PzB对硫磺岛的增援行动成功了。5 f, o6 k6 O4 D# `: C% _; O
4 u4 Y* l" g. ]& K, e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 / @3 ^, @. C+ f/ a+ w# P3 O3 \
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Japanese aircraft " i7 v$ Z2 K2 `3 S6 z
A6M5 Zeke x 23
( `1 O+ U: D- K' QN1K1-J George x 25
8 v, g" q( N& MJ2M Jack x 12 7 Z3 L( ^4 r4 g% H4 N1 R
A6M5c Zeke x 23 0 ?4 u+ k4 D5 P8 z7 [) ]
P1Y Frances x 12
" J- C: V; D; \9 n4 ]Ki-84-Ic Frank x 22
# U8 L' T4 Y; l2 D; x# j& |1 }6 u# XKi-102a Randy x 32 8 |$ D5 c+ p: B
% U0 s$ _" ?7 P& n2 Q# o2 ?* QAllied aircraft " V5 E) \/ Q9 w+ Y" ^
F6F Hellcat x 77
- i8 b& a: o+ v* z* a O0 mF4U-1D Corsair x 17
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: U7 J6 X, ]7 C+ AJapanese aircraft losses ( W+ T0 |. x2 h! |
A6M5 Zeke: 23 destroyed
4 k" [. ?$ J. \ LN1K1-J George: 23 destroyed + Z! a, j1 g' Z" l; R
J2M Jack: 12 destroyed + Q! @/ ~+ m/ c/ x* F0 g5 j$ U
A6M5c Zeke: 19 destroyed
' H% U1 g5 d* o ]: `; CP1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 U! q' p+ S- l, P& s# ^Ki-84-Ic Frank: 21 destroyed ; L' S$ h; T% b
Ki-102a Randy: 26 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses . z4 r! c0 L9 C( {* f' p, i4 M: B1 B
F6F Hellcat: 45 destroyed <- YESS!
5 q/ L# G: e; {F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
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1 V# |& `) P& v8 E2 VAllied Ships: WOHOO, we kick a$$ and chew bubblegum again!
0 R2 g( x4 {- G! }: B( }: yOur best Frances bombers: 9 of them score 4 hits!!
) x" L4 O; H' R$ v9 A: k+ B- {CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ( _1 C7 E, e; g3 A" h9 Z
CV Saratoga
% u5 D9 a0 o j7 W, L9 b9 {! \: \CVL Belleau Wood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage , B4 W1 q0 Q$ W9 _, m
CV Antietam, Torpedo hits 1 |