很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!0 D+ B# r7 O3 F# Q" B7 ?6 i
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
/ q. M6 ] Y8 C9 M. m+ _5 f+ k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
, E+ t+ K" N% |+ R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!
2 V. R q' j$ {& v( s99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 h& Q0 g( i$ _3 |. Y/ ?' W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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# X* `/ @" A' B9 f+ b7 Q! bWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 W3 }2 u7 n6 \3 {: n4 P* SEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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. M0 _# c) D9 `/ _Japanese aircraft& V% t8 ?( C3 Y* D, |+ W
A6M2 Zero x 20( _0 W, J; _' C% G
D3A1 Val x 5
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# G& B E S5 ^/ A3 SAllied aircraft: e: u4 Z1 z0 q
P-39D Airacobra x 2/ A0 ^' X6 P4 W" h- o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses, q0 \4 C0 H9 L; \
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
( v0 M; C) k t% P. z D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ^$ f0 c5 y7 P& P; p* g1 U
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 p9 R6 p( [' J; G! v
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
( V7 |! V, c! h3 \' T6 w5 @ D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak# ~# T3 h8 K& a9 N% Y$ W
% s1 {3 K9 d4 t2 h( S/ ZAllied aircraft losses. V1 ?1 d/ R; K. C) W
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
8 z6 o' U" ]. a1 C F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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% }) }& h7 I' o* ^6 Z( GAllied Ships6 i1 e0 Q/ R' ]; p4 f$ R9 U
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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DD Maury
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DD Cushing8 }6 k" m' {; A9 y# t" L! d
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& p" U ]& E" @Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast4 [; e+ L c3 |# Y7 F* G- V. x/ h
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 h0 Y& p6 `" `3 R
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes, F$ j$ U! K2 G7 w( a: h i9 G
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 16/ d' V9 G/ R; l* S
D3A2 Val x 23
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P-39D Airacobra x 1" u( S6 e6 ]+ A+ }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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3 z& w o4 w! s V1 O) c9 EJapanese aircraft losses
% Q: s# m3 X+ W8 v$ d( M1 z+ k B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged, `* M! y) Z3 g/ r
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak3 q: R5 h, o3 g
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
8 e1 C# }* r5 f( i6 Z D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 y9 a. H% D- f. D( V
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Allied aircraft losses3 I$ {. U; N- i D
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed: p* Y0 X* z" `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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8 _9 X- C2 \1 I; n CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 j% ^3 Y& Z+ Q0 y$ m5 |* n. i* ~
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' ]) F( E) l0 W* {6 U9 i" O- j
CLAA San Juan, on fire
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DD Benham
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* [; U k7 w; W& V; }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |