很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！
1 ]1 G' b* {2 l* B5 @( |9 w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
, j( E, C9 e4 q2 s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
6 m2 Z0 K o6 @/ U8 K }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！
. ]- z' }5 ?0 M) n99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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" S; S# O# k$ I LMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136, N8 q: \' F8 T) k& X1 R, T6 z- j
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 z8 A" ^1 H' _. q- G( y1 p0 x
# O# k6 p* A' N6 N/ y! x+ WRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, X( y. Y5 W; ^( d- \) n8 tEstimated time to target is 25 minutes# n3 j0 F( e1 U, j! Z
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Japanese aircraft& P# J1 J) c3 G0 i9 G0 |
A6M2 Zero x 20
# V9 c+ i5 N9 g: _ D3A1 Val x 5
/ b' T' J- u! H% i% z D3A2 Val x 278 j- h0 C* i% K$ @* X7 M7 |( M
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Allied aircraft
m+ D+ l0 d+ B) I+ \' n P-39D Airacobra x 2
4 ]- x/ k! }- v8 n8 H0 e4 z F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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- p8 R/ h+ w+ C& m' ?9 ^5 AJapanese aircraft losses9 o! ]- D _& [2 |* A& r- d
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed/ A4 K) \/ ? r: a8 k: j. J6 q
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
" P1 v% u. ?( {6 w D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
4 c& I1 A. N4 f( F# Y) C D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
& Y* ~" \1 \8 Q5 D# d3 {) w( P3 {9 P D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak( I& Q! `0 Z4 x( g, y8 O3 Y
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Allied aircraft losses
3 C; W- l) N, m( p P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
% d' v/ I5 N h F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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V5 ^) y8 e; C& a1 oAllied Ships% ]) L! J( }; a1 F2 V
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire1 j( a9 E- W- w
DD McCall
) X/ g& T" I* w) r4 ? DD Maury
8 ^. Q+ |8 w/ o CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 H( S8 Y; d5 V0 a" ]8 n DD Cushing
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6 F, a8 \$ T$ Q/ u( R# ?& u! g: }Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1368 j y2 |& ~5 j( A q& e4 @: Z
! a$ r0 h6 P, j" [/ i1 cWeather in hex: Overcast1 s" H0 F" u- c1 w6 n
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 l) q9 I$ o& |7 l. G( d
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes0 t- f S2 N) s! G& N- P! ?
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A6M2 Zero x 16. V8 F1 o( N& u9 J+ P
B5N1 Kate x 16
) a. ?" x2 b! l+ [ D3A2 Val x 23% n+ i, ?- u) j% x8 ]! t7 j) E% M
. ^0 ~, e$ Q: Q* u7 fAllied aircraft6 P% h) s1 b$ h
P-39D Airacobra x 1, P5 ^/ ?4 G) {% }% s l9 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 227 N9 f4 F$ \# {3 K' V1 d1 Q2 } S
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Japanese aircraft losses: l! t( z( S2 }' K6 e
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged8 I9 z: ~/ q1 [2 t& H! E( ]) @
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak, l6 j$ W {9 g. b8 O7 }; o) |
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged/ ~/ L% F, T1 L3 w) d
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 ^% K, m6 n q
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Allied aircraft losses5 U/ t. o3 Z6 k; ?/ j& D" P
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
; T O0 Q7 H, l! X! y F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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2 Z0 L4 E o6 v: L F( n/ w CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& x5 i$ q6 y# c) a j% o( d7 m9 Z DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' [# o8 [! H- w- y+ @" @, A CLAA San Juan, on fire
& r% q, D2 O. b DD MacDonough
0 X B- L2 ~- o2 y DD Benham
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! i/ B( d) d5 J: @8 rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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