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
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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) \! p+ u8 Q7 RJapanese aircraft * o7 a. ^ H5 q, ^1 e- W9 @
A6M5 Zeke x 23 ; X; m7 Y, Q9 x: Y9 k ?
N1K1-J George x 25 % v) T; {# S5 G9 X: q" Y
J2M Jack x 12 ! Y' L' d* ^: l8 Z( w
A6M5c Zeke x 23 % ^& J$ S% j; s1 v% {' o2 F
P1Y Frances x 12 8 y- L' U1 w- Y8 R7 x$ R; Y
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
% O. j# l p4 w1 C/ g$ n; c$ L5 e8 eKi-102a Randy x 32
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Allied aircraft
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F4U-1D Corsair x 17 0 J) D+ ]+ c7 A& ]8 p' E; ^9 v
2 i1 s; k8 K" q' y% |0 jJapanese aircraft losses " N/ N5 h( O1 l" n) ? }0 v
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
8 n- W8 d1 m' _8 }( |, aN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
! Y- y' |4 F' X" `1 \. k8 J3 w5 j3 hJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed 3 |) w) s. Z, E3 a$ E/ E( n* ^
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed ; m2 e9 q( v! w" L! U) d# N
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
+ ?7 R# P2 [0 }* d5 a1 FKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
+ z) n1 L6 }+ EKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! 6 E+ h! ~" R# F9 D7 L& c
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
( w) w* ^- Q# y, c, UOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
- _* l9 J- Y0 C TCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 ]" N2 M" }% ?: t; T6 c
CV Saratoga
2 q5 @# [ b6 d3 |- GCVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 B4 `+ T! g8 m+ S
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |