战报如下:% @! \1 v$ x! j% H
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。
1 i. ^ q: z( ~3 FMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
. U$ l! u2 C! \( X* [9 oWeather in hex: Thunderstorms* {$ S. Q0 @8 n: s, B- p( f1 C( v# S
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 D! U% I. Q6 e6 Q% A7 hEstimated time to target is 34 minutes3 p+ M# V9 i) k
Japanese aircraft. X, t& m$ Q7 U) B
A6M3 Zero x 14
$ o { a5 _$ J8 @0 R" ] G4M1 Betty x 72
o& {7 B, Q7 q' cAllied aircraft7 a& s* C( w* t% |: y
Kittyhawk IA x 27' t! V; `6 W" v. |; b
Wirraway x 42
, f$ \! Y+ d) o/ B5 p! F. o ^ P-40E Warhawk x 9& u% l' T3 b m/ L6 |1 J, ?
Japanese aircraft losses
9 g# h X6 \5 x7 I: U( l9 h A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
! Q9 V# Z' O. b$ `6 \/ J5 U G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
5 j+ E6 C# ^. X8 nAllied aircraft losses. K; K! s6 G+ ^( T; ?
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed* }$ S& c8 h6 Z0 a7 |" A- x
Wirraway: 5 destroyed+ D/ I$ z2 Q% L) n
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed. H! A3 G7 S/ ]
Airbase hits 2: v% Z4 K* n3 u1 L
Runway 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。0 g5 r T# \/ B8 V# w
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130% t: y8 x i: J( I G& H& _
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
' d4 E" I P' M7 zRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) k: @* O/ Y9 Q
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
5 F$ M( w5 z! ?+ ]" g6 j: CJapanese aircraft
8 d' m+ A5 m S) z/ H5 \* l A6M2 Zero x 320 |5 t* J% t% W! \7 C% [- \0 p: A# H
D3A1 Val x 8
! [- \7 x0 N; q8 m) Y$ {Allied aircraft0 q$ k4 g3 j6 M0 j
Kittyhawk IA x 14
' B7 Q) V) W# V Wirraway x 21
" B% i& m$ u' a4 @- x2 N) d" J P-40E Warhawk x 70 }- N9 |/ W3 L: V1 `) @" _( Y
Japanese aircraft losses$ c! K1 M1 [5 D; `" b
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed8 i: v% ?+ Y, n
Allied aircraft losses8 s7 B+ c; f$ F( y; i0 q1 U1 |
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed2 v7 `7 F) s: t0 X1 z7 {; n+ H6 M
Wirraway: 3 destroyed# d, }: I$ v9 s0 ~4 U( k" m
Allied Ships
; Q4 S$ j: f. a% h+ M xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! [$ x+ ^ y M0 R& B$ s# hKB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。; G+ E4 L; z( x) W
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
0 O$ F8 s+ Z8 I% [Weather in hex: Overcast) p- ^: `' S7 o+ [
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" Y/ |# p- O# i0 @! o( S1 {) r" K, sEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
! ]" K4 b, P9 ~9 R+ t1 c$ vJapanese aircraft7 k) Y. T0 f5 u
A6M2 Zero x 43
7 O# u6 S- [7 N- } B5N1 Kate x 45" u. b7 Z( z! l% ]
D3A1 Val x 7 o2 I; ?/ |( O: }
D3A2 Val x 49
5 r' Y, [/ K5 |4 }+ t# UAllied aircraft
; s" y! [8 s' z0 S P-39D Airacobra x 9
1 X7 T# E( m) q. x( X( H F4F-3P Wildcat x 167 G7 [; h b) J' F Y' _* R; x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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1 q/ d0 o& `; Y% C+ v A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed5 R5 N* o, v5 W. o
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged' g6 c) ^2 q# Q
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak+ G) _% ^; J2 d6 w( z# e% k
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
1 V& @6 e2 ^+ F: I: _" {9 O$ s D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
1 Z% f6 n& P0 r! J" z. T" z: ?& W D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
2 S0 }; B- \% n3 J/ J0 L2 M5 u; r- F% d+ sAllied aircraft losses8 Q% B. v* A; A$ K) D; l1 L+ p- D
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
6 E0 n" {! P( [- h' J H, l F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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" @. U$ K/ s Q& \0 l$ H4 W CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ O; |5 a( p S5 m( f* h& U) f CV Saratoga) T; Q2 X+ t1 S' u- G, o
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; M" B/ D( ?$ B) L5 G+ m* s CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& N/ A" W# L3 v' T; f: W& v1 s& |, G BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) h& U: l: I2 }# 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。
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+ v8 F6 G4 l5 B6 l0 }( ?3 S! k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。5 v2 e+ |; v2 _5 b7 A
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。 |