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。
* M- | {7 h0 c: D) z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5 p! R0 ` q; `, E- _
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! a8 U4 j& i+ G. a8 \% q8 I+ |Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 V7 |/ Y8 n/ }Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 d3 T+ Z$ H3 _; w1 aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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% g, X( [" ?5 G3 H8 f$ B, l" [+ KJapanese aircraft
4 y; l; l) _" V/ W A6M2 Zero x 6
' ~6 G0 o0 P, B- e, U4 h G4M1 Betty x 26
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4 s( L7 k4 ~$ z& wAllied aircraft
7 I6 N- p' P+ T. V3 b Kittyhawk IA x 147 [4 G; f* U, K! z# f2 r
P-39D Airacobra x 16 V# _$ A# f. b4 w5 T7 L
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Japanese aircraft losses }/ l' f' x" ~+ D6 t; O( u k
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 d6 [5 Z& a C( u G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged7 X' ~5 x( I x' q
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
1 s! ~3 k! D) c6 j6 g8 ` AM Kapunda
8 H6 T; z6 ]) y5 }2 J1 x xAK Robert Luckenbach
/ R E8 B$ ?2 }* O xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ V. B, e% u+ F2 |: X" Y
xAK Manoa
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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) j4 Y' k/ K+ \, q) i" R5 YWeather in hex: Light rain$ D' \- t" Y6 l/ v0 c( k# v& @; c$ L
6 D, U+ H6 |' V# q2 u- }Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, f( Z( f) |. k* f8 F+ ^9 DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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$ X# b7 v' T0 R# }1 e$ O' C6 q; sJapanese aircraft* S3 F% V( C& L6 z5 E( E8 `4 v V3 L
A6M2 Zero x 2
& n3 u& C2 H3 W G4M1 Betty x 261 ^" U; \$ ?3 a0 \- f
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Allied aircraft
# Q6 Q/ X4 j5 ^8 L& P5 ^ Kittyhawk IA x 11
1 j5 X: c2 H' O! v P-39D Airacobra x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ N6 |7 E3 z: Q) ?0 m; H/ H" ^ G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
) u9 G' P: k1 U1 c" k: I4 h G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak8 q8 Q5 U: y# z
t- k# k% i+ a* ~Allied aircraft losses
# b3 R; h/ V, | Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed! Q9 t5 Z, o" P4 `! A
3 }4 s- g% G8 M5 y X0 oAllied Ships# I& Q& Q. U6 [' P
xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 Y1 {$ y1 {) @& j1 u- T( Z$ r/ { AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% ~0 g' G2 F5 X V; [ xAK Utahan# e4 X1 c/ ^1 w( k) D, H9 V( I( e
xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |