很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
5 ?+ a# e3 ^5 i0 m$ q3 w/ U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& y7 C& m! ~0 _1 D% _
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( ?9 N: E& `; S& j4 [* s2 m1 F X5 ~- 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
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+ p8 b( q2 a# A9 O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!# Y/ [. d5 x7 V8 C3 V: q$ U P$ h
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4 ^# p5 E; r5 F) i Q. n; Z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136! m- g( \/ _% Z5 u# ]
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Weather in hex: Overcast4 ~9 |! \& f& _8 G, I0 g7 _+ p) _
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
X; K: V0 W% K2 GEstimated time to target is 25 minutes+ m$ u: A) c, t& l0 _5 r
) `" l$ W! \0 z3 [& |4 D. s9 ^+ yJapanese aircraft' x( v1 e% U# K
A6M2 Zero x 20
8 a9 U$ M1 x% \ D3A1 Val x 5) ^- K, }$ o/ Q1 B x% t3 S3 {4 Z
D3A2 Val x 274 h; E: S' `& \1 |
6 H( ^' m. i8 Q1 E9 D ~Allied aircraft
8 N" @; @! f! d, Y. T P-39D Airacobra x 2
% b' Y. P4 C5 _% z F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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& u- V0 D. X6 Y5 i; g+ \) pJapanese aircraft losses
$ ~; h- M4 Z* K4 E) Z+ L A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
0 ~$ [! _7 }: S- H3 g D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged1 k/ n0 {9 O5 b/ K R$ `* o
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
- N+ Y* n' F+ d$ p N0 J D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
3 P V' y* I* w D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak$ v! x c$ a* v$ o
7 E, \7 H0 c& ?Allied aircraft losses
1 S1 m0 @- h& U$ q7 V# Y P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed; \5 H+ ^& P# i" \8 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- |7 R' n2 u" A6 {4 E& T
# z& |1 ^' a' T) z& I" y4 WAllied Ships
: j6 k- O0 M$ d" s' b CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
1 h8 d# q! ]: j" l' l$ j DD McCall+ Z% h& w/ A5 C
DD Maury
# w9 W2 Z" S; w+ X CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 B, z _% H3 z, C4 L' h
DD Cushing9 G7 ^6 O) |+ Y, G$ }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136( j1 Q% R9 \1 K" G- N' w
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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& Q/ z8 s3 r0 I0 R* A7 K$ d$ {Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" F* W% X4 A2 u* t U: gEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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( p5 g; y- v6 d" |) JJapanese aircraft
" {* |5 @) `' Y7 x A6M2 Zero x 169 A% h* [/ z4 R: k; L
B5N1 Kate x 16* Q' h9 l% l6 T
D3A2 Val x 23
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2 q, R( h/ W' C! AAllied aircraft/ P, p6 l, n- V7 E. l# @
P-39D Airacobra x 1
; Y& p! C9 J; a5 t- i# d/ _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 228 _- S( [+ Q# p) D
0 V$ E% l9 e! e& A# CJapanese aircraft losses
# x9 z, F3 X2 F. V6 y5 Y B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged& B0 O0 \8 l( F* b+ U
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak! a w6 o8 x4 s9 ~
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged6 @: R2 R2 A; U* F+ H& ^4 q- q! H* Z
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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! G6 t5 q6 b8 J/ O0 {4 h5 oAllied aircraft losses
1 M N4 L7 z9 F, B7 y$ _) B P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
- |! g# E$ `4 o; ]+ s F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% a. }. s$ {5 c- w CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 A7 u; v$ L* Q5 o7 `4 K) o2 U DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" y) t- n. P. _, \1 ?5 z+ l! q CLAA San Juan, on fire
7 d. |8 n7 r( v DD MacDonough9 p% a2 a1 G5 U# X$ @
DD Benham
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. x6 @3 p. d) @ i8 eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |