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,) _+ E# C: g+ X6 M# l
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
' R g- b) r' g( _Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% u) ]* Y, c4 q4 {/ j. v a% b
A6M8 Zero x 59' M6 X1 l8 C" p( n
A7M2 Sam x 769 X: m! Q6 O) s% M; o9 i# Y
B7A2 Grace x 1349 s7 E" J. w* Y0 j
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Allied aircraft
( e L2 ?. C. ?+ |! b- V F4U-1A Corsair x 144 J3 a& l' q0 d: F! G
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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z' \" a- B/ x" q. ?Japanese aircraft losses1 S3 f* ^! z4 [+ Y
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
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2 Z5 `+ |7 i1 m/ J# ^% H. y: g B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses4 Q, D! H" _2 X# m# P' X
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed8 K5 w/ |- ^- T, o( L' J
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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" B' ^ M j x2 e1 {Allied Ships
8 _2 o: `2 T1 ]1 q0 y8 { CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
5 c: D Q0 x1 ]+ b+ z& X CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# R- k0 Q; G8 g1 U) y0 ~, T CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. W0 j! T5 o) L% s8 D
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 S. o5 R9 Q# d9 d, L' _5 t
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: C5 Y1 [& R( S
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# I% ]% T$ i" K/ `5 _7 E" O
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DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; G) t& z \3 t. d: ]$ [& U
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. X1 Z- v& S1 J+ k* ]. e DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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