很快，前方的索敌机发来了准确情报，发现敌航母！
1 `6 s! h' T+ q% n2 {$ N; J) e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/ u* q# v/ M* h: m
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
1 e6 a2 i% w' \" [ 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1 Q2 h, L8 ~* g. C* a& g2 H
$ T* ~7 w: t: T" A' Y# c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 u; B* h3 z! D% a$ J2 c
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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3 v3 ~& [: A" g. Q- zMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136( `8 N! ^- m: ^$ Y# X) a
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Weather in hex: Overcast& R$ t7 n4 h7 U. y, E4 f
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 h0 K# W* H1 W$ Q {
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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8 @; z6 O5 T% b& AJapanese aircraft& I9 \# Q/ V: n! L r
A6M2 Zero x 20) y7 |# C/ i5 A! b: t3 @
D3A1 Val x 5
" M0 t& F5 C1 |3 J/ x2 k. K( v; P D3A2 Val x 27
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Allied aircraft
4 I6 |- e& f% s" ^ P-39D Airacobra x 2
8 M% R7 L" j, }0 b' R _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses( u5 m. v/ o7 a. H* w6 ^, u
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed% J2 J6 U" U8 l; D
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged* ~# }4 W; U' {" k0 ^2 q
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
% i) b' _: `/ e D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
( z3 s+ Z3 a! i v. j D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
0 z! k0 b4 f+ b P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
( X( C' Q6 l: N' S5 b2 g& [8 k% O F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ ~* K+ f$ W) m
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Allied Ships
+ d: n- i5 d* o5 B1 w CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
6 I5 p' Q, c) Z+ ]% S+ Z+ ` DD McCall
6 D. H& H. G& r DD Maury" U$ [+ q' x2 B0 q' i% J
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 V7 D L, z$ P# P2 V
DD Cushing4 q" |) d' v5 }3 r9 p C
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+ X3 \# I& p# n! a% _3 R' r9 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,136
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. F( ?8 E/ X. l. O6 H* EWeather in hex: Overcast7 B# e6 M# {. `2 C% X$ Q: m! k
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 w' \4 j; \- Z" k
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes2 ~4 t' ]; c S8 Z6 g6 N
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Japanese aircraft- A* q1 v' K# ^2 t* {( q" j
A6M2 Zero x 16& K. Y: t. x% l( f) J; S
B5N1 Kate x 162 M. W0 B+ \8 J$ o: v- [$ D
D3A2 Val x 23
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Allied aircraft
2 e& C# }5 _6 z P-39D Airacobra x 1 Y2 b. \8 A1 f$ L" O0 z8 f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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' @6 c+ b7 m9 G, `, s3 FJapanese aircraft losses
6 J# Z/ d+ R. ~7 Y Q3 W B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged" t' w, d, G) s B8 E
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
4 J. O8 ~; I3 [, u# z+ x& P! H D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged0 y6 [9 r8 m) c/ d' T: p3 C& |
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak; K# U6 d8 N- \) `8 F8 K
) {2 c0 I' ^ z. W0 CAllied aircraft losses
. J% w {( T6 \1 @8 }# S% f P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed( S: g+ b$ C, G/ K+ N& {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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5 n. x$ j+ ~- U/ h$ xAllied Ships
. _! u4 d# |4 j* J( b+ G CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 F" J) w! _' }( b% S6 \! ~3 u DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: q4 |# f: g+ g$ X
CLAA San Juan, on fire/ c4 m5 S6 D/ e0 e
DD MacDonough9 q4 d& e; C0 ^9 H
DD Benham
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9 {3 J# q+ g3 n6 T( U2 I7 sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga |
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