很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
. S1 ?" N/ h: r' U7 t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
: ?6 D6 m* H3 ~" W. R0 p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 G! N6 R Z* c
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- J _0 @/ z& A* _! C: g/ ?
1 ?3 N# Q: J- I& v; c2 e/ L) `3 i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!
4 M3 ^; C. {5 |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5 A1 L% W" J- W9 B+ }1 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1368 o6 N, B$ [, o2 y9 D! b* j( p k
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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, e; u' U8 t- \0 E c0 fRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. j! S4 `$ G6 _
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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: i( G" ?4 E5 e5 Y9 a& ~9 f5 tJapanese aircraft
Y4 t, t1 Z4 i- @+ W2 D' F+ j1 Z A6M2 Zero x 20
; ~" z2 w" P5 B6 T2 q0 t4 { D3A1 Val x 5
( g4 z* N- k5 l: T* H8 J1 f D3A2 Val x 27
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5 _6 I! T& W) v# \0 MAllied aircraft
' i. z, |6 H7 l" F2 U P-39D Airacobra x 2# p# i3 ?* S7 Q; g: N/ ?& m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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9 Z+ e6 b8 i5 n0 YJapanese aircraft losses8 {1 n/ C1 T% j7 c. [3 x
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed/ x- F( j& h$ T# L# c6 a& ?
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged D4 ~( F" h$ W. n0 h
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
7 G8 U5 w2 O) `" S+ e- b! [0 P D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
0 a3 O9 X; _; p. S# d D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak z/ N0 O" ~* [! b
* b4 ~" z) m7 r/ J2 _: l' CAllied aircraft losses
$ ]( q; x. t* w P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed- h' W+ V+ W: z6 b. c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ q; ?9 Y9 j8 |( [6 _
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Allied Ships
% E1 u; W" |1 W; ] CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
2 t0 L4 _; y" s" m6 y6 j1 { DD McCall, W# K6 t. R5 E5 A1 V
DD Maury: _9 C6 o* L/ l! B
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 a, o$ I: c% S! D* ?* K ^2 w DD Cushing% t4 G0 K4 p& A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136% w1 b3 c' K m* T/ |, F J% g S
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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q( c" d9 T! CRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 ~ W0 d0 c1 e* M, A3 U9 vEstimated time to target is 28 minutes& X$ y+ z5 q6 Y* x
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Japanese aircraft
/ V1 V8 S" z0 s! S8 ] A6M2 Zero x 16% p- ^4 b0 y+ {
B5N1 Kate x 16
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4 O0 l2 {# W5 S) W3 J& mAllied aircraft* i) v8 P% U0 F) I. X
P-39D Airacobra x 16 X# n: Y* S; a8 |- p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22% J* z/ u# m& X# g. t6 d
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Japanese aircraft losses8 u2 }* I. k: J+ K$ |) ^
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged) B d- b: `3 o8 h5 f
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ v2 \3 c; k$ G j" z: u: n7 v D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged8 @& ^$ O1 d* L, f5 V& P0 S; p- S( B
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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, K% Q8 q8 M" d) B6 ~3 fAllied aircraft losses8 u# d+ S& |0 {9 \9 Q
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
- q4 D3 }* Z2 W$ z) \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed' K9 Q/ c% F' B# Y$ X( Z0 V1 R
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, H0 i- E8 j! E# ` CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" U! I" p" N. |4 q# v DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 z4 f2 t9 C0 F }3 r$ \' M* W CLAA San Juan, on fire# t! }/ ]. [+ t% I+ z
DD MacDonough. ~ l% E/ U9 I. A X* N# V
DD Benham
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |