PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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- ]; Z* l7 U1 P8 V付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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- w) J, Z- V, p2 q5 J! ]Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft
/ b9 t+ z, b* N$ T+ k; R/ [" CA6M5 Zeke x 23
; J% ^- `/ u8 \! k" R. mN1K1-J George x 25 9 u+ \" ]5 T! p( r
J2M Jack x 12
- U7 }3 p: U. L' f) QA6M5c Zeke x 23
n+ G# X t' k/ ~5 A, TP1Y Frances x 12
0 z) `" q; F2 \- `6 H. s8 j8 ZKi-84-Ic Frank x 22 ! q' t$ q8 r* X) g! j( p: G' c
Ki-102a Randy x 32 $ Z9 P" Q0 z6 t3 _- B! K, w/ k7 q
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Allied aircraft % X% H$ v* a2 v2 H
F6F Hellcat x 77
. H0 B; q$ _, kF4U-1D Corsair x 17
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2 D! ?% t I6 FJapanese aircraft losses
1 \1 S* ]! s; ~. L6 l* u( v. FA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 6 J$ M& m" E3 C- H+ j
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
! C; R1 c9 z3 q# p. ~$ QJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed
- E) J% q1 |4 x5 W& vA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 8 K; j9 E {* Z# ~! p9 Q
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
" `4 J- l b- t( @* W5 T% ?, f" j" uKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed $ [/ ]. P7 F' D
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed 4 q' q* ]- k* `# z! a4 {9 D
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F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
# b8 o, x- J8 P- SF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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5 C B! E i6 p$ h, z' p0 ?5 XAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
+ {4 L: N; N0 Y, Y: b& {& t( i+ U/ gOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
; d) E. K& E- j) E6 @CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ v* Z9 d6 Q4 p# e4 D! h: _) KCV Saratoga . z |$ O, @, O* b- j
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 { [" t, f% g" F8 R; nCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |