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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。
; H+ k# Q8 p" R+ g+ @Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
" W$ G; H5 t4 C7 n$ Y( o0 ^Weather in hex: Thunderstorms/ j) R6 l& V* E# y: B W
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 _& X% D, i8 i, f
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
1 z: Y0 W. x- E' i& B8 }Japanese aircraft
! D8 w6 B9 H+ L3 s A6M3 Zero x 14
$ j, i9 a) B/ E G4M1 Betty x 72
1 L& }% h' a( F% C Q9 E/ g' AAllied aircraft
) X6 B: P3 t3 Q* x8 s% e! N Kittyhawk IA x 27* S7 r. w5 r7 w4 D$ N( \6 r
Wirraway x 420 b8 e# A) I8 p- V) q( k
P-40E Warhawk x 9
9 r6 W; p- v# wJapanese aircraft losses
$ ]6 l2 Y. q+ F A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
% h7 i4 Q* ~/ s) y2 z+ B G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged8 H. k, e% _/ r" ~* x% s+ Z
Allied aircraft losses, h& n& [1 h) v5 B7 J0 e9 E* p! l
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed" P: R3 P! }+ s9 O0 K* f4 K3 v
Wirraway: 5 destroyed% U5 |$ m2 m m% O$ @( G! X
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed; e) J# e: J3 }
Airbase hits 2 H0 j7 C, E( C1 Q1 Y
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。+ Y) r+ {6 E) C$ W0 `* O
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 p% f' m# k7 f0 H) i4 g
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
) e0 @. N7 \5 q: E) ^Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
1 h( s2 u' d( W% b) b5 v( FEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
$ c8 W, U. ^0 E# I4 PJapanese aircraft( w9 [2 g- Q, I' {7 t5 U1 A
A6M2 Zero x 32: C1 G* u; X+ }/ @$ w
D3A1 Val x 8+ c$ t9 U6 U7 s" l" N1 |" c' b
Allied aircraft# G4 t( p# [* V* x9 c0 R; L
Kittyhawk IA x 14
" l* R8 ~( m8 H! O9 D Wirraway x 219 }& ~) [- T- w: E& r& O
P-40E Warhawk x 7" |: g. i" Q8 {6 [6 |* E
Japanese aircraft losses3 U: k4 f$ D1 ]. Q, s
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
: Y: M+ a, r8 J' l0 r2 g; VAllied aircraft losses- j& x- D+ v& Q5 b+ ?+ o0 @8 r
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed+ ~9 S# ^ Q2 m4 l, r
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
5 V2 d8 u* c, D+ g, X; P# N$ r3 pAllied Ships7 \0 C! ~2 D9 u5 F4 E2 Z! q. U
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。% V: Q' |8 L7 R$ c9 X
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1340 j" w' ~* D: g7 R7 d _" I8 ]
Weather in hex: Overcast \+ T/ X6 Y2 [* C* q9 k0 w0 q
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." o% S' R1 t8 B) Q
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
9 J1 Q* x U6 A% @# vJapanese aircraft$ [- j1 z1 {. y$ V3 X6 n4 ?
A6M2 Zero x 43* `8 c" X: C2 b9 G
B5N1 Kate x 45
8 v5 _0 {* |7 i, y$ r2 t D3A1 Val x 72 m7 u7 M, S: p, e9 ?# v
D3A2 Val x 49) r. m& h& J$ K! Y
Allied aircraft+ `+ o( m; t: ^
P-39D Airacobra x 9
* H) c3 M+ j! L$ v+ } F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
# ~+ \6 _2 o, F! u! w8 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
8 B ~: L! W! o9 K5 ]Japanese aircraft losses! z% n& I/ t! D& o5 @( X
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed: ^8 q! y7 c, b' D
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged( a9 o/ T( e# d5 q1 m5 M; N
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
8 S: g3 P9 B' e# O D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
% J; q0 I$ A6 w- ] D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
; [( t. h- j, C2 S0 j* I+ j/ F D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak' b b9 H& J. C
Allied aircraft losses
6 O9 j8 h6 V0 e4 k6 S6 B F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 R( I6 Q$ s; E, e& L; k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# Q k, T/ t' N* u. `5 d, D1 L
Allied Ships2 w" G' J/ c8 I+ O7 [ W
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire" L! o0 \1 H7 j, R3 u; e. k
CV Saratoga& T* g5 ?, R0 k- c' F2 s
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, G8 I o5 ~+ V; P4 e
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* [) ^% L" m# P# ^: v% A8 L
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 10 W1 a- N0 ]/ Z1 j; L5 d5 Q) I
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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。
4 j& ?) _. q4 Y; D, }9 E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。 |