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。
- n2 w3 {: [- n- H" N4 Q4 P3 h+ f. wMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 L: P8 z8 @3 t0 _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" K# r3 }' D' T4 B
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* {( C; E# A3 D& B) X7 U1 aEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 b$ I* S) u) y8 m. E. X& @ A6M2 Zero x 13
" @5 {2 ^! y8 i1 k3 H& Q G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses" ^2 r2 @- H |4 t2 O2 B- P1 ?
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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) [" `( ^, E- E* k# c3 i CA Chicago
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CA Australia
- B$ _2 E, L7 f. n% D' z/ L% z CA Astoria
% [8 Y) y! Z$ l" @- }8 \. L/ p DD Mugford
. `- J* W9 [( g6 Y CA Vincennes
. u5 g/ j; F: o0 u8 {5 u CA Canberra4 ^8 m8 P4 w) s! D, j6 l5 c: r0 J
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+ O: b8 Y% ?* w3 ~" k1 BAircraft Attacking:- g, n D3 G# C8 l5 X! W: @
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
) G! ?; Q# B% }4 }0 B5 E Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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& L2 Y/ X( j1 A( A5 b% f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。。。。。。; Z& }& {# i: J3 }6 M4 }
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1269 _' R, o9 ~* z/ t, x+ U: a
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. Z# e' H6 F. V; nRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." ?$ v+ e* p; F2 i, H: _4 H& S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft6 z. ?& }3 @3 c) D0 Q
Beaufort V x 42 a% f4 E% ^% G9 g/ {
Kittyhawk IA x 11
8 L5 ?6 n9 M) R( a B-26 Marauder x 9+ S+ f% |: w/ N( J1 h! y
P-39D Airacobra x 18
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5 q# P* u$ S1 t7 b* iNo Japanese losses6 _8 o3 ]* F" W/ w
+ R' X+ v7 P& x$ u8 BAllied aircraft losses
5 A" `# W; I, e Beaufort V: 3 damaged6 J1 g# y- x) s# l- v& O
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
4 H' @* j) a) ?$ c; C4 m P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed0 U. `# t' ]3 ?. M8 x& P! o9 n
* K$ A) f) y4 Y6 V) {6 KJapanese ground losses:
- I+ u" v" q( y$ [ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)9 [" W( t9 J4 b$ Y5 q, S# l! H
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2 J4 B' I! _% X; A- `. F1 N4 s. E" ^Airbase hits 11 @0 R" z! i1 m- t5 z
Runway hits 4, x) b4 W0 C; [' e8 @
" z7 `( K: p$ u0 d3 [6 m; Worning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2! P3 D. M; p* S. t: j5 `* S2 x
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Allied aircraft Y6 Y5 h& D, M Q. {" D
B-26 Marauder x 6& e% S: ^# X2 e5 m
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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No Japanese losses0 i) \& [7 B* ]" A) }2 @
% y4 `' t1 v; |6 H# m7 K V9 \Allied aircraft losses( n. c7 `1 H" [+ R# ^4 u* g
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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4 S" r3 U3 B2 x# H* bAirbase supply hits 15 G D. }5 ^% R
Runway hits 30 J# n) R$ s# U
% \, v9 A& t e3 H- O6 F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
% X/ G; S: ]. x; I; D6 k9 gNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, q1 n3 {/ B4 D) }& G( A7 I8 j% R
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 T* C9 f( D; W* Z0 g* o; \
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CA Australia
" d2 w8 S0 _! g1 q* a3 @8 H CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge9 M( I( F0 ]" W2 N3 ^/ D2 V
DD Jarvis+ i7 V; W4 {. W3 a" @9 h/ a
DD Patterson! Q+ O% F7 s+ P0 Y% i
DD Ralph Talbot7 c# i* ^6 X7 M. T a; ^
DD Mugford
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; M( ~0 V8 n, r; f# U8 xJapanese ground losses:0 F4 q4 T( ?1 H& P8 f
208 casualties reported
5 R* `( P$ A* d+ { r6 O; T9 T Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled& V# F9 U0 }0 g; S# @) H9 n0 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
1 ` l9 O0 x3 i4 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! M1 U. N5 [# B% x2 G( k/ u Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled), a7 B1 U# B l' O
( Z: z& o% e" {. ?% pNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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CA Vincennes
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DD Dewey
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Japanese ground losses:: i' B: d- }- X2 |$ P, Z
51 casualties reported0 s' d0 v6 K9 k N8 l2 A4 i# e3 d4 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# {5 M# a6 b8 f* w9 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& Y2 b+ i' A4 q p5 q7 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 _3 R" B: U7 T( s
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses4 h7 f; D2 Z0 V; z; c! ~
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground' D1 c6 J) H) |7 ]" I' n
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CLAA San Juan
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DD Monssen
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- _( N. b7 j* e" R; nAirbase hits 43 C6 C6 n4 g" g$ L& ~& x
Airbase supply hits 2 |