PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是9 a; l; v# C8 k+ _) l
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 " A4 R( y: T: P# k4 ]- q _
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Japanese aircraft
1 Q/ q, v2 ^- f/ R7 V4 y/ ~. PA6M5 Zeke x 23
7 t# M4 @9 c+ G9 mN1K1-J George x 25 " U* O: e3 j0 E+ E. _7 v
J2M Jack x 12 5 k( B# ?) c3 k0 Q$ f8 _
A6M5c Zeke x 23 ; I) N& s _- _" Y6 Z. _
P1Y Frances x 12
$ k' i5 A/ }1 x* O9 q! AKi-84-Ic Frank x 22 " z# H3 K: Y9 K& C
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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Allied aircraft
2 b1 ^0 j# n) J" L yF6F Hellcat x 77 * P' Y0 M+ ~( e- h
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 / u; R ^$ O9 y
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Japanese aircraft losses 6 s' J8 N; D5 r
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
6 x* F* m) h6 B5 }6 PN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed - F# L V: W9 S X
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
* ~5 v1 w4 h: q" G6 I/ BA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 4 H2 S$ F; {. c0 H/ j1 Z, z
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged , i' |8 \% m- z" y% ^! h: v
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed : R- T X( Q: }
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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; [5 R5 J( h7 p) Y) UF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
% O0 h" x# o+ J% `( u" x: {F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed + g6 D/ k& L, f0 b3 e: y
4 R4 s, C9 v3 Z% `6 @( O/ G. } {Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
9 v% S" ~7 y0 D. f# x6 I9 ~2 NOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
( D ]- _7 R! P3 f: yCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ; O! I/ r/ Z3 p2 R
CV Saratoga / d1 B* u: ?! n. i# t% t& x
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage : c: V. ]" _7 g4 y( H7 H
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |