战报如下:
, O$ C1 f, a6 H" c% _+ T* N; G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。* W( Q3 q8 k( B9 `8 [+ J
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
. k" K6 A1 h H/ f( g/ \+ {) zWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
9 S( w+ O+ q+ {4 h; N6 y* KRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% n) Y' _. `. b, p( S
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes4 o; s$ ?! h# h& v& f) u7 P
Japanese aircraft
* c2 }7 X3 Q! k: J( Y A6M3 Zero x 14
6 ], X, b# X+ Q6 ^ G4M1 Betty x 72# A+ Y* i, x1 w \" p
Allied aircraft
0 i8 s5 ?' o% a5 Z/ W Kittyhawk IA x 27
& x$ b5 w3 I( n! Q3 j Wirraway x 420 r K1 O5 H4 ^% `# M
P-40E Warhawk x 91 `7 n! m! c4 u8 M/ O$ O
Japanese aircraft losses
; F5 g8 p& H6 k: j7 T6 H3 t2 ^# l A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
4 U8 F3 K# Y# j+ `8 G G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged2 E1 \7 t! |& f9 H! y
Allied aircraft losses
$ u, Z/ [ a2 y Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed: p U* B( ?7 ]. D& b
Wirraway: 5 destroyed7 l c/ x" O# H; T( d
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
" b" j6 f4 n" [3 EAirbase hits 2! M2 C" ^$ ? @- G8 Q
Runway hits 8. f" w9 F/ t5 N0 B6 e, `: V( B
) V7 f. }3 d" r% O& F- ~& H+ fKB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。# W# J* H4 S/ s4 F/ Y
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1304 _$ d1 I' O5 t6 p: W$ l
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
+ }) U* j ]. ^/ P! h" M, CRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
: w4 s2 u! Z3 n2 v5 `* `Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
6 T& w, ^4 h {$ LJapanese aircraft4 v' @: P: W2 V$ q! M
A6M2 Zero x 32
* S( N5 f8 N0 ? D3A1 Val x 8) s9 A0 p6 o/ X( L0 M) R
Allied aircraft
; |* Q5 T: N' i* t3 ` Kittyhawk IA x 140 r+ p* m ^2 ^
Wirraway x 216 s. E! D1 ^8 D7 s+ b5 F3 V
P-40E Warhawk x 7 r$ J% P& {) k: S1 ]3 i
Japanese aircraft losses
; {* ?" \$ v) y" i& c) } D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
* m* c, j7 n$ X2 j4 {Allied aircraft losses2 p3 s9 w% \1 H2 h& G, ~" F
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed& Y$ Z; k3 l8 K! K+ M h& p4 x, Y
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
/ w7 E0 t1 k" \+ _, x. WAllied Ships2 [$ k9 g' r- r# X; M* a
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# A. P8 k9 c# d1 D: p. j! q
$ E% P8 o5 i5 G$ e9 p9 ]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。
1 P/ p) g' X2 h) QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
& Y7 b c' n/ @ X" ^Weather in hex: Overcast
. V$ V; V- S! w8 l3 b- uRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; Y! T9 n; I$ F. D: N9 E' Y7 g. _Estimated time to target is 45 minutes* x- [% T) Q8 I4 S, y2 }' |; W
Japanese aircraft
' K3 k* ?% R; T& g& ?: s A6M2 Zero x 43: p- u0 r- B3 _, H! \
B5N1 Kate x 45
( ]8 i/ y; f& S {4 V( C8 @ D3A1 Val x 7
* m8 j" [3 b3 Y+ J7 O/ F6 @, j' R D3A2 Val x 49& |& `( g6 D& V. o" Y
Allied aircraft' z, o% J7 D' n0 _2 ~( ^; H& D
P-39D Airacobra x 98 y% J1 x+ E: |- i
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
" F0 w. y! F, a, } F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
" g5 w; X; C! d! j! ^! qJapanese aircraft losses
6 ^+ \1 C' K0 g, a- R& W A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed7 E2 A$ [% u: O4 X$ y
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 {# I' F4 ~, Z$ ~# O, S0 f B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak' ` I- @9 j2 Q+ L
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed% Z/ N$ k& M' f
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged, k* D# k/ j8 Q& k( ~
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
% Q" W- ]. H/ N; ]! tAllied aircraft losses# r7 \5 D; q2 d3 L
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed' K1 v T- O2 _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
+ f/ p7 [& w" h' @0 V/ e8 ^Allied Ships1 h, [ g a- B3 ~
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 R( Z3 M) w1 d CV Saratoga9 i7 b+ Y* ~; ]$ ], K: S: J4 v' N
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 o. S& h$ h D6 r2 ]
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# _( U3 z7 Z- e" s( I+ A9 N BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1+ Z, d$ {6 R" a- t
, x% ^0 E0 L4 a8 L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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: A) ]8 o& f6 I, K- z. [9 J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。
! S/ [9 i; R5 {7 {( {) |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。 |