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,
( e/ D, m2 A* c' O7 [' _. r' u2 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134( {7 M% @/ k. g- b' z3 x7 a/ m
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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- t |( x0 R1 @" i6 Z' i9 wRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
$ s8 _' Z; w: R* M7 y: A PEstimated time to target is 21 minutes6 H+ C) x, H$ u
0 \: @" |& p9 D& D ]7 }6 JJapanese aircraft) E# b" }# ^: ^+ g m# [$ y
A6M8 Zero x 59% p* J3 U7 U0 [! w' ~ i1 k
A7M2 Sam x 76
+ \3 M. l# |( E/ L B7A2 Grace x 134" ~9 O6 L: h& w
3 F: B' S6 s' ^9 xAllied aircraft
; x7 [- J6 p s1 D# o F4U-1A Corsair x 14$ W, z: k# Q/ m5 n; W; }
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56/ G7 j% C( ?! ?$ A. ]8 Q% q
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Japanese aircraft losses: }# V6 n1 p1 e" k8 v- i
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed3 J! b& v" m a" N2 p7 _9 B
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
! ^0 \* O2 f# P B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
" M4 X# u9 L5 ~" P U5 k B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ o) F% } p: v i7 r& C! UAllied aircraft losses
% \! F4 C# J1 |! \2 Y/ k" y+ q F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed3 m7 \3 P+ o$ U7 h' D
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed' h) |2 T2 l* S- b$ N
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CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk' f& X- P2 ?7 `5 x- y) c, d! t
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 ^9 b: c m5 X% ^ CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk y. j- n0 Z9 r2 d- X! N9 L
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 R& o0 t4 n; a DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! W) K2 _) J5 `6 D: [ CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 H) q% Q0 @: D9 B
DE Lovering
0 V% ~$ b* X" e: a DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, _# Q9 `, f5 p. [) |
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" G3 U( x* o% Y1 g- [3 H
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' U6 z: Z( Y1 o" L9 r) E
DE Wesson |