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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。
& v4 w/ v4 M2 F& J4 A( s QMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
+ v9 e y7 F) |3 W, Q- k* fWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. ~" A! c% t8 w
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 z% t- T% f) V. D" S Y: ^Estimated time to target is 34 minutes* l$ h- w9 V* L
Japanese aircraft' P% x( g6 r! h+ B1 X; e3 X
A6M3 Zero x 14+ `( d) D! i3 z0 w' ]( p4 s2 W
G4M1 Betty x 720 N' }6 F- G2 D, g
Allied aircraft. \) ~" {( d9 `3 s9 b- L. ~. w
Kittyhawk IA x 27" ~2 w; z0 e& f. g: b0 w' F
Wirraway x 42
, j- N6 w% z1 I$ H3 P P-40E Warhawk x 94 ]/ V) U" }* u! O" g
Japanese aircraft losses
% m) [; v5 T$ s! j4 K0 E A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed+ e& M. ~+ v* n+ W4 h1 N
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
2 d" t z5 L# f4 ^6 s# E' FAllied aircraft losses
" `$ O. R! I( S Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
8 {' L$ K8 O' e; l Wirraway: 5 destroyed
( B$ ^. i9 w; \! _4 z P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed* X" E7 G/ q* S6 F& {% T% e
Airbase hits 24 G: J, { q' I9 } p4 T
Runway hits 8
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% V2 S2 R9 Z( o5 P1 y5 {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。1 F' g# E: h$ j
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
: k! L2 @8 E8 [. K% WWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
; g5 }) ^ m0 Z b. G7 eRaid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
+ a( r2 B8 b0 \1 ~4 Y4 t; hEstimated time to target is 18 minutes3 N9 f3 ^ Z6 p4 y0 ?; P
Japanese aircraft
# a; y" J S- ` A6M2 Zero x 32: M0 S! x5 \' z9 z% O7 b
D3A1 Val x 8' V9 I/ S9 M3 x9 J1 i. M- N
Allied aircraft b m; y, T2 x, l5 \5 ?8 D
Kittyhawk IA x 14
6 Y% ^, }5 y5 M& w" Y* r* R Wirraway x 21# j m/ Q9 c# k, ^1 n1 d/ Y. D
P-40E Warhawk x 7
4 ?0 J" t! N) v4 n. z9 CJapanese aircraft losses
3 A8 @ D& j* J5 d, t l6 d, v D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed
- T7 ?" r" G/ _9 g) f% D5 Q& aAllied aircraft losses8 Z0 _, \& h- l& r" ]8 K
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed! ?( h( J& r: t+ g
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
" u/ H( v% [; R7 _. J3 |Allied Ships% u1 [* P# f& W: T
xAK Charles McCormick, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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4 ~/ P. x; p) c% w( C" i7 |" KKB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。
: B9 ^; ]6 S( ]3 ]# R U0 h5 R0 ~' qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134
; u6 U0 [& \2 KWeather in hex: Overcast+ ?7 g+ O' R- y9 |2 [3 k
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 h0 f: F" O, j* k6 n
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
n0 ~8 Y" h$ t. U# x# A. zJapanese aircraft+ G: k. C- ]* s- I v
A6M2 Zero x 43
! X7 G2 V, ^3 f; D ~0 A0 K: b# O B5N1 Kate x 45! b3 Q8 J' p% r1 S& u r4 x
D3A1 Val x 7
. h( O- S/ q9 j0 Z$ B5 d6 s D3A2 Val x 49$ i' k7 Z# w! H% H( Y
Allied aircraft; X" p# v6 b( _: U5 _/ r
P-39D Airacobra x 9
# u3 K4 o: t8 D& E/ D2 e F4F-3P Wildcat x 16
: W; }; g( ~7 y+ h F4F-4 Wildcat x 1009 M- J* ?4 Q) b& G
Japanese aircraft losses
% @4 \+ \/ P7 Q. s& Z6 ` A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed. H1 i8 C% r" C0 R
B5N1 Kate: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged. I' k4 A7 x9 k
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak/ U$ Q z( n- [ @& `
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed
# u& o, u8 V# M, `2 j D3A2 Val: 21 destroyed, 13 damaged
9 G# x/ b5 H+ E) X3 P, T, w D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
+ o( B' V |" w: s6 L0 ]+ b7 f4 nAllied aircraft losses. |/ O' m' F# V* i8 M
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed
5 |0 I! f G6 i F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed+ r2 D: b Y$ \: X w5 @% [
Allied Ships
$ `2 ~9 |/ |3 \" X- P' D1 Y CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* s5 m6 \* U: ]/ D- K CV Saratoga
o B) `6 a! H3 z- I n CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 S' H- U! w$ M3 ] CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# I) J6 B6 ~0 a2 ~/ L5 h4 S BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1( d( T3 t- D# ]( T8 X
r% I. D" [, B+ y. 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。0 g, l6 [! k' V: _
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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。
" Q$ E( G6 F; y2 ` Q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。 |