很快,前方的索敌机发来了准确情报,发现敌航母!: E2 }% j( r) A' @2 K9 r; a
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
" {) N; U# V; \8 @6 ^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' E5 C) p( \4 w7 D3 c
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/ L7 b. Q! x: Q! I5 U' C
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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!: x$ ?- K0 K' ?* \7 U* F
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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" C+ g1 k: U) S" @Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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% J! m X& l0 M$ x4 r1 E( HWeather in hex: Overcast
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- E# b% Y8 b! |# \Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# @8 g x& ]! {* `# q% t7 D. d; c
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes$ a1 C. z* @- Q% B E( P% ~9 e0 b
; L2 Z3 S! ?) VJapanese aircraft
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D3A1 Val x 5
/ d: v" a, I. ^2 c D3A2 Val x 27
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Allied aircraft
8 J# ~6 W( J# N$ `" k P-39D Airacobra x 2" Y4 V" o6 { @* E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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1 [$ ]1 O0 \0 |Japanese aircraft losses/ Z, D+ s! I2 H' v) n
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
7 k- X' O# z+ D9 W D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged; S: s: W$ U2 y
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 d9 }# C( [. x4 Z1 y2 ~3 F& X7 ~
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged: D$ n* M, k! f! t
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ r5 N# u9 R7 r6 b
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Allied Ships
1 m" _8 ? i* v; Q CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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. H9 r4 ~5 j3 H$ D DD Maury( w1 f& ?; t5 v [$ U
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 {" s/ f7 Y7 K$ }, u5 s [ DD Cushing
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: E" x4 t" B7 c: @Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 \; W& S/ N# d& I& V5 u
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ _' L" x4 |7 L9 I) n% W3 ~Estimated time to target is 28 minutes! Y' O8 m( i( j6 \" Z. S6 Q3 b
3 {/ y; \5 A' G# D4 vJapanese aircraft
. @5 D; Z' j" Y; K5 `6 o# T A6M2 Zero x 16% }( A! z8 E! ^1 b: s& N+ ?
B5N1 Kate x 160 M9 ^, G5 s9 N9 r% K& |6 S r
D3A2 Val x 23! p% i& m q& l R
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P-39D Airacobra x 1- Y7 }/ L* Q1 @/ p ?' y" I; g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22, C5 U. J* b: u5 \+ s
9 ~& P2 @6 ^! Y; Q1 ?# x# XJapanese aircraft losses
0 O. x! E+ w8 d& l B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
' A( k% s! [' Q* m) H B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak5 V1 J4 o/ Y/ O, L( T4 N1 ~
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged% n1 t; }( f7 N4 o5 z4 @# ~
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 p6 C( d% L/ S: P
6 {6 Q7 `+ J$ ?$ X# E- x R5 NAllied aircraft losses4 X1 j% A" o1 J/ s( \7 x
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed. {- P% I) \1 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* y6 P9 V8 L$ I1 }" Y* y
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( X; t2 K7 i7 v& ~
CLAA San Juan, on fire ]6 [" d7 D0 B
DD MacDonough: `' \4 a3 r2 o' R( C8 _
DD Benham
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6 w" I# @& `: _0 ~" `" bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |