PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。% B7 u3 C7 U4 P6 X8 T1 d9 a
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是& `' M4 s/ ^/ S8 c9 ?0 e6 W
6 m4 X" b2 B8 C* l# nDay Air attack on TF at 63,51
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Japanese aircraft
# C" A R' t" F) n$ fA6M5 Zeke x 23
1 C' t7 g! W+ q4 Q0 G9 pN1K1-J George x 25 9 O! X" s% [1 ]
J2M Jack x 12 ' @0 ?/ M! e" p$ R
A6M5c Zeke x 23
) Z$ e9 u( w0 s. H8 C, `4 aP1Y Frances x 12
3 _: p" E" X5 k! M, gKi-84-Ic Frank x 22
5 w8 `0 U5 G4 _$ J) V3 @' HKi-102a Randy x 32 " H1 _3 H- u5 T# n
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) i( N B8 L' j4 A2 k* P' W. RF6F Hellcat x 77 . P- o) N) ~( E1 O( j( j
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 : A* o1 z& |4 I
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 X [; _# I$ ^0 d* W' N' cA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed [ X- W0 J, Y3 l* a
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
: P! j- r6 j; g. N1 DJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed
9 d7 t4 T: X+ k; Y. J6 o# M, |$ |2 w. kA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed , M$ M: T$ H; h1 V3 V+ U' s
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged + i& g8 }2 t: I0 s% n( k
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
5 R; E/ [! R; J: A5 ?5 b) S7 jKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed ) a7 O5 i7 t) |: u$ D% y
$ X4 ^3 i+ S( ^# zAllied aircraft losses
7 W3 u. ~. G( z% f4 o4 e% I$ ]" _F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! C0 p. \, l: y$ _$ b- f# \5 F
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed ' V S9 ?1 ^: a+ A; L! C
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! 2 N. }' O# y5 h% [: h
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
, D/ i: d( g4 [2 e/ r6 [CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) l# S2 z {' R0 f9 HCV Saratoga
7 b' L7 U0 }. |5 tCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 j, E( z8 D4 ?) l# p5 U1 a; |CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |