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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。
2 ?1 L5 S, S9 [, Q: uMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' o& Q& |. W4 g6 Y0 s7 o. t
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
& R. W' n; j8 P' F. D8 z; ^: xRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ x5 J! J) A& V. R7 ~5 Y H- L XEstimated time to target is 34 minutes! i9 F2 e& z" }1 ^& t
Japanese aircraft
% X2 ^% i- i. h3 h A6M3 Zero x 14) w9 S* _0 Z" G; p, p
G4M1 Betty x 728 ~4 [, X \' \' W7 X7 _' \# j
Allied aircraft* q6 o" y6 t/ o* I1 q6 `- O
Kittyhawk IA x 27
9 O- g$ V4 H; M' w; ?- S Wirraway x 42
- b4 P4 y% F) d5 Y! \ P-40E Warhawk x 93 B) t' X( u( o4 [- ]& U- z
Japanese aircraft losses
/ V; G: G$ S7 H A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
* \+ N% z( ~: j0 ]+ @7 \ G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
[8 t* m( ?, f8 e/ OAllied aircraft losses
4 C( ~/ ~5 x1 l! t Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
+ Z- P+ ~2 `' i+ Q* w Wirraway: 5 destroyed" N7 w; m! O. a, S+ k, ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
4 U9 o2 C/ a+ Q2 ^Airbase hits 27 {$ ?2 @% K$ V4 J6 V6 [
Runway hits 8$ J/ {% H! z# Q+ ^% l) o) m" q
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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。2 n1 s3 c, w$ A4 n" r8 H Q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
' B$ U7 G z; I" YWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
8 g" {4 J, ?5 p; iRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, P$ |6 Y; d2 @Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
9 F7 V, c) m5 g/ t' LJapanese aircraft
$ m4 u& F+ ?9 k: t# f ~+ ~ A6M2 Zero x 32) ?) _' K* g+ S, [, l9 f
D3A1 Val x 8
4 e' V$ P7 R/ [9 ]& F0 xAllied aircraft
3 K/ |0 E8 S* p' o2 Y Kittyhawk IA x 14+ S3 e' v- C1 ?( C5 G5 p
Wirraway x 21; a+ _8 t3 }. y, M( M4 j! }
P-40E Warhawk x 74 L4 {* e$ t5 v x- q \: X
Japanese aircraft losses1 f: L0 F( }2 h& T1 d
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed o$ P% {* U' w! o9 Y
Allied aircraft losses6 `1 ?/ p% r9 i
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
5 p+ i- G8 ?8 B7 l: q Wirraway: 3 destroyed% f( @6 p3 R/ `8 z8 @; M
Allied Ships
3 O2 U' h a0 v 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。: a& h X2 B" C3 L
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
8 D( J V8 q% n# K. J$ Y6 GWeather in hex: Overcast
' ]5 y+ `! g: W8 W2 jRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& }8 v) W. V# _ X% N
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
! D* A/ X M) TJapanese aircraft" |7 x7 }4 _7 F6 U
A6M2 Zero x 43
0 G, P, G! W% ~7 g, C B5N1 Kate x 45
$ n8 c$ \- a' W7 `& K0 J2 G D3A1 Val x 7
; P) z [- E" q Q5 V D3A2 Val x 49# l4 o. n# L& N% ~; @
Allied aircraft; M8 s/ h h$ ]. L
P-39D Airacobra x 93 Z8 l' Q) e6 n0 @6 y( |
F4F-3P Wildcat x 160 F h! [2 d; L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100; \& _* F0 ]7 x$ G% {
Japanese aircraft losses3 S" b ~! P% H' x
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed3 W8 S& Y, ?# Y. t+ P1 M8 v8 j
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged+ N: J2 R! s" E2 F1 T% P
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak, C0 ~/ P8 N4 \1 A( z( ~0 |$ `6 i; W
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
4 I6 u3 n* x" v D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
! C7 ?! ?8 {- w) x4 N3 b D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak% k+ r; m' F5 u, |8 v! |$ Q
Allied aircraft losses3 M; J+ Q$ f& i2 W9 n0 E
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! P5 q4 n" |8 a! o+ d- S F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 K9 }- S T, c' R
Allied Ships/ o$ \+ p6 W( N$ M1 |
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; f) j' n8 E) W CV Saratoga1 D9 M7 m& a4 f$ ^1 @% `% n. R% V
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, J5 u9 i( ~" I/ \4 l! F' ~8 Z6 r
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) d4 C2 i' `; \ X4 Y" o3 ?
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1/ S# [- W, `2 W4 d+ e- M7 X/ m A
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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。
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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。( e* }4 e4 @6 K1 O2 a
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。 |