战报如下:
: q, L$ G8 U O3 {5 ~% B7 R9 _% t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。# Y; n& a! h" T7 r# F$ o) y
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / K/ j' b% U2 @3 W3 R) T
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 n( p" e. Z0 d# C+ e2 w
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- U2 B! S+ g3 Q2 `/ S
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
' ~- o# @1 w: A1 }0 `3 w/ aJapanese aircraft7 j K' s, x7 \4 n
A6M3 Zero x 146 K" R, w5 \# z: S0 k. U6 f
G4M1 Betty x 72
/ \; E; |$ r) L& n8 [( B( [8 oAllied aircraft
# k( @5 C9 t. g+ l9 G2 s Kittyhawk IA x 27
$ s/ M2 x! o) b Wirraway x 42
j( {, f- Z7 A3 q! @1 x P-40E Warhawk x 9
1 _0 V. B# } b1 z1 cJapanese aircraft losses4 q% G, z, L! H2 ?$ ^
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
# p6 r$ f3 L" C! n# Z G: c8 m G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged& N2 R- r" ?3 N! w" V% j( h G
Allied aircraft losses* s* W' d( Q' X
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
+ [& C$ \1 |% L, n, M5 ^" D9 m Wirraway: 5 destroyed
# Y% t+ n7 ?2 \( i P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& ?# s$ u1 K, o H2 z+ ~5 ~
Airbase hits 2
' R$ D; m7 Z1 x& A8 pRunway 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。! ^$ N3 I" q h/ U% x8 [" E3 t
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130& r2 _/ t8 }. |% F! j
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
7 Y# b1 J+ E4 Y- L2 a) `Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 R5 Y2 _: J9 nEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
! D& p, E; ]! S" t# k: ZJapanese aircraft
% I o% i) W; @6 m1 F! B# | A6M2 Zero x 32
, }9 h/ l* R8 L: ?% `+ o: O& [* _9 N D3A1 Val x 85 p+ d6 I$ B! ~4 O
Allied aircraft
6 g1 X, V6 Q2 r Kittyhawk IA x 14
& J. S: k" f o7 b* H- s& Q Wirraway x 217 v' u( n' p( k' x0 F* {/ ]
P-40E Warhawk x 7
4 _/ L9 R0 Z0 u; y9 ^( e. g3 HJapanese aircraft losses: u* l& B0 W6 t, W1 b8 `6 ]* }) |& _
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
' W" l7 ~9 i; _1 L( f) tAllied aircraft losses
! Q! R2 ~8 i9 F+ B7 B Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed2 s5 k* N V9 w* Q3 ]
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
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xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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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。
# E) J) Y5 P3 ^" ~4 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
' M9 x# |6 k7 |# M& o) s" ]Weather in hex: Overcast4 t: {7 p3 D, U5 ]
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 G/ o( O6 }: _7 a: K( G, U
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
D0 k+ x$ b4 ^8 W2 B2 m! dJapanese aircraft
+ C" W3 j# E7 ?3 H/ b: i A6M2 Zero x 43# ^ A& a8 A- |/ Q( j
B5N1 Kate x 456 J+ v2 L. P3 l4 a; w
D3A1 Val x 7/ L- g7 Y5 H7 Y+ P' i' R4 q" s- O
D3A2 Val x 49! }9 z# A, V. R$ r6 T7 K# O# G* J
Allied aircraft
7 x3 i8 ?( B2 U2 v9 A P-39D Airacobra x 9
: v% U" g& F; I, h# X+ a0 y F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
; I9 ?4 x# F/ ?" ~, T F4F-4 Wildcat x 1005 \3 r3 e- j0 `' p- n( _
Japanese aircraft losses+ I1 }2 G$ i( N) P5 [* p2 g: ]
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed6 T% b5 `/ L( p, ^ Y
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 y) ^9 S" \3 N6 T0 n1 W B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
" ~0 g' k5 c. a9 J$ w D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed% ], y: N ]% |( [
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
( q E1 i- D. @# b& W D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak% e! v8 R; U+ E+ c0 S
Allied aircraft losses
4 t( I4 s% i7 r$ q F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed: J0 i/ [9 Z8 x% s4 Y5 ^/ x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
6 k' N3 K/ H6 X2 c. lAllied Ships
! y- g! X) B) t2 D( D j* \ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ R) o; X- |4 e. m2 c1 \0 K# ~. H
CV Saratoga
& h: T: _8 f; r; }* }: a e CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: f6 J6 q5 Z- w- F CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( Z3 Z1 P9 }: T# P$ @+ b! G5 z: A
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1+ z) |% ^4 ^+ L! |0 _: v- z
$ d: ~8 C5 {8 {! P8 o, B' O F2 `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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5 q/ }7 Z* |# F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" ~5 x* e. }& p0 ]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。 |