战报如下:
; t& ?3 f# g1 m& \$ y2 V莫港机场于今天修好了跑道,盟军转移上40余架威乐威,12架P40E,30架小鹰去莫港机场负责直掩。日军12架0战32掩护两个大队的陆攻准备重新压制莫港机场,遭到优势航空兵力的抵抗,仅命中机场8弹。
$ r _2 u: ~3 H1 t' r: N; a# ]Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " T* l- t p; J- Q4 w4 ?
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 W, t4 I3 Y) I' l, y
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( c2 F1 p# I# ?0 F% _3 P# k& kEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
: d% w' N Q6 _: WJapanese aircraft
3 F* K& u8 t, @5 I A6M3 Zero x 14
6 a/ w3 z& J- @( f" @: | G4M1 Betty x 724 S0 @( R8 @" p& n0 O8 e# T
Allied aircraft' n* y5 K4 M# C# v
Kittyhawk IA x 27
, O7 f1 l; G7 C& p- L1 C Wirraway x 42, Y" P4 v& e4 R1 ^4 Z
P-40E Warhawk x 9
4 m2 u8 Z k( D, F; O. W: DJapanese aircraft losses
( t8 y* C. c0 v A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed) E+ `7 s/ t7 g* H
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged5 h& j. ~1 \4 p) `% X; I/ T
Allied aircraft losses, m2 j6 _$ w# F
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed2 j4 [/ O+ I4 R$ s: c& s5 a2 {& w
Wirraway: 5 destroyed0 N: T7 Y; L! m8 U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed* C! K4 W* I4 V% { X
Airbase hits 2( T/ @9 I& L9 o, D
Runway hits 87 G+ M( ]% E. u9 i8 \3 F
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KB上起飞了一波32架零战掩护8架99舰爆对正在莫港敢死卸载的AK进行了攻击,直接造成了对盟军58的那一波攻击护航飞机数量不足,攻击机队损失惨重,这次参与攻击的8架99舰爆也被全数击落。
2 G) A' w8 F- hMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1309 d1 W1 l. c. Y3 K1 J
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
* ^6 @5 S; f3 N0 `/ S4 O3 IRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- \& m: ~0 i5 r6 n5 l
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes0 V1 G0 N `" ~* x5 n
Japanese aircraft
0 ]& I! K0 N, M! { A6M2 Zero x 32
4 e( [+ F( K7 u7 [; a( @( |- W; c D3A1 Val x 8 o" v" k) i! N$ |
Allied aircraft
/ ]; C( r8 u# @+ R1 M4 X @# T4 ]9 d Kittyhawk IA x 143 t" j! N q G' V; \
Wirraway x 21
/ O, y7 `$ |" ^' V/ C [5 @$ O P-40E Warhawk x 7
+ P9 [; _& w# a5 f* {. [Japanese aircraft losses% [( @0 e d+ `. \3 ~: K4 }
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed1 {* V( H: J$ F
Allied aircraft losses
0 N) Z+ W' s$ J: `; S: v2 S Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed+ M3 { R! Z+ N3 L( O( d! _
Wirraway: 3 destroyed; o; N, ?7 ~* f, r) [& {
Allied Ships
7 |9 I2 `/ c4 y xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage J+ T1 u- n3 W# y `
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KB主力攻击机群对位于米尔恩湾的58主力发动了攻击,所幸有32架零战去参与了莫港外海的攻击行动,只有43架零战直掩,被58直掩的100余架战斗机打了火鸡,参战的97舰攻和99舰爆均只有个位数的飞机飞回了母舰,以近百架飞机的代价,盟军黄蜂号CV中了3鱼雷3炸弹,被击沉。
6 p* y: X' J j# I* ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
/ B5 U1 i2 A w3 v* HWeather in hex: Overcast0 x; W V- z% e3 z$ J& ~# l# J
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 i" }0 W, [4 f" ^, VEstimated time to target is 45 minutes" D y2 m+ w$ _' _% W) ?
Japanese aircraft, u3 b8 ]' M8 f; o; r
A6M2 Zero x 43
4 [. J8 M4 j* s8 W/ P# y9 U5 T B5N1 Kate x 45
8 k$ b Z* O2 f; ~3 D5 W! U D3A1 Val x 7. V1 T) v. J6 K; S+ a0 I
D3A2 Val x 49* f2 P1 t [0 R4 H% \
Allied aircraft# q. I5 K9 K; ~
P-39D Airacobra x 9, P+ A1 |. ]% f6 s: m4 W/ m
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
" {) k( V" N' a. s4 }' O" T F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
6 f- P8 W @! k) ]: F u6 E' zJapanese aircraft losses
! y# d* p: b2 `& p A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed( X4 S% E3 G* m& A" l G5 `
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
: ]5 K/ S$ m( | B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak( ~: [) x- Y ~- l
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed0 F5 v; Q% k4 k$ {8 i& s8 F3 }" n
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
5 ` E3 J( U- e$ G D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
G8 l& s* l+ ]2 hAllied aircraft losses) \- v) M q7 K6 h6 ]4 C: A
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 S( A$ {' c) |( N: l! j3 P4 `$ `; d F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; S M$ m* p6 m3 g
Allied Ships
& R- O/ R7 n6 {% I, O CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 \- l" {0 f! [. Q CV Saratoga- G/ }0 P! A( K; t H. k2 ]5 j( I
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) g( t- U( X% `3 L( d% ^) V7 c CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 @" d. e; L$ O% H) I6 x6 o2 S BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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+ l% ]! Q' q4 R2 L% \8 F盟军由于没有护航飞机,有70架SBD3和14架TFT裸奔分4个波次对KB发动了攻击,基本上是去送了菜,回来的飞机加在一起估计就十来架,没有取得任何战果。
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经过一天的大战,双方均损失惨重,对于盟军来说,好消息是日军航空兵力遭到重创,KB损失的飞机需要几个月时间才能补充回来,更关键的是操作攻击机的飞行员基本损失殆尽,虽然还保留了所有的CV,但是实际上已经丧失了攻击能力了。不好的消息是,载机70余架的黄蜂被击沉,以后就只有靠3艘载机90架的CV和KB对抗,攻击机队在这次攻击中损失也过半,不过好在还有海军陆战队的飞机可以进行补充,受到的影响实际上还是比KB要小。
& j2 P, @+ |& J8 @6 n4 `& [3 K日军意图通过达达科小道进行强攻,但是在莫港制空权尚在激烈争夺,KB又暂时丧失战力的情况下,在防御X3的达达科小道进行作战,想必也是一件十分艰苦的事情。战事至此,已经进入了十分微妙的阶段,估计需要等到联合舰队两鹰的增援到达才能出现新的转折了。 |