战报如下:
5 r( t/ Q9 \' d; L4 v+ 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。
; x4 `& A: r; X, r4 G" r2 KMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
) }" r. w1 J. C' y- ]! ~Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 X1 W& Z7 [; d+ s
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( X: x8 U$ x8 R' y# {# k( u
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes5 s8 F1 {0 k- c' `! S6 N; y5 i
Japanese aircraft
: B7 c9 }; K; H0 ]! i A6M3 Zero x 14
8 } v& Y% o, j! g G4M1 Betty x 72/ ]5 s2 u( S w5 D+ Y
Allied aircraft5 P+ Z# |) X7 H. R& t3 W
Kittyhawk IA x 27
; B5 K( j! g6 M" E" q; X; Z Wirraway x 42
1 O& P$ t& e! @/ I+ e P-40E Warhawk x 9
& D z/ R, {- U! W' m& I1 }0 }$ wJapanese aircraft losses) d" u. d0 w; t/ V
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 ~; Z9 H; p) @8 F/ q5 m! H( c) G G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged7 }" r8 ?1 `/ p$ W5 ?$ Y0 @. p3 e
Allied aircraft losses2 b5 s( M0 L* ]' T4 I& h
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed! l) |: C* ?2 X. ]$ P( r3 P; [6 K+ Z
Wirraway: 5 destroyed6 t7 p) g2 G+ u9 g6 I
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
2 p1 p/ t; ]( ` \. ~. H3 AAirbase hits 2& z% Q: `. Q( J3 G" C
Runway hits 8" f: J0 [& J! X! V l2 n
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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。
3 E+ N2 M" h4 F# k2 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
' D- I3 J9 H1 sWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
c s2 Q5 k& V) n. _Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet." m, N3 d# F$ y7 J G8 J
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
6 B6 B/ p, ` _& ~5 [Japanese aircraft7 ^/ ~+ Z0 y8 {+ Y$ h3 C
A6M2 Zero x 32- {1 { H2 j$ I! @% ]- W- h
D3A1 Val x 8
h0 o$ `4 k! N( G. H0 JAllied aircraft( d+ O% y& {6 T7 P
Kittyhawk IA x 142 p6 r. `. J' y, X
Wirraway x 210 W, t# e# Q( `2 ~1 ^0 ^+ Y( A9 V+ j
P-40E Warhawk x 7
# K5 ?& c8 I, V$ s3 Z& f* W# y( OJapanese aircraft losses
( r9 E$ X3 t" Z. P1 T, `, i4 L D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
$ u) B3 @( D! j- Z0 uAllied aircraft losses
( x ]- _# G/ Q Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
* V4 I! p3 d3 B8 _( T) h Wirraway: 3 destroyed
- G% `- ]: s: C) gAllied Ships7 X9 l$ Y0 f3 w$ \8 j- f
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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& O" z1 a+ ]' HKB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。- {9 U" H9 g6 P+ U1 f9 y/ Y! `. |; l1 v
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
! \2 s& {; `0 O- fWeather in hex: Overcast
$ j6 `. G1 o, b; M( I7 gRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( s" G4 F" _. Q: F. N5 z
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
* b4 z/ F; P# S {Japanese aircraft
3 |7 j- v0 p& z2 W4 G% e3 e A6M2 Zero x 43/ g$ X; o, {; |2 n! Y
B5N1 Kate x 45
* z6 z- R9 c4 R% `% z) a- }( x8 S& W) c D3A1 Val x 7
7 g: M1 e- a6 z9 l6 O* C- m4 n D3A2 Val x 49
: p; A8 T% l9 |' FAllied aircraft* {- p% Q) E$ l5 I& I
P-39D Airacobra x 9: u. t* `' J. ]+ k Q7 Y4 A$ v
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16/ h0 q" Y) E- Y$ u* T2 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100# U* ]: }! T9 ^% u7 _
Japanese aircraft losses
4 Y) I( y8 x1 w/ x A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
/ j0 e0 f$ T3 b1 a, g; O8 A B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged4 W! v7 T3 \% s0 Q0 _% T% l' I) ^% e! S
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
5 l3 j% T- E; g7 \1 v/ ? D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
2 l" {) j) G; ~/ r. j D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
( m* f' H& ?) {2 }* h. ? D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak. L- n# G `! a9 e! i2 o
Allied aircraft losses$ U0 r. D- Q* ~! q; l9 H
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 Y, X. U% Y z- O( a F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 p |- b4 a' e X- p- N/ l% U) j4 F1 bAllied Ships$ ?. n7 s9 A: @8 l0 r% D
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 N0 h! j% p' X CV Saratoga
6 u8 U1 W5 M2 p% ?* E! n CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& e/ g! o$ a& m CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 G1 x* `6 H2 _) E K+ m
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。- y" b2 y5 Z6 O1 N9 T% L
- d) x1 a) A7 _( {4 ?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。
9 q6 C5 M" s" _% ~, U/ q- }& x$ g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。 |