很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!6 I0 _9 l2 q; M1 p" F8 m5 K
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* F5 M8 C3 j% a8 L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
) k8 M; z: ~; O' b) S9 ]8 w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2 J4 [' }) Y# P+ }7 }* [
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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!- `+ D) U' Q J& v
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; h3 g" u/ P6 E
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' U2 Z3 `- l8 L5 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 B" D) q. A: b) A, I+ E7 J
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ S- Z* g& A5 X. f' g8 q3 DEstimated time to target is 25 minutes6 a5 P, ^% E/ X- ]7 O* a
' b: l; x! W: R. d2 ~8 F6 U* ZJapanese aircraft2 @( h J( ~. N2 W5 G# i* w# G2 i
A6M2 Zero x 20
: i# }( [2 e7 Z9 I' @5 Q D3A1 Val x 57 ~0 \" f! `2 g, T
D3A2 Val x 27" @ V. G) k4 i
8 k3 ]! M! w6 f/ P% e) eAllied aircraft
1 ~" _4 e6 k7 L P-39D Airacobra x 2 f8 s; N* u) l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses; _3 s/ r1 v; F/ U. T: q
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
, i, R% |: W( F D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged5 F. k% [) j& }3 [$ J$ S. D# C
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- O2 ^# V9 ]1 Q5 C5 ^: H
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
+ h) n% k& `, o9 [9 y0 E; m' G3 D3 j D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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: \7 F9 V. \7 \" O+ yAllied aircraft losses/ U m& d! ^/ @* H4 m7 F4 @. s6 t2 d
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
- Y+ g r% n+ A* c7 O F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ `# I* B( _" ]' t, W
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
1 b9 f# g' \9 c$ L DD McCall
3 N. D5 R+ @1 n DD Maury
. f+ ^& V: q2 c& r0 S CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 z3 V1 p5 }( c) T, Y- K
DD Cushing
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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2 ? W( F: b+ `9 v6 x" OWeather in hex: Overcast
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7 w- f* E0 x9 g; g+ ?0 u$ a2 lRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% s& ^% R0 F- O* i* A$ a7 `' {Estimated time to target is 28 minutes- G6 y$ O+ z! a" O# t: O
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Japanese aircraft4 W0 V, U7 s7 M1 m; ]. a
A6M2 Zero x 16
* F3 D* I0 h7 P1 h7 ] B5N1 Kate x 16
' e6 b' B: \/ J9 j- q6 ?5 h, ~ D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 22+ m5 ^' A q$ w/ t! ^2 {
' ^: i; U5 Z6 {2 J& N0 YJapanese aircraft losses& R. q" u1 p# P0 P/ t8 A9 ^/ u& u
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
% L$ J4 e2 m( o+ z7 `0 f' x B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* E/ f( f0 P/ E
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
# V4 S" }9 R/ ^& v' s* H D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 ], F, y3 h: D6 X. I
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Allied aircraft losses4 K( J: j# |$ h# X; @# ^
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
) `: C$ D4 f4 o, H& W+ j; T% z! O F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed* r' J" P* S4 `' q- K& D
1 [. k% I1 p# a+ v ~% a: d; _Allied Ships
+ r: l) u& d" c6 ` CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 w' y! h# c* A H' ` z5 t
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, P, j8 X2 p6 _ E% I9 p
CLAA San Juan, on fire# O9 A( `, N1 O/ A9 Z Q/ Y
DD MacDonough; }' U9 y- w; ]4 t/ _
DD Benham
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9 }. ]' C7 Y5 N' lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |