PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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2 [( }4 R8 H: I9 W付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是) p0 T( ]8 f: }0 K8 v
# ^6 W6 o3 {2 J+ w- UDay Air attack on TF at 63,51 $ U+ Z9 y! Q' Q& @3 k
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Japanese aircraft / y Y: s8 K; h5 v% B; j( Z
A6M5 Zeke x 23
) S# H* q4 X7 B7 K3 f7 m" S2 WN1K1-J George x 25
, J' L' h4 I4 [2 iJ2M Jack x 12
8 I! N0 O; r% FA6M5c Zeke x 23
0 S2 C# Y1 u! s* x6 Q4 R4 z! bP1Y Frances x 12
9 x& Q% J- B" f7 g& ^Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 1 P/ I A) ]3 n4 A: l7 P8 d+ p- R
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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Allied aircraft 3 J) B. i1 |7 t, M/ j$ ~
F6F Hellcat x 77
8 `/ n1 {7 d5 W$ M: pF4U-1D Corsair x 17 7 r9 @, s$ y, e( ?2 {3 E/ @
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Japanese aircraft losses ( ^9 h0 S( B( c: ?0 X" @
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
1 o$ J+ |: s4 q" u) a) K9 S- zN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed , @* ^7 { ?8 x, k# W% i
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed ( H L3 B: D& F
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 1 O" _* A3 d4 [, [! x0 a7 F7 G
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
' I- x) e, H1 L6 }Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed / H+ V. H3 h' b+ k$ ^* s
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed $ R$ Z1 \* P! J' w2 B
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F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
7 R7 g6 z6 A" X* b2 F8 m! n+ dF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed % W) r3 Q- ^( ]1 e4 |# }* n; V# ]1 L
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
* Y& n- C, N: GOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
$ a5 \1 r2 n4 A, j% z. P2 ACVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage . G5 G% e( V7 G4 c; ]
CV Saratoga # w( L c) X2 K) L! T
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% N; ^) |5 X( g- r& i/ p: L9 r0 _7 ]CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |