所罗门的血腥地狱又添新魂,蝗军针对过于前出的盟军登陆船团发起轮番攻击,击沉汉考克号和不屈号2艘舰队航母,3艘CVE,蝗军损失作战飞机300多架,+ t# r1 O0 [, |. ^8 D, |
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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# u: p! K1 x5 `: \Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.9 t5 c5 \3 t& P9 l- R6 \8 V% Z
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes/ m! V( d4 R5 u H& V
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Japanese aircraft
3 [6 E) T3 |; Z1 p* M, y A6M8 Zero x 59& G2 _2 n5 D- H2 i& I
A7M2 Sam x 76) _6 d: H8 ^; j' B) z k, ~
B7A2 Grace x 134- L3 s& r9 q0 w' N- x* l: b
5 h/ k5 }' b- h% D TAllied aircraft: m* G0 m5 @3 x5 b
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
: t2 Z2 ~! l8 |9 F0 a2 q F6F-5 Hellcat x 56$ H1 F- w% Y% x2 `2 D
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$ U3 A& j) c+ F: c A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed, r7 ] C9 H9 E% {; W
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed6 C# E- W0 O" t
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged
f0 s/ c- s z! K. W7 R; M, y B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses6 t- O+ R: \" P6 @( J0 h
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
, R- Y% L: A# B6 f& I* K- A# W5 S F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; U# n2 e3 v% Q7 I CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk( f' l* t" ]2 P1 K I/ Z
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- h3 l9 p/ R# d( W/ b$ W
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 @5 H7 U# g4 | CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. b) z$ z/ o- d5 u0 M- z A
DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" T9 Z1 z6 Y+ P e- I
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 w' k f2 R' U1 ^ DE Lovering
5 I( Z0 o5 ^" W( e5 p$ B: A DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 y5 }) C- G6 Q4 K CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 \' O1 `+ ^. o) F! @2 h/ P ^
DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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