菠萝大统领祭出了以其人之道还治其人之身大法,在米龙湾用补给运输船队埋伏日军的陆攻。% O% m1 L- S. t! d4 d; ], q
当日大获成功,情报显示共击落29架陆攻,一队小鹰全部成为皇牌- o1 |: ^7 {+ O+ w( L3 T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1335 t9 T4 O- B$ W
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6 g9 h6 G( U z0 Z- X* m1 u1 [Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 s+ p& C N& t6 N% W
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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/ y( }$ L( i, KJapanese aircraft
i; u' t, C- M A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
* f& m. r; ^& u% L/ n% u. c' b9 q Kittyhawk IA x 14- T6 }' J; h' }* j: g3 a' O) {
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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O5 V- j8 F- J, cJapanese aircraft losses
' e* U0 g& Y% s/ J0 _ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 b; f) e f: } K( g0 Y+ y5 j3 O
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged) e. p0 l: _' B) v
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No Allied losses) q: `% m4 z( _9 Z$ l( T
9 w( k7 |3 v pAllied Ships5 ~8 H! j% C0 H4 K- y' X/ f, R9 k- G x
AM Kapunda( R1 K) |9 m ^- ?/ @; ~
xAK Robert Luckenbach
1 J1 u9 V, E4 W: @4 Y: } xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 v3 @1 U& W. G6 G xAK Manoa' k* |: O {6 S; S8 K+ S" _
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* A. U2 p7 ~% p2 T7 a) |* HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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' K8 G7 z6 T8 U4 x; o JWeather in hex: Light rain
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" E- T2 u$ \) a9 {/ c9 |6 N: B4 h5 YRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ T! _- t1 w& C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% H& B5 N, h! Z: n2 }% }5 O! G8 y: n" ^ A6M2 Zero x 2
. V6 f+ \; h1 Z7 p: w0 N3 T G4M1 Betty x 26
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Allied aircraft# t$ i6 x, M4 _
Kittyhawk IA x 11
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/ t1 L( y- |/ ~3 m" o. WJapanese aircraft losses; ], u: H. H% Z4 e
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
) q1 }; f4 y; h% f5 u G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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, @. f% Y1 n& h3 bAllied aircraft losses% j5 @) f( o0 f* ^3 g7 g& u7 {
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
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xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& m' ~, i1 D' ~+ S$ d AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" ~# _2 ~% \' O
xAK Utahan
% }) |6 p: w9 C8 p7 z1 Z% } xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |