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,
7 a1 z2 k8 b8 K; q v w1 G UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134/ H0 J7 ~. k5 ~ s
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 U* u" r; a4 a7 T' P, e( {$ Z+ S+ cRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
% _$ f3 s; a IEstimated time to target is 21 minutes. v; e' K' L* M1 t
, h# }* C) W8 f1 K" q0 zJapanese aircraft
% L6 B2 p2 J/ e: ]$ P$ [ A6M8 Zero x 59 }) t$ ]7 L" p2 R; c
A7M2 Sam x 76
7 ^2 P* Y, ^" l9 y& l1 w/ r1 j# F B7A2 Grace x 134: \, m9 \; K0 ]4 G# k7 x) @' ^
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Allied aircraft5 \* W. o. o y7 D
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
# B. v$ d) {1 X G' ?- F F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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7 j3 A8 M) K4 `$ C" I% I0 \ A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
- X, y% n* J) x+ o, \/ d A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed5 U9 p# F9 w* Q7 \+ B+ ?
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged. Q; g. o, t" G, f
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak2 g( {0 t, B) F9 c8 i( x7 J
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Allied aircraft losses
* o7 H3 B, j! e( Q1 c: d F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
& u- J$ G- Z3 `. u$ b* \ F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
3 A. i( n, s# U' w/ ^6 _. @ CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; ~9 J3 ~, O; j& A6 k6 {% {& A
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 a% A! `& F& R6 F) Y- O
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 W! k4 y% ~$ L4 S1 k8 l7 i
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 o+ j$ F q, h$ u CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. P6 b4 p5 u" z# k: K DE Lovering5 e( h; i, @, [+ l2 _
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 w: [5 n- i( S) ?9 u) l) I" A, c CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 }: E4 P, K) L+ x# u- d s9 T; M DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 N3 \0 Y9 |8 k* `5 O0 s DE Wesson |