很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！
2 J! B" a: \! ]5 c$ h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
' U' {( T1 z+ Z* n. F1 H. ]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
% X3 r: ~# d8 `% J5 b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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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！4 @! R4 ^, z; J( W, D' 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7 x! ]& o: f( H, _: J9 Q, z- T
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: C. H" P2 k" H; w7 x" a6 m7 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast# M I: Y" n, q2 |' b4 o
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: q8 E# j& L9 `% REstimated time to target is 25 minutes* L/ l H' H6 Z+ L
$ I, ^3 x: b- r' n. j3 eJapanese aircraft
( M' ]( R- {, M7 _& w A6M2 Zero x 20) b( H/ Q2 T7 e" o% A) \& c
D3A1 Val x 5
$ q. c& S* C) T) K D3A2 Val x 27
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/ k- N6 M' [4 w" t$ xAllied aircraft
# q; K2 ^+ T, [2 [& f! n* ~ P-39D Airacobra x 2
7 V% T* u7 _. z* [& o" n F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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2 m# P3 I8 y' D! d7 LJapanese aircraft losses
# t2 l* M" H3 @" G* R9 Y A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed$ {0 o9 B: S' q5 o, F) o3 W' p
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged; ~6 I! m) j8 F' _$ C8 t, \) E, E$ {
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ J& i6 l' E- M3 P8 c1 g' [$ s
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged1 O n8 M# s6 C0 `; S4 X
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak& k7 T' ?: \) Z
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Allied aircraft losses7 P5 L8 U* y2 X9 m q
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed6 E3 [1 B8 f; |! p& f1 O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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% E/ _; c# g( L& D+ |# EAllied Ships
?; t4 K+ [& W+ l) }6 l# P CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire% B+ i- m8 Z7 Q: W
DD McCall
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9 ^$ N6 q3 z+ g7 S, B3 o CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- Y' T2 w/ v( u' I DD Cushing5 J0 S0 s5 p, W$ V: V) V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136; z8 a5 R- C5 u; u" u6 d
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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* a& b: c- `& L8 t0 NRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ r. i7 B( h$ z2 c9 o0 }6 x! N
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes: f# n, l# Z. Y M. [' l* S
* W0 H, m* _2 o1 ?7 M; h5 l; BJapanese aircraft
+ X# j2 g, K! g* I% V- Z A6M2 Zero x 16
4 f0 W+ O& a% H$ s* r- G8 h4 d B5N1 Kate x 165 l: B3 J0 z% g2 I' \, ]' M
D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft8 y2 v" M b0 `2 }& x
P-39D Airacobra x 13 \) H z5 Z7 }) c- t% e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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3 L$ C" j" A7 FJapanese aircraft losses2 U; ?3 X* e7 x% ]# Z2 O
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged! Z9 A9 f9 M' c8 r* x9 Q3 S5 {
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak$ i$ V, Q+ [1 v% j& ~
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged! R+ i9 J3 \. C+ y0 W- ~1 d* F
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 ~& n0 E3 i! v9 i( x! D
- z+ B% r) Z' V0 L6 v- g4 e- I0 n, vAllied aircraft losses9 R: R+ h: _/ k3 Z
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed* u$ N9 ]1 x1 I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed: i+ ?5 e1 x% z5 K# T. c8 \2 K* K
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Z8 D" Z9 L1 {7 v
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: ?* H& N9 U( W9 w7 l" i8 o4 J CLAA San Juan, on fire
. Q. S! q& p9 Z# R: m* [ DD MacDonough l: A p4 c5 Q7 p
DD Benham
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_8 a! A& j! c) R/ zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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