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。
; a- D- ^# Y( \! o1 {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.8 w7 x; T2 t- y# O
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( c8 k1 f* \, L A6M2 Zero x 13! ^& N* q2 u. j: z/ \& |! }
G4M1 Betty x 27* c- W9 j6 a9 g$ k: ^* C6 ~
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5 O/ W0 i2 y3 NJapanese aircraft losses) x5 h y5 X7 r/ ~3 n1 N, o
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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CA Chicago
: {7 n% u5 }9 m2 y CA Quincy! B! r ~. x* B7 ?0 |$ N. q$ e
CA Australia+ w" f9 z& ]+ e6 Q, @
CA Astoria
& K4 \: Q8 S7 x DD Mugford+ T. ?9 E: |* B( i4 b- M A
CA Vincennes3 }$ e8 J$ C! @8 C' t# m5 s
CA Canberra/ `6 v1 U% Z% U1 q
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27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
' n4 f$ u0 B/ u) B Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 _: } L2 \ G! W
6 a4 c; @9 Q% j' @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。。。。。。/ {6 E' J9 q1 y7 R. Y( B5 N
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud* A) J( s# l1 \
# v( V( X1 t1 E8 sRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( |) G2 f) P$ _' v; J" V5 i D6 i. u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. R& ]4 b+ n1 Q; r* _
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A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
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& Y2 q4 H, w: h6 w5 e' B5 \ Kittyhawk IA x 11
# y, w. V6 S8 Y- {! M0 ^ B-26 Marauder x 9
# i) |4 N. i! l4 H5 g1 u3 S P-39D Airacobra x 18
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1 _3 E2 ^3 a$ c8 Q1 u4 UNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses: q& [- p/ P& s0 Y I
Beaufort V: 3 damaged8 e5 G" G0 h3 U, [% e
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged3 `* t9 C& Q( I! e" _/ {
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed+ m+ A: p3 |0 C: P* _5 A
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Japanese ground losses:
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1266 E0 ] t {, T* E
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 i) |7 j3 D& U5 L4 ? P {
# _/ W, s- K, i! a, W. x5 e$ fRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- p% y4 P* A; }- C+ v u& b% f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25 l5 E) I c. ]
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Allied aircraft
9 {8 `' O1 i& e2 X$ b4 C) i% K B-26 Marauder x 6
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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' {5 e! c: u5 ]2 \9 eAirbase supply hits 1
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. [% q- s- o! {9 z1 l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
* \* w2 k" w! |: i* O, dNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" X& O! s* W# F2 A2 L5 j
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10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
. X s8 ?! k# G6 n: x CA Canberra8 D$ j1 ^- C! z# F/ u4 Y
CA Australia0 R% T! E5 t( a8 i2 }
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge4 J! X) d1 p: H% r G
DD Jarvis5 t, _4 r' P; @4 i3 J+ B
DD Patterson4 [1 F6 T x* B( O8 x
DD Ralph Talbot/ b& H9 O! W! G% s2 H- v* ? L1 D6 r3 S; r
DD Mugford
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6 _$ f" }' H, }" g" \1 j0 aJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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2 {" t i$ J4 a) ?7 `8 [2 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& @9 n6 B$ }- d- x* {$ \; ?
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ q) k/ o5 {: C% U2 {# a
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! g# w# x7 c5 ~! |
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CA Vincennes- A" B& p- F& M0 k+ x1 J% ?
CA Quincy
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DD Dewey
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$ d- j/ p* n" ?, W5 T) R DD Ellet) K& n% a2 a: M7 p* P' {* J& }# V
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; ~% o1 I( U; K0 w8 w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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, m1 Y3 e B) a- DNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Japanese aircraft
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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. x( v2 \" \3 v8 dAllied Ships
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DD Buchanan: O" C0 l2 H& @* \( S
DD Monssen& a& Y4 d/ p4 Q6 r) D0 z) M
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Airbase hits 4
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