PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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. u$ T. U7 o0 M- v+ V* V# e( X9 u4 ~付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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0 G( J7 `5 H( L: V YDay Air attack on TF at 63,51 . L3 ]: ~0 T' \9 X. N
3 o4 k$ Z- ]: t* aJapanese aircraft
) [ M0 N/ Z! W. ^0 O' fA6M5 Zeke x 23
( ]8 w6 K8 D; C3 x7 zN1K1-J George x 25 5 }6 G- D3 d, S) Z) s0 ~& Z
J2M Jack x 12 ) `6 N7 l7 g) x: m b! v
A6M5c Zeke x 23
n( X- w! |+ z) C- {P1Y Frances x 12 9 j5 `$ W k( z: K$ k7 K/ h) J$ F3 o
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 8 ?5 {' Z& r- x4 k
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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# ?) m! s5 d" ]) X) P& C4 ZAllied aircraft , y9 O$ [* C' \
F6F Hellcat x 77
, f$ X* i5 f' r8 K4 BF4U-1D Corsair x 17 3 h- V( Q" o0 d
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Japanese aircraft losses
# o( }/ U% [: Y$ {* o% qA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed % }. B F4 G% h& w, v, H! T
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed + W4 r: E% T5 J$ L. g! i, e# e
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
" e; K+ t* C6 _, _( vA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
( N' V2 ^. h, w: D; h E) y% gP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 v% s% R" [0 H9 h0 pKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
( O) t2 B$ `' [' |! J3 p$ Z: ZKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed 8 H0 V9 o+ v% [/ `; F
- h8 p; d# {# m( n/ p5 \5 j9 VAllied aircraft losses 8 x1 N: r" s1 x& O8 J" w' ?
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
% e' L) Q" T4 u! pF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! # C) H: j$ \% m% z+ }3 j
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! 5 G0 ]! e7 C1 _2 K% s
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 z3 A9 }3 i3 Z- Y5 Z! zCV Saratoga
. n+ Z, C: I; ^CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ V" d4 G8 Y' m% r8 JCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |