很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！, X1 S# t* b* z. f7 M- _
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6 r% X& e4 a: `7 S9 h
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+ U3 J1 p0 g7 O: `; M& p* }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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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！
' r$ H% z) |8 ~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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136* T- ?, J/ {" x M
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Weather in hex: Overcast& |# @1 @" u+ L! I5 x; @
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., |# l4 T+ p' B$ G* K, a- @
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes4 n9 I7 X9 t: y$ p( y' m! W5 _' v
! y( l0 I, ?* M" mJapanese aircraft7 M& k) ?% R* T
A6M2 Zero x 202 f/ w* n2 i# C9 ?& B
D3A1 Val x 5
( T3 I: F p" t& D; M D3A2 Val x 27- w- v6 z1 _+ p5 J M' {% a
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Allied aircraft
8 b& G4 h9 w! ^ P-39D Airacobra x 2
% V' _+ q s7 W: [/ E8 h( B F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses& c* ^) x' R3 g' h+ X
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed( B7 }+ _ R# P% z
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged: E x/ ?. d Z" V& y% J( Q& @
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
. k! m+ d0 h8 A/ ]: Y: u/ Q D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
% B! D# z- C, ^! C D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak; x z7 L. O; S) o& Q* m* F
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
4 r1 V4 o/ M: B) Q, v, Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* b' N, V3 E3 i; V5 e9 J$ W
! [, a3 F( W# v! cAllied Ships& [! `8 o: V' u# i$ P
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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: J! k. H* D" b) Y7 V; u! f DD Maury
: _6 M: g, M; E CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136' i9 ~- y* `& o5 n# q
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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/ h" H: g* J0 ]3 W3 W9 S3 @Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 P& A- V0 X3 ? n9 M. b( W9 q
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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9 M8 [0 O$ f) A7 C: }2 B* p A6M2 Zero x 16
; k, u8 _# o& G3 j B5N1 Kate x 16
: w- J( l) R- ^0 |0 P D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft
" z# }& D; q$ l; p+ R3 G( u7 X n. k w P-39D Airacobra x 19 H4 J7 f, d: H" }/ q2 _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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4 j. I$ `, I6 q- F, o8 {$ D% R, P B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
- `! g+ b% r2 S: V4 v B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak8 N' {! O5 ]# s+ m8 s% m
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
j" T4 w8 S2 x8 S+ a, e D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 V; _+ b9 f: z% q; v5 l1 x1 \ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed1 x9 i* s& ^4 @0 E- s6 |+ Y6 n* e1 H( A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed' g" Y6 v! Y) h2 l O% t
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1 h$ _3 P+ f+ D0 E( c CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! ]: g0 |" g7 A# k, {6 p
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 m" ]5 N7 K( e) R) |& Y& s! A; ^
CLAA San Juan, on fire8 c. U& ~1 W, L; X: l& i( W
DD MacDonough, v; Y- h1 d. g0 w$ y
DD Benham
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! T7 Z) j. T; m/ c1 dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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