战报如下:
8 G! ?) [6 l( e1 U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。
; i+ p y8 w! zMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
' U! o4 `) z+ E1 XWeather in hex: Thunderstorms7 ^, ]7 I2 F, L4 ]7 e) _
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 J" t" K- Z3 Y2 F3 |Estimated time to target is 34 minutes: p) c0 R, b3 t
Japanese aircraft
6 Q2 }# T( N0 l$ q A6M3 Zero x 14
3 ~4 z8 O- V3 I G4M1 Betty x 72* R- m4 x, W$ [5 E9 E! C- ?3 u
Allied aircraft
1 _/ k K$ e) B$ P7 X Kittyhawk IA x 27; M t0 s; G8 A
Wirraway x 42/ \% g2 ? s* [9 q1 s9 G D
P-40E Warhawk x 9
( Y) f2 Q$ D5 X( e' k+ B- `Japanese aircraft losses
6 v2 Y% p( f. {& I1 N A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 S5 z X3 e4 u3 t G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged5 L: \2 ~- h# R$ B
Allied aircraft losses8 X6 O* t" O! S' A
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
6 S+ T9 Z+ i' \- _- B& S Wirraway: 5 destroyed2 J4 J" u+ N0 G4 K) O* W% r
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
+ M f) s+ n, N/ h, i6 m4 ]5 qAirbase hits 2
. h0 b2 E+ ], p; L6 U6 SRunway hits 86 h9 i8 [8 z( \# T* H* \
" W. x1 v" Z4 yKB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。
; l4 y* f: e. H6 m: k. kMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
% R/ g/ J$ y7 {+ _! cWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
# x2 h" I4 F' c) ^4 K, C+ k" QRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( ?; q7 f3 U6 X" z
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
. r z) o I' p+ Q6 U* f$ T. DJapanese aircraft
% T9 [( t& q E' R2 k! k C! ^# G2 a; m A6M2 Zero x 32! h2 N5 R }" }
D3A1 Val x 8+ w# [ s7 t6 D
Allied aircraft, |: |: D7 s: s- b) \1 @" [
Kittyhawk IA x 14( t' c; X; n$ Y f+ m8 D/ ~
Wirraway x 21
3 X( U5 J$ V! u, s6 t P-40E Warhawk x 73 T' b0 u8 M |& ^
Japanese aircraft losses
# [' [5 P* L& P( s D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
% E( Q7 B& g& nAllied aircraft losses
3 e6 `' r# r/ O. |$ j' v Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
+ \( j$ u. z" S8 y Wirraway: 3 destroyed0 y3 t/ Q4 I) ^2 U% T8 H4 H* w l
Allied Ships
8 d) N, o& }3 i& }* T xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% q/ N3 Q" O' U3 t
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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。
- v, x+ _3 k( z' u+ FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
$ }8 D0 G5 n( E. L N( i- Z, v) BWeather in hex: Overcast
0 v6 S" P" x& x8 f4 d5 }Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 L) i k& H7 fEstimated time to target is 45 minutes0 I: q9 T' ~+ @
Japanese aircraft& D Z* E. k9 i
A6M2 Zero x 437 x) o! s4 [- i/ X
B5N1 Kate x 45% A5 r& |- x% y% `) n0 @: }4 P
D3A1 Val x 7
" P$ D( L& p7 _6 Q5 V7 a2 n* f D3A2 Val x 49
3 q' Y% ^% d+ z% a5 _; `Allied aircraft6 ^$ Y( G: V W' b% P
P-39D Airacobra x 93 ]+ V/ L$ f4 _) H6 o* ^, _
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16+ o' f) E O- z2 u( u4 g+ L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
) Z9 \9 k- d( [5 H. j4 p9 N! |. t, VJapanese aircraft losses7 ^ C* f( t0 S: p F! A" x: L0 Z
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed; _$ E; E4 x8 Z# M+ v& i
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged/ l$ i1 I) U6 L6 l. ^! ^7 y2 {! s
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak% q' n' n* j: t! v3 H) U. Z
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
. {/ j- v" h7 |' e; Z$ N D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged+ B. L% Y7 ?* [+ @* b5 t) z
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak* F- g5 o( ? P2 [, k' Z5 a. [
Allied aircraft losses5 S/ e3 Y ]9 W# S* F) j
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 B) r. j; G* A7 Y4 _' D, X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# y2 [8 u! {1 o4 I
Allied Ships f. Q/ B8 M7 k$ j* F+ w9 k
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 m- {" P5 K5 Y0 \+ V& Z- E3 c/ }+ T
CV Saratoga
. Q" u3 T9 w- { w5 H; x CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 p4 p L6 ]9 E$ G
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. w9 j$ h% y3 U4 {' P4 d4 q BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 D( B: V" @; k! |5 R: G
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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。; b) {% Q* l1 X9 P
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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。
/ K& l8 m0 ~/ _ Q l$ o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。 |