PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。
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/ q1 i( r. w C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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Japanese aircraft
4 Z( ~2 `4 t5 \0 I* AA6M5 Zeke x 23
( _" A) h- j) O) r1 Z3 y5 mN1K1-J George x 25
9 z! L5 x D+ W( }J2M Jack x 12
! j6 Y& c$ Q6 s' G0 wA6M5c Zeke x 23
b, C, q) A) Z) e! U! c( _' jP1Y Frances x 12 * _) r( S9 e9 L2 q% F* G6 P
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22 7 d& b% F+ Z4 p# B0 m
Ki-102a Randy x 32 $ ~1 i5 X: ` ^' Q
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Allied aircraft 6 M h, s; t, L+ x. V- q, i
F6F Hellcat x 77
4 {1 T" v: C8 t/ s) C% c+ VF4U-1D Corsair x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 O) \8 k4 \- ]2 ^" T6 aA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed 9 K* E3 Q r! Q9 U; w! D
N1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
4 m$ s: s7 d& U' c% ~ x6 mJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed ' D5 z9 }$ q. K% M1 y; ^$ D: j8 O: f
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed * |0 S: C% B6 {4 [5 ^5 \
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
* v5 Q* g m1 O. A, QKi-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed + m- f+ i2 C7 c- L
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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' B: H+ ?7 f7 C, r. ]! G0 _Allied aircraft losses 5 \2 @2 W3 u+ n' K
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! ' ]! z0 d2 r3 [) m; K
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed 3 D2 q. M3 G5 j9 k) N/ T
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Allied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
$ X4 I* ^. q0 H' U7 N, EOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
r* {5 Z' q- x, M' f9 XCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage # ^* A8 z# g7 h0 ^, @) o
CV Saratoga 0 D0 }5 L9 ^# I# t+ k( H
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; @8 g* X6 d% n% n8 oCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |