战报如下:7 ]- ?4 Y) {9 r2 M' a; 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。0 y) q" h( G- x6 j" _ p0 i& s
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & ?% ^- X: y: D1 r* E2 [. _" `
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
) M* P* D' P& o# E1 {( ERaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 i3 u* f9 \. \7 g. H, Y1 REstimated time to target is 34 minutes
" u4 C) ?- M8 C* Z0 c3 V# N* W4 yJapanese aircraft4 W5 H6 R3 ^5 [5 e1 q' ^9 L$ x
A6M3 Zero x 144 Y4 @) i7 I1 g, X! k$ f1 |
G4M1 Betty x 72
! R9 |6 C5 t* A+ C+ H# x$ XAllied aircraft
5 q" P M# s, n! W4 P% |! j, q9 f1 | Kittyhawk IA x 27+ x8 x& S* w; Y* w
Wirraway x 42: }- v' w6 G' ?/ @
P-40E Warhawk x 9
8 x# B( G) k; L' n5 q, ~0 qJapanese aircraft losses2 r5 d \5 t- c1 C3 R* S* l
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed5 ]3 ^3 B5 t. ?4 p6 S4 C" X, ]
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged1 {- [+ u- o- x9 H- `: W
Allied aircraft losses
+ l* s9 P! C, ~% u j4 F: | Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed; {; z, Z9 p6 r3 P5 L
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
/ w6 R1 v# ]2 H8 j9 ~& x P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
; g/ G; x- R' U) d+ |' V# ]Airbase hits 20 n( ~( D& A" f- w
Runway hits 8) X. L0 B5 ^! a+ ~, |
- O2 z& b. u4 I- j9 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。
$ w @6 Z- W2 v3 R6 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ J- B6 l$ R, ~
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
9 ]# G; i* n6 u i" T% t, O, @Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. ^0 w) H/ q" h1 ?* J- j
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
1 d# ~0 a& ~2 N5 C' c/ M, uJapanese aircraft2 q7 Z3 @) I. e: j* p
A6M2 Zero x 323 [" Q7 ~" T6 t
D3A1 Val x 8
3 Y8 R7 }- Z2 p3 V5 Z& \Allied aircraft
9 B+ ]5 s2 P4 p) b, Z0 [- U% q( g: x w Kittyhawk IA x 14
& ?% i4 N) X' @. `4 \9 H Wirraway x 21. s' O9 Y4 m* W/ s
P-40E Warhawk x 7
& c* Y. F3 O3 {& l+ N# rJapanese aircraft losses
3 z4 x3 i1 H& b0 K3 n( V: U- t D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed+ y' Q& M4 N& r0 {
Allied aircraft losses
4 A( X8 a9 n6 g* R- c Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed, M* d$ S+ a# |* W; F) h
Wirraway: 3 destroyed* h+ ^: N. v% w9 K+ k
Allied Ships4 n1 V- l7 ?. X& B1 b
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; x+ K) H( j0 d1 W, _2 yKB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。
V3 m6 T/ l( VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1347 F O, b3 T2 o7 \
Weather in hex: Overcast
% w) q. M/ n, ~Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; W7 w; P9 b5 u! _% W9 P' M
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes. L9 G8 b6 g3 m6 c/ H; v
Japanese aircraft$ O4 O4 B7 C6 V8 }: G
A6M2 Zero x 43
7 n8 u# u2 B5 f. u B5N1 Kate x 45
' q( l. Q h( r/ B D3A1 Val x 7
8 i5 S/ v8 b( V D3A2 Val x 49
4 t4 b& P9 b! s+ @$ @# T1 F+ QAllied aircraft
, ]( e+ a8 g. @% @7 {7 _& X) X5 A P-39D Airacobra x 9
) q$ v, v. O% a2 u7 X; }9 h F4F-3P Wildcat x 16$ @* B" \( V% H5 y$ N/ U0 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
. d7 Y. U8 A. I* }6 _Japanese aircraft losses* S8 T1 C# u( a6 r: g
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
3 |! W0 o/ x5 a, ` B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 g H3 P) Y. Q1 k1 b0 b" u7 O B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
$ P4 y/ l) Z7 b& s) ` D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
. g1 w& Y- `/ r; z9 I- [) y D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
& l6 `+ V; H6 H D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak! m: Z4 r) n/ c
Allied aircraft losses5 Y0 L1 X( w# M4 F* F6 h# a, D$ @
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 D6 Y; s, E1 F7 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed6 Y' G, T! Y: s' {& N: m' u
Allied Ships
0 p/ U0 h+ E/ R2 n CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire; ]/ Q& \2 _8 ^% a$ A1 W0 @
CV Saratoga
4 @' s. {& \/ Z P3 r( m CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 |: r+ J2 h" }* {- \( g$ \ ~
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. N. F4 ?$ Q# ^6 h9 w 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。3 @5 R* o# o9 |* i4 W
( ~. m) h: v! a" t7 i' {. u7 ^/ W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。 X; |1 c+ q& d2 P" V! t% Z
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。 |