PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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3 K$ z+ l9 b% H0 g- _5 b付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft % e9 L' \7 J3 ~0 S3 m' S3 e
A6M5 Zeke x 23 # d$ T0 d' \0 s
N1K1-J George x 25 6 }. [6 g; P4 o" `
J2M Jack x 12
% [$ ~: y, }1 I( i' lA6M5c Zeke x 23
) P3 v7 K/ H5 I' w- eP1Y Frances x 12 / s7 B" S9 Z6 b7 v& H
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 8 }9 v' h7 |$ V0 o5 b* |
Ki-102a Randy x 32 2 @( s! i) }- p9 u9 o* t) \
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Allied aircraft
! V3 J0 h& ~4 o* }/ iF6F Hellcat x 77
9 K, g- X- g( S3 C/ Z4 h& nF4U-1D Corsair x 17
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2 n5 d( e! F$ R: e* MA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed & l" y! u! M5 n# Q' W
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed A6 C& B! {0 g3 w0 p3 l
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed * A2 E( w" N8 t& \
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
% ^0 K0 |5 U3 p& cP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 E; n# y4 H& M m2 J wKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed $ y" G7 q0 N9 O8 d
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses * _- I+ \# b/ H# x
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
$ ?4 B# U& V' R9 @+ ^& rF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed : L3 v4 K: k4 e
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! % G) O) d0 r! v
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
3 u8 H- x6 Y7 Z: l7 S/ JCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; ^+ q: Z& t ]2 K6 @/ uCV Saratoga
' H/ y! i4 N7 u8 s! kCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage # s' n2 `$ Z% {& L& x+ w" i
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |