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,0 e: ~2 D" {* @' ?, P) O' m& P3 Z) f
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,134
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- i' ]: _' k1 V' ~3 a6 CWeather in hex: Overcast
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% D- c: R8 |$ L! S) c/ x& q8 pRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
9 n6 H$ c2 ^, z9 @Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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% j. Q" R, v2 ~7 r% ~5 WJapanese aircraft
4 g( _8 Y v& Y7 y. J A6M8 Zero x 59
! L# Q3 w) w3 E& H7 i; o0 t A7M2 Sam x 76% ]& a. U# }5 I J" R* r
B7A2 Grace x 134
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Allied aircraft p9 \4 K( n4 Z6 w& y: l
F4U-1A Corsair x 14, R# A- P. L/ D
F6F-5 Hellcat x 565 X1 S: C. [3 \8 p8 X5 |0 g
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 K( z) U& z) r* S8 o5 p A6M8 Zero: 6 destroyed6 J0 T9 P2 x8 a E5 o" J
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed" v n3 h3 C7 Y& P( N$ l
B7A2 Grace: 7 destroyed, 26 damaged8 h3 z4 o r. A0 G! v7 B$ J4 h5 e
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak- |3 A! X* c% F8 q# }& k
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Allied aircraft losses
; V4 ^$ {- @% D" W5 _* O' j F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
3 b) j& S% }( b2 s F6F-5 Hellcat: 20 destroyed
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CV Hancock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk# i1 G$ q# f ^2 v/ S- ?: y) F- w1 G
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; \0 D0 d' N. [- h! Z
CVE Munda, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! v" v& y, L6 g* K6 F
CVE Bougainville, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 b+ k, @/ i( } DE Manlove, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 X: q B6 L3 q- t
CVE Attu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 [) A) a' A* v j U0 ]- c DE Lovering
1 _9 I, w. D- b DE Lyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. l) b2 P; ?* s6 U j
CVE Roi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. H9 n9 q: W4 s( d Y DE Charles R. Greer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: Y- c) V' y( `+ c. g
DE Wesson |