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,5 g% B/ Y/ e' W$ T$ X0 a
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1342 R4 ]. l% f6 u
/ Z+ ^7 \3 [% p) D: j/ uWeather in hex: Overcast: J& \6 S' k# \% i" e
7 k3 u+ F3 r ZRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.; a0 W; H- O. N( l x" c* z! u* L C' V
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: A! o, F. B. a# H A6M8 Zero x 59
8 l' W8 G0 ?' w A7M2 Sam x 76
0 P9 D9 _1 s) V2 A7 N4 w7 u1 v4 R B7A2 Grace x 134: N; G: |9 G) m4 A1 E# H* l# w
3 w' E6 g9 C9 CAllied aircraft! U3 b& L6 }9 V- F" Q# C) o
F4U-1A Corsair x 14+ h7 r2 d( X+ I* {& q
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed# N' @# q3 Q2 ?% i
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
3 b! l; b: m! @6 l( v( p% v B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged. E$ P; ~+ ^9 Y/ I0 ]
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
5 E0 z9 H6 C+ H" n& i+ s0 I$ Q F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed) s y3 q. P$ L
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed1 I8 \4 b% \4 M% r: i# L
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Allied Ships
- I/ H- k. N7 E0 P% Y6 U6 z7 g5 @ CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
4 W3 V' N; A4 W% E CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ J8 t) x1 b# m
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, P/ S% Q( E' u. D& ~) r% ` CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% `* E, o) b% H9 d* M0 ^& U, n. s1 ?- U DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 G. E* |" h$ V1 l$ G; I CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 k& R( X& s! c x9 s& z
DE Lovering+ n" s0 _' |2 }) p$ K
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) u$ N3 W. q; N9 T6 _ q
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) a" [) c) \2 @- _ DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. @' U' ^8 M# F3 S8 Y* V% @
DE Wesson |