战报如下:
" H) P5 Z7 B. y# p1 p9 A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。: E) g" l& u2 z. v" l! J- `' y
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
: F1 c I* u6 o1 V6 M' wWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
6 O' O, ~/ e, J9 `' rRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: o) w z. J) ~. H* g1 |8 aEstimated time to target is 34 minutes, F6 m1 {, G6 A0 d! J+ f, i& [
Japanese aircraft
3 S( I9 `2 v2 d- O, z4 a7 Z7 ~ A6M3 Zero x 146 n3 X( B; V: U* ~
G4M1 Betty x 72
, d! ]) E+ _, V4 Z$ W/ R0 hAllied aircraft8 k/ y9 L" B) C3 B7 `% [) x
Kittyhawk IA x 276 s0 p6 T! M: t2 P5 Y; e
Wirraway x 422 e M0 W9 v* X% \) |
P-40E Warhawk x 98 Q5 Q% D& N- |) Z/ F! m- V
Japanese aircraft losses
9 b7 v9 `( t; y A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
+ z) X; ?. o4 A- ^- A G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
4 s3 g1 o1 G f$ Y/ W* MAllied aircraft losses
3 A2 ~, Z. ?: y9 Y9 @# b0 p Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed W9 h6 ~7 q5 u6 W. Q1 ~
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
/ c$ m5 C- [( o% p1 L2 v P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed! I7 ^8 @* Q. O! r
Airbase hits 2
; L( ^0 h4 v" T- c% R9 p1 zRunway hits 8" T4 E s6 S9 V. g! x
8 Q# E2 B6 m% v0 R, B: S, KKB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。
/ k; I% I# s% [8 X2 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
$ f- `; V, s0 }Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
' d) f/ t; ^' O! h( s! O6 L( @9 rRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.5 j' D$ ]# o6 }
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
2 ?1 r- i( \1 q) l# f! t1 MJapanese aircraft' f8 F5 ]& }2 N& k. r8 p9 E; U4 O
A6M2 Zero x 32$ K- i* }8 D7 q$ \, ^' b1 F3 o6 y
D3A1 Val x 85 g( C# X& b" V% w' }5 _2 F t
Allied aircraft8 n; b: ~/ }& n& q G
Kittyhawk IA x 14- y8 s3 W; _0 R& M
Wirraway x 21. z% c. B9 s$ @1 K, G7 r/ ?
P-40E Warhawk x 7% d' C4 Z9 M5 @" R: w A. K
Japanese aircraft losses+ }: y. e+ w" P" `- P
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed3 Q# A$ S3 l4 _$ @' Q
Allied aircraft losses4 ]4 \- k1 [7 n5 K4 k5 D
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed& \8 G8 C3 Y* r9 r3 u
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
, f! X5 x \/ ^6 e _7 [* N/ ~+ Y4 VAllied Ships5 H0 s! s' o3 o7 y& i7 `+ z' E
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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% Y) ]# d5 F3 |- ]& n. T+ r0 sKB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。; K5 F! }6 ]% Q2 O; a1 ^" _
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
8 J; A' \2 b: EWeather in hex: Overcast
9 x5 u9 Z- ^ F3 J5 YRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! i e4 y) V6 B* ~0 K: NEstimated time to target is 45 minutes1 `/ o% y; s5 e w% ]2 w% S- ]
Japanese aircraft
' d1 m& F5 u2 @2 c; J A6M2 Zero x 43
, L3 s5 i1 J5 n# X- S' j B5N1 Kate x 45
9 O9 i$ x/ E3 ~0 t# x7 ~ D3A1 Val x 7% \8 c' l* y# w3 R7 A$ W
D3A2 Val x 49
7 x4 j4 \3 f& `/ P- |Allied aircraft: u) c# F( x% U4 |. e# A% G+ Q
P-39D Airacobra x 9; k1 n! M6 m7 V( a! R
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16. y' s8 m0 d2 t( V" z) w$ x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
* y' B- S/ q% T, `' VJapanese aircraft losses
- S* ]4 ]: P' m! [* c A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed7 ^3 Y- ~$ U8 Q% L, @
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
) U3 M" x& K- O3 L9 ~) d! ] B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak7 {$ }# I% |! a S- M: C
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
' y% C0 X1 E, L, B0 t* C D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged- Z* p) y# d* {) }4 ~1 A p
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak9 L; t, _' ~# y/ H+ K. X5 I2 Q
Allied aircraft losses
% @* T" w2 Y+ O' s6 r F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" g' {& T% o2 ]+ H3 D F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed& X' ]( ~) I" g" J. P% c/ Y
Allied Ships
0 ^* Y2 o5 u* |( [ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. T1 d' j" r2 {& U. h1 g) h& f CV Saratoga
4 P# k/ U {% G' j- C/ z g CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 F; f/ ^$ f$ q' C CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 u' {; D$ K' @6 n- O BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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, B3 n' `2 I& a: R5 W9 U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。6 Q$ J% ]0 q/ m! _& u* E
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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。
' P9 G3 r) i) P% n6 E' i6 f% [. l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。 |