PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。" S) \3 J3 `5 k; `
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是5 S0 H _3 G3 ^8 ]
/ G; J3 V! {0 n" C/ o) rDay Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft ) z; O. L" X$ Y) ]1 N$ t: e, e
A6M5 Zeke x 23 3 P3 V3 t6 [$ l2 h0 {* L
N1K1-J George x 25
5 {1 G5 Y" K s9 S9 g8 Y4 oJ2M Jack x 12
5 G4 s9 X) W# O9 TA6M5c Zeke x 23
' z* p2 s$ f& L- U* WP1Y Frances x 12 0 F8 G# D2 t8 G
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 & Z+ x. [! n2 \* h @# t: j' G
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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* l8 c# }& v+ ?5 n+ LF6F Hellcat x 77 + |) \9 g% a0 t7 t) y
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 - W" Q* E9 }2 |( v: g
Z* ]. {0 O9 ]! \6 hJapanese aircraft losses 8 \& }9 e: j5 m/ v! {: W
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
4 E+ ?% x: W! Y9 g# t+ vN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
; h* f9 Y. J0 C" x2 Q! uJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed
% v& t4 ?+ G! f n# zA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
# M* o, Y* x9 \. J6 UP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
2 f# D% A; y- p6 w' p, z* UKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed 0 j; }5 D7 x0 ]+ P* | \5 O& H9 s# Y
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed $ W7 c; o! @% g& K- F1 ~& _
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Allied aircraft losses ' E' H/ u5 g& s( [* g8 p% B: i
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
. W6 X% n+ h5 J8 u3 DF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed ! o9 O) p5 s' S5 L$ E9 W+ r$ p% Q
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! 8 E7 \& M$ n- y4 a6 b/ ]8 k
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! ' K) r4 [+ s" _! A" {
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # f$ G1 t- T6 ~# o4 j
CV Saratoga - C7 G% H; Y' U9 t, {
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 7 _( h z2 ?# |% C0 {
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |