很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
8 s5 ?) X. [1 x3 }) A# U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7 }' d# r7 G( H: U5 g6 _" f: J
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
/ G1 g* I5 ~( U! 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!" T. u# a7 A& f
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) n3 p& y& Y8 ?& O- p( O2 d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1368 t W. L6 `' O7 j( z4 C
5 r* `3 N3 |. [) L. TWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' R" @% x; U+ m" \, e; jEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 L9 d7 H2 J" T a) I2 u9 F% ?( k
A6M2 Zero x 20/ g: n8 b0 B0 y% m. d
D3A1 Val x 5
* \/ A, a; E1 C# } b D3A2 Val x 27
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6 f# H# t0 ~* _ e( U/ ?/ ?0 DAllied aircraft
+ p" U9 B P# n. D( c4 Y- H. p$ ^, X P-39D Airacobra x 2
8 b( @* t$ j% J5 f6 f0 b/ Y7 n V F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
; m! u+ p7 q( `; w( N8 A0 E A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed8 K [5 n4 c3 j8 J' [! j
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged8 y$ A) O" s o; G
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
v4 i1 H1 r) ^" q3 V" m$ y D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
. g9 g4 |- | `) e/ k0 C: k D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak! Z! P3 |8 R5 ]" r3 g% E
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Allied aircraft losses( y/ {" \# h* e, f& Q2 X
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed$ w) y* A( s9 L3 L" X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 P: y9 z. u3 w" U
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Allied Ships m- s- S! U+ r S6 k' G
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire, p! J. H# ~5 n0 H
DD McCall) X4 G( J' S" |' e$ X" ]
DD Maury
7 ?( L& O o- b. u M6 p: I CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire: H% `, M/ L- y! T
DD Cushing* {& P3 b7 @5 I1 |# [# ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast/ s& S) C9 z, N: A+ O
" L: z4 g4 ` y. P0 k" |, F w6 K4 }, oRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ r. `- ]$ [/ q# A4 |$ [Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 J& c8 U" |- F0 P& H; w& W A6M2 Zero x 164 @8 G9 c$ O& Q: p8 J
B5N1 Kate x 165 N+ H2 ]% G% U& c
D3A2 Val x 23% U9 Y% F% ~' P; @/ w5 i5 U
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Allied aircraft7 j- x! {6 |3 d1 t. T0 U
P-39D Airacobra x 1
7 A1 _' B- |$ j1 T+ b) |4 R F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses4 g s- g7 t" `/ ^: a
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged0 S& u! a7 b; s3 \# [, s3 e2 T
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
/ a" y: M7 v& ^" ^ D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
; Z" Q; p; D) e3 y; Q. y* J+ q- P D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
2 `5 F# a* j) F9 U# Z P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
) K$ V9 W% u1 L! X# j: i# q& f F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; s" c n1 u8 v: S
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Allied Ships
) w8 P- g& P; n) z3 a. V4 d- f CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 n9 Y0 [% g! U) \3 P. i% K% l% J; [ DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 R! e& h9 }2 m* e* f
CLAA San Juan, on fire0 @' Z3 w2 @" s7 @# {
DD MacDonough
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7 X% \( P& v3 B8 |/ J' yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |