战报如下:
# C; J$ n- Y0 A: L4 T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。
. a h# a/ U4 k* kMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
( p; C( {* O/ V- b1 ?8 c6 CWeather in hex: Thunderstorms2 r! O% n& f1 p+ q/ d( E6 I
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 T; s% \/ h# m c8 {Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
5 G" V1 ~/ E8 x0 v5 a% H6 XJapanese aircraft$ H$ {- u1 D5 l! A, T \, S! {2 ~
A6M3 Zero x 14, v2 Y" o1 u9 k1 e
G4M1 Betty x 72
3 m8 C1 E) P/ H; {, MAllied aircraft
/ ^0 s3 r5 S D1 }+ `$ b3 x Kittyhawk IA x 27
& P) h( K8 k3 L6 H$ R# Z Wirraway x 42
$ ]; M* z; A: e' ~2 P P-40E Warhawk x 90 o$ a+ o- v& @# T2 v6 n6 j2 u' u$ {8 [
Japanese aircraft losses
2 @: k% _ [$ S X+ \( g A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed f$ Q H* [; e! p" F5 Q
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged9 |# V* a( a, A% E8 X. R
Allied aircraft losses
! X. ~% d2 ?1 K4 i: A. y# C8 w Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
% x; p0 T; g6 V: y Wirraway: 5 destroyed' _9 v( Q# u/ ^2 L" h% f+ S
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
$ W; c9 W+ U3 u$ C% I; wAirbase hits 2$ {0 V% n, k# Z2 v- H
Runway hits 88 [, V# u v9 e1 {' a" G
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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。
- t! y, ?" Y, h6 O& v% V. p7 L5 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130* M- F! f5 k% B$ t d6 v; l% V
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
' G$ X: D6 R! t8 K( oRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
8 G" B) k3 A$ ~Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
" F, ^3 r- `4 r3 Q y* t# m- cJapanese aircraft, p8 c, v ^! B. D$ q+ Q" n
A6M2 Zero x 32
/ M; U1 E. y1 v8 R D3A1 Val x 8
3 q' b; ]9 M( n, N- gAllied aircraft$ F V, J! x( j2 |
Kittyhawk IA x 148 r/ P3 m9 o5 \1 r: U# O5 N) ^
Wirraway x 213 G# p4 R* m7 K. U+ N* R) B0 H
P-40E Warhawk x 7
7 w" {1 e2 M; T% D" MJapanese aircraft losses
; J9 }! T. l) K2 V* S3 x# ] D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
, @5 j# Q- \1 g7 F6 M) [Allied aircraft losses1 ?6 P1 \4 z+ _8 n0 c4 m
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed7 f r# G9 _) D$ d
Wirraway: 3 destroyed4 U& B2 |) b" U) Z
Allied Ships
. Z/ I8 g5 N' ?+ @$ x) P xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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2 O; U; {: H; vKB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。( b, V3 `8 r5 G* G" z
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134' ^8 c% p6 b! z
Weather in hex: Overcast
% B6 h. R$ G! t- iRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 V1 ?! @8 r3 o2 T# }! C
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
8 A" O# o# t A# {& M0 |) NJapanese aircraft
; F& J0 o7 k% E0 R A6M2 Zero x 43
" V* N8 J& b" c; U S! ~3 H! _ B5N1 Kate x 45
0 p h1 z. i# ~+ u G* ` D3A1 Val x 7
4 v. z/ z2 h9 V( b7 | D3A2 Val x 49
5 C; [$ F6 ~; ?) {" u- R% {Allied aircraft6 b* _8 b' [( X+ W' M# @
P-39D Airacobra x 9
2 Z# H) G3 M+ z+ m: q; J9 B+ u0 m F4F-3P Wildcat x 16# Z& A# O' ~' O7 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100' s* @9 E0 X! C& l* ?
Japanese aircraft losses+ W( h7 @6 r+ S0 ^
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed$ ?0 x; n [. |( j5 x) E
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged- O( U, X" [! h Z H" ^( S
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak/ g4 p, G0 U- e5 V* u
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed V& e4 z F, ?' a. M
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
0 s) R k0 S3 J0 y( z: {3 H D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak1 y& A; r+ A( l
Allied aircraft losses
C) j$ J! W% J F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 F7 R) I& X' E F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
: s4 E3 O# [ g5 `0 @0 {; U5 ~9 }Allied Ships/ Z6 g( U0 e2 s3 O, ^: ^
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire- {/ s9 A& L( G6 c8 L, D( ?- X" d
CV Saratoga
4 c2 ^8 l. R. \2 Z2 C! ~6 }! Q CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 K* u$ X/ R9 m$ v1 b4 w
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ]( w' ^ l* k BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, i+ a$ N! D! W$ K* z9 ]
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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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1 a+ Q7 n5 y# I4 o: a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。0 i1 p; `5 o6 G* q; I
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。 |