很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
" D5 B L. p- R8 h: O- V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' N' N w" ~4 t* N/ V- G
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
" ~6 N# P8 ]3 N0 C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!! |9 I. Q% ]$ `) w" `, I
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136; a! \5 ?5 X, @+ X. Y5 Y1 N' `9 G
/ |/ W$ F, {" C; q/ bWeather in hex: Overcast& l# {, r2 o/ E' E4 ~. \5 {& O
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' U+ z! D0 J0 G. ?Estimated time to target is 25 minutes9 c4 f4 _0 i( U. I
" Z& `. ?! P3 u1 @3 r+ XJapanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 5' C) |/ Q8 X+ m! u
D3A2 Val x 27
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Allied aircraft( S: u+ d" y+ y# N, L5 e
P-39D Airacobra x 2) ] f" _5 ?" Z0 w+ B2 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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1 y* P: Y+ ^% O* H0 l! Q$ L: b# CJapanese aircraft losses
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+ B) R% l6 G& `% p& P9 Y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged9 c" [! U! r6 T: d' _1 ?, S
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
5 M3 o: S7 Y! a* k. H. q7 v$ V8 _9 r D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
8 X, S0 P# I8 y! o8 z9 T2 h' @ D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak1 s) _$ ^6 g- E# t( ]. ~
0 ]* w; o/ J2 d. T9 g. nAllied aircraft losses7 }4 ~( k, ^/ L( D* {
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
* E( U. n6 ?9 ~6 h/ U" ?1 J F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" d+ h! K% V( j
1 J, s, G( s& G' w& p% g; L- dAllied Ships
1 n/ w) U( O! q/ d2 M. l CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
9 q+ d3 g) i( E DD McCall
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CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 Z- s/ l6 ^+ w9 u4 y" V
DD Cushing
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0 e! k4 b. n! N, j5 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1362 a1 ]- e! |; D
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ E( @) L& `) F* p- d4 h
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' {6 A0 R7 L& H: r8 _$ ^ f
/ I9 }6 Z; i( {* k* RJapanese aircraft
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/ F$ O+ y( k7 `& Q& N B5N1 Kate x 164 }# I% }' {( \) `$ z: N4 @! V0 z! f) y
D3A2 Val x 23# q" m4 t! A0 G8 h T
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P-39D Airacobra x 17 j5 L% R* q3 G. x' o# M. Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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9 x$ c: f, E7 ^: I& |Japanese aircraft losses% H6 y9 `. l1 `5 D7 ?
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged& Z) F! V0 l% Y$ i
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& P- l& G. T" c, p4 r& \/ m1 j0 ] D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
$ M+ B- M) @3 U" D- U/ b" f6 ^2 E D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak* S, u+ A( Q" b# @/ `( X6 ?
2 Q9 n2 Q/ A! x j7 U9 D" uAllied aircraft losses/ M) H! }' s4 ^7 ~6 [( Z- Z
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed8 W; t5 n! R) x* E. G Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, Z3 u) ~6 Z, j9 J, g
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& r# G& r9 `! [0 w& W3 m DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ p: z- R/ v5 V7 z- w' B- ]" R' H) H CLAA San Juan, on fire! O* A4 ]# C( R0 M
DD MacDonough. p, n1 d% S! S, J0 [
DD Benham
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |