很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！8 s) |% B& g- ~' A5 n
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
+ P% F9 ?, t2 k( N K7 n, E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
; A, H" b; W+ }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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/ ?$ y$ l/ I- `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！$ T4 L9 N9 q' r2 m) N& q# |) }5 `
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
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& p% b+ |2 _$ `3 Y! yMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1368 S" E6 l, k" g; N
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( E. }' ^' b5 d
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 20
' c6 s, I3 j6 w3 C7 Z. N D3A1 Val x 51 `/ l2 J. K! W- t( O& R
D3A2 Val x 27
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& T' Y7 }* n0 \8 X- O% @Allied aircraft
- C/ i! S4 W Y( _& L P-39D Airacobra x 2/ Q {( ~4 p. I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 368 ^, b+ y( c6 n5 O) P' ^4 s
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Japanese aircraft losses, V; J# B7 R- y/ v* g+ S% p
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
) P+ P+ w) j' V% o% s0 h) t D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged3 T7 O" s4 ` u6 Z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak6 W5 r; ]& Y* e* m. g3 R
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged6 t" e3 A! R3 X& k& n2 \3 P
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses; l5 c' u1 I: t" H# K4 i E, @ Q# I
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
7 |! d3 c: ?/ T5 g F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ D0 _7 m# Q# ~& x. C8 L+ S( u$ M
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Allied Ships
; S% @+ z! u4 y7 }0 _: k CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 @. \$ l+ O7 j# g
DD McCall. P$ u* s5 b0 E, M2 U4 |4 l1 G; p& A
DD Maury
% b! @) ?1 I& z, U5 M; l$ _ CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 c- x% |) ~5 \, j! k* h# n, p, X$ q DD Cushing5 J) F# A2 e( w
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136; i! g# M5 ~3 s' I# E6 d
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# X3 T/ @2 Q: r2 @8 c: z4 Q6 Z
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 16
1 [. T6 M5 j9 F( t& R B5N1 Kate x 16 K9 o' r6 D1 g6 k
D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft% [, ]+ u! j+ m! U9 g* i
P-39D Airacobra x 16 l/ E/ r8 d5 o/ z4 I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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2 W7 h3 M3 I jJapanese aircraft losses
1 Q4 @7 h( w. k) j0 C L& q. r B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged; c/ `6 B1 t. ]
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
2 `/ ]2 ^% X1 y1 d. I# @ D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged j {9 @, @: g. ?% S( N* p. s( x
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! M v2 W/ l1 M% K% t) \
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Allied aircraft losses
7 O4 G0 f6 @, U* s( F P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed- |( l# F7 n6 x. t; M
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
b8 C! z2 L+ O* z2 t, n DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- u4 W* G5 F0 y4 E
CLAA San Juan, on fire& H: |5 q' z0 [
DD MacDonough! J3 H# e+ K; |" V6 b, G
DD Benham
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