很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！) r3 T1 x. A) t, S
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
. }7 x4 J+ W# }$ j+ Z! I' `+ [0 k- `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 ` \' W; ?6 ]( i( [& r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( {4 s0 H9 ~) c7 n* d5 |
( a' `, G+ x) L& t* a# E* 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！
' x1 {0 E8 z7 u: b5 q99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
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! D {$ C" E. |/ X7 VRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 R9 Q d. X [, z4 c$ w4 Y9 Z8 BEstimated time to target is 25 minutes5 w/ b9 E3 p& L1 Z
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Japanese aircraft G3 v! @7 u9 ?6 r' |( ?; `2 E* w
A6M2 Zero x 20
, } m" C! E) ?1 Y0 | D3A1 Val x 5
3 H+ F) P* t$ V" N7 ~- @ D3A2 Val x 27+ k) K. i! o& G" t0 g+ W
. E1 r# B. i$ hAllied aircraft
9 I8 L1 e# @* E0 v8 d P-39D Airacobra x 2. v* T# L. i- I: `2 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 K) ]7 z+ a( b9 p+ a' t A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed0 O7 ?4 Y8 F8 e9 D4 K
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged# `( F) E- k; a3 X- D5 H4 n4 s: N7 }. B
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ c4 R! ?/ F% K7 y |4 x9 ]) y
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 C6 q) J$ X' F! y2 }: u D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak& O: X! B5 T+ Q1 X. _9 C; K
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+ w: `" H/ [' U! y; p' L1 ~/ T P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
/ R6 B- s5 ^( L2 N7 E3 i F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 p: s. D. t& l6 M% n; i6 a4 m( f CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire% |7 h& S! S; ^6 W6 t* J
DD McCall
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CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ u; Y Q, z( _( t2 H E, v
DD Cushing
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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1 ?; A+ w4 u9 h3 m I. D: T: K* z5 HRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 h# s/ @; y& v/ q) |/ N% u
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ v9 o2 K4 R8 i9 L3 B8 {9 j, d A6M2 Zero x 16
5 q" y& }$ i) S% t1 `! @4 _7 F B5N1 Kate x 16
Z1 ?" a3 K) u7 g0 O D3A2 Val x 23* }+ @$ q! t; _# a+ }7 E% S
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 X) C. ?& \. n4 ~' E& z' V B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ W! U9 B, Z5 c/ Q D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged4 y( N9 p. J1 P; k5 o( X
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
) P: Q9 L; o( ]- ^5 L P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed9 M! [. l! ^' Q( I; |& f, h! @' @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ?3 }; B; a5 v2 a( V; h DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. i: q' N {. K5 h& E
CLAA San Juan, on fire
( O9 e& p4 H+ t# B7 ^! h DD MacDonough+ E0 i# O( k% F: w' Z+ T
DD Benham
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3 ^: I3 Q5 D" X: L1 yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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