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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。! h: u5 Y% p) v0 U( h1 z& N v
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' u) {% j) ^6 t. J
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms" @: S2 g6 ^( x8 F9 g
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' k& C8 l1 ]9 P' x# IEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
9 B4 Q f5 Q$ kJapanese aircraft
8 X0 k: J8 ^, ]$ p A6M3 Zero x 142 s* c: h$ ?+ B7 r" I- l+ `- X& Z! W
G4M1 Betty x 72
& ^2 w& |4 B9 o! }7 eAllied aircraft
" _( L+ y4 S7 z Kittyhawk IA x 27
+ H: M+ z1 e" j' V8 h Wirraway x 42. _/ C* T* h! J' C% U }
P-40E Warhawk x 9
5 n v1 L2 b% ~9 fJapanese aircraft losses
w( F: j' m4 E9 t. g8 l A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 a) N2 y; K6 B9 @0 l G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
5 G6 p/ I0 Z9 a$ u0 u `' ~- R$ FAllied aircraft losses$ O0 o& p1 K( d) M; o
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
/ T p# G! F) s; R Wirraway: 5 destroyed' l6 L9 y3 i7 b9 A3 T% W. ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( q) z. S, } w8 T0 y
Airbase hits 2
9 {5 w. ?" Y/ L3 N( K3 @Runway hits 8
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6 P/ O! c* J1 D# g. n$ \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。
- q% ?- J+ F G5 w6 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 t9 c# b% D+ d5 ~' a% O. u4 v
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms W" [. {! ]$ c: ^3 k6 S. [
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
5 d9 R" Y% m# \+ P# @- d0 y# MEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
0 k2 ]5 i5 g* P- J, ?- T( CJapanese aircraft( C5 _0 `" x; r5 x P) P5 l' @
A6M2 Zero x 32
/ U( u- I# F# J1 v( u [ D3A1 Val x 8
! B( z( K) C F2 Z& _Allied aircraft+ J8 B/ K& g4 r/ A
Kittyhawk IA x 14( m0 _ |5 u' L t+ l1 H# z/ A
Wirraway x 21
, S# Y! x. C. @, ^* w, k P-40E Warhawk x 7
0 M/ w7 a; |. f( D/ \8 D& eJapanese aircraft losses
. [4 D, h. v& A D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
5 p6 L: B+ N4 i+ L2 DAllied aircraft losses" C% J2 _/ L0 r+ { G
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed* H$ N% l. Z! w& V
Wirraway: 3 destroyed, F8 |; g7 k) z2 N
Allied Ships
& a0 Q3 z7 k6 t% R xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 |' |2 Z& O9 C( p' i
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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。2 |# i: |3 {$ ?" w" `& `2 r+ l9 U
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
# _, p# ]: q* D7 \( y* t6 bWeather in hex: Overcast7 p6 D3 v1 p" u' O% H1 V5 d7 \
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ H+ t( H* c/ y% U
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
1 \2 [+ c/ y& ~+ w! H$ j& C$ vJapanese aircraft3 G' g {: l9 @+ }9 E
A6M2 Zero x 43
3 C& @+ m% V% W0 {0 q B5N1 Kate x 45
}: m( q( S( f) `4 S D3A1 Val x 74 b2 _- u4 o# O& C
D3A2 Val x 49. ^6 A9 ^ {; k% h0 h& z6 J
Allied aircraft( Z) L, ]) O* ?3 e) C
P-39D Airacobra x 9
8 a) t4 k' e& j; j9 r& [ F4F-3P Wildcat x 164 e+ e$ _$ d% S/ M7 F7 R. y, E |9 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
. f/ H- T/ i' aJapanese aircraft losses
( ^& {% n( V& {6 }; a# H A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
" D9 V9 R. k; ?# K4 x' u, P' S B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged$ w9 i3 {! D2 C8 H& |, s
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
+ v$ z) a' h4 `' G D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
3 c% ]$ o9 T- ]( T$ z D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
! `: ^& H( Q7 {% Q/ M D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak2 B/ i2 m2 N+ N& {
Allied aircraft losses( f: s0 [ q) d- }' s" }3 }9 G8 K
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ Z: n$ |& ^" B8 \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 F/ D$ y# P# v" N; B" u+ O
Allied Ships
+ _: p$ I7 b6 j) l- R3 T! j CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 }" p5 k0 u( k; ^4 R3 J( j4 g8 m* o
CV Saratoga0 k) b8 V, S/ y% p& y; y# h
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ g# c2 |( C5 ]9 S, j2 P
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- N1 M3 g* l1 A( a7 Y' A
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 19 E/ s- d* m! F$ X! v
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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。$ S& y) b3 b: o+ \$ j
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。 |