PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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- Z! l( b. y; `# X# h' ~7 f付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是6 t" z# M1 I4 n' v; N }# G
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft
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N1K1-J George x 25 . s# u( b, N/ R) f+ C& k
J2M Jack x 12 ' a4 z+ K6 [* Q: \: S
A6M5c Zeke x 23 " ^0 h8 G) T% l/ Z# o
P1Y Frances x 12 4 U7 \4 s& X* A9 Y0 p% b1 K1 a z
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
* d/ R( G! S. xKi-102a Randy x 32
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Allied aircraft
* r. @1 H6 ]6 A# nF6F Hellcat x 77
0 c9 k% I! X3 N V, o6 B! J, A. w( WF4U-1D Corsair x 17
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4 W# e. V! D; g3 ?( `) BJapanese aircraft losses 7 K b7 Y- E, v' J& |9 X. {
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed % Z3 q2 k) _/ d+ x
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed ( R% o, W* E8 D, G3 @/ W) S. x8 `
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
. G K' y" z4 N. Z- t. p. H% P- b3 uA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
8 y* R( D6 H6 B$ z5 DP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged ) a5 l% n; M, H9 n5 W
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
0 z1 u Z) P6 |/ F5 e* gKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed ; O& _1 F2 q; T2 W+ H3 P: l
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Allied aircraft losses
7 F7 j5 {6 o. bF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! 6 U) ]1 b4 f3 r7 V o; ~
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed * q) F% N: Y E- {8 H7 I9 x
4 y9 j4 r& \: Q$ W) i2 a5 J# s+ d7 UAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! 7 P, ~% B& M. O
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
2 A* C9 I* L- v# qCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage % Q3 X; m2 q" R; T: J8 Y
CV Saratoga " ?6 @& [# a9 y& P! O! {. d" X
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
B9 I! Q; @* j9 R, a6 L9 \; V- i+ [CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |