很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!$ V& d3 k- @) n4 |' a1 O
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
! z7 f0 v/ O" {) Q; D" ^: l( }+ O0 Q$ [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" r8 [# O2 Y0 H
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
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* j4 T5 y3 G9 X/ n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!+ M4 L; \2 L6 \- F) }7 p
99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. ]' Q* v, h/ u; [/ s4 E9 M
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/ E' D' v8 u0 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136. m( E& h4 S: x: J7 ^
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." K) \. Q! l' I7 e
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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( H( ^) G& {* `$ |( ?Japanese aircraft1 A6 W* E d3 B* l- b
A6M2 Zero x 209 B0 ^! |! Y$ c1 B+ O( S
D3A1 Val x 5( S" d% O, n8 K5 j
D3A2 Val x 27
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Allied aircraft0 t# g) A' s/ P2 e, }& q2 ]
P-39D Airacobra x 21 k! }+ W1 d9 D% A2 f* V; s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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; D/ ?4 w9 Y# JJapanese aircraft losses1 T" Y4 ]- m& H: t! x' r7 _0 V G
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
- l; n @: Y, b F D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged5 f# y) W8 u; v( I T" [ b1 {8 @+ t
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
# L+ |9 J* L7 W. o3 I/ c3 V D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged& Z" z, ?6 k5 j- X9 w
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak2 ~# v2 g3 D* S3 L, {
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed' H9 Z* d" {% P5 [7 u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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* V: J* N1 p6 B9 n8 rAllied Ships- X, h! u7 H8 {) Q
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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DD Maury
! e' r8 v$ }! ?* f3 e$ T$ [ CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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1 F- k: S! S0 @# s# M, v# w, H9 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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A: X- M9 G- F3 l5 W# hRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# v# E/ t+ I3 e, R! nEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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/ D1 g ^5 N' d9 q# d A6M2 Zero x 16
+ l# \( v, z: L! z B5N1 Kate x 16
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Allied aircraft* @$ _8 H& @* P3 Z, l3 k
P-39D Airacobra x 1" U0 B$ B$ i! o, K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22+ j# z1 M0 x' [) X% ~4 M: R
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Japanese aircraft losses
! ~* x' Y1 r; W6 f% J w% E1 }5 E9 E B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
% n% E, l p! _ B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
4 o1 q; k8 q1 r D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged8 }+ a( k. I9 Y
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ A$ Z/ V N6 I# H& r2 R3 aAllied aircraft losses
& e2 {- d K. Z P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed; _8 a3 q& e! O- @: c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed4 t3 h' U* V- z! }4 M$ y
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 P# Q2 e# [9 K8 h
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. i% y4 k: e2 r- D4 m% p) s5 G
CLAA San Juan, on fire6 l. y5 h$ [& J! a
DD MacDonough/ S" `* E% k% P# A" o
DD Benham5 B I3 a E& q( q
: ^) R. \+ A* E5 gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |