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。
5 E- q" ?9 n' {% o" U; f) p8 A! L9 A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( D2 u5 X3 Z5 J0 W9 I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1339 {* p# q+ k; j: g; |8 ]; z
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 j# B' j7 K# ?5 p, R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ t+ {1 _# ~6 w8 [
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Japanese aircraft
! A: O* O. A9 R8 L; L/ B A6M2 Zero x 6& {! ]3 X) C& D
G4M1 Betty x 26
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Allied aircraft
3 A+ J$ i! U4 f3 \6 x8 p) G Kittyhawk IA x 14
( q7 E% }' H& N P-39D Airacobra x 11 Q: {% t# g8 u
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Japanese aircraft losses
! q$ Y' Q2 C+ H A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ d9 R' _5 j& b6 ~; V& @8 {
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged- x8 y5 T) ^ n9 t6 }
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No Allied losses
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AM Kapunda
2 W: u8 ?0 D5 Q xAK Robert Luckenbach
3 j# s& E! n- D5 Q9 F/ k& G& D5 s z xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' E ~5 h+ i( x% S8 j" g$ w2 U
xAK Manoa
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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; V' W* z4 X6 k$ VRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 t3 T& V% X/ Z# i2 M d/ X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2. W5 e2 I9 Z+ L) O \. o
G4M1 Betty x 26% @$ P8 c7 f6 T. h
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0 F* y* z7 k+ ?- J3 @. vAllied aircraft: L" G- z( [" V6 B5 \- @* e
Kittyhawk IA x 11, M+ V/ W& U7 ~ I: t* u
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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- y3 }0 @$ e# pJapanese aircraft losses+ C) i- s4 m, b( s- U' S
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged0 u* O* @) v9 u1 F) E$ Z; m# A1 L8 V
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak/ G' r) k# X9 H6 Z" }* V+ F/ [
6 ^" U9 ^. z2 H, \9 a/ wAllied aircraft losses4 Z- a% D; z. r! b
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships+ @& i" e- b# W( m1 K
xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 p; Q1 g. p7 P AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ C! T F6 }% I: }& q7 N4 d
xAK Utahan8 O: f0 `1 B2 _2 d5 x5 V
xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |