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。8 l. I9 \7 D7 [9 c
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
$ j3 ]+ r1 v8 D* v0 p' g 9 f. E% J/ f5 g& w5 v- K
Weather in hex: Overcast+ z+ U' t$ j6 t9 ^/ k, [
U' `2 V1 t j- A
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 D. s- q( J M* P& ]Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
1 q/ P% z0 p4 V1 H# I2 C, \
- I; Q& X. Z& Z( l8 M3 }* gJapanese aircraft
+ q7 H5 b$ i. u4 k) ? G4M1 Betty x 6
. K2 @5 d" v1 B( Z! V' ?$ Q0 x- @
5 i8 ^# i0 b/ Q! D
7 Y j2 Q$ Q3 ?
$ c0 `. @$ \" T; wAllied aircraft
. ?2 c% }7 U' g6 G( q/ J8 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- Z/ c/ w* q% s0 I4 {
1 E. x6 @, u1 v+ W7 i& y4 d
% v! w; _7 q" \
Japanese aircraft losses8 q K6 \# Y. S }: n
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 j6 e X' L' ?( b+ ~/ P ( H8 U& c9 P1 q$ C0 h
' ^$ X* T( J" J0 X; j' eAllied Ships
4 O# Y1 Z. o2 A6 y7 Y$ q# R AP Heywood' U+ a0 l0 C. j0 t- v3 ~/ k
) `; O+ I; F# ?+ i; A9 |0 q; [- F2 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
. K% g+ v& o% I, C' R0 R " y0 \& ^: K e1 C6 l3 V; H
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
1 a* q, E9 w$ a* b% T
5 I$ B) P9 o" V* @3 r3 F5 h, [Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. s- K* z' r% a7 c* {- w
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
+ p/ s" I% M+ ~3 u0 Q$ d5 i
8 e% O0 t3 B: q- T4 S- k$ `) TJapanese aircraft, j/ U: [+ ]1 `$ z9 s R
D3A1 Val x 14& A0 q( v& w* D2 ~& L' ?
5 I- L( o& Q4 L1 ~ ( l" R4 A5 X% e
+ b: C( ~7 Z& HAllied aircraft
% B+ J# Y( [* S8 W# v, S. }. r+ t Kittyhawk IA x 6+ B/ ^% n+ U! j/ |) z6 h2 v
P-39D Airacobra x 336 N5 {- _6 y4 m9 }5 P( C
8 v5 r) |, s. T1 D( ~5 _
8 ], w5 u8 W5 D# n. m4 _
Japanese aircraft losses
# a: g' i! o& U1 h D3A1 Val: 3 damaged; [) q/ i1 t: x8 Z7 o- @
9 o- }. M' s" U; L' |, G- F- O ' f/ b$ }9 I; p) q9 D1 a
Allied Ships6 S f4 r" |0 M; _" F" `6 _0 O
AM Lark
5 W) U( u# o" i. D AM Starling9 F( |9 I9 Y& b# B/ p5 u
& T9 U, Y! d5 e6 e6 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
% n8 T: n6 I: d+ Z. Q x7 ~$ h " Y8 |# J8 h) P8 W; g, N2 A
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# c) x! j3 \; s$ m: L
/ m! r k6 x2 H+ N2 f1 fRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; H! d& d$ C2 I* q
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes( R7 S9 Q5 M T9 c1 n3 q& I ~
' ^9 P0 M9 i! B& ?+ pJapanese aircraft9 O i% i) {" s, P; J
G4M1 Betty x 13
' x$ d' z; \( f; a+ e " N" a0 V1 \5 V7 P; a* d
]0 j9 b7 q! G6 |: I. n! z4 r4 m
: C( H5 W/ @0 ?
Allied aircraft
% J* \( l/ W# K F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
8 n/ |/ m- Y) U6 O$ y2 v F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
' i, l4 F! F- N/ z" {, J
! Y& M) l4 F, L/ z F# ?
& s9 Q8 u3 Z5 `3 KJapanese aircraft losses
3 R( K: ?6 V8 H# z4 g G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
! x; i& T2 r- m& N2 q: w) Q $ a& n! `5 t3 B: ~# }0 [: ]( o
; ^% A! H) F: z' @/ v- f0 g
Allied Ships3 ^1 E F, V( O v
DD Henley
" i4 C' I2 X1 y" `9 |
2 f: {) q3 V: i n5 k/ d7 F. X. uMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
- o$ c$ X1 F2 q6 |4 y" V/ R
7 C. {. K7 `, J4 uWeather in hex: Moderate rain
/ J$ u d9 z4 n6 ?7 I% @ 2 s1 d7 U- r3 D3 U
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: a# X! K3 M0 r: R. ~4 {8 MEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
% B8 a8 \3 F6 V) y 0 U/ a3 [! B! c- j }5 i
Japanese aircraft
- G* z1 [/ O" K A6M2 Zero x 25 ~( q& P7 O6 |5 W4 M
3 V4 a' T( _4 ~' P. i4 _! J
' A W9 D; g5 g
; {; ^: Q1 @. C* yAllied aircraft1 N, ] C/ p1 i+ v
Kittyhawk IA x 5
' [9 E3 ]6 [8 c5 B9 Z B-17E Fortress x 8
+ R+ k- b& b% ]. i B-26 Marauder x 6% K* z4 F* l- ^7 ^! J' N. I/ T
P-39D Airacobra x 21
3 s5 Q2 H' O$ h* z9 t0 u7 h
: @0 }3 }/ E a, Y6 v ; p& p5 P. S: I6 \2 ]
No Japanese losses e# S r" N# W% _2 X! a; Z
- _9 b5 r8 f) u+ r6 m. k& y: aAllied aircraft losses7 V4 C" p8 _ J& F F* K
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
, y9 e2 D* V: S* I' _6 T3 k P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
9 W9 e/ M" a( e6 s" h8 AJapanese ground losses:
3 A# N2 P& Y! g0 c: r2 R& d0 t 7 casualties reported" F! y& q7 B! M( l1 k! r }* t/ C$ z5 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: R- X/ g$ Q4 i* x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ E P, r3 i2 ?3 v* E; }- b1 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ]' g$ U, B R# w
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)% |+ `, E* A1 U+ r- E0 y
5 M: n E! i, g! [; b
' P- V; N9 B" P% ~( t
9 D" }# X+ w2 K* ?) o+ u
Airbase hits 16 n7 S2 C- I3 a4 c/ x) d5 @
Runway hits 6
3 T. f- Y1 W" I" n W* {4 Z$ h+ C+ Y' S
orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
' |- c2 O2 O" U3 ?! R * n2 p1 b3 y- w2 @; N3 h
Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ k" t. z5 B6 u; z, }% A
0 b$ o9 [5 O$ XRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& }8 l( Z5 e& J# NEstimated time to target is 3 minutes, a I2 c# ^* z* ^' V
. d. ^* w1 c7 C
0 `' @1 f/ J; Z* z2 H' v9 {# s# ZAllied aircraft
, Y- g! x6 ]) D/ k3 U5 |2 N B-17E Fortress x 5
" n5 P; x; u# t% i ' U$ X) A% @0 s: c+ K' t+ ]
4 {: J# w5 X t1 S
No Allied losses' A7 h5 y* H& r
; x& r: M+ J% X& ]+ _
/ f5 T, S6 j( E; G. c" ]- P 7 m1 v: r( l/ U2 c( |$ \4 g
Airbase supply hits 1
, r* P! y) I: u" W. RRunway hits 44 K$ W6 ? W9 p4 S( \: j
# D6 s- |" U( M0 B; M5 \orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126# d% s; y7 Z/ t: u: {
$ f. c$ A& c0 S8 s0 ?: {1 ~
Weather in hex: Light rain9 M: C- j* S/ q
0 Y6 d! Z1 `; c0 a: k
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( T' X6 R- m, T7 s1 h* NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
* O0 v" E3 w/ o; \ ?+ m ' `6 z5 ~, w0 p* L+ W) y% k0 N
Japanese aircraft
7 d. \* U0 t b7 h$ H# R* h3 n A6M2 Zero x 2
* I" L# z' R- m6 S! S& W- f , T/ }$ d" \( q9 G
, f: C" N0 W- X. [4 F
% `/ L) M/ o% P; i+ GAllied aircraft( c5 [1 Z' H. _7 q% ~, y
B-26 Marauder x 6( ^1 d: D% Q1 s4 C
3 ~, s! T) B- v" @( a
7 u5 r/ \# [% T: d; p7 D# vJapanese aircraft losses
. N1 |1 D+ `4 i ^* ` A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground5 x, i' C# s G" K
* G( l7 `: ?. E: e
Allied aircraft losses
9 C& S1 u) W* B W B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
# D: c$ I- ?& `* H3 u y# r1 c1 P( W0 B 5 g( l) L) L; i3 e* @
Japanese ground losses:8 d8 V) i, @; @+ {1 D& p! `
8 casualties reported
: v, C) h. Y8 O7 m" h# k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 f! F9 H+ W& {& N: ]; ?5 n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 y4 _% [0 x, ~2 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ ^: ]! |( s+ ]3 i
6 k6 B8 g. |, E2 l ( S" o9 R# [5 C( a7 t
6 n+ O$ e# S% M/ z+ Q/ n
Airbase hits 2
, T. S! Y9 c9 R; p& K8 gRunway hits 4
& v2 r" r3 M9 f* Y
. N3 X1 f6 o+ S$ `; d, ^/ J' d' B K; wMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138& j: Y7 w* F! F% r, |
/ t5 |* G$ T2 x$ _- X) x
Weather in hex: Overcast# ^' m- x% X; b' q! G0 f- ?/ l5 W6 ?4 `
6 C3 H8 w5 U; `$ VRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) P# {6 C* k' E1 ]9 HEstimated time to target is 42 minutes/ a. H$ T1 F, e C0 }4 e
, x+ V/ ?* e2 H
Japanese aircraft
0 B8 y/ S" H# j/ l* r# n3 I9 J G4M1 Betty x 12
: I0 } z- p* Y G
- C" X: [; k4 g
- J# \( y9 d" \- Q 9 z2 z6 G/ g5 T5 e
Allied aircraft
7 V; g, G( }9 E7 e F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
! d7 A' D6 p' {+ z) C$ R
+ C/ D* ~9 T) x" g & H, m0 E1 `6 `& j5 I9 ]
Japanese aircraft losses
j$ k5 y, p2 u; y8 k4 B G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 I$ i, q0 U4 O$ p% k
4 T$ Q7 |, c* j9 s3 j: ?
_/ }. Y3 ~0 y5 S8 N3 hAllied Ships
, G1 ~' a2 W! E) L! i% H9 ^ DD Aaron Ward
( Y! Q& y; n0 S( C3 ~' H DD Laffey3 o Q8 c. {/ Q ~; x& ]$ S" h
1 s: g6 c$ @* o/ k# e! K$ N8 z& IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
$ Q8 Z& R! E, P- R$ i" ~ 6 U3 U4 }4 w5 m# n* Z
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
' H9 A( ^$ {3 N% c/ {) h 2 r4 ^5 @! t5 G. p' W
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 U/ k$ z+ r: L z1 u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
4 @) I6 W4 @+ Q& M
" R& g" \+ t* d9 MJapanese aircraft$ w" ~) M; U) W+ p% @# q7 ?
D3A1 Val x 120 k1 F* r4 b: W: W) u1 `+ U
( `! E. M" A$ d* U
1 N7 g) C/ D8 T3 @
" ]- S7 `/ X1 n/ D
Allied aircraft
" C0 J/ D5 ~% ^) |. Y( ?; J! D Kittyhawk IA x 5
& w/ \ ^, ~4 @/ d7 V; v& Z P-39D Airacobra x 32, a3 z9 G1 n' F7 Q) [1 G
! _! M3 f1 Y: s5 x) o
2 b9 T8 T3 S9 N# n- x6 ZJapanese aircraft losses
$ b4 U/ G/ O/ r0 I3 T D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed( G" o3 a0 `) f
8 h- |6 z' _6 ^0 r: X! PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
: A j+ o8 V" N+ f, E. p! \4 S& E ; V7 x0 I6 t8 E: ?4 Z
Weather in hex: Overcast: E/ O; F( b/ v+ M
9 P* V5 w9 S& x& u' |
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( l2 i7 `/ E$ J
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes0 z; w0 I9 h! o( m5 R! u
' z5 g1 `( J8 B/ ]# R
Japanese aircraft
8 w3 B$ j% j7 n G4M1 Betty x 5
4 G" G( C* l3 J 7 q+ d1 Y0 k1 g, j
0 _: h2 k) h3 v8 X) x% k6 J3 {
$ F/ M, g& g [# ^3 E, Y% E7 JAllied aircraft
: C+ t+ A: A, p7 ] S F4F-4 Wildcat x 69 j5 ~) A3 n/ h1 w# a; O8 a: g
$ O" @, f! \' I: b) |$ v p& ]3 C- ] 5 V5 g8 H9 ~( @8 O# Z/ }
Japanese aircraft losses+ J# s0 w; U" c$ E( a
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed5 T" c+ i5 \4 o- V3 N
9 S Z5 v2 P6 I+ l. x
同日美军占领图拉吉,瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。 |