战报如下:
7 l" k- t1 ?& I3 ^0 ]0 {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& m3 S- E$ P& r% kMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
" n4 S( ^# U& s9 Y2 QWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
. _, c- H( I! A/ Q- t! s! m' C n/ eRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: l% {5 [: i6 C! u5 y
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes h3 V0 {; I5 W8 R4 R. N/ n
Japanese aircraft# L6 p% m# @! N7 |
A6M3 Zero x 14
- z$ S+ r: L4 T6 M0 L G4M1 Betty x 720 w& j9 r- P; v# L& `
Allied aircraft& R% H! h2 [+ @/ C% Q) D0 f7 n% @
Kittyhawk IA x 27# T& Q. ]) Z- q! v# S% k
Wirraway x 42
5 t* L s9 y! D) z- D, J) K P-40E Warhawk x 9* C$ ~- t; u# v0 P& K r" b$ S+ W3 p
Japanese aircraft losses
) H3 ^$ w* Y( @1 }7 z A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed) s9 y, B1 w: L" ]
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
6 ^' L- b" [& e V' bAllied aircraft losses
. K, U+ B+ g) o4 F8 a+ H) W Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
3 d7 c9 T- z2 M+ i0 H% j# R Wirraway: 5 destroyed
% ^0 S6 N6 c2 H5 s: K& h P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
7 `' [3 r/ z/ K, x# DAirbase hits 23 o3 _- @( o" h: J
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。
1 R7 I, d! g6 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
9 `+ a, |* ~* ?9 g$ BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
, N: p: O) e5 c0 f3 W" GRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.6 R- f' B' h6 C* t: R
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes6 q: N/ [8 P; h2 ?
Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 8
( B3 p9 n+ Q. t0 c( \Allied aircraft1 Y+ B1 ~$ e) h- C9 N$ x" J
Kittyhawk IA x 14
% |( _* s2 F6 L Wirraway x 213 {: L, i/ W! l
P-40E Warhawk x 7% q. w( p3 s4 {2 O( c1 _; l4 k
Japanese aircraft losses
" w, G9 c' a) _ D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
3 l2 Q8 _6 M9 D1 mAllied aircraft losses
/ b4 i/ K4 X1 u- i Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
3 D8 e4 t/ H3 u1 g5 i. o; e. O Wirraway: 3 destroyed' d6 ~9 X1 O; h0 [
Allied Ships$ B. [, w/ i _! k% |9 @& Q( ?
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# h: x' l) R' ]; `! ]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。% I4 ~9 t" K! a3 {8 o. N6 [8 @
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1347 q& M* v6 o w3 s; ~* z' o9 l J$ [
Weather in hex: Overcast
6 z e/ q& K" J; g7 a" vRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* K) z9 F1 V3 ^; u* SEstimated time to target is 45 minutes8 j- F( ?9 G# a* T* J" e& ~; e
Japanese aircraft
8 F1 F5 j: N" Q* x/ ^2 c A6M2 Zero x 43
% v* h4 A2 V- @6 ` B5N1 Kate x 45
[: F' o9 ^) F# B D3A1 Val x 7
+ H- ^% t5 F* G( X0 C1 e! D D3A2 Val x 49" \+ k" C5 v) d" |. Z
Allied aircraft
# x( A0 m7 K9 j2 {/ b: Z" [ P-39D Airacobra x 9
" S) B+ t3 k, n, b) T F4F-3P Wildcat x 16, ]/ f# ]- k5 X) n2 c, l: j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
. Q) q2 U7 z$ J/ hJapanese aircraft losses7 t2 T2 S! M1 k' i/ M
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
" U" f: Z) ^0 g8 v2 v7 U B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged; H8 [9 o+ w8 W- h( J* F, J! Y- B
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
' j6 O, j8 x: L3 e) w. y/ [% F D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
. Q0 y% Z- H4 V' @ D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged. F0 e3 k2 [6 r7 n2 W' E$ _7 F
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak; Z& x& P5 q, N2 p C
Allied aircraft losses/ U6 F' b# u7 Y, H
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ X! ]- {! s7 X; W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
0 P. ^" C8 {. j! A' Z& x, @$ pAllied Ships: I; u, C7 u3 |! r9 P
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire- _- d$ N, {* C# h
CV Saratoga# \' a4 G$ c3 N. I
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* b" a# X, a6 d8 f CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" l8 V5 z8 b3 s8 E7 H5 F; ~
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。8 o& x* u; {8 j2 M; }% g3 W
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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。
7 O7 |6 y- P3 L; e( k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。 |