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,
: r5 s) {+ b( x; ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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$ r/ G9 }6 p) e J7 r4 Q9 A4 BWeather in hex: Overcast
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: h) Q" z" @8 mRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.# a# |! k6 F# u( r# _
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes! \6 ^& S# A( c( ? Q0 e
6 i- N; m" E/ iJapanese aircraft/ z) q; O" }0 {1 h
A6M8 Zero x 597 ]" T. f: {9 y: z! N5 K
A7M2 Sam x 76
0 M$ M7 S2 ]) |# Z8 A3 c* m3 t B7A2 Grace x 134
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8 ~& x( G, X( j8 n9 Z1 u8 e1 JAllied aircraft: z* U# C @8 Q5 y
F4U-1A Corsair x 14- U# `+ v) m4 l) o
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56* Z; f0 l5 S. a6 t- g# Q0 @' }
0 _, v% i$ V& l! u; ~7 L2 ^Japanese aircraft losses
9 ]; ]6 _/ w5 p$ d, @' z A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed. N/ ~1 e# m$ f5 l/ o9 K7 [' A: i3 E
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
0 h! i9 }# R$ C/ K B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
* M0 T0 o0 x0 t( u$ v6 G% x& X B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 H$ I! D) P) i% c* w- \4 DAllied aircraft losses% f) s* I( x1 L, D, b
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
+ C5 S% ]; `. D( m F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed% M" M6 z; { l1 F7 x9 P! l6 |. ]
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Allied Ships
. @% T( j5 h) j) d( y' z CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 @! m8 h6 f0 r; D1 {( Q
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 V3 S7 z% J; x$ g# s! S
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. H" j& q5 }- N3 c; [! d
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 k! \. }/ o/ n" ^' N* f DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: Z& k) i( ?0 Y |1 m( u CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; A k2 D- Q* N3 ~5 Y4 s' k: z7 s z
DE Lovering
; C2 T' y0 [8 | DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. L- D0 Q4 `3 l0 m0 { CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 Z8 T5 F6 y6 X: B5 M' R
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 o" n) j! @4 p1 H; s/ f
DE Wesson |