战报如下:( i7 @- v; g/ e, w9 c
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。
- t& q( x3 `4 y A5 R) WMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' Y3 @# ^) H; T: J3 D" F
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms* A: r ?: {+ K. m; r, Q
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( [1 G e# ^0 F" E+ g3 t6 iEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
2 m- n, [) b6 q% f/ ~Japanese aircraft
% Q* d1 v$ @) U* v/ C a# @ A6M3 Zero x 14: F, d; y6 @+ h4 F
G4M1 Betty x 72* I7 m [9 S# P2 B6 g+ C( J
Allied aircraft
$ s9 y5 t) l! w J" @, F Kittyhawk IA x 27: P0 H8 } T* P+ a# _4 X
Wirraway x 42) X. K: \4 S; R) f) M
P-40E Warhawk x 9& F. V6 `0 |+ ~9 ?6 L% J, [
Japanese aircraft losses' o' s4 s4 g$ w; F% m
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed K. h/ t8 ^8 O/ F+ p) n( y1 {
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
: h G5 ~$ o' b1 ~* r" SAllied aircraft losses
/ s1 F4 [& v: j3 W Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed3 l8 r H p2 H% B, K$ O
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
2 G" `3 S; w: T1 K; \; | P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed8 ]( Q" k1 e; {0 f3 x; H/ ?
Airbase hits 2
8 [; g8 j% ?0 }) WRunway hits 8
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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。
]7 F2 |+ G( g, F2 P6 ?3 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) N C# z" ^+ o" J, T y
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ O* i( H A/ S% e+ j5 U
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.8 o- ^1 f* n8 K8 p% e; q: j6 \
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
# I1 g- y* `% ]Japanese aircraft
- q2 k! c; S. ] A6M2 Zero x 32
. \! o: @" l: D7 \ D3A1 Val x 8
1 Q' X2 f( Y/ ]1 K/ J' x1 q0 ZAllied aircraft1 Z! y" U+ |) i* `8 @
Kittyhawk IA x 14
' n2 E5 p% y& j Wirraway x 21
F d3 l5 R% Y/ W8 j P-40E Warhawk x 7' L, f+ P+ Y$ Y
Japanese aircraft losses
; w2 H1 i% [, |8 |2 A0 f D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed; _1 k n- O3 r0 P' ^- A
Allied aircraft losses; Y2 r2 Q; o3 w+ p# x
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
; W& f- h3 R% m. ~$ o0 O Wirraway: 3 destroyed' M9 @; \1 z3 l+ j6 `/ w, P
Allied Ships
) D3 m5 D& N0 I% ~9 s% u+ p# P5 x xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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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。
5 O* U: P" d' p5 G; E, {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
9 Y c% @) H: r. YWeather in hex: Overcast
8 a2 \5 w7 t0 O& q* k7 uRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 @2 g$ A! C/ XEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
6 Z7 `. \6 D) oJapanese aircraft$ @5 F) C3 L% I" V
A6M2 Zero x 43# w0 s- V! S+ s, ?4 i
B5N1 Kate x 45
" G0 [4 }/ {3 n! V6 G3 l D3A1 Val x 7, o% h- x( ]# G( U: p* b9 O! w
D3A2 Val x 49# \9 n5 n7 I! ?" H9 J- z* d! t
Allied aircraft
" {0 E8 ?8 |$ R5 V/ D P-39D Airacobra x 99 s- d. D" v$ `( `
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
1 t4 J4 @ W N, p( N6 N: |, W! w2 r- } F4F-4 Wildcat x 1001 u. b" t* `& j- C* Z2 c |; W
Japanese aircraft losses
1 w9 }/ ]% ^! a. {, c A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
& M5 F2 R3 V3 d2 B7 J- {2 Q B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged: t! n" y U% m# ?! r
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
$ ? J8 e# i# l$ s+ W0 ^. ` D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
1 K& O" ~4 ~8 { _1 l6 q* @ D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
" L( C1 r5 Z+ U3 Y; K7 e$ B D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak% w$ Q# A l. x/ ]- S ~
Allied aircraft losses
1 |' q- V; J6 }/ M- c: g F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 J) P5 P6 b; |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
, i3 {/ o! U7 O9 m! i5 g! wAllied Ships, N0 t4 c2 A; z( A% v
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire' ^: l$ a$ S: {+ a1 i5 }
CV Saratoga
! g; \. G: c; N/ f/ ^6 } CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 H3 C5 V g, S CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( U1 |' J( G0 |6 d2 Q BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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% j6 k( e! p/ \+ G" N( c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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# a4 z. ?# p/ `% V, v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。, {) j$ i8 n7 V2 v; p
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。 |