战报如下:
8 X: |8 z: _0 a/ O& _; {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。
5 y, @& e7 b; p" Z' D _; I- JMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
$ M# M* e" S0 j1 `' K" R9 z7 H& rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
9 ?! I# l# _: e" w- a# ]Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" n, a* s K. h, j7 xEstimated time to target is 34 minutes& }# J6 `' F# l0 S2 u. x5 b
Japanese aircraft1 }0 y! v+ l* |; V" p
A6M3 Zero x 14/ q2 B" r; `9 g: t Q
G4M1 Betty x 72
, x( ^1 ?/ Q7 v( u4 h! U4 [' DAllied aircraft
, h+ y+ X1 |. R6 A- E2 ~ Kittyhawk IA x 27* [: z: P5 t( e% o
Wirraway x 42
, q: o3 N" c4 L P-40E Warhawk x 9
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& h" K3 o2 s8 D6 j8 t2 ?# C( b A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
( m. j% N& Z+ E8 j) e. v, v G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged% D0 a+ Y) X- }1 m3 L+ a
Allied aircraft losses
0 {8 H. M1 D+ I# j Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
0 z; p4 R7 p$ X+ H Wirraway: 5 destroyed* l* g; N( o7 n5 c
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
6 s. P( L2 h, Y! o' _8 t8 vAirbase hits 2; J8 s' \9 }/ u5 }( ?
Runway hits 8! [# H2 d: j; |; Q
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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。
% I( F0 D$ w' l7 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
: Q# f; e& Z U8 K! BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 I- }' d6 ?4 i* |/ P) C8 P
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, ^3 O. V1 V/ T3 fEstimated time to target is 18 minutes9 `2 c+ }# y9 U4 ~' k( W; Q( J
Japanese aircraft, m( c3 v" E- x# t
A6M2 Zero x 32
$ O9 F5 D i! c" o( q1 V2 U D3A1 Val x 8
! s! s6 S3 w& b' \: {/ c! ZAllied aircraft
: o& d6 g; D1 X Kittyhawk IA x 14: @$ o4 e) R2 e( q
Wirraway x 21
, e/ w3 K4 K4 U( o+ i( b6 Q9 D P-40E Warhawk x 7% b7 x! I) ^7 J! R& M" B' Q
Japanese aircraft losses6 L4 [. q8 Y5 J" M2 K! Y
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
. `8 x! q% q* b `9 K) k: OAllied aircraft losses1 ]/ Z/ i& D) Y: @/ [1 \
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed9 M) ]" s- r; S4 D# ]9 Y
Wirraway: 3 destroyed! P$ U4 i- r( V( g
Allied Ships
2 v% K1 F9 f) y# U# E" M: H xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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: q, O& j; a: W9 D8 s7 Z/ TKB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。
% d8 G; J& X! w8 G) I5 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
# L2 w* |2 N2 ^0 C# k- K% M |Weather in hex: Overcast, j$ ^4 a% C4 z- w
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 E+ @7 `, e. M* v$ \4 H9 n8 K# S
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes9 Q \0 B+ O1 k: @- ?9 }& N# |1 v
Japanese aircraft
6 r" M# C9 ], G5 s8 I, V7 ` A6M2 Zero x 434 ^5 j; x T0 u3 g) ]% I/ q
B5N1 Kate x 45
, |7 u; o$ ]4 _3 q9 X* ?$ M D3A1 Val x 7$ ^; |+ a/ g+ X' F: w+ o4 X
D3A2 Val x 496 q; d0 z; ~4 G9 x5 d
Allied aircraft @; G4 N) e( F8 P- m S
P-39D Airacobra x 9
w! m" @5 S/ i F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
4 f7 z0 y$ t; n4 G- Q6 b F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
* a( ~' Z; D# H2 yJapanese aircraft losses3 S( L7 {+ s1 ]1 ~' F
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
" T9 N4 q2 ~, j+ n) F' a7 _8 T8 V9 w B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged& S/ W1 I7 S$ C2 V' w3 X
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak Z# {2 {; B1 Q8 I. |7 {8 x
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
% h/ @& A7 ]6 r9 m; {8 s7 a D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
9 O# D8 [4 L) F5 r5 v; e D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
/ [$ Q3 s" h- r! D4 hAllied aircraft losses; P1 H: A. O; K! }2 R' T# |
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 y% J( `- L4 ~5 l% b; c: c; m( G& Q# G F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; t7 y/ B5 b& Z/ D
Allied Ships9 M- Q) v4 B; E. ^; t) O) m
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 y% K1 Q$ ~0 X: t8 Y7 R
CV Saratoga
0 i- O( O4 T3 T2 n CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- R7 i1 p# D$ t* z6 K
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 Z Z v/ ?- F2 [( X 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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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。
- p# j1 w2 ~% W% `! W* {9 [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。 |