很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
' i, V: V6 ^7 u/ Y0 O! Z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
$ x5 Z* q9 C' `! Y5 v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 P* {6 e4 c D- j& Y. R: |' P
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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& T& b& z+ v; P3 N/ f4 \3 \8 G, P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!
, ?; F5 R" J. N* ^& _+ W$ _9 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8 ~( h: [) @( \; w
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, }1 s- V H) ~2 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1362 f( y! @. F" U8 w% k+ X3 }9 K
3 }6 H. |$ ?" J: E0 h/ b& e1 WWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% y- f c9 l+ n7 _Estimated time to target is 25 minutes. j, c& ]: C; \6 O" B
8 u% Q: ^/ o M6 Q& yJapanese aircraft
) s( h* q* x; d- u A6M2 Zero x 20" J) y# @0 U5 u
D3A1 Val x 5 D& i9 I7 ~: i/ U2 r' n7 @
D3A2 Val x 271 R3 @4 q3 A4 i( N% ]* f& O6 [
k' F4 d. \' Y9 ^8 t n& H# EAllied aircraft
) u/ _& n1 k! k P-39D Airacobra x 2: C$ P- b0 b H8 g) C: V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 360 o x4 |8 j6 a* U1 s. ^; w
( S% M% n" N3 V$ {; L' `" [Japanese aircraft losses( d9 n3 t# m2 h( d Z" g% s% h
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
" z4 C$ t3 S6 j, V. k- r+ _! f D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged! j% d9 H8 M3 ~! `& L" o
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
9 Z4 X& O% @7 e' [, y# u D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged) u5 w8 l* L" u; F& ?- S0 e
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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6 O0 v: o) M" J) ^Allied aircraft losses8 n+ l2 D0 ~/ [( P( C2 p
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
- I, ^+ v* V; r2 s, p6 R F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 X% K- r# d' S% N' p
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Allied Ships9 F$ } c4 b2 i8 p k
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
+ M: ], \7 M* l: {2 G DD McCall
9 H# P+ l5 O+ y% [+ i6 x DD Maury: t8 d" P1 b7 f
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 V `' P# z) h* A" W% q" D DD Cushing4 P( x; `4 g1 P4 G9 O e
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5 T! V3 H" S9 h6 t0 N7 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136" Q! r: _) n( R# B/ A& T" [$ m5 z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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5 I( Q4 A2 E7 G$ iRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ R; ]; q+ e7 i+ b# n/ ~Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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* `+ E- J) b7 TJapanese aircraft
2 Y: j0 o+ s+ v5 m( L( D A6M2 Zero x 16# \* I; O m j" w1 H
B5N1 Kate x 16. j# }' B0 Q/ a3 A" |0 K2 Z
D3A2 Val x 23$ w2 C. \8 P9 }. u4 U
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Allied aircraft4 `- @9 n4 }& g, f& |! V
P-39D Airacobra x 1
4 L! ~* B- r# S0 c# B! d F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses7 ~( Z0 i% m4 j! `$ Q% ^8 ~
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged/ U$ a! |4 u' n3 k* f4 N5 b
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak/ [: U# c: @4 J; @. f$ _2 C* k, o$ T" V( c
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged# ^0 D8 C7 Y' H* B
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak( h" U8 N8 q6 w- b/ N
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Allied aircraft losses6 J( X r& {/ T/ a0 E
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed% u+ Q' ~0 Q. F) a: f: G5 }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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+ Z: s/ [) ^ ]' g* u9 c0 \Allied Ships
6 {( g" H% G9 Y! y% Z CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: ^& p7 U- Y' P DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 P8 W" g# y! x- Z: d4 I
CLAA San Juan, on fire6 e* p& {, K+ D: N( M
DD MacDonough5 u! c3 c* k0 ^
DD Benham
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |