很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！( l8 r* m* ?3 \+ P _
此时南云舰队的上空也发现了美军的大艇和索敌机，这意味着，自己的航母也被敌人发现了$ _5 P* Q5 o! ~3 M
帝国海鹫迅速从各自的母舰上起飞，舰载机各自组队隆隆向目标飞去
3 V: m1 l& g. J" [同时，直掩机开始在甲板上待命，部分战斗机已经升空巡逻，全力警戒( ]+ P- ^2 L: N; `
% G5 a* m5 L. _6 t* R经过一个多小时的飞行，KB舰载机分两拨飞临目标上空，正是敌航母萨拉托加号！
$ W7 ^6 ]% L. }. W99舰爆立即进入俯冲轰炸轨道，97舰攻下降高度进入鱼雷发射阵位，零战负责在上空护卫，激战之后，萨拉托加号先后被命中4枚炸弹，敌舰浓烟滚滚，丧失了飞机起降能力
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$ ` ?( o) ~2 Z1 P, ~. O% f/ CMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136# k; B: g- q6 Y9 W: `
0 p& s; n% h/ c) K% G5 W* j' RWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 K7 H$ R0 g1 P/ _
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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% F- [/ h! @" q& E* P& CJapanese aircraft/ L E T! d( m0 E4 }
A6M2 Zero x 20! Z0 B& c- S& O. t; Y# D
D3A1 Val x 5) V0 h0 h2 y% ` E4 o- [
D3A2 Val x 27) i3 X# K, `; N9 Y2 S- U) ~* w
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Allied aircraft
1 \7 v1 `$ I/ c- Y) W8 N/ O6 w3 j P-39D Airacobra x 25 i3 v- A6 v5 D x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36( K: D6 X/ ?4 j, _: A
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Japanese aircraft losses
: a$ x J: a7 ?! n6 P, M# W A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed9 ~% J9 R+ e/ y, n: ~" I
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged( i/ y/ B$ y) H7 b" w
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 q/ i$ c+ t- ^5 E' w4 [0 W( ^' R
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged$ Q$ `4 K j/ H. E4 }
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak( o4 ]2 h6 }& C+ F+ R# p. H
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Allied aircraft losses
$ \" S2 p0 D/ e0 J/ q P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
$ ]3 C+ V7 L. e6 j6 c7 W# U3 I! [ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 W4 V2 v3 C/ ~% y/ V1 J0 q% \
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Allied Ships
7 n6 K4 c6 H8 g CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
/ X$ D0 g) f( s* O, g/ g DD McCall
& n2 i/ n" @8 w5 O* k( t" c- u DD Maury
& F) z& @; ]% } ~ CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 W3 D7 v2 l) b* N7 Z$ l c
DD Cushing0 |: E- N; v6 Q, K- `0 b0 t
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1 z& R7 |2 Y; Y& XMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ C) P6 \+ {# r9 Z& l" R
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes5 s# I8 s/ g: D% W3 h. M/ `
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Japanese aircraft- z! |! h. ~2 s: G6 @" n- g
A6M2 Zero x 16
1 i, l+ K% Y, F4 j' t! u: I9 G B5N1 Kate x 169 D# A5 t) E: ~% M
D3A2 Val x 23
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e, Q8 q# R4 ]+ s1 R/ pAllied aircraft6 q! I0 @- i( O( t0 m5 w
P-39D Airacobra x 1
/ v. W" q8 L' {, z$ _& d: _) Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses6 l& C* l$ a1 x4 ~5 G6 ~- K. ]
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged0 Y# Z4 L" j2 X
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
! f+ B6 u8 A/ R D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
6 G4 a+ P2 a' m# e7 h2 J9 }1 e. ~4 E D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- |, d m& M- v! n: R
% y% W5 W6 P' [Allied aircraft losses
0 o, K/ o" e: _3 y- W P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
4 `: F+ A. J: C0 E F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed0 ]6 o0 t1 P4 k9 i( K1 b1 U* f
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- I' q& @ e; N' T! j* X0 l' } DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 k; }! v, S7 o4 P
CLAA San Juan, on fire9 I+ }3 {8 c/ t2 q" d
DD MacDonough* b- @$ g& J: I. o% g1 c
DD Benham& N3 @8 N6 S' f4 {
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