PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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3 N4 O0 O0 |# Y! X% F3 [$ p付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是, h7 V* k2 A8 S4 o" }9 p
: ], Y$ [4 E, UDay Air attack on TF at 63,51
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. @6 X# i0 A, y+ I0 z; s; S( [Japanese aircraft * X2 R' a2 A$ b( ?0 h$ j7 F
A6M5 Zeke x 23 0 B( `$ O2 _7 C* H2 ?! u
N1K1-J George x 25
$ o; P: k* B. E: v1 u/ rJ2M Jack x 12
' Z4 i2 V) m1 KA6M5c Zeke x 23 " }! V. p( t/ m& U0 P6 ^
P1Y Frances x 12
% ^, O6 V1 U0 h/ h: w v" V) V0 NKi-84-Ic Frank x 22
W7 F3 T8 I' E M$ g O" ^Ki-102a Randy x 32 9 [; y8 `( W; Z* Y. R: o
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Allied aircraft
: C" r' h6 D$ B4 |F6F Hellcat x 77 4 X0 z w" V% O8 n& O( H: p
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 ( R& U! P: p2 W$ F% { z% V
0 L4 b( o% H! s# t$ c) T5 Q0 [% pJapanese aircraft losses
+ ?9 A9 B0 z! Q+ ^3 t$ CA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed ?# \7 b! y5 l3 d1 m; n
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed 5 f2 u* ?; H! x) H0 f# F
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed / o$ z e/ ^% ~( \6 c, D3 ]
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
2 K- w" j; g7 a9 K8 wP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
& _% Q: c6 D- WKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed / g/ {( d' ~. Z1 T! g
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed $ ?$ B3 P! V' \( n p0 X
+ x' D6 Z) h% E5 N T. e+ UAllied aircraft losses
- L1 z% P- M1 s; w. s# X" [, h* L) xF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
& q1 c: B( [$ f/ ?+ T: G F) d7 xF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
* y1 _4 c7 H' D+ d* FOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
3 [3 [$ ^9 q, |$ |$ X) nCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: c8 t# l; n' r7 ?CV Saratoga * f% ^4 P: w% p7 W
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) y- ]' L9 }7 _: a2 wCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |