PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。7 Q* u7 W* w& M, Q/ r% ^. U
+ Y& W$ z3 R5 \5 V; R9 ]付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是8 u: g" c7 ~! u* L
$ u1 a; X4 k* m( s6 d0 ]/ F# G) SDay Air attack on TF at 63,51 - G. b* j; g& v- C
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Japanese aircraft 2 [; B. T8 W$ z
A6M5 Zeke x 23 8 W0 K# ?4 n( ]0 a5 e# a
N1K1-J George x 25 ! ^8 S- I) @* a$ _
J2M Jack x 12
1 _9 a. y+ g; {( ?# l; Q+ SA6M5c Zeke x 23
c4 a. B, w; r3 u+ |( T0 v& UP1Y Frances x 12
/ `1 c8 d' d* H P4 U- }Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 - S. v. ]' K/ Y- n" Q
Ki-102a Randy x 32 7 ?% n" r5 }( p+ ~% M0 s$ J. q: q: j
( @0 e @& @6 R0 `* Y& wAllied aircraft ( g* V+ a! c, L# E) Z4 ~
F6F Hellcat x 77
# ]# V% c* ?+ `& {4 B5 EF4U-1D Corsair x 17 + p5 X9 v9 f) h0 Q: e8 I
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Japanese aircraft losses 0 m0 c) e. M' m, y0 v$ f7 e
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed ) {, V. W8 B. v
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
' d; \% w& B+ r6 ]J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
3 I, ]6 j0 H% V: G" j" o' zA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
6 h. G4 O9 K, [- i# IP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged ( F1 \0 ?. F7 G5 b
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
4 k" @4 E6 ~) C4 b; X) x* |! M9 O' PKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed 5 D7 k( b! L3 b) B. U! S( b
8 v& o9 k! f/ G5 _ rAllied aircraft losses
) p: M) i; |. _' U6 N. ?F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! 1 m, f5 O) m" ]* b% `6 ?
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed 4 h) {& L$ R. D' e
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
* G5 c1 X, V! [) cOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
' d h# F) G0 [8 M& {* J# HCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
p. V- g1 N9 s1 uCV Saratoga
+ i7 c2 A! ~, A# U7 c5 UCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 9 N% K) o5 O7 V0 ^
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |