战报如下:
! @* {$ S/ R x! B5 x+ V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。/ E$ H6 M' e' [! _$ E( X
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 , K0 P- d* F( s. a
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& M9 U8 y: J5 ~& x' E
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 }% g$ Y" Y, _7 d
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes# F& o; R: v* `% G# C
Japanese aircraft9 Z+ f; T/ Y' J, C8 C
A6M3 Zero x 14; U* O" c8 v+ \3 ?* {, r% ]
G4M1 Betty x 72
8 W+ s; v5 y! DAllied aircraft
1 q" A3 F& O( x" o5 e4 R* N) E Kittyhawk IA x 27; ^: B" D4 Z* T& d# U z& h# |
Wirraway x 42" r, H* D* h& w. G9 u2 z+ t
P-40E Warhawk x 9+ \5 j+ X& s- S8 o* |
Japanese aircraft losses
" G8 q5 a) e9 \# a/ ~0 g& J A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
# c5 m+ E/ D- R" d/ Z6 ?+ h G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged, R- ]" C8 q( P0 w7 F' `: r
Allied aircraft losses: P, D8 y) h* L# G8 l6 K5 z2 v& F- ]2 g
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
8 x% {( Y4 c) c# V Wirraway: 5 destroyed
$ P! Z8 C" s- @' h: r8 E: @$ {% J0 z1 B P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
% D7 D1 }/ z; |+ P; _7 M$ Y; |7 XAirbase hits 2
* {7 X4 a1 R) m: s3 B- f/ LRunway 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。. l6 q0 C- S) n! |1 G
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
0 ^7 Y; W- ~) ~% B dWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
" S/ K4 E0 d* S5 ] ~Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.* Z8 L e. x$ C9 [) x; X# ]; }7 d
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
9 v2 R% }: M* B0 bJapanese aircraft
" U, M( c( P8 H! ? A6M2 Zero x 328 k$ S3 T- u4 I1 i1 K2 t
D3A1 Val x 8
+ ]# f9 q, U# W% f6 Y5 O. Q* RAllied aircraft8 @; t( r0 J; ]# S0 {+ a8 A
Kittyhawk IA x 14
. l1 `# m( l' `! i Wirraway x 21& P$ V6 C: o* X4 O
P-40E Warhawk x 7
$ R( E A3 o6 D4 C" }Japanese aircraft losses
1 Y, d7 l7 l' x2 o' o } D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed; S4 b- I3 f2 y& D
Allied aircraft losses
2 S5 t; ^5 N! S9 r9 c# ~ Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed( w' \4 ?: y' d+ x j" P
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
2 d8 [$ s) Q R3 C9 TAllied Ships
6 L9 v& h/ V/ Z, R1 L1 e xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 j1 G: ~8 ^* F. |( }, F2 M/ D
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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。9 u' L: `; r+ w: ], \( e
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134: l5 ^9 X2 x/ Y4 A o7 v P9 [; q
Weather in hex: Overcast
0 F- S7 _" {" ?$ t- ~9 x5 X8 CRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 I$ r* X3 }( a' ~& s+ U
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes) T6 h0 l2 z) l- P, h* E1 }
Japanese aircraft
. ~. z' o5 b5 y6 j2 q; j A6M2 Zero x 43
4 d6 J3 A$ @% \, ` B5N1 Kate x 45( ~& ?6 W) v$ [: ?5 t
D3A1 Val x 75 C+ q- Z3 ^& \7 v5 z& f) a; l
D3A2 Val x 49! }, d4 x8 I# O, W% k
Allied aircraft
/ X. q) D* y( @ P-39D Airacobra x 9
" V' a0 s/ q2 ?8 K5 Z9 y& | F4F-3P Wildcat x 16' L& w5 j7 J, K. z6 C& M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
4 R6 g& d) _6 X: ]/ {' o8 t" zJapanese aircraft losses" w3 E8 ?9 y6 k K
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
7 L5 |- z8 b; J, b) b B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
1 P: a( o- a9 {0 h) j5 Z B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
& v/ |- I/ f/ v# L- l D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed5 e9 f) J( f3 |3 P! Y
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged: G" x, p7 I: c; N( F2 h
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
( @$ `* g, o# yAllied aircraft losses
: H; `8 b* s& I$ O F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed. q' B" O& ]5 z* P a/ F8 B! S! R! B( U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
" C5 ]3 P3 @8 `: K/ tAllied Ships
4 } [" U) m7 P w7 E- K CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" h# l+ C6 d6 j8 w, z8 y6 e, I CV Saratoga
2 w9 Z8 n0 M3 f$ A! o( \& ?" D CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ g# {1 g' y+ J# g! R) G
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; a! E/ x' P$ Y; H5 k$ f
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。
- m0 a" N: p* ^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。 |