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。
; i# @' Y1 `+ o/ U% K( W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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0 v3 z0 R4 e. `Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' X# ?4 c+ t0 T4 WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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4 D. z9 R& U( i. E2 t, S' W. ^Japanese aircraft
+ W* w b$ u* W7 s l A6M2 Zero x 6: H+ h' o4 v/ B& g4 C
G4M1 Betty x 262 b( O6 A0 @; r5 C
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( o2 F: W9 r& j6 ]" M8 WAllied aircraft+ f% M) l( K/ w3 `
Kittyhawk IA x 14
: V1 `# w; l2 \! U! g P-39D Airacobra x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses# u0 B6 u3 W! n1 E, p' n9 h7 G F
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" P# N5 ^" e7 j! p4 P
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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No Allied losses$ e5 C8 m$ H) ^/ J) E9 p
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AM Kapunda
9 J/ `. C/ Z" Y O xAK Robert Luckenbach0 X9 \3 {- N" o# t& U: a2 Y5 j
xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 Q9 k" I9 i# J) W6 K2 k/ [
xAK Manoa5 L" s7 ~- l. r! p' l- E
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8 y9 V% J, h7 x- F% k+ v# R5 H! PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1338 y1 u& R# U6 p. T" N3 |1 J1 l
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Weather in hex: Light rain1 k+ W5 S+ ~" X$ ?1 A" f
" q! ` p2 A3 c' v/ D3 Q: pRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ _; C, O, M* QEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 B6 n. F- Y) A6 f* T! R
A6M2 Zero x 2
$ ? X! b: h3 G/ C& t; g G4M1 Betty x 26
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Kittyhawk IA x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses# Z o. Q$ s6 l9 s- c1 N) s5 z
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged5 S$ ^! g: o7 W
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak$ r9 {/ ^' w9 K4 N! o8 E, r
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* f- h v% {9 o9 C5 n( q8 W AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 t9 H) L6 q" x& c) y6 X
xAK Utahan! \; l) y/ f2 z8 K7 t e6 O. d. s
xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |