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,% w% h+ A5 v) ?5 S! c$ j* \9 R% i) Q! ~
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134% z5 _5 }4 [% |
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.+ x, [ v; M) g4 ?- t, f6 v
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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, Q$ g" r; G U3 NJapanese aircraft6 c5 T/ q5 N( p( k" V8 Z
A6M8 Zero x 59
# p0 g) F, c1 | A7M2 Sam x 764 X8 m8 k+ F" j3 _4 `
B7A2 Grace x 134
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F4U-1A Corsair x 14
% i* B+ R& U1 t! F; y- G/ ] F6F-5 Hellcat x 56/ M- F9 X0 k) K: t
' x* C. s" i/ [ vJapanese aircraft losses
, r3 \8 j5 J! U. T A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
5 o, d3 {6 N# e/ X* d% T A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed; R9 H: p6 f/ z* C. I u) ]. q8 n
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
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7 h4 b0 z0 M2 e1 d& }# ~Allied aircraft losses
7 T4 ]; j& K4 i: J F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
7 v9 e* H7 T# \: F5 b: r F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed+ f) D" Z, M# C _) G: w
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CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; n6 U6 F0 j! |6 ]% q CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ \" V( m F0 b/ J8 m
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 B1 `+ w1 V- T8 [: r2 w CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 x4 |- Z& P8 Z: U# N DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: ?# m4 v7 P: [. g3 A8 K$ A CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 T3 D M+ U8 p: R
DE Lovering
5 x* i3 ?, S( }7 [- _' J DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: Q- x; t" T \/ v T7 ^# X3 G
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 u& y4 Y; B2 E' p4 q2 V; l DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" a/ g8 u0 r; G2 L2 l2 C% \% e5 ?) k! R DE Wesson |