很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
# b; N2 z- A8 a7 o# j1 d2 I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
2 f* b7 V* H7 U4 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
; s; M j) ~$ x( Q: l2 m( Z$ 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+ o- ], i2 S# l$ J3 a
6 Z" _% ~0 e2 l/ @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!) r R8 q3 C, T7 d5 N9 H
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
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3 ?/ ~' i# J3 N7 F& sMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136! ?; G+ V8 p; D! [) g
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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, o/ K. l2 \5 U+ Q* @Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) z5 O! K& X Z5 i9 ^. e4 a
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes( L0 \- H; P9 D3 t2 k/ U/ X
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Japanese aircraft6 a* H2 N/ z) b7 r" O
A6M2 Zero x 201 M1 x3 q" \& v. D
D3A1 Val x 5$ s `! Y' [4 E7 o, r
D3A2 Val x 27- m9 ~- n$ W1 M. M C5 N/ e
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Allied aircraft
: b5 h7 v9 b2 P: y) A9 G P-39D Airacobra x 2
! v. z9 E2 {1 Q$ s$ k$ Q5 P F4F-4 Wildcat x 367 w& x) m% P+ r6 t- u8 v
3 ?, b4 D/ {$ [- u5 OJapanese aircraft losses; y0 q# k' M: i2 x: B0 B5 l
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed2 v6 V/ w! v& C
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
0 K I; {, D8 A+ I% w+ Q" D D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ k" X& R1 C% h5 W( u* p
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged$ ?3 b; w1 U3 G1 B/ G* C3 A+ I
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak( W6 a/ y( i! q# b, m* d4 L
+ l! h6 e, q' N2 n+ t; IAllied aircraft losses1 \# G4 q2 g1 U0 P! A6 _
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed0 l t2 w7 O N7 g' B7 o* X! b: H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 |3 p; `) W1 I) A- I
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Allied Ships& H/ l) ^+ c7 r9 U5 z+ _8 H B
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 m e3 ]: T3 }7 L
DD McCall2 x [5 B$ {! W' G6 x+ Q
DD Maury
4 A3 S/ T2 s& d& X CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: O& p5 j% N2 @# F DD Cushing
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4 L' z/ \0 N# Z% H" Q+ O, LMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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1 {" j) ~$ j6 S; u2 lWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 ~" m1 V6 l2 ~- \
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes7 n, w1 x( ~% u6 Y6 A$ d. D
9 y6 ~" v4 G$ i0 s0 e2 k9 jJapanese aircraft5 w( R+ b- K: e7 H- D
A6M2 Zero x 16+ Z* S- }7 r* p( X# x, i) W7 k l
B5N1 Kate x 16* { u% s. N2 ~6 ^0 ^
D3A2 Val x 23: a9 B* ^' m6 J1 N8 T! h' m0 Z
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Allied aircraft
$ G% }, T R3 H9 v P-39D Airacobra x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses; {. k# e* v! \1 u$ a# L1 k5 k
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
" S5 g. q" n ^+ k; c9 \0 \7 m B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
5 N) f# A9 z) x- W D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged$ p5 j/ C1 P5 _ ]1 Z8 H9 ?
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 ?4 h0 F1 k; G* K7 m* K
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Allied aircraft losses9 V) U, [- n( u; K
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
0 I- {4 a& [. Q+ r F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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7 Z; R, t% r+ d% b3 |Allied Ships0 o" u' N* m7 H' S3 P8 ?
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: A) D. W5 s/ c8 i DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) m9 v) h* V% d2 } CLAA San Juan, on fire
* H, O0 f8 [0 H DD MacDonough$ x6 v4 }1 o( J% s( L. M
DD Benham
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0 `" A, [* q$ B6 ~7 ^& P; u7 QHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |