PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。, |! |4 h0 O6 j! c
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付出的代价是大和和山城中雷。附带的战果是9 x" u4 L4 J i1 C+ t
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,51
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8 S. m4 }. {& [$ R4 gJapanese aircraft
a, ]: @! l- S1 X$ i9 t2 a! pA6M5 Zeke x 23 2 t& E# u9 t" s' p
N1K1-J George x 25
2 I1 |# T0 \ c5 z& }/ c$ q+ {J2M Jack x 12
( f" {- P+ w+ M: oA6M5c Zeke x 23
8 B; l$ b; k; g6 x# ?P1Y Frances x 12
" f9 E9 x& ? O5 S! O$ BKi-84-Ic Frank x 22 # w4 H6 K/ F6 g2 o. w# }# A) g( n
Ki-102a Randy x 32
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F6F Hellcat x 77
% S: E% M; D( f5 u( x SF4U-1D Corsair x 17 & C( C8 K/ R: `0 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ i5 r* f; G+ m! m I5 E$ q2 mA6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
$ z0 t- H3 G) a! _; LN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed
5 q( l; a6 i5 \/ P$ b9 EJ2M Jack: 12 destroyed 0 U- f$ a4 l5 ?& e4 E2 P( a' u4 _
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed 8 L6 G, V" p. t, j0 d1 v
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged 0 ~" j8 j9 H+ l7 r2 y
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed
9 D% T; }) o0 D6 HKi-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 ?# X6 z: Q. |; Q: VF6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS! 3 i0 B2 h; T2 e2 ?
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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! p9 s3 O& E9 v: ZAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again! ' y& G" L) V ^2 K
Our best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
J% I( r; ^9 b4 ]) ~8 GCVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ~5 P5 ?2 O" B% f$ h" ]% O
CV Saratoga " s) M/ j( X6 A# v8 |7 r% c' }
CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! |6 v! [& K" \7 CCV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |