战报如下:
. I( |: J/ C y( [2 y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。
: J7 |4 S1 ^6 G4 x4 zMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 k" o8 ~' u7 f& [) f; }9 Q
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms" ?8 S S4 n6 q
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! J( i M& N# m8 }
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes8 F, J2 \3 Y6 w
Japanese aircraft
5 }4 H* L5 [' c4 x* V A6M3 Zero x 14
! J! X0 X: X! _2 X# r$ p G4M1 Betty x 72
, p" E5 t( J9 ~6 Q' Y& x( F4 _Allied aircraft
7 g) Y" a5 b) C# |3 z* K/ T3 O Kittyhawk IA x 27
$ r. ~2 _8 y M" y" U/ B Wirraway x 42+ N4 m- O! ^9 G" R- P& R L4 m( `
P-40E Warhawk x 9+ ^( X9 S: l1 b6 w! `+ a
Japanese aircraft losses3 x% U6 s" X; v& y- G2 T& L( o
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
% {- C, A! x; B) b4 d$ J5 _ G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
$ ~; P& M1 G% s/ q( sAllied aircraft losses
% p4 C* g7 M I. t* T4 F& r Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
* s0 h# U# l3 R+ z! N. ? Wirraway: 5 destroyed+ U# [0 I* W% H& h. i9 Q; @4 S: q5 ]
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( I, [% g6 S9 \# w: L
Airbase hits 2
) z- U" c) F! }6 i5 v3 l' VRunway hits 8( `1 u8 y) J5 N4 m# J, F
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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。4 t5 p" ]7 l. k, e, @
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1303 D, [! p& l; Q2 U$ {% ^7 b- _, G5 e
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
; N2 P; u; N2 O! I2 h0 ?8 PRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
+ S; ~' s5 O+ \: j8 d8 pEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
5 L4 O2 b' K2 e1 vJapanese aircraft9 I* s3 U0 X8 k2 D: q
A6M2 Zero x 32
' I, F5 Q: Z1 @ D3A1 Val x 8( p) Z4 u! t) h& { g
Allied aircraft
/ w5 P% Y# W8 I8 B; K Kittyhawk IA x 141 L4 b& W* e5 c+ k- @ ]6 `4 D2 v
Wirraway x 21
: T1 _* q3 y, I, f8 k, R, J P-40E Warhawk x 7
- g5 S9 Q& i4 ^Japanese aircraft losses! x* D6 |7 [' S
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
. E9 q% C4 m# V" g- V5 KAllied aircraft losses( G4 ]# B' ?% K0 \4 ~! n' `
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed$ s, i1 o; b' C' v" d7 l
Wirraway: 3 destroyed: V& G: l$ Q# ~; }! a8 w
Allied Ships
& z" B# |: z# Q0 {4 ?8 T xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& i* S4 `) ]: y* L) I
8 s( M) E s* kKB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 _* Z E6 Z3 [9 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134- J- ?3 T5 _$ I, E' J
Weather in hex: Overcast3 _2 w3 W: f; F; Y7 J1 e
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& Q, s( _+ Y1 Z* V- C( v# ]Estimated time to target is 45 minutes) s7 n- I6 y. h& V% u
Japanese aircraft1 l" Q- G6 N+ m. ~4 u$ h
A6M2 Zero x 43& k% E) l/ C2 T% @: W
B5N1 Kate x 45$ \' P* {. v! y g* A' L! ?$ q; g
D3A1 Val x 7* V- s- z* C3 x( u* x! _/ g+ g
D3A2 Val x 49
0 B% |$ v. s2 z+ O4 JAllied aircraft; {) r$ H' W' _- E6 v
P-39D Airacobra x 9 K6 t+ w) {9 y+ \% e' K( s1 K( c/ \6 d
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
@2 g2 b2 C U+ o1 c' O0 I5 m F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
& i o8 w8 O' _/ Y$ y! w0 Q XJapanese aircraft losses
7 T3 E2 ?5 D: E: X A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed" o7 n1 t2 v) |& S5 f' d7 n
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 Z7 c3 C0 s& Z5 j4 ~6 R B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak8 o$ z3 R" E6 R
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
2 {2 y5 I( i8 a3 u& \: s D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
! v4 S7 r9 @/ ]* g D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak( I! L0 w' P& x0 n
Allied aircraft losses
" j Y4 S1 K6 l# } B" k6 Q+ T F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! A' b; V5 c0 u' B! u9 l F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed) W- S& M" t& I( ]/ R% H( Z$ f
Allied Ships
/ q( I k6 ?% ?' b) A/ h1 D CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire. a- y: l9 ~" a/ a" N3 q8 v
CV Saratoga
# U" Q6 ]( s" q, ^+ y0 r CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, N4 u- ^) \! e! w+ j& E/ E+ u
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! p+ ?2 L7 q( K' o 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。: q' X: y2 w0 x+ h$ k
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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。
: S; q* i; s; d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。 |