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。
; S' Y1 i" L& h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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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: d0 m s) y+ x. o! ]Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; T* l/ m) W- y7 S- w9 J* j% m0 @& T
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 6" d. Q s) C) ?+ L) n/ k8 z
G4M1 Betty x 26
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) K5 }# W$ i2 K4 p5 r( EAllied aircraft J7 X( p* Q4 U' M: {: i: F
Kittyhawk IA x 14! ~+ d. {1 m4 D8 H+ y
P-39D Airacobra x 15 z: E9 d0 O2 c9 n+ M2 g
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( r2 j# e% f( U1 P- R& j8 mJapanese aircraft losses
$ R3 L/ E( q" h* \ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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2 Z1 I/ h# D2 Y& A6 y& R$ XNo Allied losses+ N3 k }9 e# k9 k' R0 w: j7 j$ _$ c
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AM Kapunda
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) _' Y7 I+ ]6 g: p/ A$ }& z/ | xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 ^7 O6 O1 z7 q {- |. } xAK Manoa
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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. r0 H. p4 l1 R IRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 F6 }0 k: G x9 R5 X; C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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W6 x3 W* v' e5 B3 F$ e" d+ i A6M2 Zero x 2
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Kittyhawk IA x 11
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G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged9 j( [' b4 _2 ^7 a/ S. Q% s
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak3 L# k0 T* O s6 @
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Allied aircraft losses
6 D1 \4 I/ P6 |" {! E: R& f Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
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xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' [- a7 e1 t. T" `& h0 { AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |