很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！
* {+ {5 A9 }% S8 s8 J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
1 w$ h( U/ _/ c6 b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$ l) s# @6 N& ~+ {- X7 D
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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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！6 s6 X' G3 @2 R1 U
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: `. q1 K% H: r5 X7 B# ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136; q5 b# K' N& l' Z( t
9 T9 z- h8 Z( b J6 PWeather in hex: Overcast! @; }) S, l# {3 }; e! t* F) n( R
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ |( v6 ^! s# B; k& R
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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9 Z) t* I5 @- t7 r+ }2 _* HJapanese aircraft! I' f, K. X+ u9 {" G
A6M2 Zero x 20$ X: D/ N1 `, g8 q9 `
D3A1 Val x 5
' x7 f. `# g" `. w D3A2 Val x 27
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P-39D Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 Z( f$ I3 G& W- ~) F A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed9 ?0 R$ X+ U; `0 {1 w7 d! [
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged5 S# O( Q+ m; Z7 b' T
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
% @9 k! r$ f$ _/ ~- ~ D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged% F- P5 ?( T/ G: q. z4 i1 W3 \: ^
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak* I$ u* @6 v5 r+ e
8 E) H/ v* ^% C0 N2 OAllied aircraft losses! P0 ~$ N5 _) o$ q: t
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire, m) i1 {5 Z" v' N
DD McCall
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CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 k$ c# A/ C" A, Q
DD Cushing- u, O6 n5 K$ S3 b" n$ c6 b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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6 Z5 [7 E i+ _Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 x9 f6 G+ R# P- W H% p( i; t. E
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes& R4 y# K" b0 d% `* l: n3 |
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A6M2 Zero x 16& o( ?1 `3 E* ?7 I
B5N1 Kate x 16( g: B1 L6 T+ K' f4 d9 {: {: f0 c
D3A2 Val x 235 T0 c' R5 I9 g
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P-39D Airacobra x 11 B! ?! q0 ~+ h s; q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 221 w( v# H& R* m$ d, y5 m9 [
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged) u" O7 a, G% b" O
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
: |: o B ~ ?) ], u. z' S! p6 v% _* P D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged% A: M( w0 N; Q* u& Q
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ u4 G7 `. G d% m
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Allied aircraft losses
" Z! _* i% V% b( W P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
2 {4 n& V$ g! b7 c0 c F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) {2 i/ |9 w2 W' g DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- o' @( T" z) Q" }+ T/ R, U3 h
CLAA San Juan, on fire t3 Q* F& ? `2 b
DD MacDonough& i' j6 `' M6 D: g; `/ X4 h
DD Benham1 _- o7 @+ c- \" r
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