战报如下:
1 Z2 x9 q. g' J* b' U1 _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。
9 u w7 e$ ]( W. C0 n4 `. lMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 r" ]( s" T# u- d n7 r' S
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- O3 H* n2 D$ e) g0 J. P' U
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' z! o" z7 v) @% I. l k$ UEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
) c( O4 C; B' I EJapanese aircraft
4 y( o, d& s; U9 h A6M3 Zero x 149 U( a M/ `0 t, L
G4M1 Betty x 72
# M7 m* k8 {( v5 c8 E$ l' JAllied aircraft' A3 m( X3 ~6 o7 [" U- _
Kittyhawk IA x 27# g; o& H9 o% H2 L' B; X0 r
Wirraway x 425 B& S' D: p8 w+ P# O" P
P-40E Warhawk x 9
/ k' R9 k1 [: F8 }3 G6 L: TJapanese aircraft losses5 M0 R" p. D( m
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed+ Y7 X0 N) v% x+ m2 S
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
* V @0 P/ \* n- GAllied aircraft losses9 M: P9 N8 h7 h( S1 _. u
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed3 L+ \& k" Q3 f
Wirraway: 5 destroyed. m4 ?* N8 n" q) K( l0 X5 k. L. D
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed+ I3 Q; ]" |) Z
Airbase hits 2
0 y- g9 S# Y9 J1 ]+ b/ fRunway hits 8
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' ^) J- I, v j5 HKB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。
# Z( M9 \2 T- j1 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- s) o7 e5 S6 p* a$ C' F% a
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms) k' i) N' [& l* l5 u; P
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
# t. p& O1 e1 w" O" @( \Estimated time to target is 18 minutes6 `" w6 {( d/ u6 H% {: B- |
Japanese aircraft
9 j4 y+ |! P2 P) M w7 B$ n2 @ A6M2 Zero x 324 m! d) m- w u# x% @
D3A1 Val x 86 `1 m5 N/ W& p: Q
Allied aircraft
: \) e A+ @ ]' V5 B$ o; p Kittyhawk IA x 14
" w0 {3 W7 W9 \% t; V: V Wirraway x 21
5 I; g) v7 C: M* ]* |: p4 ~ P-40E Warhawk x 7$ e: m+ w& S, G, p
Japanese aircraft losses2 u2 F4 S; w1 s& D% v* ~
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed8 @8 U7 G) p( p
Allied aircraft losses
x4 r, e; T } Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed" P0 _: {' C. p6 p# V" }' _; [$ n
Wirraway: 3 destroyed/ b# a) Q! T6 h+ X! n1 _
Allied Ships
: q* x5 E3 |' ~ 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。
" d N- O8 b2 b1 D* q2 H3 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
1 W( z9 b; j& v/ ?$ L( B( @Weather in hex: Overcast
8 C1 X0 ?. b) I0 pRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. `' q+ A! ~! U" h# p4 u
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
" j, w r% A+ F% u& N6 |: mJapanese aircraft
2 B- e8 k: D1 Y) k& F) A# E A6M2 Zero x 43
) }! l" f( O5 t- \& ` B5N1 Kate x 45
& _* n% _ P% l# M D3A1 Val x 71 J. r! z% s0 c' ?3 U
D3A2 Val x 49( ~) Y" l# e3 T0 Y' ]
Allied aircraft1 F5 R# X% @5 c
P-39D Airacobra x 9
7 U, _) C, R* G' ?4 x! p F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
, N9 u4 t: r+ n, S! L$ S; f F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
/ p( z$ F* s# mJapanese aircraft losses: e: \7 U" p4 P' Y
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
( ?( g( [1 ^% f. L6 Y1 J B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 o9 p# t8 B0 v B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak I% ^3 \" j* g. _7 ]/ {
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
! P8 J4 n; Y% x: ^+ D9 v U D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
! b( _. ^. ` M5 i4 f. p% K D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak# V( K" h) s1 g
Allied aircraft losses
" P0 B: l! \- P, k2 ~ F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ x+ W9 t& H% V) K, W F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
$ |% V' z: J: T& W; _Allied Ships
L4 N( j4 H& _4 c, ]3 h1 h* \# u CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 {" [+ d! `: L6 `# Z( G% {
CV Saratoga5 ^3 {, I V, N# Q" }# a6 {
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% N$ ]4 m T$ ?, @ CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! L: w0 g; D6 z
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1; ^# S W4 E6 d1 M* j8 A7 U
2 e+ S+ z9 Y! I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。. {4 U+ c# M$ L6 B
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。 |