PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是$ m/ l! C7 c4 C! J5 P$ {4 m
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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3 `( i5 v; s: V) MJapanese aircraft
3 W' ?6 Q: ]6 ^A6M5 Zeke x 23 4 L5 p* v0 a7 E3 @- n
N1K1-J George x 25 3 G; ]+ q+ V+ u4 K, k
J2M Jack x 12 7 c, a$ ~! s. J2 ^% _2 t& U
A6M5c Zeke x 23 + d+ Z+ c) D7 S+ {3 A
P1Y Frances x 12
7 e9 \9 q# k* T; p) a4 ?7 P) l5 QKi-84-Ic Frank x 22 + {$ G% m0 {' {3 ~ ?1 e) ?
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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Allied aircraft
5 O' q' \% M" tF6F Hellcat x 77 ; D6 [* o# R5 U. x7 k
F4U-1D Corsair x 17 . U" B" {; m* j1 C$ Q' | }
7 W5 Z. w2 \) \1 v3 J0 c2 FJapanese aircraft losses 1 D; [ t( G, D! o& {" T+ ^) z
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 5 I! Y8 M; u# ~' d5 H' ?
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed 6 h+ z7 q& Z; F: c, I: v+ h, i) m0 g
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed
" i+ b! x' W. C/ j& ?: RA6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
' W, @: ^* s0 }( `8 r0 PP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
4 `5 |- Z, g" T9 ^. B# c* `Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed 6 W% d, V6 _ b; W& i: X8 {! g
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed 9 {' q/ _" q t& j/ Q, {4 p; u) |. b
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F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
2 B* \7 r. q5 G! dF4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed " q( V A, B6 P5 G
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! ! X+ F/ P( b; ?( T' G& C, V/ ?0 R2 A0 J
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
5 ~ s3 z/ V2 J e- M/ UCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 9 Y' m q0 l" a |9 [6 j) p# w
CV Saratoga & _) n' `7 J5 l$ O$ C9 @
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 0 R9 X1 ?& @( W
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |