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。
: [ P: q' L1 I6 y% e" A9 N2 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1382 {) P/ U. A- Y9 }8 M1 J" o2 P1 O
+ ^& p' J3 H3 _3 r) T9 D( MWeather in hex: Overcast5 v# t4 r3 \ F5 F
5 u- v2 e9 w# v9 P! |" ERaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ G, D& z& _- y: k! o5 D
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes$ e' ?+ X4 r K. |( U
, ?+ F+ F4 k: ~/ T& \" @$ K: dJapanese aircraft
/ X/ y* A$ C, O9 E* D2 Z- v5 u G4M1 Betty x 6, n/ j, e9 X1 r# \0 z% n2 _& X7 B
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1 q' W7 X, R- P% r* yAllied aircraft) `1 R8 [- D, Z2 g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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( e3 c, @! }" EJapanese aircraft losses; e; O8 `! ~7 ]' n, K1 x" x
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged( Z8 \2 \: C3 C& ]/ ]
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Allied Ships
. G/ N4 }( H" Y/ B AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1308 O8 W7 B+ c" x" |" e, o% x
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 k/ m/ J8 s0 g: p' r
3 U& m+ q3 J- M* z' n2 JRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# a3 z6 R# S) C* P
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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4 y7 |9 Q/ B! Z8 HAllied aircraft# t/ k3 d+ T# n7 U9 N8 U9 \
Kittyhawk IA x 6- T1 g: U' P/ x2 r" E1 Z
P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 |8 A$ v( y! R D3A1 Val: 3 damaged5 P8 O2 u$ E+ Q( S# e
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# r6 v% a& y8 U; c4 n- s yAllied Ships
; j3 t) a) F M! e2 G9 p AM Lark
- u. A* V7 D& G/ N6 O" I 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) j" d2 X0 y" d- w; K! z
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; [+ z* s( Z1 C
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes7 u* |# w7 J; O+ _! l
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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2 [4 \& d5 g6 L hAllied aircraft5 [# z8 |! a$ n6 d2 o
F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
1 r' c# r, H& X1 ]+ R7 m F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses& ]2 h# w( E ?0 I' o9 b
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships9 m$ x- V* Z7 Z$ Z+ R8 I0 D u
DD Henley% o+ u4 c; k2 [9 Y: s- B5 _( P7 X
* A( D5 S2 k* E" \8 e% u1 EMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129( j% J/ g2 P/ d/ {# F0 R
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' d" K1 U" i# ]( l/ h4 T
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, ~! a+ I" j& J! w; gJapanese aircraft
' g- L; v. B5 j A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
# n+ \. ?2 ~' G Kittyhawk IA x 53 m" p# O( \% }
B-17E Fortress x 8( h% L+ s3 @' a
B-26 Marauder x 6
, z* O( Z; I& N- A0 T P-39D Airacobra x 218 S) b! j8 e) l4 U3 S! k$ j
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No Japanese losses5 Z8 S- L% }' T! x9 E5 p
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Allied aircraft losses% A+ r# F: c$ Z9 T. q8 |
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
) d3 j7 p3 R! ^4 Y) i2 r P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed8 @" u) V# O) D3 _) |. r
Japanese ground losses:
) R: I3 e& X0 f- S* x 7 casualties reported7 {( `3 K- l5 T% L- ^5 v9 g+ a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- p( ~! w0 \: ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) F) j$ J; K1 @& a4 k- x. @6 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 Z) L6 d( c5 d8 @ Q. g
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17 a% q- ]6 o8 _9 Y) e! b8 A" `
Runway hits 6' |( q/ K$ F, m5 G/ a9 i/ `, Q. @9 g
: I* ~) Z# o% i8 vorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1293 w W/ S0 Y. W7 S2 Q
# A6 I: J+ @+ j* S% T# _& R/ ?Weather in hex: Moderate rain |& q; m0 k0 J% L+ q% p% c
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 X' Y O% E! ?- v% l; E9 G, {
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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7 F8 k; u$ r8 K0 u2 H B-17E Fortress x 5 k# ]3 N1 P# M3 A
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6 u% s {* a4 \+ Q6 ^3 @7 v6 NNo Allied losses
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g0 \7 a V9 e# M! RAirbase supply hits 1
$ A G& J1 F- X* j3 }% fRunway hits 4: U( d3 `; |9 Y
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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6 L2 H- }3 q7 jRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ `4 l/ K6 o: J' ]2 Y" q. `& LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2& H2 l1 l: a2 V! E2 B: h8 b
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6 o! @* Z: C7 I0 T( HAllied aircraft
8 |8 }5 G+ n7 s$ w& P% P9 d B-26 Marauder x 6( g" @, N5 ?& ] r: k* d
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Japanese aircraft losses
* L {0 q+ j; x' Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
. _6 ?/ i; r* B/ |4 G& d; f! h 8 casualties reported0 M6 \+ i- V" _/ k( X& X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# c: ]/ R+ c3 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ v9 f" ?2 `. t) M5 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' V, D7 B0 o. I4 g
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$ r; x: C- b9 ^9 Q- wAirbase hits 24 ]$ x/ D6 r2 v1 X7 Q: E' p
Runway hits 4
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- Y r' c% u& L' Z! u. U$ g4 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138$ q: s \2 _* @' M4 `
' P; J9 ^9 A; d3 {, sWeather in hex: Overcast2 U$ \1 }$ n; N# V. A+ H9 z3 z
8 a4 @& B1 b t( ^Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: m5 w+ k/ T4 ~# u3 \+ r! s
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes4 h" L" u; x/ y. R7 Y0 s
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Japanese aircraft
& K. a; X5 v+ U* W. G G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft
$ c6 T1 V: u( o5 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses7 g0 c3 r& Q. `* |- P' O4 l% H
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged1 }# R! t) e. c
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DD Aaron Ward
. Y4 B- [: ~; q6 _! p! P) f$ T DD Laffey; Y* E: G% ?1 K1 z6 _& P
$ o* V9 e8 S! _: PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130( p: W8 z( {; j3 t8 ^0 n
/ M4 O8 T7 ^1 q7 c8 nWeather in hex: Partial cloud) @, H$ q. K8 Q( ?6 [. p5 Y
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 y' {* q0 A9 `# L' o4 BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes) K# O& x( i: M8 w
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
9 ?0 E! V7 |/ U% q Kittyhawk IA x 5% q( H8 t) u" n2 O6 i# a
P-39D Airacobra x 32& C1 h( O( D; v$ b- O* g
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; z0 N; E: Z8 U O) Y D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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2 A- W, s- B+ k. T. kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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$ X. d# P* l5 @, c3 ^3 a# nRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ g) ~* k- ]8 W. j- D- B' B
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes1 ~: `( j8 i$ ` r
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Japanese aircraft+ l( m0 E9 a" z2 L/ q+ Q
G4M1 Betty x 5; C. s! K; g5 X& F& h# u
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Allied aircraft* a, X) J& V, }+ M" R* ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6* `) B, D% |% A0 l
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. W5 m* r8 N5 k4 ]# u$ w6 K G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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$ ?( I- U g: b- l. T0 k J同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |