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,
* Q, P. Y$ l; |" e/ z! l& iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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4 G0 m$ t6 k% k1 N" wWeather in hex: Overcast
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3 m' B: U& T, W5 qRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
6 f1 P8 k% r B+ X7 q( M \. x$ FEstimated time to target is 21 minutes
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) _6 ]6 z" a8 }0 c( NJapanese aircraft
7 G+ J5 i; q5 o) u$ s A6M8 Zero x 591 R$ v8 a! K8 t& q7 V. _
A7M2 Sam x 76
9 S$ }- D+ Z' r6 w" H" k B7A2 Grace x 134* e; b3 i2 H' k" ~ Y
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Allied aircraft* G) X. u3 ^; U- B$ X2 H$ \2 H l
F4U-1A Corsair x 142 s6 v. Y6 N: v4 ~0 W& P
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56
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A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
~4 p; C1 W0 C6 |, c7 O1 @' f( r A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed: ~7 e5 s4 L: J8 w
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
8 H8 j6 V- z% m" V B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak% x: \2 c# z2 o1 s* x' K
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Allied aircraft losses* G& o1 U+ f+ ]/ Q
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed) n- K4 G$ I' I! F$ V
F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed9 {( v8 ?2 u: S J, l" a4 `' b) }
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Allied Ships
9 j9 [. B3 v# _* q2 E CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
2 _$ p- m- @; t# n2 [ CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk j Z( m3 a- c
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& o, |! F8 S+ ?. p CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ R- t" U# F; \3 V1 D& y* b2 I2 A DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. q; \+ k/ _$ J4 H* o$ X$ x4 X CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: s1 P: l2 \! r
DE Lovering
7 q* D, I2 s* e1 V" c5 t DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; g" I: } W9 C; z. x! e1 [8 y
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' V1 x0 |' z; r- U& M DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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