菠萝大统领祭出了以其人之道还治其人之身大法,在米龙湾用补给运输船队埋伏日军的陆攻。
: T; ~ Z9 t! L$ l8 o8 a. r当日大获成功,情报显示共击落29架陆攻,一队小鹰全部成为皇牌: w+ ~# Z2 ^$ C% b9 d
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+ X \4 I( u' i8 o2 P: R) {, ]! WMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133$ B: i/ B$ a( z
2 }0 Z I1 \! q( g7 ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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: p; D4 y- Z) \Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 I1 K+ X4 k* W$ h8 `+ a
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes \3 Y* Y! w0 [8 h) Z
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Japanese aircraft+ F5 Z7 ?& X. F
A6M2 Zero x 6( [; z5 ?# [$ S
G4M1 Betty x 26) ?+ p) x# ^1 H. s, h3 V
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Allied aircraft
1 v5 n7 b1 F& h* s Kittyhawk IA x 14/ }, S" ^2 y+ j: f
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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8 f' `% Z0 n* L$ E8 D7 i% c2 e XJapanese aircraft losses
5 t" c, B% U4 L$ M$ x9 ~0 j A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed+ F4 K( x$ E' Y" g
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged5 z$ @/ X' n0 }. Q, J, T
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/ ^$ G5 w0 Z7 ?& jAllied Ships
$ }; o& {4 j) Q; ^ AM Kapunda
" Q" D1 c) n6 v& a5 |% i1 v1 m# q xAK Robert Luckenbach5 n# E7 @0 }/ J% J. q
xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ {/ q6 Z2 a+ h: O4 E0 s) r: J xAK Manoa
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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2 _" b6 \. x' ~7 W( iWeather in hex: Light rain. x6 M7 @- p0 u( C# _& ~* {
5 a' J, L$ l/ ` x1 {& d7 Z2 ?( KRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., r/ O L+ n" U: q' h; A+ r& p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
+ s$ Q* R a; D G4M1 Betty x 26: D5 Y* |# a8 h# F; t1 X6 e0 m
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) \7 K% t1 p' S- _& tAllied aircraft
) d# a0 _! I6 G2 s9 x Kittyhawk IA x 11: C; }# h; {0 h! M5 U
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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! F' B, R9 Z3 DJapanese aircraft losses
- N* |3 H$ p" n: j9 n& m6 O# e G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged! b h2 Y0 {+ ~) G' ~
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
& H5 J, z6 d. ]: Q. G7 ]3 V: Z Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed( v5 S) h, f/ T" Z; q6 d$ X0 K
/ o. i8 Q P" F7 f0 D! [3 E1 nAllied Ships
( G. j/ p2 u% N1 d xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 ]) h& ~; {* l3 i5 W
AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ c8 Q' F/ d2 }; }% u! f
xAK Utahan
! j2 o, @6 o: W" d& R xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |