8月17日,瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战(相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了,当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家)。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天,58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架,再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。, d% N7 p* e2 G2 t7 U( n9 P
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1382 L8 ?6 d9 y" k! z7 v
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 W1 ]" R8 o* A j) D( o
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: g9 m- ]# `7 N/ A; s1 c4 k
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes7 p7 T5 K6 z8 \) ?
* I; A( F0 D, g1 YJapanese aircraft1 r1 b6 N0 L& ]% r" v
G4M1 Betty x 6" R$ {0 \: i5 K
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8( b: g7 x- K9 R+ H6 h
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Japanese aircraft losses3 A( `: H$ h2 R5 z6 p$ w% {
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged8 ?# s% U2 C% g; ~
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Allied Ships- d1 a5 T; D* c7 V7 H$ ^
AP Heywood8 T% P7 y& N) I/ \; l# J) G, x' h
7 e9 J( Q9 w! {8 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130: f, Z7 |' R7 x9 y9 f
- S2 C: b% f* X0 G, I' x+ K; s7 XWeather in hex: Moderate rain( y( ]! m% W5 E1 t
4 ~* M0 U/ |6 x1 K4 W% RRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# W- D: s3 v8 ^Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 H) b$ D* K" x/ x! _0 ]; `' S
D3A1 Val x 14
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n% i3 I7 J; H7 E- J; Q4 SAllied aircraft
0 c1 M0 H! j: D& t Kittyhawk IA x 6- V4 d1 y; Y' t/ r
P-39D Airacobra x 33$ Y5 T- Y5 L* d
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% x0 m4 U/ k# H% N4 iJapanese aircraft losses5 d' ^% T* j4 V. x: q6 G' H6 }
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged# V; Q' E$ \& A; O
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AM Lark- c5 y% B) ]$ |" W# h
AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* P6 w, Y) W# U6 k+ u; U+ QRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 13- w& s- q( J7 a0 B! m
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, N" t& v# _7 U% s' Y F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 b: h$ _, M, \+ T1 n7 z; @ G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
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v3 K3 [' s$ f$ c& nMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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0 ^% f1 \$ {& o" s7 z6 hWeather in hex: Moderate rain, R# e: S( \9 u- U) l& d- h
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( ~3 {5 |% _3 N. V) E+ EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes6 c# {; z- ?9 s3 Q" D! i
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Japanese aircraft
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; h" m/ G8 o% Y Kittyhawk IA x 5
- _% W1 h3 f* |+ H2 R* |* S B-17E Fortress x 8
3 _4 U8 F9 h0 p5 W8 l B-26 Marauder x 60 c7 y- C# T* W5 [; R% p0 H
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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( N2 r1 U8 i0 w8 a4 HAllied aircraft losses
2 F5 c4 ]/ j3 z# K" `" z B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
6 W1 b4 `- V+ r4 ?$ Y2 @ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed" s6 b: Z& Z0 A
Japanese ground losses:5 c$ b7 L5 n7 V% m9 W" L
7 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% e7 ]% r: ~& S" w) L- F X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 f+ n; B' M) y9 f1 Y+ ^
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled). V5 t: y" o/ ?( h
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Airbase hits 1
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! l4 z8 i; ~! X" sorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129( D5 a) |* u! E$ ?# w
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; n1 p7 Q7 M+ A8 h6 a2 oRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 a c f. H% oEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 E g3 T) {8 ^7 Y4 E! C
B-17E Fortress x 5
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& K5 z8 `; F w4 [Airbase supply hits 13 Q& _) D" X6 t9 u
Runway hits 4
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- E) [1 Z( l5 y5 _# jorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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7 s1 x; A4 E) f, D9 z. w- ZWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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B-26 Marauder x 6; _& v& m5 G( R8 S( f' u8 Z
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& ~- N4 ]- N' r- v: N& _* B( p A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground+ q' x! }5 Z4 _. b) B
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged* Y1 e, L& P3 ]2 R+ [
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8 casualties reported
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; F: Q+ m2 t& i% _% e$ z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 |- z* d6 A- E/ l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
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% E+ I+ Q/ n& @& V$ i. qMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1382 i/ g) [: d, ?+ f
- i3 Y+ e) t5 X4 @Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. E/ x( l& ^9 Q' ?Estimated time to target is 42 minutes% ?$ @* P4 z, V0 P- f
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G4M1 Betty x 12- N+ c6 \* D9 O g# f4 Y {
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- J, K! a3 J. p3 n: n4 E5 h% _
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Japanese aircraft losses% T3 q7 ^7 O# X: B, \: ^
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130; Y8 e' @( P3 }$ E
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( k; p" [) Z9 W" V7 l0 ]3 l& SRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 C5 K T. t- f4 k: PEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft6 H% a5 \0 r0 s9 V( b
Kittyhawk IA x 5
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4 ?* ?' o- e y W. @5 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1384 P) T5 j: I: U( G# o
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) [7 Z4 |3 p4 q7 P1 NEstimated time to target is 42 minutes, n7 E- D0 C G" r$ p: }& h- @6 Q
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5 q3 e& [( e& H- \$ ~( e' c F4F-4 Wildcat x 61 u& f" O$ x& [) g+ H/ U
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, P$ Y: g4 i* r9 g& m1 { G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed2 q" e: p. F4 W o
4 l1 Q) Q4 F6 A L同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |