战报如下:
, Z# x9 h) t; s% u0 |( u# h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。6 Q, S( k- N/ E
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
. h) o3 G2 i! _Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
( T# o* f4 A R2 n+ fRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 O7 x; K# N. U9 |; ?$ L) i
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes. j& L+ J, q, b* w% B
Japanese aircraft, Q3 s; ^; D1 j% `4 g# b# w \
A6M3 Zero x 148 J! ~! x8 w7 R1 X1 U) U) n
G4M1 Betty x 72
5 L, `) M4 E* u4 d ~7 QAllied aircraft m* T+ w0 Z; W1 Z. G O* l
Kittyhawk IA x 27
7 ?& s7 D. Z0 R; s# l Wirraway x 42
0 j# l& }: u. x2 f: ]& u P-40E Warhawk x 9, I- q/ S8 ^6 {3 `, F# L( {
Japanese aircraft losses {! ]- h8 `! `( W+ O! J
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed# o! s$ B- o# d2 a* H" ]* u4 E
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
- i6 ^9 F3 w$ T$ R! G* \Allied aircraft losses% U! x* ]# g2 J0 O) f7 `) R
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
$ l2 u6 B1 {, _: g% u Wirraway: 5 destroyed) x5 H, g- m% _3 _. g
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed; b3 }6 T' h' q2 m/ y2 n
Airbase hits 2
. D) E* l& \# P; XRunway hits 8
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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。; E8 J5 n) Q E
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
0 b e# z- {) aWeather in hex: Thunderstorms; U- p6 }! F5 y# n: j: [: r
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
8 o R( t2 V' i+ zEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
0 j- Y6 p* r0 I' tJapanese aircraft
$ k- l1 w8 r! G; J3 o( Q n! S/ z* \ A6M2 Zero x 320 O) G7 q5 h9 {6 m
D3A1 Val x 85 M8 N9 V. ]* O; N+ {
Allied aircraft
+ r0 G: N# J7 J: O Kittyhawk IA x 14
% i8 h& u* T& d Wirraway x 21; i9 P. p5 P& I+ p
P-40E Warhawk x 7! U- d/ g; C8 |! d7 _* w+ O* P
Japanese aircraft losses. l8 c+ @+ d. ?, q; @; C/ J& `5 ^/ V
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
4 O! J8 M+ Z' J6 S$ @/ C" PAllied aircraft losses
8 X. T6 N, |& y5 L u9 K+ U Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed. r% k2 W9 Q6 r4 I) B0 {4 M
Wirraway: 3 destroyed( L4 N6 y0 p# J) X0 H; T
Allied Ships
3 C: ^+ I% Z. j1 J xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 \1 k& L# A) S j8 e0 A
& W4 v; g+ `% |# x: a7 A$ XKB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。$ v9 A- s# f( P6 W1 _2 V. w$ t
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
! m6 N$ b- J5 PWeather in hex: Overcast
3 ?1 U. X8 ?% ~" [) ^" _! ?) b, iRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. t. @$ v3 J. @2 |5 @8 M, U
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes5 ]1 Q, K/ ~8 J" y& r9 w; s2 l [; U' x
Japanese aircraft
! f/ L6 v! Q8 j3 ?" t* b* G/ I A6M2 Zero x 43: V* t7 E& r* k" s7 E
B5N1 Kate x 45
: Y" Y: N% w2 b, S" P; K D3A1 Val x 7
6 }* l2 \; {; H- G) {4 ~5 I0 v5 [ D3A2 Val x 49$ P1 R: I& T- b
Allied aircraft
5 ` L* P q9 H M; b8 K P-39D Airacobra x 98 n7 z/ a# E0 a8 I4 e
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
& F1 A/ v/ |. n V1 b# P# o F4F-4 Wildcat x 100# v) B" z0 G1 y5 `! [% _
Japanese aircraft losses5 Z3 ?4 I P. h6 N0 m# M
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
* V7 _3 I# O/ Z8 B6 H# ?7 f. S; p B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged/ m+ b5 D" x4 E* t) V" Z
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
8 W% ^% L }+ d9 S D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
2 ?8 j, n5 t+ k" q8 ~ D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
) P2 J' A L2 q2 a3 P# |3 r D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak4 Z& F: o5 v* q+ B6 n8 M
Allied aircraft losses
- e' C5 u3 A0 F8 ` F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
5 y* |5 y6 N$ u j" S, X F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( C3 [- e3 [$ p/ `. T
Allied Ships6 ] k& q8 u. S! @6 A; j
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire, a: d- u' @ n- K
CV Saratoga
; d+ S. |; K8 c CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- L# M8 M! S+ [ CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; K/ D! M" C6 j; O+ h) j7 \ BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1% u! p( I2 f4 G i! ^! ^/ J
4 j, Z$ C5 I3 T8 [1 _4 y% I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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; a+ g/ [: w, W6 m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。# U! G+ N( A- E+ i0 k! U
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。 |