很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！' R3 C0 [6 L" ]# \ w# |
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! m l+ @0 e* |* t. ?8 s. n
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
1 R5 j) E* e; q" Z$ f F" e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: K0 b8 o: d6 ]$ O* p) _. q" d* w
. v; w( P& c" k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！* g; W2 e+ g, L: D z; }% S$ J/ r
99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/ I$ ]; o9 R9 r$ w5 `& R/ ^& z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 S8 `; m1 G0 T$ Z: u
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: G' b( P% c- H; a- Y6 U: L
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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; I$ I: j0 z. r; pJapanese aircraft
' s+ T$ V7 O' ] A6M2 Zero x 20
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D3A2 Val x 27
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Allied aircraft
3 c, X: i+ c @8 B; O8 U P-39D Airacobra x 20 c! d4 u9 J; w) P- @: g8 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
: E* k3 y4 `5 \0 W A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed8 ~3 `/ E q; h( r
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged1 p- X! L' W: X2 t, g6 Y$ p0 ~
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
/ ^: h. @; ]1 [: z8 k1 {- Q5 i D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged7 v5 v% v& n6 w" |
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses G! y {0 J+ `# j3 H6 P7 F
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed) @/ C9 d8 y/ h( }# z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 N, P ^; i4 Q2 F( r
7 M, y n b9 l/ hAllied Ships
. O# n o1 {/ L9 J$ M% D6 |/ } CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire& B9 w2 b9 ^0 V3 P8 U2 s4 N! i
DD McCall
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CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ i$ v2 C( R+ q7 r. Q
DD Cushing3 B* [: H) s. w7 s1 R. ?: ^
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6 W* N8 t! m; o& @) z `Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1368 l% V2 h4 C3 ^7 ^7 `9 Y
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* d, S2 `% A5 Z6 i8 W ^9 vRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 d' R# J* H% f2 x$ ^/ T* nEstimated time to target is 28 minutes. r g+ r% `- H& h0 J. `- H
' h6 r5 X, t+ _6 dJapanese aircraft
9 ^1 e \; R/ H% Z2 _; R# W A6M2 Zero x 16
, y, a) l8 Q6 x& L B5N1 Kate x 16
) N7 A5 }# D. h' l( }, h D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft7 H2 U7 N* f- J1 h" ?
P-39D Airacobra x 1
# f u9 U, a( Q9 Z( k% U F4F-4 Wildcat x 22* b+ i! l& U2 n
2 D" R$ n2 y- \% E2 VJapanese aircraft losses
! H% a) \4 ]! n3 o/ i' H B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged4 K& p, Y! n! H- G
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
" w7 z$ P; W) P D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
; ?+ J$ X$ E5 j. J' X D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! ]" a) K* B; R0 r7 z5 c! z
3 T4 ]7 Q' B! J' f' s a: PAllied aircraft losses4 m- k) `) u% f2 D& }# n
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
% c, }5 ^$ T8 W+ s! y9 N' H F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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4 t- ~) P$ `+ ^& N& m& E/ T, fAllied Ships
7 r% b! t) p2 g Q& | CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! o- e/ f# w9 f DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 q% S" a/ @, _& c
CLAA San Juan, on fire2 R6 ?1 X0 `; C0 I3 _" h
DD MacDonough3 p- \9 j" A4 W/ y: H& r
DD Benham
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- c& V) R) U( k5 {% h: K1 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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