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,
$ k( d! i" X. \5 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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2 G/ K O$ \; f6 a4 {7 }Weather in hex: Overcast9 x1 b* s1 S: X; K8 G/ i
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.. s0 U+ a' f4 f6 q' ^" D
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes6 N6 {. ^7 M" n; X+ @7 _
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Japanese aircraft
; ^% X. Q. }; H4 H! g2 N A6M8 Zero x 597 D/ ~9 h' R' }
A7M2 Sam x 76
$ ~( O4 z: o, F, k1 v B7A2 Grace x 134$ w+ A. }' `, A$ o2 I3 O% [2 S
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Allied aircraft
: A) b) g- O: N" b& T3 M. j5 @1 X4 U F4U-1A Corsair x 14
7 h! W/ m8 E% H% t: Q7 t4 N* W F6F-5 Hellcat x 568 d# I4 R! ^3 m! J2 ]) N' T
+ p6 L9 e1 F" GJapanese aircraft losses
& z$ ?) @8 E0 Z, q! S9 } A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed# ^) O4 }% O; K [
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
* G5 G9 k3 }6 R) Y B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged- ^$ o& [8 k; f Z' q# v# W/ A
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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; y+ ?9 ]) I) C6 VAllied aircraft losses" E2 M9 M% L: g& F
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
" W0 n {+ O* A% r F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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f, M- a3 e( }/ \Allied Ships
6 k n# q( y0 E* ? R5 @/ @0 e# `& N: ~. _ CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; d8 V* P( L; t* [# b$ I CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* g* X. Y5 E; C! r CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: r0 d; ^7 i+ @9 l4 I( q
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 x+ e- d/ H$ ?$ h4 U
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 _& {5 s0 b6 M- o* v8 Z- E# M
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( Q2 B6 x4 \& W# v DE Lovering
: O$ H. X# P* [& I$ Y/ p DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% j; [2 ~9 d* v& H; q CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ?. P F4 Y9 g$ v) s DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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