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。 - g. C, {! x8 V* h( h
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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3 I5 A. e3 ^' r" O$ P6 ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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) k! w8 i& h+ V$ F1 V3 F: DRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 L: m: |. ]3 p9 \7 E hEstimated time to target is 42 minutes2 y- o1 Q2 V3 U# w+ ^6 c, ]: s
6 {6 u ~- }! kJapanese aircraft
c; E' f( c6 t0 ?! V A6M2 Zero x 13
$ _, k t, j ~1 T, b( |2 } G4M1 Betty x 27
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4 |6 {3 o5 b6 @* Z/ IJapanese aircraft losses; W/ [' m) K- P& Y) g0 e9 L) c- C: B
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged3 H! s+ \6 c' F. I# I, Y& j2 F
7 ?* ^ C, R3 k+ m9 d* O1 R rAllied Ships7 Y& E" Z4 X q$ w; S p) }
CA Chicago: o4 [+ c& Y- `/ }% v% i, k
CA Quincy3 t3 a$ u T. a, `5 Q& y3 C* c
CA Australia* j, l/ c7 C0 G$ r( {: o' E
CA Astoria
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' I2 |1 i# X) @1 t5 k CA Vincennes7 i3 z7 `& V1 J5 Z. _! F
CA Canberra
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! i, p" _; X$ M3 IAircraft Attacking:
8 X/ H5 J# u7 q5 _) J/ W( D0 A 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet2 L Y; u" B1 s& G4 J
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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. e. I5 l, Y9 i2 l* A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。。。。。。! q$ V. f3 u1 A
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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+ B* ^) |" @: C% }! Y5 XWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ q6 Q6 `+ \" w6 t9 DEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& C9 U" @# N: |/ S! l
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Japanese aircraft0 e, V+ Y" _' g; i# z( _! G
A6M2 Zero x 6
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4 P+ F' J: A2 y$ Q. w1 B5 e! gAllied aircraft9 F' Y1 V' ^9 K- R4 b+ ^
Beaufort V x 4/ G( y& W: m9 T" d, P2 R* y. V
Kittyhawk IA x 11
" ^! y8 p W6 T" r) w1 h) a" Y B-26 Marauder x 9
- j' x1 O' _! g P-39D Airacobra x 18( d& q0 D3 j) W, p/ c
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No Japanese losses z; ^+ l2 e! k( K; O6 F3 e
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Allied aircraft losses) `7 v8 F8 r) _# C9 R9 r
Beaufort V: 3 damaged/ S$ s6 T$ z/ ]) [- _/ r) X
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
$ |* h; i! z F& V$ s P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:, u' G' G2 P$ P6 X: s2 a+ J# @
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
/ o, ~$ }4 }/ ?7 v7 |Runway hits 4
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: K5 S7 z4 w0 S$ worning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1265 q6 w2 k) v! y8 b* s
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 2/ }2 H* B( P+ m& p3 q
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Allied aircraft% V, S8 ] V( j2 w
B-26 Marauder x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
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/ [ I. A C. O8 a% tAirbase supply hits 17 w0 g5 L) h- a" ?7 ~2 Z$ j
Runway hits 3
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- z# O) s$ G0 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, T/ h: @: ~7 L2 t. n0 V
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!/ K( K7 e: b; o6 n
! @* i, b5 _+ p" ?; D10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 A* r4 A$ Z/ d5 V' O; `1 X
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Allied Ships% a- M% }2 L1 Y0 Q2 B4 z" r
CA Canberra8 g g9 h1 k% A. ]
CA Australia# _& c8 i: n2 p2 o6 f D" f: `
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
6 a) I) x. c- g) G" Y CL Hobart
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DD Patterson. F- N; E1 p) l! {
DD Ralph Talbot: ?$ @) k. Q: B8 V# ^6 `2 U
DD Mugford
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1 E6 h2 n$ ?- W9 p {7 P3 t 208 casualties reported ?5 C+ z: v4 R, x" K9 ]2 @$ w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
2 V3 X4 d. G3 v1 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
* [/ {0 E6 X( ~( j& @/ P; V3 q0 n/ t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 [' L+ A8 N- |2 s5 |0 E Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)0 n" d+ F1 V2 A# c9 ]6 Q$ c& n* Z" n
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships8 G- v2 j/ Y G
CA Vincennes3 Z+ k" Z& ], |- _
CA Quincy: A! t# v3 k, M) J2 ~7 _& @3 w
CA Astoria
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DD Wilson, Shell hits 2& p" w) a: S7 w
DD Ellet: U6 q% G7 V8 ]9 [0 k* j
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 p; F' k! F- P' J! f! p
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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, L6 ^/ i: m5 \ N0 A H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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CLAA San Juan
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DD Monssen
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Airbase supply hits 2 |