很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！) A6 Y( P9 O7 a
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; F2 T+ J1 }1 \+ I2 b, V5 O2 a! 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
' W- \4 u7 a) ]4 G) 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' ]5 v J8 t; W x
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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 W- _: j1 `8 L" K8 A5 k& m9 `- m
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$ Y2 P) o2 ^* v& `$ m% }
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5 n' f+ O- a5 S- n) LMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast. E7 W2 o% d' J+ x5 F$ b
# c6 S( [4 [$ C( G& j8 s9 jRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ K& v1 ]7 C3 M( Z+ l( mEstimated time to target is 25 minutes) z9 D+ I W$ ] G4 C8 S
& v, i, O! h/ vJapanese aircraft/ F9 X5 f4 y: ^. [
A6M2 Zero x 20# l" B, t% o7 V* f: k
D3A1 Val x 5
( ]" {( H0 z$ f D3A2 Val x 27$ C5 m. @" ]+ N; @$ }2 e
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Allied aircraft0 z/ v/ [/ N) j7 a; S- C5 m
P-39D Airacobra x 2
" @0 \: i7 @% J1 l" ]& ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 369 M8 I, ~. L+ H3 V# e
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Japanese aircraft losses
& J, P- ]# P6 c' T( p/ K9 V p, u- z A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
' d4 a$ N# J% _ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
/ S$ ^9 k5 n$ I, N! @3 e8 w D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak! Q' _/ l4 S \0 T
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged4 ~' x: `2 F; O& ^% Y! Y$ ]7 E4 I
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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/ P, Z: @4 n8 G% aAllied aircraft losses
) b" {# D- ], V P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
0 E0 T- i0 w- Y% j# H. w F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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/ I% p% Q. Z8 U8 @Allied Ships8 k" u8 n0 g1 {7 e
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire% X6 {- n- v* d
DD McCall
! e6 J" R2 Z0 }9 B DD Maury3 Q! d$ Y- j$ @, q+ T
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, i# t5 h# O! l2 V8 n
DD Cushing
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ E! t& [% A" V
$ L3 G8 V9 m5 {& U& _Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" R9 @# }) j" P% lEstimated time to target is 28 minutes' ~; ]4 j: o/ z9 Y% a
$ P! n( e' ?6 mJapanese aircraft; X( t/ s% T; ?" w( m. [8 C E
A6M2 Zero x 16
+ j. b& V3 G4 ~$ i) ? B5N1 Kate x 16
4 S" ^8 P% d$ F6 q: r0 e3 _5 H" N D3A2 Val x 231 m. k8 \* @8 w8 x8 p. K
- p6 i0 f- c# S" Y' OAllied aircraft$ w! h ], k! Q6 n3 ]( `
P-39D Airacobra x 1
) @4 X1 d! B! c) E4 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ x" S2 T: o; A |1 k: D* B B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
% @# ^. k T# d s. M B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% F& ]/ u9 g$ `8 i. ]2 T& k
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
1 C7 y. q6 W0 L D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# f, v2 R) J" h( }# b
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Allied aircraft losses+ s) l* f" R% ]4 @0 F& ^, s! G$ x
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
& @. T; `: `0 a% [7 R F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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# ^( W4 f# l9 ?4 P6 oAllied Ships
. ]( I: d) [% v CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 A6 {$ }9 Q% s h e7 C8 ^ DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 A) }) ]# i: L# H4 T CLAA San Juan, on fire
3 m* T- n" D0 e DD MacDonough
7 E- w' q$ x3 s, X; r3 R! j DD Benham' p& t" X3 H, W) N/ H( O9 z
8 f: u- q, _ Q* vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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