战报如下:
# W- S2 u$ }0 s$ h* k) u% f) ^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。
6 I1 {' z: C) _7 @- U! w: B! XMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
' _, G% H2 V/ FWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
+ i- N% b' K }, d5 O- j; kRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& [9 h6 T# A; b! K* j+ h6 OEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
4 g0 A% ?' u+ N/ L. g% F CJapanese aircraft
7 b7 c' F# j5 m A6M3 Zero x 14+ M6 T5 U6 `7 t6 n6 w
G4M1 Betty x 72
; W k, X0 b3 N8 qAllied aircraft. U8 Z2 `4 S4 E2 T7 L7 w0 o
Kittyhawk IA x 27
) \# o' j8 S4 g& o* J6 Q# L. r0 p Wirraway x 42
- v) j, p# U w* ]6 z P-40E Warhawk x 9
F5 ^ i+ a i" EJapanese aircraft losses# Z) [7 }; N) @" Z, u9 @, L- J
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 ]# q% Y! x" I G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
; L0 j/ f3 {: X0 p0 S! y' c9 i5 `Allied aircraft losses
: y& U8 ]! d' C' ?4 I' A! K Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
/ A) J; ?* R$ o Wirraway: 5 destroyed1 s4 {3 F, t2 D
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
4 m, L/ K8 ]0 M7 hAirbase hits 2) ?: D$ M) M* A/ S* l
Runway hits 8' X- |% |: f. r7 g
! W/ g+ E5 E/ { C. KKB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。
7 W$ l' a! E6 I3 \4 j9 [2 m* d u4 J' HMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
3 d7 T+ U8 u" l, p8 WWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
! l* b3 P3 B+ ?, D) MRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 n/ l3 n+ C0 @ t; C/ F& E* kEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
2 v, d- d( @1 S0 U: m% F# zJapanese aircraft
% B: T3 \ @+ c0 G! c* }( s$ z A6M2 Zero x 32
) U- l1 N# U+ _- h0 D1 [" u# g D3A1 Val x 8
$ N3 K$ w2 z mAllied aircraft
7 f' _5 ^, d+ p9 K8 M4 N9 ~/ W8 R6 t Kittyhawk IA x 14* `9 {$ Z) j: f, A4 g! \. u; ~
Wirraway x 214 e8 [6 ^, x Y6 a2 k* G7 d* `
P-40E Warhawk x 7" U: {/ D) i" i/ s4 M
Japanese aircraft losses
. p% |3 B; M! R' X# l+ o) X0 S D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
0 D) _, ]* |/ n" l% r. ]8 P% m4 P5 E* OAllied aircraft losses; p! M( U$ y6 d; {
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed1 {1 R6 j- F# `8 _7 b: c. ?# f9 ~
Wirraway: 3 destroyed: B8 m$ w6 r6 y/ y' H3 f
Allied Ships
# G3 j2 U& p5 i6 L) l xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# h7 D* J+ f/ I( D' y$ O1 H% q/ ^
$ q7 t# ? J( K$ D# y7 DKB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。, k6 u& i+ }: a0 T& F
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134. s3 B3 k s; V# ^. |
Weather in hex: Overcast( e+ F5 k+ S. L6 P" t
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" L( F8 [" `6 ?8 b6 Q6 [* _Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
, Z7 u3 h+ B+ |9 Y" uJapanese aircraft
5 p' l6 S% |) J v; O3 @ A6M2 Zero x 43
A1 p! B/ O. `4 j. F B5N1 Kate x 45' |4 E, _9 P, }7 Y" g. i
D3A1 Val x 7
8 m8 K7 H! J" N: a+ r D3A2 Val x 49
. Z7 A$ v: v6 }9 k( c2 IAllied aircraft
) i8 h4 F' ~1 a8 `7 P4 R P-39D Airacobra x 9
0 }/ O( ]! N- y F4F-3P Wildcat x 169 l9 s0 v% D$ v% t$ {- F+ n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100* C$ k |+ _+ F5 Z- I& r3 x! y
Japanese aircraft losses- o( b3 u5 |0 @( X7 ~ |4 \% c
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed1 i7 P' _& v, S' n `2 n
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged( u' f B% v$ O8 Y
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
3 b2 l; `! n j Y; v( U3 s D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed* |' G! v6 x, ]" d3 p
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
. M/ ?% f6 x% J D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak d, ~# ~3 e4 I' {
Allied aircraft losses3 O1 H/ C5 H- M. |- s" O
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 |# {3 z3 Y! g0 a- D0 u" O) P' g5 v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed% ]: Q* M& n; d( q
Allied Ships
7 C# q) b( ~3 k" J CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire r: m. |$ _9 {9 P/ \) t
CV Saratoga- h L* F8 I1 m9 t+ t b/ G
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" E k7 Y/ }% M2 u) y% O3 n& H7 H CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ s; K2 |) I# C r& [) A
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1- f _: u0 y/ X3 l- D. H
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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。5 k( h; F0 Z3 `- Q C
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。 |