战报如下:
( h! K% J3 `) s% ~5 w% k) b' R5 n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。
3 Y* P, r6 e3 l, Z$ F7 _Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 _2 N( C- { v6 c* L8 X. K
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
4 F* y9 U& A7 D, h; n' v9 ^Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 ?* |* v$ X2 @3 p2 TEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
2 [& n6 g! A, `; sJapanese aircraft
% Y, S( _2 ?- N. k+ j A6M3 Zero x 14$ R) h; a5 ]' P. m
G4M1 Betty x 729 Z( U4 d1 L: n* }$ z M
Allied aircraft
7 m3 s% {- }5 i# u0 j Kittyhawk IA x 27
% h7 z f, m- m, K4 T0 S Wirraway x 42/ k7 ^. q( ?. _8 {
P-40E Warhawk x 9
- ~ z$ R5 G- M" j8 F# \* JJapanese aircraft losses6 z3 V8 e3 N% n% Y0 Z
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed* c/ y; `/ ?3 [. W
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged+ L1 i5 R2 c" T0 n0 T
Allied aircraft losses0 C% D. m/ |: w
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed; m! F N- c$ U O/ U) N2 \, }
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
0 Q/ P" g, e W- D7 v, L# S7 O, X! ? P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
% Q. ]6 L9 _7 ]1 N2 ^Airbase hits 22 K5 u/ Q- H0 Y x- r
Runway hits 8
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U& _; |: j3 ]4 fKB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。. Z# q5 M% n" K8 c5 w/ _
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
% ^, m% D7 K* PWeather in hex: Thunderstorms0 h2 v4 t1 g( j% a0 K
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
# x$ q W: c0 uEstimated time to target is 18 minutes0 G u% ]4 v+ F) l0 ~
Japanese aircraft
4 x/ ^$ S7 f( `: X8 R+ _, V8 u A6M2 Zero x 32" j- K+ h/ _7 m2 q+ P
D3A1 Val x 8
* l( k& G5 P) }2 KAllied aircraft/ K, l! ~$ j. P& |8 h, d9 a! a( ^ C9 Q
Kittyhawk IA x 14
/ y+ h8 Y; c1 D Wirraway x 21* ~6 c; R8 N; M$ d; c+ x
P-40E Warhawk x 71 L6 y" Q( h1 D
Japanese aircraft losses
: ]+ h, X2 |* S7 I- F# A D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
6 g8 _/ {% p1 ^ YAllied aircraft losses
; v. r- o* W+ u5 J4 Y Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed& z( e8 }" p0 A1 B1 E
Wirraway: 3 destroyed& _8 \6 P( {3 `8 E/ @
Allied Ships ?" w6 y# R' J5 b: W& [
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" E [- _; j! @1 o' g# w( i$ w
5 T. N3 C- l# O6 vKB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。, L) e* L) L; _
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
" z& o2 n7 [7 }1 L8 W( P8 @2 ?0 rWeather in hex: Overcast# e g# ?8 V+ v& g1 a8 M4 U
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ L3 O! ~) u. G- o9 `; W. @Estimated time to target is 45 minutes9 H$ K, h$ d" }( N
Japanese aircraft
. q9 j7 @6 r) M8 p+ P$ u A6M2 Zero x 43
: B+ f+ e. i, N) x( e' \; ^ B5N1 Kate x 45% H6 ]3 w! I% V. {0 Y
D3A1 Val x 7& ~; r' J. O6 G0 _
D3A2 Val x 49
2 ?5 p& L( _5 f4 ^5 |! l6 CAllied aircraft
# l( N9 \1 x/ r P-39D Airacobra x 9. \& |2 e. h; X
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
, t& a0 G; s3 d0 I+ f# n F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
/ R1 c0 |4 g' L# v& ^Japanese aircraft losses
- F8 |* w$ C* |2 S: @* g3 i A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed4 p- x# D7 t2 q/ C& D7 t
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged1 X( T2 p9 \, f) K, m/ S3 ^, k. E
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak0 \1 l* N! X5 U0 T
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed$ b( t: U- l8 W7 M2 K7 R1 S
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ G1 N D5 V& L# p- o y D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak3 D; M0 k2 k" c! b8 ?
Allied aircraft losses
. A/ _2 ?- w; M F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 u, ]' V" {" F
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* v1 T A0 N9 u6 x* D
Allied Ships
8 ^/ t7 g! d5 z CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 f! l5 C% H" r5 J; o
CV Saratoga
2 }7 @0 [9 X* k1 s. H1 _ CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ O% L6 @3 q! T6 T/ G! K CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 b. Z6 n+ l3 q8 C) D# z 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。
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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。
3 P5 P0 P( k, n- d$ b- Z4 ~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。 |