战报如下:, t% ^/ T/ C+ s, i6 e
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。
5 L' ~; U+ d2 j0 E+ U( hMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 1 f/ T3 D. ]% N) t+ k. @# b
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
1 x% N8 c6 P9 n) @Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 ~ K9 ~: q- n% a" Q$ s) k8 _Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
% u O3 y# t* q/ aJapanese aircraft
$ s3 ^6 e9 u' F3 x5 g* T8 X A6M3 Zero x 14
: |! k3 J+ G- P) \# x5 v G4M1 Betty x 72
6 u! w$ ], b1 g0 P/ M- eAllied aircraft
7 Y+ N! h' I5 j1 O' _2 x Kittyhawk IA x 27: m9 d/ @1 P4 c, O' l. r* }
Wirraway x 42
2 s3 M9 x7 p6 f- s5 ~6 J P-40E Warhawk x 9
0 n1 D- r; M6 g, y; G4 Z( ]Japanese aircraft losses
$ h& @, n' p B6 o& a0 X A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed- Y) Z7 {$ z6 c) [5 a5 w9 G
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged+ n% m4 G0 A8 D# \2 d
Allied aircraft losses
9 I4 d0 {8 F8 c9 W4 h. e: _ Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
+ u. Y+ b9 x+ _0 Q Wirraway: 5 destroyed
+ B; K* {( r. Q8 t+ H, { P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed1 l! q& U4 o0 k! G
Airbase hits 2
/ R5 |. p$ C4 Z' }* X! R) z5 sRunway 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。
+ b, Y$ s0 N* c- ?* u) ?; {Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
! k l" t+ d D% u3 zWeather in hex: Thunderstorms( z" a2 ?+ {3 M ]( j( B# [$ g1 ?- h
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- y( ^! ?9 }9 K& L6 L
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
3 i: M$ `6 M7 C7 nJapanese aircraft0 h- B. M" x% |# N4 K9 n) T' f- \$ \+ C
A6M2 Zero x 32
4 l% \4 {* `) Y' x7 {* W D3A1 Val x 8$ F9 U3 a( R9 A; M, D% q! Q( j
Allied aircraft
' h6 b/ J. b6 s F3 g Kittyhawk IA x 14& T8 x0 S# [+ o/ z6 R u
Wirraway x 216 J6 B) j1 W4 c6 I' v8 h+ Q
P-40E Warhawk x 7" S7 v! g9 p: G5 s, f) D, u* y4 p
Japanese aircraft losses
! }+ f- b& O8 y. C4 S y t( h D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
7 C4 t G- t0 V! X) a ^$ RAllied aircraft losses& H7 W+ u2 a; c* M
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
, t3 m% B- L6 G4 ]) l3 |: Y Wirraway: 3 destroyed
; Y4 H* ^1 j$ x# U2 ?Allied Ships
) X5 Y! A% ^% L xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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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。
8 ?: [. R$ \+ t2 I& e. e3 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1346 [) s1 {" |- Y" I I9 s
Weather in hex: Overcast
0 _; A) [. P( nRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' c6 H+ U+ a7 V! N+ E
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
: E( i7 V# i) W M: `, a1 gJapanese aircraft7 c% i! b; }+ |$ O) y
A6M2 Zero x 43
$ J1 S* ~3 d/ X$ T3 y: Q B5N1 Kate x 45' w5 e. B+ y* d! Y" D7 i" R! u+ [
D3A1 Val x 7
, M4 A i' ~ J0 E h D3A2 Val x 49
$ [5 z! w& _! ~0 q$ W7 J4 YAllied aircraft3 N$ R( c$ V' ^ `1 b5 `
P-39D Airacobra x 9
$ M9 Q$ w6 ]* l; Q" q F4F-3P Wildcat x 16: s" [* {5 T# L$ b# j- s4 M* A, k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100+ |" _9 A j, I* _6 h' i6 ^- o) J
Japanese aircraft losses" }5 O' e2 b. ]6 {1 v5 k
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
- S+ k" d* S+ m6 e5 U3 t1 v B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged
$ m+ J% }& X3 o6 C+ {( J4 r! n B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
' u7 J/ l) ^9 [ e( v D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed% B; } | p7 X' E
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
9 w4 S& B) X7 v D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak4 y& A" V8 l+ t' x
Allied aircraft losses" M* {3 T3 M7 n0 B8 t3 T" t
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 W/ q% [* z& X8 I3 ] T/ d F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
. T+ ?3 n- U% X7 n3 KAllied Ships
- p5 Z* j5 [4 u$ g7 q CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
) n) h5 ~9 z$ }5 ] CV Saratoga$ @- G* k' O9 y! ^" t4 x: l
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* e, y& l: V/ {' C/ x/ X. S CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 {4 E# {( K" ^4 ^! h \ BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1( g# S7 o" n/ H/ p/ f
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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。2 h, ~; ^5 b2 `" i
5 |2 G. M4 a0 W- d+ y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! j; H" F$ Y" z- d5 M
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。 |