战报如下:
' N$ O" \. N7 x5 W, A' ?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。
* U: U, O6 l5 n/ @4 z. F; pMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
6 i, u' F. z( W9 @Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
. x+ J6 I7 ~# J, @& L2 ERaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& T0 d; ] ]/ Y) A, ^8 ^' `Estimated time to target is 34 minutes' C8 g3 t' R7 _3 l6 z' @
Japanese aircraft
3 f A8 [, Q/ V. ^& X A6M3 Zero x 14) M3 |) \$ J7 q9 a1 h- r- C5 J
G4M1 Betty x 72
2 n0 X- v% b: }( M+ W- a; U% |6 Q6 HAllied aircraft
5 h% D* B/ X0 F, `4 Y3 a, P7 t& ]5 k Kittyhawk IA x 27 r0 H; u ^5 F
Wirraway x 42! E" l; q" }7 P n- u
P-40E Warhawk x 9 a7 Z2 [. F y' ^2 _, N+ H' f
Japanese aircraft losses, a8 q, @, ^+ p8 `
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed# Y% L; M& {$ X! \, Z1 Q3 [
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged, M/ _3 X! e! b' {! x }- `
Allied aircraft losses
9 Z4 J, V3 j: }4 E6 X% Q Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
9 T; o( y+ I- |( Y, i Wirraway: 5 destroyed
" a9 T) P2 j" g( v/ Q6 [ P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( [- i3 {$ ?, k- n1 J+ g/ f3 d
Airbase hits 2/ d) M4 v/ I5 d" }
Runway hits 8
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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。
% z, x) D9 ?) iMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
2 Y* Q/ U$ {: v p6 v! F; VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
5 @/ b- x7 q6 T8 r# c9 d9 J$ QRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
/ y+ ^' L/ e* |2 ?" E; GEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
* D0 ^4 N6 c0 a% a1 x2 c$ fJapanese aircraft, z! p# t" g/ v% s
A6M2 Zero x 32
. \' J) _) W1 D D3A1 Val x 8( n* w( C6 R9 |0 C6 b; E5 K
Allied aircraft
- \) L" L4 F4 C2 u6 q$ H7 |" Z Kittyhawk IA x 14. F9 l( {5 b4 Z/ _
Wirraway x 21. y8 x) W, [ v6 h; L
P-40E Warhawk x 7
) I% E' ]$ E/ ]# j: hJapanese aircraft losses
- s e* L* c# t8 I) P H D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
; N/ s! [5 u$ w1 r" H- OAllied aircraft losses, O5 }$ `2 }+ o. P" ?+ X
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
0 }% r! T% t# A. Z Wirraway: 3 destroyed
9 ]8 a6 w* w1 }5 s2 ]7 VAllied Ships! y; c1 i% e( N/ d5 c* y
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, Y0 _3 ?# y& b
% n* ~0 h f6 ~4 R+ rKB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。/ U' H; y1 s7 C9 {) k# m! \
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1348 o7 ]1 L' X, Q4 S
Weather in hex: Overcast
$ d5 ?! a" x6 L, S) [1 gRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ v; A0 D ?7 T/ XEstimated time to target is 45 minutes0 N6 H5 D. k: q
Japanese aircraft
' R) }! c7 P9 \ A6M2 Zero x 43 X( I2 N& m) {7 o T. \6 f( I
B5N1 Kate x 453 k7 ]% \- C+ m: V+ A/ ?, k! S
D3A1 Val x 7
- [8 [2 M+ ]& H. s1 a D3A2 Val x 49
' ~9 Y% R% p; v7 r2 w6 l& _" jAllied aircraft3 _1 p! T, ]" o2 D
P-39D Airacobra x 9" ~. k! [* W- {$ q3 B- |
F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
' l, c& c1 R! m% a8 ?: x5 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 100# ^; e9 M) w% R5 D4 {1 O
Japanese aircraft losses
" i. D+ S$ B/ m& q* c9 K8 a A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
1 U* O, M2 U; E B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged+ ?* O- y: [" ]9 ]( Y9 y
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
% m3 K6 Q0 |, C. k7 y D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed" N! S4 p2 z: w, S' h0 ^' K b% U
D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
" t" I" ]6 G# [8 s D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak" x, H' s, a! ~4 T0 o+ f( O
Allied aircraft losses
& v; k- m/ V# D0 B$ F0 [( Z F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' @( v4 Z9 Y T F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
& x: N0 O. p% {7 b8 S; B3 M$ ?Allied Ships
6 s" Z- Z8 X- Y- ? m; k CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire" f- f5 q/ S2 U
CV Saratoga
P$ t& ?5 S; E CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" j1 d3 V! X7 v9 r; A/ Y2 C
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 Q; J0 v; S- Z BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1- F0 Z% L7 R* j2 D
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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 h3 ?6 A& }& j9 o* W7 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。* n) `, W# o* |4 p, T7 b
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。 |