所罗门的血腥地狱又添新魂,蝗军针对过于前出的盟军登陆船团发起轮番攻击,击沉汉考克号和不屈号2艘舰队航母,3艘CVE,蝗军损失作战飞机300多架,& H6 W7 P; S: ]2 Q e
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1348 }$ \9 r$ k; D& R c- f" k
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
& X' P8 a0 g5 O, G+ zEstimated time to target is 21 minutes# ~% c8 L4 G% F8 d: a
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A6M8 Zero x 59
4 y {4 m8 a3 }: K, y) o A7M2 Sam x 769 G2 _4 w2 X& d1 Q6 p; h
B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft
+ M- z/ f' p, U, e& I1 k7 G F4U-1A Corsair x 14/ `$ r2 Z9 I1 K- I! ?. I9 o+ T# Q% x
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
( h3 }1 }. ?$ J" @3 \+ z/ w A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
, ?, v6 Y: Z' k# G3 l+ w A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed0 @3 X7 k& U4 i+ y' ~5 f/ @/ {; M
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
6 U+ w4 {; G4 j- I2 N- U B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak( d! q# y% Q/ {3 M; {$ b8 I4 w; I
4 ]7 x9 q& t2 yAllied aircraft losses. J- p; f, M6 p+ k' Z# s; H
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed8 ?' K( }9 P- [- s
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
! m v8 r2 v# q CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& \2 Q1 D; V: d; C CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% e1 t* Q' U8 c% `. ~8 r
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 D4 \9 } G7 t; E8 i) Y/ C$ Q) x
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 \4 h$ C9 `, x$ C8 }& v7 A* Q CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" e) O/ i# L2 }4 l, p) ` DE Lovering
5 X9 a: N% ]2 w* h) G# h DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ [( {" i4 C9 }" H) {
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 D/ t5 u6 Z7 |; C& N7 J# f% v DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ Z7 |) Q, F. Z
DE Wesson |