewey
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% g6 B9 {0 A RJapanese ground losses:
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4 u0 I3 q6 \0 }1 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 l! g, D+ [8 E, v. ~+ S. ? g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 ~( h$ y# I" S* y. R7 u# o, i# |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137$ L& C& z: P) u' O
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
% r% J6 s7 `1 b7 N/ o H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
3 @( o3 u$ A) A. ~4 N CLAA San Juan
0 W" D' P+ S( [; [ DD Buchanan
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Airbase hits 4
3 S( A0 N' W& U6 T7 b3 N! GAirbase supply hits 2 |