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,
2 r( b7 C& E* {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast* B1 @, z# W# ]( ]; i( t( w) ~# l
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
9 K z) |4 s7 FEstimated time to target is 21 minutes1 U6 ^2 q1 d6 f& s9 r
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Japanese aircraft
9 n$ j3 v# V: [- w* ` A6M8 Zero x 59, d/ B* n9 i* n4 y
A7M2 Sam x 769 @2 a$ \9 z" n5 N t/ w6 N7 S0 E
B7A2 Grace x 134- Y! |% d' z9 t( g5 y
9 M! _$ G' p# Y: s B$ [Allied aircraft4 j) z% l* p( v! A8 F" F( _9 ]' Z
F4U-1A Corsair x 14/ {2 _, n6 Q' r, F8 {, a
F6F-5 Hellcat x 56- F, ?* e( v. G* x' v7 u
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Japanese aircraft losses/ ^: t5 t/ ] J# m
A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 }0 L& K+ U' s' s5 m1 Q, B A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed: n+ Z8 `( P( s' x0 v
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
* P: P, l" G# [6 i) D4 _ B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 c# X+ b6 w. L) b7 y4 w+ f; n, EAllied aircraft losses2 z8 f( C4 \0 w5 U3 j9 }! r
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
2 f7 ]# R; G( c( e# P t F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed K5 D$ \1 Q& v
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Allied Ships
6 u; W" N; Z4 F7 p+ [3 L3 Y CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
. I, d4 [' F7 C' ^' M7 \9 D8 a y CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ G7 m$ k/ r# a, L; U3 K; ~9 M* t' L CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* P" J4 A0 u' r% S( L CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 S8 Q+ a0 h7 @% ? DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- j: J' b' {: ^( r7 t: A, k& X CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' a5 @: {) b8 D4 Q. ] DE Lovering
9 K+ l& o p5 j: `8 S DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# O, Q: M) w; R F
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' f; p! L9 d1 d8 M DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 Z% O) Z' e# f4 i
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