很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!
5 j4 U9 f/ A# ]& V5 c+ z s+ Y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
0 J4 `3 `% v) \5 L5 Y; P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/ W: H% Q: B: G
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. Z/ m E T2 q+ t F
0 u( |* Q: W! ^' [- U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!3 b, m, B" I) _. ~0 i6 q
99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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2 ^; P2 ]! p6 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 C' R. [0 k! H
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ z; [5 J: K2 B/ ?% N. a5 EEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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- S5 J5 |5 g M$ t1 s8 _Japanese aircraft
+ K U `* L. H2 {8 ?- ^ A6M2 Zero x 20
* v$ u+ {" g2 c( @& y2 s D3A1 Val x 5
8 h1 Z$ O8 f% F% M/ P7 { D3A2 Val x 27
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/ ^/ E& G6 C6 ~' A' F/ P* ]. yAllied aircraft
7 K v( z) H' L n, D P-39D Airacobra x 2- q1 [- A3 k! @ T, @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36* ?, V U! |, x6 q5 D T' }
1 y, x3 V: n5 @! r# l/ v5 @0 dJapanese aircraft losses
. `) N0 Q$ o( [0 D( H, J" Y5 O5 R A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 @5 i8 [: z; T2 N& _
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
3 ~. y# C: @) `+ ~: a7 ~ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
& I$ `! j- R( S4 a D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
+ p4 P: {8 g$ [- P D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
$ z$ z8 ]7 J# a) P" L P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed4 O* m) n. ^/ ?+ Y+ O
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ i; Q! c! R3 w$ ? K# @
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire, C4 o% K' |8 H" ]5 Y- @6 d% t
DD McCall8 _# E& n4 z; X5 m+ L
DD Maury' t2 @$ h$ _# J' q
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire) E# r6 G, c- v4 _# U+ U! r- e. h7 r
DD Cushing! g: t. h7 c: @! w" }2 k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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4 L: I' V1 G9 V. E3 q# d p, x4 y3 jWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# ]8 I& T T; [1 s C+ W
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes) N! M! s4 _1 p
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5 m+ p% d0 t5 n* X" e A6M2 Zero x 16
& @0 Q* r+ X! l& s, F B5N1 Kate x 169 T# M5 S8 C4 h+ `/ p8 I; c' u
D3A2 Val x 23
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0 T c8 s% b$ L, |# IAllied aircraft0 ~/ x8 |" j4 Z& [2 x* \
P-39D Airacobra x 1 I* _2 D1 e, N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses2 D$ \# ~& @) K# b
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
7 C" K( F$ G. }/ X! u D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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: A0 u% X; M9 ^- d- R7 Z4 lAllied aircraft losses
+ O# a' w/ |5 \4 {8 ], `# o# f P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
! o& I( n- \# b* A$ B3 B/ i F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships
/ H5 g* p5 s, B CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 E5 |: l; W; }2 x; d
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 i5 e8 n# Q N3 N CLAA San Juan, on fire. G, i2 f6 P* N1 K& m8 f
DD MacDonough
$ u" g( p- ]/ s" `% v- L DD Benham1 `/ h3 S2 R G, |: l& h
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |