战报如下:
( y x: Q2 u5 l: `, o# \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。
( f2 U& l& B; x5 V/ F' G$ d7 vMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
; x# l3 M3 K- w; D6 H' Y0 pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) q9 ]2 H& Q' _+ W5 r
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 `$ t# N. f- W5 B) X3 k# A( ~Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
( } u1 A0 m. }0 K: Y( e! t6 yJapanese aircraft
9 a* C( K4 a) @. U* M# | A6M3 Zero x 14
, e2 I5 A( w8 T3 P; z- }/ d G4M1 Betty x 72
$ F- w9 h! Y0 E FAllied aircraft7 l2 D8 d+ d# M, b- _! r
Kittyhawk IA x 27
2 }* `/ v1 [2 P* U, C Wirraway x 42
) j+ x- N1 ^! d, ^( e% Z6 A P-40E Warhawk x 9* u8 g2 \2 s% y4 u4 X! ]
Japanese aircraft losses) K* i# J. p' _, c
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed" T/ D$ }& n9 ^9 w5 `
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
# ^6 F3 s, V0 \( h. IAllied aircraft losses5 e3 J: I/ ?1 `1 v0 L5 }
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed9 X8 D/ w7 O( W1 {$ [
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
; `) w9 }: h2 x2 _0 i/ c P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed* L) M/ h8 T) Y: S- g, Z
Airbase hits 21 P; D; b% I. {3 G4 _( L
Runway hits 88 e$ [ Y# v# U) A
+ H2 E4 r+ k$ A5 M% y% D# 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。
0 Z2 @" G; D' [- F* CMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
& G% ^0 t5 ^! XWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
, P& i& C! _) ^Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- V+ V7 W, X, {8 c+ Q6 `7 f
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes$ G' M0 I, h$ S" H1 Y5 S& U
Japanese aircraft( n6 [% ?! {5 R* [9 S) _9 _
A6M2 Zero x 328 i( j2 _% K. I' x
D3A1 Val x 80 i/ U4 i+ j: |6 J0 L; R( U; |$ i
Allied aircraft
5 {* z( d/ h. G3 G. j Kittyhawk IA x 145 s( P7 b% r$ o
Wirraway x 21, [% A r) F. P; M$ b' u" X. B
P-40E Warhawk x 76 n7 I2 |( k! a. K
Japanese aircraft losses
- N& I% x& M9 e+ o6 q3 v9 c# v D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed8 f/ x4 O4 Z& g2 r- A
Allied aircraft losses
, [" [: G' a# T8 {8 B Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed+ z& h# m5 ?9 v& g: g
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
1 L: F. D* U6 s6 mAllied Ships
/ V. t. w( _! V* p; W: i2 L* B xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& }4 \9 V: f& M( t7 a
' S& e6 S+ E% R% ^, P9 ~8 _/ T" |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。
3 k3 \6 o, m2 t6 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
: N9 k) f5 z0 u1 x2 i1 LWeather in hex: Overcast$ S6 [. E: \, v+ ^9 t# E
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) J. Y1 }) `4 h6 h# a; MEstimated time to target is 45 minutes2 U. Y# O- p4 d, J/ [
Japanese aircraft
. n. L( X: q# t+ x$ c A6M2 Zero x 43/ c; ?7 p) C& o
B5N1 Kate x 450 d2 j& @+ S7 |+ C6 j
D3A1 Val x 7
" I% e1 \$ i0 B; N. ? D3A2 Val x 49
% p1 N8 {3 D& `( s: j% ^- EAllied aircraft
- d C. ?/ @3 d- l P-39D Airacobra x 98 H0 \, _8 p( {4 w5 b/ E
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16' |9 T$ ^0 o- i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
# T. e R3 N% d0 `: E& e1 ^# s( d# sJapanese aircraft losses
0 B2 ]' I. V7 H" \0 c: `9 Z) x A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
* B! l. o& H; S' ?+ E' i B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
% W: ~% t0 m7 U# a9 ?- }* A B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
% f* E$ @/ p' @+ K5 K0 \ D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed; w" T5 e: P8 e; m' T9 H5 u
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
' z* S" N4 l0 [, Q. v; s) i0 K0 L7 d D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak2 y- J( U2 |. R
Allied aircraft losses% |- W7 y& O6 z" M5 r7 I
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 w/ j% Y; O: m* q+ p: c4 V/ g F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( r0 w9 ]1 _( t- z/ E
Allied Ships
& B4 X- w M9 i' O, f CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 S+ I6 e0 J9 V6 |% {& H
CV Saratoga, O! H# ?9 ~% T, s& ]
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* W$ J% X1 l7 E, ^7 B
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 \( L5 I9 v, m7 C. m% u
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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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。- n0 y% z3 B+ ^' E2 Y# Q" [
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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。
' D% w! K: s; d6 y0 p6 {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。 |