很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
0 t* A/ w! k( x4 h5 E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
# W6 ^- w9 j4 K" W% N; g/ 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9 r$ V H$ O$ Y0 J k
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) w' S& M' j4 I
( i- C8 V7 m2 i. h- y+ N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!. i: M+ T& u: v Y0 D
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/ o/ m" o6 }) w! {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136# j/ }9 e0 L3 x# D5 k: v& s' J. Z
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Weather in hex: Overcast' e4 E+ o/ e! n! l7 I }
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 p* \1 Z9 t$ Y8 Y% X3 P. ?( f" `
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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% T3 v. q9 g% b/ _& z1 IJapanese aircraft: L. m0 K( V& @: c# {
A6M2 Zero x 20* P* u$ N% ^' |) `
D3A1 Val x 54 A- H& z3 X5 a" x; _
D3A2 Val x 27
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* C) V/ D/ ^0 F9 C( W7 j9 k) V$ DAllied aircraft
5 {& E# I/ o& P3 j P-39D Airacobra x 2
& [$ {2 @0 D- q) W, z/ |0 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
! p" @) K/ I) T6 j7 U' L' n A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed) n7 w$ \9 a Z9 K6 T: P8 c
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged1 [: c) f3 L3 \- Y( w
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 Q- D' ?3 Y2 C6 {" C
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
8 D9 q! G2 G* P, Y: q$ [, E( L D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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5 ~, H# k" u; h9 J+ X P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
6 o& X4 @* Z1 k: B8 K! Z P F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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. z7 B# g: m# I" y5 kAllied Ships1 a; M* |$ [/ u1 ]
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire5 z' E# Z4 j% W P7 F8 u0 a" `
DD McCall3 B$ ~: _- A1 z9 k ?
DD Maury: n( k6 X9 n. _) @2 G7 R
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 Z3 ?, q1 j J% _* X/ ]6 r5 W& E
DD Cushing
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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9 B- ^) h6 X9 B; R7 R7 VWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. D( G/ `* P" G2 Q; ZEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ ^/ r4 q8 M" a! k, V: T
A6M2 Zero x 16: I% N# G0 F! m+ `- n& r
B5N1 Kate x 16- S0 q4 V$ Q3 E; R; _$ g
D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft3 ]) E5 X, E, a" n4 s4 c
P-39D Airacobra x 1
6 P. K i6 E' K. P4 O F4F-4 Wildcat x 227 B; ?) b4 _. }3 m# y: v
* [+ t5 t V# E# e" _; y2 mJapanese aircraft losses
. ]7 i) b5 y% I: T, z B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
- X4 y2 x& d _6 B: S B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' p# a/ ]) k, C5 V2 w% K
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged" O1 I2 V) H0 p' N9 O/ d
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak2 |1 T+ s! I6 b8 H% S5 w, c0 j
4 }2 V5 S" |% X% z/ J- u1 f* MAllied aircraft losses* Z+ U8 b; h6 h0 W/ B" K
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
6 a- F+ Q8 T4 A1 [ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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, R7 M! q: s( Y1 J% G CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' t& y+ N& `/ M& ~1 b DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! k. H2 I) r E* K" f3 Z
CLAA San Juan, on fire# D; _/ ]7 z( N! _3 y( ?; c
DD MacDonough
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |