11月1日
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# @1 Z0 ~; H( o预定的D+1DAY,但是硫磺岛上的第37军将士惊讶的发现庞大的盟军部队已经悄无声息地撤退了,昨日激战的整个海滩今天却空空荡荡,只有还在海边游弋的盟军舰队告诉他们,敌军残部已经全部上船,看来盟军将要撤退无疑,帝国取得了硫磺岛防御战的胜利!! [3 {7 K) s+ A" b' G* I' p
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当天帝国海航和陆航机队联手演出了一个伏击,在父岛和母岛设置了两个小运输船分队,吸引27的58攻击机前来进攻,不知是计的盟军航母将攻击机设置为对海等待着KB的现身,结果58舰载机果然被吸引而来,全天被击落50多架地狱猫和40多架SBD,日军仅仅损失个位数的战斗机。2 u3 y7 P% V. f& a" @0 g7 I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Chichi-jima at 111,74( d1 U) l9 [8 ~: w7 R' |
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
3 D( T4 s3 F/ M+ `6 D- JEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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' P3 r$ t, s, ^$ yJapanese aircraft
! Z0 s* b: ?4 l% P N1K5-J George x 36
^ R/ u& B. U2 w Ki-84r Frank x 415 \& n3 a. g, o1 \1 _! G' k# d; e
5 Z! Y. v$ [9 l+ h2 nAllied aircraft
$ K6 u$ l5 S9 q- o' r) p F6F-5 Hellcat x 168
% t" d/ Y6 u2 H' k3 o SB2C-3 Helldiver x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 P% I- }6 U1 z* H$ ?9 r# G# l- k4 s N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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2 B7 p0 P2 }% G& xAllied aircraft losses
& G7 P9 L7 M/ U( U; Y/ r, U5 X+ @& t F6F-5 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
+ R) m& v$ G* i" j SB2C-3 Helldiver: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 p: J8 p* I. j+ c; M, |6 x' G' L xAKL Asukazan Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
; s; A+ Z9 X" g6 |8 Y* `% ` xAKL Yanagigawa, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Haha-jima at 110,75
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.5 B+ ~4 i3 B# W" }7 l* H$ T
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes/ d+ t @) p, Q* W# W+ H9 j
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Japanese aircraft
4 F! G/ h0 Z7 x6 Z& z, f% z N1K5-J George x 62+ \/ c# J9 z Y, `
Ki-84r Frank x 83
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SB2C-3 Helldiver x 244 w1 d) P0 g& M6 F, f7 D
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N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
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7 b% P2 T) x6 _4 d% Y# F. s2 A7 X F6F-5 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
# H H* C& b1 H: K SB2C-3 Helldiver: 12 destroyed
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