很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
! t* z6 b, f8 T* h8 d- K8 X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
8 W6 }7 N& d. g9 f; L0 t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+ M) m& K) a/ \& L! A" A# S* n
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( }- t- H- L) h K
7 X @ n: A! ?7 `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!
/ E: w) c( ?$ J" D5 a99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: O& B* h$ ~3 D4 d; K$ r2 H$ [
3 g) u. P& f |$ C' a# }) @Weather in hex: Overcast
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, U2 z j! P% y4 d7 P- N W; cRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# |8 {4 b5 }% x, l. `# s
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 b$ K2 a" E" Y6 R9 g
A6M2 Zero x 203 e( |, T, ^' [/ K! u% h$ H" A7 v
D3A1 Val x 5
( e; `6 w, Z/ Z0 d2 [) n D3A2 Val x 27
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4 W/ J+ \) ?8 t" [# P1 YAllied aircraft
) b& n5 K# [& u* F; ]# T P-39D Airacobra x 2
' o4 a/ C9 I' H F4F-4 Wildcat x 36+ }* G' L) F+ A( R0 x! |4 G
. a1 w( q! ]1 a- nJapanese aircraft losses' E* `2 [5 ~& M* F' y% Q1 K+ d3 e
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
) w% n3 B7 T2 a z. t1 y# n4 ? D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged _4 e$ e r, {6 \, C1 }
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
, W# _) ~ Z% c D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
4 m$ M7 t' ?+ E) \2 i" G/ S. \5 H( k D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak! z3 l+ p! h, X) j
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Allied aircraft losses
5 s$ ~* p: y" S& ~% A& ] P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed7 V: Y7 |( q0 i
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships( u+ ?, J; {$ F' Z& K
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
: U: h+ I" f( a, c. H DD McCall0 U8 D; L" o2 v9 L
DD Maury0 s$ q7 {8 s, |# Q
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' \1 ~) y0 e7 b. \7 Z0 p5 H DD Cushing, d1 I9 M2 F# c
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1 N7 H% H) X3 y: }! fMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1363 @# o4 p5 H# w. R$ c5 x" e2 c" O
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 y. W+ u9 J( r
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' N) u5 [& K0 G7 T# K$ b
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Japanese aircraft
3 q* ~$ J! Y& S7 t/ G A6M2 Zero x 16
( Y3 l- t' H1 _ T* Y% L# o B5N1 Kate x 167 z: c, y( r; z; g/ k
D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft o! ]7 ?" y9 [1 f' _
P-39D Airacobra x 1; |. @/ A* O) r; Z! \% d; d# R# o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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( x1 i, J# E. [# HJapanese aircraft losses
( [0 w* L/ `/ G, i7 k/ Q B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
* u/ m2 h( o$ i: L& [: D B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak# b$ m8 c- O5 X1 p" j. j; G
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
& J9 G6 @! W' V j' n* o D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 |6 O/ X) j LAllied aircraft losses% H/ U+ q& W/ ^4 H
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
/ e0 I: T5 S5 v F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed# G$ S; Q) z% E' K, C
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) W" i, v) p) a$ G: h CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ d8 z# P# A- B DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 r' U- H- F0 b8 T. s M CLAA San Juan, on fire$ d, Y6 K, l& i9 t: z
DD MacDonough
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |