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。 $ R% x8 [# g, s3 F4 I" f
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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6 W- s; {% S5 h5 h8 @Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* H/ r2 ^& K* f! FEstimated time to target is 42 minutes& A5 [$ T! l- d9 Z$ M
2 ~7 d4 ~* E1 [! C3 Y! RJapanese aircraft
: H) o* n$ a3 s& M# J9 u A6M2 Zero x 13/ T! A' ]1 C, T
G4M1 Betty x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses3 }' Y4 O8 u1 \, z" ?% g
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged a' ]6 S( \7 `* X
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- w; V. q' S |5 E' Z) t7 y% j7 ^ CA Chicago
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CA Australia
+ z; \* S, [0 l& J8 { CA Astoria
$ r% M" W/ E2 e DD Mugford
% g* j7 G$ H2 m8 \# I7 y CA Vincennes. M% n4 O7 G, @+ v' |# \" V
CA Canberra5 I$ S; B( o" b( B6 e0 M
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Aircraft Attacking:, G/ x4 X" C2 \* E% l! L. r
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
8 {4 \ J( Y& `5 l- @ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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# e1 ]) X( u, j* F. @9 ^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。。。。。。' X$ x B. Q$ k, V( |( T5 b6 w2 |" E8 _
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1269 M: \& x- c2 t1 Q9 T) s
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft) x3 R- Z& o3 R3 O" X: x
A6M2 Zero x 6) r( M8 g K1 @ H3 o
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Allied aircraft
4 d( p# d: T3 {8 u, ~7 ~ Beaufort V x 4' @/ t8 @ B1 J4 V* s5 o* A
Kittyhawk IA x 11' A, N6 P6 B" A1 H
B-26 Marauder x 9; a) s; n8 y( e- o6 ~4 n
P-39D Airacobra x 18) M3 C( O* H X, a& N" c5 [
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+ C$ D, P7 k; [+ W; u& QNo Japanese losses' ^8 W$ V! [3 q) l- g# u# g+ W/ j
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Allied aircraft losses7 }, d2 i- U: C( u4 X+ }! {
Beaufort V: 3 damaged
% G) ?6 R; [" a" W( r( X B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
% e( t7 d! `" R4 t/ K P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed$ F- P9 `+ z. K: N$ \8 Z# A' d
) r$ W- W5 ?: s6 z$ vJapanese ground losses:& }8 H- ^/ D4 @3 U& Q4 {% z& m- [
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 M+ e, R9 e5 v" z6 g( Z- v. u
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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. W7 V7 B3 T( h" a4 L1 i( @Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: ?9 E1 R; r* | r: F( I$ G wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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& U( i" J/ Q) _7 ^. b& VAllied aircraft
% x$ Y4 ^" G; d! H" h+ e$ q: b0 r B-26 Marauder x 6) T! X a# v& M
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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9 l6 t0 C. w5 bNo Japanese losses
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B6 K; d( l& }" O E3 G/ G- FAllied aircraft losses
7 M @% y/ `8 w4 b0 X% Z/ c) i7 b: H B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1: D3 d5 P+ X' A: X2 Y0 b2 S
Runway hits 3% d: D: r8 p/ \' i6 T! i% d- x6 `
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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' H2 p+ P- n( g& O7 n
Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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. T) A, j' c2 J+ r10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships& K) }( `% O1 _) [8 J
CA Canberra
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CA Chicago, Shell hits 1* B/ X5 \5 b: r: @9 z7 s
CL Hobart1 o# r; f/ s; H
DD Selfridge$ }4 R1 |$ E4 |0 K
DD Jarvis5 {# ~# v! ~- b7 z. R/ K6 x* o
DD Patterson( A# t6 `& ?. S) \; q0 ^' j" n+ n
DD Ralph Talbot
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1 P" v- ^; w2 C; m# q3 kJapanese ground losses:8 k8 k+ {7 F4 M
208 casualties reported6 C) K: z: u! U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled+ f9 E! p9 f% N7 P3 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled, b" H n8 }- s; F( |& {( M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# K e% t0 B2 s3 C4 l) Q; k& I
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled); Y: r" h! _$ f
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Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!& x8 [2 \$ x6 O/ w+ }# {/ w- w, l
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Allied Ships* |) I0 I' t/ y- g5 q( g" P
CA Vincennes
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CA Astoria
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DD Dewey
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled J- n, ?' S1 }/ K- R6 ~2 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled p4 r2 W* { B( d* u. D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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" q5 S5 S& H; F' F! ~Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
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* [8 g6 ]8 e4 O. w0 v) M H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships# F7 l/ M8 P& n$ ~1 F& x
CLAA San Juan
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$ p1 F5 A8 o j3 @/ o! w DD Monssen% ~2 c. k: e! T" a# Y
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7 ] q) O* K# m6 ]/ k/ Y. P7 t* IAirbase hits 4
* G6 c* f1 F+ mAirbase supply hits 2 |