很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！
8 U" S4 T8 O# N, k! ^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
9 K3 [1 @7 ]- j$ \$ e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0 f G5 ?/ }1 ]* k' P, u
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！0 w; w0 B2 c* f3 n4 |0 O
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* D' n: K% P) t! O' l1 S6 C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast) m% H+ t: ?+ C0 P+ ^
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' i3 {. w. S+ r2 Q& G- Z' D- U8 a2 H
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes. z) W3 O$ @0 {& I
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Japanese aircraft
. I5 n: O) ~: z A6M2 Zero x 20+ \8 x2 D( o0 I8 s
D3A1 Val x 51 c! a2 |, F# e1 q" X
D3A2 Val x 27' C7 o2 e1 u+ s+ h7 T9 S
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Allied aircraft
7 Q6 I$ c; z0 S: M3 c% j P-39D Airacobra x 2
' S* ?/ S+ r4 ~8 M% u& G3 | F4F-4 Wildcat x 367 Z; w& s1 d& F% E/ N
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Japanese aircraft losses
, P( q5 \6 s8 ^. z+ B1 ?( B A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 b* v1 z% V8 Z6 x M& X% P$ H1 c
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged- A& T& I, z6 y
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
# g* `2 t' t2 ~6 x3 I: @ D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged! ~% f+ y$ f) p; x
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak5 ^6 I4 _) ?3 X4 j. \9 {$ q/ p$ ?9 y3 w0 l
4 \+ m6 x8 |; m" \: ~2 n4 iAllied aircraft losses$ O$ Y: [, V: U# Z+ e6 |4 U1 X
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
2 N, ~( g* y- m2 M! |7 ^: H o F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- D6 X3 w5 @& a* l; c
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Allied Ships
" y0 ~) F5 w2 q |9 t$ q J- C) l+ t CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire# u: Y/ C. `* J( J+ C
DD McCall) |7 d) f9 b. j. `- P% U" G
DD Maury5 C6 X7 \3 h) a
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 o" b) w: e: C: F b
DD Cushing- s3 O" O5 K; v( U O2 ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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: J, n: @8 p4 k* H! VRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 S3 j2 w7 ^* jEstimated time to target is 28 minutes* Y& |3 O" {" o+ f
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A6M2 Zero x 16
) Y. Z( f' s/ v B5N1 Kate x 16" S9 H# P, U3 r) C
D3A2 Val x 23- I6 f4 P9 s! e7 Q
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Allied aircraft
# g; C' r, R. {/ @& ]8 v% W1 d P-39D Airacobra x 1
1 L/ m7 X, l f4 E* i' z1 T7 u F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
! p# A3 I, C1 e. e+ ~8 d; [ B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak0 {& K! o2 Y. t# X
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged# ?4 B. R* ^8 O5 N* k6 p
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak: G# |+ L9 Q9 R) Z
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Allied aircraft losses
' j7 q0 A0 e2 m9 o6 K2 o1 q1 h P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
1 i! i* g" f# O/ g$ X/ p& s F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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( T9 x/ F: @1 j& R2 o CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 k7 T5 K- @2 N
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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DD MacDonough$ S5 n9 ~( T7 p* q( W; x. y
DD Benham
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