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。
; }2 H4 v8 Q1 K+ ]- hMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138; g* j- u/ [3 a; E- n8 ~% D
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/ |" {0 M' N: {$ \7 l Z7 K3 uRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* J0 f" m( r0 H: i0 q! A! _- { }* eEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ W( C. ?. h2 X, T% o
G4M1 Betty x 6* [& a6 G! O8 } ]! n* f# M, s0 D- D
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8. L2 T& L$ A" Q4 ^) u& [/ s
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Japanese aircraft losses% X' x9 r' ?7 j- O1 a
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships2 v* U' Q# X7 O
AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 L! o9 N* D! N* Z( X: ?7 @
0 L7 a* }: r. z, I: T4 cWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 h8 u) P0 z8 H1 l0 \, u4 B1 R ?2 z
" {3 E6 J( t! O2 q5 ]Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 p8 |- i' C( T3 c3 u
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes; F0 u' w- ~- H- d
, a' j& J1 w$ g" B+ l, P. m& L/ u+ aJapanese aircraft: q1 g: d3 b: G' ]" V& t
D3A1 Val x 14( z8 ?& I/ G! o* I
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& l+ e+ s4 Y3 c+ X6 z- ]Allied aircraft* H" v5 R( G5 w% w# F9 p
Kittyhawk IA x 62 g* h( S: }, q4 b3 p
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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6 a" v" E3 R7 Y9 E D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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AM Lark0 J0 t. I, D# f! b" |
AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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6 D. H: q/ X2 C$ m( oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 X! U/ _* M- O% J/ z$ ?Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) G m/ {) G7 w* V6 WEstimated time to target is 14 minutes: J' H0 K/ w/ K9 }9 k
1 m) X( q+ q; m- q" VJapanese aircraft3 S9 U" `; T+ a: ~4 X1 V4 w
G4M1 Betty x 138 F/ q# K7 n' A7 w |! I. e
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7 M7 b+ a2 s! Y6 UAllied aircraft6 l0 F& i; l9 |( b; G/ ?3 K5 J! W
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3# L: R1 [% r; M$ N' J. P6 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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) b$ P7 M( `* P+ Y) v G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged5 g6 |% H+ z1 U5 m; R2 N
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DD Henley1 P, R5 L" D2 C. b7 m- R* h
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129' S0 h9 L5 F# s& a) j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* h* j" y( v- T3 e7 ]4 h
% r4 R, J! O; q* U& CRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 U& m9 h# l3 r6 Q7 uEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 K; s" W5 [9 T8 Z- B" f7 cAllied aircraft6 R( a6 ^ @0 x/ M" y
Kittyhawk IA x 5
) |- T2 _ P! J" e- Y B-17E Fortress x 8- l" h) S+ L. `
B-26 Marauder x 6! V9 R/ x e9 d
P-39D Airacobra x 21
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& I7 q; J8 P- k( _No Japanese losses3 o! I7 s8 c( I
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Allied aircraft losses
" T* [7 G6 [8 q. s( |3 e: A1 e B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged1 S- Z5 D. ?; Z. |1 E9 S! Z
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
5 R9 R0 X8 W7 _2 U! ]Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& W% |0 m/ O4 U% _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 [$ A, @% s; { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 ]" [" B# H( p8 r9 M+ D Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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; U- x! z6 t9 ]8 Y9 fWeather in hex: Moderate rain, ]$ e) C- g% K' h- k2 i3 S& C
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 q9 l b) x* z1 m0 ]& D" o
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 55 ]0 S" j- i6 }! Q
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No Allied losses3 g: F. {# O! f1 B
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Airbase supply hits 1& C; y- t3 l! f& d2 V8 E6 P0 b
Runway hits 4
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- N0 I& {( p, _" n e- b4 zorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126* F0 } \, u, ~ ?
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& K5 r, S. v- S9 S) j7 }$ QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 ]- E# b4 |, T8 c7 s+ B9 \
A6M2 Zero x 2
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B-26 Marauder x 6( }5 c2 P3 ~6 d" {% u
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Allied aircraft losses
# |% T. X1 O r+ I1 \ B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged% W6 H6 n& A( O/ R
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Japanese ground losses:
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3 l4 ^7 Q$ Q8 k" Z7 s4 s Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 |8 `! D! d- M* ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: h& y4 e: ~& Z$ Y$ N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 v0 D$ a, l6 F+ ~3 W1 yAirbase hits 2
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8 @1 w: Z( v2 u& F5 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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/ C0 P$ E' y& W; I% vRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 N+ J" h% ?& I' g
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes3 V! A0 ~( q% n$ H- n( K9 ? c5 e: l
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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DD Laffey
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; F9 H" N+ n4 x- FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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' ^' {2 h# X/ hWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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% w, T$ ~' k8 _3 vRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
/ ~) @! h0 Q- k; c6 W' C9 {' hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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9 e. g% Z; _1 O) g! Z6 b Kittyhawk IA x 52 Q" }% x& F0 ?" W2 R2 {
P-39D Airacobra x 32% @+ o/ q; G- b
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k7 O2 X& Y8 D# j. V( r6 tJapanese aircraft losses9 A+ W" P6 N4 O8 D
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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1 l* z) y) @% {" i# D ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138$ ]3 O4 j( S& O/ p! P& W
* J" X: E2 S+ t& IWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: _1 z5 Q8 @# U( Z( f
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes) B# _% k y! K1 ^4 v
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G4M1 Betty x 5) I2 p7 Z# T' o- ]' N3 w5 f
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Allied aircraft: j5 H+ c+ I7 N Z; E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 64 {! u# g* s: H3 A
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed4 T( b$ a' q6 ?
N% D$ C$ k) K" t) V! p4 w同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |