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。* I; s# `7 s* r: O% l2 ]% R
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4 j* I3 {! O/ w' ]- T/ B- r* [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1338 d8 f& Z7 X6 N5 n5 a, y
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! P4 Z) P) `; \
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, d5 f. D" d6 r- V7 x2 aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! u. ^6 V" A; `0 T, f A6M2 Zero x 6
. @! X6 Z+ }5 v2 U0 {$ D G4M1 Betty x 268 S, O* P1 b# c' ?+ e8 b/ D
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Allied aircraft
' j; u# r0 f* r Kittyhawk IA x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
# J- G; `/ ? o3 I( d2 x A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! J' D9 j4 X+ o: c' Q( u( A- D
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged7 m& H1 R9 n5 g2 L9 D- k
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No Allied losses
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2 x' r2 e0 b1 {0 k# N AM Kapunda/ b! s" o8 ]$ |& K- a) d# t
xAK Robert Luckenbach7 f( x; `2 p& T9 U/ i) `
xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 _! J, ?9 q7 u6 M* |- q
xAK Manoa8 | t. y5 i9 u" T& X& n- U: A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133" K ]" g% w- J8 J
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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9 W) i: S" e; M6 [; SRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! ?3 R+ q2 U) ~3 o, |
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 26
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Kittyhawk IA x 11
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G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed, F- k& w8 }$ l2 W8 G0 ?. J0 Z
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2 R( t1 a9 _& ]+ d' a/ C. f) _ xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: X; e- n9 O; ?5 Z$ q
AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- I7 a# H& m+ M- H/ X' K# _. b) m xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1 |