很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
% F8 D& U+ k/ ?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* | d5 y" ~& p2 ~' H7 W! a
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
- I& q* J7 H8 i6 b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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* C+ O1 `# X) l- q' S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!
8 [& f% l' \5 p7 K5 G99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2 Z! k) p* c) N" O8 P3 i
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% D, v, n" p' a+ p1 G# UMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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9 U; m, j( o- l, y) _6 h" XWeather in hex: Overcast3 A& [/ N6 l+ G4 R
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) ]3 t+ R+ P: t' mEstimated time to target is 25 minutes& b; { i& c/ \: c% o
. a3 d* W$ Z$ Z( hJapanese aircraft6 }6 N5 G. o; n; t% P$ ]1 G% M8 O
A6M2 Zero x 20
, _ S: K& p5 {" D D3A1 Val x 5
7 q9 {" i- J. p# H D3A2 Val x 27. q0 t" F; J9 h$ q$ Z
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* ~7 Q' }3 r/ f) D5 A9 R P-39D Airacobra x 2
7 y" i/ U4 E, L. U/ t m: p F4F-4 Wildcat x 36$ r& A; ]1 C5 a6 @
$ P3 i" \8 N- ~, d$ y' JJapanese aircraft losses) [& J! ]+ |3 L; U5 i5 C
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
+ z4 {$ H$ _/ }4 p D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged; T" u6 O! {$ H; |
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
+ T. u6 o) m" _3 o D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged) c _5 o" V' y! }8 \! \2 v
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses4 v) x6 @) a& J3 u: P
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed1 D! y2 V4 K2 W9 H, B: S5 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire/ O$ b, T; A" O( h
DD McCall
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CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire- h% Y6 E. @% Z4 I4 j
DD Cushing
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. E8 H- ~: m6 B& g; vMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: T& Q( U+ n6 o5 h: n
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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1 [1 P8 F! F# \; m) |Japanese aircraft
N/ g! \# v- K A6M2 Zero x 16
6 [" W* Q; e' @% H+ O' M+ v B5N1 Kate x 16
6 _9 H- M7 x/ k4 T' A D3A2 Val x 23
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- A. Q% \& @2 {4 JAllied aircraft
% z0 a @( e) E, W# X) ~ P-39D Airacobra x 1
& W: A1 m, }+ O$ k F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ S: w' A+ w$ X; w$ P& b6 ] B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
7 `* {! T1 V& G1 B7 D0 ], W B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak+ T$ q5 V9 C0 n# P; U6 w: ~9 W! @, w3 d
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
1 R% x6 d) Y0 }4 |+ X; z D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses9 Y3 L" }) g; ~ ]4 |% ?$ P
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
8 l: b$ k# t3 u F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed7 c5 e& K1 |0 c, u& o' Q s0 x9 o! T
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Allied Ships
* {9 v7 x/ ^+ h0 ` F CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# L4 M) y0 J& i- Z2 a
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# i7 u, s+ P4 t; A0 G' u6 B& `% q# e CLAA San Juan, on fire. Z0 z! f4 d* e) T8 M! k
DD MacDonough4 @* }. D9 _; T) A' L% G1 O4 |
DD Benham d2 S6 b0 k: o* ~( [
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |