很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
9 \/ e, A% E; ^* o( {4 c" T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
! w" B W0 d' C. [5 H$ p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1 A- I5 s) c7 {' ^
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' v- H3 C' T1 K9 u( p8 Q) Q9 n/ P0 Q$ J
Q* x( E0 ]* R2 g& ]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!
) l! f! r7 z( O, e99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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136# D, z9 V4 p& n1 F& a
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ z! d, Y4 c& {9 v' t8 _Estimated time to target is 25 minutes3 N+ f/ o) m9 \/ h9 b
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Japanese aircraft
0 S; E0 f. [8 O$ G8 x A6M2 Zero x 20
) Q1 t: K T- m* J& A D3A1 Val x 5
' g1 t; E( B; K; ~$ K D3A2 Val x 270 ~! S; M" U+ R2 M
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Allied aircraft3 U' w- a3 V; Z. M
P-39D Airacobra x 2
4 i& @/ v8 Y! h" J; ^$ ]6 p" z1 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 N. H, `3 K4 @ F A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
4 }8 _$ ^/ g \ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged+ X: `" _( a' n% X5 D' ^/ B4 D; W
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
( p/ o6 |6 w; _/ m& Q- F: y# e- p D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged9 ~9 S& |, {6 s' P
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses; p4 @# w( ~& o( E
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
8 c% U+ h* q4 T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ |% V c9 Q+ L, f V0 x
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Allied Ships
3 k2 B) k8 N+ B8 Z3 D' |- s8 T CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire0 C; D- W1 \$ A. w1 H( l
DD McCall
9 Z. x5 v: G9 h( m( d DD Maury
$ b) Q* [5 y0 D" U: A. H# e& u- H CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; _7 b1 w/ Q1 ]: }2 L+ ^1 N4 _ P DD Cushing
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast; `4 R+ T( a+ e& o% z- ~) {7 z$ n
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: v/ J3 `4 K6 f8 `& SEstimated time to target is 28 minutes0 b% T3 `0 q9 q% ?
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7 [6 `, ~/ L. ?4 f' n A6M2 Zero x 16
5 `% _: a- A: i$ D4 | B5N1 Kate x 168 i( w$ A( e7 `3 g# w8 \
D3A2 Val x 23) |$ a x ^$ I* i+ Q5 _
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Allied aircraft
7 `/ C: Y8 A0 ^+ ~5 y9 M ? P-39D Airacobra x 13 n9 A) K2 d- ?6 L- s7 ~. L) k. e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22( ]9 Y. g, O$ b& I
5 C. w' @! G* v; y& z3 JJapanese aircraft losses
# M7 X. g7 p, G! v3 Y3 z, H B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged* S: H2 {6 W5 o$ p& ?1 @! p5 I
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak9 d/ p1 z: Q6 y H# b
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
% |; U+ r5 `4 H$ X6 r D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
! U# G# @! R. S; @& r3 {. s P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed% ~1 S9 I0 A$ Y( O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage y4 Z9 k3 X6 a3 y$ D3 {1 `1 \
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" X5 Z# G/ L0 }) D
CLAA San Juan, on fire0 z9 P* e; Z4 C5 U
DD MacDonough
2 k6 i3 G; @* I' E DD Benham
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |