菠萝大统领祭出了以其人之道还治其人之身大法,在米龙湾用补给运输船队埋伏日军的陆攻。' D& Z, ]& \. M, ~$ J( j: R
当日大获成功,情报显示共击落29架陆攻,一队小鹰全部成为皇牌! x; {/ T3 o+ m+ h: ]5 e
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) `" ]4 |" M3 }3 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; A8 z- k" M. B' B; T8 |% \9 Z( _
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; \/ q& Y8 y, w1 l& e
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 _, j" S- B' G) L0 d! ~
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
% z2 x, C/ f0 p2 u Kittyhawk IA x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses6 Y* i C8 W/ B& x0 N" U# X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
4 R0 _+ i" }+ w) f! P G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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No Allied losses1 Q$ N9 ?) e( K) U
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Allied Ships; P3 k- C0 ?' u, S' P5 A( N
AM Kapunda
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xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( E: ^+ W' B, p: a4 d
xAK Manoa3 h. R; i; ~0 q5 K( i0 R3 v
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s! i, r) R: h0 }$ K5 b+ WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133# N4 J: G3 z4 {9 y7 Q& n
4 f& n& a7 T0 B: U1 j1 LWeather in hex: Light rain6 k3 a/ D0 P( v
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ o( X4 _$ l4 x
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ o, T ^9 f; l E: H
; Q; G# J; T( [8 q k1 ~. hJapanese aircraft
6 x8 ^5 U; A( F" ^0 n% S) s A6M2 Zero x 2
/ F2 A' ? \/ ^. f1 V1 ^ G4M1 Betty x 261 t( e5 N' E# h: O' J f
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Allied aircraft: O' C7 y1 X; `% X8 Y2 h
Kittyhawk IA x 11
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( j# [ l1 b" B# kJapanese aircraft losses
3 |7 [1 Y9 T6 M3 f- r4 R G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
1 S' t8 x% r3 @) |( V* e. B G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak7 `, q3 u$ a; V9 c L! m P
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Allied aircraft losses
' M7 {7 U. j& w5 t8 e7 i Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
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- q S/ q: T9 e( t. i" [$ I5 pAllied Ships
! }! j5 T$ ]9 y" f) G& Q xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" [6 D8 z8 x! Y; j& O) T6 p0 `& e D AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 H* Q% H- w5 Q1 _1 V; o! M
xAK Utahan: h3 x1 v+ }( |1 ?1 P# v
xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |