很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！* I5 D0 @* O6 k3 m) @4 ?0 d
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
1 Z, Q2 K1 ? a1 {3 o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/ w) _& _3 k) N% _' j
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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1 x" i2 p" Z) p/ k+ X; X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 B5 U- E- P& Z- O99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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136; `! y0 a' C" C0 I
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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" `9 I! N- t, }9 k7 YRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 H6 f: g" u4 |; B& nEstimated time to target is 25 minutes& H% z. n# o) y& d2 Y& Z
+ \7 R9 ]5 Q3 {Japanese aircraft+ v1 ?4 y" v% k; [
A6M2 Zero x 20
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# g0 ~% W( f# N1 n D3A2 Val x 276 @7 ^: r# T% I. W, z
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P-39D Airacobra x 2
5 Z- l- C3 Z. ]* Z) F& _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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3 i9 Q; O3 ~; n R. o0 h1 M- FJapanese aircraft losses
! R6 S2 e* z& R+ s/ [0 ` A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed& J6 Q; J. ]& u. f! R
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged& V- L, o2 o& C* Z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
$ O" G9 l0 D/ t7 u D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged# ]9 f% x5 X. N/ [
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak1 i5 @; q9 W+ ~& g0 J
+ q% w6 R- j( ^& p/ gAllied aircraft losses/ H/ i+ e: G7 k- w
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
) \8 A. y3 v. ^7 a$ l+ x4 O F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% h/ L4 Q6 u( m4 b) Q CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire5 y2 `, `8 O! x& @0 P1 i3 l
DD McCall
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CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire( k% ]1 O2 ]9 T9 j% q6 x
DD Cushing7 x' i% N8 J1 [( b7 f/ z! o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1368 E3 R5 i& [$ T
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Weather in hex: Overcast& C) h" v: |' z( [
8 H$ F# Z8 H& h" LRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' ~# `" r O& [8 e: V0 H( X8 Y0 cEstimated time to target is 28 minutes+ W: q! f) K/ A
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A6M2 Zero x 164 c2 q* L$ y# P+ }2 y
B5N1 Kate x 162 p- Q. J, I5 b- n
D3A2 Val x 23
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2 p- X3 c: P0 K8 [+ z3 p0 E ?Allied aircraft
/ k0 p v' z2 c P-39D Airacobra x 1
% x3 w5 q! {: w3 S: J, g F4F-4 Wildcat x 220 b2 w' ]: `$ s1 Q/ L
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged) a- I8 L/ i/ V `* o+ h! h
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak+ Q7 s$ @1 K8 r3 V. ^" B6 V4 k
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged. ]7 @8 q2 L. m+ X
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ F- P; y0 R4 n" w+ UAllied aircraft losses
5 h+ G4 j- \ ]) \5 O$ b3 _6 m P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
- ]6 {2 H- [( s' _ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed1 y" t) z" k; i6 j0 b% |
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4 c9 T- H; b1 T1 K# [4 Z CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, k$ @% ^! Q3 Z, b7 X. h DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" o, K$ S# ~7 y( t CLAA San Juan, on fire
) [3 G7 @: F1 v" S' ?5 F9 M4 I3 u DD MacDonough
3 C f) n* q. { DD Benham+ }6 U4 _, V1 j( V2 N# u# l; _
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