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1 x0 }1 y" R* S预定的D+1DAY,但是硫磺岛上的第37军将士惊讶的发现庞大的盟军部队已经悄无声息地撤退了,昨日激战的整个海滩今天却空空荡荡,只有还在海边游弋的盟军舰队告诉他们,敌军残部已经全部上船,看来盟军将要撤退无疑,帝国取得了硫磺岛防御战的胜利!# ^6 L9 _5 M7 n% [% R8 [0 i
6 @8 l# P' G( u& e+ R8 Q当天帝国海航和陆航机队联手演出了一个伏击,在父岛和母岛设置了两个小运输船分队,吸引27的58攻击机前来进攻,不知是计的盟军航母将攻击机设置为对海等待着KB的现身,结果58舰载机果然被吸引而来,全天被击落50多架地狱猫和40多架SBD,日军仅仅损失个位数的战斗机。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74
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; }* }: w7 L/ b! CWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, L1 k2 u2 r) W! XEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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N1K5-J George x 36, p$ V: l1 `# r1 \8 L7 |# k( O
Ki-84r Frank x 41
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Allied aircraft
4 |+ | K; n; L6 v3 f F6F-5 Hellcat x 168
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$ r1 f1 K4 j5 Z7 TJapanese aircraft losses: L8 C# a7 q6 y3 d( j2 ^
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! {2 U. E5 L t' d8 p ^% q
F6F-5 Hellcat: 4 destroyed9 L H" w7 Z; q& C7 O
SB2C-3 Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged5 v3 f) E+ a* o4 B: c7 c5 H) ]3 A
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Japanese Ships
3 o4 V" p# O0 u% Q: T xAKL Asukazan Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk! I! [4 n4 Q* c( Y8 `0 J
xAKL Yanagigawa, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage4 v6 I# X1 w* n" M, \/ M6 M, z& h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Haha-jima at 110,75+ R% q/ v4 z& k/ e( l1 n
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.1 C( c, U* @; h
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes6 v3 G/ f u8 ^$ k6 d, s3 g
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Japanese aircraft* R8 p: w! }4 |- i* ?. ~$ i
N1K5-J George x 62: H8 c* H4 ?# Z' m2 j3 _1 K
Ki-84r Frank x 83
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F6F-5 Hellcat x 1514 h1 V. J a* r
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 24' \- I. E; b% d% u. l" _% u, M) {: C
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" T5 [+ ?* T7 f) g- p N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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F6F-5 Hellcat: 13 destroyed7 c3 O- l% [. ^% [2 p- k" k2 X
SB2C-3 Helldiver: 12 destroyed! E5 Q% a. n* I3 w$ h! s
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Japanese Ships
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