战报如下:
3 \4 |/ ?6 S5 V* a4 [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。/ J* G" R. N o; E7 [9 {
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
' T3 x% n" P! cWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
5 K( o' `/ m- Y, v( hRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 C: V! E, i$ u- L0 d
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
' Y; J- c8 e4 } {Japanese aircraft3 O7 o1 k8 l$ X2 T% N8 q; y
A6M3 Zero x 14
, M% Z" }6 I9 t9 A; C G4M1 Betty x 72
2 q1 S# f! M* U4 r) qAllied aircraft
3 R+ V# Q* s9 ^$ o) ] Kittyhawk IA x 27( [# X/ V" z! n& L7 s9 Z
Wirraway x 42- p1 K5 Y' \3 |' x$ J2 h9 ^" q3 j
P-40E Warhawk x 98 M4 W) L( o8 u/ H, R+ Q/ {0 w5 ]
Japanese aircraft losses
- K# M p8 }& u% x w$ _ A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed) e1 c. A, z* ^
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
' P+ W( d$ K" a5 f" ?Allied aircraft losses
1 V( q4 B9 D- ?, F* y' P Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
' F7 t& A: a1 o- i Wirraway: 5 destroyed
3 j7 x: f/ I: v P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed5 u+ {' ~9 i, }: q
Airbase hits 2
" b' E& w5 D2 s( vRunway hits 8 C; e% p# ]* ?' w
& k& k; j5 ]) q7 BKB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。8 N. m# e0 l( q1 X9 L
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130* P: R0 y! @1 k. G( e
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
B( V8 `& s& iRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' N3 h) e6 |- z" c. n+ p2 f
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
* e9 P- s1 Y( d4 w) V) CJapanese aircraft' D# h/ A4 g* n0 H9 b
A6M2 Zero x 326 ` T5 f# M% L# e% a
D3A1 Val x 89 ^% j) y% K p2 q6 Z
Allied aircraft2 I1 [9 f1 D, V( M
Kittyhawk IA x 14
& `0 d: K9 j1 n* B/ v6 F: t0 w Wirraway x 21
1 j9 f+ ^' ^2 Z9 D P-40E Warhawk x 7- {; {: @/ g2 B
Japanese aircraft losses
' d, h5 u9 g/ q D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed/ w; R7 O! k8 |' `0 i5 _
Allied aircraft losses- b: u: g/ K0 a1 }
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed E# P4 n, J. u6 L
Wirraway: 3 destroyed1 y8 [7 `, B- h; a# D) p
Allied Ships# |7 u. `& D& e- U$ n: l! ~
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 l/ g3 @8 i! Y0 o4 h" u
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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。+ b$ V" ^. o# M8 _. U8 C8 X
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134" Q4 \9 `) n Q2 }
Weather in hex: Overcast' E# H3 c2 R) m2 D9 ]6 W; {$ o6 V
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! ~; ^( V' B4 c4 C; [Estimated time to target is 45 minutes9 F- X/ L. q, n* E
Japanese aircraft0 b# G2 o6 V: H5 v g4 L
A6M2 Zero x 435 B% b; p" Y3 X! ~: t
B5N1 Kate x 45: }* ]2 s# Z. E N2 Y% T
D3A1 Val x 7
: R/ A2 q; P) R; h) @ D3A2 Val x 49
/ [6 d+ D" E1 a6 o% n/ ]Allied aircraft
# d7 x% c2 |2 O) M( M6 O- j- \ P-39D Airacobra x 91 r) G |5 q. I
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
. |5 g0 t/ H% a" d: }+ s F4F-4 Wildcat x 100# Z# l$ K% S* F! a0 \7 W/ ]
Japanese aircraft losses! g# H2 F! F! |& L9 B7 k! F. ~
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed% v. \: `7 E- H* M: o
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
S/ M- W9 ]: r0 I8 [ B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak$ y; Z5 y7 N2 @. |$ d3 t
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
" x5 [- p; C2 Y, {+ ~ D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged6 j) m& M3 o. M: I6 B) j8 ]# G- f
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak2 R" v O* q( I+ I: y
Allied aircraft losses5 w8 ]! Q8 n0 x( G, f* V
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed* E( d& V; n- X; v3 }6 H1 H; W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, g ^4 V; g( {" l( U+ u
Allied Ships }4 X/ D+ P% z( q
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 f/ k: x+ N, w8 \ CV Saratoga
7 m0 e5 V2 _% v# K: h: H CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 L, n$ z0 x* S$ R M CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: O8 E- f. J) N) q$ d6 P9 { y BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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4 \4 x6 L! M- S4 S- k6 N% f% p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。0 R* B1 G+ G5 U4 J% c
/ V3 w3 L) V, f% X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。9 X0 l/ v, F- Q7 \( f
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。 |