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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。
( h1 g1 H2 [3 j9 j1 q- U" y+ AMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
$ b9 ]" D' ^8 u! Q5 OWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
. o! L) B9 E: `9 O0 @Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! B) ?) k" F5 k+ p4 V$ R7 f% a5 O
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
% B0 [5 ?; }- I# Y" R" B. N0 }Japanese aircraft
4 V% p, g- G" i8 Y/ C: \/ c0 _ A6M3 Zero x 14
& T5 Y5 t1 k% q# x, L. q/ q G4M1 Betty x 72
m, u6 A8 m- c: L8 h3 O9 i: h" MAllied aircraft
3 W$ v! t$ f/ r' J- Z7 X Kittyhawk IA x 273 k1 P; }' l$ i9 o
Wirraway x 42
* ?$ B4 j* \: X6 d, j3 o) ` P-40E Warhawk x 9
+ y0 x, [9 j3 W% F9 K9 A, e0 oJapanese aircraft losses8 H$ ^ L. D( L0 {" w& }
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 X0 i- J3 I) L6 V G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
1 A, a8 Z1 T4 {" u* F/ F) KAllied aircraft losses
- D6 A$ b2 a4 {2 {& k. l1 x2 M2 P Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed+ r7 A, R! n, X0 M
Wirraway: 5 destroyed! f" t9 O; s/ W ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( R9 _* v3 @4 ]8 b
Airbase hits 2
2 C1 T, ?6 L. t2 H; \( SRunway hits 8
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- e2 O% A- x& J I9 L" PKB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 V8 p3 p. S* A4 T; {% t% B# ?' X
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
! @2 ?9 V# i* L% L$ F# k, c6 ?- a: lWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
7 {& a& g$ b* y& |4 |Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 R7 a! k4 o0 _! ^$ x* V- ZEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
5 g. r( a4 U$ b; h4 uJapanese aircraft
3 U% I- k8 S" [1 ]8 T% \ A6M2 Zero x 32
* O* }+ |3 J K; E7 S# M4 F D3A1 Val x 8( x2 |! M$ x2 ~6 @: }% c
Allied aircraft# d/ I B5 j" M! Q h
Kittyhawk IA x 14& Y5 o: P+ l% P/ H8 b
Wirraway x 21, D$ F+ ?0 t6 D% Z6 R' V+ }! `
P-40E Warhawk x 7( ?6 H, F! h$ b7 B
Japanese aircraft losses, h; H1 k1 k. T! a$ d$ S$ a# V
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed- m7 a6 G6 Y; G
Allied aircraft losses
8 }1 V T) X; E6 |! t9 H7 q6 J; D/ n Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
+ Z3 ~% Z* X$ A5 Z& D' g Wirraway: 3 destroyed9 q- h" _; @# j1 J# \' N, c- \3 R
Allied Ships
/ ~% A' u* ?3 f# b6 f. B8 V xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 K q5 F6 b" ?2 `: c1 ?& Y7 k$ b8 W
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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。
$ q+ q. }: Y2 W* V# N% b1 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134 E6 }+ l) w+ g
Weather in hex: Overcast
4 b# d1 k9 U, c( d* F- e/ y. |Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& b/ r( M5 M/ K1 z4 `. k& y; D7 @/ cEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
, \, q( R! q# [* ?! MJapanese aircraft3 A/ A) S" Q2 u$ }2 @
A6M2 Zero x 43
6 j& N [7 m( n% r B5N1 Kate x 45* P; ]( ~# ]. m# h# e; f
D3A1 Val x 7+ P ]$ X8 O- S$ l+ y
D3A2 Val x 49
0 X; v# N! A( z0 F+ u' y" r) D3 MAllied aircraft) B% b7 q3 A' E+ o$ I
P-39D Airacobra x 92 U$ y( h- M8 e( p
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
1 A, o5 k9 t1 P7 S; V. x" y/ m F4F-4 Wildcat x 100$ u& q; H4 A3 J4 N. d7 d
Japanese aircraft losses
G6 E q5 \" q5 t. b A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
. f, @; ]0 Z8 Z8 a* X3 t B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged ~+ N& E% Q1 q+ b+ Q+ Z
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak' A+ k2 t8 }! s6 S! a1 \5 `- d
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
( v4 ?/ k7 V y i" m D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged2 r8 [/ B2 U+ R
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
) e( I0 c& x7 Y! ^& l$ ~6 a, AAllied aircraft losses/ L, I" ~ y1 k% A: d" F5 s5 y
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed- C$ a4 b0 X2 {6 E' D3 S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
2 e% N' k4 j3 r' [# w7 rAllied Ships' k5 V8 S' b3 s- u7 X6 K
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 A% u" m1 |# s2 l( y CV Saratoga" Z" j; Y- |% h8 k
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire t" `- x& S& f* v7 @" B+ B6 H6 y
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 T! w A: h: Y) L- }
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
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' y9 h( E) L, G/ \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。
& f# w# c4 [$ ?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。 |