战报如下:
% S, m9 P9 B* V. W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。
8 O2 T4 }0 v) f) {) s/ B: lMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
' u4 N! u4 v, q" Z& p5 }" G0 l0 DWeather in hex: Thunderstorms5 R! Q. D9 f7 h3 [
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." v! u5 f: }8 e3 u& v. ]1 V
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
5 J9 l R0 t5 c% IJapanese aircraft; \6 q4 v& j' w6 F/ O
A6M3 Zero x 14
: X) g+ y0 w' G! h, V G4M1 Betty x 72
9 v4 @0 H, y' u# _Allied aircraft
; O8 {$ J7 H4 f- y Kittyhawk IA x 27; W7 F. N, Z* _5 k u" F
Wirraway x 42* }0 K% A0 T+ }. q* v/ d/ x
P-40E Warhawk x 9' Z. ]. ?1 R& {9 S/ u
Japanese aircraft losses% e3 `" j) L& s
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
?; @( A* b L t9 z G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged8 P3 y" d- m( A7 U2 [5 J
Allied aircraft losses/ X3 Q4 S- R# _2 U
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed, P6 `9 g9 b2 v; l* I. R+ W' _. K
Wirraway: 5 destroyed+ k" K4 f0 K5 S' m# r
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
9 q% c1 c$ k& l3 L2 m# MAirbase hits 2
; w8 H: i& y6 p- gRunway hits 8
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% w. d8 Z: _: H1 j1 MKB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。
" N" f: E2 i; a. kMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130* p, }" v' j. o8 `
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& j9 N- P! T: H2 n9 U: i
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( z( U7 f* M& Q2 Y6 o
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes/ T- k' @" \0 Z5 d) ?
Japanese aircraft
4 T+ e# x7 F) [ g+ a A6M2 Zero x 32* `) m4 {" E1 N' w' Q7 ?
D3A1 Val x 84 m9 _" n. [: p2 M* P2 i
Allied aircraft G: x/ @% |; {- J6 K' B) v
Kittyhawk IA x 14
' {7 ]7 W# U8 f; p+ `0 I- Y Wirraway x 21
% F: Q0 s) \+ b8 r: Y% D P-40E Warhawk x 7
" H$ D( y, r$ C8 _+ U/ WJapanese aircraft losses
" Z" \/ n J; J: ]4 m8 ~ D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed6 I6 j% f% Y- Q F* y4 h! }7 ^
Allied aircraft losses/ V3 i# D! N, {4 g
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
) y" G! o" f0 I# u/ z Wirraway: 3 destroyed: u5 j. V; T, D$ {: w. `
Allied Ships
+ d3 s7 ^/ F+ R3 I) Y xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: P7 s6 {2 q9 I% d5 b
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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。
K- z9 `/ G- D# _: X- hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
$ i, [) o4 l4 ^& G8 ^Weather in hex: Overcast
$ j: }; H9 k7 f6 `- d: jRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' ~9 d p( i: c& x; Q
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
0 }8 _) x$ q# q+ S. D( D! A+ oJapanese aircraft9 @ o* I7 C+ _5 r
A6M2 Zero x 430 r$ ]' B6 \( U* c
B5N1 Kate x 45
3 H3 z) W, T$ N, J6 j# C D3A1 Val x 7) M8 `5 L4 d3 C* d; F/ o; c5 {
D3A2 Val x 49$ n3 r8 B) E ?% a/ x$ U( s
Allied aircraft+ k2 ^* {" z. [6 T4 b* r
P-39D Airacobra x 94 S4 s0 @6 t' L) e
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
: n. G( x n2 B" {& ^4 B F4F-4 Wildcat x 1008 K# m$ B3 M/ t) \- ?
Japanese aircraft losses
8 @, F& u2 u3 k, m4 R# ]5 N A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
( F5 |7 _$ i/ Q* V2 ` B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged, A2 E5 R7 Y" [: R* T
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak) X5 L" z/ ]1 k; h$ q2 W8 }
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed) b( t0 V2 X& {# ~- b8 { `
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged* B9 w1 a6 T# e. p
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
" A4 Z# m1 |0 l6 ~+ ]& V, }Allied aircraft losses2 @; c6 N$ m, C1 k) ?0 Q
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed" C6 N" ?+ X# Z j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
' a& |2 @8 I" v4 B1 b! [# NAllied Ships. R4 q4 s4 |- W3 x0 Q( w
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 Q# w# N/ G/ _" H
CV Saratoga4 s# e- C1 j. Z* A9 U2 ]3 \
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& j, Q0 Y6 e0 W; v# E0 _) r CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ G3 U5 h- E# f/ R
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。
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' `* ^. b% L5 }! |4 E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。$ M! k5 ]+ X9 S9 H
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。 |