很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！
* L7 B- z1 {1 o$ _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
' k6 q9 p. B! k* X8 M# }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
7 g7 d I% h6 j3 H0 a' t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, c+ a" C- P; K
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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！
3 s+ Y4 a8 l n1 D5 A7 i/ E99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4 @; H `4 r! a' r* u
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' ~! C% @+ ^7 }, }! ^3 c- sMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: @9 k- N, n4 S" K, e
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
|; e, i! g0 F6 Q1 T6 z A6M2 Zero x 20
2 W7 p% x, i) d' @& Q1 J D3A1 Val x 5
4 Z; e% h5 s+ M8 A' b% f D3A2 Val x 271 y* ]0 v# Q. @; v; P
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Allied aircraft2 T$ L/ @9 f6 V2 N
P-39D Airacobra x 2
. X9 u9 F- Z. j1 Z' r F4F-4 Wildcat x 36! a1 J- V t2 M# y
8 x6 r3 G( t6 O3 n& i* z# cJapanese aircraft losses
5 O* a8 q; ~- ^( I+ t A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
. x" E, L6 {2 Q+ Y0 f3 Q" S/ \ h D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
`5 X0 G9 H9 D1 P3 E D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
, Y3 l6 I0 ?& w; }9 X6 t D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
5 i3 {1 A, ~0 }! \) ]8 q9 \ D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak8 Z% Z, r: d j* z) y& n1 Y
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Allied aircraft losses
, e" t/ i6 U) V P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed2 q: O! v; A; f+ [! H* t! q J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships( w! j e* R! `8 t" u- P" P
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
$ X a+ y. l0 |9 l DD McCall
, \& w) X% \: C8 G DD Maury
( f2 @ N4 p4 k. x3 Q6 _' ]- P CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( G( F* g# Z$ m, Y# p4 X: X5 D4 }5 L DD Cushing
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- s# ~( b+ a9 ]1 I, A7 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast/ H- l9 C2 F/ S& S1 }0 @) j: t
^& p, z- O7 n2 t& G6 f/ b- x+ z8 ]Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% }3 h+ x* M- v* E8 {$ h! S
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes: n' u; T4 F3 f e2 R; d
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Japanese aircraft2 i) d- @1 B8 B# `6 z2 b, g4 k
A6M2 Zero x 16 i: k7 o) {. W" E6 l
B5N1 Kate x 16
, x' p0 b! T7 x- r4 S9 x D3A2 Val x 23
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5 o7 O c( W( _1 P9 o. I- Q* T P-39D Airacobra x 1
' j& n/ _8 c( P( r F4F-4 Wildcat x 22( @& g0 [" w* V1 M; X1 T! `; l) p# F' ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
. \1 {+ `* v8 a' m% n B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
2 ]/ k$ y- v0 Y( f+ O B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ Q6 Y- Q& g* ~+ F0 q- ?8 k6 \ D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged& {4 B! i" f% S; M+ {! e
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 P7 ~6 t6 c" F. uAllied aircraft losses) R; W# _- T2 K/ Z" A
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
& I, }2 p0 I9 \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 |( e6 W. y% n) w C) f5 T6 C
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: r. z. s# t1 I; \' t
CLAA San Juan, on fire( N- L) C8 M5 o6 A, S. R3 p6 [
DD MacDonough i" z3 [( a3 I: A4 o- I, H
DD Benham
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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