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。 ( f: [5 L2 d4 \ \1 Q! k0 `8 h4 J
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! j! V0 T' Q: O9 R' U
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 Z+ g8 G2 C p3 e
A6M2 Zero x 13
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W1 x; f5 g. | @" z$ vJapanese aircraft losses9 {- C+ [2 A1 A* |
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships# d; T0 j/ c5 F
CA Chicago
0 i, k' D, Z# C" d; j' Z CA Quincy
2 c4 ?1 c- ?6 i( g( i, ] CA Australia4 T* H8 s" ]) E
CA Astoria
' O0 }* _" e+ I6 ` DD Mugford) A4 l+ c! ?$ r5 R6 N. C
CA Vincennes
- U* O: m' ]' S! E: D% Q CA Canberra# ]) b' k0 _6 d' C0 n+ U& U5 U& t
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Aircraft Attacking:
# D( w& J+ @. K A0 R 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet0 U! ^/ P- z1 r, x, n9 Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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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。。。。。。
5 w1 _/ a4 K. m1 Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126# x& w- z& O) ?; X9 F8 y
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." R3 @6 d! m# v/ h* U/ Z4 G
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, ]9 R- k* L4 x. G, L
A6M2 Zero x 6$ W4 D) s- s6 K; _6 ~3 r" \
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Beaufort V x 4
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B-26 Marauder x 98 j7 o' ^2 {8 }* g1 ]) ^
P-39D Airacobra x 18/ q' c6 g, Q, I7 U: r" M
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2 e, P( w J7 r4 s4 Q2 sNo Japanese losses5 S% l. w. g& R! p
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Allied aircraft losses; y" ^3 t0 }0 u3 i: s5 G
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
2 l* X) H& ]4 b) j8 `* K8 ~% O7 y B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
5 j" y: ?) Y; ~+ x9 F( z6 i P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses: r1 F7 ]- l* t
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)! }( I( ?0 W9 t7 K
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 C9 k; Q7 x! L+ a4 P7 x6 T! c
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 10! C3 T; W, F) S( L
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No Japanese losses8 `. r' ?" c( n' T z+ V
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Allied aircraft losses9 {4 S. n0 p% k& q3 Y
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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4 T$ T, ^' J( T0 C% k4 j' cAirbase supply hits 11 M" l0 u: M# `( `8 C
Runway hits 3
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S% [/ R0 z; m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
! c, e4 T% w# ]( QNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!/ Y0 V9 G9 b, b$ b7 v2 O
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Allied Ships
1 y0 _6 E+ n9 ~ CA Canberra+ S+ i$ j; y8 N5 ]4 x9 M
CA Australia1 x* T u3 @+ A
CA Chicago, Shell hits 15 H4 C5 A2 Y$ x R
CL Hobart1 Z& e" ` `$ `( ]
DD Selfridge! n: u: A6 F# B% {4 v
DD Jarvis) P# a* u: W3 E) K
DD Patterson) ]* K; M$ R1 G/ G8 T
DD Ralph Talbot
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Z2 e! t0 Z, t8 Q" V! q Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
$ M) F" @+ H1 y9 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
4 W' z/ J: r& d6 Q9 r" ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 \5 v( F9 }" W3 L9 |6 F3 H0 | Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)( a* Q) Q7 a; T) U
! z' P3 d; s# [: x+ U4 Q: DNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Astoria" P; z( O) l* y9 ^% X9 G: B
DD Hull& `4 |2 [) I) H+ e v
DD Dewey
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Japanese ground losses:# F& v9 K' [; S Q* ], r
51 casualties reported: d3 ]. {8 z& W& v1 f. X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% z$ a' N' p7 t2 R' O
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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no flights
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# z4 e! A& [6 E# R H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground: q( u$ _" I/ o. h* e" W5 f' s r
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CLAA San Juan
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DD Monssen/ F" _3 h a5 C
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6 p# K3 y" ~8 e+ ]8 a$ l1 C. t: OAirbase hits 4. B! H* v- _3 c" @' G+ M
Airbase supply hits 2 |