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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。; M- n6 r$ U; U% a" I- @% z1 k
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
* }2 B# ^2 s3 c9 M; E# sWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
, E# @% S+ v$ r" R# D* fRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! T& A2 f- q7 s8 k; `3 _ ^Estimated time to target is 34 minutes0 [2 [( c: h* }& ~: b) x
Japanese aircraft
9 N- w" @7 p5 u/ e6 T( v& `- d A6M3 Zero x 14- g1 Z6 T5 ], q" C, d! K
G4M1 Betty x 72
4 y4 {( y* ~% q0 L( s1 UAllied aircraft9 \. z$ |" Z1 g; t
Kittyhawk IA x 27, s, e' V* j+ u' k$ M' J
Wirraway x 42 ?1 z& |( q& p
P-40E Warhawk x 9
- E4 e- Q" N' s1 O; p: k3 IJapanese aircraft losses
& [8 X( M7 l/ T/ P1 E5 u A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed+ V: G t- J) Z4 H
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged' @: n; T; S) I( ^# {0 K3 G
Allied aircraft losses
- ?. Q" ^! b7 g1 i9 e2 z Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed7 p( Z2 ]$ k! f: @/ a
Wirraway: 5 destroyed$ \8 T; j5 r8 ~8 P+ S/ P
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
' _4 ?( c, M9 a: P1 a+ ]& rAirbase hits 2
* i0 t* O8 a5 X: F/ W+ E& lRunway hits 80 M, [. @/ |5 t0 p" u* ?
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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 y/ m# V2 i8 W- y
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1305 w4 G, ^- I \5 E* [0 Q- x
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
5 y$ Q" y$ e! H; `7 g& `7 e; a7 tRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 r" }' O: e: r# UEstimated time to target is 18 minutes. U5 h8 M+ x2 C4 _
Japanese aircraft9 ~& f4 i, S% o: V
A6M2 Zero x 32
, {+ D% x9 q2 U, E D3A1 Val x 8; i$ c2 T9 m2 a0 T! \" R
Allied aircraft
[9 X) h; {! K5 }: | Kittyhawk IA x 14
) q% l/ \( j4 k Wirraway x 217 T+ \3 g1 ^2 w( w. \+ g- m
P-40E Warhawk x 7
8 r# i! }! ]5 g1 [Japanese aircraft losses: p$ D4 E$ D. T. f% T9 E
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed$ @; _2 a0 \7 ?$ V) t
Allied aircraft losses
! L+ ?6 x) e9 S( X8 _$ @ Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
. Q+ f3 L/ j, D6 T4 E6 X9 _7 w Wirraway: 3 destroyed4 R/ c/ ^# b' m$ r' I
Allied Ships7 S5 G3 N# ], W
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; o; w& ~8 q" {: P9 J& l% `& |
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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。
5 e0 o- ^% J/ p2 s9 Z, K) BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
8 V" t1 S4 i, r( p( x' gWeather in hex: Overcast
7 o3 t& q7 s. ~7 Q7 ~4 B8 t) lRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& A/ ^/ _! f; s; f' i4 xEstimated time to target is 45 minutes% |/ {- w- l. S' ?6 D
Japanese aircraft
' C- m5 J% c! ~0 K: p, v7 B- V3 [ A6M2 Zero x 43! Z+ ^- S7 O$ N
B5N1 Kate x 453 ]4 q- _! F, ?+ {
D3A1 Val x 7& F% O7 z+ U; D* }: j
D3A2 Val x 491 t# l7 N2 B- J! O
Allied aircraft
7 L: C# V) v/ \ P-39D Airacobra x 9
4 I: F2 l( R' R# \, V5 N* N F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
6 S+ {6 H0 V* X F4F-4 Wildcat x 100* B7 G; a' q# a( o A/ O
Japanese aircraft losses U( o5 _5 O$ i* C4 s
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
* V9 c# M( j( F! S6 Y B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
1 _4 M+ r, f) m# x. z) t$ c6 }4 _ B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak% u: C, F: H- y/ s Y
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed0 r: f1 \2 _5 p% a
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
- s; Y( e$ x! N3 z8 B D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak+ Q" R1 {- B0 ~; w3 r, Y
Allied aircraft losses, Q& L: |; @0 g2 J( V$ c. I3 [7 P4 `" k0 k
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed; j: O9 D, I6 C9 m5 Y6 B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
1 S$ u( W+ N+ nAllied Ships5 ~" ?* S3 ~- X7 I$ C! @
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" T' S q' L( J. b CV Saratoga* S& U3 d; w! H9 a) g
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, t5 z' _/ x5 z4 N8 f& b) O& B CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! A8 q5 e6 S8 H( a
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1# F# U7 v+ C3 N: s$ f" M% u
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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。: P; c O B# G9 L3 Z- H, c
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。 |