PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。- r% m' O1 I6 \+ j% S6 E8 H7 v
6 d6 M# k7 E5 P" y* I付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51 2 C! G$ R9 s5 t
' O# U8 l7 C3 K$ k6 X uJapanese aircraft
" F5 B; P8 X5 _5 {8 eA6M5 Zeke x 23
' [# h6 J* Y8 I8 r/ zN1K1-J George x 25
$ D+ b: B) C& A0 y( H& w: VJ2M Jack x 12
7 c/ S1 n0 d3 S8 [$ z5 nA6M5c Zeke x 23
1 `" W7 {! G6 y5 ?' A* H- JP1Y Frances x 12 / _2 u; ^, r+ ^* W
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
7 `# k9 _8 e9 }+ I0 CKi-102a Randy x 32
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F6F Hellcat x 77
3 w6 a7 e4 t* i+ o) q* x! mF4U-1D Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
& ^% C8 A8 g- J& }$ j& {A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
5 d2 ~ i, x/ `# KN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
1 Y) b5 n! I1 Y3 B5 J0 Y! HJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed j! l- O7 a6 U% g; g
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
! _5 S, S7 @7 r7 H/ tP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged . }6 ~" f5 n5 Z! s/ ^; s
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
4 H6 B) L! x! b1 p+ j6 _Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed 1 ]" ]' g; y" j6 o( h2 {
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Allied aircraft losses # P! ?$ ^3 }, U; D7 ^
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
0 q7 _/ V$ O; v) F* Y; XF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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: Y7 x) n+ t9 k9 X+ J3 c6 }' Q# TAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! . M( ~4 q% z# V: `/ d8 L7 y
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!! * Y4 T8 ^; o" R7 v6 |0 h
CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- S3 P$ X1 l( C0 Y8 GCV Saratoga 4 I: \- h9 ]1 y
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% T$ x- D8 H: E7 U2 i! ICV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |