所罗门的血腥地狱又添新魂,蝗军针对过于前出的盟军登陆船团发起轮番攻击,击沉汉考克号和不屈号2艘舰队航母,3艘CVE,蝗军损失作战飞机300多架,2 F( A2 t# X t. f' J, q
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134' ^& J* h, U, u1 W
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Weather in hex: Overcast* q; r* h r% e C: l9 o: `% j8 m1 x
$ h- K( f+ M3 u( A& D5 vRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.( y8 L/ p& C1 c2 ]' i- f2 O
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes" o1 n9 d! W( | |8 f
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Japanese aircraft5 w2 d, ]7 ^7 b- Q6 V9 H+ h
A6M8 Zero x 59
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Allied aircraft
- `' j' T0 P7 O! U# S+ _$ L F4U-1A Corsair x 14
& h$ c* y: T' L T" p F6F-5 Hellcat x 56: k* D# w4 [, w" N# g, Y3 N
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Japanese aircraft losses: V- z9 I/ e" ]& r. _
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed! Y" [' B9 e$ e8 G- z2 Y$ [) U
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed# b6 M4 P1 n: \, n% G( R+ D8 A
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged3 `. x/ J7 G" T1 E" N
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak) r. i6 g" _1 z$ x7 z% Y# n) Z& c
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F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed ~5 q1 W' ]5 W$ _8 R( [
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed! @' a8 n8 ~9 T( l
7 e. ]0 @& P; L' u1 E; bAllied Ships
- p6 y* h: x8 Y; z4 F7 _ CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk, ` j% I A) ?1 C v$ H
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! }/ F, |# P' J" ~7 o
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ q8 Z; W: Y3 w# m& y9 ]; h
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 u: ] {* Z0 h* R \- w
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! m( k9 t/ \& x/ E$ v" G CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ u" @; V j+ f0 v V% D! G! j DE Lovering* N' `0 P; X3 g1 w$ p5 {; T
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( h9 X( Q, t0 ~- p/ h" S3 Y CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ {* `' k) f) m k, A( p1 I x7 U
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk [4 W, A6 q. o! p; r
DE Wesson |