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。# F2 J$ K* L) y/ }( C5 _
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
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- J/ q0 y1 v5 C- r- \Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1336 ]5 ^3 ~- p- J: W
9 F) F! a5 N5 z! Q; AWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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" P- u/ |3 w3 U/ w* |# CRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& R& _: G( G" @& y, `. v
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ I/ _: y! F- T) Q* y$ R* t* B
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Japanese aircraft1 K& c4 W% q) l2 U2 E. U
A6M2 Zero x 6
2 [/ C0 J% Q% N3 x' y" S7 Y G4M1 Betty x 26, |6 ?# v& F% ]
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0 b- r0 U9 g8 h% v1 N: n5 PAllied aircraft
. ? G V: M& A/ }5 ~ Kittyhawk IA x 14) \/ F2 L5 A1 l2 g, N, J+ }% A
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
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G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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8 c! i. S% s' @, C- JNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
% c* t9 k# H5 F1 U4 a AM Kapunda
$ V! [: D7 v+ B xAK Robert Luckenbach
' M3 M- o; l9 J- v! K xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ E+ Y% @5 b5 M# i0 L% a0 M' C
xAK Manoa, x- s8 ~5 B: W4 z# I2 H# W
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& o0 C2 B. W. }' m1 H! ~# zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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4 y$ _; X" j) u+ Y9 A/ x0 }6 eWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- r% _' }8 l4 q3 `+ ^( U3 A, J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 j8 U& y3 }+ t6 S+ ~, q
A6M2 Zero x 2. o+ P5 f, w. y. G1 V, _
G4M1 Betty x 26! f# ^0 g' t( q
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0 ]/ X, C* v2 s |% a) O( fAllied aircraft6 E5 [ n. `6 M6 L4 P+ a
Kittyhawk IA x 11, A$ J" _+ ~- s/ {5 i. Q& b
P-39D Airacobra x 1- ^' X4 d, K- r# f( e& }: X$ J) j
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) z. j( N$ C5 a( w, a" O1 s0 }Japanese aircraft losses+ X/ j1 _! r) U% f4 b4 j
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged" M9 ~& C+ d# ]
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses& s6 A" r* L) s+ G: [
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships7 x, v5 p& D- f0 h; y
xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; ~+ B/ J8 k, J; Y; A6 F
AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ x: B4 E( [$ b# f$ f; c xAK Utahan" |8 E2 S( g) G1 J
xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |