很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
9 T. I7 `7 w/ I8 w. f5 ^5 g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
" r" e: C) \: ~4 z9 m$ F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' T# F9 `) M( G
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
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7 D8 j, g' C! I/ [& R, ^; T: R3 u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!7 k: M) o$ P, p6 T2 e, j
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1 F/ w" D2 O! ]# K* l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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& v( v1 U* i. s+ SWeather in hex: Overcast
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. G% z( [2 a4 |- XRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." |. K+ A) K0 ^8 v
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes. l) T! A3 R# C+ R7 e+ F r( |% u5 \
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Japanese aircraft
1 T; A! H8 W5 [- | A6M2 Zero x 20% `/ i6 m0 G5 Y4 S$ }
D3A1 Val x 5& }6 M8 Q( j1 q' F9 F) b! w
D3A2 Val x 279 B3 L- g+ d, E4 p/ }' I/ @
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Allied aircraft
, u7 {& r6 \ s' R7 r7 j P-39D Airacobra x 20 y4 P3 G) X1 z( f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36% ~& h& Y: R4 M/ N
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Japanese aircraft losses
. _4 p, E0 S# k# g1 B5 v. g A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed6 `( k) R1 ]; d; o$ |" G
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
" u6 w* @" z, H8 D+ ]& Q8 ]0 z D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
' g3 w, E' B, M: Q7 C D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
! U; c4 t$ M/ j9 f0 c D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
0 L1 w/ n4 |$ T9 |2 f P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed& R! s$ i. u l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: R) P# Y- R8 ?- f8 i/ A2 ]9 g
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Allied Ships
( i9 ^3 B2 a; } S CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
! X2 }. S/ l* Z# z& `6 \: s DD McCall6 ^' t" L" X9 K1 t
DD Maury
: \$ H4 E. S; e0 q3 W# a CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# _, ~: a! M: H" ^% S% s' V DD Cushing
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1360 b: ~! J: E$ b: P0 p" i* `
& m2 {2 E5 I, s$ |Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ D0 H% O8 L# D! c* M6 Q) Y
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes5 f6 b* w+ i3 y* F$ u+ ~7 u
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Japanese aircraft
4 o9 B) Z" t# q$ s3 |3 D/ W A6M2 Zero x 16
6 N6 x5 v2 U, Z2 Y B5N1 Kate x 16+ }' v a) p" }4 A2 A+ A) K/ o
D3A2 Val x 23
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P-39D Airacobra x 1- J2 z- T6 p9 _% ~9 c) ^9 p7 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged% q+ a! r2 o! P
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ n, U/ \# \! \. ^ D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged% S& {* \! o: O4 d+ q, s/ e* G
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 \/ ?/ b' a2 F
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Allied aircraft losses
, W6 i) O5 v) b P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
! G" v% _0 A m. o F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed7 j! Q2 s( {6 x) }. E" I7 O% J
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Allied Ships
1 I0 B9 p8 W) C4 o/ P7 q" E CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! L( H$ _3 M- S- n% A ]7 E- b DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! H0 X$ o3 ~+ W7 w- O$ i1 c' @( a* [ CLAA San Juan, on fire, Z& U8 |5 Z8 _ ]3 D3 l
DD MacDonough( T; T5 y4 _9 T# ^/ z
DD Benham
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |