很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！
! H& W# D3 p& V+ T( Z* B6 E* e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
% d7 X4 y8 R; _4 u( 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2 M q1 `3 \1 y6 C3 V8 E- T4 y
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, f& e0 j. {% C7 V: G; c# k- K
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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！
2 ?9 e$ `. @ o6 B, b& f6 E6 u99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7 c9 S: c3 s% Q( d3 X" e) L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1367 m( X% o' s2 T* V. Y
9 s$ s# L4 v! w) O9 g! wWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 y: m/ h7 [, B( [ O" {# h1 ?
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes) g; J. N( ?* R" n
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Japanese aircraft
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% a# Q2 x9 Q2 c D3A1 Val x 5) B6 ]: ~! p" ]" T9 K) ~. b" k! ]
D3A2 Val x 27* l: H/ Z/ h) p! s* p) D" J8 k3 [: O
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Allied aircraft
! V# v: g* S0 Q0 a* w# j P-39D Airacobra x 2
# ~$ q# C7 u( ^$ c% t0 D9 Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses
" A5 j2 T7 h, c0 @$ w A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed9 g5 N1 M% p+ B9 _% E
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
) c# B4 W( G9 {. K D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak1 I5 q8 F* C4 B0 R
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
& T- N' p* j% q& ~$ p( `& M' m D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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( T" x/ T0 s, c" h2 K5 v; f2 AAllied aircraft losses; k0 p: W, C. V- H, H3 B3 s
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
. V- E- N `: H$ L; W F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: k: }/ j6 @& z7 U/ h; U' e- O CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
+ ~/ z- D0 C0 \4 y DD McCall
R7 m) ~" S: H! Z" Z DD Maury
/ Y6 w3 h, S3 i$ I2 ~7 y CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire. a3 Z8 e; N; h' O. Y" n; x
DD Cushing1 j2 c/ @" ^8 s! G6 t
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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.
2 \# M; |. K' i6 D* l' `. cEstimated time to target is 28 minutes( b0 v% [% `3 G1 o) H/ N' P
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A6M2 Zero x 16
$ D0 P) w2 x$ c* J) L B5N1 Kate x 16& Q! [; Q* |+ V$ b! z, ?3 n) g
D3A2 Val x 235 P! ?* q# B. b. g: d
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Allied aircraft
( T2 d& }2 D2 | P-39D Airacobra x 1( a' l. m6 m5 S2 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses" F1 N' @0 o! V; P0 G, b
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
8 r# J* X! j: ? B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak8 D( r% L. s4 a& v9 r1 h1 `7 t7 H
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged, ]6 ]2 p- e, V5 U' h- i7 Q" ] f
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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) F$ f. o! c: j7 BAllied aircraft losses
* U2 G. O, w/ y) e3 ? P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
: J; H# Y/ B4 j F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed: k- x K- x% g* b+ Q
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Allied Ships
5 n7 U/ @- }. s& w- ]" G CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 X2 i( D9 R) c
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" [$ D; l9 N2 T) u& y' {# u+ h1 q& p CLAA San Juan, on fire
$ q0 _% U- m( N, E DD MacDonough
6 {( f1 C8 ]5 E% k8 ^: z! ? DD Benham
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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