战报如下:
2 x. c- b; S7 ^4 U. y- K1 u2 R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。
, S3 m0 s: T3 k2 w8 ~Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
/ L. d1 `) ]; R8 l+ m, I8 MWeather in hex: Thunderstorms _) L* X1 m! g
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 w0 O1 b- X( oEstimated time to target is 34 minutes# h' k+ z3 h1 `# o) e
Japanese aircraft+ H3 I% G* M/ K6 t) G% L d
A6M3 Zero x 14
l/ r5 v# R' j, F& J) G/ I. ]+ v G4M1 Betty x 72
+ V( z, j2 f2 C/ Z2 MAllied aircraft z' g, ?# d" U0 r. ?
Kittyhawk IA x 27( v' \% Y5 [9 I0 ^$ i
Wirraway x 42
/ A6 G2 |1 [8 g4 V* q P-40E Warhawk x 9
; g3 {* n" b8 J3 W) X& [Japanese aircraft losses8 d( ^, x$ s; I# u! m
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed% e; P# p! }- v; N5 v& k! e7 o& p) l
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
) y# g: }6 E+ ^: tAllied aircraft losses$ [4 t) o+ c( K" c2 g) [8 O& U$ S, i$ B
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
% `/ S6 }3 @% M' R. h$ i Wirraway: 5 destroyed l: \6 k' |9 r7 \( e9 ^
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
0 D+ w! | n1 b8 |7 AAirbase hits 2) a0 g8 m) j" \0 g! m6 ^' ^/ k- c% |
Runway hits 8
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( b% N9 r( x2 u8 i) l, SKB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。4 ]3 a2 y" \2 t# V% q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1301 {9 a# p: J. T; t
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms3 u | D* i8 \# @2 Y
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.* ], y, [# F& w& k& ^: C5 J
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
& D9 I! l/ B/ C5 I( d% tJapanese aircraft+ w( I* d ]# s( J! f
A6M2 Zero x 32' {3 J: s, k7 J. q) S& K0 g
D3A1 Val x 8# }7 Q1 d7 z+ _. Q2 J" B: w
Allied aircraft: ?9 m! F3 p8 e0 Q
Kittyhawk IA x 14
$ f4 F4 N+ C9 } Wirraway x 21
" [5 p* {7 `, G3 L+ F/ h8 T P-40E Warhawk x 75 M) k& d0 d$ V2 C
Japanese aircraft losses. i3 z$ u+ d4 r% v* c
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed1 G" o& v$ B# O& D Y7 X- L* E
Allied aircraft losses9 I5 c- ?1 w* A. \, C1 Q" W
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed+ r1 t3 \( X$ G) O
Wirraway: 3 destroyed5 y( H( ]" G$ {* d1 g. `" K
Allied Ships
1 N4 ?" _/ T% [5 L$ I" z- ^ xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" i" e- v# E# E# V5 j
. M& t- X2 C9 U, [8 q' R2 EKB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。6 B. o- h) ^: G
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
2 x, y( B! f8 qWeather in hex: Overcast
3 |$ Z6 E9 }! tRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 f" p- C* K6 n& Y K$ s3 u6 v0 G! Z' t
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
, }2 E6 _9 C. B% ^* LJapanese aircraft# }5 [0 ?# c7 U v
A6M2 Zero x 43
# g: J& E. p* W; g$ W0 H2 d2 P5 Y B5N1 Kate x 45
7 g* j6 j- p0 H0 G( |$ `7 d' O D3A1 Val x 7
; T1 F$ A7 J( ]5 L0 `, V+ s D3A2 Val x 49
8 j) E. a: N4 r8 r; v4 B. ZAllied aircraft
: w" u9 R( H3 Z6 s, `5 s3 Q4 @- y. @2 `2 C P-39D Airacobra x 94 @ u% j1 {( [: y& q+ `+ H
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16 p# ~ H. ~- P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100+ n" B' Y# z) m2 g) D$ ~
Japanese aircraft losses
7 `/ N$ a3 K6 t$ g A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
0 Y% ^; \4 p* T) p7 o+ l' ] B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged2 R9 g U; k: x4 G: z. U
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
3 i+ G7 s/ ~- r/ K R4 Q* Q8 L D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
2 i5 W9 a8 s7 i* m D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged+ ^# t1 K2 d" m+ e
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
- u# V' F: ~$ b' GAllied aircraft losses, s1 v! L' p" K6 y& v
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed, X# I% u8 o4 E; L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed8 J5 J8 E( M( g* O
Allied Ships, [* Q6 A4 [! c9 G5 D
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# |2 I: L, ~ e' J5 u: r/ h CV Saratoga/ e! v y, E! d q( W7 s$ C1 |
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% }1 T# z; t" ` c7 q. O+ W
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 [% m$ q6 c. T2 D BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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, R8 q: j; s! 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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' _2 E m8 h( } E2 F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。
7 G l9 h, z9 i) g0 E" [7 m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。 |