战报如下:2 q( T0 x; |6 [
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。# R, g3 z; f7 D, E4 y9 b
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
6 Z- g& H7 M1 J) p6 xWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
, X9 R, T9 {2 H. F% m( M' P+ lRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 G/ \; P1 T; B# z u' T9 Z5 w
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes/ G$ y/ T2 V. b* |0 I, ^+ m
Japanese aircraft
. u% } A s F/ J( x A6M3 Zero x 14! x8 `* [$ q/ q
G4M1 Betty x 72
4 l0 U3 j" c3 O7 ^7 iAllied aircraft5 J: S$ O, c5 e( n1 p9 d" @
Kittyhawk IA x 277 |' B6 B- ^. ~+ P
Wirraway x 42
5 Z6 o- R6 m2 P& ^ e9 N3 X P-40E Warhawk x 9
4 R% o/ t1 `2 V. ] |+ M" hJapanese aircraft losses
8 w8 a1 J, Q$ R& m1 t6 z; i A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed& Q' n+ b; X$ A! M
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged2 {' D/ \% n( g0 e# r2 ]% G) f& J" `
Allied aircraft losses' \( }% @9 y0 w( C% o+ @
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
9 v$ P/ L. D% Y; w% R/ { Wirraway: 5 destroyed7 m1 p: U% a" u" [4 O
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
, |4 u$ O* @ g* |8 s: hAirbase hits 2
8 w4 X( `2 n) N- Q8 f$ dRunway hits 8
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( D$ p% {4 \) \# D: X& f& Q9 VKB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。9 B$ X* Y/ {2 [$ E' L$ s/ o: a
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
4 g5 n: @, i. M1 p9 Z7 BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
( H3 {& c! E1 ]) |" r& DRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 l. B6 ^' m4 }# K
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes% E9 y1 V$ @6 A) R
Japanese aircraft
8 {' L% M% z4 B A6M2 Zero x 32
1 B' z$ ]$ w$ }0 l- f D3A1 Val x 8
1 t K, S* b1 nAllied aircraft
& K* l9 q, u, Q; ? Kittyhawk IA x 14
/ T: c/ I @! v8 f6 a8 e: p Wirraway x 21
' Q; p$ x% T6 |. J# H4 W! t P-40E Warhawk x 7
2 x' W1 \# z7 j+ Z3 E. b5 sJapanese aircraft losses) w& i% J0 _7 Z% \
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed* r0 Y+ V* A/ ]$ a7 `0 r& [* K
Allied aircraft losses
) E% u5 h7 K4 R S$ N% }& L: i, C Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
: E1 n }! M; X5 C Wirraway: 3 destroyed
) f S" |. Y! r/ x" g% S. HAllied Ships
$ b7 \2 z4 V& w5 K- L6 v! ^4 S2 ` xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 L2 e3 r8 y1 V; Z1 l
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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。1 @5 j, a) j7 _( `( N, |
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
4 F! i3 D3 G/ a3 cWeather in hex: Overcast
1 O6 e+ d3 J. T4 q, R2 HRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 M( q$ K) n- d- U
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
* S: d: r7 d" u6 {3 JJapanese aircraft0 V$ m) D; H: f: t! K: E: v- h
A6M2 Zero x 43" Q! h9 D- G" Y% P) Y0 G
B5N1 Kate x 45
! j, Z* s0 ~/ |& i1 p* i D3A1 Val x 7
9 P" s3 L- M. o( f: r# } @ D3A2 Val x 49- z/ m1 E" U% V: K+ X
Allied aircraft
8 @) W+ b% m y P-39D Airacobra x 9
- O4 t- v; M# g/ E/ L: M9 Z F4F-3P Wildcat x 16, E- C0 r6 j! W7 W, b8 X5 {" w! G. V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100, o" H# w8 ?, i2 D" [
Japanese aircraft losses
! i8 E0 ^: P" x0 x$ A, _" D5 E A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed; n* @, G7 C/ V7 g( h) L* V+ [9 k) k
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged3 G2 N9 ?/ Z N# N3 B. f
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak; A, |, @1 q* L* t* j( `
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
% \ K9 e2 h9 h: P( n. c D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
5 X' e0 W# Y6 K4 X7 { D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
9 ~$ w2 r2 b& h: BAllied aircraft losses1 ]3 z" h: _# j; ]$ B! R6 ^
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ f% t' H# ?7 v0 _ D$ R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed4 Y6 D% U5 j" g, Y3 D) S# P
Allied Ships
( P& |8 C0 T% d/ b3 t CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, d& f( G+ r% N$ _8 m) I0 e CV Saratoga
6 h2 {. d+ K4 c; E7 J0 r3 q CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 F0 r# h" _3 D# W" J$ R- F" U CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# `" V7 e; B) r/ _ J* g BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 y) M* Z/ B. t; g/ s* e
( h: W% c+ ]$ [' f' A" U& Y! b+ X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。2 Y9 L/ D6 ?) B( x9 w
6 V7 D* W f" H7 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。
+ n- K" P; z' m1 \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。 |