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,9 f% Y% s8 b+ `. \. a% p
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 E8 Q" o! m1 F( `7 T1 j& Q1 M
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.5 A9 b ?9 s: I
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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7 v- `. O' u1 _9 f8 K% M4 vJapanese aircraft& R6 I+ W+ ]/ G
A6M8 Zero x 59
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B7A2 Grace x 134
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* G3 [& N' I/ a8 Y% v F4U-1A Corsair x 143 A0 G3 l0 i9 X7 ~
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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5 l' r3 p; T& ?0 D i, DJapanese aircraft losses! o7 k2 G: @! f5 O# u' _
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
8 V7 c/ p \. ^" w( z A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed0 b) C0 j3 m0 n, x! j s: j. n
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged/ g5 S4 \7 c) y2 I
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
6 q6 O3 P [" Y( r+ }9 R% ? E: h$ m F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed- z; m5 l% m; _( g. h6 [
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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6 k M* D3 z( p6 d' AAllied Ships
, z2 ^$ Y5 x1 }2 i CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ W( w9 K$ }6 ?% M; p( d CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk a4 k, J) {! u ?" P5 l
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 v6 J% ^2 {: ?) a$ j CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, D: c1 F3 z7 D9 [
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 ]# ^ [- Z `+ ?, e
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" V" R; ^$ ~& m- \
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DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" U+ T: [; l# z4 }& F
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: P% f4 n" J: G9 A
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. }$ @0 \% G% x1 v$ l l
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