很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
- `8 p1 s1 _* A- G! X* ~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) m1 @& |4 F7 Z, b8 y- O! i
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 h8 U+ i+ [, a& x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!
' Q% J1 w" x1 D99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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/ J3 l, Y# N/ i% _. f1 m! a3 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast/ Z) }7 X' D4 |" r
1 |8 Y1 I% V' [- MRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& \7 @7 `+ D$ X$ X4 e* k) B0 x" L
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes8 ~" M( C2 r2 g2 [ _; W
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Japanese aircraft1 K+ }. a- p: U7 ?$ {# P1 J5 `" I
A6M2 Zero x 20* n( z: c" s1 X9 F
D3A1 Val x 52 m! g _! t) U7 a9 [9 v& `& t0 d
D3A2 Val x 27% B, X5 m9 n7 s
$ S0 W% A. p8 kAllied aircraft7 K ~# V) ~0 G0 w' U
P-39D Airacobra x 2
* s; s; u8 a" Y, u F4F-4 Wildcat x 365 b0 Y+ t- R0 @& D
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Japanese aircraft losses
! l E0 h# o, f. L8 P& ^- w A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
p( e5 a. ]% N9 L# Y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
+ o+ E: ?/ ^9 s; g- E8 z D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak, n* R6 i5 Y6 _3 W0 g3 P
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged) M- s7 U2 o# T g! g) B" ^4 Q
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak3 }; |: a& Z" q7 R/ z
9 P) p% d( S0 M2 } IAllied aircraft losses8 r% b! z+ G; _" z( H
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships* v2 Y5 ~/ h9 ~! S$ o% j, u
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
0 [* I8 g2 n: R. A DD McCall" b: k3 p$ Z# S0 ~
DD Maury0 p) X$ V T3 q
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136# a9 y' |4 X$ `( K
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Weather in hex: Overcast, f( ?- v' @" g7 W
* J% k. x, |* j: l! A4 q9 BRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 Z8 }! p& c5 X6 a4 J) hEstimated time to target is 28 minutes, ]9 `( p, ^5 S
9 n- x- {! \) q. QJapanese aircraft* o4 | X* O' z4 x0 E4 Q: e( |
A6M2 Zero x 16
( S& N2 J+ s* B, z4 e B5N1 Kate x 16' I# T# s) Z' i4 b
D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged! ]- `7 D" ~8 n, V6 H6 w. d
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak1 I! o4 U) Y t7 Q7 ]1 R! m
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged$ ~- T0 e& V" a
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# M% \# s2 ?$ P' w. ~* R
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed. u: E" h4 j9 ]; m* \3 ?; r
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 x2 i0 ^! Y7 \" W$ v, | DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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DD MacDonough
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |