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。
' P: A# a7 N7 X% GMorning 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.
& W1 W* S0 K4 DEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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$ l6 |- z7 X* n9 V: wJapanese aircraft- M6 d# h! }1 j% G' s6 R4 _4 H
A6M2 Zero x 13( D4 G9 {; {- I6 h: S8 N, {! U, B
G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses0 d5 v } G% [5 k( g9 h( d$ c% X
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships' E1 A/ i7 O! V3 T4 m8 C& Q
CA Chicago
( e& }2 {0 L; k8 M9 c CA Quincy
% C0 o$ i; w+ i6 R6 Q4 R4 C CA Australia1 x7 B/ V2 J Q( w
CA Astoria. ^8 w) W. f% A
DD Mugford9 z% s, p m. Z1 w) q! j0 |
CA Vincennes
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/ n( k$ J0 Z" |9 m7 YAircraft Attacking:3 c% w' J( q3 i1 b& ^4 w, W! F( a
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
, F# r/ S9 }: f% E( k# q p% A Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. j2 P+ d$ S& y4 @. N& h
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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。。。。。。
8 F) Q6 Q9 B8 f dorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 k2 Y0 d5 ~" Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# t1 E' V0 @6 G
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Allied aircraft
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% ?( @' R3 n' W |7 R Kittyhawk IA x 11; ]9 F% W: H G+ C. Y
B-26 Marauder x 97 ?: S3 U# i/ x& b
P-39D Airacobra x 185 ]9 a7 {/ n" {9 u% G. {1 _1 w
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/ Q: z q, V f' wNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 r/ X/ L1 t/ c Beaufort V: 3 damaged1 O3 t- H/ D3 p5 g/ V( f) Y
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
B0 n6 I) J0 `7 e1 y P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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: A3 A% ?7 P" ~% ? D, ^ eJapanese ground losses:' R6 c e- I: x2 j$ S
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)- A/ n8 R0 U9 n. G% \2 `
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1268 g: E* t2 o) C) Q( j
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 k4 d" J" _) U
4 u3 ~, R9 t4 D1 }- uRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* s1 W# [0 H! D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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No Japanese losses& V, y. h: x( L9 x/ n
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Airbase supply hits 11 Z& P/ h0 g7 U
Runway hits 33 M& k v I2 C1 B+ G" d
' v' D0 y, `0 a8 `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
' M: `* E# i z) t6 XNaval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!8 O' r+ [3 [8 c& {0 S. v& d- g
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5 [$ s: q+ y! b: PAllied Ships
$ l+ h' L4 ^* ^% y, u, _ CA Canberra) _& t" w! m, [% h
CA Australia
6 E$ Q& S# t0 O" t CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
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DD Selfridge: m2 X1 F) U8 B. e
DD Jarvis& d: R5 f7 b( @. x
DD Patterson! p5 i, _. S" ?& I2 T5 l
DD Ralph Talbot
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Japanese ground losses:! G3 f) H, D0 H. h
208 casualties reported1 E {$ ]" I1 E6 J- d; H( T" l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled* w$ j2 K7 s: [1 u9 w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled9 N- N1 z. Q7 S$ }4 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& k7 ]5 Y' E% Z
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!& X, G( Z3 o% w
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: b3 i8 l0 L! p# D1 H6 ?Allied Ships
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CA Quincy
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- ~% M% I( B2 V- Q) g DD Dewey+ x6 p L7 l0 ?( W" {/ E8 A
DD Wilson, Shell hits 2; o8 S Y9 x; z0 q: m* `
DD Ellet5 V5 J) v- k5 _3 }& X8 T
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: M) @0 f9 u- t. h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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- F/ u/ Z: j! R+ U2 XNaval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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Japanese aircraft
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H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground) g; O: Z. g3 i! W: r/ w: E
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Allied Ships
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DD Buchanan/ g. h9 P. g9 ]6 v
DD Monssen
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Airbase hits 49 ?' V0 q' i, L6 g( u2 o, v3 N+ ^; [$ y4 _
Airbase supply hits 2 |