很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
$ P7 n9 U: a) H& w2 _* J% `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
: D1 A: X& f$ W# l" K& 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: k$ W) {$ V6 p; A2 {' ?' `/ ~) B
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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: ?5 m% x8 n$ V/ E/ H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!
( `/ d' m) G' S9 m- h99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
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. x7 J# a' t' O' h3 `Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 53 z( V* B: M* R, v; g% v' Y# s
D3A2 Val x 27
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Allied aircraft% D k7 S: g$ @5 F7 p# N
P-39D Airacobra x 2' u2 w) [" ]( T$ v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36+ ?" I: A+ `+ G
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Japanese aircraft losses5 T, l; C/ P/ r+ R! G% a
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
$ s" B% h; a! q) E% S8 [: J4 a5 v D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
8 m- M+ h4 h" z. A D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
* ?! A) h4 y( |3 o8 t2 T' ~/ H D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged' j8 @6 K6 o4 ~8 N: z' \: v$ i
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses2 v' ]( V8 U4 f+ Q. G* U2 H6 i& j
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
5 _# `4 }/ e9 Y9 X: e" H( h K F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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% p; R4 A8 a! r! h1 w" a CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 O' L& L0 F7 ^: Q6 l( S( p DD McCall
, g2 A4 g3 O( f% S DD Maury
$ {) \' U5 B" P9 }2 E1 J CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 ?5 n3 {2 C ~' }9 \Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 16
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. ^. u8 X- i! N3 K8 z D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft% v. d" A- e% b3 i
P-39D Airacobra x 1 B& v; ~7 R7 }( X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses n! {7 ^% o* V8 Q3 I
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged% N W8 ~) o0 j0 q/ M% x P) k
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& q U& x0 @3 C z/ B D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
6 j+ k7 f4 p4 c3 h/ @* t( Y I D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ l0 c. E$ v! J2 A; Y: p
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Allied aircraft losses1 R6 Y/ ?, {7 F' q2 `
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
* j1 d w+ k& Q* n F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed! |" l& o9 B0 G: b @
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# F5 g; I9 p: r, v. R
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 [+ w, q! u. |: h; A1 s/ m. p
CLAA San Juan, on fire6 h7 d5 q$ J/ @& e
DD MacDonough
8 ?0 m* p# j3 L8 d. o6 e DD Benham' ^$ D8 c2 h/ v+ k2 T. x
4 h- n+ c9 ~: V1 `* [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |