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。
7 R' [# ]: l& X1 R; `. aMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1382 u( ~$ |; t2 H9 I3 {
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' C, J) T/ c! Q5 u' ~# \7 m! Q, m
' ~# c5 M' X% v0 X6 g$ qRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: B& d3 F, _$ J4 WEstimated time to target is 42 minutes7 b8 e$ ^) x( \' ?4 H. o- v
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Japanese aircraft
/ G4 ?% D9 t; U6 k m( B A6M2 Zero x 131 X2 K5 {" [5 c0 G2 a1 ~1 n
G4M1 Betty x 27! G7 S: j4 j. s! j6 C [) n
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2 N4 B ^! Z% dJapanese aircraft losses2 W& ]9 \* }( Y) ~- j- y/ g& Q, v
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
8 a W6 T' U% L& {) Q CA Chicago5 t: B# s3 n. K, E
CA Quincy
0 o3 m' d) Y! `, j! o9 a CA Australia5 k: c5 S6 E1 t( a' U f. h& s
CA Astoria
7 E/ j2 I8 c; {. {' ]) \. j DD Mugford$ v+ R2 q% y9 p) d
CA Vincennes
! s5 [* j( @% } CA Canberra
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 x9 ]1 ?3 t/ K+ z g1 j 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet( M/ c) t2 x8 Y: r6 T* e3 a3 ~# |
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb |) u( e- R' p3 _' X
1 V( {0 ~7 T. |. w1 i: S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。。。。。。
2 J. ~. ^ O9 B; m$ korning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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- v! ~, G- d1 {! g5 p7 SWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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- N1 d# S, o3 }; dRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 Z) Z; c7 i7 f$ E- N! f* ?! ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 }6 \4 h* h% ]Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 11
1 J4 r' d/ w; @ J* N+ S3 U2 y B-26 Marauder x 9
6 `7 g; L/ a8 K7 \$ D) ?3 m P-39D Airacobra x 18; l I) h5 T8 n- U9 P T# H
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, ^* z! E8 _ {; e3 uNo Japanese losses# o6 \ g5 \ b) n; O k
8 d% l/ J: n/ CAllied aircraft losses7 e' N% s/ p" ^( {% M
Beaufort V: 3 damaged9 V) [: l: D& ~7 E* m' z4 U! E* {
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
* \7 h6 \1 c3 s P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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* U8 L6 \* j# C/ p" H0 l1 N. cJapanese ground losses:
4 n% |1 D0 U& ] t& H; e: b7 @ Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)! c2 d0 X; _$ i- l, y" A
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Airbase hits 1 T2 n( j$ p+ m
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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5 F* O. N3 B3 c& zWeather in hex: Partial cloud% ^6 ^* R* c$ L, R( Q
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ p: X0 r) Z5 W' [
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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7 Z6 q" z: ]: X8 t" f! TAllied aircraft
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0 {% @ \/ l* ?: v* x2 a P-39D Airacobra x 10. @; [* w: `5 O: U. p
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No Japanese losses+ X' ]5 S* r$ L; x: E
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1
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* n6 K! O& C/ k* R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
# \8 M% t. y8 H1 Q5 b/ m) R; YNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ z7 T7 s4 W% k! V0 K& l" `% X
( Y2 _; Y6 r. x& _' ^10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 u- l) X; K3 t3 m+ |, Z
8 r+ K3 O; f) p% _+ aAllied Ships
' h* M/ \. ~. F CA Canberra
" b+ `' b3 L3 n! T" @+ ~ CA Australia u3 @8 O6 R, T- y$ s3 J- U* g$ P
CA Chicago, Shell hits 17 S* z$ l- v2 ^* o' b
CL Hobart6 S( P0 X* V( X+ C$ b. x
DD Selfridge( q+ k' `; y# {/ c9 e+ D3 a
DD Jarvis$ y6 z4 a8 P0 B4 K" `/ A, g3 r
DD Patterson
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5 ~1 o3 C5 \" x6 O- r7 Z. ^7 B DD Mugford
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Japanese ground losses:$ @, E2 b% q; J" r( C/ L
208 casualties reported7 e, B m8 P& M2 u% i+ _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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' K4 b. x( D# _, [0 p, a7 x* o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) g8 F! x% e. {& U
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 |* G$ Z; p, g
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8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships$ X5 Y% F+ r) D
CA Vincennes+ y( d$ J& Y) p, F2 t' u2 F
CA Quincy5 u& Q& D2 h$ c4 X' ]/ S) I+ y% x/ @8 |
CA Astoria0 N, U+ H$ {1 |2 b2 a; K0 B6 N* Z
DD Hull8 P1 d) X* q9 {; @* Z+ E k
DD Dewey
. l4 O1 u' k: ~8 a+ `5 K0 g DD Wilson, Shell hits 23 \8 a! _8 {# Z: ]
DD Ellet
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/ G( }" ^$ P# B1 S, R) xJapanese ground losses:. w2 h! a; |: Z( p, d; n' I
51 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
) S/ {" A5 a; ~6 j3 w8 v4 W6 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Japanese aircraft
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" j, B" w$ b A$ tJapanese aircraft losses* ~7 r5 s# d1 N5 e# s* b' I
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground6 Q% d) X, |" s9 t: U- _" H' D
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Allied Ships
4 U. X! T" l2 X' M- S" z( D, R& J, w CLAA San Juan) l' _" f; c7 U3 V6 s, h" Z
DD Buchanan+ z* G8 K$ W `# C& v, ~
DD Monssen7 n3 S4 N3 T5 ?5 [8 B
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Airbase hits 4+ n" `: H6 c* O& i4 {$ f
Airbase supply hits 2 |