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,( {% G$ i% i5 D( j& R
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134" x7 x2 _8 l8 P, F. P! m. r
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Weather in hex: Overcast9 t P8 V% \) q$ U7 |
8 _& H! `0 c" a' ^% \Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.: \: O8 n ^) p
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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" P0 a2 H6 l' b. CJapanese aircraft9 N( ?. ^3 s, [3 E. i9 u
A6M8 Zero x 59( H* x, E+ [2 G( s/ s1 D/ A. R
A7M2 Sam x 76
6 K5 c" H* W5 Y: C7 Q B7A2 Grace x 134) N6 Y) U. B$ \$ v
& ]! `& S6 V- GAllied aircraft3 K' z/ y6 j. V' R: ^
F4U-1A Corsair x 14+ {& A! r& M1 M. r6 r2 K
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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' R/ |" w2 D t" XJapanese aircraft losses
1 f( u1 M7 N$ w, C' K y7 v0 n A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
, v/ Z( N% Y0 R- M+ |5 P" q! O A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed. M! b a" K8 F) C c
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
8 i9 F6 ^: G/ u/ J B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
. y; r( f$ X% [# |5 Q F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed5 w: c3 `6 p6 C6 g- F8 X/ Z
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed/ U# T9 d: M' P* t
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CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 t. c8 f* ~% P# B @ CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 g7 T' ]2 o7 \2 S3 {
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ K6 @& G$ l: S5 \" p4 i' T' i, g J- |
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Y% N; o% p% C) P# T; D
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
[) G) p! {+ w CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# U/ P! Q0 ]- t+ @% Q& [* c DE Lovering
, A( f9 [+ ~" n4 `9 f( ~9 ] DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 r% K3 _9 ` A. L9 h Y
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 j/ h q8 N6 c9 y+ f( C* d DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 i& e% Y; D) r7 H/ w' q8 u
DE Wesson |