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,% ^! W5 _4 J4 [# a d7 c1 U: v9 j* s
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.+ B4 G, b& A- `9 D5 ?
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 m5 p( [4 U" M; r A6M8 Zero x 591 {) `* ^& U0 f$ v/ a
A7M2 Sam x 769 C9 e8 |' J% H3 B/ R, w
B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft4 J0 f7 d9 |$ f- L1 m, ?* H
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
* t& j) C/ ]9 x" e; C F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 G+ k1 I7 T5 D% h: E A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed% c7 ?. P: o( L
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
$ F( ]' I9 ~6 R B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged3 s1 l0 S3 j" q8 `1 G; i
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
6 y! S/ h. W7 B! O; o/ c F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
( h2 [ j, q# V# G9 j2 e% K F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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Allied Ships; }( i' z4 w) q5 a7 X# T& { h- u! G
CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk5 V% }$ ~/ \: z- {2 F
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, A& n4 ^) m: Y! T, Z
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ h3 O4 u" R7 [ Q CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& c) m& O+ `+ M5 @% c6 e# ~+ I; e CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% [$ S, G' u* a+ |3 W' M
DE Lovering3 P5 ?) ^5 _( u
DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 _4 `; t/ b( M: ^9 v3 x CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 v. c) |8 I8 H/ A! c' j
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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