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。
) c( |5 v U4 N; J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$ s6 ~5 V" @. M! \) k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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1 |( W5 Q1 n1 B p! URaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 t: E& x' E' m& a& F* e* Z: V
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. x: \* B/ j9 k
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Japanese aircraft7 y. T: g8 Y8 p* V3 W( h) C( J
A6M2 Zero x 6' Q: Y" w. J! [! z7 \# T
G4M1 Betty x 26( S' C: X! V% p L# g
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0 Y' q, l) B! {+ B$ ~Allied aircraft* J- q+ }$ m4 U; G
Kittyhawk IA x 14
/ V8 t/ d* A1 ^ P-39D Airacobra x 1
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' \3 ]) C$ F/ J1 U( xJapanese aircraft losses
' s; L- K. N# l) Y o A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! ]! M$ U7 N4 M+ o
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged7 M' K4 ?1 y: S' N
2 a1 Z+ X$ d6 I( p( d L* {) INo Allied losses$ h7 u: @0 [8 P7 I: ^3 X; s6 A
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Allied Ships2 u6 E/ C: I/ \ h" P
AM Kapunda
3 h0 t9 A; L& M xAK Robert Luckenbach
6 T" H- M1 D. q. k' b! J* f xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 a9 |5 t0 D. X/ T4 o. B" G
xAK Manoa
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^2 \2 |. Y0 }: dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133! P6 g, A( Y0 v, i" A
' s4 L! I8 v* F) q* q) v wWeather in hex: Light rain2 f q6 }, d! J4 z0 B
6 @' A" s! C% f; `% oRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ [. K& X% g9 HEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% ~7 n$ P& ^5 |% g# V$ w: F
A6M2 Zero x 2$ q2 X0 r0 }6 c, H: l& }
G4M1 Betty x 26 j' e( l/ R+ z5 k1 o8 E
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* z. X8 ~1 f( @" _. n d( NAllied aircraft
* v8 Y& X8 ^& p/ q2 N6 ^* w Kittyhawk IA x 11
* l. Y3 |, ]( h P-39D Airacobra x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
! M' ]. d5 \$ V5 w/ z G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
+ A7 d8 E3 p. Y) [, S0 R0 |' h G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak. ?# e8 B, A% `( \
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l; C! L0 J: N$ z! b Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
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) b1 ^( d' W+ \/ u, y xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- w% ]& k" M3 Z6 x" j/ Q AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ q7 i6 |( g! o Q xAK Utahan9 L- t+ u6 T& F2 \4 L& [
xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |