很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！( N" `. T! S0 h/ A
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+ h8 u; I8 _! o, Z2 m
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" H, \, t! i4 C* U3 r 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3 S# |' L0 W0 A/ d' ]5 e: w$ U
% ]+ T" r& d& G) F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！
; E0 b8 N' n. y; t$ a99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 100,1361 I$ n3 V+ x! |$ D( z3 i* |
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Weather in hex: Overcast( P- R: g! Z* y0 `$ K4 f/ w- R
& L. Q% Q, j; U4 W6 n0 p) K1 XRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 m$ J' [ \: Y k
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes& }: j) {: n$ [. U
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Japanese aircraft) D6 a5 [$ n& h+ \1 K/ v
A6M2 Zero x 20
! V; o6 h" ~7 b" j0 c! y D3A1 Val x 5
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2 ]/ g: [' j) F" sAllied aircraft
( N% n [. ~7 u" G% @' M, Q5 S P-39D Airacobra x 2
E0 _% U" |! ]+ c9 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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; y3 @0 J6 j8 t& V& | q- EJapanese aircraft losses# j' n- t* K, @1 G$ t3 O
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed8 m) j: E8 F) K2 G, t
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged7 ]* v1 `: ?! @
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& V9 T2 o: |9 m% m! ?: [
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
w; U" U% i0 L8 v1 e6 S5 Y D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak% [6 f- M# H! L( T4 D/ b
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Allied aircraft losses
i. i- q& |! k' y# n P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
0 P. v8 `( P" L0 x- H- {3 H F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships" A; C$ `! v+ V. M9 b9 x2 M
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire5 X* o3 Q2 V0 \/ y! S2 N4 G
DD McCall
1 ~+ v" [; p8 Z7 R! A) }% Q DD Maury
1 t% O, g, z6 m7 @' A7 ?0 S CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire) R* H0 ?3 T7 h& C! n8 \
DD Cushing
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2 T: y7 _ b1 T6 R( [6 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 M8 u7 p) ^7 Z7 A3 [! }: t
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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4 p, N6 ]5 {8 NJapanese aircraft
% B; r H$ d$ t! @0 E5 e- M- m A6M2 Zero x 160 H3 {: j* w% g2 K% k
B5N1 Kate x 16
$ e1 W- W* A9 B7 G" M9 [ D3A2 Val x 23
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: }" c4 O4 U8 i! L( }$ |9 XAllied aircraft
: g1 A: ]6 ~, H5 R4 _: v P-39D Airacobra x 1" n/ R% ^3 `, n6 l; W& E7 E( T6 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 I8 G+ B; p; K# }+ S+ ~( ~, [' } B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged A/ d1 p5 G @- I2 x u
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak5 m( I- D0 U7 ~/ }3 q. P+ u
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged9 q! v7 s$ R7 z3 _8 R+ U
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 \5 T2 h: S+ W* D0 `. \
; n; _$ P, O; x/ |6 g7 wAllied aircraft losses
) Z0 ]( u3 W' p) s) y1 A P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
% c9 _: w& Q6 c# J1 o F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed F* j# D7 a) j0 e/ I0 J6 ?
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8 L$ e9 e2 c, a1 O2 x CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( A: d7 L: h% T DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. g( L; Q1 G1 H# Q9 R
CLAA San Juan, on fire
) V3 x5 }8 C1 {6 t DD MacDonough+ j; T/ s- a) l" O. h
DD Benham
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4 N4 Y: b6 l1 u$ a# Z7 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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