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,' c: B* u& P% m- [6 Z- r. i! C; W 
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,1344 S0 v; S# |- \5 b 
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 h0 ^% m4 `2 d6 ]" d 
  
- |2 e& X" A( R8 ^* ~Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.1 `. S0 ?9 i! q3 V, P5 ~ 
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes9 E! F' q- I7 Q& ] 
  
- [) J9 }5 B1 H8 @3 D; NJapanese aircraft 
) M' A7 ^% Q6 n: N6 z* m      A6M8 Zero x 59 
$ C; F( P. T3 O' U* c2 `9 h      A7M2 Sam x 76" B; g' ~+ T: r& H9 g; n* l' U& s8 X 
      B7A2 Grace x 134 
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, \( G: w. \: O, o) aAllied aircraft5 W; F8 Q+ i: o; ]& I1 k: M1 X$ a 
      F4U-1A Corsair x 143 s5 }% m  g: f3 H- N+ {: V 
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 56  R4 h6 j. h7 Y: `8 h" s4 w 
  
* h" m8 f+ X2 G7 H3 F5 nJapanese aircraft losses  V# \6 x& \0 G 
      A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed: y( U  w" y- u/ P* F 
      A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed0 m% y2 P5 ~( `7 i, |1 n3 R 
      B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged+ i* {1 S" b6 K$ e 
      B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak3 r$ n& j/ `, \/ w5 \5 n; y8 ? 
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Allied aircraft losses0 n" I* B  F" [& P 
      F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed; f1 c  u* ~& s' K. b% q4 Y& [; v 
      F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed 
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: o2 `0 T' a4 j* s! G2 ]! DAllied Ships 
+ M$ X2 ]: \4 t+ n1 C      CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk* A8 E( [8 u" u* j, i. h' h. j 
      CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 
% e8 x' K! ]% S9 h      CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
. W) Y) G4 j( L6 A" V" l( T; ?      CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
0 `8 i! t# k* U$ |/ z1 K7 X      DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: ]9 m5 `7 h# e 
      CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
# U0 m; A. G0 ]: g& T! L      DE Lovering 
; m# {( e7 \& X% P( |' u6 Z9 l      DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. d3 t% R7 \+ T) ]& {+ u 
      CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" D1 c7 ?4 [' C 
      DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( t! t& v3 a5 J/ N+ t0 H 
      DE Wesson |