战报如下:
5 _, s( b9 {8 `) s3 I3 p2 N' E3 ?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。
4 k" m1 _- }& p; b; U" f8 {8 LMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . f0 d& P2 G& P% _: z( Q
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
! M+ [9 ` m/ q: v+ N: R" Y. [3 DRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 ]7 x3 T F2 w- H
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
3 Z9 H# U0 P$ SJapanese aircraft9 |% \* X1 {( T
A6M3 Zero x 14+ Y. Z7 W+ C2 }
G4M1 Betty x 725 q% {4 x- s( q5 F
Allied aircraft
3 R/ y/ Z% t9 ] W Kittyhawk IA x 27
$ n8 w# q O( F4 _0 X' J S Wirraway x 425 I G8 w8 b* }, x" R: ]9 h
P-40E Warhawk x 9
, t4 H; h7 l* f! b& g4 iJapanese aircraft losses
' s, t7 w5 r2 ^' [# N A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed. F4 L1 ~: R8 S8 b' k) R: H
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
2 c8 i2 g: e% ~5 \Allied aircraft losses
4 q, U, ?! b- e8 V# \' L1 q Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
6 _+ h1 L; Z8 l Wirraway: 5 destroyed
6 a: ]8 y8 X* j) \, f1 O! c9 h P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed% a- ?# l1 N$ X1 ~0 n% a
Airbase hits 2, e6 r4 P$ w9 m" J
Runway hits 8/ B. n9 ]! M" L8 j. Z* a9 R
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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 Q9 r% d- u: S$ _2 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- U* C0 q9 }7 E7 E. i
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
& k$ M, N- x2 K. ]1 lRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 [8 \- V. [' Q. ~. A# X6 jEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
9 }7 S# n& z! gJapanese aircraft' k* J* p/ e# ~3 y
A6M2 Zero x 32- X+ [8 g( e! F1 G/ n: [2 o G1 t
D3A1 Val x 8
) z& L8 b+ g* u4 {4 BAllied aircraft
$ H. `6 o% Y( e3 O/ K Kittyhawk IA x 14' {. w# W& V( V) r: Y6 |2 c9 d8 ?
Wirraway x 210 ?9 A7 l L4 y- D
P-40E Warhawk x 7
& d7 N% ^2 k' \- s$ MJapanese aircraft losses
, _( U1 A7 J- W; @. E: F D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed$ |& G# b, S: l! n
Allied aircraft losses
/ N' b( @% h4 T% r7 r: e Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed0 l- \; Y: m" D* N! S# b) d" \
Wirraway: 3 destroyed2 T' f7 T$ A/ t# Z
Allied Ships5 I+ k) [5 j" H$ p: B
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 E$ h# y: u2 M7 G
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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。
p) ]4 Z! x7 ^6 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134) X( A! n' z7 p1 M2 }3 f" z3 S
Weather in hex: Overcast( r* [) _. L" m$ H" d9 E. y
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' l) ~3 w1 u& b7 U3 QEstimated time to target is 45 minutes* W% _% c( F3 D4 w& l; h: n- [# v
Japanese aircraft
- n. j; {3 {& b& S9 G A6M2 Zero x 43- }9 t9 n+ y' ?8 l3 ^
B5N1 Kate x 45& y- V4 i% ~/ t2 [; m0 ^! o
D3A1 Val x 7
5 V! x3 T# }+ [: l8 z D3A2 Val x 49
2 b% T2 V6 f) `Allied aircraft! P7 I$ q0 W6 a7 S3 L
P-39D Airacobra x 9; p5 S, x6 d2 K
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
& ^' r2 b" Z, K F4F-4 Wildcat x 1001 F3 S6 j4 `) C# o: x! k8 Y, Q! P
Japanese aircraft losses
) d Y3 B3 K& a" _ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed# k2 o( h, |) o, X/ p
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged4 M, W' k; E5 a2 x3 `
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak( J4 ]7 B0 G2 t+ y8 X, R* m# f" b
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed/ j/ Z' ~# W) H) ^9 E) E) k6 W& [
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged# [/ x6 s- T' n! e+ L- y% x" b! I+ s
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
$ T. V$ m6 P) aAllied aircraft losses" I5 h! v; C& S* d
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' J/ Q% L# V' l$ \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
$ Q' f% |* T$ K8 O0 {/ \9 [5 a3 DAllied Ships
! k" p; C. r" e9 D7 ] S CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire, v9 Q: O K1 O' V6 h* ]
CV Saratoga6 e9 j/ u( \3 m- P
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
L B( Z5 _: g. H CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) G; v1 k( Z; a* y5 E$ q 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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0 S( U6 \/ P3 `: Y0 Z3 k. i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 Y! L+ e* U/ ?( b6 K( N& W: M. F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。 |